Entering the extraordinary is generally divided into two methods: one is the physical transcendence! The other is the transcendence of斗气 (martial aura)!
Like many pseudo-transcendents... they rely on external forces, risking their lives to barely achieve physical transcendence. However, their martial aura remains at the title level, so compared to true transcenders, their strength is very weak, only around the level of the top 500 on the Longshan List. Yet, there are still many title-level individuals who risk their lives to make a desperate attempt.
Because once they become pseudo-transcendents, their lifespan can drastically increase! When facing powerful title-level individuals, even if they can't win, they can still escape, and they can also fly and burrow through the earth.
"According to legend, the second awakening of ancient bloodline can also lead to transcendence." Dongbo Xueying thought to himself, "Unfortunately, it seems very difficult."
In Lei Zhen's memoirs, there are occasional mentions of the second awakening of ancient bloodline.
The first awakening is merely enough to dominate among mortals.
The second awakening... can truly bring out the characteristics of ancient life.
It's important to know that among ancient life, the most elite can rival true deities! However, the ancient bloodline in mortals is extremely diluted, and the first awakening is already extremely rare. To achieve the second awakening... Lei Zhen's memoirs do not provide detailed explanations, but from the few words, Dongbo Xueying can vaguely understand that it should be very, very difficult.
"I am now trapped in the underground hall of the Blackwind Divine Palace, with no other options, I can only take the most normal path—transcendence of martial aura." Dongbo Xueying thought to himself.
Once martial aura undergoes a qualitative change and transcends, the transcendent martial aura will permeate the body, muscles, bones, organs, and brain from the inside out, making the body also transcend.
This process of transcendence...
is the safest.
Like those pseudo-transcendents, when they have no hope of breaking through, they use external forces to forcibly modify their bodies, especially when modifying their brains, it is truly a matter of life and death. Most will die, and only a very few will succeed by chance, becoming pseudo-transcendents with a long lifespan.
"Breath~"
Dongbo Xueying sat cross-legged on the smooth ground of the hall, as the power of the heavenly fire entered his body and entered the dantian qi sea.
Inside the dantian qi sea, a small, round ball was rotating.
This is the 'real core' formed by the complete physicalization and condensation of title-level martial aura.
"I must continuously nurture and polish this real core, ultimately causing a qualitative change, where a thread of transcendent martial aura is conceived within the real core, and then all the title-level martial aura can be completely transformed into transcendent martial aura." Dongbo Xueying was also somewhat troubled, "Nurturing and polishing... causing a qualitative change..."
This path cannot be taken as a shortcut.
Many title-level individuals, like Xiang Pangyun who transformed from a magical beast, and other geniuses who rank in the top 100 or top 50 on the Longshan List, are often trapped at the title level for a long time, continuously nurturing and polishing until one day they suddenly break through!
"I reached the Wannwu Realm, and coincidentally comprehended the mystery of the fire of all things." Dongbo Xueying thought to himself, "My martial aura is also fire martial aura... and there is the spiritual liquid dissolved from the Ocean Worldstone, so entering the transcendent realm should be faster."
For ordinary title-level individuals, entering the transcendent realm has an extremely low probability.
However, those who have reached the Wannwu Realm are ranked in the top 50 on the Longshan List, and their probability of entering the transcendent realm is much higher! Many of those who have reached the Wannwu Realm are over a hundred years old, while Dongbo Xueying is only 22 years old. He has a very ample amount of time and almost absolute confidence in entering the transcendent realm. However, how long it will take—ten years? Fifty years? A hundred years? No one can say for sure!
"Being anxious is no use."
"Stay calm, and take it step by step." Dongbo Xueying sat cross-legged, absorbing the power of the heavenly fire and nurturing the real core of his martial aura.
...
Time is the most ruthless.
The snow on Snowstone Mountain melts and accumulates, the trees and flowers on the mountain top wither and flourish in cycles...
When Dongbo Xueying fell into the Blackwind Abyss, the reputation of Xueying Manor was very high, and there were discussions about it even outside Anyang Province.
But no matter how talented a genius, a dead genius is no longer a genius.
It has become very difficult to hear discussions about Dongbo Xueying in Anyang Province, and even in his hometown, Yishui City, discussions about him have also decreased. After all, Dongbo Xueying is just a passerby to them. Only occasionally, when drinking, they would still sigh... "Our Yishui City has at least produced one remarkable person."
Three years after Dongbo Xueying fell into the Blackwind Abyss.
A piece of news shook the entire Qinghe County, and even Anyang Province.
The pride of Qinghe County, the mage 'Yu Jingqiu,' achieved unity with heaven and earth, entering the title level!
Entering the title level is not uncommon.
But becoming a title-level mage at just 28 years old is extremely rare. Mages are different from knights; knights can break through by comprehending the natural world in a single day, but mages truly accumulate gradually, continuously analyzing and studying the models of spells, truly researching and analyzing the natural world to a sufficient level before achieving unity with heaven and earth!
At just 28 years old? Indeed, very talented.
Changfeng Academy.
Spring rain was sprinkling, and the entire Changfeng Academy was buzzing with discussions about their female teacher, 'Yu Jingqiu, the mage.' Although she cannot be compared to the once-in-a-century genius like Dongbo Xueying, Yu Jingqiu is still very remarkable, and in the vast territory of the Longshan Empire, it takes ten to eight years to produce one like her.
"Jingqiu." A gentle voice sounded.
Yu Jingqiu was sitting in a pavilion, drinking tea and watching the spring rain outside. After this breakthrough, she was indeed very excited, but soon she thought of that once-in-a-century genius.
"Teacher?" Yu Jingqiu turned to the source of the voice and immediately stood up. An old man with a white beard was walking over, holding an umbrella.
"Jingqiu, have you thought it through? Which transcendent force do you plan to join?" the old man with the white beard asked.
"Teacher, you, the principal, and many title-level individuals in the academy are all at the Water Source Daoist Temple." Yu Jingqiu said, "Of course, I will also go to the Water Source Daoist Temple."
The Water Source Daoist Temple is a very large transcendent organization.
"The Earth Temple also values you highly and has offered you good conditions. Are you not going?" the old man with the white beard smiled.
"The Earth Temple imposes too many restrictions on freedom." Yu Jingqiu shook her head lightly, "I don't like conflict and killing; I just want to freely and quietly study spells and the mysteries of the natural world."
"Um." The old man with the white beard nodded slightly, "Good, then prepare yourself. In a few days, I will take you to the Water Source Daoist Temple in the Northern Snowy Plains. After you go to the temple, you will immediately go to the Flame World! I have already told you these basics. Take care of your secular affairs as needed."
"I understand." Yu Jingqiu nodded.
...
In the depths of the Blackwind Abyss, in the broken hall deep underground in the Blackwind Divine Palace.
A young man in black clothes was bent over, holding a dagger and quickly cutting his messy hair. With his control over strength and the fine perception of each hair through the power of the natural world, he quickly restored his hair to a simple and casual short cut. He had been used to short hair since he was a child, practicing gun techniques every day, as long hair was more troublesome and he had no time to waste on it.
Then, flames appeared around him, instantly burning the cut hair to ashes.
Six years.
Dongbo Xueying's appearance had hardly changed, but his eyes were more reserved, and his overall aura was more transcendent.
Being trapped in one place for six years, with only two transcendent alchemical creatures to talk to, how tedious and boring must this life be? At first, Dongbo Xueying also found it very difficult, but fortunately, he had been crazy about practicing gun techniques since his youth, so he gradually adapted to this loneliness!
"Monkey, come, let's spar again." Dongbo Xueying waved his hand, and the Feixue Divine Spear appeared in his hand.
"Master, you only bully me." The golden monkey said dejectedly.
"I feel that my gun techniques are always a bit off. Stop whining and take my spear first." Dongbo Xueying was still thinking about the problem with his gun techniques and immediately engaged the golden monkey in combat, pondering in the midst of the battle.
At the beginning, he didn't feel that there was any problem with his gun techniques.
But the more he practiced in the hall, the more he felt that his gun techniques were problematic and awkward.