Chapter 14: Chapter 14: Innate Realm
Actually, Su Hang had another important reason for choosing the Melting Furnace Ancestral Scripture.
It was the initial stage of the world's revival, and if he could take a step ahead of others, he would be able to stay ahead in the future and gain more opportunities.
At that moment, Su Hang picked up the Six Ding Divine Fire bead, which could replace the Bagua Furnace.
He bit his fingertip and drew runes on the Six Ding Divine Fire bead with his blood, all of which seeped into the bead.
Half an hour later, runes flowed on the surface of the Six Ding Divine Fire bead, and red flames tumbled inside it, as if they could burst out at any moment.
"The first step is completed!" Su Hang set down the Six Ding Divine Fire bead, cleared a four-square-meter space in the room, wielded the Silver Scale Spear, and the flicker of the spear's shadows left faint traces on the ground.
After a minute, Su Hang stopped with spear in hand, and on the ground was a complete Bagua diagram.
He placed those more than 1,800 Spirit Stones in respective positions around the Bagua diagram and sat down cross-legged in the center of the diagram with the Six Ding Divine Fire bead.
"Embed the runes within the body, forge and temper the divine furnace!"
With a tap of his finger on the Six Ding Divine Fire bead, it shattered instantly, and numerous fiery Spirit Talismans flew towards him.
The Bagua diagram beneath him also burst into light, swallowing the energy from the more than 1,800 Spirit Stones in an instant.
The Spirit Stones turned to dust, and the Bagua diagram emerged along with the fiery Spirit Talismans, all of which entered his body.
If there were others here, they would definitely notice that Su Hang's body now bore the shadow of a Bagua Furnace, making him resemble a living Bagua Furnace.
"Phew..."
Su Hang breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and knew this step was only an appetizer and relatively simple; what came next would be dangerous.
"One-tenth of Guanyin's immortal power, used to condense the Palm Thunder Talisman, took up part of it, and killing that group of Demon Cultivators took another part. Now, more than half remains, which should be more than enough to cross the threshold of the Martial Body," Su Hang steadied himself, formed a Wind-generating Seal, and a roaring wind immediately whipped up around him.
A Bagua diagram appeared beneath him, and a ring of fiery Spirit Talismans emerged around his waist, which with the howling wind, sparked clusters of red flames.
This was the Six Ding Divine Fire, the same spiritual flame that grows into the Six Ding Divine Fire within the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord's Bagua Furnace.
The moment it appeared, it emitted a terrifying temperature that enveloped Su Hang's entire body. The immortal power within his flesh melted at an astonishing rate into the Bagua diagram, the fiery Spirit Talismans, and into the bones and sinews of his body.
Su Hang shivered from pain, every inch of his skin screamed in agony, and every second felt as long as a century.
In just over ten seconds, Su Hang smelled a burning stench, and his body was severely burned in many places.
"With the cultivation experience of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, and being extremely careful, I still burned myself. This cultivation technique is truly... extremely dangerous!" Su Hang dared not reduce the intensity of the flames because entering the threshold of the Martial Body required cultivation with Martial Fire, or else all efforts would be wasted.
With a thought, a drop of nectar water merged into his body, immediately spreading a cooling sensation throughout his body and significantly reducing the pain as the burns began to heal quickly.
Taking advantage of the efficacy of the nectar water, Su Hang went all out and further increased the fire. The pea-sized flames suddenly became as large as fists.
"It's still not enough!" Su Hang's eyes showed a hint of madness.
"Myriad sparks of fire scatter in all directions, refine my flesh, sacrifice my true bones!" As Su Hang uttered these words, countless sparks burst from the fire and spread into his body in all directions.
In that moment, his whole body turned red as if he were a glowing hot iron.
"Exhilarating, hahaha..." Su Hang wanted to grit his teeth, his eyes wide with effort, as he felt his flesh continuously burn, then heal again and again with the nectar water.
One hour, two hours, three hours...
Time passed, and Su Hang, extremely fatigued, could no longer sustain the Wind-generating Seal and collapsed to the ground.
When he awoke, the east was pale, and dawn was about to break.
Su Hang focused to check his body and found that he had successfully entered the threshold of the Martial Body and was even just one step away from minor achievement.
The quality of his physical body had improved overall, containing powerful strength, and a casual punch could bring a sharp wind.
"With just my Physical Strength, I can now sweep across the Innate Realm. This is the terrifying part of the Melting Furnace Ancestral Scripture."
"Eh!" Su Hang revealed an ecstatic expression, "Last night, unconsciously, I managed to penetrate the Extraordinary Meridians and stepped into the Innate Realm."
He spread his palm, and True Qi surged out from the center. This was known as releasing True Qi, and from then on, he could use magical treasures.
The previous day he had used magical treasures purely with the immortal power contained within his flesh.
"To enter through the Melting Furnace Ancestral Scripture really consumes a lot of energy. The immortal power within my flesh is completely expended." Su Hang thought about it and then felt relieved; having used so much energy, the foundation of his Martial Body was naturally terrifyingly strong.
Just by looking at his meridians alone, which were three to four times thicker than an average person's, not to mention that his strength was amazingly great.
"Now, with this Cultivation Level, I should be able to confront a Grandmaster at the Early Stage, like Gao Yang, the Chief of the Outstanding Talents Bureau in Changle City; he certainly can't do anything to me," Su Hang thought to himself as he felt the surging power inside him, "But having used up all that Immortal Power, my combat ability will inevitably shrink significantly, so if I encounter a master like Qiu Jing, even with the Purple Gold Bell, I wouldn't be able to kill her."
"It's time to go to the Super Police squad to get the Demon Cultivator blood from the Devouring Moon Ancient Clan," Su Hang left the hotel and took a taxi to the Super Police headquarters.
As soon as he got out of the car, a call came in; it was from his old classmate Yue Dan.
Yue Dan first inquired about his injuries before saying, "This afternoon at half-past two, Mei County High School is having a commendation ceremony. The old principal said you're the most outstanding graduate from Mei County High School and asked me to make sure to invite you over."
Su Hang, currently fully focused on finding Qiu Jing, subconsciously wanted to decline, but as the words reached his lips, he changed his mind.
To annihilate the Demon Cultivators from the Foreign Land, relying solely on himself wouldn't be successful, and the best approach was to have everyone practice cultivation.
"All right!" Su Hang agreed, hung up the phone, and entered the Super Police headquarters, where an extensive training ground was located behind the office building.
Many Super Police were practicing Martial Skills on the field, and nine Innate experts from the Outstanding Talents Bureau were also present.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, the Demon Blood you wanted is here," a tall young man stepped out from among those nine Innate experts, holding a small blood preservation box, "To take it, defeat me first; otherwise, back off the way you came."
Hua Chong quickly said to the tall young man, "Gao Fang, the Demon Blood is critical to removing the Life-Devouring Talisman; this is no joking matter."
"When did I allow you to talk back at me, get lost," Gao Fang said tyrannically, sending Hua Chong away.
This behavior caused a wave of displeasure among all the Super Police, who all looked at Gao Fang with disgust.
Gao Fang looked disdainfully at Su Hang and said, "How come you're not making a move yet? Don't tell me, without the backup of your Thunder Talismans, you've turned into a coward, hahaha..."
"Have you ever seen a dragon bother with a shrimp's provocation?" Su Hang spoke unhurriedly, his figure advancing and retreating as if he hadn't moved at all, but the blood preservation box that was in Gao Fang's hands had already ended up in his.
With the improvement of his physical quality, his speed had also increased several times over.
Gao Fang looked at Su Hang in shock and shouted, "Set up the Nine Tripods Formation!"
Upon his command, the remaining eight Innate Cultivators from the Outstanding Talents Bureau moved swiftly, arranging themselves in all directions and surrounding Su Hang.
Each of them was enveloped by the massive phantom of a green ancient tripod, emitting a sense of weight and antiquity.
Su Hang didn't move at all, calmly watching this group set up the formation and launch their attack, charging towards him.
"This formation can crush an Innate Cultivator at the Perfection Stage; let's see how you can stay arrogant now," Gao Fang said with a face full of pride, charging to the front.
Suddenly, Su Hang turned into a burst of wind that howled by, forcefully breaking through the Nine Tripods Formation.
"Violence Value +7!"
"Violence Value +7!"
"Violence Value +8!"
...
"Violence Value +9, total Violence Value is 68!"
"Crushing an Innate Perfection Stage Cultivator? Hmph, that's all there is to it," after several battles, Su Hang concluded that getting Violence Points from ordinary people was basically 1 point, Houtian Cultivators ranged from 2 to 5, while Innate ranged from 7 to 10.
There was also a special case: Violence Points obtained through Spiritual Critical Hits were always 1, or they increased one at a time.
"All you did was break out of the formation; you didn't defeat us, what's there to be proud of?" Gao Fang said this with his mouth, but inside, he was extremely shocked. They had used this formation to trap and kill several Innate Perfection Stage Cultivators, and yet, this kid at the Innate Initial Stage had broken through so easily—it was damn weird.
"Look! They're all bleeding from their necks," someone with sharp eyes among the Super Police shouted.
Gao Fang and the other nine Innate Cultivators looked at each other, noticing a shallow cut on their necks, seeping with blood.
Suddenly, they all felt a chilling sensation all over, their faces turning pale. If Su Hang had been an enemy and applied just a bit more force, they would all have been dead.
They intended to crush Su Hang, but instead, it was Su Hang who crushed them; their faces were slapped resoundingly.
"Clap clap clap..."
The Chief of the Outstanding Talents Bureau of Changle City, Gao Yang, clapped his hands and strode forward, laughing, "Good, a very impressive young talent. I officially approve your joining the Outstanding Talents Bureau of Changle City!"
Many Super Police showed looks of envy; the Outstanding Talents Bureau had very good benefits, high salary, lots of cultivation resources distributed every month, and besides, there were experts to guide their cultivation.
"Hahaha..." Su Hang, however, walked away with the blood preservation box laughing loudly, paying no attention to Gao Yang's invitation.