TheNobleFarmer - No Money to Cultivate Immortality? - Chapter 807

Chapter 807: Mutated Cultivation Methods, Old Zhao, Divine Transformation Dao Body

As soon as the Sacrificial Oxheart Technique was pushed in one go to level 50—peak Divine Transformation—Zhang Yu felt his sea of consciousness, which had been turbulent just moments ago, stabilize again.

In his mind, thirty-two white oxen stamped their hooves at once, then threw back their heads and bellowed to the heavens. An endless fighting will—to battle the sky and the earth—flooded through Zhang Yu’s body.

At the same time, his body’s vitality was driven even further. His flesh and blood writhed in a wave, radiating surging life force, able to heal ordinary injuries in an instant.

Of course, the biggest change for Zhang Yu right now was still the thirty-two true clones inside him.

Relying on two Great Sage cultivation methods at level 50—Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body and Myriad Transformations Freedom Profound Art—these thirty-two true clones not only possessed tremendous strength, they also came with thirty-two layers of thought.

In particular, the level 50 Myriad Transformations Freedom Profound Art opened thirty-two acupoints within Zhang Yu. Each acupoint stored a clone, fused as one with him; whether it was mana, strength, or thinking, everything flowed through and connected.

At this moment, Zhang Yu felt as if there were thirty-two versions of him under simultaneous control—thinking together, operating together.

“With the boost from thirty-two clones, my cultivation efficiency—and even my efficiency at refining Immortal Dao technology—has skyrocketed. If I release them to work together, then thirty-two of me acting at once and coordinating… work efficiency would probably grow exponentially.”

That was why Zhang Yu had prioritized raising these three cultivation methods. This kind of explosive efficiency jump, after breaking into Divine Transformation, was absolutely the highest-priority path.

Just then, Fu Ji said, “Not just work. I’m looking at your thirty-two clones and thinking they can dual cultivate directly. Wouldn’t that mean self–dual cultivation, efficiency exploding, two men solving themselves?”

Desolate Ox said, “Do I have to as well?”

Ever since Zhang Yu finished comprehending the Great Sage’s intent and piecing together the Great Sage’s memories, a remnant consciousness named Desolate Ox had slipped into his sea of consciousness and become one of his clones. But all this time, whether asleep or simply silent, Desolate Ox had rarely spoken.

Hearing him speak now, Fu Ji said in surprise, “You finally woke up?”

Fu Ji cursed inwardly. “Damn it! Another one competing for a position! And one who can dual cultivate with Zhang Yu!”

In that instant, Fu Ji suddenly realized a fatal weakness of being an evil god—she couldn’t dual cultivate with the boss!

Zhang Yu knew Desolate Ox was probably stirred awake because Zhang Yu had just advanced to Divine Transformation and consecutively pushed three Great Sage cultivation methods to level 50.

And hearing what Desolate Ox said, Zhang Yu immediately replied, “You don’t need to.”

Then he said to Fu Ji, “Stop talking nonsense. I’m not the kind of person who dual cultivates with my own clones.”

Zhanxian said, “Correct. If you want to do great things, you can’t sink into dual cultivation. The power it brings is fast, but in the end it’s an illusion. Back then, it was only after I completely lost all desire in this regard that I felt my Dao heart truly become whole and complete.”

Zhang Yu said, “There’s no need to be that extreme.”

After gaining the thirty-twofold efficiency from thirty-two clones, Zhang Yu began designing the next stage of his cultivation plan.

“First, it’s still the three fundamentals.”

Dao heart, mana, and physical strength—Zhang Yu knew that at any realm, these three base stats were the core, the foundation of a cultivator.

And for these, having cultivated and broken through realms all the way to here, Zhang Yu was already thoroughly experienced.

“My Dao heart needs to go from level 40 to level 50. For now, I just need to keep it running passively.”

“For mana, the cap rose from 100,000 to 1,000,000. Mana quality also needs to be pushed to 500%… That means cultivating one passive breathing technique to level 50, then leaving it running.”

“Physical strength needs to go from level 40.00 to level 50.00… That can only be done by me spending time every day training body-refining cultivation methods…”

Thoughts flickered through his mind, and a daily training schedule for the days ahead was already memorized.

“After coming to this Youxin Department, there’s temporarily no need to grind at work. I can focus on cultivation. Breaking through to Divine Transformation and then seizing time to improve… that’s turning misfortune into a blessing.”

Although Zhang Yu stayed in his dorm cultivating every day, on paper he was “working remotely.”

During the four-hour work block each day, he simply stayed connected to the Spiritual Realm Network, and left the specific minor tasks to Yan Qianji.

Originally, Zhang Yu had worried that Minister Qin Chuan would cause trouble and refuse to let him work remotely. But now it looked like the man was happy that Zhang Yu voluntarily gave up power, holed up in the dorm, and stayed far from the Youxin Department’s workplace politics.

“Besides the three fundamentals, the most important thing in the Divine Transformation realm is naturally the cultivation of the primordial spirit.”

Various plans for primordial spirit cultivation surfaced in Zhang Yu’s mind.

“Primordial spirit cultivation mainly means the Divine Light Ten Transformations—having the primordial spirit, while in Divine Light form, undergo transformation after transformation.”

“And each transformation requires embedding 12,960 spell-inscriptions, refining a mana mimic organ, and fusing in primordial-spirit resources like Star-Chasing Luminous Sand.”

Zhang Yu knew that spell-inscriptions could strengthen the primordial spirit’s power. It reminded him of the Spiritual Realm’s Righteous Gods, and he thought, “It feels like the Spiritual Realm and the Righteous Gods… also apply technology similar to the primordial spirit.”

Beyond spell-inscriptions, a Divine Transformation cultivator’s mana could shift between the real and the unreal, used to create mimic organs and mount them into the primordial spirit, further boosting its underlying capacity.

And resources like Star-Chasing Luminous Sand, used in each transformation, could help change the primordial spirit’s material quality.

Zhang Yu understood: for each of the ten transformations, the steps were spell-inscriptions, mana organs, and primordial-spirit resources.

Only through transformation after transformation could the primordial spirit become stronger and stronger. Whether it was escape speed, casting speed, cultivation speed, the effectiveness of cultivation methods performed through the primordial spirit, or its influence on the Spiritual Realm—everything would grow as the primordial spirit evolved.

This Divine Light Ten Transformations practice could be said to run through the entire Divine Transformation stage.

He thought, “It’s like adding another independent multiplier called ‘primordial spirit’—it amplifies everything, and it also has that terrifying mobility that only a primordial spirit can have.”

Zhang Yu thought, “This is also the gap between sect Divine Transformation and lower-realm Divine Transformation. Teacher Magneto and the others… without the sect’s conditions and resources, reaching Divine Light Fifth Transformation is already the limit.”

Zhanxian said, “Embedding spell-inscriptions, refining mana mimic organs, and acquiring primordial-spirit resources… all of it takes time, energy, and money—an enormous amount of money.”

“The further you go, the higher the consumption. Ten-plus years, even decades, and massive amounts of immortal coins.”

“Even within a sect, not every Divine Transformation cultivator reaches Divine Light Ten Transformations. Some cultivators break through to the Void Refining realm without pushing their primordial spirit to the tenth transformation.”

“But if you want to do great things—if you want stronger power at higher realms—then you should push the primordial spirit to the tenth transformation.”

“Whether it’s for breaking into Void Refining or for grasping a Dao lineage in the future, it’s a crucial support.”

Zhang Yu nodded. He knew it was like his Gold Core and Nascent Soul before—stronger foundations meant a higher future ceiling.

But he also knew the Divine Light Ten Transformations got harder and harder, with the time, energy, and immortal coins required skyrocketing layer by layer.

He thought, “Right now I’m a level 4 sect affairs officer. My base monthly salary is only about 10,000 immortal coins. With just that… paying loans and daily living is already tight, let alone pushing Divine Light Ten Transformations.”

“As for extra bonuses and performance pay…”

Zhang Yu knew other positions might have those, but the Youxin Department handled soul-cultivation affairs. Especially the maintenance team he oversaw—it was infamous for having little ‘oil and water.’ Not only were there basically no bonuses, but to adapt to the old graveyard environment, there were even extra expenses like storing one’s physical body.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu shook his head. “Sigh. Slowly, then. I’ve just broken through the realm. The most important thing really is…”

Two days later, using the Feathered Tome’s specialization switching, Zhang Yu pushed one passive breathing technique and one body-refining technique to level 50.

Mana: 100,1032 Physical Strength: Level 40.06

From that moment on, his mana began to grow passively each day.

And as he trained again and again, day and night, his physical strength steadily rose.

Meanwhile, that same day, Zhang Yu was in the Spiritual Realm Network, constantly browsing various foundational cultivation methods of the Divine Transformation realm and observing the Chain Diagram combinations they could form.

Just like the High School Saint Body in high school, the University Saint Body when he first entered university, the Gold Core Saint Body at the Gold Core stage, and the Nascent Soul Saint Body during the Nascent Soul stage, Zhang Yu was now searching for the Divine Transformation realm’s “saint body.”

From experience, the “saint bodies” at different realms all massively increased cultivation efficiency. After breaking through a realm… they were the Chain Diagram that should be prioritized.

“Divine Transformation Dao Body?”

After searching, Zhang Yu felt that this “Divine Transformation Dao Body” formed by many basic cultivation methods was the Chain Diagram he needed.

So over the next few days, through the Feathered Tome’s specialization switching—plus the “choose a basic cultivation method, +1 level” reward from Myriad Laws Immortal Clan—he pushed six related cultivation methods to level 50, completing the first-layer requirement of the Divine Transformation Dao Body in one go.

Beginner—Divine Transformation Dao Body (6/6): Once the Dao body is formed, the primordial spirit transforms on its own. Return to the divine pool; one transformation per year. After switching Chain Diagram loadouts, this layer remains in effect.

After comprehending it, delight immediately appeared in Zhang Yu’s eyes.

The first layer of the Divine Transformation Dao Body pushed primordial spirit cultivation.

“After achieving the Divine Transformation Dao Body, all I need is to keep my primordial spirit soaking daily in the Divine Transformation Pool. The primordial spirit will naturally undergo transformation—one Divine Light transformation per year. The only catch is that during that year, the primordial spirit can’t leave the Divine Transformation Pool even half a step.”

Zhang Yu thought, “One year per transformation… doesn’t that mean soaking for ten years finishes Divine Light Ten Transformations?”

“And I don’t even need to activate the pool’s primordial-spirit refining mode—just the basic mode. About 1,000 immortal coins per day.”

Zhang Yu knew that using the Divine Transformation Pool like this to complete Divine Light Ten Transformations would cost far less time, energy, and immortal coins than other cultivators.

Especially…

“I have unlimited Chain Diagrams. If I keep strengthening the Divine Transformation Dao Body, the time cost should drop even more.”

At that point, Zhang Yu already understood: for a long stretch ahead, his top goal would be pushing this Divine Transformation Dao Body.

…

Two days later, Zhang Yu pushed the related cultivation methods to eight total, and the second-layer effect of the Divine Transformation Dao Body appeared on the Chain Diagram.

Advanced—Divine Transformation Dao Body (8/8): Once the Dao body is formed, the primordial spirit regenerates on its own. The spirit-soul does not perish; the true nature does not sleep. Primordial spirit reconstitution speed increases by 1x, consumption reduced by half. After switching Chain Diagram loadouts, this layer remains in effect.

After comprehending it, Zhang Yu understood the effect.

With a thought, the primordial spirit within the Divine Transformation Pool suddenly collapsed—then, in the next instant, rapidly reassembled.

Zhang Yu knew that in ancient times, a Divine Transformation cultivator’s primordial spirit was both a powerful weapon and a weakness with heavy limitations. A single collapse or contamination of the primordial spirit could gravely wound a cultivator, even kill them.

But after generations of updates by Kunxu’s experts and powerhouses—especially with the Ten Major Sects organizing the system—the primordial spirit of today was no longer comparable to the past.

Collapsing and reassembling was now the very first thing a modern primordial spirit learned after successful refinement.

And the second-layer effect of the Divine Transformation Dao Body let Zhang Yu’s primordial spirit reassemble faster, with less mana consumption, giving it greater toughness.

Zhang Yu knew that was naturally a good thing—his primordial spirit would be able to bear heavier pressure and more work in the future.

Another two days passed, and Zhang Yu pushed out the third-layer effect of the Divine Transformation Dao Body.

Ultimate—Divine Transformation Dao Body (10/10): All Divine Transformation cultivation methods: cultivation efficiency increased 3x, cultivation effects increased 3x. After switching Chain Diagram loadouts, this layer remains in effect.

This final effect wasn’t outside Zhang Yu’s expectations, yet it still surprised him a little.

“The Nascent Soul Saint Body only boosted efficiency by 2x, right? The Divine Transformation Dao Body boosts it by 3x?”

And the “still remains after switching” clause… that was just as surprising.

“The third-layer effect of the previous saint bodies didn’t remain after switching.”

“This Divine Transformation ‘saint body’ really is stronger.”

Just then, a message came from the Spiritual Realm Network.

Zhao Tianxing: Divine Lord, this is today’s Divine Transformation Pool operation report.

Zhang Yu glanced at the report Zhao Tianxing sent and nodded slightly.

Zhao Tianxing… the soul cultivator from Kunxu’s first floor whom Zhang Yu had met back in high school—Zhang Yu had finally awakened him a few days ago.

In the old graveyard’s unique environment, even though Zhao Tianxing was only attached to Zhang Yu’s military-grade artifact, he felt like a fish in water. Nourished by yin qi, his thinking became agile, and his losses dropped to an extremely low level.

“If I can stay soaked in an environment like this,” he thought, “my lifespan would increase by at least double, right?”

“And if I can get a better computation pool… breaking through another realm… it might not be impossible.”

After awakening Zhao Tianxing, Zhang Yu assigned him to maintain the Divine Transformation Pool and the dorm’s equipment, saving Zhang Yu from doing the operations himself and letting him focus on cultivation.

Zhao Tianxing felt moved, a feeling of being trusted rising inside him.

Especially after learning more about the old graveyard, he understood even better that a small soul cultivator like him was nothing here.

In the old graveyard there were far, far too many powerful soul cultivators. They could even kill on the spot and refine on the spot—whatever “type” they wanted.

Even soul cultivators who had slept too long could be revived, killed again, and turned into fresh stock.

“Does reviving them and killing them again not count as pre-made?” Zhao Tianxing thought. “In the sect, the competition among soul cultivators is harsher than the lower realm by more than a hundredfold.”

As for Zhang Yu, he still believed soul cultivators he’d known since childhood—ones he had raised and trained—were more trustworthy. That was why he activated Zhao Tianxing.

After all, soul cultivators were too close to cultivators, often touching countless secrets. Whether they could be trusted mattered greatly.

“When I have more money later, I’ll activate the other soul cultivators too,” Zhang Yu thought. “And I’ll boost their strength while I’m at it.”

Zhang Yu knew that right now, inside the sect he was poor and empty-handed, and he didn’t need too many soul cultivators yet.

But as he got richer and needed to activate more artifacts, then soul cultivators would naturally be the more the better.

Thinking that in the future he could load all thirty-two clones with all kinds of gear and artifacts, Zhang Yu felt both eager—and pained in advance.

Shaking his head, Zhang Yu refocused on what was in front of him.

While he quietly cultivated every day after breaking into Divine Transformation, Zhang Yu also took the opportunity to do an experiment he’d wanted to do for a long time.

That was the “chosen cultivation method mutation” he obtained through Myriad Laws Immortal Clan.

Before this, either he hadn’t had time, or there were people like Bu Yingshu watching too closely, so he’d delayed trying it.

Now he had time and space, so Zhang Yu naturally wanted to test what this “mutation” really meant.

At first, he chose a basic breathing technique to mutate.

The mutation result was that the originally ordinary breathing technique gained an extra vision during breathing—an airy, immortal-like spectacle.

And Zhang Yu felt that the cultivation method itself hadn’t changed; it was only when he operated it that this phenomenon appeared.

Zhang Yu thought, “So it’s like a superpower. I can trigger abnormalities after mutation, but I can’t write down the mutated cultivation method’s specific technical content.”

“But this effect…”

Zhang Yu frowned and tested an expert-grade cultivation method.

That expert-grade method was Zhang Yu’s old companion—Nine Heavens Cloudstride Force.

This method, once Zhang Yu’s signature move, had not been used by him for a long time.

Now as the mutation effect manifested, Zhang Yu struck with a palm. Gang qi surged—yet there was not the slightest trace of cloud or mist.

“It turned transparent?” Zhang Yu was startled. “Nine Heavens Cloudstride Force’s gang qi changed from a cloud-mist form into a transparent color?”

“In that case, reflecting an opponent’s power without shadow or shape… this seems like a beneficial mutation?”

Next, Zhang Yu tried the military-grade Sumeru Mountain King Codex.

Originally, this cultivation method borrowed the weight of the earth, adding mountain-like heaviness to each punch and kick, and during the process of the body bearing force, it could transfer that force into mountains and land.

But after mutation, when mountains and land suffered damage, the force borne by the mountain-land side could instead transfer onto his own flesh.

Zhang Yu thought, “This is… protecting the environment? A strengthened foundation stake?”

For a moment, Zhang Yu couldn’t tell whether this mutation was good or bad.

After a string of attempts, Zhang Yu gradually formed conclusions:

“First, after mutation, it only works for me personally. The cultivation method’s content doesn’t change, so it can’t be promoted.”

“Second, the mutation itself is uncontrollable. What it does—good or bad—is unknown. At least for now, I can’t find any pattern.”

“Lastly, mutation… seems irreversible for the time being. At least, I don’t know how to reverse it yet.”

Zhang Yu thought, “In that case, important cultivation methods really shouldn’t be mutated casually. If a negative effect appears, it might weaken the cultivation method instead.”

But in the next moment, Zhang Yu’s eyes sharpened. “Right—there’s also ‘chosen cultivation method forgetting’!”

“Could that forgetting be made specifically for mutation?”

“If a mutation fails and gives an effect I don’t want, I can forget it, and then if I recultivate it… does the mutation effect disappear?”

The more he thought, the more it made sense, so Zhang Yu decided to experiment again.

“Immortal-sect grade and military-grade pulls don’t give many rewards. But basic cultivation methods… I still have three mutation uses and two forgetting uses.”

“Good thing I’ve refined a lot of Immortal Dao technology from basic cultivation methods recently. Myriad Laws Immortal Clan gave plenty of rewards.”

Originally, Zhang Yu had felt the basic-method rewards weren’t very useful and had planned to stop. He hadn’t expected they’d be perfect for testing now.

After thinking, Zhang Yu used the forgetting effect on the mutated breathing technique, then used basic-method entry again and re-added that cultivation method back to level 1.

This time, when he operated it again, the mutation effect was indeed gone.

Zhang Yu felt a small surge of joy. “As expected.”

Then he used the mutation effect on that breathing technique once more.

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