The light blue interface immediately popped up before him. Lu Sheng sucked in a deep breath and pressed the Modify Permission button.
The interface immediately trembled, and the derive button appeared behind the frame.
'Not bad. Since there's a ready-made cultivation method, there's no need to derive it. Deriving is much more wasteful than upgrading. Let's see how it goes.
'Upgrade the Nanming Longevity Record to the first tier.'
As soon as the thought entered his mind, Lu Sheng felt a wave of Mental Energy suddenly disappear. Then, his entire body seemed to have entered a furnace. It began to heat up, and large amounts of heat appeared out of nowhere on his limbs and wings.
Something in his body seemed to be changing and expanding rapidly.
This feeling lasted for a few minutes before gradually disappearing and cooling down.
"Phew …"
'The feeling is obvious, but I wonder how much I've improved.'
Lu Sheng exhaled heavily. With the help of the Vermilion Bird's Divine Flame, he examined his current self.
He had been cultivating in his human form. After entering the first tier of the Nanming Longevity Record, his originally dull skin gradually became translucent and translucent.
His facial features also became much gentler. He did not look as tough as before.
'A cultivation method that hasn't been derived is indeed flawed. My appearance is getting uglier …' Lu Sheng touched his face.
'But that's alright. Compared to deriving, the Mental Energy saved can improve me even more. I'll just keep improving like this for now. '
He carefully felt the changes in his body.
His demon body seemed to have become more energetic. Apart from that, there was only a slight increase in his body's strength.
It was about a hundredth of what it was before, or perhaps less.
'According to the inheritance, I only need ten days to cultivate to the first tier. It's understandable that the improvement is so small. Next is the second tier. Deep Blue! '
Lu Sheng willed.
Another surge of Mental Energy vanished. There were about 20,000 units of it.
This time was different from the last. The instant the Mental Energy disappeared, a large amount of scorching heat flooded his body from the top of his head.
Before Lu Sheng could prepare himself, he felt pain all over his body.
That heat flow was like a flame, mixed with many small hard fragments. These things were mixed together, fiercely shuttling through his bones and flesh.
The demon power in his body was also rapidly repairing his torn flesh and bones.
After a long while, the heat dissipated.
Lu Sheng opened his eyes, drenched in sweat.
"The second level caused quite a commotion. According to the inheritance, this level will take at least ten years." He sensed the state of his body.
What surprised him was that the second stage of the cultivation method was not only useful for the soul of this body.
Even his main body's Divine Soul could feel traces of scorching heat slowly seeping into it.
This kind of thing had an extremely strong vitality, as if it could attract something with a strong sense of death inside the real body's divine soul.
Lu Sheng could clearly feel that an unknown black substance was attracted by this blazing energy. The two were quickly absorbed together, blending and neutralizing each other. Soon, it turned into a gray substance that looked like a stone, which was secreted and excreted by the main body.
His eyes moved, and he quickly forced the gray substance out of his skin through his pores.
* Hiss … *
In a trance, strands of gray smoke slowly floated out from the pores all over Lu Sheng's body, and then condensed into a hard gray substance like a stone in front of him.
"Looks like this is the Boundary Stone that fuses life and death as mentioned in the Nanming Record of Longevity."
The Nanming Record of Longevity had mentioned that this thing could be added to Dharma treasures. It was a special material that could make the Dharma treasures harder. But that was all. Among all the materials that could increase hardness, this thing was only ranked in the top 100, and its production was extremely high.
After Lu Sheng recognized its origin, he was not very interested. He threw it aside and continued to observe the changes in his body.
Soon, the blurry frame became clear again. The second stage of the Nanming Record of Longevity was officially completed.
"Nanming Record of Longevity: Level Two. (Special Effect: Longevity Fire, Fire Strengthening Level Two. Heart of Flame, Level Two.) "
Lu Sheng knew about the Flame of Longevity. It was mentioned in the inheritance that it was a special effect that allowed his flames to extend the lifespan of others.
Of course, whether it was to burn the enemy or extend their lifespan depended on his mood.
However, even if the second stage of the Nanming Record of Longevity could extend one's lifespan, it was only at the level of a few minutes.
"Releasing the Longevity Fire can only extend one's lifespan for a few minutes … What's the use? Continue! "
Lu Sheng immersed himself in improving himself again.
The Modifier frame blurred again.
The Nanming Longevity Record did not have any realm divisions. The only difference was the number of transformations. The realm divisions were the orthodox Qi Refinement Warrior realms. As the most ancient divine beasts, the Vermillion Bird race naturally did not fall into this system.
The only thing that could be compared to the tiers was the true might and the effects of actual combat.
Lu Sheng continued to level up. His Mental Energy was consumed like flowing water. Every time he leveled up, he would consume tens of thousands of Mental Energy.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed.
The further he progressed in the Nanming Record of Longevity, the longer it took to level up. When he reached the eighth stage, he even needed six hours to completely level up.
Every time he leveled up, Lu Sheng could feel the scorching heat flow seeping into his spirit and body. It sucked out a black muddy substance that he had never noticed before. The black muddy substance was melded into gray rocks that were scattered around the cave.
According to the records of the Nanming Record of Longevity, the black muddy substance was the Death Qi that was naturally produced in life.
The Nanming Record of Longevity combined with the Vermilion Bird's bloodline. It naturally had the ability to absorb the Death Qi. Hence, there was a legend that the Vermilion Bird possessed the ability to live forever.
If the phoenix represented rebirth from the ashes, then the Vermilion Bird represented longevity.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
Lu Sheng's Nanming Record of Longevity finally completed the ninth stage of the first transformation.
This was different from cultivating other cultivation methods. Although he had spent hundreds of thousands of Mental Energy units, he did not feel tired at all. Instead, he felt even more energetic, and his body did not show any signs of being overloaded. Every inch of his cells was cheering. It was as if he had just woken up from a good sleep and was full of energy.
He sat upright in the underground cave.
Lu Sheng fell into deep thought.
'The Nanming Record of Longevity mainly improves the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, prolongs lifespan, and strengthens the spirit. It improves the body the least. When I mentioned the first transformation, my physique was only 30% stronger than before …
'However, the good thing is that I don't feel tired while cultivating this!'
Lu Sheng was extremely shocked.
It should be known that any cultivation method that he cultivated with Deep Blue would greatly compress the cultivation time. The increase would be too fast and too strong, and his body and spirit would not be able to withstand it. He would need a period of adaptation before he could proceed to the next upgrade.
However, the Nanming Record of Longevity did not feel this way!
Normally, upgrading a cultivation method was like sending someone to work. After working for a long time, one would feel tired and need rest.
However, upgrading the Nanming Record of Longevity was like sending someone to play and rest. He was in a state of relaxation. It was like soaking in a hot bath. It was extremely comfortable.
'How magical … As expected of the most ancient divine beast's inheritance from the era of dragons and phoenixes … This is the first time I've seen something like this.'
Since there was no period of fatigue, he could keep upgrading.
Lu Sheng did not say anything else. He continued to summon Deep Blue.
"Give me a mouthful to upgrade to the ninth stage of the second transformation!"
With a muffled boom, millions of Mental Energy units disappeared. What replaced them were countless boiling hot currents that surged into Lu Sheng's body. It was like a clear stream that sucked out all the Death Qi in his body and body. It condensed into gray stones and scattered around him.
The absence of a period of fatigue meant that he could upgrade without limit as long as he had enough Mental Energy!
Lu Sheng neglected sleep and food. He cultivated diligently in the underground cavern every day.
The Nanming Record of Longevity went from the first transformation to the second, third, fourth, fifth …
The Death Qi in this body of Lu Sheng's in this world was completely sucked out at the ninth transformation. Next was his main body. His main body was hidden in the depths of this body's spirit. Death Qi could also be sucked out.
Lu Sheng continued to expend his Mental Energy. However, there seemed to be no end to the Death Qi that was sucked out of his main body. It condensed into gray stones without end.
As the Death Qi was absorbed, Lu Sheng felt that his main body's spirit was becoming more and more crystalline and translucent. It was as if a huge burden had been lifted from his body. He felt more and more relaxed.
His instincts told him that this was extremely beneficial to his main body. However, he could not tell what was so beneficial about it.
More than 1.5 billion Mental Energy units became an endless source of energy for him. The ninth transformation of the Nanming Record of Longevity was quickly completed.
Then came the tenth transformation, the eleventh, the twelfth, the thirteenth, the fourteenth …
Gradually, the days passed. The cost of upgrading the Nanming Record of Longevity was also increasing.
However, Lu Sheng did not stop. The strength of his main body's spirit had also increased by a large margin without him noticing.
After the Death Qi was sucked out, his main body's spirit became purer and more refined. It was as if many impurities had been purified. Naturally, his spirit's strength was also increasing.
The Heavenly Devil's greatest reliance was his spirit. The stronger his spirit was, the more powerful his Heart World would be. His various Remarkable Abilities would also be more powerful.
Lu Sheng had thought that he had reached the peak of Master Ming Luo's level. However, from the looks of it, he was still far from reaching the limit of this tier.
He had not noticed it before. Now that he was illuminated by the Nanming Record of Longevity, he was shocked to discover that countless impurities and trash had accumulated in his spirit without him realizing it.
While the Nanming Record of Longevity was absorbing the Death Qi, it was also removing large amounts of impurities and trash related to the Death Qi.
Only the energy and substances that were better for life were left behind.
However, although this cultivation method was powerful, the further one progressed, the longer the cultivation time would be.
As for Mental Energy, it was mainly used to greatly compress the cultivation time.
When Lu Sheng cultivated to the 54th Transformation, the amount of Mental Energy he needed was already an astronomical figure. He would need at least 100,000 years to complete each minor tier.
If he wanted to use his Mental Energy to greatly compress and speed up time, he would need at least 3,000,000 Mental Energy units to convert the 100,000 years of cultivation.
However, Lu Sheng had no intention of stopping. He continued to upgrade the Nanming Record of Longevity.
55th Transformation, 56th Transformation, 60th Transformation … 70th Transformation …
All the way until the 71st Transformation …
Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes in the cavern.
It was not that he did not want to continue, but … his Mental Energy was gone?!
More than 1.5 billion Mental Energy units were all used up …
In truth, when he noticed that the Nanming Record of Longevity could even benefit the Heavenly Devil's main body, Lu Sheng had already expected this moment.
However, when this moment finally arrived, he felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.
'So much … so much Mental Energy … and it's all used up …' He stretched out his arms.
A thick layer of gray stone shell formed on his arms.
This was the gray substance condensed from the heat flow of the Death Qi. However, because there was too much of it, the entire cavern could not contain it. In the end, it could only stick to the surface of his skin through his pores.
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