Chapter 26: Formless

  Even if Ning Cheng's brain was strong and his memory and comprehension abilities were unmatched, the sheer amount of information pouring in made it impossible for him to adapt. For a moment, Ning Cheng felt like his brain was going to explode, unable to bear it.

  Fortunately, as time passed, he gradually became able to clarify what was going on with himself. The place where he was seemed to be just a bead, and this bead was called the Xuan Huang Pearl.

  Xuán huáng zhū, the object that opened up heaven and earth, is also known as the Xuán huáng Creation Pearl. There are four other treasures of the same level: the Xuán huáng Qing Lian, the Xuán huáng Yu Die, the Xuán huáng Jin Ye, and the Xuán huáng Bu Miè Fǔ.

  The surface master of the Xuan Huang Pearl has had seventeen owners, and the one with the highest cultivation is called Qiang Xiang. Qiang Xiang was able to cultivate to the highest level because when he obtained the Xuan Huang Pearl, he had just started cultivating and hadn't even established his foundation yet.

  The remaining sixteen people obtained the Xuan Huang Pearl, but because they had already cultivated some achievements, they could not let the Xuan Huang Pearl truly recognize its master, nor could they truly enjoy the blessings and good fortune of the Xuan Huang Pearl. All they could get was the help of the unique Xuan Huang aura of the Xuan Huang Pearl.

  Xuanyuan Pearl is a world that can nurture Xuanyuan Qi, and cultivators who cultivate within it will not only cleanse their spiritual intelligence and spiritual roots but also automatically correct the deviations in their cultivation methods. Moreover, the speed of cultivation is several times or even dozens or hundreds of times faster than others. Furthermore, long-term cultivation in Xuanyuan Qi can make one invincible at the same level...

  Ning Cheng was suddenly enlightened, and he completely woke up. He was originally extremely intelligent, so how could he not know what he had obtained? He had obtained the Xuan Huang Pearl, which could nurture the Xuan Huang aura.

  What is the aura of Xuan and Huang? He didn't know at first, but now the information flooding his mind was as numerous as cow's hair, and he had long since clearly understood what the Xuanhuang Pearl was.

  "No wonder last time during the test, the spiritual root was upgraded from turbid yellow to yellow, it turned out to be the aura of Xuan Huang, and not some spiritual energy at all......" Ning's heart was filled with shock and excitement, he knew that this bead was absolutely not an ordinary item.

  At this moment, Ning Cheng received an astonishing piece of information from the Xuan Yellow Jade, he almost didn't dare to believe that he had such good luck.

  The Xuan Huang Pearl has another, even more powerful effect beyond its previous uses. This is the Xuan Huang Origin. If someone who has cultivated before obtains the Xuan Huang Pearl, they will be completely unable to sense the Xuan Huang Origin. Only those who have never cultivated before can obtain the Xuan Huang Pearl and let it acknowledge them as its master, allowing them to gain the Xuan Huang Origin.

  Ning City, because he had never cultivated before, got the recognition of Xuan Huang Ben Yuan. Although he can't fully use Xuan Huang Ben Yuan now, he became the first person to truly recognize the master of Xuan Huang Pearl. Before that, although Xuan Huang Pearl had gone through seventeen people, when they obtained Xuan Huang Pearl, even the weakest among them, Qiang Xiang, was at the stage of Qi Refining. Because Qiang Xiang had already practiced Qi Refining, he couldn't get the origin of Xuan Huang Pearl and could only use Xuan Huang Pearl without making it truly recognize its master.

  It turns out that I was the first master of the Xuan Huang Pearl, and I don't know if I'll be the last. Ning Cheng muttered to himself, he wasn't very clear about the true meaning of the Xuan Huang's origin. When that strong man obtained the Xuan Huang Pearl, he was at the Qi Refining stage, but I don't know if his Qi Refining is the same as my own Qi Gathering.

  Ning Cheng had completely forgotten that he was still inside the Yellow Crystal Ball, his mind preoccupied with how to fully utilize the Yellow Crystal Ball.

  If he hadn't obtained the information about the peerless within the same rank from the Xuan Huang Pearl, Ning Cheng might have been even more blindly trusting of the Xuan Huang Pearl. However, another piece of information made him somewhat disdainful of this peerless within the same rank. Because among the other seventeen people who had obtained the Xuan Huang Pearl, all of them were killed by others. If it was truly peerless within the same rank, how could they be killed by others?

  He thought that this piece of information must have been left by the first person to obtain the Xuan Huang Pearl, otherwise how could it be possible for someone to be invincible at the same level and yet be killed by others.

  Ning Cheng may not know that he was the only one who received this information, because he was the first person to truly master the Xuan Huang Pearl. Others who obtained the Xuan Huang Pearl thought they were invincible at the same level, but it wasn't the Xuan Huang Pearl's information, rather a natural confidence born from absorbing the Xuan Huang energy.

  Ning Cheng didn't understand what Ben Yuan meant, but that didn't mean he didn't understand the meaning of cultivating in the Xuan Huang Qi to correct his technique.

  The Ning family's cultivation method obviously couldn't meet his needs, he had to find a more suitable cultivation method for himself through the Xuan Huang Qi. Or he could find an even higher-level cultivation method and then correct it with the Xuan Huang Qi.

  Ning Cheng began to search for information in his mind, intending to find a more suitable cultivation method. Logically speaking, he wasn't the first person to obtain this Xuan Huang Pearl, so there must be some cultivation information left behind by predecessors.

  However, half a day later, Ning City did not find any cultivation information, but only found a six-word mantra for cultivation, Xuan Huang has shape without phase.

  Ning Cheng didn't understand what the mysterious and intangible were, his comprehension ability was originally against the heavens, and after being cleansed by the Mysterious Yellow Pearl's origin, he saw it even more clearly. In just a short period of time, Ning Cheng understood what the tangible and intangible were, and he almost stood up in shock.

  Xuan Huang has a physical form, which allows him to come into contact with any skill or technique. Then, through cultivation in the Xuan Huang Pearl, he can refine this skill and make it even stronger. Ning Cheng had noticed this earlier, but didn't think much of it.

  What truly shocked Ning Cheng was the Xuan Huang Wu Xiang, this is the true cultivation method of the Xuan Huang Pearl. The information of Xuan Huang Wu Xiang is that any technique not only varies from person to person but also changes with time and location. A technique is changing every moment, you can use the Xuan Huang Pearl to change techniques, but you cannot obtain a technique that changes every moment.

  Every moment is changing and transforming, this is the true Heavenly Dao, also known as Xuan Huang Wu Xiang. Only by possessing the Xuan Huang origin can one obtain the true Xuan Huang Wu Xiang. In other words, except for him who knows that Xuan Huang has no form beyond its shape, all others who obtain the Xuan Huang pearl can only know that Xuan Huang has a shape.

  Ning Cheng could no longer bear the shock in his heart, he stood up. Xuan Huang Wu Xiang was simply a cultivation method that didn't require any techniques at all, it was literally a technique-less technique. As long as he wanted to cultivate, the Xuan Huang Pearl would automatically provide him with the direction and realm of cultivation. What he needed to do was absorb spiritual energy on one hand, and cultivate according to the Xuan Huang's direction on the other.

  Ning Cheng had not practiced before, and his time in contact with cultivation was not long. Although he had cultivated to the fourth layer of Qi gathering, there was no one to guide him. If you must say that someone guided him, then it was the Xuan Huang Pearl. Even if Ning Cheng didn't understand anything else, he clearly knew that the information obtained from the Xuan Huang Pearl was against the heavens and how terrifying it was.

  What kind of Taoist skill is this? The Xuan Huang Pearl is so powerful, are the other few treasures he obtained previously just as powerful?

  The only regret is that he cannot take advantage of the Xuan Huang Ben Yuan, and similarly, he cannot take advantage of the Xuan Huang Wu Xiang. Although he knows there is a Xuan Huang Wu Xiang, he still needs to cultivate through other methods, which is the Xuan Huang You Xing. It wasn't until one day when he could comprehend the Xuan Huang Ben Yuan that he could understand the Xuan Huang Wu Xiang.

  Even if it's a mysterious and intangible thing, he was satisfied. Ning Cheng suppressed the excitement and unease in his heart and began to observe the place where he was. Only then did he discover that the place where he was wasn't very big, only several thousand meters in circumference, with a yellowish mist all around.

  How should I get out of this place? Ning Cheng had just thought about going out, and the next moment he was already standing in the original cave where he used to cultivate.

  Just like last time he woke up from studying the formation, Anyi was still staring at him. However, unlike last time, Anyi's eyes were filled with shock.

  "What just happened?" Ning Cheng and An Yi asked in unison.

  Ning Cheng didn't know what he saw after entering the Xuan Huang Pearl. An Yi hastily asked again, "An Yi, what did you see just now? Tell me."

  "I saw you disappear, and then I saw a pale yellow bead floating in the place where you were. Then you appeared again, what's going on?" An Yi asked anxiously.

  Ning Cheng hesitated for a moment, but he still chose to believe An Yi. He said in an extremely serious tone, "An Yi, I obtained a bead, which should be the one you just saw. This bead is very precious, and once others find out, my life will be in danger immediately. So I want you not to tell anyone, even your master..."

  Ning Cheng originally wanted to say that even if it was someone with a relationship like his master, he shouldn't speak of it. However, he immediately understood that his relationship with An Yi was far from being as close as An Yi's relationship with her master. Besides, An Yi's master had already passed away, and even if An Yi wanted to say something, there was no one to say it to.

  An Yi nodded cautiously, "I know, Ning Ge, you are the person closest to me except for my master, I won't tell anyone else."

  Ning Cheng let out a slight sigh of relief, then said, "I've been in seclusion for who knows how long this time, and I don't even feel hungry. I reckon it's because I'm too hungry... Hmm, An Yi, you've also advanced to the fourth layer of Qi gathering?"

  It wasn't until then that Ning Cheng discovered that An Yi had advanced to the fourth layer of Qi Congregation, and just like him, this spirit stone was indeed a good thing.

  An Yi finally revealed a hint of a smile and said, "Yes, Ning brother, I only used three spirit stones to advance to the fourth layer of Qi gathering. When I woke up from my closed-door training, I saw a yellow bead in front of me."

  "That's great, with the spiritual stone to cultivate, the speed will definitely be faster..." Ning City said excitedly. The effect of the spiritual stone is so good, he has more than a hundred, and he's not afraid of not advancing?

  "But you've advanced to Gathering Qi 4th level, and the amount of spiritual stones used seems a bit excessive..." An Yi said, pointing at the spiritual stone powder under Ning Cheng's feet.

  Ning Cheng only then discovered that he didn't have a single one of his nearly hundred spirit stones left, as he had used up over a hundred of them to advance from the third layer of Gathering Momentum to the fourth.

  Ning Cheng was shocked in his heart, he didn't have time to think carefully, and hurriedly operated the air to cultivate, wanting to see if there was no spiritual stone whether he could still cultivate. What made him disappointed was that without the spiritual stone, although he could still feel the Xuan Huang Pearl in the Zi Fu, he was already unable to cultivate.

  "What can be done?" Ning Cheng was flustered, he knew how lucky it was to get over a hundred spirit stones. So many spirit stones, just enough to let him go from gathering gas three layers to gathering gas four layers, how would he cultivate afterwards?

  The cultivation speed of this Xuan Huang Qi is fast, but the required Ling Stone is also quite frightening.

  An Yi suddenly said, "Ning brother, I still have a dozen or so spirit stones here, but I think we should leave first. When I saw Huang Zhu earlier, it seemed like some aura was leaking out, I'm afraid if others find out, they will..."

  "Haha...... As expected, there's indeed something here." A loud laughter echoed, and immediately a man with a rusty face appeared at the entrance of the cave where Ning City and An Yi were.