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Chapter 1032

Chapter 1032: Forging an Origin Crystal





“Origin crystals have grades?” Qianye had never heard of this .

“Of course . Do you think all divine champions have the same combat strength?” Ji Tianqing replied with a question .

There was really no need for a reply . Divine champions could differ drastically in their fighting powers, with some of them gaining tremendous power that would transform them entirely . Some geniuses would awaken rare powers and pull far ahead of their peers .

For instance, Zhao Jundu’s True Shot was a power that could be used up until the heavenly monarch realm, growing more powerful toward the end .

Meanwhile, the weakest divine champions were inherently no better than Zhao Jundu, except perhaps a slightly superior speed and strength . Even Qianye could fight such divine champions if he were to go all out .

The extremely weak and the extremely strong were both rare . Most of the experts were in the middle, each possessing their own advantages .

For instance, people like Zhao Jundu, Zhang Boqian, and Lin Xitang who possessed matching talents, secret arts, and power were few and far between .

“Origin crystals would be differentiated according to the divine champion’s ability . It can be roughly divided into ordinary, medium, high-quality, and top-quality,” Ji Tianqing explained . The Empire’s classification might not cover all situations, but it made for a way to measure things .

The so-called ordinary-grade origin crystal could only elevate a certain attribute of the body and only to a certain extent . Meanwhile, medium-grade ones would be able to raise two or more attributes such as strength, endurance, defense, speed, alacrity, etc . or they would bring about some unrelated minor abilities . A high-grade origin crystal would upgrade multiple facets of one’s physical body to a considerable degree; either that or they would contain a powerful ability or multiple practical ones . A top-grade one, on the other hand, would contain an extremely powerful ability or extremely useful characteristics .





Ji Tianqing pointed at Li Kuanglan who was focused on transforming the crystal . “For instance, if her crystal can grant someone an origin power attribute similar to hers, it would border on top-grade . Of course, a true top-grade origin power would need to convert all of a person’s origin power into the ice attribute . ”

Li Kuanglan’s icy origin power was a secret cultivation art specific to the Li family . Not only could it work well with weapons like the Cold Moon’s Embrace and a series of outstanding sword arts, but it was also fairly pure . From this, one could say that her chances of stepping into the divine champion realm were fairly high . If an origin crystal really could convert one’s attribute to icy origin power, it would surely be ranked among the top .

Qianye’s own crystal back then could raise his vitality exponentially, and natural origin crystals were one grade superior to the ones from the Constellation Well . So, it should be ranked among the top-grade crystals according to this classification .  

At this moment, the Storm Pearl in front of Li Kuanglan had shattered, and the resultant misty smoke was rolling about in a fist-sized area . One could vaguely see a small blue crystal at its center .

An origin crystal foundation had formed, but Li Kuanglan was sweating and her body was trembling somewhat . Dozens of stars at the bottom of the well had reacted, sending specks of starlight into the mist and accelerating the formation of the origin crystal . However, Li Kuanglan was clearly unable to hold out because she would need to save some origin power to return from the well .

Judging from this process, it would seem that this origin crystal was about to be ruined .

Despite that, her competitive nature had gotten the best of her at this point . She was determined to see it through and refused to come back up no matter what . Ji Tianqing looked worried, but she didn’t dare cry out for fear of disturbing Li Kuanglan .

Countless crystalline fragments had come together in the smoke, forming an early framework of the origin crystal . Li Kuanglan was drenched in sweat, pale and trembling, but she clenched her teeth and refused to give up .

The origin crystal took form—Li Kuanglan heaved a sigh of relief as she grabbed the crystal and flew upward . It was just that she had used up all her origin power and had no more strength left as she was a couple dozen meters from the entrance .





Her heart sank, along with the gradual fall of her body . This distance could normally be covered in a single jump, but now, it felt extremely far .

It was at this time that a firm arm grabbed her waist and flew up with great strength . This feeling was extremely familiar since she had often relied on this arm to survive during the frigid nights .

Li Kuanglan relaxed wholeheartedly as she leaned into Qianye’s arms .

The latter, however, wasn’t so relaxed at this moment . When he flew into the Constellation Well, it felt like several chains had latched onto his body and were dragging him toward the void at the bottom of the well . This type of spatial draw seemed weak, but Qianye had no support around him and was relying solely on his origin power to fly . Add to that the fact that he had to carry Li Kuanglan, the strain wasn’t just a simple doubling of weight .


Fortunately, Qianye possessed an almost endless pool of origin power that allowed him to drag Li Kuanglan out by force .

The moment they landed, Ji Tianqing charged over and hugged the two of them in silence . Although she didn’t say anything, her actions spoke louder than a thousand words . It was clear that she was completely terrified .

Having gone into the well personally, Qianye understood that Ji Tianqing had no power to save Li Kuanglan . Not to mention the fact that she was in a weakened state, she wouldn’t be able to pull Li Kuanglan up even if she were at her peak . Forcing a rescue would only end in one way: both of them would fall into the bottom of the Constellation Well .

The space within the Constellation Well was peculiar in that origin power would dissipate very quickly . It wasn’t possible to use origin power to operate long weapons like whips . So, Qianye had no choice but to jump into the well and drag Li Kuanglan back .

The girl was somewhat pale . Just now, she had thought she was destined to fall into the void . Ji Tianqing said not a single word and merely hugged the two tighter .

Qianye was the only one who was relatively normal . He patted Ji Tianqing in consolation, saying, “Okay, everything’s fine now . She’s back, see? It was quite easy, really . ”





Ji Tianqing realized that she had lost her composure just now . She looked up and glared at Qianye before running away to the side with Li Kuanglan in tow .

The two girls were whispering, so Qianye didn’t want to eavesdrop . He merely gazed at the Constellation Well, thinking back to the process of origin crystal condensation and his experience entering the well personally .

The girls returned moments later . Li Kuanglan stretched out her hand to reveal a light blue origin crystal, shrouded by a cloud of faint mist . Qianye could feel a faint chill coming off of the beautiful crystal as it approached him .

However, he could see that the crystal was far from being perfect . That misty cloud looked good, but it was a sign that the power of the stars was leaking out from inside the crystal . This outflow went to show that the origin crystal was of insufficient quality to hold that much origin power .

The crystal sported an icy attribute . Although there wouldn’t be a huge upgrade for the user, it could still be considered a medium-grade origin crystal . The Jingtan Li family produced the Storm Pearl in order to increase the chances of forming an origin crystal, so naturally, they had some original comprehensions in this field . It really wasn’t a bad outcome for Li Kuanglan to have successfully produced a medium-grade origin crystal .

“Next, it’s my turn,” Ji Tianqing said .

Qianye was startled . “No, your body is still weak, you’ll be in danger after going down . It won’t be too late to go down after you’ve fully recovered . ”

“I’ve recovered a fair bit . Besides, I swiped a lot of good medicines from Elder Lu . A random handful of them is enough to last me an entire day . You should observe carefully instead of worrying about me . My method is completely different from Kuanglan, so learn it well . We’ll need to depend on you to produce a high-grade origin crystal and get rich . ”

With that, Ji Tianqing placed a Storm Pearl in her mouth and jumped into the Constellation Well .

Qianye shook his head but didn’t stop her . Ji Tianqing normally looked lively and naive, much like a spritely girl, but she had her own views regarding important matters . She was certainly more decisive than Li Kuanglan was, and likely wouldn’t change her mind on something she had decided .

Ji Tianqing’s earlier phase was the same as Li Kuanglan . She fell straight down until she was near where Li Kuanglan was earlier . At that point, countless golden bubbles appeared around her body, forming layers of soft mattresses to slow her fall . In the blink of an eye, Ji Tianqing had stopped at the center of the well . Her eyes were half-closed as the golden bubbles around her popped in and out of existence .

Her method was different from Li Kuanglan’s in that she was holding the Storm Pearl in her mouth, drawing upon the power of the stars with every breath .

In just moments, several of the stars had lit up and specks of gold light were converging into Ji Tianqing’s mouth .

“She’s using her respiration to condense the power of the stars . The advantage of that is that the process is more natural and contains no artificial aspects . Compared to our Li family’s method, theirs is more likely to condense a high-grade origin crystal . The bad thing about their technique is that the process is too slow and it imposes significant requirements in one’s cultivation . It's not as easy as our Li family’s method . ”

After a pause, she said, “At our level, the Li family’s technique is naturally superior, but her secret art would catch up near the divine champion threshold . After becoming a divine champion, however, the Ji family arts would have the complete advantage . ”

Currently, Qianye also knew that Ji Tianqing was the Pointer Monarch’s descendant . It wasn’t odd for an art taught by the Pointer Monarch to be stronger than the Jingtan Li family’s, and this also made clear the special characteristics of the two . The Jingtan Li family had been working to become a major clan, so they were more focused on the overall strength of the Li family as a whole . The inherited secret art was geared toward people with mid or high talent levels . The core objective was also to pass through the divine champion threshold .

Meanwhile, the Pointer Monarch was from the Imperial clan . He had no intention of forming his own branch and was entirely concentrated on how to get further in the heavenly monarch realm . As he saw it, so-called geniuses had to reach the divine champion realm or they weren’t worth raising . Hence, it was only natural that the arts before that rank weren’t quite valued .

As for the Zhang and Zhao clans, their clans attended simultaneously to people before and at the divine champion realm . They also had an abundance of heavenly-monarch-level cultivation arts . The only thing they were missing compared to the Imperial clan were the resources required for cultivation at the heavenly monarch realm . This was also the two clans’ foundation for over a thousand years .

At this point, Li Kuanglan’s voice became distant . Apparently, she found the outcome quite regretful .





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