The special aspect is that the focus of the Nascent Soul stage has shifted to the cultivation of the Divine Firmament Manifestation.
According to the cultivation technique, the Divine Firmament Manifestation also has stages and realms, specifically the Manifestation Transformation Realm, Spiritual Manifestation Realm, Heavenly Manifestation Realm, Divine Statue Realm, and finally the Thunder Extreme Dharma Body.
The manifestation Ning Fa has cultivated so far is merely in the initial stage, the Manifestation Transformation Realm.
Each time the manifestation undergoes a Nirvana Transformation, it can advance to the next stage, hence they are also referred to as the First Transformation, Second Transformation, Third Transformation, and Fourth Transformation.
With each transformation, the strength and divine abilities increase dramatically, so much so that Ning Fa finds it almost excessive.
If the description in the cultivation technique is accurate, it is truly terrifying.
The technique states that the manifestation's transformation is not mandatory, but if it can transform and advance, it will bring immense benefits to the cultivator.
In addition to a significant increase in the cultivator's strength, there is another formidable characteristic.
Once the manifestation successfully transforms once, the cultivator's chances of breaking through their current cultivation realm increase by several tenths, making it much easier. It is equivalent to a top-tier Rank-Breaking Spiritual Material.
Despite the great benefits of the Divine Firmament Manifestation's transformation, it is naturally extremely difficult to achieve.
This is because the manifestation's transformation and advancement require vast amounts of precious resources and rely more heavily on the cultivation of the physical body.
Once a Body Cultivator reaches the Fourth-grade, advancing further becomes incredibly difficult, with very few Heavenly Spiritual Materials or other means available.
Especially for the manifestation's transformation, the demand for Body Refining Spiritual Materials is even higher than that of ordinary Fourth-grade Body Cultivators.
Furthermore, the cultivation of the Divine Firmament Manifestation does not solely depend on resources; it also requires a special comprehension of Lightning Laws.
This is because the cultivation method in the Nascent Soul stage of the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture also includes a special visualization diagram.
It requires visualizing special lightning patterns from it and condensing them onto one's own manifestation, which is also a necessary condition for the manifestation's transformation.
Therefore, after Ning Fa's cursory review of the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture's Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique, he was deeply shocked.
No wonder he always felt that the state of his Divine Firmament Profound Thunder Dharma Form was not perfect when he summoned it before; it was merely in the initial stage, with several higher levels to come.
The increase in strength described with each manifestation transformation made Ning Fa's heart race.
By his estimation, if he could possess a First Transformation Divine Firmament Manifestation now, his strength would be comparable to that of a high-level Great Cultivator, such as Wu Xin, Tian Xu, or the Mountain Lord of Lei Prison Mountain.
Perhaps even stronger, similar to Yan Jingchen after advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage.
He would likely be just below top-tier Great Cultivators like the peak Demon Lord and the Wusheng Sword Master.
If he could reach the Second Transformation, then even the peak Demon Lord would likely not be his opponent.
However, Ning Fa quickly calmed himself, as each transformation of the manifestation becomes significantly more difficult than the previous one.
Although the difficulty should not be much less than opening up the Sea of Lightning Divine Treasury within his body.
Still, Ning Fa was excited because he was still very young and had ample time and energy to accomplish these things.
Moreover, possessing the Five Elements Thunder Body, he believed he would have a significant advantage in cultivating the Divine Firmament Manifestation. For instance, the crucial visualization diagram might not be that difficult for him.
"Thunder Extreme Dharma Body..."
Ning Fa murmured softly, a hint of brilliance in his eyes.
The Thunder Extreme Dharma Body is also the final stage of the Divine Firmament Manifestation.
According to the cultivation technique, after the Divine Firmament Manifestation undergoes four transformations, there is hope of condensing this final Thunder Extreme Dharma Body.
It would require at least the Spirit Transformation realm to even attempt this stage, and once the Thunder Extreme Dharma Body is truly formed, there would be at least a fifty percent chance of advancing to the Void Refining realm.
The final stage of this Divine Firmament Manifestation is incredibly powerful. At that point, the cultivator's entire body would be refined to perfection, their physical body comparable to a Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure, and they would be able to unleash a powerful Thunder Extreme Dharma Domain.
At that time, let alone being invincible among peers, a Spirit Transformation cultivator who has cultivated the Thunder Extreme Dharma Body could even contend with Void Refining cultivators. One can imagine the power of the Thunder Extreme Dharma Body.
This filled Ning Fa with longing, but it was not something he should be considering at his current realm.
However, Ning Fa immediately turned his attention to his Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set.
According to the cultivation technique, if the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set could be worn, it would be possible to forcefully advance the Divine Firmament Manifestation's realm by one stage in a short period.
Although it wouldn't possess its full power and might have some side effects, it would undoubtedly be powerful enough to turn the tide of battle in critical moments.
This naturally made Ning Fa's heart flutter.
In his opinion, compared to achieving the First Transformation for his Divine Firmament Manifestation, collecting the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set might be easier at the moment.
After all, the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set consists of nine pieces. He had already collected five: the Myriad Laws Thunder Crown, Mysterious Pivot Chestplate, Unintentional Inner Armor, Thunder Peak Gauntlets, and the Primal Harmony Heaven-Robbing Sword.
Now, only the remaining four pieces were left: the Thousand Mechanisms Thunder Belt, Demon Suppressing Thunder Armguards, Thunder Soul Skirt Armor, and Void-Rending Thunder Boots.
While it seems like a lot, the five pieces Ning Fa had already collected were the main components. The remaining four were auxiliary pieces, so the difficulty of refining them was relatively lower.
Ning Fa believed that within a reasonable timeframe, such as thirty to fifty years, it was still very possible to gather the spiritual materials needed for these four pieces and craft them.
Especially considering he was about to gain control of Fu Ling Hall, with the assistance of Fu Ling Hall and the Heavenly Evolution Sect, this timeframe might even be shortened.
Of course, Ning Fa was not overly optimistic, as all the sets he was pursuing were Purple-grade.
By his estimation, the preparation and refining of spiritual materials for these four Purple-grade sets would be no less difficult than refining a powerful Spirit Treasure.
However, regardless, this difficulty should be somewhat easier than achieving the First Transformation for the Divine Firmament Manifestation. Moreover, they could progress in parallel without affecting his cultivation.
Ning Fa took a deep breath and placed another jade slip in front of him against his forehead. This was the Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique of the Moon God Art that he had traced back.
Several more hours passed as he studied it. After a long time, Ning Fa removed the jade slip, his face also filled with shock.
The Nascent Soul cultivation technique of the Moon God Art is also extraordinary.
It is divided into the tenth to twelfth layers of cultivation. Each layer successfully cultivated can greatly increase the power of the divine soul.
According to Ning Fa's estimation, if he completes the twelfth layer of cultivation, his spiritual sense strength should be comparable to a Spirit Transformation cultivator, perhaps even slightly higher than an average Spirit Transformation cultivator.
However, these did not surprise Ning Fa too much. What truly shocked him was that the Nascent Soul cultivation technique of the Moon God Art, similar to the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture, also began to focus on cultivating the Moon God Heart.
Even the Moon God Heart, like the Divine Firmament Manifestation, was divided into different stages: Moon God Heart, Moon Soul Crystal Core, Taiyin Jade Infant, and Immortal Moon Body.
The Moon God Heart Ning Fa condensed was in the first stage, while the other three stages each possessed different and extremely powerful abilities.
For example, with the Moon Soul Crystal Core, once cultivated to this stage, the divine soul would become very condensed, allowing for the materialization of spiritual sense and the casting of powerful divine soul techniques, such as the Moon Shadow Clone and Soul-Eroding Moonfire.
As for the Taiyin Jade Infant, it could cultivate the Moon God Heart into something akin to a second Nascent Soul.
Once cultivated to this point, the Taiyin Jade Infant could actively absorb Moon Essence Power to cultivate and even leave the body to roam.
At that time, the cultivator would effectively have two lives.
Even if the main Nascent Soul was destroyed, they would not perish, as the Taiyin Jade Infant could replace it as their main Nascent Soul.
It was also possible to find a suitable body for the Taiyin Jade Infant, allowing it to become their second manifestation, and it would be much stronger than manifestations cultivated through other secret arts, without the usual backlash.
The Immortal Moon Body was even more formidable.
Upon reaching this level of cultivation, besides the immense spiritual soul enhancement it provided, its most important feature was an incredibly heaven-defying ability.
That is, after the cultivator's death, there was a very high probability of successful reincarnation, with the awakening of past life memories even in the womb.
The power of this ability was self-evident.
Furthermore, although the Moon God Art still required significant cultivation, condensing the Moon God Heart and its subsequent advancements would be much easier.
Of course, this reincarnation ability of the Immortal Moon Body had a limitation; it could only be used once.
This ability left Ning Fa dumbfounded; it was simply too powerful.
It was equivalent to giving the cultivator a chance to start over. Although it could only be used once, it was already incredibly heaven-defying.
Even now, in Ning Fa's heart, the importance of cultivating the Moon God Heart was no less than that of the Divine Firmament Manifestation.
Of course, the difficulty of advancing the Moon God Heart was even greater than that of the Divine Firmament Manifestation.
After all, this was entirely spiritual soul cultivation, and his Five Elements Thunder Body could not provide any assistance.
Although the cultivation method also mentioned some special spiritual soul materials that could aid the cultivation of the Moon God Heart, the most crucial aspect was still visualization.
The Nascent Soul cultivation technique also came with a new visualization diagram called the [Heavenly Moon Void God Diagram].
This also made Ning Fa's heart tremble; the name was not unfamiliar to him.
The reason the Sikong Family had been relentlessly pursuing him before was precisely because they suspected his Moon God Heart originated from the Heavenly Moon Void God Diagram.
Ning Fa had been puzzled before, but now he finally understood. It turned out that the Heavenly Moon Void God Diagram was the visualization diagram for the later stages of the Moon God Art's Nascent Soul cultivation, and it was needed all the way up to the Immortal Moon Body stage, making it incredibly important.
It seemed the Sikong Family possessed a portion of the Heavenly Moon Void God Diagram and likely gained significant benefits from it, which explained why they hunted him so relentlessly upon seeing him possess it.
Ning Fa looked at the two jade slips of cultivation techniques before him, his heart filled with surging emotions.
The Nascent Soul chapters of these two top-tier cultivation techniques had not disappointed him; they had far exceeded his expectations.
Ning Fa was certain that even among Heaven Tier cultivation techniques, these two were undoubtedly among the best.
This even made him a little puzzled, as tracing the origin for both cultivation techniques only required one hundred Origin Points.
It seemed a bit too cheap; he didn't believe the Sword Soul Pearl was worth five times that much.
However, Ning Fa had a guess about this.
Perhaps tracing the origin of cultivation techniques was easier for the Source-Crossing Heavenly Book.
Tracing the origin of physical spiritual items like the Sword Soul Pearl might be relatively more difficult, thus requiring more Origin Points.