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After becoming a Consolidated Equipment Master, Su Wen had also mapped out a plan for his Physical Jewels.
The very first item was the consolidation of his Heavenly Book.
Although his Martial Soul was the Heavenly Book, he was completely unable to utilize its power in this Boundless Mainland. Even though he could smooth the transition by utilizing his Visualization World, it was ultimately inconvenient.
Furthermore, Su Wen could not afford to just abandon the cultivation of his current Heavenly Energy.
After all, he would eventually have to return to the Douluo Continent. He had a feeling that when the time came, he wouldn't be able to retain this lifetime of Heavenly Energy. Rather than letting it go to waste, it was better to start preparing now.
For instance, he could wait until the right moment to pour all of his cultivation into his Consolidated Equipment Set, fully manifesting it into reality so that he could bring it out of this world and back with him to the Douluo Continent.
The Heavenly Book served as the perfect vessel for this.
By infusing his Heavenly Energy cultivation into it, and then using the Visualization World as a bridge to merge it with his original Heavenly Book Martial Soul, a trinity would be formed. This would be immensely beneficial to his Martial Soul cultivation.
As a result, the Heavenly Book became his very first piece of Consolidated Equipment.
Because it needed to perfectly align with his Visualization World, Su Wen had found himself constantly dissatisfied during the creation of this specific Consolidated Equipment Scroll. He designed and attempted to craft it over and over again, discarding one blueprint after another before finally finalizing it.
This process had consumed a massive amount of his time, which was why he still hadn't completely finished designing his entire equipment set.
One had to remember that he had previously discussed this set with three Divine Craftsmen. Even after their official transaction period had ended, Su Wen had built a personal rapport with them and still frequently consulted them.
Despite that, Su Wen's equipment set had still not fully taken shape, which went to show just how much time this Heavenly Book had drained.
But everything was worth it.
Yes, worth it.
This Heavenly Book was perfectly attuned to Su Wen's Visualization World.
In fact, rather than saying Su Wen had consolidated this Heavenly Book, it would be more accurate to say that he had used the Visualization World as a template, utilized its power as an auxiliary catalyst, and packed it with all kinds of special elemental energies required for Consolidated Equipment. He had essentially sculpted a physical shell for his Visualization World!
Furthermore, this Heavenly Book could resonate directly with the source of Su Wen's Martial Soul. Once he returned to the Douluo Continent, this book would also become a physical manifestation of his Martial Soul.
It was equivalent to further modifying his Martial Soul, granting it a true, tangible entity.
Su Wen's Heavenly Book emerged.
The Visualization World merged seamlessly into it, putting Su Wen's profound foundation on full display.
Yet, no matter how rich that foundation already was, at this critical juncture of breaking through to Heavenly Dao Energy--during Su Wen's first intimate contact with the fabric of the laws--the 'content' of the Visualization World was enriching itself at a pace visible to the naked eye.
"Su Wen really isn't as simple as he looks."
Long Shiya was deeply shaken.
He stared at the scene before him, utterly dumbfounded.
He had long known that someone capable of sealing their own Heavenly Energy cultivation to start all over from scratch--someone who could research the academic fields and invent so many secret techniques and cultivation methods--could never be simple. However, the aura Su Wen had consistently displayed really was only at the elementary Heavenly Emperor stage.
Or rather, even at his absolute peak, it was only at the elementary Heavenly Emperor stage.
Long Shiya could only assume that Su Wen was overly cautious and had been hiding his true strength all along.
But now, he realized he was wrong.
"This kid's Heavenly Emperor level aura is entirely supported by his comprehension of the higher realms!"
This was the most shocking revelation for Long Shiya.
Granted, when Heavenly Jewel Masters cultivated to the stage of Heavenly Dao Energy, they would begin to comprehend the world and the laws. However, the most fundamental essence of a Heavenly Emperor was still the sheer intensity of their Heavenly Energy. They only comprehended the laws and communed with the world in order to force their Heavenly Energy to break through.
Moreover, the laws they comprehended were meant to amplify their Heavenly Energy, using that energy as a foundation.
Their actual comprehension was quite superficial, but because it was backed by the raw intensity of their Heavenly Energy, their overall realm appeared profound.
Su Wen was the exact opposite. While his raw combat power wasn't extraordinarily dominant, his level of comprehension was incredibly deep--even deeper than Long Shiya's own peak Heavenly Emperor level. This also meant that Su Wen's actual Heavenly Energy might not even be at the Heavenly Emperor level at all.
His Heavenly Energy cultivation had not reached the fifth tier of Heavenly Dao Energy.
In fact, it was highly likely that Su Wen hadn't even reached the third tier.
This was Long Shiya's psychological baseline.
He didn't dare let his mind wander any further.
He could never accept that a person who had never cultivated to Heavenly Dao Energy, or perhaps had never even cultivated standard Heavenly Energy properly, could elevate their aura to the Heavenly Emperor level purely through raw personal comprehension.
That would be like an ordinary person without any cultivation possessing the might of a Heavenly Emperor.
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
"This guy's comprehension of heaven and earth is terrifying. If he focuses entirely on cultivating Heavenly Energy, he really might reach the Heavenly God tier without facing a single bottleneck."
At the same time, Long Shiya had to admit that he had been wrong about something he previously questioned: Su Wen's age.
Judging by his life aura, it wasn't just Long Shiya; any Heavenly Emperor or even Heavenly King could perceive that Su Wen's vitality was incredibly boundless, even carrying a distinct aura of youth. Judging by this alone, he was likely under fifty, perhaps not even forty.
This was precisely why they hadn't believed it before, assuming Su Wen was concealing his true age and liked to pretend to be young.
But now, Long Shiya believed it.
He had no choice but to believe it.
To possess this level of comprehension and yet not have reached the Heavenly God tier, could it be that this 'genius' was simply dissatisfied with his previous cultivation?
Is that why he crippled his own Heavenly Energy to cultivate anew?
And his ultimate goal was highly likely to be the legendary Heavenly Change!
As Long Shiya thought about the legend of the Heavenly Change once more, it no longer felt as distant and unattainable as it once did. At the very least, someone was already working toward that direction, and with absolute conviction.
And that person was Su Wen.
With heaven-defying talent, possessing a level of comprehension at the Heavenly King stage that could rival a Heavenly God, yet feeling lost about the future, he realized his current foundation wouldn't be enough to support a further breakthrough, making the Heavenly Change hopeless. Thus, he developed a method to cultivate anew, re-polishing his foundation from the ground up!
Very quickly, Long Shiya had completely filled in the blanks of Su Wen's past in his own head.
And this could also explain the greatest hurdle of starting over.
Longevity.
As a Heavenly Jewel Master cultivated, their lifespan would continuously increase. However, if they chose to cripple their Heavenly Energy and let their realm drop completely back to Heavenly Jing Energy to qualify for rebuilding their foundation, the Heavenly Jewel Master's lifespan would plummet first.
Generally, Heavenly Jewel Masters who managed to reach the Heavenly King level had cultivated for over a century. Even those with exceptional talent spent decades or nearly a hundred years. Crippling one's Heavenly Energy at that point meant the starting point of their new cultivation would be when they were practically on their deathbed.
Of course, there were exceptions with monstrous talent combined with perfect resources and comprehensive nurturing, like Shangguan Tianyue. He did meet the criteria for starting over; even after crippling his Heavenly Energy, he would still have thirty to forty years of life left. That was entirely enough for him to quickly cultivate to the upper Heavenly Zong stage and replenish a portion of his lifespan, ensuring he wouldn't die of old age due to slow progression.
But why would someone like Shangguan Tianyue take such a gamble?
He had a bright future with a great shot at becoming a Heavenly Emperor.
Why would he start over for a vague, illusory chance at the Heavenly God tier?
"I suppose only someone like Su Wen, who possesses absolute, ultimate confidence in himself, would choose to cultivate anew."
Then again, a person who didn't rely on luck or timing, but instead elevated their realm entirely through their own comprehension, would naturally have nothing to fear.