The Three Realms Palace – God Tier Divine Abilities

The Eight-Nine Arcane Art was said to be the most supreme divine ability throughout the Three Realms, beneath the True God level.

This single sentence on the abridged manual instantly captivated Ji Ning.

Unrivaled throughout the Three Realms?

In all his time, Ji Ning had never heard anyone dare to make such a claim. Not even the Starseizing Hand or Houyi's Archery Technique dared to boast as such. Yet the Eight-Nine Arcane Art dared to proclaim itself the most supreme divine ability beneath the True God level throughout the Three Realms!

"The Eight-Nine Arcane Art, also known as the Nine Cycles Arcane Art or the Seventy-Two Transformations. This divine ability trains one's Fiendgod body to the point of perfect, flawless control. With merely the foundational stage mastered, one can transform into any form imaginable. This is why it is also called the Seventy-Two Transformations."

Ji Ning understood.

Seventy-Two Transformations was not a literal number of seventy-two distinct forms. Rather, it referred to the number 'Eight-Nine,' a symbolic rather than a precise count.

"This divine ability allows the divine body to become as tough and resilient as a magic treasure, even reaching the 'Diamond-Indestructible' realm. When cultivated to its utmost limits, one could stand still and allow Pure Yang treasures or even Primordial treasures to hack and slash at them; at most, a few sparks would fly, yet the body would remain completely unharmed!"

Ji Ning's eyes burned with excitement.

Pure Yang treasures and Primordial treasures hacking and slashing, and only a few sparks would fly?

That was utterly absurd!

"However, this divine ability places a tremendous burden on the body. Thus, only Fiendgod Body Refiners can cultivate it, and one must have reached the Primal Fiendgod level before beginning the first cycle."

"At the Primal Fiendgod level, one can cultivate the first, second, and third cycles."

"At the Void Fiendgod level, one can cultivate the fourth, fifth, and sixth cycles."

"At the Empyrean God level, one can cultivate the seventh, eighth, and ninth cycles."

"Once the third cycle is mastered, the body becomes comparable to an Immortal-ranked treasure! Even ordinary Celestial Immortals would find it difficult to injure you."

"Once the sixth cycle is mastered, the body becomes comparable to a Pure Yang treasure! With this, you would be able to carve out a fearsome reputation throughout the Three Realms!"

"Once the ninth cycle is mastered, the body becomes comparable to the utmost limits of a Pure Yang treasure, akin to a mid-grade Primordial treasure! One could truly be called Diamond-Indestructible, able to roam freely across the Three Realms, and only a true major power could harm you. Even then, such a major power would require special techniques to break through this Diamond-Indestructible body."

Ji Ning read these descriptions with boundless amazement.

Impressive, truly impressive.

Manually refined treasures were divided into five tiers: Mortal, Earth, Heaven, Immortal, and Pure Yang. Pure Yang treasures were considered the limit of what could be manually refined. Above Pure Yang treasures were Primordial treasures.

Primordial treasures were born from the Heaven and Earth themselves.

However, this did not mean that every Primordial treasure was superior to every Pure Yang treasure. After all, some manually refined Pure Yang treasures were absurdly powerful. In some cases, several Primordial treasures had even been melted down to extract their materials for forging a single Pure Yang treasure. For instance, 'Starseizing Manor' had been formed by melting down several Primordial treasures!

Thus, Primordial treasures were also divided into grades: Low, Mid, High, and Top.

The utmost limits of a Pure Yang treasure were generally comparable to a mid-grade Primordial treasure.

"And these are treasures," Ji Ning mused in amazement. To train one's body to the level of a Primordial treasure… no wonder it was called 'Diamond-Indestructible.' Even the major powers of the Three Realms would need special techniques to break through this divine ability.

"Whoosh!"

Ji Ning continued flipping through the manual.

"This divine ability was a collaborative creation of the leaders of both the Buddhist and Daoist sects. Their goal was to create a technique that would allow one's divine body to reach the level of Pangu himself."

"According to the expectations of these leaders, this Arcane Art should have been divided into twelve cycles."

"The Primal Fiendgod level would cover the first three cycles, the Void Fiendgod level cycles four through six, the Empyrean God level cycles seven through nine, and the True God level cycles ten through twelve. If a True God of the Three Realms were to use this divine ability, their divine body would be comparable to Pangu's. Unfortunately, though the vision was beautiful, after expending boundless mental energy and time, they could only create as far as the ninth cycle. They were completely unable to create any further."

"And so, this divine ability only has nine cycles."

Reading this preface, Ji Ning was filled with awe.

So this was the origin of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art. It had actually been a collaborative creation of the leaders of the Buddhist and Daoist sects!

"Pangu… Pangu of the Heaven-Splitting legend?" Ji Ning sighed. "To have one's divine body reach Pangu's level through a divine ability… that would be insane. Even the most supreme existences of the Three Realms were only able to create nine cycles in the end. Indeed, it can be called the number one divine ability beneath the True God level throughout the Three Realms." Ji Ning nodded to himself.

The number one divine ability beneath the True God level throughout the Three Realms! A well-deserved title!

After examining it for a while, Ji Ning noticed that the Eight-Nine Arcane Art was very similar to his own Starseizing Hand.

The second cycle of the Starseizing Hand was comparable to an Immortal-ranked treasure.

The third cycle was comparable to a Pure Yang treasure.

The fourth cycle was comparable to a Pure Yang treasure at its utmost limits, or a mid-grade Primordial treasure.

The fifth cycle was comparable to the utmost limits of a Primordial treasure.

The sixth cycle… that pair of hands would truly be able to pluck stars with ease! One could casually destroy an entire world with just one hand. To the major powers of the Three Realms, Daoist Threelives had only managed to develop his 'Starseizing Hand' to the sixth cycle, and it was precisely because of this that he had earned his fearsome reputation, enabling him to slay several Fiendgod Daofather-level existences during that great calamity!

"My Starseizing Hand only trains a pair of hands, while the Eight-Nine Arcane Art trains every single part of the entire body." Ji Ning understood the difference.

Because the Eight-Nine Arcane Art only reached the Empyrean God level, it could only claim to be 'number one beneath the True God level throughout the Three Realms.'

The Starseizing Hand, however, had true True God-level forms, which was why it was ranked among the 'top ten divine abilities of the Three Realms.'

After finishing the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, Ji Ning set it aside and began browsing through the other books.

The Executioner's Annihilating Axe.

This was an axe technique created by another major power of the Three Realms, 'Xingtian,' and was also categorized as a divine ability. Much like Houyi's Archery Technique, this axe technique contained profound mysteries of divine power usage. Only by combining the complex divine power utilization with the axe technique could one truly wield the world-annihilating might of Xingtian!

This divine ability was ranked among the top one hundred divine abilities of the Three Realms.

The… Lushen Body.

This was a Dharma Body divine ability from the leader of the Buddhist sect, the Buddha. Its power was immense. When cultivated to the True God level, it was slightly superior to the Eight-Nine Arcane Art. However, from ancient times to the present, very few had managed to cultivate the Eight-Nine Arcane Art to the ninth cycle due to the enormous quantity of treasures required.

As for the … Lushen Body, although its power at the same level was slightly inferior, it had no craving for treasures. One simply needed to devote themselves to quiet cultivation.

The Lightning God Eye.

This divine ability also caught Ji Ning's attention. He had previously trained in the Lightning God's Eye, which was merely a foundational version of the Lightning God Eye. Once the Lightning God Eye was mastered and activated, one could truly see gods, ghosts, and the hidden realms of the underworld. Nothing could hide from this divine eye. Moreover, when cultivated to its utmost limits, one could even unleash 'Dao Lightning' — even those with Diamond-Indestructible bodies would not dare to be struck by such lightning!

Of course, like all top-tier divine abilities, training it to its peak and being able to release Dao Lightning was incredibly difficult.

The Buddha's Palm Paradise.

This was another true grand divine ability from the Buddhist sect, also capable of being cultivated to the True God level. Once it was mastered, a 'Major World' would directly exist within the palm of one's hand! When one struck out with the palm, it carried the might of an entire Major World. If an enemy fell into one's hand, they could fly and fly all they wanted, yet they would never be able to escape the palm.

After all, the palm itself was the size of an entire Major World!

Of course, compared to the 'Starseizing Hand,' it was slightly inferior. When the Starseizing Hand was cultivated to its utmost limits, it could casually destroy an entire Major World.

The Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation.

This was a true treasure-based sword formation technique.

Formations like the Lesser Thousand Sword Formation were also considered treasure-based sword formations, but compared to the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation, they were far inferior. The Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation was incredibly complex. One would need to forge a Heaven-Slaying Sword Diagram and match it with a full set of eighty-one Immortal-ranked flying swords. Its power was among the most supreme in the Three Realms. However, to create such a sword diagram, one would need to possess the strength of a Daofather.

Ji Ning's eyes were dazzled by all he saw.

The divine abilities included the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, Houyi's Archery Technique, The Executioner's Annihilating Axe, the … Lushen Body, The Lightning God Eye, The Buddha's Palm Paradise, The Candle Dragon Eye, and other such works — nine in total.

The other secret arts, formations, and such numbered ten in all.

"Eh? There aren't any books purely on swordsmanship, knife arts, archery, or axe techniques," Ji Ning noted. Techniques like Houyi's Archery Technique were not purely archery; they also contained complex divine power circulation mysteries. Thus, Houyi's Archery Technique was classified as a divine ability. The same was true for Xingtian's Annihilating Axe.

If the divine power circulation mysteries were stripped away, Houyi's Archery Technique and Xingtian's Annihilating Axe would probably only be worthy of the ninth floor of the Immortal Palace.

Jidian watched from the side, a smile on his face. He could tell that Ji Ning was completely absorbed by all these techniques.

Divine abilities like the Buddha's Palm Paradise, Lightning God Eye, Eight-Nine Arcane Art, Houyi's Archery Technique, and Candle Dragon Eye — all five of these, Ji Ning wanted! A palm that contained an entire Major World within it, a truly personal Major World — how could Ji Ning not want that?

He already had a foundation in the Lightning God's Eye.

As for the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, he had to choose it! After all, the path of cultivation was incredibly difficult. Being able to reach the Empyrean God level would already make one comparable to many major powers like Lu Dongbin, placing them among the strong of the Three Realms. Advancing further to become a True God and reach the level of a great power like Daoist Threelives was simply too difficult.

Thus, the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, the 'number one beneath the True God level throughout the Three Realms,' was a must-choose.

"Junior apprentice-brother," Jidian spoke up.

"Second senior apprentice-brother." Ji Ning turned his head.

"You should know that the techniques in the Three Realms Palace are not something you can take however many you want. Each fellow disciple only selects a few of them," Jidian said.

"I know," Ji Ning nodded. "Senior apprentice-brothers Silvermoon and Jiang Jun both told me."

In the Three Realms Palace, one would generally be allowed to learn two or three divine abilities and secret arts before Patriarch Subhuti would forbid any further study.

"Indeed. Too much leads to lack of refinement!" Jidian nodded. "Any one of these divine abilities, if fully mastered, would allow one to roam the Three Realms. Even that seemingly insignificant Lightning God Eye, if cultivated to its peak, could control Dao Lightning. So, if you try to learn too many and don't master any of them to perfection, you'll only become mediocre. But if you focus on a single technique and train it to perfection, you will truly be able to roam the Three Realms."

Ji Ning nodded. He understood this principle.

He thought it over carefully.

"I choose one from the Three Realms Palace." Ji Ning immediately picked up an abridged manual — it was the Eight-Nine Arcane Art!

The number one beneath the True God level throughout the Three Realms. Ji Ning absolutely had to choose this!

Jidian smiled and nodded. "Good, take a look at the trial."

"Mm." Ji Ning immediately opened the first page of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art's abridged manual and carefully read the contents of the trial. As soon as he saw it, his brow furrowed. This was far, far more difficult than learning the Candle Dragon Eye. The Candle Dragon Eye had only required sweeping the mountain path.