NABC Chapter 2124 Breakthrough, Mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm!
Chapter 2124 Breakthrough, Mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm!
Chapter 2124 Breakthrough, Mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm!
Upon realizing this, Chen Fei disregarded the turmoil within his body. He abruptly turned around and faced the now-calm stone tablet mural once more.
On the mural, the ferocious beast was still ferocious, and the inscription was still blurred. There was no trace of the portal being opened before, nor any trace of Cao Feiyu being teleported to the area.
Cao Feiyu took a full-force blow from a late-stage Tai Cang Realm Demon Lord, leaving her severely injured, her meridians damaged, and her combat power greatly reduced. In this state, even without immediately encountering a powerful enemy, the sheer danger of the ruins themselves could easily plunge her into a desperate situation.
A flood of emotions surged through him, but Chen Fei immediately suppressed them with his powerful willpower. At this moment, any negative emotions would be of no use.
"I opened this portal according to the markings in the encyclopedia. Perhaps it can be reopened after being closed? Or does this mural itself have other hidden functions that can show or connect to the location where Fei Yu was teleported to?"
Chen Fei's gaze was fixed on the stone tablet mural in front of him.
Two breaths later, Chen Fei withdrew his gaze, without touching anything on the ground. He didn't know whether there were any vengeful demons guarding outside the palace barrier, nor what their strength was.
Sitting cross-legged, Chen Fei did not immediately begin circulating his internal energy to regulate his breathing. Instead, he first focused most of his mind on his body, carefully examining his own condition. His meridians had been slightly shaken by the recent outburst and traversal, but his foundation in the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging technique was solid, so there was no major problem. He could recover after a short period of breathing.
Chen Fei looked at the spatial grid, where the hazy light was undergoing its final and most crucial qualitative change. The light was becoming increasingly solid, and the aura it emitted was becoming more and more profound, a charm that transcended ordinary spiritual materials and pointed directly to some kind of fundamental rule.
"Only one last bit left..." Chen Fei murmured to himself, a barely perceptible glint of anticipation flashing deep in his eyes.
Time seemed to stretch out in the quiet yet tense atmosphere, yet also seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.
Finally, the radiance within the spatial compartment suddenly contracted inward, all its light, aura, and Daoist essence gathering to their absolute limit before silently blooming.
The sixteenth-tier, mid-grade spiritual material has been successfully condensed!
Although it was only a conscious perception, Chen Fei still felt an irrepressible throbbing and longing in his soul, stemming from his life instincts.
Spiritual materials of high rank, especially those reaching the mid-grade level of the sixteenth rank, are almost a manifestation of the Dao and principles, and have a fatal attraction for any cultivator.
Chen Fei suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, and his figure, which had been sitting cross-legged on the cold ground, vanished instantly like ripples on water.
The next instant, Chen Fei's figure appeared in a vast and silent void filled with faint chaotic energy and profound artistic conception. This was the Guixu Realm.
Before him, a ray of light, whose color and shape could not be accurately described in words, was quietly suspended.
It is not light in the ordinary sense, but rather a condensed aggregate of rules that is constantly changing form. It does not emit strong light or heat, but its very existence attracts all the energy and rules around it to tilt slightly toward it.
This is a sixteenth-order mid-grade spiritual material that has just condensed and taken shape within the spatial grid.
With just a glance, with just a mental perception, Chen Fei felt his soul and the blood in his body seem to be flowing faster, and every cell was cheering with joy.
This is the yearning of a higher level of life for higher energy and more fundamental rules; it is an instinct engraved in the life origin of a practitioner.
A dazzling light flashed in Chen Fei's eyes, and the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging within his body began to operate at an unprecedented speed.
An invisible force emanated from Chen Fei's body, completely covering the spiritual material.
Under the envelopment of the power of the Devouring God, the spiritual material did not resist; on the contrary, the speed of its radiance flow suddenly accelerated, and the changes in its form began to tend towards a certain orderly rhythm.
It begins to melt slowly from the outside, but this melting is not burning or dissolving, but rather a transformation from a highly condensed aggregate of rules to a more fundamental source of rules.
Strands of chaotic light, seemingly containing the mysteries of the birth and death of countless stars and the passage of time, were peeled off from the spiritual material and flowed out, surging towards Chen Fei's body along the invisible channel constructed by the power of the Devouring God.
The physical transformation occurs first.
The moment the first ray of chaotic light touched Chen Fei's skin, his whole body trembled violently, as if every cell was screaming. The light penetrated his skin without any hindrance, merged into his blood vessels, and seeped into the most minute parts of his limbs, internal organs, muscles, bones, and skin.
"Buzz... Rumble..."
Within Chen Fei's body, it seemed as if countless thunderbolts were exploding between his bones, and as if endless rivers were flowing through his veins. His body involuntarily radiated a warm, jade-like yet indestructible precious light.
Beneath the skin, faint, golden, mysterious patterns emerged and flowed, a manifestation of the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging reaching its peak and beginning to combine with the more fundamental rules of the physical body.
Within Chen Fei's bones, miniature star vortexes seemed to be forming, automatically absorbing the chaotic energy from the Void Realm. His internal organs were repeatedly refined by the chaotic light, as if containing a world within themselves, circulating on their own and providing nearly inexhaustible essence and vitality.
Physical strength, resistance to damage, and healing ability are all improving at an astonishing rate in all aspects.
The changes naturally extend far beyond the physical body. While the chaotic light stream strengthens the physical body, a considerable portion of it also flows into the soul and into the Dao Domain.
"boom!"
Chen Fei's Dao Domain, like a lake surface tossed with a boulder, suddenly trembled and expanded violently. The originally relatively clear but limited boundaries of his Dao Domain began to spread rapidly in all directions, towards the depths and heights of his concepts.
The rules that form the foundation of this domain are no longer relatively independent threads, but have begun to intertwine and weave, forming a more complex and stable rule structure.
The thickness of the Dao Domain is also increasing. This is not a physical thickness, but rather an accumulation and deepening of the layers of rules.
It's as if the original Dao Domain only had a thin outer layer, but now it expands both inward and outward, giving rise to more layers of rules. Each layer contains different rule emphases and mysteries, making the entire Dao Domain more stable and profound, and difficult for external forces to break or interfere with at the rule level.
Throughout the process, Chen Fei's soul was like a furnace, guided, sorted, and integrated by the power of the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging, which fused the surging, vast source of rules into his body and Dao Domain in an orderly manner, making it an inseparable part of himself.
"Congeal!"
Chen Fei silently shouted in his heart, his will as firm as iron.
With a breakthrough imminent, a boundless power surged and roared within his body like a star about to erupt, yearning to burst forth. However, the situation outside the main hall was unclear, and Chen Fei could not allow any major commotion to spread.
Chen Fei pushed the concentration and focus of the Undying True Light Mirror to its limit, transforming his divine soul power into an invisible yet resilient net, layer upon layer, locking within his body all possible energy fluctuations, Daoist ripples, and even the extraordinary phenomena of life aura sublimation that might leak out due to his breakthrough, confining them within the independent world of the Returning Void Realm.
Within the Void Realm, around where Chen Fei sat cross-legged, a large number of Dao Crystals were losing their luster and turning into dust at a visible rate. A massive amount of pure Yuan Qi was forcibly extracted and poured into Chen Fei's body as a torrent, serving as abundant resources for him to break through his realm and rebuild his foundation.
The rate of consumption was terrifying. In other places, Chen Fei could simply draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but at this moment, in order to conceal the fluctuations, he could only use Dao Crystals as a substitute.
As Chen Fei's cultivation level steadily advanced towards the mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm, the Gui Xu Realm, an inner world connected to his life and path, also underwent unprecedented and drastic changes.
"Rumble..."
The entire Guixu Realm, from the sky to the earth, began to tremble violently.
This tremor was not a devastating earthquake, but a pulse and growth originating from the very source of the world. In the sky, streaks of chaotic divine light appeared out of nowhere, weaving into a dazzling array of colors, sometimes dancing like dragons and snakes, sometimes blooming like lotus flowers.
From the depths of the earth, a deep and majestic rumble resounded, as if the earth's veins were shifting and expanding, spiritual springs were gushing forth, and earth energy was rising. In the void, a faint and mysterious Daoist sound echoed, seemingly expounding the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, or perhaps celebrating the world's advancement.
Within the Realm of Return to Nothingness, all living beings felt a sense of awe and involuntarily stopped what they were doing, emerging from their caves and houses to look up at the sky. Their faces were filled with shock, reverence, and deep confusion.
"Heaven and earth resonated, the Dao sounded, and the very source trembled... This, this means the Realm Lord has broken through again?"
An old cultivator who had practiced for many years stroked his beard, feeling the sudden increase in the density of the spiritual energy in the air, which was several times stronger, as well as the omnipresent Daoist aura, and said in a trembling voice.
"How long has it been since the last World Lord broke through?" A middle-aged scholar in a green robe, with a refined demeanor, looked up at the strange phenomenon in the sky and murmured to himself, his eyes filled with nothing but shock.
"Lord of the Realm... what realm have you reached? How come your cultivation speed is getting faster and faster?" A younger cultivator felt his internal cultivation technique automatically accelerating, and the barriers that were difficult to comprehend in the past were gradually loosening. In addition to being shocked, he was more bewildered.
Within the Realm of Return to Nothingness, all living beings are in their myriad forms.
The only thing they could clearly feel was that with the changes and advancements in this world, the space of this realm was more stable, the primordial energy was more refined, and the laws of the Great Dao were more clearly perceptible, thus broadening their path of cultivation.
"boom!"
Chen Fei, who was sitting cross-legged in the depths of the void, suddenly trembled. It was as if countless invisible shackles within him were broken at the same time, and as if a new world was suddenly opened up in his limbs and bones.
A far more powerful and profound aura than before naturally spread out. This was not Chen Fei deliberately releasing his pressure, but rather an external manifestation of the enhancement of his life essence after breaking through his realm.
Mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm, achieved!
Beneath Chen Fei's skin, a pale golden luster flowed endlessly, faintly forming mysterious natural patterns. Every inch of flesh, every bone, and every meridian contained unparalleled power and an extremely tenacious vitality.
The new power within the body, which had been somewhat violent due to the breakthrough, was quickly organized and gathered under the operation of the Devouring God Forging. It flowed mightily and continuously along the wider and more resilient meridians, eventually perfectly merging into the limbs and bones.
The initial feeling of instability in power after the breakthrough was completely eliminated under the powerful control of the Devouring God.
At the same time, the Dao Domain within Chen Fei's Dantian also underwent earth-shattering changes.
Not only has its range expanded several times, but more importantly, the strength and depth of the Dao Domain have increased significantly.
The network of rules constituting the Dao Domain has become more compact, and the Dao and principles it contains have become more profound, as if it has transformed from a shallow beach into a deep pool. This means that Chen Fei's ability to mobilize the power of heaven and earth, unleash supernatural powers, and resist the erosion of external rules will undergo a qualitative leap.
Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes, and a strange phenomenon of the sun and moon turning and stars being born and dying flashed through them before returning to a warm and profound calm.
Chen Fei did not get up immediately, but remained seated in the void, focusing his mind on his body, carefully and comprehensively sensing every change brought about by this breakthrough.
First and foremost is physical strength. Needless to say, the increase in strength is immense, and the body's defense, recovery, and endurance have all been elevated to a whole new level.
Secondly, the Dao Domain expanded in scope and greatly increased in strength. But what surprised Chen Fei the most was that, with the advancement of his realm, the profound mysteries of the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging technique could finally be revealed in greater detail.
Among them, the most direct change that enhances his immediate combat power is that the duration of the Devouring God Body has been nearly doubled.
From barely managing to sustain a dozen or so breaths before, it is now strong enough to sustain more than thirty breaths.
The Devouring Heaven Divine Body is Chen Fei's trump card. Once activated, his combat power will soar, enough to overcome minor realms to fight enemies.
However, due to limitations in cultivation level, the duration was too short, often only usable in moments that determined victory or defeat, making it quite restrictive.
Now, the significantly extended duration means that Chen Fei can maintain his peak performance for a longer period of time, and that he has more resources to maneuver against slightly stronger opponents, and even to turn the tables.
Moreover, Chen Fei could sense that not only was the duration extended, but in the Devouring God Body state, his power amplification, control over the power of rules, and resistance to negative statuses were all stronger than before.
This is an all-round improvement.
Having broken through his cultivation realm and greatly increased his strength, Chen Fei was not satisfied with this.
In the void before him, light flashed continuously, and mountains of Dao crystals appeared, roughly numbering no less than a million. Chen Fei flicked his finger, and a condensed burst of energy swept across.
"Crack..."
The crisp cracking sounds blended together as a total of 1.08 million Dao Crystals shattered simultaneously.
Instantly, a massive amount of extremely pure primordial energy erupted like a volcano that had been suppressed for ten thousand years. The primordial energy released by the simultaneous shattering of 1.08 million Dao Crystals was terrifying in its total amount, enough to burst the meridians of an ordinary Tai Cang Realm cultivator.
But Chen Fei remained calm and took a deep breath. With this inhalation, the vast primordial energy that permeated the void sea flowed like rivers into the sea, forming a visible torrent of primordial energy, which he swallowed in one gulp.
The terrifying primordial energy encountered the domineering and unparalleled technique of Devouring Heaven Divine Forging as soon as it entered Chen Fei's body.
Like wild horses being harnessed to the strongest reins, they quickly became docile under the guidance and refinement of the cultivation technique, and then merged into every corner of Chen Fei's body.
The spirit, like parched earth nourished by sweet rain, grows rapidly.
His physique, which had just broken through, was now being tempered and refined once again by the influx of a massive amount of pure vital energy.
Blood flowed like a celestial river, emitting a faint sound of tides. Physical strength, resilience, and recovery continued to improve steadily and solidly, building upon the breakthroughs already achieved.
Under the transformation of massive amounts of primordial energy, the Dao Domain expanded once again, and its internal scenery became even more vivid and realistic. The network of rules that formed the foundation of the Dao Domain became more complex and resilient, and the Dao and principles it contained became even more profound.
After an unknown amount of time, when the last trace of Dao Crystal Qi was perfectly refined and absorbed, the aura within Chen Fei's body had become solid, thick, and flawless, like a piece of jade that had been polished for countless years, its brilliance restrained yet incredibly firm.
Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes, his gaze bright and clear, before quickly returning to his inner self.
Peak of the mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm!
Feeling the surging, immense power within him, Chen Fei slowly exhaled a long breath.
With a thought, Chen Fei's figure, which was sitting cross-legged in the depths of the void of the Guixu Realm, rippled like water and then disappeared without a trace.
The next instant, Chen Fei reappeared in the hall filled with hundreds of jade boxes.
The hall remained silent. The gods on the murals watched with majesty, and dust drifted slowly in the dim light. Everything seemed exactly the same as when he left.
Chen Fei's gaze swept over the hundreds of jade boxes scattered on the ground, each radiating an alluring spiritual light and medicinal fragrance. His eyes remained calm, showing little sign of greed.
He moved lightly and silently to the front of the tightly closed palace door.
Breaking through to the mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm was not just about an increase in strength. The enhancement to his soul brought about by the Undying True Light Mirror was equally significant. His spiritual senses became more acute, and his perception of energy fluctuations became increasingly refined and subtle.
Chen Fei gently placed one hand on the cold, heavy palace door without applying force. Instead, he closed his eyes and focused all his attention and enhanced spiritual perception, like the most delicate tendrils, quietly spreading outward from the palace through the cracks in the door.
His spiritual perception, like invisible ripples, silently swept across the long corridor outside the palace gate, the stone walls, and even the darkness further away. After a moment, Chen Fei slowly withdrew his palm, opened his eyes, and a look of understanding flashed in them.
Chen Fei turned around, facing the hundreds of jade boxes scattered on the ground in the center of the hall, and gently flicked his right sleeve forward.
A gentle, invisible force rippled out with the wave of his sleeve, precisely enveloping all the jade boxes.
In the next instant, the hundreds of jade boxes of varying sizes transformed into streams of light of different colors, like a reversed galaxy, and flew into Chen Fei's sleeve in an orderly fashion, disappearing without a trace.
The floor of the main hall was instantly cleared, leaving only a thick layer of dust.
Meanwhile, outside the main hall, about a hundred feet away from the hall's entrance, beneath the shadow of a colonnade, an invisible illusionary barrier, perfectly integrated with its surroundings, undulated slightly.
This barrier not only obscures sight and most of the sense of presence, but also cleverly isolates all internal fluctuations from the outside world.
A figure clad in tattered armor, surrounded by a gray-black aura of resentment and death, sat cross-legged silently, just like an ancient stone sculpture.