Chapter 64

Third update! Begging for favorites and red tickets! I've been pushed to the teens, this... this can't be real, right?

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"True essence condensed in the hundred pores of the body, spirit and qi united, regulating breathing with internal breath techniques... When cultivated to the extreme, one can conceal one's breath and hide one's presence, making it difficult for those without divine consciousness to detect."

Chen Xi held the "Conceal Breath and Vanish Technique" and read each word, his eyes becoming increasingly bright.

Amazing!

After reading the entire passage, Chen Xi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

This "Conceal Breath and Vanish Technique" is undoubtedly an extremely divine secret technique. Once mastered, it can not only conceal one's entire aura but also make one's figure transparent and disappear as if evaporated into thin air.

What is particularly noteworthy is that after using the "Conceal Breath and Vanish Technique," unless one is a cultivator with divine consciousness, it is impossible to detect any trace. Divine consciousness is a power that only Nirvana Realm cultivators can possess!

However, the "Conceal Breath and Vanish Technique" can only be used in a stationary state. Any movement will immediately expose one's presence, which is a significant flaw that Chen Xi deeply regretted.

In his view, if he could use the "Conceal Breath and Vanish Technique" while moving, he could leave the Southern Wilderness Mountains without being noticed by the seven demon kings.

In summary, for Chen Xi at his current stage, possessing the "Conceal Breath and Vanish Technique" undoubtedly adds another means of self-preservation, and it is also a powerful tool for ambush and attack!

"The minimum requirement for cultivating these jade slips is the Purple Mansion Realm. It seems I must first break through to the Purple Mansion Realm in my Qi Condensation cultivation..."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Xi picked up the jade slip from the ground, took out an octagonal palace bottle from his storage ring, and placed the Ice Heart Lotus next to a segment of a high-quality spirit vein on the cushion.

The Ice Heart Lotus is a treasure for suppressing heart demons during cultivation. As soon as it appeared, it emitted a calming aura that soothed the mind.

In this tranquil atmosphere, Chen Xi's excited heart gradually calmed down.

The octagonal palace bottle contained nearly 500 pounds of liquid condensed from the Yin Medusa Aura and nearly 3,000 pounds of spirit liquid. These spirit liquids were collected from a spirit spring in the Sword Immortal Mansion's Hall of Hundred Herbs. If not for the ripening of the Golden Spirit Lotus, Chen Xi would have collected more than 3,000 pounds of spirit liquid.

However, these spirit liquids were enough to support his cultivation for a long time.

Swish! The octagonal palace bottle suddenly flew into the air, and the bottle mouth tilted, pouring out a stream of spirit liquid, which Chen Xi then swallowed.

Spirit liquid is used by cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm and above to lay the foundation of the Dao. Chen Xi using it to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm was undoubtedly a risky behavior.

However, Chen Xi couldn't afford to be cautious. In the dangerous Southern Wilderness Mountains, where beasts rampaged, only by rapidly enhancing his strength could he increase his chances of survival!

Rumble!

As soon as the spirit liquid poured in, a loud sound like the surging of a great river echoed within Chen Xi's body. The surging and pure spirit liquid, like a fierce beast, began to rampage through his meridians. Wherever it passed, the meridians and acupoints were as if scraped by countless small knives, causing intense pain throughout his body.

Chen Xi grunted, enduring the pain and gritting his teeth to circulate the "Purple Dawn Technique."

Fortunately, his divine soul power was strong enough, and he quickly guided the flood of spirit liquid to circulate through his meridians. After 36 cycles, it was all injected into his dantian.

At this moment, the dantian was no longer the calm place it once was. The nine true essence clouds, originally arranged in a straight line, seemed to be stirred by a large hand, suddenly dancing within the dantian, devouring the surging true essence.

The devouring process lasted for three days!

After three days, nearly 1,000 pounds of spirit liquid had been consumed, and the nine true essence clouds had expanded more than ten times their original size, like a fermented dough ball blocking the dantian, unable to move at all.

Chen Xi did not stop his cultivation but continued to absorb the spirit liquid. After being refined by the "Purple Dawn Technique," it continued to surge into the dantian.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The dantian, already full, began to swell, as if it would burst at any moment.

At this moment—

"Open!"

Chen Xi suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils swirling with cold light, and he shouted.

...

Outside the cave, Mu Kui was meditating under a large tree. Sensing something, he suddenly looked up and saw that all the heaven and earth's spiritual energy in the entire Moon Embrace Mountain was surging toward the cave. A strong wind suddenly arose, and the sky and clouds churned, creating a terrifying scene.

"Summoning heaven and earth's spiritual energy?" Mu Kui's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Could Senior Chen Xi be opening his Purple Mansion?"

...

"Hmm?"

In a steep mountain peak thousands of miles away, a black-robed, white-haired young man was lying on a jade bed, drinking wine. A beautiful female demon was massaging his legs, and he looked extremely comfortable.

However, he seemed to sense something and suddenly sat up. The white bone wine cup in his hand fell to the ground and shattered, but he seemed to feel nothing. He muttered to himself, "Who would be breaking through to the Purple Mansion Realm in my territory? Impossible, none of those little guys have the strength to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm. Could it be a fellow cultivator from elsewhere?"

"Your Majesty, did you sense something?" the beautiful female demon asked cautiously.

The black-robed, white-haired young man waved his hand and said, "Go, find my disciple Li Hu and ask him if any other demon cultivators have been lingering nearby recently."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The beautiful female demon smiled and transformed into a white-feathered spirit bird, flying out of the cave.

...

The intense fluctuations of heaven and earth's spiritual energy on Moon Embrace Mountain also caught the attention of the great demons nearby. They either raised their heads from the water, looked from the treetops, or walked out of their caves, all gazing at the same place—Moon Embrace Mountain.

"Could it be Mu Kui?"

"No, I remember that stupid wolf just advanced to the peak of the innate realm."

"This momentum is definitely the opening of the Purple Mansion!"

"If the Purple Mansion is successfully opened, the status of the Black Ape King of the Kong Water Cave will be threatened."

Surprise, doubt, and concern surged in the hearts of each great demon, but regardless, their gazes toward Moon Embrace Mountain were already tinged with a hint of reverence.

...

Boom!

Inside the cave, Chen Xi felt his body's hair stand on end, and his dantian was as if struck by lightning, causing his divine soul to tremble.

A terrifying aura of heaven and earth spread out.

Crack!

A sound like a shell breaking, like the opening of the universe, or the rebirth of a phoenix, Chen Xi felt his body as if washed by clear spring water, becoming completely transparent, and his thoughts became clear.

Purple Mansion Realm!

Chen Xi forcibly suppressed his excitement, looking inward at his body. The dantian had transformed into a space a hundred times larger than before, with a true essence lake rippling within, appearing mysterious.

Hmm?

Chen Xi was surprised to notice that in the center of the lake, a golden light-encircled Golden Spirit Lotus fruit was floating, completely unaffected by the breakthrough.

I wonder what this fruit can do...

Shaking his head, Chen Xi did not hesitate. He recalled the techniques of the "Ice Crane Technique" in his mind, savoring its profound and mysterious meanings.

Opening the Purple Mansion and laying the foundation of the Dao is the true entry into the immortal path. At this stage, the realm is extremely unstable. Without a cultivation technique for the Purple Mansion stage, the foundation of the Dao could be destroyed!

In the Purple Mansion Realm, each advancement in stage results in the emergence of a true essence star in the dantian. When nine stars align, it is the completion of the Purple Mansion.

What Chen Xi needed to do now was to condense a true essence star, making his realm completely stable.

Swish!

The spirit liquid in the octagonal palace bottle had only about 2,000 pounds left, but Chen Xi was not stingy. After confirming that he had mastered every detail of the "Ice Crane Technique," he opened his mouth again to absorb the spirit liquid and began to cultivate.

The "Ice Crane Technique" is divided into nine stages, recording the cultivation methods from the first star to the ninth star of the Purple Mansion, also known as the Nine Transformations of the Ice Crane. Each transformation can condense a true essence star.

Another three hours passed.

After circulating the "Ice Crane Technique" for 81 cycles, Chen Xi's true essence had completely transformed.

The purple true essence originally condensed by the "Purple Dawn Technique" had now turned into a bright and transparent silver, like ice crystals, appearing exceptionally beautiful.

This true essence was cold and continuous, full of vitality, moving through the meridians like a winding ice dragon.

Chen Xi opened his eyes, bent his elbow, and struck a punch into the air.

The punch's aura roared, and a prominent ice fist mark appeared in the air, making the entire cave extremely cold.

Bang!

A layer of ice spread over the hard walls of the cave, and a deep fist mark was indented in the center.

"The Ice Crane True Essence is indeed powerful. A casual punch can have such power, and it will surely have a surprising effect in battle!"

Chen Xi was extremely satisfied.

"Senior, may I come in?" Mu Kui's voice came from outside the cave.

Chen Xi thought for a moment, then got up and walked out of the cave, looking at the bowed Mu Kui and asked, "What do you need?"

Mu Kui was about to say something, but when his gaze fell on Chen Xi, he felt as if facing an immovable mountain, and his heart was secretly shocked. He quickly congratulated, "Ah, Senior has indeed advanced to the Purple Mansion Realm. I congratulate you, Senior."

Chen Xi frowned and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. I don't like flattery, and don't do it again in the future."

Mu Kui nodded repeatedly, pondered for a moment, and then whispered, "Senior, a few of my friends want to meet you. They are great demons who cultivate nearby on Moon Embrace Mountain. Upon hearing the news of your breakthrough to the Purple Mansion, they specially came to congratulate you. Could you spare some time to meet them?"

"Great demons who cultivate nearby?"

Chen Xi was taken aback, but when he noticed the anxious expression on Mu Kui's face, he vaguely understood what was happening. This guy must have boasted to other great demons about something.