Chapter 10

Once again, he practiced the Great Hand Seal, and suddenly, it seemed as if he had a moment of enlightenment. All the insights and experiences from his cultivation over these days surged to his mind, flashing through his thoughts one by one.

Chen Feng's movements suddenly slowed down. It was as if he was carrying a thousand-pound weight, or as if he was performing the technique in glue, very slow and sluggish. It took him a full quarter of an hour to complete the Great Hand Seal, and at that moment, he let out a loud shout. True Qi surged throughout his body, and a golden hand seal as large as a fan appeared before him, striking a large bluestone.

With just one palm, he shattered the bluestone, which weighed two thousand pounds!

The first level of the Great Hand Seal, perfected!

Immediately after, Chen Feng sat cross-legged. His originally stable cultivation showed signs of collapse. He urged his True Qi to repeatedly impact his body. The vast True Qi continuously tore apart his flesh and meridians, then reformed them.

Impurities in his body were expelled, forming a layer of black substance on his skin. His body became more lustrous and solid, more powerful and refined. His meridians became wider and flatter, more resilient.

His strength also continued to increase.

One thousand one hundred pounds!

One thousand two hundred pounds!

...

One thousand five hundred pounds!

Finally, when he reached one thousand five hundred pounds, the third realm collapsed with a loud boom. Chen Feng felt intense pain, almost fainting.

He gritted his teeth and endured it. A warm current of True Qi circulated through his body, making him feel incredibly comfortable and warm.

Chen Feng opened his eyes, a smile on his lips.

He had already entered the fourth realm!

But he did not stop there. He took out the crystals, held them in his hands, and began to absorb them!

His strength continued to rise.

After another day and night, Chen Feng had absorbed all the crystals, and his strength had surged to two thousand pounds! His cultivation had reached the middle stage of the fourth realm of the Later Heaven stage!

Taking advantage of the momentum from breaking through to the fourth realm, Chen Feng practiced the Great Hand Seal again.

He had hoped to make a breakthrough in the Great Hand Seal, but unfortunately, the Great Hand Seal was profound and difficult to break through. However, he managed to stabilize the first level of the Great Hand Seal.

"I now have the strength of two thousand pounds, the power of four tigers. And the first level of the Great Hand Seal is also perfected. With one palm, I can exert two thousand five hundred pounds of force. Even if I encounter a high-level expert at the sixth realm of the Later Heaven stage, as long as they are not at the peak of the sixth realm, I can handle it!"

"But my cultivation method consumes a lot. I didn't notice it yesterday, but today I realized that the two spirit stones, after being crushed and absorbed by the ancient tripod and converted into spiritual energy, only provide me with the amount of spiritual energy equivalent to one spirit stone. The rest of the spiritual energy must have been absorbed by the ancient tripod."

"This is quite normal, after all, the ancient tripod also consumes energy to operate."

"Like my absorption method, the speed is very fast, seven and a half times faster than that of ordinary martial artists, but the amount of spirit stones consumed is also very large. I urgently need spirit stones or materials rich in spiritual energy, such as inner cores, crystal nuclei, etc.!"

Chen Feng drank a few sips of mountain spring water, took a bath in the mountain stream, changed into a clean set of clothes, and climbed to a high point on a small mountain peak.

The cool mountain breeze blew, making him feel very comfortable. Although he was only sixteen years old, he was already tall and slender, with a straight and elegant figure, sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and hair as black as ink, a handsome young man!

This place was over a hundred miles away from Broken Arrow Peak. After leaving the thatched cottage yesterday, Chen Feng had traveled eastward and was now basically out of the territory controlled by the Qianyuan Sect. The deeper one went into the Qing Sen Mountains, the more powerful the beast demons became. Chen Feng did not dare to venture too deep. He was now about a hundred miles into the mountains, which was still considered the outer area.

The mountain peak he was on was not very high, only a hundred or so zhang, but everything within a few miles was clearly visible.

At his feet was a primeval forest that had grown for countless years. The forest was like a sea of waves, a deep, dark green as far as the eye could see.

Chen Feng looked around, and suddenly his brows furrowed, his eyes fixed on a spot.

About seven or eight miles away, in a forest, there were sounds of commotion, and trees were continuously falling, as if broken by some great force. There were also roars of fierce beasts carried by the wind.

Chen Feng's heart stirred, and he quickly descended the mountain, rushing toward the source of the noise.

The closer he got, the louder the commotion became. The roars of the beasts grew louder, and there were also heavy thuds. Chen Feng cautiously approached, hiding behind a large rock to observe.

In a clearing in the forest, two beast demons were fighting. The surrounding trees had been destroyed, leaving a scene of chaos.

The two beast demons were a giant python and a giant bear.

The giant python was about three to four zhang long, as thick as a barrel, pitch black, with palm-sized scales covering its body, the edges as sharp as knives. Its eyes were blood red, like two red lanterns, with evil and cold light flickering in them. It coiled its lower body and stood upright, its tongue flicking out far. The snake venom dripped down, as black as ink. The venom was clearly highly toxic, and when it fell to the ground, it corroded the earth, causing white smoke to rise. The giant bear, standing upright, was over two people tall, with a tawny yellow body. Some vital parts of its body were covered with tawny yellow scales, making it look very defensive.