Chapter 7

This time, Chen Feng entered a meditative state extremely quickly. Once again, he entered an internal visualization state, seeing his dantian and the small bronze tripod inside it, which emitted an unparalleled aura and was filled with the ancient and primeval atmosphere.

Suddenly, Chen Feng felt his palm become empty, and the spirit stone had vanished. Then, the spirit stone appeared above his dantian and was absorbed by the small tripod. The tripod emitted a gentle hum and seemed to rotate. In just a moment, before Chen Feng could be shocked, he found that a vast and heavy spiritual energy had surged out of the tripod, flowing into his dantian and circling around it.

The Vajra Sutra began to operate on its own, driving the spiritual energy to circulate through his meridians. It soon condensed into true qi, though the amount was less than one percent of what it was before, it was more powerful and could be used by Chen Feng.

Chen Feng opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and he held two more spirit stones in his hands. Just like before, the spirit stones were absorbed by the tripod, turning into spiritual energy that surged out and was then transformed into true qi by the Vajra Sutra.

By the time the moon was high in the sky, Chen Feng had already absorbed thirty spirit stones!

He felt as if his entire body was like a balloon that had been inflated to the limit, unable to absorb any more of the spiritual energy from the spirit stones. To absorb more, he would need to break through to the Fourth Level of the Postnatal Realm.

Chen Feng threw a punch, causing the air to vibrate, and a sonic boom sounded. He now had at least a thousand pounds of strength.

At the Third Level, he possessed the strength of two tigers.

And a typical Fourth Level Postnatal Realm martial artist only had a thousand pounds of strength!

The ancient bronze tripod, in conjunction with the Vajra Sutra, was truly terrifying!

Chen Feng stood in the cold wind, letting the cold breeze brush against his face, but his heart was burning with excitement.

A typical Third Level Postnatal Realm martial artist would need at least a month to absorb the spiritual energy contained in these spirit stones, but with the tripod, he could directly refine the spirit stones into spiritual energy, accomplishing this in just one day and night. His cultivation speed had increased by a factor of fifteen!

The tripod was truly miraculous, an absolute treasure! It could greatly enhance the efficiency of absorbing the spiritual energy from spirit stones, something he had never heard of before. He had to keep it a secret; otherwise, others might covet it!

The supreme dragon blood in the tripod, whose origin was unknown, had helped him break through to the First Level of the Postnatal Realm and opened his dantian with just a thousandth of a hair's worth. But after that, it remained inactive, and he didn't know its true purpose.

The Vajra Sutra was also an extremely profound and powerful cultivation technique. The spiritual energy extracted from the spirit stones was ultimately an external substance and needed to be refined by the cultivation technique to remove impurities. This step was very time-consuming. After the spiritual energy circulated nine times according to the cultivation route of the Vajra Sutra, it could transform into the most balanced and pure true qi, something no other cultivation technique could achieve!

He had heard that other cultivation techniques required at least ninety-nine cycles to transform spiritual energy into true qi, and some lower-grade techniques required even more.

"It's really a pity! Master said that the Vajra Sutra I cultivate is just a small fragment of the first volume, less than one percent of the entire text, and can only be cultivated up to the Tenth Level of the Postnatal Realm. It can't be used beyond the Divine Gate Realm."

He shook his head, dispelling the thought, and laughed at himself for being too greedy. He should be grateful that he could use it now.

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The sky began to brighten, revealing a hint of dawn.

In the small forest, the sound of wind and thunder could be faintly heard.

Chen Feng was practicing the Great Brightness Seal.

His blue robe was already soaked with sweat, and steam rose from his head. He had practiced all night, but he felt no fatigue. The thousand pounds of strength and the abundant true qi made him feel as if his power was inexhaustible. Not only was he not tired, but as the true qi flowed, he felt increasingly energetic.

His hands emitted a golden light, turning a light golden color, a sign that he had entered the initial stage of the Great Brightness Seal.

The Great Brightness Seal, as a high-grade yellow-level cultivation technique, was not easy to practice, but after being transformed by the mysterious dragon blood, Chen Feng's mind became clear, and his comprehension improved significantly. After practicing the Great Brightness Seal a few times, he became very familiar with it, as if he had been practicing for several months.

By now, he had mastered the Great Brightness Seal, performing it with perfect fluidity and no hesitation.

As the true qi circulated in his body, each cycle deepened his familiarity and understanding.

Suddenly, Chen Feng had an epiphany. He threw a heavy punch, and the true qi surged, forming a golden palm print in the air, as large as a real human hand. It struck a tree as thick as a large bowl with a loud crack, sending wood chips flying. The upper half of the tree swayed and then toppled over.

The golden palm print dissipated, and Chen Feng stood in place, both surprised and delighted, looking at his hand in disbelief!