Chapter 74

After resolving the matter with Zheng Anqi, Chen Fan officially began his cultivation.

Since he broke through to the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm in mid-September, it has been a month and a half. As his cultivation gradually improved, he increasingly felt that he was just one step away from the late-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm.

Especially, the Yin Dragon Pool's Yin Qi was no less abundant than the complete version of the Yunshan Formation's spiritual energy. The Void Body Cultivation Technique could absorb all kinds of primordial energy from heaven and earth. For Chen Fan, this place was also a holy land for cultivation.

By constructing a spirit-gathering formation with Yin Crystal Stones and jade, Chen Fan's cultivation advanced at an incredible pace.

Moreover, he began to refine the Soul Shaping Pill.

At this moment, the benefits of having subordinates became evident. With a single command from Chen Fan, the members of the Yin Ghost Sect ran to Jiuding City, bought all the medicinal materials he needed, and presented them to him.

Chen Fan did not need to spend anything.

He only needed to allow the members of the Yin Ghost Sect to cultivate in the valley and occasionally grant them a Jing Qi Pill, and they would be overjoyed.

In the past, for the Yin Ghost Sect, the Yin Dragon Pool was inhabited by Yin Snakes, and the Yin Qi was extremely violent, making it impossible for ordinary people to cultivate there. However, after Chen Fan set up the spirit-gathering and spirit-guiding formations, the Yin Qi became relatively calm, making it suitable for cultivation.

"Today, I can凝聚神念了."

Chen Fan sat cross-legged on a large rock by the pool and swallowed the Soul Shaping Pill he had painstakingly refined.

As soon as the pill entered his mouth, it immediately transformed into an invisible form, causing no unusual sensation in his body. The effectiveness of the Soul Shaping Pill acted on the soul and spirit.

Chen Fan soon felt his temples throbbing, his vision blurring, and his brain feeling dizzy and heavy. This was a manifestation of his greatly increased mental power, which his physical body could hardly bear.

But he was not afraid at all. Instead, he muttered incantations and silently recited a spell in his mind.

The 'Spirit Refinement Technique' is a very famous method for condensing divine consciousness.

Many disciples of large sects begin to refine their divine consciousness as early as the Tongxuan stage or even the Foundation Establishment stage, rather than waiting for it to form naturally at the Spirit Sea stage.

This is because the effectiveness of divine consciousness far surpasses ordinary mental power.

If mental power is like raw iron, which is hard but brittle and can easily break, then divine consciousness is like refined steel, which is both hard and flexible and can be forged into steel knives, precious swords, divine spears, and so on, with a power ten times greater than mental power.

The 'Spirit Refinement Technique' that Chen Fan practiced was more profound than the ordinary version.

He found this technique in an ancient immortal's cave, which belonged to the most talented cultivators of the ancient era for refining divine consciousness. It was more robust and powerful than the modern version.

As the 'Ancient Spirit Refinement Technique' operated, a torrent of invisible mental power surged in his mind.

After taking the Soul Shaping Pill, his expanded mental power was continuously compressed, almost becoming tangible, distorting the air around him.

"Chi!"

This sound did not come from his mouth but exploded in his mental sea.

The surging mental power instantly condensed to an extreme point, then rapidly exploded, transforming into an invisible wave that rolled outwards.

This invisible wave, like a gust of wind, pushed away pebbles, leaves, and lounge chairs around him.

Within a ten-zhang radius centered on Chen Fan, it was as if a typhoon had passed.

"Finally, it's done!"

Chen Fan slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, the world before his eyes was no longer the same.

He could see the texture of every leaf; he could see the limbs of ants on the ground; he could hear the breathing of small animals underground; he could sense the flow of true qi in Ah Xiu's body as she practiced by the pool; he could...

After forming divine consciousness, not only did his five senses greatly increase, but he also began to perceive the world with a mysterious sixth sense.

Within the range of Chen Fan's divine consciousness, not only were all living beings and objects clearly observed, but even the invisible primordial energy in the world could be seen.

The Yin Dragon Pool, which appeared to ordinary people as a relatively cold and quiet deep pool, was now perceived by Chen Fan as being enveloped by countless gray-black Yin Qi, with the pool mouth being deep and mysterious, like a connection to the Netherworld, constantly spewing out black gas.

"The Ancient Spirit Refinement Technique is indeed the Ancient Spirit Refinement Technique, far superior to ordinary techniques."

Chen Fan sighed.

His divine consciousness extended over a hundred meters, enough to cover the entire valley. All the movements within the valley were within his sight.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators could only extend their divine consciousness up to ten meters, and even with the Soul Shaping Pill, it would only reach twenty to thirty meters. How could they compare to Chen Fan, who could cover a hundred-meter radius with his divine consciousness?

"Now that my divine consciousness is fully formed, I can start refining a magical artifact."

Since obtaining the Yin Snake's spine, Chen Fan had already decided what kind of magical artifact to refine.

He used his divine consciousness to engrave spells and formations on the extremely hard Yin Snake's spine. Unlike ordinary magical artifacts, attack-type magical artifacts focus on a single function, making them incredibly lethal.

Seven days later,

Chen Fan completed the engraving of the formations on the Yin Snake's spine. The twenty-meter-long spine was covered with dense golden patterns, with golden lines running through the entire spine.

The final step was next.

"Collect!"

Chen Fan suddenly channeled his magical power and retracted it.

The Yin Snake's spine glowed with golden light, and the twenty-meter-long spine slowly shrank and condensed into a small, elegant bone ring that could be worn on the hand.

The bone ring was as white as jade, with countless tiny golden runes on its surface, giving it a mysterious and ancient feel.

At this point, the magical artifact was truly formed. Otherwise, he would not be able to carry a twenty-meter-long snake spine around.

"Now, let's see the power of this snake spine magical artifact."

Chen Fan lightly flicked his hand, sending the bone ring flying.

The bone ring extended in the air, transforming into a nearly thirty-meter-long white bone whip. The bone whip struck a granite rock the size of a minivan by the pool.

"Boom!"

It was like an explosion.

The granite rock shattered like tofu, with countless fragments scattering in all directions.

Chen Fan waved his hand again, and the bone whip landed in the Yin Dragon Pool, splitting the dozens-of-meters-wide pool into two, forming two high waves.

"The power is impressive."

If these two strikes had hit a crowd, dozens or even hundreds would have been injured or killed. Even an armored vehicle would not withstand Chen Fan's strike.

Chen Fan retracted the bone whip.

He could feel that the fragments of the granite rock were covered in frost, the effect of the Yin Qi from the Yin Snake's spine.

"Since that's the case, I'll call you the Yin Qi Bone Whip."

After refining his divine consciousness and the magical artifact, Chen Fan felt greatly uplifted and decided to start advancing to the late-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm.

...

One month later, in the Yin Dragon Pool valley.

Ah Xiu was practicing a boxing technique at the valley entrance.

She held an imaginary ball with both hands, moving slowly like an old lady practicing Tai Chi. Her tender white hands lightly pressed against the stone wall beside her, and a fist imprint appeared on the hard stone wall.

The Thirty-Six Styles of True Martial Arts.

The first style, 'Heaven Embracing Hammer'!

The power of this punch was so great that even an expert in internal strength would change color, but Ah Xiu remained unperturbed.

In one month, a normal person could reach the initial stage of internal strength, and a plain town girl could transform into a cold and determined warrior.

In the past month, Ah Xiu had accompanied Master Wu and the members of the Yin Ghost Sect, frequently appearing in Dongdu, sweeping away many forces around the city. Not only did her cultivation improve, but her combat skills also greatly increased. She once severely injured an expert in the initial stage of internal strength with a single hammer blow.

"Ah Xiu, your Heaven Embracing Hammer has already reached the initial stage."

Master Wu walked over with a smile.

At this moment, Master Wu no longer had any trace of Yin Qi, instead exuding a transcendent aura. His cultivation had also greatly improved, and he was only half a step away from the peak of the Daoist realm.

Ah Xiu slowly retracted her stance and looked worriedly into the valley.

"Master Chen has been sitting there motionless, without eating or drinking, for ten days. Is he really okay?"

"No need to worry. Master Chen is a celestial being. His Daoist arts and martial arts have reached the pinnacle. He might be at a critical point in his cultivation. We just need to avoid disturbing him."

Master Wu said confidently.

At this moment, a person suddenly rushed from outside the valley, shouting as he ran:

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen Fan!"

"What are you doing?" Ah Xiu's face changed, and she quickly stepped forward to block the person, recognizing him as Jiang Shao, whom she had met before.

Jiang Shao looked very disheveled and anxious.

"Move aside, I need to see Mr. Chen."

"Master Chen is in closed cultivation. He will not see any visitors." Ah Xiu put on a fierce expression. "If you dare to shout and disturb Master Chen, I will not let you off easily."

"What should I do? I really have an emergency." Jiang Shao was at a loss.

He stood there, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan.

Just as Ah Xiu was about to ask him what the matter was, a deafening howl suddenly came from inside the valley.

The howl rose straight into the sky, shaking the surrounding area. Even the leaves hundreds of meters away from the valley trembled, and the people at the valley entrance felt dizzy and their ears ringing.

Only Ah Xiu smiled broadly.

"Master Chen has emerged from his closed cultivation!"

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