Assaulting Eighth-Stage Foundation Establishment
Chen Du had only been a disciple of True Person Chi Yun for three days when he descended from Butterfly Dragon Peak and went straight to the cave of Yan Jinghan, the ninth true Yan Jinghan.
Yan Jinghan, having reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and mastered four great secret techniques, became a disciple of the True Person Fanhai of Xuanming Peak.
This person was arrogant by nature and never held back when fighting others, earning him a notorious reputation among the inner disciples.
When Chen Du arrived at the entrance of his cave, many disciples who had heard the news had already gathered on both sides of the mountain path.
After all, it's been years since the Motian Sect has seen a newly promoted disciple dare to directly challenge one of the top ten disciples.
The cave's protective barriers suddenly burst open, Yan Jinghan emerged from within.
He was tall and imposing, dressed in a long black robe, with a cold and stern face. His gaze fell on Chen Du, and he sneered, "So, you're the one who wants to challenge me?"
He didn't even bother to ask the other person's name, simply raising his hand, "Fine, I accept. You know the rules, right? Challenging the Ten Great Masters is a matter of life and death. You'd better have some real skill, or it'll be over before I even break a sweat."
Chen Du didn't speak, but simply cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.
Yan Jinghan took a step forward, and his true qi surged like a cold tide, unleashing four completely different auras of great secret techniques simultaneously.
The four auras were like ice sealing the sky, like ghostly fire burning the world, like ghosts wailing and gods howling, and like ten thousand swords piercing the heart.
The four great secret techniques were used in succession, turning the entire mountain path into a bluish-black color.
Even from a distance, the disciples watching felt the spiritual energy stagnate and their breathing become labored.
Chen Du no longer concealed his abilities. He opened the Nether River Blood Fiend Return-to-Void Heavenly Book first, and the black river beneath his feet surged, his true energy like a dragon.
Immediately afterwards, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths God-Slaying True Method instantly transformed his true qi into a sharp divine weapon. The two great secret techniques combined allowed him to barely withstand Yan Jinghan's extremely domineering four-technique strangulation attack.
The two fought fiercely in front of the peak, causing rocks to crumble and wisteria vines to be destroyed.
Yan Jinghan's Xuanbing Youhuo was blocked by Chen Du's Styx River, but his killing moves didn't stop there.
He was, after all, a master of four great secret techniques, each of which he had cultivated to a very high level, causing Chen Du to retreat step by step.
Chen Du seemed to be at a disadvantage, but just as Yan Jinghan struck him hard and sent him flying, he suddenly looked up, his eyes seeming to explode with stars.
The Taixu World Fist was unleashed with a thunderous roar!
This punch, imbued with the power of Martial Dao, Immortal Dao, Divine Status, and guided by the energy of two great secret techniques, burst forth like a world breaking through the void.
Yan Jinghan's expression changed drastically; he wanted to defend himself, but it was too late.
The fist's light pierced through the four layers of secret techniques and imprinted itself on his chest.
He was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the stone pillar in front of the cave and embedding himself in the mountain wall. Blood gushed from his mouth, and he couldn't get up for a long time.
Chen Du withdrew his fist and stood still, his clothes and hair still covered with the frost and dust from the fight.
He was slightly out of breath, but his eyes remained calm. The surroundings were deathly silent.
A moment later, someone shouted, "He won!"
The crowd immediately erupted in uproar.
A disciple who had only been a disciple for three days actually defeated the Ninth Disciple in a head-on confrontation.
Everyone knows that Wang Dong is the ninth true disciple.
After defeating the Ninth True Disciple, Chen Du returned to Butterfly Dragon Peak, only to find that the sect's rewards had already been delivered to his cave dwelling.
One Foundation Establishment Pill, one Foundation Establishment Divine Object.
Foundation Establishment Pill is a divine pill that can help people break through to a higher level.
The divine object is called "Nine-Turn Resurrection Grass," its roots and leaves resembling a red dragon coiled around it, its spiritual energy so rich it makes one's heart tremble.
For true disciples, these are things that require risking one's life to obtain, but once one becomes one of the top ten true disciples, the sect bestows upon them two at once.
Chen Du then realized that the ten true disciples were far more important than he had imagined.
Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye after that.
He didn't do anything too outrageous again. On weekdays, he did things for True Person Chi Yun, such as suppressing traitors, clearing out strange beasts in the small secret realm, and occasionally going to other peaks to "reclaim" a few intercepted resources for the peak master.
He was ruthless and precise in his attacks, and spoke little. Gradually, everyone on Butterfly Dragon Peak knew about Wang Dong and was somewhat afraid of him.
The disciples of the other peaks also knew that True Person Chi Yun had added a highly ruthless Qi Refining Grand Perfection cultivator to his roster, and they almost dared not directly provoke the master's disciple.
For True Person Chi Yun, Chen Du was a useful tool.
For Chen Du, these past twenty years have been nothing more than accumulating what he needs for the next Foundation Establishment.
He received all the rewards he was entitled to.
He didn't waste a single moment of the true Qi and insights he needed to accumulate.
Until one autumn, most of the sycamore leaves on the back mountain of Butterfly Dragon Peak fell.
Chen Du was sitting in the cave when he suddenly sensed something and got up to go outside.
The sky was high and the clouds were light; the wind came down from the mountains, carrying the smell of cooking fires from ordinary villages.
He looked down at his hands; his fingers were clearly defined, but beneath the skin and flesh, a faint air of weariness emanated from them.
This body is indeed nearing its end.
He took one last look at Butterfly Dragon Peak and suddenly chuckled softly.
There's nothing left to cherish in this world.
He retreated to his cave, closed the stone door, sat cross-legged, and his true qi and divine soul surged simultaneously within his body.
No one knew that in this quiet cave dwelling, which had been quiet for twenty years, he chose to end his life.
Only the mountain breeze slipped in through the crack in the door, gently blowing across the hem of his coiled robe, like a faint sigh.
[Hundred-Lifetime Body Lv.2 (3/4) → Hundred-Lifetime Body Lv.3 (0/8)]
[Inherited Body Lv.2 (3/4) → Hundred-Lifetime Body Lv.3 (0/8)]
[The Hundred-Lifetime Reincarnation has been triggered, consuming one rebirth opportunity, leaving 29 opportunities remaining.]
[Reincarnation Inheritance triggered. In the next life, you will inherit 60% of your current cultivation level and can take two items with you.]
"Carrying Foundation Establishment Pills and Foundation Establishment Divine Objects."
When Chen Du opened his eyes again, it was still that dilapidated little courtyard, with gray tiles and beams, and cobwebs in the corners of the walls.
He slowly sat up, not rushing to look around, but first looking down at his hands.
In the palm of his hand lay two objects, one a pill sealed in jade wax, its body like amber, vaguely the size of a longan—the very Foundation Establishment Pill that the Qi Refining disciples of the Motian Sect dreamed of.
The other item was two perfectly preserved Foundation Establishment Divine Object: a Nine-Turn Resurrection Grass and a Taiyi Golden Flower Jade Nectar.
He slowly closed his fingers and carefully put the two items away from his body.
The Foundation Establishment Pill is even more valuable than ordinary Foundation Establishment Divine Objects. If he hadn't taken over the Ten True Disciples in his previous life, he wouldn't have even been able to get his hands on it.
Bringing it back now is of great significance to him.
He knew the way very well from then on.
He rejoined the group of nominal disciples with the lowest aptitude and was assigned to Butterfly Dragon Peak, where he received the most basic "Blood Origin Sublimation Scripture".
During the day, he did the same things as other boys: chopping wood, carrying water, and serving as a servant.
At night, he cultivated by the moonlight and quickly cultivated that Blood Origin True Qi. When Zhao Yuan came to his door, he killed him and sacrificed himself, thus raising his aptitude to grade C.
After that, he remained silent until the three fishing fellow apprentices left.
He then took the token, went to register, became an outer disciple, and was given an independent cave dwelling.
This time, he didn't move in before rushing to start cultivating.
He first sat cross-legged in the cave, closed his eyes and looked inward. After confirming that no one was watching, he gritted his teeth and began to disperse his internal energy.
The Blood Origin True Qi and the newly stabilized Qi Refining cultivation within his body were forced out inch by inch by him, like a tide, gathering and dissipating.
The entire process was extremely painful; it felt like my meridians were being scraped by knives and my lower abdomen was being burned by fire.