Standing silently at the cave entrance for a long time, until the rising sun rose from the mountaintop and its warm sunlight shone on him, Chen Changming finally snapped out of his reverie.
This journey has been incredibly difficult!
The hardships he endured to break through the Foundation Establishment, despite Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, are beyond the comprehension of outsiders!
"After reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, I can try using my Divine Sense to control the Flying Sword."
Chen Changming muttered to himself, his eyes brightening.
He took out a Flying Sword, released his Divine Sense to envelop the Flying Sword, and then, under the influence of his thoughts, the Flying Sword trembled and flew up.
At first, it was quite shaky, but gradually the Flying Sword became stable. After an hour, Chen Changming was able to skillfully control the Flying Sword to fly freely in the air.
Chen Changming became excited; his next step was to fly on his sword.
He leaped up and landed on the Flying Sword.
The Flying Sword trembled violently, startling him so much that he almost lost control of Flying Sword.
After stabilizing, he channeled some of his Law Power into the Flying Sword, and the Flying Sword slowly rose up, skimming the top of the grass.
Because of the enhancement of the Evergreen Art, Chen Changming already had extremely abundant spiritual power in his Dantian, far exceeding that of ordinary cultivators, and this remained the case even after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment.
Therefore, he practiced for an entire day before the Law Power in his Dantian was completely depleted.
I learned a lot today.
He can now fly freely on his sword.
The thrill of flying filled Chen Changming with immense joy; he had been waiting for this day for a long time.
After all, as a Foundation Establishment Stage 4 Body Cultivator, he could only rely on his two legs to travel, which was rather inferior to the Foundation Establishment cultivator's ability to travel by sword.
Back inside the cave.
Chen Changming took out a booklet.
This is the Foundation Establishment stage version of the Evergreen Art that he bought in Lingyun City years ago.
Now that he has reached the first level of Foundation Establishment, it is no longer suitable for him to cultivate the original Evergreen Art. He must cultivate this Foundation Establishment version of the Evergreen Art.
However, he didn't open the booklet in his left hand. Instead, his expression changed, and another booklet appeared in his right hand.
This was originally Golden Glow Art.
"Should I... practice the Golden Glow Art?"
Chen Changming flipped to the first page of the Golden Glow Art and glanced at it a few times, a strong desire to cultivate it arose in his heart.
The Golden Glow Art is a metal-based Cultivation Method, while the Evergreen Art is Wood Element Cultivation Method. He can cultivate both Cultivation Method, as they are very compatible with his Spirit Root.
Being Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root is not entirely without merit. Having multiple Spirit Root means having more choices. Chen Changming can choose to cultivate the five elements of Cultivation Method simultaneously: metal, wood, water, and fire.
However, his aptitude and energy were limited, so he could only choose one Cultivation Method to continue practicing.
After pondering for a while, Chen Changming decided to give up the Evergreen Art and switch to the Golden Glow Art.
The Golden Core Ancestor of the Ouyang Family cultivated the Golden Glow Art and successfully broke through to the Golden Core Realm through the Secret Method of the Three-Nine Divine Aperture Technique.
With precedents set by others, he could easily continue down this shortcut.
If he had stubbornly persisted in cultivating the Evergreen Art, even if he had learned the Three-Nine Divine Aperture Technique, his breakthrough to the Golden Core stage would probably not have been as smooth as that of the Ouyang Family's ancestor.
Another reason for choosing the Golden Glow Art is for the magical Law Treasure, the Golden Glow Disk.
This is Law Treasure, a powerful treasure that only Golden Core cultivators can wield.
Only by combining the Golden Glow Art with the Golden Glow Disk can the power of this Law Treasure be maximized.
The thought that he actually possessed a Law Treasure that only Golden Core cultivators could have filled Chen Changming with excitement.
"Choose Golden Glow Art!"
Chen Changming put away the Evergreen Art and prepared to start practicing the Golden Glow Art.
Since his Dantian is now completely Law Power, he will start cultivating the Golden Glow Art Law Power to slowly replenish his Dantian.
Chen Changming activated the Golden Glow Art and began to comprehend it.
He was well aware of his own lack of talent, so he was prepared for a protracted battle.
After studying the Golden Glow Art all night, Chen Changming felt dizzy and lightheaded. He put down the Golden Glow Art and sighed softly. This Cultivation Method was obscure and difficult to understand; the Evergreen Art was simply not on the same level as it.
A Flying Sword lay quietly beside him. Chen Changming scanned it with his Divine Sense and clearly sensed the presence of a rune within the Flying Sword's blade.
"This is a lower-tier Law Artifact..."
Chen Changming took out the " Introduction to Cultivation Manual," reviewed it once, and a smile appeared on his face.
Previously, he could only rely on his experience to sense the strength of a Law Artifact's aura and roughly judge Law Artifact level. Now that he has Divine Sense, he can scan the runes contained within the Law Artifact.
A single rune indicates a lower-tier Law Artifact.
Two runes indicate a mid-tier Law Artifact, three runes indicate a high-tier Law Artifact, and four runes indicate a top-tier Law Artifact.
The Talisman Treasure contains at least six runes, making it extremely powerful.
As for Law Treasure, they start with nine runes and can have up to dozens.
A feeling of hunger welled up in his stomach, so he withdrew his Divine Sense Chen Changming, took out a Blood Spirit Bat, tore off more than ten kilograms of meat and ate it, and then began to cultivate the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art.
Body tempering was the foundation of his survival and livelihood.
Therefore, one must not slack off and must practice at least once a day. However, practicing the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art once takes six hours, which is quite time-consuming.
Thus, Chen Changming entered a state of frantic cultivation, practicing physical training during the day and meditating at night.
Fortunately, he had a considerable number of Demon Beast corpses stored up, enough to sustain him.
Two years later, Chen Changming finally mastered the Golden Glow Art.
This year was spent entirely in meditation at night; if calculated in whole days, it would be equivalent to a year.
"It took me two years to fully comprehend this Golden Glow Art..."
Chen Changming gave a wry smile.
He was born with dullness and lack of intelligence, and there was nothing he could do about it.
He then spent a year practicing the Golden Glow Art completely.
The Law Power of the Golden Glow Art is golden, which is completely different from that of the Evergreen Art.
"Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once it runs completely once, it will be enhanced after a hundred runs..."
Chen Changming took a deep breath and abandoned body tempering, focusing all his efforts on cultivating the Golden Glow Art.
At first, he could only run this Cultivation Method twice a day, and his speed was slow. But after he became more familiar with it, he increased his speed from three times a day to six times a day.
" Golden Glow Art, one hundred times!"
Several dozen days later, Golden Glow Art received its first enhancement.
The enhanced Golden Glow Art is ten times more powerful in every aspect than before.
Chen Changming took out a Heavenly Spirit Pill and swallowed it, then continued to circulate the Golden Glow Art to digest the medicinal effects.
The Heavenly Spirit Pill generated a massive amount of spiritual energy, which, after being circulated through the Golden Glow Art Technique, was transformed into Law Power and entered the Dantian.
"With this Heavenly Spirit Pill Elixir, I won't have to worry about resources for the time being..."
Chen Changming thought to himself.
When evening came, he stopped practicing the Golden Glow Art after finishing his routine and continued to cultivate the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art.
From then on, Chen Changming alternated between cultivating the Golden Glow Art and the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art, and his cultivation in both areas continued to improve over time.
Another year has passed.
Chen Changming's Body Cultivator successfully broke through to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment. His physical body became even stronger, and his steel-like body was filled with explosive power.