Xiao Changlü Awakens

At this moment, Chen Lingxi sat upright in the Storm Immortal Pivot, the surging, Unfinished Thunder coiling around his body, constantly flowing.

A series of intense bolts of lightning completely enveloped him.

At this moment, Chen Lingxi's robes were completely dyed a deep blue-green, and his robes fluttered around him, making him look like a god born from lightning.

He closed his eyes and concentrated. On the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform, the section of Thunder-Prison Spirit Branch had transformed into an extremely pure ball of thunder essence, hanging in the very center of the Dao Platform, emitting a chilling, eerie light.

Chen Lingxi activated that great Divine Ability power, and the mysterious patterns on the Dao Platform lit up simultaneously, as the ball of thunderous essence absorbed a great deal of spiritual energy!

Unfinished Thunder surged in continuously, frantically pouring into his body, enveloping and repeatedly refining the essence of thunder.

This process is extremely slow, yet allows no room for error.

The cultivation of Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability is different from ordinary techniques. The slightest deviation may lead to the loss of all previous efforts or even backlash.

After an unknown amount of time, the essence of thunder finally sprouted a tender shoot in the Void above the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform.

In the end, the tender sprout transformed into a small thunder tree, with lush branches and leaves, and flowing lightning.

"This is the Thunder-Prison Profound Root."

"The Profound Root transformed from the great Divine Ability of Thunder-Prison Heaven."

Chen Lingxi her eyes, her gaze intense.

Once the Profound Root was formed, Chen Lingxi felt that it contained incomparably intense lightning, which was under his control as if it were his own arm.

With a slight thought, he pointed his finger, and a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared, spreading across the Void.

"This is the Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability," Chen Lingxi murmured to himself, his eyes shining brightly.

He could clearly sense the power of this Thunder-Prison Heaven Divine Ability Power.

"After planting the Profound Root, he can transform the Profound Root Thunder into Thunder Prison."

"Under the shroud of Thunder Prison, I am the thunderous ruler of this small world."

"Moreover... this is far from the ultimate power of this great Divine Ability ability."

Chen Lingxi slowly opened her eyes, her body surrounded by lightning.

With a slight thought, the lightning at his fingertips suddenly surged, transforming into five bolts of lightning that danced wildly in the Void.

With a casual wave of his hand, the five bolts of lightning roared out like five thunder dragons, crashing into the surging Storm Immortal Pivot, exploding into a series of earth-shattering explosions.

"Such power from a mere casual strike," Chen Lingxi murmured to himself, increasingly delighted.

He then focused his mind on the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform.

The Profound Root of that Dao Platform in the Void was still slowly growing, and a wisp of pure thunderous Daoist charm emanated from it with each breath.

This is the wonder of the profound Profound Root of great Divine Ability.

Even without active activation, the Profound Root will constantly nourish the host with the Daoist essence of thunder, making the host's physical body and spiritual energy increasingly pure and powerful.

The longer it goes on, the deeper its foundation becomes.

"No wonder Dao Foundation Realm cultivators are so powerful." Chen Lingxi thought to himself, "Now that I have condensed my Profound Root, I have not yet planted Dao Platform Profound Root Platform, and my spiritual energy has not yet reached the Dao Origin."

"Using spiritual energy to control the Thunder-Prison Heaven is already such a powerful divine Divine Ability; if it were driven by Dao Origin, both its power and the personal enhancement would undoubtedly be greatly increased."

Chen Lingxi with emotion.

He now finally understood why those Dao Foundation Realm Establishment figures possessed such terrifying power with every gesture.

Why could Bai Lingze's casual palm strike make him feel powerless? Why could Zhao Duanxuan, with only a Spirit Artifact clone, severely injure him like this?

The main reasons are twofold.

The first point is Dao Origin.

Qi Circulation Realm cultivators cultivate spiritual qi, which, though mysterious, is ultimately just a product of the refinement of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The Dao Origin cultivated by the Dao Foundation Realm cultivators is a qualitative change in spiritual Qi after it has undergone tempering on Dao Platform Profound Root.

A single drop of that Dao Origin is equivalent to a hundred strands of spiritual Qi from an ordinary Qi Circulation Realm cultivator.

Its power, purity, and enhancement of magical Divine Ability far surpass those of spiritual energy.

Just like a sword forged from ordinary iron and a divine weapon forged from meteorite iron from outer space, they may seem to be the same in form, but in reality they are worlds apart.

The second reason lies in the Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability.

The difference between the great supernatural Divine Ability of the Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability and ordinary magical techniques is too great.

Ordinary magical arts Divine Ability, no matter how exquisite, are nothing more than the application of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the activation of one's own spiritual energy.

But Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability are different!

The Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability, capable of resonating with the Great Dao and breathing in unison with Heaven and Earth!

Just like this Thunder-Prison Heaven.

Without this great Divine Ability, Chen Lingxi's use of thunder magic would only rely on his own spiritual energy and Thunder Treasure Qi, and its power would ultimately be limited.

But with this Thunder-Prison Heaven, he was essentially carrying a thunderous inferno with him at all times.

As long as the Dao Origin is inexhaustible, the Thunder Prison will never cease, its Killing Power inexhaustible.

Not to mention the wonders of how the Profound Root constantly tempers the physical body and nourishes the Dao Origin.

"This kind of enhancement is unmatched by any ordinary spell."

Chen Lingxi with emotion for a long time before his mind sank into the Thunder-Prison Profound Root.

He could clearly sense that a bolt of lightning was being nurtured within this Profound Root.

The bolt of lightning was about the size of a fist, and its entire body was a deep purple color, with faint flashes of lightning flowing across its surface.

With each pulsation of the Xuan Lei, countless fine bolts of lightning burst forth, nourishing the Profound Root.

"The thunder within my Profound Root is not the thunder contained in the Thunder-Prison Spirit Branch, but rather the Unfinished Thunder within this Storm Immortal Pivot."

Chen Lingxi thought to himself, "I have only just begun cultivating the Thunder-Prison Heaven, and yet I have the fortuitous opportunity to obtain this Immortal Pivot Thunder. This is truly a great fortuitous opportunity for me."

Without the Storm Immortal Pivot, it would have taken him at least several years of arduous effort to cultivate the Thunder-Prison Heaven Divine Ability to this level.

Within this Immortal Pivot, with the power of the Unfinished Thunder, the task was completed in just a few months.

This is the fortuitous opportunity.

"On the path of spiritual practice, sometimes a single fortuitous opportunity can be worth ten times the hard work."

With this thought in mind, Chen Lingxi manipulated the Profound Root to land on the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform.

When Profound Root came into contact with the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform, he felt the spiritual energy within the Dao Platform surging wildly, like a disturbed giant python churning endlessly and continuously Mystic Entry Realm Gen.

That Profound Root was like a gluttonous beast that never knew when to stop, greedily devouring the spiritual energy in his Dao Platform. With each wisp it devoured, the lightning on the Profound Root intensified, and its branches and leaves grew more luxuriant.

But Chen Lingxi frowned.

Because he clearly sensed that the spiritual energy in his Dao Platform was being consumed at a visible rate.

The Dao Platform spiritual energy, which was originally as clear as a lake, began to thin under this frenzied absorption, just like a pond being scorched by the blazing sun, with the water level gradually dropping.

"No wonder the Dragon-Stripping Dao-Transformation One-Qi True Formula records that cultivators who Qi Circulation Realm must pass through four major stages to achieve the Dao Foundation Realm: Dao Seed Realm, Dao Platform, Profound Root, and Dao Platform Root-Seeding!" Chen Lingxi murmured to himself.

"However, upon closer examination, the most difficult part of establishing Dao Foundation Realm is actually cultivating great Divine Ability and achieving the Profound Root."

Now that I have cultivated the Mysterious Gate, with just a little effort, I can plant this Profound Root into the Dao Platform. At that time, the spiritual energy around my body will completely transform into Dao Origin.

"Then I can establish the Dao Foundation Realm."

Chen Lingxi continued his cultivation, but after a few days, he couldn't help but open his eyes and frown.

"The spiritual energy required for this final step is far too immense."

As he pondered, he raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the Storm Immortal Pivot.

Although the Spiritual Qi within the Storm Immortal Pivot far surpasses that of the outside world, it still cannot help Chen Lingxi achieve his Dao Foundation Realm as quickly as possible.

Dao Platform Root-Seeding is like planting a towering tree into the earth. Without enough fertile soil and sweet rain, the tree will not only fail to take root, but will also drain the earth's nutrients, ultimately leading to the demise of both.

"Now I have cultivated great Divine Ability and formed Profound Root. Once the Profound Root falls into the Dao Platform, it can form the Dao Foundation Realm, and the spiritual energy will be completely transformed into Dao Origin."

"But this final hurdle requires a great deal of Spiritual Qi and inspiration." Chen Lingxi sighed inwardly, "They say that one can achieve the Dao Foundation Realm through painstaking effort, but the time required is far too long. At this rate, I'm afraid it will take me twenty or thirty years."

Two or three decades have passed...

"By the time I've cultivated my Dao Foundation Realm, won't it be too late?"

Chen Lingxi couldn't wait that long.

Powerful figures from the Great Xuanzhuo Realm have arrived one after another, and the fate of Emperor Daye is now unknown. Bai Lingze and Zhao Duanxuan are eyeing him covetously.

More importantly... the shadow of that World-Refining Furnace always loomed over his head.

He didn't have that much time to slowly hone his skills in this Immortal Pivot.

As Chen Lingxi reflected on this, she looked up at the Void again.

His gaze pierced through the surging thunder of the Storm Immortal Pivot, through the layers of clouds, and landed on a Immortal Ranking shrouded in purple qi in the far distance.

The Immortal Ranking stood high in the Void, its purple light swirling, and its names were densely packed.

"The Cauldron-Artifact Immortal Ranking stands high in the Void; for me, this is a rare fortuitous opportunity..."

"I'm only ranked eighteenth on the Heaven Ranking," Chen Lingxi muttered to himself.

He once defeated the Daoist Fire Tuo and rose to fourteenth place on the Immortal Ranking.

As time went by, his ranking dropped several places, and now he is only eighteenth.

Chen Lingxi's gaze slowly swept across the Immortal Ranking, finally landing on the name ranked tenth.

"Ou Ningzi of the Southern Heaven Domain, Qing Yuechan of the Candleflame Star ..." He murmured these two names in his heart.

These two individuals were ranked eleventh and twelfth respectively.

Ranking above these two is Liu Chengfeng, who is the Dragon-Offering Sect Dao Foundation Realm."

"If I can defeat one of these two and obtain the immense spiritual energy of the top ten on the Immortal Ranking, and use it to nourish the Dao Platform Root-Seeding, I can step into the Dao Foundation Realm in one fell swoop."

"At that time, the spiritual energy will transform into Dao Origin, and the battle power will surge. Even if I face Bai Lingze again, I won't be as disheveled as before."

Having made up his mind, Chen Lingxi channeled a wisp of his Divine Sense into the communication jade pendant and sent a message to Lin Suri.

In his letter, he detailed the names and origins of Ou Ningzi and Qing Yuechan, asking Lin Suri to implore Daoist Shurong to see if he could help him find the two men.

After that, Chen Lingxi did not go to find Ou Ningzi and Qing Yuechan, but instead took the Void-Return Sword Tower out of the Hongdong Bag.

The three-foot-tall glazed pagoda hung in front of him, its three layers of illusory shadows appearing and disappearing.

Chen Lingxi a deep breath and began to circulate the Thunder-Hiding Sword Canon.

A dazzling Thunder-Wielding Heavenly King Sword shot out from his fingertips, its surface swirling with lightning patterns and possessing unparalleled sharpness.

With a slight thought, an invisible suction force surged from the "Sword Mound" on the first floor of the Void-Return Sword Tower, drawing the Thunder-Wielding Heavenly King Sword into the tower.

The moment the sword light entered the tower, the second "Sword Furnace" lit up. Behind the layers of glazed glass barriers, flames surged faintly, repeatedly burning, tempering, and extinguishing the sword light.

Thus, Chen Lingxi urged the Twelve Heavenly Drum Peals.

Twelve earth-shattering thunderous sounds exploded in succession in the Void, and twelve Thunderclap Sword Light roared out like twelve thunder dragons, which he threw one by one into the Void-Return Sword Tower.

The sword tower was like an insatiable glutton, greedily devouring every sword light he unleashed.

The fire in the second-level Sword Furnace burned ever brighter, peeling away the thunderous Daoist charm and sharp sword intent from the sword light bit by bit, transforming them into extremely pure "True Intention sword intent," which converged towards the Void-Return Sword Shadow on the third level.

In the blink of an eye, a season has passed by.

On this day, Chen Lingxi suddenly opened her eyes.

But all he saw was the Void-Return Sword Tower hanging above his head, crackling with lightning and surging with countless Sword Qi.

In the originally empty, dark Void of the third level, an extremely pure sword shadow actually condensed.

The sword shadow was about three feet long, with a pale gold color throughout. There were no carvings on the blade, except for a very fine and subtle lightning pattern that ran from the guard all the way to the tip.

The lightning pattern resembled a sleeping thunder dragon, coiled around the sword's blade. Though not yet awakened, it already exuded a terrifying pressure that made one's heart tremble.

Chen Lingxi pondered to himself, "After three months of nurturing, hundreds of Thunder-Wielding Heavenly King Sword and the Twelve Heavenly Drum Peals Sword Lights have condensed into a Void-Return Sword Qi."

His eyes burned as he put the Void-Return Sword Tower into his Hongdong Bag.

"With this as my reliance, I can do my best to seek the fortuitous opportunity on the Immortal Ranking."

He silently recited a phrase in his mind, then took out Lin Suri's communication token.

"There's still no result. The Immortal Husk has not yet appeared in the world, and these powerful figures from the Great Xuanzhuo Realm have begun to hide from the world again. Daoist Shurong has not been found either."

Chen Lingxi sighed.

"If we can't find the person, how can we seize the spiritual energy of the Immortal Ranking?"

"Moreover... even if we find them, these people are probably with the Dao Foundation Realm experts in their sect... I won't be able to make a move against them."

Chen Lingxi thought for a moment, then tentatively activated his Wandering Sight Divine Ability.

Ever since that time when Emperor Daye fought against many and was besieged by Zhao Duanxuan and others, he has been unable to sense Emperor Daye's whereabouts.

Today, he habitually activated his Wandering Sight Divine Ability again, hoping to peek at the location of Emperor Daye.

In an instant!

His perspective soared through the air, passing through mountains and rivers, through seas of clouds and cities, and finally landed in a majestic volcano crater.

"Volcano Immortal Pivot?"

Before he could even think, his vision suddenly went dark.

When the darkness dissipated, he witnessed an astonishing scene!

He saw Xiao Changlü stand up from the Volcano Immortal Pivot, his Qi and Blood and qi as vast as the ocean, and a muffled thunderous roar came from the depths of the volcano as it surged.

Xiao Changlü was shirtless, his muscles bulging like dragons, and beneath his bronze skin, countless golden Blood Qi seemed to be flowing wildly.

His mere act of standing up sent the surging lava around him soaring into the sky, transforming into pillars of crimson fire that bathed the entire crater in a dazzling golden hue.

The sheer power, refinement, and domineering nature of his Qi and Blood were simply unimaginable.