"Tonight, it's time to break through."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yunfei's consciousness sank into his sea of consciousness.
Deep within the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate, the Soul-Devouring Nether Poison, which had been suppressed for a long time, slowly rose.
The gray-black mist huddled in the center of the cauldron, churning and swirling.
Despite lacking intelligence, it instinctively avoided the surrounding blue flames and desperately tried to burrow into the patterns on the cauldron's walls.
Xiaoxiao Dragon's voice then rang out.
"This thing has been entrenched in Ling Zhantian's body for many years, absorbing a lot of blood essence, spiritual power, and even a portion of his divine soul origin."
"Once it's refined, it will be enough for you to break through one or two levels."
Chu Yunfei did not answer.
With a thought, a blue flame rose from the bottom of the cauldron.
The ancient patterns on the cauldron's surface gradually lit up.
The moment the Soul-Devouring Nether Poison was enveloped by the flames, the gray-black mist exploded, transforming into hundreds of poisonous threads that frantically fled within the cauldron.
A sharp screech pierced through his mind.
That wasn't the sound of poison, but the lingering echo of a broken soul devoured by the Nether Poison, before it completely dissipated in the cauldron fire.
Chu Yunfei frowned slightly.
For an ordinary Heavenly Origin Realm martial artist, this single blow would likely throw their divine sense into chaos.
He remained unmoved.
Dark gold patterns emerged along the back of his hand. The Myriad Poison Tyrant Body suppressed the toxicity, while the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate crushed the gray-black poison threads one by one.
One strand, ten strands, a hundred strands, the poisonous threads continuously disintegrated.
The remaining imprints of consciousness and impurities turned into black smoke, while the blood energy, spiritual power, and divine soul essence were purified layer by layer, finally sinking to the bottom of the cauldron.
A moment later, the fist-sized gray-black mist completely disappeared.
A drop of dark golden liquid, the size of a soybean, hung at the bottom of the cauldron, its surface swirling with fine patterns. The power it contained caused the entire Divine Cauldron to tremble slightly.
Chu Yunfei did not hesitate.
With a thought, the dark gold liquid went straight into his mouth.
boom!
Within his dantian, the newly formed liquid spiritual pool suddenly surged with enormous waves.
The dark gold power fell into the center of the spirit pool, and the liquid spiritual energy was swept outwards, causing the meridians to swell.
Chu Yunfei's back tensed.
The Boundless Creation Scripture operates on its own.
The Spirit-Gathering Array in the cultivation room was instantly activated, and dense Spiritual Qi surged into the body through the limbs and bones, merging with the dark gold power into the dantian.
The spiritual pool, which originally occupied only a corner of the dantian, expanded at a visible speed.
The first barrier of cultivation couldn't even withstand a few breaths.
Click.
A soft sound emanated from within.
Second Level of the Heavenly Origin Realm!
Chu Yunfei's breathing remained unchanged.
The breakthrough is not over yet.
The Soul-Devouring Nether Poison had lingered within Ling Zhantian's body for many years, devouring an extremely complex array of powers. Now, all impurities and imprints of consciousness had been burned away by the Divine Cauldron, leaving behind a primordial essence sufficient to allow an ordinary Heavenly Origin Realm to break through several levels.
But for Chu Yunfei, the consumption was frighteningly high.
His dantian capacity already far exceeded that of other martial artists at the same level.
The Spirit Pool continues to expand.
The liquid spiritual energy was repeatedly compressed, and its color became increasingly darker.
Soon, a second barrier appeared at the edge of the dantian, several times thicker than the first one.
Chu Yunfei formed a hand seal.
The spiritual energy in his dantian spun rapidly, and the remaining dark gold power was compressed into a single line, slamming hard against the barrier.
Bang!
A sharp pain shot through my meridians.
A crack appeared on the barrier.
Chu Yunfei did not pause.
The second impact widened the crack.
The third time, the barrier shattered completely!
Third Level of the Heavenly Origin Realm!
A powerful aura emanated from Chu Yunfei's body, causing the array patterns in the cultivation room to light up, but he forcibly suppressed it back into his body.
He did not get up immediately, but continued to circulate the Boundless Creation Scripture, circulating the newly generated spiritual energy through his meridians for eighteen cycles.
Chu Yunfei only opened his eyes after his faint breathing had completely stabilized.
Feeling the liquid spiritual energy in his dantian, which was several times more abundant than before, he couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.
"A single drop of essence is enough to break through two layers."
"It's still a bit slow."
Within his sea of consciousness, Xiaoxiao Dragon almost laughed out of anger.
"For an ordinary martial artist to break through from the First Level of the Heavenly Origin Realm to the third level, even with resources, it would take a year, or even several years, of seclusion."
"You took less than half an hour, and you still think it's slow?"
She paused, then looked somewhat gloating.
"However, if the person who poisoned you knew that the Soul-Devouring Nether Poison they painstakingly collected had ended up becoming your cultivation resources, they'd probably be so angry they'd vomit blood."
Chu Yunfei did not refute.
With the capacity of his dantian, it would take him at least several months to break through from the First Level of the Heavenly Origin Realm to the third level through self-cultivation alone.
Breaking through two levels in half an hour is indeed quite fast.
However, that's not enough.
Given the current situation in the imperial city, Third Level of the Heavenly Origin Realm is still unable to truly protect themselves.
The Purple-Faced Deputy Master's palm strike tonight made him see once again the gap between major cultivation levels.
He was still able to find a way to deal with the Divine Sea Realm opponents.
However, against the Dao Mysterious Realm, Heavenly Origin Realm are far too fragile. Let alone fighting back, even a slight delay would mean certain death.
He needs a trump card that can truly shake the Divine Sea Realm.
Chu Yunfei raised his hand and waved.
Three thousand spirit crystals flew out of the storage ring one after another, quickly covering the floor of the cultivation room.
A pale golden light illuminated the stone wall, and the rich Spiritual Qi transformed into a thin mist.
Xiaoxiao Dragon looked at the spirit crystals, his voice tinged with surprise.
"Are you going to activate the time-space mechanism again?"
"Um"
"Continue practicing the fifth form of the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword?"
"No."
Chu Yunfei closed his eyes, and a secret technique that had been sealed away for a long time slowly unfolded in his mind.
Xiaoxiao Dragon was even more puzzled. "Then what do you want to practice?"
"A secret technique."
"You also know secret techniques?"
Xiaoxiao Dragon stared at Chu Yunfei, and the more he looked, the more something seemed off.
This kid is quite knowledgeable; he can even solve formations.
Now another secret technique has emerged.
Is he really from a second-rate sect like the Azure Mystic Sect?
Secret techniques are different from cultivation methods and martial arts skills.
The cultivation method is used to strengthen one's foundation.
Martial arts are used for warfare.
The secret techniques are even more unique, often involving methods such as burst damage, escape, sealing, blood burning, and soul protection.
The rank is difficult to define, and the costs vary accordingly.
Some secret techniques can cause a martial artist's combat power to surge in a short period of time, but once used, they can damage the meridians at best, and greatly shorten lifespan at worst.
Xiaoxiao Dragon asked, "Where did you come from?"
Chu Yunfei sensed her suspicion and casually threw out a remark.
"Left by my father."
Xiaoxiao Dragon did not press the matter further.
She didn't know much about Chu Batian, only that he left behind a Giant Que Sword, which seemed to be related to some past events.
What is the secret technique called?
" Great Heaven-Burning Art."
" The Great Heaven-Burning Art..."
Xiaoxiao Dragon repeated it. She had never heard of this name before, but she instinctively felt that this secret technique was not simple.
How was the result?
"Once I master this technique, with my current cultivation level, I can fight against someone at the Early Stage of the Divine Sea Realm in a short time."
Xiaoxiao Dragon's expression immediately changed.
" Third Level of the Heavenly Origin Realm directly confronting Early Stage of the Divine Sea Realm?"
Between the Heavenly Origin Realm and the Divine Sea Realm lies the hurdle of transforming the dantian into a sea.
That's a gap that can't be easily bridged.
The secret method that could completely smooth out this ditch is by no means ordinary.
It doesn't seem like something a peak master of a second-rate sect would leave behind.
Xiaoxiao Dragon gave Chu Yunfei a deep look, but did not expose his statement.
"You brat, explain yourself first. Is this a forbidden technique that burns your life force? Last time you used silver needles to forcefully break through your cultivation level, your soul almost shattered into pieces. I don't want to clean up your mess again."
"No."
Chu Yunfei explained, " The Great Heaven-Burning Art does not burn lifespan, nor does it damage the soul. It burns the spiritual power, blood energy, and soul power within the body, combining the three elements to cause a short-term surge in combat power. After the burst, one will only be weak for a period of time and will not leave any irreversible damage."
After a moment of silence, Xiaoxiao Dragon said, "The difference between the Heavenly Origin Realm and the Divine Sea Realm is the transformation of the dantian into a sea; their spiritual power levels are completely different. The secret technique that can bridge this gap must be of a high grade."
"It's indeed quite high, but the cultivation threshold requires the Heavenly Origin Realm."
Chu Yunfei did not continue to explain.
The Great Heaven-Burning Art is indeed no ordinary secret technique.
This was a life-saving secret technique he obtained in his early past life.
At that time, his cultivation level was still low, and he was being chased by his enemies to the point of having almost nowhere to go. Several times, he relied on this secret technique to fight his way out of a dead end.
However, there is one extremely troublesome drawback to cultivating the Great Heaven-Burning Art.
When the three elements of burning spirit, burning blood, and burning soul converge, the yin and yang within the body will be temporarily imbalanced.
The flow of Qi and blood is reversed.
The three elements clash.
Cultivators must endure immense suffering.
If there is pure and yin energy to harmonize it, the pain can be minimized, and the cultivation speed will be much faster.
Such conditions are rare and hard to come by.
If not...
Then we have no choice but to tough it out.
This is also why he warned Ling Xueyao in advance not to come in no matter what noise she heard.
If the drawbacks of his cultivation were to erupt midway, causing him to fall into a state of yin-yang imbalance where he was reduced to mere instinct, and Ling Xueyao happened to barge in...
The consequences are hard to predict.
His fake status as a prince consort might actually come to light.
More likely, he was killed by Ling Xueyao with a single sword strike before his identity could be confirmed.
Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei suddenly remembered the scene when he first cultivated the Great Heaven-Burning Art in his previous life.
A figure wielding a sword flashed through my memory.
The woman's face was icy cold, and her eyes were so fierce they looked like she wanted to skin him alive.
Later, he even chased after him with a sword for hundreds of years.
Chu Yunfei shuddered and muttered under his breath, "I wonder if that killing god is still alive. If he knew I was dead, he'd probably throw a three-day feast..."
"What did you say?" Xiaoxiao Dragon asked, puzzled.
"Nothing."
Chu Yunfei suppressed his thoughts of his past life, his mind stirring slightly.
The next moment, his soul had already entered the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate.
The blue stone platform rose from the chaotic mist.
Three thousand spirit crystals transformed into streams of pale golden light, continuously surging into the spatial array patterns.
An invisible force enveloped his soul and, through the connection between the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate and Chu Yunfei, also entangled his physical body.
The spirit deduced within the cauldron.
Spiritual energy, meridians, and blood and qi circulate synchronously within the physical body.
Time inside the cauldron was rapidly extended.
The sounds of the wind, the movement of the formations, and the changing night all slowed down.
Chu Yunfei sat cross-legged on the bluestone platform.
The methods of the Great Heaven-Burning Art flowed through my mind, one after another.
The first step is to ignite the spirit.
Using liquid spiritual energy as a spark, ignite the spiritual pool in the dantian.
The second step is to ignite the blood.
Let your Qi and blood vibrate with your spiritual energy, flowing through your limbs and bones, pushing your physical body to its limit.
The third step is to ignite the soul.
It is not about burning the essence of the soul, but about using the power of the soul to control spiritual power and blood, so that the two can erupt at the same moment.
The combination of these three elements constitutes the Three-Origin Burning Momentum.
The final challenge is to reverse Yin and Yang and lock in the burning momentum.
If the first three steps are not controlled, at best the meridians will be disordered, and at worst the qi and blood will rush to the heart, causing unconsciousness for several days.
If the final Yin-Yang reversal fails, the Three-Origin Burning Momentum will completely spiral out of control.
Chu Yunfei had cultivated once in his previous life and knew all the key points.
However, the strength of the dantian, meridians, and physical body in this life is different from that in the previous life.
The experience remains.
The body, however, needs to readjust.
Chu Yunfei raised his right hand.
A wisp of dark golden spiritual energy rose from his palm, was continuously compressed, and finally transformed into a spark of fire, which fell into the spiritual pool in his dantian.
The burning sensation spread rapidly.
Chu Yunfei frowned slightly, but his mind remained as steady as a rock.
Xiaoxiao Dragon's projection stood at a distance, not making a sound to disturb him.
She wanted to see just how skillful this Great Heaven-Burning Art really was.
However, as the spiritual energy pathways within Chu Yunfei's body gradually unfolded, the casualness on her face slowly disappeared.
The operating mechanism of this secret technique is far too intricate.
Every turning point, every backflow, every breakout point seems to have been calculated in advance to reach the limit.
Spiritual power, vital energy, and soul.
Three completely different forces were forcibly brought together by an almost harsh path.
It wasn't a violent fire.
Instead, it treats the human body as a furnace and the three elements as fire.
The furnace did not break.
The fire will not go out.
Their combat power can be raised to a terrifying level in a short period of time.
The more Xiaoxiao Dragon looked, the heavier his heart became.
This is definitely not an ordinary Heavenly-level secret technique.
In fact, it shouldn't even be in a place like Eastern Continent.
Her inherited memories seemed to be gently pried open by something.
The next breath.
Only four words remained in Xiaoxiao Dragon's heart.
Saint-level secret technique!