Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 916 - 31 Article 81 Heavenly Pulse
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The Cave Heaven Realm is the first realm within the Earth realm, and the true meaning of this realm is to gather the essence of the ten directions, creating an inner world within the body that can help one accommodate endless magical power.
After reaching this realm, the level of life undergoes a transformation, stepping beyond the realm of humanity, and from then on, one ceases to be a martial artist, but becomes an extraordinary and transcendent cultivator!
However, condensing an inner Cave Heaven within the body is not so easy; it requires an exceptionally strong physique and meridians to draw the boundless power of heaven and earth into the body.
Ordinary meridians cannot withstand the overly substantial power of heaven and earth, therefore, the first step to condense an inner Cave Heaven is to use the power of heaven and earth to construct the Heavenly Meridians within the body.
At this moment, Gu Chen introspected his own body and, with the help of the Heavenly Seed and the Heavenly Origin Liquid, the Heavenly Meridians had already been successfully constructed—one after the other, as thick and broad as the branches of the World Tree, crisscrossing, connecting to his limbs and all his bones.
"Ninety-nine Heavenly Meridians," Gu Chen murmured to himself as he looked at the thick Heavenly Meridians within his body.
Constructing Heavenly Meridians is not about building just one; in the Cave Heaven Realm, the number of Heavenly Meridians constructed also proves the cultivator’s foundational depth and potential.
At the same time, the more Heavenly Meridians one has, the stronger and more abundant the physical body and magical power one can accommodate, and even the subsequent condensation of the Cave Heaven is greatly influenced; the two are directly proportional.
And the limit of Heavenly Meridians that can be condensed in this realm is three hundred and sixty-five, which matches the number of the Zhou Tian (complete cycle of heaven).
Of course, to reach this level, only the most outstanding prodigies of the younger generation, namely those from the top forces, and even the strongest inheritors from ancient heritages, can possibly do so.
Ordinary sons and daughters of the sanctified are hard-pressed to accomplish this step.
Therefore, being able to condense ninety-nine Heavenly Meridians upon first breaking into the Cave Heaven Realm, to a certain extent, already demonstrates Gu Chen’s foundation and potential!
"The Breakthrough Pill truly lives up to its reputation," Gu Chen reflected. If it weren’t for the Breakthrough Pill, the bottleneck between the Human realm and the Earth realm would have halted him for at least several months.
Of course, that piece of broken jade containing what is called the strongest inheritance, is also extremely extraordinary, allowing him to enter a mysterious and unpredictable state of Dao during the breakthrough, greatly enhancing the speed of his thinking and the power of his mind, and serving as a divine artifact that assists in cultivation.
At this moment, both his true self and his avatars had their cultivation realm promoted, reaching the early stage of the Cave Heaven Realm.
Afterwards, Gu Chen moved his mind and brought up the panel before his eyes.
Name: Gu Chen
Cultivation Arts: Divine Sun World Illumination Sutra (third layer), Emperor Extreme World-Shaking Secret (second layer), Reincarnation Seal Technique (second layer), Soaring Over Void (second layer)
Divine Powers: Nine Dragons Annihilation (eighth grade), Celestial Immortal Escape (eighth grade), Heavenly Eye (eighth grade), Ten Directions Obliteration (eighth grade), Nine Heavens Thunder Movement (ninth grade)
Cultivation: One thousand eight hundred years
Realm: Early stage of the Cave Heaven Realm
Merits Value: 0
Divine Power Value: 0
Following the realm breakthrough, his magical power also reached a level of one thousand eight hundred years in terms of cultivation, highly pure, flowing through the ninety-nine Heavenly Meridians he condensed, bringing Gu Chen waves of immense strength.
Despite spending an entire month on his breakthrough, due to the influence of the Cosmic Cauldron, only three days had passed in the outside world.
On the side of the medicinal valley, Gu Chen had already communicated with Zhao Yi, declaring his recent premonitions and the need to enter secluded cultivation for some time.
Subsequently, both his true self and avatars ended their seclusion.
At this moment, located in the Frost Soul Sect of the Han State, Gu Chen stepped outside and saw Gu Qingyan, who had not moved an inch from that spot, vigilantly keeping watch.
"Big brother, have you finished your seclusion?!"
Seeing Gu Chen emerge, Gu Qingyan’s beautiful eyes widened, a trace of joy spreading across her lovely face, along with a hint of surprise, evidently, she was somewhat taken aback.
"Hmm," Gu Chen smiled and nodded gently. Having transcended the martial realm and reaching the Earth realm, he felt like a different person entirely. Not to speak of anything else, just in terms of the acuteness of his five senses, they were at least several times sharper than when he was at the Great Perfection of the Celestial Human realm.
This made the world before him clearer, and even gave him the faint sensation that he could see through the surface and observe the secrets within heaven and earth.
But that step involves the essence of heaven and earth, also known as the mystery behind the workings of heaven and earth, which, with Gu Chen’s current level of cultivation, even if he could see it, he wouldn’t be able to comprehend and enter its threshold.
"How have things been recently?" Gu Chen asked.
Although surprised by her older brother’s rapid breakthrough, upon hearing Gu Chen’s question, Gu Qingyan hesitated but still spoke the truth, "It’s a bit pessimistic. Night Spirit Valley and Wind Gate seem to have gone all out this time, sending out their top Earth realm experts to engage in several major battles with our Frost Soul Sect. At the moment, we’re slightly suppressed and at a disadvantage."
Gu Chen nodded slightly. Wind Gate is a sacred land-level force of the Human Clan, prominent within the Gray Domain, and Night Spirit Valley originates from the Yaksha Clan of a different race, with its strength not much weaker than that of the Wind Gate.
The two great forces joining hands, yet the Frost Soul Sect still being able to resist, albeit slightly at a disadvantage, shows that the foundation of the latter is clearly stronger than that of the two forces.
After all, the Frost Soul Sect once had the presence of supreme beings within it.
Of course, there were also details that Gu Qingyan did not divulge to Gu Chen—that despite only three days having passed, all three parties had suffered casualties, with the Frost Soul Sect bearing slightly greater losses.
Meanwhile, even as they battled, Night Spirit Valley and Wind Gate did not forget to sow division between Gu Chen and the Frost Soul Sect, consistently declaring that as long as the Frost Soul Sect was willing to hand over the main culprit Gu Chen, the conflict could be ended, and arms laid down.
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