Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 2079 Devouring the Heavens

Chapter 2079 Devouring the Heavens

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Fei opened his eyes, his gaze now reflecting a serene and unpretentious acceptance of the art of forging.

He had completely mastered the "Creation Chapter of the Heavenly Craftsmanship" and perfectly integrated it with the "Spirit Forging Chapter," reaching the theoretically perfect realm. At this point, Chen Fei's mastery of forging had officially entered the top ranks of the sixteenth level.

Chen Fei's gaze shifted and landed on the array puppet beside him.

Now, looking at this puppet that I created myself with the perspective of the "Creation of the Craftsman" chapter, the feeling is completely different.

What I previously thought was a seamless and ingenious structure now appears to have as many as seventeen or eighteen hidden discordant points.

These incompatibilities are mainly reflected within the puppet itself. The compatibility between the carrier and the array pattern used to execute the Eternal Void Array Technique is not ideal.

These inconsistencies do not affect the current power output limit of the array puppet, because that is determined by the core energy source and Chen Fei's control.

However, these factors severely affect the upper limit of the array puppet's ability to withstand attacks, as well as its stability and durability under extreme conditions. The minor damage that appeared inside the array puppet during the previous battle with Fan Yueze was largely due to this.

"Let's begin."

Chen Fei gave the Night Demon Warrior orders and handed it the Void Star Pattern Iron and the Array Puppet.

The Night Demon Warrior slowly raised his hands, and flames rose from his palms. These flames were the unique Heart Refining Fire of the Heavenly Creation Craft. To recast such an exquisite object as the Array Puppet, brute force would not be effective. One must use one's mind as the hammer and spiritual fire as the furnace to carry out the most delicate smelting and reconstruction.

Just as the Night Demon Warrior was fully focused, carefully melting and peeling away parts of the array puppet with the Heart Refining Fire, while simultaneously refining the Void Star Pattern Iron, preparing to gradually integrate its essence...

Chen Fei, on the other hand, focused his attention on the five Body Inheritance Stones, each emanating a different Daoist charm.

Chen Fei first picked up the jade-green Nine Revolutions Heavenly Profound Inheritance Stone, and his divine sense sank into it. A powerful Daoist aura, full of vitality and change, rushed towards him.

The cultivation method elucidates the profound mystery of the physical body undergoing nine transformations, adapting to all things, and achieving near-immortality.

Next is the crimson, blood-red Ancient Calamity Body, which pursues the ultimate power and blood essence, simulating ancient gods and demons, breaking all laws with one force, and is domineering and unparalleled.

Then there is the dark gold, heavy, immortal form of the Dao Forging True Form, specializing in defense and immortality, sculpting and tempering the physical body as the most perfect work of art and the most solid fortress.

Then there is the pitch-black and ferocious Devouring Demon Body, which expresses the will to fight and destruction. The body is the weapon, born for battle, drawing power from destruction, and becoming stronger with each battle.

Finally, there is the pure white Heavenly General Technique, majestic and righteous, suppressing evil spirits, emphasizing defense, and can be used in conjunction with others, following the glorious and righteous path, a steady and solid way forward.

These five top-tier inheritances each represent a possible path to the pinnacle of physical strength in the Tai Cang Realm, and each contains the boundless wisdom and dedication of its creators.

Chen Fei quickly became completely immersed in this vast ocean of profound physical knowledge, experiencing the wonder of the ever-changing physical body, feeling the exhilaration of blood and qi flowing like dragons and strength capable of supporting stars, experiencing the indestructible and impervious nature of the body, savoring the madness of surging battle intent and the desire to destroy everything, and also comprehending the magnificence of moderation, peace, and boundless light.

Different philosophies, different focuses, different methods of channeling energy, different routes for transporting qi and blood, and even different understandings of concepts such as pain, limits, life, and destruction...

Within his divine soul, forged into unparalleled power by the Mirror of Undying Truth, they clashed and clashed fiercely, yet strangely resonated with each other.

He forgot about time, forgot about everything around him, and his entire mind was immersed in the infinite mysteries of the Great Dao of Physical Fitness, greedily absorbing every bit of nourishment.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Fei finally finished digesting the last wisp of profound meaning about the Heavenly General Technique and Heavenly General Battle Formation, and the interconnectedness of their energies. He slowly withdrew his divine sense completely from the five inheritance stones.

Chen Fei did not open his eyes immediately, but remained sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.

Within his vast sea of ​​consciousness, countless essences, diagrams, insights, and even the unique Daoist charm inherited from the five top-tier physiques, like the most brilliant stars in the night sky, were rapidly swirling, flashing, and intertwining.

A moment later, Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes.

"Fusion!"

Chen Fei's entire sea of ​​consciousness seemed to have transformed into a boiling furnace of heaven and earth.

The five-colored radiance representing the five inheritances and the dark golden-glazed light representing the Dao Ruins Return to Truth were frantically thrown into this furnace, where they were forged, refined, collided, and merged by the invisible fire of the Great Dao.

"A new cultivation technique has been discovered: Devouring Heaven Divine Forging!"

"simplify!"

"Simplification of the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging...Simplification successful...Devouring Heaven Divine Forging → Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body!"

On the panel, the proficiency of the cultivation technique has dropped from the Great Perfection Realm to the 40% of the Perfection Realm. From the change in proficiency, it can be seen that this new cultivation technique is indeed much stronger than the Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body.

The spiritual energy within the Guixu Realm gathered around Chen Fei. As the Daoxu Guizhen Body operated, a massive amount of insights about the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness and were absorbed by Chen Fei one by one.

As the cultivation progressed, a terrifying aura, a mixture of boundless vitality, destructive fighting spirit, immortal golden light, demonic energy, majestic righteousness, and the Daoist rhyme of the unity of opposites between the void and the true, uncontrollably burst forth from every pore of Chen Fei's body.

Within the Realm of Return to Nothingness, the previously peaceful天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) instantly erupted into chaos.

Centered on Chen Fei, a gigantic, wildly spinning vortex formed. A massive amount of vital energy was forcibly extracted, transformed into the purest form of energy, and poured into Chen Fei's body.

Chen Fei's skin sometimes turned a jade-green hue, its texture resembling ancient tree bark, brimming with vitality. At other times, it turned crimson red, his muscles bulging, veins writhing like coiled dragons, radiating a terrifying aura of power.

Sometimes it is covered with a layer of dark gold, almost metallic luster, seemingly indestructible. Sometimes it is shrouded in dark, destructive patterns, its malevolent aura soaring to the heavens. And sometimes it radiates an aura of righteous indignation, cleansing away all evil.

At the deepest part of this colorful and ever-changing phenomenon, there is always a deep, chaotic, dark golden-glass-colored light that seems to encompass everything and end everything, steadily flowing, governing, and harmonizing everything.

That is the foundational Daoist essence of the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body, serving as the framework and main axis for fusion.

In this process, destruction and rebirth intertwined. Chen Fei felt as if his physical body was being torn apart and reassembled countless times, and his blood and qi surged like a raging sea, rushing and surging in a new, more complex and profound path.

I don't know how much time has passed... maybe it was a moment, maybe it was eternity.

As the spiritual energy within the Void Realm gradually subsided, the various terrifying phenomena on Chen Fei's body slowly receded and disappeared. His entire being seemed to have transformed into a black hole that absorbed all light, his aura becoming profound and unfathomable.

Chen Fei slowly opened his tightly closed eyes. There was no longer any light shining out of his eyes, only a kind of restraint and composure like divine gold that had been tempered for thousands of years.

Chen Fei slowly exhaled a long breath, slightly metallic in tone.

Devouring Heaven Divine Forging, Great Perfection Realm!

Chen Fei stood up and gently stretched his limbs. With just this simple movement, his muscles and bones emitted a series of deep and harmonious booms, as if countless tiny thunderbolts were exploding within him.

An overwhelming sense of power, like an ancient giant awakening from its slumber, filled every corner of my body.

Chen Fei began to carefully comprehend the various differences and improvements between the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging and the previous Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body.

A moment later, a look of satisfaction appeared in Chen Fei's eyes.

The physique forged by the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging has been significantly improved in all aspects, including recovery, movement, attack, and defense, compared to the previous Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Physique.

In a horizontal comparison, Chen Fei's basic physique has improved by at least 20%.

Twenty percent may not sound like much, but Chen Fei is now at the peak of the early stage of the Tai Cang Realm. He had previously dominated Fan Yueze, who possessed the Tai Cang Profound Treasure, in the Blood Battle Arena.

It can be said that every bit of improvement in strength now is extremely difficult, and a 20% leap in overall combat power is enough to give him a clear advantage over his previous self.

And this is merely an improvement in basic physical strength. More crucially, it lies in the Dao Domain condensed and refined by the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging.

The Dao Domain is the external manifestation of a cultivator's power, rules, and will in the Tai Cang Realm. It is an important component of their combat strength and, in a sense, represents a cultivator's realm and foundation even better than their physical body.

Chen Fei's mind stirred slightly, but he did not unleash his full power. Instead, he allowed the Dao Domain forged by the Devouring Heaven God to slowly spread out from his body in its usual state.

"Om..."

A strange aura of Daoist light quietly spread out from Chen Fei's center.

At first glance, this Dao Domain presents a deep, dark gold background, which is the manifestation of the Dao Ruins returning to the true body and the true foundation. But upon closer inspection, it seems to contain azure vitality flowing, crimson blood and qi rising like smoke, a dark gold immortal luster appearing and disappearing, pitch-black destructive patterns rising and falling, and a majestic righteous energy sweeping through.

The various strange phenomena were not a chaotic pile-up, but rather perfectly integrated and unified in a mysterious and unpredictable way, forming a unique Daoist charm that was profound, indestructible, and seemed to be able to devour and forge everything.

More importantly, the strength and solidity of this Dao Domain have completely reached the strength level of a Dao Domain of an ordinary mid-stage Tai Cang Realm cultivator.

Although Chen Fei had never actually fought a life-or-death battle with a mid-stage Tai Cang Realm cultivator, he had previously seen a mid-stage Tai Cang Realm expert from his sect in Kunyuan, so this judgment was probably quite accurate.

At the early stage of the Tai Cang Realm, he already possessed a Dao Domain strength comparable to that of the middle stage of the Tai Cang Realm. This means that, in terms of Dao and reason, and in terms of the quality and level of power, he has already crossed the important threshold between the early and middle stages.

This is a terrifying qualitative change brought about by the perfecting of the cultivation technique and the integration of the essence of multiple top-notch inheritances.

And this is just the normal state.

"boom!"

A power even more terrifying than the natural outward release of the Dao Domain erupted from Chen Fei's body.