Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 2059 Breakthrough, Tai Cang Realm!

The spiritual material of this time is quite different from before.

Its inner radiance and harmonious Taoist charm make the wood even warmer and more lustrous. The fiery vitality and fire principles it contains are condensed and pure, captivating anyone who looks at it.

Chen Fei's soul trembled violently once again, the longing and resonance several times stronger than before, as if a voice was constantly calling to him, urging him to refine it immediately.

Chen Fei suppressed the turmoil in his heart, reached out, and put the spiritual material of high rank into his sleeve. It was cool to the touch, yet he could sense the surging, fiery power within it.

A moment later, Chen Fei, Wei Zhongqian, and Cao Feiyu left the Hall of Merit and returned to the outside world.

Without the slightest delay, the three streaks of light shot into the sky once more, returning directly to the summit of Cuiping Peak. The sun had set, night was falling, and stars began to twinkle in the sky, making Cuiping Peak appear even more serene in the darkness.

Standing before the Danxin Hall, Wei Zhongqian looked at Chen Fei with a serious and solemn expression: "Breaking through to the Tai Cang Realm is no small matter. You must concentrate fully and not make any mistakes. You should cultivate in the secret chamber inside the Danxin Hall. It is safe and secluded there, and you can avoid being disturbed by the outside world."

As he spoke, he pointed, and a doorway silently opened on one side of the Danxin Hall wall, revealing a deep passage behind it. Soft light emanated from the end of the passage, and vital energy rushed out.

That was a quiet room prepared by Danxin Hall specifically for seclusion, with tight security and isolated from the outside world.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Wei, and thank you, Senior Sister Cao, for protecting me!" Chen Fei bowed respectfully.

After bowing, Chen Fei turned and walked into the passageway, his figure becoming somewhat blurred in the halo of light at the entrance.

As Chen Fei's figure completely disappeared into the passage, the door slowly closed.

As the door to the quiet room closed completely, Cao Feiyu's gentle smile faded slightly, and a complex expression flashed in her eyes.

Chen Fei's breakthrough to the Tai Cang Realm is naturally a tremendous event. If he succeeds, not only will Chen Fei's own realm advance and his strength increase dramatically, but Cui Ping Peak will also gain another Tai Cang Realm warrior.

However, the Heavenly Origin Technique is ultimately an unavoidable hurdle.

Even after cultivating this technique that unleashes one's potential and breaking through to the Tai Cang Realm, the path ahead remains exceptionally difficult.

"Whether or not to go to Tianning Prefecture at that time is up to Chen Fei's own choice."

Wei Zhongqian's calm voice broke the silence. His gaze also fell on the wall, as if he could see through it and see Chen Fei, who was in seclusion inside.

"Back in Tianhai City, we were a bit too hasty," Wei Zhongqian said with a barely perceptible sigh.

Cao Feiyu did not respond, but stood there silently, lost in thought.

After a moment, Cao Feiyu turned to Wei Zhongqian and asked, "What did the sect say about Kunyuan? Can we go in?"

Cao Feiyu avoided the topic of the Heavenly Mandate Palace.

Mentioning Kunyuan, Wei Zhongqian's brows furrowed involuntarily, his expression turning grave: "This matter is of great importance, and nothing is certain yet. Moreover, there's a high probability that other sects will also get involved, after all, it's a relic of the ancient Heavenly Court..."

The words "Ancient Heavenly Court" seemed to freeze the air around them.

The ancient Heavenly Court, once a supreme being that ruled over all the heavens and myriad realms, left behind even the smallest traces of its legacy, enough to cause earth-shattering waves in the cultivation world.

Therefore, the scale and subsequent impact of this Kunyuan anomaly will far exceed expectations, and it will be almost impossible for Danchen Sect to cover it up.

Cao Feiyu nodded and said nothing more. Her gaze returned to the closed wall in front of her, looking towards the quiet room, her expression somewhat dazed.

Involuntarily, the image of that peerless beauty from back then resurfaced in my mind.

If Xuan Yu were still here, how wonderful that would be.

They could have ventured into a wider world together, explored the mysteries of cultivation together, and faced unknown risks together... instead of being separated forever like this, only able to remember each other through relics and memories.

Inside the quiet room of Danxin Hall.

This is a small stone chamber, only a few feet in circumference, with very simple furnishings, including only a futon.

However, the walls, floor, and dome of the stone chamber are covered with intricate array patterns, which can not only gather and purify massive amounts of heaven and earth energy, but also have powerful effects of isolation, protection, and calming the mind.

At this moment, the dense, almost impenetrable primordial energy had formed a faint spiritual mist, slowly circulating within the room.

Chen Fei stood in the center of the stone chamber, not in a hurry to sit down. He first carefully sensed the surrounding environment, and after confirming that it was safe, his figure disappeared from the quiet room.

When it reappeared, it was already inside the Realm of Return to Nothingness.

Chen Fei sat cross-legged in the depths of the void, his five hearts facing the sky, and soon entered a deep meditative state where he forgot himself and the world.

After a brief moment of adjustment, Chen Fei's energy and spirit reached their peak. With a thought, a sixteenth-grade low-level spiritual material floated out and hovered steadily in front of him.

Chen Fei closed his eyes slightly, and the Divine Palace within his body began to slowly operate. A thick and powerful, pale golden blood energy, filled with an indomitable will, rose from his body and gradually extended outward, covering the spiritual material of high rank in front of him.

The biggest difference between the so-called Tai Cang Realm and the fifteenth level lies in the condensation of the Dao Domain.

The fifteenth level of cultivation focuses on one's own Dao foundation, while the Tai Cang Realm involves solidifying one's understanding and mastery of the Dao externally, forming a unique area outside the body that can influence or even rewrite the rules of the surrounding world—that is, the Dao Domain.

Within their own Dao Domain, experts of the Tai Cang Realm are almost like rulers, able to greatly enhance themselves and suppress their enemies—a qualitative leap.

The size, solidity, and profound rules contained within a Dao Domain depend on the quality of the Dao Foundation forged at the fifteenth level and the profoundness of the cultivation techniques practiced.

In addition, there is another important change in the Tai Cang Realm: all laws have been unified.

The distinction between Yuan Power and Physical Strength is no longer so detailed. In other words, at the fifteenth level, if one cultivates both Yuan Power and Physical Strength, then two sets of spiritual materials for each level need to be prepared for the breakthrough.

However, after reaching the sixteenth rank, breakthroughs only require one rank-specific spiritual material. This is because the Dao Domain itself is the unification and sublimation of all one's power and all Daos.

At most, it's just a matter of cultivation methods above the Tai Cang Realm. It depends on whether you prefer Yuan Power or physical strength. This is just a difference in combat style and future development direction, and there is no essential difference in quality.

At this moment, Chen Fei activated the Divine Palace of Immortality, using the power of his blood and qi to draw upon the spiritual materials of his rank, aiming to break through to the Tai Cang Realm with his physical strength as the primary goal.

After all, his Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation was a body-refining Dao Foundation forged by the indestructible Divine Palace, following the path of ultimate power and an indestructible physical body.

"Om..."

As Chen Fei's indestructible divine power continued to permeate and connect, the spiritual material before him resonated with a soft murmur.

The next moment, the vast and profound power and Daoist essence contained within began to flow into Chen Fei's body like a flood breaking through a dam.

This force wasn't violent, because it resonated with Chen Fei's blood and energy. But its quantity was simply too immense, and its quality too extraordinary!

"boom!"

Chen Fei felt his body suddenly boil, expand, and surge in size the instant this power was poured in.

Every muscle, every bone, every meridian, and even every cell is cheering wildly, devouring, and transforming, with an endless sense of power surging from the depths of the body.

At the same time, a blurry yet real phantom, exuding an aura of the future and eternity, seemed to have traveled upstream from the lower reaches of the river of time, emerging from the unknown future, and completely merging into Chen Fei's body at this moment.

This is the true form from the future!

Once the Divine Palace Immortal is cultivated to its peak, what one can glimpse and activate is a perfect physical projection representing a certain possibility of one's future.

At this moment, stimulated by the power of the spiritual material, this projection merges with the present body, bringing about an unprecedented transformation.

"Qiang!"

At the same moment that his future true body merged, the Divine Forbidden Heavenly Prison within Chen Fei's body, which represented his unique characteristics and rules, suddenly erupted with dazzling brilliance, as if it could suppress all heavens and seal all paths!

Countless intricate, dark golden chain phantoms and mysterious runes erupted from Chen Fei's body, completely enveloping him and forming a constantly rotating and contracting cocoon of light.

Within the cocoon of light, the thunderous beating of a heart and the roar of blood flowing like a celestial river could be heard.

While his physical body underwent a tremendous transformation, Chen Fei's soul was also undergoing a baptism.

The spiritual materials contained within them were not merely pure energy, but also fragments of the Dao, manifestations of the rules. These profound Daoist principles and rule-related information, like nectar, continuously nourished and cleansed Chen Fei's soul.

Chen Fei's spirit was constantly rising and expanding, and his perception became clearer and broader than ever before.

Every blade of grass and every tree within the Guixu Realm, and the flow of the smallest primordial energy particles outside the Guixu Realm, were clearly reflected in his heart. Chen Fei could even sense the pulse of the vast world will of the Primordial Continent outside the Guixu Realm.

The divine soul continued to ascend, and finally, at a certain moment, the divine soul, which had expanded to its limit, touched that barrier.

The barrier was incredibly sturdy, carrying an absolute suppression at the level of life. But at this moment, Chen Fei's soul was full, his will was as firm as iron, and he was further blessed by the Daoist aura of a spiritual material of a certain rank.

Chen Fei concentrated all his spiritual power and struggled against the barrier.

"Crack!"

A cracking sound, seemingly emanating from the depths of the soul and echoing throughout the entire Realm of Return to Nothingness, suddenly rang out!

That solid barrier shattered instantly, turning into countless points of light that vanished.

Chen Fei's soul went directly to a completely new and even more vast location.

An unprecedented sense of freedom and control welled up inside me, as if I had broken free from some kind of constraint and seen a more real and essential world.

The breakthrough in his spiritual power was like opening the last floodgate, causing Chen Fei's physique to erupt and boil over completely at that moment.

"Boom!"

A tremendous roar, as if the heavens and earth were being created, suddenly resounded throughout the world of Guixu Realm!

Centered on the void where Chen Fei was, an indescribable, chaotic yet infinitely vibrant aura suddenly spread out.

His body seemed to transform into a rapidly expanding and evolving nascent cosmic embryo.

The boundless power of blood and qi transformed into surging crimson rivers, flowing and roaring wildly within and outside his body. Every drop of blood seemed to contain the power of a plane.

Intricate natural Dao patterns naturally appeared on Chen Fei's bones, intertwining to form a perfect Dao skeleton capable of supporting a world.

The muscle fibers transformed into twisted, coiled chains of rules, full of infinite power and resilience, deeply embedded in the Dao bones. Every imperceptible tremor caused the surrounding space to resonate and fold.

The heart is like a surging furnace, pumping out no longer just blood, but the fiery flame of life and the source of power. With each breath, the lungs stir up tides of vital energy, while the liver and gallbladder contain endless power and vitality.

This process is both grand and delicate, filled with ineffable Taoist principles.

The primordial energy of the Guixu Realm was drawn in, swirling wildly around Chen Fei. At this moment, all living beings within the Guixu Realm clearly felt the drastic changes in the surrounding world.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth surged and boiled wildly once again, so dense that it was impossible to dissolve, that it fell from the sky like rain, nourishing all things.

Various mysterious celestial phenomena continuously appeared in the sky, on the earth, and in the mountains and rivers. Some were golden flowers formed from Dao patterns, some were spiritual springs where primordial energy gathered, and some were strange rain of light filled with Daoist charm...

This is the resonance and feedback from the world's origin triggered when the Lord of the World breaks through. For the beings within the Realm of Return to Nothingness, this is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity.

Without any hesitation, they immediately put down what they were doing, quickly found a relatively safe place, sat down cross-legged, and began frantically cultivating and breaking through.

In an instant, the aura of breakthroughs rose and fell throughout the entire Guixu Realm. Many cultivators who had been stuck at their bottlenecks for years broke through in one fell swoop, while many others made great progress in their cultivation.

This is a grand feast belonging to the entire Guixu Realm.

Outside the Danxin Hall.

Wei Zhongqian and Cao Feiyu, who had been standing quietly protecting Chen Fei, looked up almost simultaneously, their gazes shooting towards the top of Danxin Hall like lightning.

"boom!"

A thick pillar of light, as thick as a mountain and radiating a pale golden glow, suddenly shot up from the roof of the Danxin Hall and pierced the sky!

Wherever the beam of light passed, the clouds dispersed, tearing a dazzling trail across the night sky.

At the same time, in the sky above the Danxin Hall, a huge vortex composed of pure heaven and earth energy spanning hundreds of miles suddenly appeared, slowly rotating and constantly devouring the energy surging in from all directions, then purifying it and transforming it into part of the pillar of light.

A new, vibrant, and powerful aura of the Tai Cang Realm spread rapidly from the Danxin Hall like ripples, enveloping the entire Cuiping Peak and continuing to expand outwards.

This aura was initially somewhat unstable, carrying the sharpness and restlessness of a breakthrough, but it quickly became calm, refined, and vast as the sea.

Throughout Cuiping Peak, everyone—disciples cultivating, stewards handling affairs, and even some reclusive elders—involuntarily looked up at the towering pillar of light and vortex of primordial energy in the direction of Danxin Hall, feeling the overwhelming pressure of the Tai Cang Realm.

The faces of the fifteenth-level disciples were filled with complex emotions.

There is an infinite longing and envy for that realm itself, and there is amazement and jealousy at Chen Fei's entry into this realm.

Those with the most complex feelings are none other than those who once pursued this prestigious and spiritual talent.

Feeling the real and tangible aura of the Tai Cang Realm at this moment, the bitterness and resentment in their hearts were indescribable, but more than anything, they felt a sense of powerlessness.

In the Tai Cang Realm, if someone still has potential within the Dan Chen Sect, they are still considered a disciple. If their potential has been exhausted, they are at least at the elder level, with a status and strength that are incomparable to what they were before.

Only Le Boyang, Chang Xiwen, and others who came from the Xuan Yu Realm were genuinely happy and excited without any impurities.

They too yearned for the Tai Cang Realm, for that higher level of power and life. But now, they knew even more that after Chen Fei broke through to the Tai Cang Realm, their situation would only get better and better.

In this unfamiliar Danchen Sect, having a powerful Tai Cang Realm expert as a ally signifies a great deal.

Moreover, they already knew Chen Fei's temperament very well, having gone through so many trials and tribulations together in the Xuan Yu Realm.

They are loyal and righteous, always repaying kindness, and would never forget their old friends just because of their rising status. Chen Fei's strength is their greatest source of confidence and hope.

As the pillar of light above the Danxin Hall receded and the vortex of primordial energy subsided, the majestic aura of the newly advanced Tai Cang Realm became increasingly stable and refined, like an ancient mountain standing quietly atop Cuiping Peak.

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

Almost at the same time the pillar of light dissipated, dozens of figures appeared on the plaza outside the Danxin Hall within Cuiping Peak.

These people all exuded varying degrees of Tai Cang Realm aura; some were senior disciples of the peak, while others were elders holding official positions.

Most of them wore genuine smiles and expressions of congratulations.

Regarding Chen Fei obtaining that precious spiritual material, they either remained neutral or said a few words in his defense.

Now that Chen Fei has successfully broken through, he has become a powerful ally for Cuiping Peak. They are naturally happy to see this and are willing to come and offer their congratulations, thus establishing a good relationship.

"Our Cuiping Peak is about to gain another pillar of strength!" a kind-faced middle-aged elder in a green robe said with a smile.

"Junior Brother Chen has entered the Taicang Realm today, a joyous occasion!" Another Taicang Realm disciple, who looked younger, also smiled.

Wei Zhongqian and Cao Feiyu exchanged a glance and both nodded with smiles. The arrival of these people was a good thing.

Immediately afterwards, more than twenty figures arrived outside the Danxin Hall a little later.

Unlike the previous group, they didn't stand too close, but rather on the outer perimeter, a little further away. Their smiles weren't as warm and genuine as the former's, carrying a hint of politeness and distance.

These people were the very same Tai Cang Realm disciples and elders who had explicitly opposed granting Chen Fei a rank-level spiritual material during the peak's internal discussions. In their view, Chen Fei's future was already ruined by cultivating the Heavenly Origin Technique, and using such precious spiritual materials on him would be nothing short of a waste.

Even though Chen Fei has successfully broken through, the perception that this breakthrough was a waste remains in their minds. After all, the future potential ceiling for the Tai Cang Realm, achieved by burning potential, is too low. (End of Chapter)