EFB Chapter 54 Refining the first stage
Chapter 54 Refining the first stage
Time slips away quietly during cultivation.
After an unknown amount of time, Cai Xuan suddenly felt that his cultivation technique had reached a critical point. The internal energy in his dantian was like boiling water, churning and surging, and the spiritual energy in his meridians was flowing faster and faster.
"boom!"
An invisible wave of energy exploded from his body, rippling outwards.
Wherever it passed, the thick wooden planks paving the platform trembled slightly, the leaves on the wooden frame rustled, and even the large golden pumpkin vine swayed gently under the impact of the air current.
Mysterious spiritual patterns appeared on Cai Xuan's skin.
These spiritual patterns began to appear from the fingertips, delicate and intricate, radiating a faint golden light.
They spread from fingertips to palms, from palms to arms, from arms to torso, from torso to the whole body—in the end, Cai Xuan was covered by a layer of fine golden patterns, as if he were wearing a sacred and majestic battle armor hand-painted by heaven and earth.
This is a sign of successful cultivation of the first stage of the "Original Dao Chapter," the first layer of the Primordial Chaos Crossing the World Treasure Raft.
At the same time, an invisible wave of energy exploded from the eight girls.
The golden light on Xi'er and the others shone even brighter, and like Cai Xuan, they were also covered in a layer of spiritual patterns.
The four small golden gourds on the wooden shelf suddenly shone brightly, unleashing a burst of green, cyan, blue, and purple light that illuminated the entire shelf like a crystalline jade. Then, the light slowly receded, like the tide going out, revealing the figures of four little girls inside. They opened their eyes simultaneously, a flash of brilliance in their eyes, runes faintly swirling within their pupils before returning to calm.
Nine people simultaneously broke through the first level of the "Original Dao Chapter" of the "Primordial Chaos Crossing the World Treasure Raft".
A moment later, the spiritual patterns disappeared, and Cai Xuan slowly opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath of grayish-white turbid air. The turbid air condensed in the morning light without dissipating, like an arrow of air, flying about ten feet before slowly dissipating into the air.
He looked down at his body; his skin had a faint golden glow, as if it had been coated with a thin layer of gold by the sunlight.
"Um?"
Suddenly, he noticed that his skin seemed to have become smoother and softer. No, it wasn't just "seemed"; it really had become softer. His skin, which had become rough and hard due to practicing the external martial arts, was now as smooth and delicate as a baby's, feeling slippery and incredibly elastic to the touch.
Could cultivating the Primordial Chaos Crossing the World Treasure Raft also have beauty benefits? Cai Xuan couldn't help but feel a little strange.
If this technique were to spread to the original world, those women who apply all sorts of bottles and jars to their faces every day would probably go crazy.
He pressed his hand against his skin, finding it as hard as steel yet resilient like leather. Cai Xuan's expression grew even more peculiar. He realized that his internal strength training method, the Zonghe Internal Strength Training Technique, seemed to have broken through to a higher level.
The hammer-skin mirror has four layers: genuine leather, crocodile skin, rhinoceros skin, and elephant skin.
Previously, when Cai Xuan cultivated to the Rhinoceros Skin Realm, he could withstand heavy blows from blunt weapons, and ordinary clubs and sticks were like scratching an itch through a boot.
At the normal pace, it would take at least a year and a half of rigorous training to go from rhinoceros hide to elephant hide.
But now, as he carefully sensed his skin, he discovered that he had not only entered the Elephant Skin Realm, but had gone even further, breaking through the scope of Hammer Skin and entering the higher level of "Flesh Casting Realm".
The flesh-forging realm is the process of forging and shaping muscles.
Upon reaching this stage, the muscle fibers become denser and stronger, like steel wire forged through countless hammer blows, resulting in a significant increase in explosive power and endurance. Ordinary swords and knives will automatically tighten and clamp down on the muscles, making it difficult for them to penetrate deeply.
Even more incredibly, after advancing to the Flesh Forging Realm, he actually stepped into the Tendon Changing Realm.
The Yi Jin Jing (易筋境) is the tempering of tendons and ligaments. Upon reaching this state, the tendons and ligaments throughout the body become as flexible as steel cables, able to contract and relax freely. The force can be both hard and soft, and when exerting force, it is like a bowstring shooting out, and when retracting force, it is like mercury spilling onto the ground.
Overnight, he traversed three realms, from rhinoceros hide to elephant hide, from elephant hide to cast flesh, and from cast flesh to Yi Jin Jing.
Cai Xuan stared in disbelief at his hands, turning them over and over as if they were two priceless treasures. He had only cultivated the Primordial Chaos Ferry for one night, so how could he have advanced? And not just one level, but a leap of three levels! This was too outrageous!
After thinking for a moment, he took a short knife and carefully made a cut on the back of his hand.
The blade sliced through the skin, leaving only a faint white mark without even breaking the skin. The white mark quickly disappeared, and the skin returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
Cai Xuan clenched his fist again, his knuckles cracking crisply and powerfully.
An unprecedented sense of power emanated from my palms, as if these hands contained boundless power that could be unleashed at any moment.
He felt like he could smash a boulder with a single punch.
"Brother! I've mastered it!" Xi'er was the first to jump up, bouncing excitedly on the platform, her little braids swinging in the air like a frolicking little rabbit. "It feels so good! My body feels so much lighter! It's like I could fly at any moment!"
Upon hearing this, Yun'er, Shu'er, and Xin'er also tried jumping.
Yun'er's figure seemed to be lifted by the wind, lightly leaping about ten feet into the air and landing silently; Shu'er's steps were as light as walking on clouds, each step carrying a dreamlike beauty; Xin'er jumped even higher, landing with a "thud" that almost broke through the wooden plank.
"It's definitely much lighter," Yun'er said happily.
"I'm stronger now," Xin'er said, waving her fist.
Four small golden gourds swayed gently on the wooden frame, their surfaces shimmering with a cheerful rhythm, as if they were happy about the discovery.
Looking at them, Cai Xuan felt an indescribable surge of emotion.
Nine people, cultivating together, breaking through barriers together, growing stronger together. This feeling was infinitely better than when he cultivated alone. It was the warmth of being accompanied, the happiness of being trusted, the feeling of home.
He stood up, dusted himself off, and laughed, "Come on, let's cook. I'll make you an extra meal today."
"Yay!"
Xi'er and the others, along with the four little golden gourds on the shelf, cheered in unison. Xi'er led the way and ran towards the kitchen, with Yun'er and the others following behind, making the golden gourds on the wooden shelf sway even more joyfully.
It was supposed to be a special meal, but it was really just braised king ox meat with nine-oxen divine potatoes.
The ingredients and cooking methods were the same, but the little ones had just finished their training and had a great appetite. They buried their heads in the bowls and ate like little piglets, slurping away.
Xi'er ate four large bowls before letting out a satisfied burp and putting down the big iron bowl.
Yun'er ate three bowls, Shu'er ate two and a half bowls, and Xin'er ate three bowls.
Although the little golden pumpkins on the wooden shelf are inedible, they are breathing in the aroma of the food, swaying back and forth as if savoring the delicious food.