"Really cannot believe it."
"Yes, Mr. Chen possesses immense wisdom and indomitable perseverance that the world cannot easily fathom."
"I have been practicing for decades, and I have never seen anyone with such extraordinary talent as Mr. Chen. His talent can be described as shocking both ancient and modern times."
"It is likely that it won't take long for another revered deity to emerge from the Mingyang Zhenren School, shaking the heavens and all realms."
Wu Kejiu, Qin Ming, and the Dragon Girl Sanjiu were still marveling.
Forty-odd companions who have been traveling with Chen Yun for over half a year still marvel at the many incredible things they have witnessed from him during this journey, which always surprises them every time.
Starting from the initial emergence, Yuan Chu's display of his talents with the strength of a mid-level mage realm, outsmarting an upper-level mage.
Then, everyone encountered the formidable super spirit water adder, comparable to the level of a senior mage, and Chen Yun demonstrated what it meant to be awe-inspiring.
Of course, everyone understood that Chen Yun had borrowed power from the revered Mingyang Zhenren, and it was not out of surprise.
Next, they encountered the worm spirit beast, whose power was as great as that of a celestial immortal, and Chen Yun broke through to the level of an upper-grade mage. With his skills of transformation, he scared it away, and then defeated Kang Yuan and Lü Cheng. It was then that everyone truly realized that Chen Yun had far outstripped the rest of them at that time.
The transformation from a mid-level mage at the beginning to becoming the strongest combatant in the team was like a dream.
The real dream was yet to come.
As late as just a few days ago, Chen Yun surprised everyone by defeating a dragon comparable to a bishop single-handedly.
At the time, Wu Kejiu, Qin Ming, and the Dragon Girl Sanjiu and others still thought that Chen Yun was expressing his gratitude for this journey by making such a display.
Who would have thought that today they would witness an even more incredible scene!
Although seemingly "nearly at the point of no return," Chen Yun was able to break free through his own great wisdom and perseverance, which truly amazed everyone!
The murmurs of the crowd were barely audible.
Chen Yun's current level of cultivation is naturally able to hear everything clearly.
Chen Yun couldn't help but laugh silently in his heart. Although he had indeed managed to escape from spiritual possession through his own efforts, he knew deep down that without the guidance of the young man who claimed to be his future disciple, leading the vast sea, he would not have been able to cross the passion-desire crisis.
And let alone with new insights.
It is precisely because of witnessing the vast and majestic sea that one realizes how small the things one thinks of are.
Previously, because of the physical appearance of Xie Zirang that coincided with his "aesthetic standards", he was attracted to her, which led to him falling into the passion-desire crisis.
Now that Chen Yun has awakened, he has finally overcome this crisis.
Of course, while his heart still fills with love for Xie Ziran, he will no longer be affected by it.
Getting or not getting, it will not shake his firm Dao heart.
This is a tremendous spiritual elevation.
Similarly, Chen Yun knows very well that even if he may lose many things and things in the future, it will not stir the waves in his heart.
"This crisis has not only elevated my heart."
Chen Yun checked his body carefully, "I have a faint understanding of the path of life, perhaps I can pursue my own path in this direction."
Just now, he caused ice in a radius of two or three miles to grow flowers and grass, exhausting all his true qi.
Chen Yun looked at his empty lower cavern and smiled, "With my current cultivation level, it is easy to destroy everything within a radius of one or two hundred miles. However, 'creating' the vitality of flowers and grass within a radius of two or three miles instantly exhausted the true qi in my body."
It has to be said that creation is far more "difficult" than destruction.
He knows that the path of "the path of life" he wants to take will also be very difficult on the path of seeking truth.
But if he can truly fully understand "the path of life," his achievements will be very high, and he may even ascend to the realm of Great Dao.
He continued to check the internal condition of his body and found that the previous surge of true qi had caused significant injuries.
His organs were full of cracks, and there were also cracks in his muscles, skin, and bones.
Even at the cellular level, it seems to have been ravaged to the brink of collapse.
In theory, this situation is very bad, and ordinary people would be terrified.
However, Chen Yun showed no sign of worry at all.
On the contrary, he looked very calm.
"I have understood the path of life, and such terrible internal injuries to the body that are so terrifying to others can be smoothed out by vitality."
Chen Yun secretly activated a trace of his just-restored true qi to circulate around his dantian.
In the next moment, the dantian that had previously appeared with cracks healed back to normal, as if it had never been injured.
"But I'm sorry, my true qi has been exhausted now, and it will take me half an hour to fully restore."
He knew he couldn't wait that long; otherwise, the injury to his body would be severe, and it would be troublesome to repair it later.
Thinking of this, Chen Yun took out Xue Chong, and through the power of his external manifestation, made it into edible medicinal herbs.
He swallowed it right away.
As soon as Xue Chong was swallowed, the amazing spiritual qi began to emerge from it under the stomach's function.
These spiritual qi rose from the stomach and spread to every limb and bone in his body.
Chen Yun quietly observed the situation, seeing that the spiritual qi was rapidly repairing the internal wounds in his body.
Moreover, a small portion of the spiritual qi from Xue Chong rose to the Tao Palace, encapsulating his true spirit within and nurturing it.
A sense of clarity came.
It seemed that, under the influence of the Xue Chong's spiritual qi, he had become absolutely rational.
"The Xue Chong is indeed a root of the earth and sky, capable of maintaining my true spirit in an absolutely clear state."
Chen Yun couldn't help but quietly admire its effects.
Chen Yun continued to observe as the Xue Chong's spiritual qi healed the internal wounds.
From this, Chen Yun could feel a trace of energy that was very similar to the path of life.
It is life.
The power of life.
He closed his eyes and carefully cultivated it.
As the efficacy of the Xue Chong increased, he felt the vitality growing stronger, and his understanding of the just-realized path of life deepened.
About an hour later.
The effects of the Xue Chong gradually faded but did not completely disappear.
Finally, the last remnants of spiritual qi all converged on the true spirit, firmly protecting it within.
Chen Yun knew that with this spiritual qi protected by the Xue Chong, even if he were to fall into spiritual possession again, he could resist it for a while, giving himself ample time to react. He would not be trapped in the demonic realm as before and have to rely on the future inheritor to wake him up.
Moreover, this energy was very amazing.
He had a premonition that even if someone cast a spirit-related spell on him, they would not be able to intrude.
Or, before dispersing the Xue Chong's spiritual qi, no one would be able to intrude on his true spirit.
Chen Yun thought with a frown, "I had misunderstood the use of Xue Chong. I initially thought that Xue Chong should be taken after walking into spiritual possession, and then used to 'detoxify'. In fact, it's not like this. Xue Chong should be taken in advance so that its spiritual qi can protect the true spirit from being affected by various emotions. Once the 'spirit' is at peace, true qi naturally will not surge."
He couldn't help but feel a mixture of laughter and regret, his own mistakes leading to a series of unintended successes.
If he had taken Xue Chong in advance, he might never have known that he had a future disciple.
"My future disciple, who can cross the long river of time, ignore the transformation between reality and illusion, from the future to reach in the past, and then from reality into my illusions. This incredible level of cultivation is probably beyond what my master could achieve."
Chen Yun roughly understood that his arrival in this world might be related to his future disciple.
Even, many things he couldn't understand before became clear.
For instance, the "Great Dao Elixir," he previously thought it was most likely created by the three supreme celestial beings.
Having seen the future disciple's might, Chen Yun estimated that the "Great Dao Elixir" was probably created by them.
Whether this is actually the case or not is still uncertain.
These are just his guesses.
The only thing that puzzles Chen Yun is that his future disciple, having crossed the long river of time and broken through the fog between reality and illusion, has not aroused even a hint of awareness from the highest celestial beings of this world—the Supreme Triumvirate of the Three Treasures and the Three Realms.
Or maybe, the Supreme Triumvirate of the Three Treasures and the Three Realms have actually noticed, but have not appeared in front of him?
Chen Yun was very puzzled.
"No matter what, I have been able to pass the crisis of desire, and my cultivation speed will become even faster in the future."
Looking at his body that had been repaired by Xue Chong, Chen Yun secretly pondered, "I originally thought that the water serpent's blood had all been refined, and I couldn't be sure if I could reach the late-stage of a superior practitioner. But now, I have absolute confidence!"
Thoughtfully, he took out another portion of water serpent blood and heated it to a warm temperature before gulping it down without hesitation.
True qi kept transforming and forming within his body.
Filling the gaps in his dantian.
Chen Yun was immersed in the process of refinement.
This time is different from before.
True qi does not surge at all.
On the contrary, the rate of refinement is even faster.
Moreover, Chen Yun can observe that the true qi produced by refining the water serpent's blood this time seems to be even more abundant than before.
"Previously, my realm was not high enough to completely refine the spiritual qi of the water serpent's blood, while with the significant improvement of my heart, I have a deeper understanding of things. Refining the water serpent's blood, although I'm not sure if I have completely 'pressed out' its spiritual qi, at least there has been an improvement."
There's no problem in breaking through to the late-stage of a superior practitioner!
Chen Yun is very confident.
……
Days passed by.
It has been about two and a half months since the time of walking into spiritual possession.
During this period, everyone traveled during the day and rested at night, and they were almost at the exit of the cave sky.
Chen Yun had been cultivating and refining the water serpent's blood to enhance his cultivation along the way.
In the past two or three months, he has refined more than twenty pieces of water serpent's blood.
Perhaps breaking through the heart realm can refine more spiritual qi, and he originally thought that after completely refining thirty pieces of water serpent's blood, it might be possible to approach the late-stage of a superior practitioner.
However, that night, after everyone had found a place to rest, Chen Yun felt that his true qi was becoming increasingly thick and rich, as if it were about to reach the late-stage of a superior practitioner.
That subtle sense of change, when the lower and middle-level practitioners reach the late-stage of their cultivation, he could clearly feel it.
Of course, it was just an approach to the transformation rather than a real transformation.
To truly undergo a transformation, there needs to be a breakthrough in realm, not just an increase in true qi.
"My true qi is becoming thicker and richer? It seems that tonight, I might have a chance to breakthrough to the late-stage of a superior practitioner!"
Chen Yun immediately cast aside all distractions in his mind, focusing all his energy into refining the water serpent's blood, hoping to breakthrough to the late-stage of a superior practitioner in one go.
Once the breakthrough occurs.
Then, I can continue refining the flesh of the centipede's foot, and see if I can breakthrough to a high-level practitioner!
(The end of this chapter)
