Ding Huan felt his body being ripped apart again. Although he continued to operate the network of knowledge, he felt something was wrong.
The terrifying tearing his body endured under the network of knowledge was far beyond his resistance, whether he was advancing to the level of a Fourth-Tier Gene cultivator or a Third-Tier Gene cultivator.
At this moment, Ding Huan had a hunch that under this terrifying and powerful energy impact, perhaps the next moment, his body would completely collapse.
He couldn't go on like this, not even slow down. If he stopped, he might save his life, but ninety percent of his cultivation base would be burned away due to the severed meridians, and he'd probably become disabled.
Even with his injury recovery gene, what could he do without his cultivation base?
The furious energy impact hit his mind, and at this moment, Ding Huan's eyes were bleeding due to congestion, and his mouth and nose began to bleed...
When all seven pores started to seep blood, Ding Huan gritted his teeth and forced the qi from the purple cave to break through.
He had no other experience, but he knew how to perform the wind blade technique.
Therefore, he wanted to use the wind blade technique to utilize the qi from the purple cave to blast out these energy sharpenings as blades.
Fortunately, he didn't have a master. If he did, it's likely that he would slap him to death at this moment. Using the qi from the purple cave to transform into blade energy and blast it out, isn't that just breaking open the purple cave first?
In fact, even if Ding Huan knew this, he had no choice. Now, for him, as long as the yuanqi diminishes, the terrifying tearing his fleshly body is subjected to will weaken.
Perhaps he may not be able to reach the level of a Fourth-Tier Gene cultivator, but he can still maintain the level of a Third-Tier Gene cultivator and save his life.
Ding Huan also considered the possibility of failure. He estimated that if he failed, his purple cave would shatter, and his cultivation base would be lost forever.
As Ding Huan was about to gather his true qi to strike the purple cave with all his might, a spell suddenly appeared in his mind.
“Concentrate your mind into the qi cave, repair the broken bamboo. When the river carriage stops, do nothing and hold onto emptiness and unity. True breath flows continuously, qi turns into spirit...”
This is known as: "The fetus is born from the breath, and the breath dwells in the fetus. At this level of cultivation, accumulated qi takes shape, thus becoming the thought. To concentrate on the thought is to enter the door of Taoist cultivation..."
Without realizing it, Ding Huan followed the incantation and performed the spell. Under the control of the network of knowledge, the terrifying tearing sensation that was about to burst his body suddenly weakened.
Half a day later, the tearing sensation completely disappeared, and Ding Huan felt his purple cave becoming clearer.
"A crack!" As if a fetter within his body had been broken, Ding Huan opened his eyes, and he tightly clenched his fists in excitement.
He has advanced to the level of a Fourth-Tier Gene cultivator.
The immense true essence qi, compared to when he was at the Third-Tier Gene cultivator level, seemed to have undergone a qualitative change.
The powerful cultivator who left the scroll doesn't seem to be anyone ordinary. He resolved the issue with just a few incantations when Ding Huan was about to burst from within.
No, just now he seemed to be trying to release qi through the purple cave forcefully, which triggered the knowledge within the scroll.
It's similar to when he wanted to cut his own arm earlier, which triggered small magic arts like the wind blade technique.
It looks like the contents of that scroll are extremely extensive. It's just that his cultivation level is too low for him to fully control them. He only understands those things in time when he needs to use them.
Ding Huan closed his eyes, and he wanted to feel the content of that scroll.
He then opened his eyes in shock, What's happening?
He had just closed his eyes, yet why could he see clearly in all directions, within a radius of several meters?
Ding Huan closed his eyes again, and this time he felt it even clearer. His perception became extremely clear and strong.
Even though he didn't look back, he seemed to be aware of everything in the ten meters behind him.
Is this what is meant by "accumulating qi to form, which becomes thought. To concentrate on the thought is the door to Taoist cultivation"?
Then wouldn't this mean that after his perception becomes stronger, he doesn't need his eyes to see things further away?
It turns out that having a sense of thought is the entrance to the path of cultivation. Why don't we call it "Divine Thought" then?
Ding Huan was filled with excitement. After spending so long on the Longyi continent, he had seen many high-level cultivators, but even the highest-level Gene cultivators did not have a divine thought.
He had only reached the Fourth-Tier Gene cultivator level and already had a divine thought.
With a divine thought, his strength would absolutely rise several levels.
Thinking of this, Ding Huan once again activated the Wind-Controlling Technique.
Before, his limit was around 60 to 70 meters, but now he could easily step up to a height of over 100 meters.
The wind blade in his hand cut out, and the same power was increased by several times.
This was definitely not just an improvement in his cultivation level, but the effortless feeling made him realize that his wind blade technique had undergone a qualitative change.
No matter how fast the hand seals are, they are not as fast as the movement of divine thought. As soon as he merges his divine thought with the wind blade technique, the wind blade is almost instantaneous.
Ding Huan felt that the speed and intensity of the wind blade had also been greatly improved, and he became increasingly curious about who the great cultivator who left the scroll was.
The scroll is too ridiculous.
No matter who left the scroll, it's too early for him to investigate now.
Ding Huan did not move his tent, he just gathered his everyday items into his backpack, as tents can be bought anywhere.
If he came back to cultivate in the future, it would save him the trouble of building a tent again.
Finally, Ding Huan arrived at the stone monkey's side, as he intended to take it back to extract the memory gene.
When Ding Huan prepared to lift up the stone monkey, his mind flashed, and he tried to sweep it with his divine thought.
To Ding Huan's surprise, using divine thought was far more effective than using his eyes.
With his divine thought, he could easily scan the inside of the stone monkey, which was as he had sensed.
This is not a real monkey, but the appearance on the outside is made of fossilized pathways. Moreover, there is a brown thing in the depths of the monkey's brain.
The brown thing inside might very well contain the memory gene he was looking for.
No matter whether it is or not, let's talk about it when we go out.
As soon as Ding Huan grabbed the stone monkey, his figure expanded.
Without divine thought, Ding Huan would need at least half an hour to an hour to get out of this deep cave.
However, with his divine thought, his awareness was clear as day in the darkness, and by using the Wind-Controlling Technique, Ding Huan only took a minute or two to reach the mouth of the cave.
Before Ding Huan had left the cave, his divine thought detected a four-meter-tall giant ape hiding outside the cave.
Great Barren Golden Ape?
Ding Huan confirmed it immediately, this was indeed a Great Barren Golden Ape, but it had grown significantly since the last time he saw it, and its strength had also increased.
This guy really does bear a grudge, he must have been lurking here for who knows how long to get back at him.
Ding Huan knew that some gene beasts with intelligence held grudges, but to hold such a grudge against a Great Barren Golden Ape, he hadn't encountered.
This fellow thinks he's Joe, thinking he can easily rip him apart?
For Ding Huan, this guy coming here was just in time, saving him from having to go out and look for it.
The Great Barren Golden Ape came to him, and he wanted to find this guy too. However, Qianluo Mountain stretches for thousands of miles and connects with other mountain ranges. If this guy didn't come to him, it would be very difficult for him to find the other party.
Ding Huan put the stone monkey and the backpack aside, then took out a large-mouthed glass bottle from his pack. This was used for collecting gene beasts, and now it could be put to use.
Ding Huan coveted the Great Barren Golden Ape's Great Waste Eye, as it could see through illusions.
Even though the Great Barren Golden Ape currently doesn't have the Great Waste Eye, this ancient gene beast with a bloodline of returning to its primordial state, it should only be a matter of time for it to grow into the Great Waste Eye.
As one of the Ten Divine Beasts, the Great Barren Golden Ape, even in its infancy, is invaluable, and it may be impossible to obtain even if you wanted to in the future.
As he was preparing to open the cave entrance, Ding Huan thought for a moment and then decided to put down the glass bottle.
With his current strength, there is no need to steal blood from a young Great Barren Golden Ape.
Having confirmed the Great Barren Golden Ape's position, Ding Huan kicked the stone block at the cave entrance with his foot, and then his body shot out.
Almost as soon as Ding Huan burst out, the Great Barren Golden Ape pounced on him.
Even as Ding Huan's body was still in the air, the Great Barren Golden Ape was already pouncing on him. It was inevitable that he would be bitten.
The Great Barren Golden Ape was obviously calculating its position and timing accurately, aiming not just to bite Ding Huan, but to tear him into two halves.
However, what the Great Barren Golden Ape didn't expect was that, even though Ding Huan was in the air, the beast's pounce was a miss.
Ding Huan wouldn't give the Great Barren Golden Ape any favors. As his body lightly floated back in the air, his feet landed heavily on the ground.
"Click, click!" Two crisp sounds
Followed by the Great Barren Golden Ape let out a piercing scream and fell to the ground.
In nearly a year, the Great Barren Golden Ape's strength had improved significantly. However, compared to Ding Huan, it was still far from reaching his level.
Ding Huan didn't bother with the Great Barren Golden Ape lying on the ground. His feet touched the ground, and his body shot out at an angle like a sharp sword.
"Aaaah!" A sharp cry echoed as Ding Huan landed on the ground again, now holding a gray little creature in his hand.
It looks like a monkey, but it's not quite the same.
It's slightly smaller than a monkey, with shiny fur all over and very big eyes. It doesn't have the sharp, monkey-like appearance that monkeys have.
"I said that the stupid ape knew I went inside, but it was still waiting for me to come out. So, it was you little brat who snitched on me.”
Ding Huan lifted the little creature in his hand and chuckled as he said.
This little creature was the one who had sneakily attacked him when he first entered the cave, but he had retaliated with a wind blade and chased it away.
He hadn't expected this little creature to hold a grudge as well. Knowing it couldn't beat him, it went to enlist the help of the Great Barren Golden Ape to ambush him.
(That's all for today's update, friends, good night! Request for monthly votes!)
