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Chapter 397: Heavenly Wave Night Dream, Convergence of Ten Thousand Paths
Chapter 397: Heavenly Wave Night Dream, Convergence of Ten Thousand Paths
Several days later, in the late hours of the night, a figure walked down a deserted street, following the Heavenly Wave Path towards the base of Heavenly Wave Peak.
"Who goes there?" a voice called out.
"Qu Lingjun from the Luo Tian Association," the figure replied.
"What are you doing coming up the mountain so late? Come and register first!"
As the night grew darker, a thin man walked over as instructed.
Upon approaching, he saw an unfamiliar Foundation Establishment Cultivator and curiously asked, "Where's Elder Wang Ping?"
The Foundation Establishment Cultivator, whose sleep had been disturbed while guarding the mountain, was already annoyed. Hearing the question about the previous person, he became even more displeased.
"Dead!"
"Instead of doing his duty guarding the mountain, he insisted on going to the battlefield. Now, his ghost probably can't even find its way home."
Luo Chen, disguised as Qu Lingjun, was startled.
He had anticipated that the war would claim many lives, but he never imagined that Wang Ping, a regular security guard of the Heavenly Wave Peak, would also perish because of it.
However, with a change of personnel, he could still build a connection.
Luo Chen secretly handed over a pill bottle, which turned out to be a Harmony Breath Pill from the Medicine King Sect.
It wasn't extremely valuable, but it was already a rare item for a Qi Condensation Stage Cultivator to possess.
The Foundation Establishment Cultivator guarding the mountain was taken aback.
After carefully examining him, he quietly put the pill bottle away.
"Luo Tian Association, Qu Lingjun, right?"
"Yes, it's me, junior," the thin man nodded.
The Foundation Establishment Cultivator made a few strokes on the bamboo slip, "Alright, the registration is done. You can go up the mountain now."
At this point, he activated the Sky Origin Water Array.
Seeing the thin man about to step forward, he hesitated but still stopped him.
"In the future, don't come and go from the Heavenly Wave Peak at night. Due to the Divine Transformation Ruins on Thunder Mountain, many powerful outsiders have come to the Jade Cauldron Domain, along with many fierce and formidable individuals returning from the battlefield. Even in the Heavenly Wave Immortal City, the situation is chaotic and dangerous."
"During the day, no one will bother you if you have an identity token, but the checks at night are very strict."
He paused for a moment before adding, "Seeing that you, a mere Qi Condensation Stage Cultivator, can rent a cave abode on the Heavenly Wave Peak, you must have a considerable background. When entering and exiting the Immortal City, it's best to be cautious and avoid being followed. Don't be oblivious to your surroundings."
Luo Chen listened attentively to these words, bowed to him, and then flew up to the Heavenly Wave Peak on his Magical Treasure.
The Foundation Establishment Cultivator guarding the mountain shook his head as he watched Luo Chen leave, then took out the Harmony Breath Pill's jade bottle and tossed it up and down, a brilliant smile appearing on his face.
So, this guarding duty wasn't completely dry!
Luo Tian Association?
A pretty decent sect!
As he thought of this familiar name, he seemed to recall something.
It was an affiliate sect with a good relationship with his own sect, and the president was even a guest elder in the Ice Fortress. Perhaps, in the future, they could turn a blind eye to their comings and goings.
...
In the deep darkness of the night, the man rode his Magical Treasure, flying leisurely towards the back of the Heavenly Wave Peak.
The speed of a Qi Condensation Stage Cultivator was relatively slow.
But no matter how slow, he eventually arrived.
However, if the Foundation Establishment Cultivator guarding the mountain saw this, he would probably be surprised.
The man didn't stop at a first-rank cave abode but instead headed towards a second-rank one.
Moreover, it was an upper-grade Spirit Land among the second-rank cave abodes!
After casually tapping a Spirit Seal, the guarding array slowly opened, and as the clouds dispersed, the man stepped inside.
As soon as he entered, he heard Xiao Ling's surprised voice.
"So late, why are you here, President Sister?"
She took small steps towards the entrance and saw the man.
"Qu Lingjun, why are you here so late... No, where did you get the array entrance seal?"
Luo Chen smiled faintly, and his aura shifted as he wiped his face.
His facial features shifted, and in the blink of an eye, a familiar figure appeared before her.
His Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation base was also evident.
Bai Meiling was taken aback, and the sense of familiarity in her soul made her rush forward without hesitation.
"Master, you're back!"
At the same time, the cultivation room's door opened instantly, and a graceful figure rushed out impatiently.
Luo Chen smiled slightly, holding Bai Meiling with one hand while opening the other half of his embrace.
The graceful figure rushed into his arms.
"Wuuu..."
A sobbing sound could be heard.
Luo Chen shook his head with a smile, "Why are you crying? I'm back, aren't I?"
Gu Caiyi raised her head, pounding her delicate hands on his sturdy chest, and looked up at his thin face.
"Who told you to leave for over a year without any news? I was worried about you, especially after hearing that you were being pursued by a Gold Core Cultivator..."
Women just talk too much!
Luo Chen lowered his head and gave her a deep kiss.
"Umm..."
Bai Meiling had already left Luo Chen's embrace, watching this scene with a smile.
After a while, they parted lips.
The air seemed to be filled with a romantic atmosphere.
"Sima Huiniang will be here soon. Xiao Ling, keep an eye on the array," Luo Chen instructed briefly.
Then, without further ado, he embraced Gu Caiyi and headed into the bedroom.
Bai Meiling stared with wide eyes as she watched the two of them.
So, the master and she were both ghosts!
Only, he was a lecherous ghost!
...
Sima Huiniang received the news and rushed over in the middle of the night, just in time to see Luo Chen walking out of the bedroom.
He wore a broad silk coat, and his slender figure, compared to his previous mature and steady appearance, now exuded a carefree and unrestrained aura.
His long black hair flowed freely behind him.
She stood there, stunned, and blurted out, "I think I came at the wrong time."
"No, you came at the perfect time," Luo Chen said, a strange smile appearing on his thin face, and he waved at the woman.
Sima Huiniang hesitated, but in the end, she couldn't suppress the surging emotions in her heart and walked towards him.
As Luo Chen was about to enter the room with her in his arms, she pleaded in a feeble voice, "Can we change rooms, please?"
"Not a good idea. It's too much trouble!"
This time, the man's firmness far exceeded his usual demeanor.
Sima Huiniang didn't want to go against him, and half-heartedly, she allowed herself to be led into the room.
Within, the clouds and rain churned, and the waves of passion surged.
Midway through, the woman regained consciousness and was then forcefully drawn into the battle.
Battles between Foundation Establishment True Cultivators were not new to Luo Chen.
This time, after returning from his studies, his combat strength had skyrocketed.
His powerful physique endowed him with unprecedented fighting prowess, tearing through the heavens and earth, causing mountains to collapse and seas to overturn.
Bai Meiling, in the main hall, propped her chin on the stone table with one hand, listening with great interest.
With her other hand, she flipped through a recipe book, planning a sumptuous feast for Luo Chen.
This continued until dawn! Indeed, as a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, her recovery was formidable.
When the sun rose, Sima Huiniang and Gu Caiyi left Heavenly Wave Peak with rosy complexions and radiant appearances, as usual, to attend to matters at the Luo Tian Association.
As for Luo Chen, he enjoyed a rare lazy sleep.
This slumber lasted for three days and three nights.
During the year at the Divine Transformation Ruins, he had been harnessing the power of thunder and lightning almost every moment.
Even during his brief rests, it was only a shallow sleep.
As a result, despite his robust physique, his spirit was incredibly fatigued.
It was as if he had undergone a year-long, uninterrupted closed-door cultivation.
For Foundation Establishment Cultivators, this method of pushing the body to its limits during closed-door cultivation was feasible.
Especially when breaking through cultivation bottlenecks, it was common to go months or even years without sleep.
However, in daily life, they would often take short breaks.
Otherwise, over-exhausting the spirit could easily lead to after-effects.
Fortunately, when Luo Chen slowly woke up, he didn't notice any such after-effects.
Instead, he felt strong and energetic, his spirit rejuvenated.
He vaguely sensed that his spiritual foundation seemed to have risen to a higher level, and there was an additional, indescribable change.
Luo Chen couldn't quite pinpoint what this change was.
But he knew it was a positive transformation, and that was enough for now; more discoveries would come with time.
After leaving the bedroom, he didn't see anyone around.
When he extended his spirit perception, he found Bai Meiling busy in the two-acre second-stage spirit field outside.
It seemed that the harvest had already been reaped, and new crops were now growing well.
The trees were lush, the flowers and grasses vibrant, and the Xuyang Tree, which had been cut down, was sprouting new golden branches and leaves.
Luo Chen didn't disturb her and turned to enter the cultivation room.
The dense concentration of spiritual energy immediately enveloped him.
Luo Chen took a deep breath and sat cross-legged, starting to cultivate the Eternal Youth Scripture.
Though he hadn't practiced in a long time, his movements were smooth and effortless.
Whether it was absorbing and transporting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth or circulating and purifying it through his body, everything seemed to flow naturally.
One could even say that during his second round of cultivation, Luo Chen had a new idea.
He not only cultivated the Eternal Youth Scripture but also utilized the Qi Ingestion Technique from his self-created Heavenly Thunder Body Transformation Technique to draw in a mouthful of spiritual energy.
With this three-pronged approach, his efficiency in absorbing and ingesting external spiritual energy greatly increased.
His meridians didn't feel the slightest strain, and he even had a sense of wanting more!
After a while, Luo Chen stopped cultivating.
Sensing the state of his spiritual energy, he couldn't help but nod.
The previously dry Qi Sea was now replenished with fresh energy.
If he continued at the current pace, it wouldn't be long before he regained his peak condition.
However, this wasn't his immediate priority.
With a thought, a transparent panel appeared before Luo Chen, hanging like a curtain.
[Life Span: 50/250]
[Spiritual Roots: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth]
[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Layer 6, 30/100; Ancient Beast Layer 3, 1/100]
[Cultivation Methods: Eternal Youth Scripture Mastery 600/1000, Heavenly Thunder Body Transformation Technique Proficiency 220/300, Ten Thousand Beasts Scripture 10/100]
[Techniques: Tier 3: Nine-Ten Thousand Mile Perfected 427/500, Mirror Flower Water Moon Entry 75/100, Severe Finger Entry 1/100
Tier 2: Mountain Collapse Supreme Completion, Crystal Sky Curtain Supreme Completion, Fiery Sun Technique Supreme Completion, Spring Rain Transformation Technique Supreme Completion, Water Mirror Technique Perfected 475/500, Flower Fairy Proficiency 127/200, Mind Confusion Technique Proficient 177/200, Grass Scythe Golden Sword Technique Proficient 125/200
Tier 1: Soul Intimidation Technique Master 509/1000.
Supreme Completion Techniques (Click to view details)]
[Pill Techniques: Clear Source Marvelous Pill Technique Master 900/1000, Nourish Essence Hand Perfected 371/500, Scale Transformation Hand Entry 18/100, Star Snatching Hand Proficient 281/300. Supreme Completion Pill Techniques (Click to view details)]
[Martial Arts: Mountain Splitting Boulder Shattering Palm Supreme Completion, Sky Maiden Scattering Flower Technique Master 571/1000]
[Professions: Second Stage Alchemist, Second Stage Physician
Tier 2 Pills: Dust Suppressing Pill Entry 10/100, Imperial Stream Plasma Entry 9/100
Tier 1 Pills: Blood Burning Pill Supreme Completion, Spirit Nourishing Pill Entry 30/100, Supreme Completion Pills (Click to view details)]
[Achievement Points: 22]
The numerous entries on the panel were initially overwhelming, but Luo Chen was filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
These were the most direct manifestations of his efforts over the years, and he hadn't even revealed the hidden entries; there would be even more.
At first glance, Luo Chen's attention was drawn to his life span.
Two hundred and fifty years? Twenty years more than the life span limit after advancing to the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment.
This was likely a result of his physical transformation.
However, despite his physical cultivation reaching the third layer on the panel, why had his life span only increased by twenty years?
"Is it because I only have a human body?"
The lifespan of demon beasts is long, but it is not as closely related to their realm of cultivation as one might think.
More often, it stems from the inherent advantages of their race.
Of course, the stronger the realm, the longer the lifespan. Breaking through major realms will also bring corresponding improvements.
However, at lower realms, this is not as pronounced.
Luo Chen only gained the corresponding physical strength, but without the corresponding racial transformation, so his lifespan only increased by a little.
In fact, unless he makes a significant breakthrough in body refinement, the increase in lifespan will not be substantial.
After all, he is not following the traditional body refinement techniques developed by human cultivators that can extend one's lifespan.
When Luo Chen created that cultivation method, he was not aiming to extend his lifespan.
Luo Chen did not express any dissatisfaction with this.
A maximum lifespan of 250 years is already excellent!
Ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators, without practicing techniques or secret arts like the Eternal Youth Scripture that can extend life, generally have a lifespan of about 250 years.
If they suffer major injuries during cultivation, they may even age prematurely and die.
He is only at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment now, and as his realm improves in the future, his lifespan will only be higher and longer than that of other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the same rank!
What surprised Luo Chen was that his body refinement realm entry had changed.
It was no longer the traditional human body refinement realms of One: Vajra, Two: Blood River, Three: Furnace Refinement... Instead, it had become the somewhat perplexing Ancient Beast Third Stage.
"Ancient? Could it refer to the ancient and primeval beasts among demon beasts?"
The human race in the Mountain and Sea Realm is well-versed in demon beasts.
Because in this world, the greatest enemy of humans is demon beasts.
Current demon beasts follow the path of transformation that evolved after the ancient times.
First Stage: Qi Ingestion, Second Stage: Core Formation, Third Stage: Wisdom Opening, Fourth Stage: Transformation, reaching the Fifth Stage they can be called Ancient Beasts, comparable to human Divine Transformation experts.
However, according to legend, before the ancient times, demon beasts did not follow this path.
Back then, demon beasts followed the ancient and natural path of absorbing heaven and earth spirit energy to refine their bodies and master racial innate abilities.
Among these, there were the primitive beasts that were still unenlightened, and the ancient beasts that were as intelligent as humans, or even capable of mastering the great laws of heaven and earth.
The latter is also the origin of the name for the current Fifth Stage Ancient Beasts.
"My self-created body refinement method, due to the urgent situation at the time, had no time to comprehend the changes in blood and qi, and purely consumed the thunder power within my body in a wasteful manner."
"Therefore, it is a very pure method of physical refinement."
"From this perspective, it indeed belongs to the same system as the ancient demon beasts."
Luo Chen muttered to himself, as if organizing information and exploring the path ahead.
But soon, he began to recall various contents of the Heavenly Thunder Body Transformation Technique, feeling somewhat confused.
What will be the outcome of a human practicing demon methods?
After a moment, Luo Chen’s spirits lifted.
Who cares! This method was tailor-made for me by the system. Who said it was a demon method!
It’s just a different path leading to the same destination!
However, the changes in the system panel due to body refinement caught Luo Chen’s attention.
Divine Mind Slaying Demon, Wang Family Secret Manuscript, Qiti Tongyuan, and Tortoise Spirit Armor—all of these disappeared!
These four techniques involved various methods such as refining the body with demonic energy, tempering the will, refining essence into qi, and converting essence and qi, among others.
Especially Tortoise Spirit Armor, which emulates the ancient great demon tortoise, has four secret techniques: Tortoise Breath, Armor Covering, Evasion of Death, and Life Extension.
It is incredibly profound.
Luo Chen had even mastered it to the Master level, proficient in Tortoise Breath, Armor Covering, and Evasion of Death.
Now, these techniques have also disappeared.
Their destination is undoubtedly that they have all been integrated into the Heavenly Thunder Body Transformation Technique by the system.
That’s why this method is said to incorporate the strengths of various techniques and refine Luo Chen’s entire life’s foundation.
Even more, this body refinement method also involves alchemy techniques like the Clear Source Marvelous Pill Technique, Core Formation Secret Techniques like the Dragon Phoenix Tribulation, demonic energy opening acupoints, thunder opening acupoints, and many other techniques.
At this point, calling this method the Heavenly Thunder Body Transformation Technique seems a bit inappropriate.
When he named it, it was just a hasty, casual decision.
After a moment of thought, the entry for Heavenly Thunder Body Transformation Technique on the system panel rippled and changed to Convergence of Ten Thousand Paths.
The meaning is simple: since this method incorporates the strengths of various techniques and clearly has room for further improvement, it might as well be called the Convergence of Ten Thousand Paths, to forge Luo Chen’s powerful true body.
It not only reflects its origin but also embodies Luo Chen’s aspirations for its future.
"This is the first cultivation method I’ve created on my own, and I wonder how far I can go with it."
Luo Chen smiled faintly, feeling a faint sense of joy and pride.
The cultivation method, though derived from the Third Stage Body Refinement Technique Heavenly Peng Transformation and synthesized through deduction and integration by the system,
ultimately involves many techniques, secret arts, spells, and methods that Luo Chen has accumulated over the years.
The system is just an aid, accelerating this process through achievement points.
But even without the system, Luo Chen might one day, by a stroke of luck, take this step.
So!
"All of this is the result of my own efforts!"
"System, let me see your limits… no, let me check the other entries again!"
In his pleasant mood, Luo Chen’s gaze fell on the realm entry.
【Foundation Establishment Sixth Level 30/100】
(End of Chapter)
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