Chapter 50: Sixth Level Foundation Building VS Third Level Foundation Building

The next moment, the Heaven Origin Pill disintegrated within Zhou Chen's body.

The Spiritual Qi, like a bursting dam, instantly broke through the Peak barrier of Foundation Establishment Stage 4!

"Boom, boom, boom—!"

Two deafening thunderclaps resonated within his body!

The Spiritual Qi within his body surged like a massive wave, and the spiritual liquid became even more viscous!

The Spiritual Power lake churned violently, its level rising at a visible speed.

The Primal Chaos Scripture operated at full power, and the Meridians throughout his body continuously widened and became tougher under the repeated scouring of this immense energy.

Before his aura could stabilize, two successive barriers within his Meridians crumbled like dry leaves, disintegrating instantly!

Zhou Chen's aura soared like an erupting dormant volcano, rising steadily!

Foundation Establishment Five Layer! Nascent Soul Six Layer!

A Spiritual Qi vortex slowly formed above his head, eventually converging into his body.

Hum.

A more powerful aura emanated from his body.

Zhou Chen's Spiritual Power surged like a tide around him, and he could clearly feel that the intensity of his Spiritual Power at this moment was several times more profound and condensed than when he was at Foundation Establishment Stage 4!

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On the other side.

Ye Chen returned to his residence in Wenxian Sect, closed the door, and completely isolated himself from the outside world.

A sense of urgency inexplicably but truly assailed him from the depths of his being; he knew that what he needed most right now was strength.

Whether it was for the core trial or the damned Zhou Chen he might face in the future, he had to become stronger as quickly as possible!

He didn't know why, but he always felt that Zhou Chen was very strange and unfathomable.

Ye Chen first took out the scroll of Transformation Feather Art that the Grand Elder had given him.

The ancient scroll slowly unfolded before him; on its light blue material, wind-feather patterns flowed as if alive.

The opening words were captivating: "The body moves with the heart, the spirit unites with the form. Transform Qi into feathers, fuse wind into bone. Without hindrance, coming and going like light…"

Ye Chen closed his eyes tightly, composed himself, and tried to mobilize his Spiritual Power, operating it according to the extremely complex and profound Meridian circulation diagram depicted on the scroll.

After only a few attempts, Ye Chen's expression became serious.

The entry difficulty of this Transformation Feather Art was indeed as Li Hu had said, beyond imagination!

The path of Spiritual Power circulation was not only tricky and bizarre, but it also required Spiritual Power to be divided into countless extremely subtle, silken-like Qi vortexes called “feather streams,” while simultaneously needing to communicate with the subtle Spiritual Qi from the outside world to resonate and respond.

This required incredibly precise Spiritual Power control ability and powerful Divine Soul perception.

For an ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, let alone mastering it, even completing a small circulation would be extremely difficult.

"Chen'er, compose yourself."

The Ring Spirit's ancient but clear voice sounded, filled with absolute certainty.

"You possess the Fire Spirit Body, your Origin is炽烈. You should control this art with the meaning of 'flame rising'! Transformation Feather is not about light feathers, but about flames that break through the void! Do not try to forcefully simulate the posture of a bird; instead, use fire as wings, borrowing the momentum of fire to ascend! Your body should be like a projectile, nothing can hinder it!"

"Does that mean… wind assists fire, fire borrows wind's power, using fire as wings?"

Ye Chen was stunned, then suddenly enlightened! It was like a lamp being lit in the darkness!

With this guidance, Ye Chen instantly grasped the key!

He had previously been too fixated on imitating the external form and meaning of the Cultivation Technique, “Transformation Feather,” overlooking that the inherent advantage of the Fire Spirit Body was “explosion” and “propulsion”!

The lightness of wind is a means, but the essence of speed is also power!

He immediately changed his approach, no longer forcefully dividing his Spiritual Power into countless fragmented feather streams to simulate wind, but instead madly compressing and shaping the powerful and scorching crimson-gold Spiritual Power from the Flame Emperor Prison Breaking Skill, concentrating it at the crucial nodes of his legs and lower back!

He imagined infinite flames erupting behind him, transforming into two wings of blazing fire!

Boom!

The sluggish feeling of Spiritual Power circulation instantly vanished!

A scorching and violent power instantly erupted around Ye Chen's body!

"Hmph!" Ye Chen let out a low roar, his figure shooting out like an arrow released from a bowstring!

It was no longer the relatively clumsy, straight-line charge from before, but a crimson-gold flame streak!

Although it was still far from reaching the “silent and agile” description of the Cultivation Technique, his speed was at least twice as fast as when he had previously forcefully charged using the Flame Emperor Prison Breaking Skill!

His entire being was like a burning meteorite, leaving a long trail of light in the small quiet room!

He did it! He successfully entered the initial stage!

Although there was still a long way to go before reaching Minor Achievement, this first step was a qualitative difference!

Ye Chen was overjoyed, and his admiration for his Master, the Ring Spirit, grew immeasurably!

Even as a Spirit, his Master's vision and experience were still beyond ordinary people!

In the following days, Ye Chen immersed himself in frantic Cultivation, forgetting to eat and sleep.

During the day, he practiced the Transformation Feather Art on the secluded, deserted cliffs of the Sect's back mountain.

He used the cliff as a whetstone, leaping down from heights again and again, feeling the changes in airflow, practicing forcefully twisting and changing direction in the air, controlling the violent flame thrust, and striving to transition from a “meteorite collision” to a more agile “fire hawk soaring.”

His body endured immense strain; his clothes repeatedly tore from high-speed friction with the cliff face, and his skin was cut by the fierce winds, leaving streaks of blood, which then rapidly healed under the powerful self-healing ability of the Flame Emperor Prison Breaking Skill.

Countless failures, collisions with walls, falls… but his eyes were sharp as knives, and he never gave up.

At night, he repeatedly studied the deeper Profound Truth of the Transformation Feather Art in his quiet room and meditated to recover.

"Body moves, but intent precedes it!"

"The power of fire is not just its intensity, but its subtlety in turning!"

"Breaking the wind is for the brutish, controlling the wind is the true Dao!"

"All things can be feathers, all can borrow the power of wind!"

The Ring Spirit's voice occasionally sounded in his mind, like a Master butcher dismembering an ox, hitting directly at the core.

Ye Chen's understanding of the Cultivation Technique's essence deepened daily.

Gradually, the fiery streaks of light behind Ye Chen began to converge, no longer bursting forth as violently as they did initially.

His speed remained extremely fast, but his trajectory began to become elusive.

The turns among the cliffs were no longer rigid, hard impacts, but had smooth arcs.

Occasionally, when he burst forth on flat ground, what was left behind at the instant of his initial movement was no longer just an air explosion, but a condensed, indistinct, fiery wing afterimage formed by extreme high temperature distorting the air—it was actually a fiery wing afterimage!

This was the manifestation of “Transformation Feather”! It was the sign of officially stepping from the entry level into the Minor Achievement Realm of the Cultivation Technique!

"Hahaha, Master, I did it! Master, I did it!!!"

"Hmm, Chen'er's Comprehension Ability is good."

The Ring Spirit's ancient voice also carried a hint of relief.

Ye Chen sat cross-legged, holding his breath and concentrating.

At this moment, his confidence greatly increased, and he planned to continue his efforts.

He carefully took out the Earth Rank Low Grade Juling Pill given to him by Li Hu.

The Medicinal Pill was only the size of a Dragon's eye, presenting a warm, jade-white luster, and an extremely pure medicinal fragrance quietly diffused.

Just inhaling a wisp, Ye Chen felt the stagnant Spiritual Power within his body instantly become more active, and his Cultivation faintly stirred with a desire to ascend.

"This is an opportunity not to be missed!" A gleam flashed in Ye Chen's eyes, and without hesitation, he tilted his head back and placed the jade-white Medicinal Pill into his mouth.

The moment the Medicinal Pill entered his mouth, it didn't melt; instead, it was as if a drop of water fell into boiling magma!

"Boom—!"

Ye Chen's Dantian instantly churned like a stormy sea.

An unimaginable, pure Spiritual Qi instantly permeated his limbs and bones, scouring every Meridian!

Ye Chen's body suddenly tensed, and his skin instantly turned crimson!

The Flame Emperor Prison Breaking Skill within his body was instantly activated to its limit by this external force, instinctively operating frantically, desperately assaulting the Realm barrier!

"Crack, crack, crack—!"

Under the combined assault of the immense medicinal power and the Flame Emperor Prison Breaking Skill, that invisible barrier obstructing him shattered with a resounding crack!

Foundation Establishment Three Layer! Success!

Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body, and clenched his fists.

The previous depression and frustration had now disappeared; it seemed that confidence had returned.