Chapter 1: When the father suffers humiliation, the son will surely avenge him

  Xiao Chen was startled by the words, the treasure map written in ancient script was no trivial matter. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly said: "That's right, I do understand some of this type of text. Do you want to invite me to explore the ancient hermit's cave together?"

  "Not bad, otherwise with your junior's cultivation, it would be absolutely impossible to obtain the treasure. As long as Master Uncle can give me some benefits at that time, it will be fine." Chu Kuang's face was pale, but he still insisted on saying so.

  "Give me some time to consider, if you agree, five months later meet me here, whether or not I will give you an answer."

  "Yes, five months later, his disciples will be here to welcome the great master." Chu Kuang said with a hint of joy in his eyes.

  Xiao Chen nodded slightly and immediately soared into the air, flying off into the distance.

  Watching Xiao Chen's departing back, Chu Kuang's face suddenly became overcast, "This person can exert spiritual consciousness attacks, it is very likely that he is a foundation-building cultivator. One suspected foundation-building, plus two eighth-level Qi-refining cultivators, should be enough... Demon Lord..." The voice grew lower and gradually faded away.

  Half a moment later, Chu Kuang set up his escape light and left.

  Xiao Chen's divine consciousness swept back and forth behind him, confirming that no one was following before landing in a forest, hastily changing out of his black robe and storing it in his storage bag, setting up his concealment light and rushing to the medicine garden.

  With a wave of his hand, a path was cleared through the white mist outside the valley, and once Xiao Chen walked in, it returned to its original state.

  After a careful examination, looking at the intact dry leaves on the ground, Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction and picked them up. It seemed that no one had entered the valley during his absence.

  After a moment of hesitation, Xiao Chen gave up the idea of setting up a defensive formation in the valley. Otherwise, as a mere named disciple, he would be making too much noise outside the valley, and it would be suspicious, like trying to steal three hundred taels of silver from an empty place.

  Entering the mountain's medicinal garden, Xiao Chen took out a nourishing pill beneficial for spiritual recovery from his storage bag and swallowed it, then began to meditate with his eyes closed.

  Every other hour, he would open his eyes and swallow an elixir pill before continuing to meditate.

  Five time periods later, with the help of a large amount of medicinal power, Xiao Chen's depleted spiritual consciousness was fully restored. This was something that only he could do, being so reckless and unrestrained in taking large quantities of elixirs. If it were someone else, they would need at least three to five days of meditation and cultivation to recover their spiritual consciousness.

  "The ancient records of the tadpole script mention the cave dwellings of the ancient cultivators. Hehe, I'm afraid it's not that simple inside. However, after five months, I may have already succeeded in building my foundation, and whether or not to go then is still uncertain. For now, the most important thing is to focus on cultivating this 'Great Forest Ruo Hand', which can also provide a few more ways to protect myself."

  Today's battle made Xiao Chen deeply aware of his own inadequacies, and if not for relying on his aura to intimidate Chu Kuang, he would have fallen into a life-or-death crisis.

  He took out the remaining volume of "Dà Sēn Luó Shǒu" from the storage bag. The material of this volume was neither silk nor paper, and it felt smooth to the touch. When Xiao Chen applied a slight force with his hand, he couldn't pull it apart, and he couldn't help but feel some astonishment in his heart. The craftsmanship of the ancient cultivators was indeed extraordinary.

  He spread out the remaining scrolls and Xiao Chen slowly immersed himself in them. Two hours later, he slowly lifted his head, a hint of joy on his face.

  This "Mahasitra" is just a fragment, but the divine powers recorded in it are absolutely mysterious and extraordinary. If he can cultivate successfully, Xiao Chen is confident that he can fight against the early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even if he can't win, he can retreat. As for the late-stage Foundation Establishment and the Mahayana realm, it's still a long way off.

  Xiao Chen repeatedly pondered and calculated the numerous changes in his mind after calming down, making sure there were no mistakes, before starting to cultivate the first divine ability of "Mahasunyata Hand",

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  Several days later, behind a certain mountain forest about three hundred miles away from Luoyun Valley.

  "One Finger Covers the Sky!"

  Xiao Chen's face was stern, and he let out a low shout. The spiritual energy inside his body quickly circulated to his arm, flowing through several meridians, and a dangerous aura slowly emanated from him. His left hand pointed upwards, and suddenly a burst of dark light exploded from it, like a sword pointing at the sky, with an overbearing and domineering aura.

  "Go!"

  A dark light burst forth from his fingertips, causing the space around him to ripple with its intense destructive power. It was as if a muffled thunderclap had sounded on the ground, and in an instant, a three-meter-sized boulder ten meters away disintegrated into countless fragments that flew everywhere, shattering several ancient trees nearby, its might extremely astonishing.

  Xiao Chen's face was somewhat pale, and he turned his hand to take out several聚灵丹 from the storage bag and swallowed them into his mouth. Under the effect of the medicine, his complexion improved a lot. This吞天一指 (Swallowing Heaven One Finger) consumed spiritual power extremely, but its attacking power was extremely strong. Xiao Chen estimated that this strike was almost equivalent to the full-strength strike of a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building.

  "Swallowing the Sky in One Finger almost consumed half of my spiritual energy. If I were to face a life-or-death crisis, I could fully unleash Swallowing the Sky Double Strike, and with the double-layered effect, the destructive power would likely be equivalent to a single strike from a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, after using this move, I'd probably exhaust my spiritual energy and become vulnerable to attack, so it's absolutely not something to be used until the very last moment."

  Half a day later, a green rainbow flew out of the mountain forest and rushed towards Lu Yun Valley.

  "The Great Forest Luo Hand" First Realm, "Swallowing the Sky with One Finger", has been initially mastered. To reach the Second Realm, "Covering Hands like Clouds and Rain", at least a Golden Elixir cultivation base is required. As for the Third Realm, "Tearing the Sky and Shattering the Earth", it's already incomplete and broken. The Second Realm might be the peak of this "Great Forest Luo Hand".

  Xiao Chen returned to Luoyun Valley and devoted himself to taking medicine and meditation, striving to build his foundation as soon as possible.

  According to the usual practice of the Xiu Zhen world, if one's cultivation reaches the 8th layer of Qi Refining or higher and their spiritual root is above average quality, they can successfully lay the foundation by taking the Foundation Establishment Pill. However, Xiao Chen was very clear about his own qualifications - he was originally an ordinary person without a spiritual root, and being able to reach the 7th layer of Qi Refining in such a short period of time was completely due to him being able to consume large amounts of medicinal pills, relying on the medicinal properties to forcibly raise his cultivation. Wanting to successfully lay the foundation would probably be much more difficult for him than others! So from the start, he hadn't planned to lay the foundation at the 8th layer of Qi Refining, but rather wanted to wait until he reached the 10th layer realm!

  In the eyes of cultivators, the eighth layer of the Qi Refining stage is enough to establish a foundation. The ninth layer of the Qi Refining stage is already a rare occurrence. As for the tenth layer of the Qi Refining stage, it's said that it hasn't appeared in the cultivation world for over a thousand years.

  Xiao Chen's goal was to reach the tenth layer of the Qi Refining stage.

  Take medicine, sit in meditation, take medicine, sit in meditation.

  Xiao Chen's life was extremely dull, except for the occasional shortage of dan medicine, he had never left his meditation mat. However, with such crazy cultivation, his cultivation speed naturally reached an astonishing level, reaching the 8th layer of Qi Refining in half a month, reaching the 9th layer of Qi Refining in one month, and reaching the 10th layer of Qi Refining in two months!

  From the seventh layer of Qi Refining to the tenth layer, it took only three and a half months. If this speed were to be made known, it would be enough to drive all cultivators in the world mad.

  Dear classmates, happy Qingming Festival holiday!