Chapter 49: Breaking Through the Congregation of Spirits Realm
The weather has finally cooled down, taking this opportunity, I'm making a strong bid for Sanjiang tickets.
The black donkey sat solemnly, with a serious expression, but the fact that a donkey was imitating human behavior by sitting upright made it an extremely comical thing. Zhou Heng couldn't help but burst out laughing at the sight.
"You stinky little brat, looking for a beating!" Black Donkey kicked over with one hoof.
Zhou Heng had been with it for seven or eight days, and how could he not be on guard against this cheap donkey? He dodged in a flash. He waved his hand and said, "I apologize to you, I really shouldn't have laughed at the human-like appearance of this cheap donkey!"
"I'll kick you to death!"
After a moment of silence, the black donkey coughed and cleared his throat, saying: "Practicing martial arts is a process of transforming one's physical body into a divine being. What is divinity? If you are the true master of this continent, with just one thought, all things come to life - that is divinity!"
"A warrior is someone who creates a small world within themselves, becomes the god of that small world, and then communicates with this big world to gain ultimate power!"
"Refining his body, he's still stuck at the lowest point of martial arts, and can't even form a small world!"
"Reach the peak of Lian Ti realm, open up the Dan Tian, and you can form a chaotic world, from which you can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This is the state of gathering spirits!"
So that's how it is!
Zhou Heng couldn't help but nod his head, this cheap donkey was indeed cunning and greedy, but in terms of martial arts, he had a very deep understanding, clear and concise, much easier to understand than Lin Fengxiang.
"How was the world created? The sky and earth were separated, the clear air became the sky and the turbid air became the earth!"
"So, after the world of Dantian is filled with spiritual energy, the next step is to divide the world, which is the initial separation boundary!"
"Then, form the great earth, for the boundary of the land!"
"Next, form the sky, for the Open Heaven Realm!"
"At this time, the heaven and earth had just been formed, desolate and boundless, and could not be called a real world! Therefore, we must create mountains and rivers, to define the boundaries of the mountains and rivers!"
"With mountains and rivers, we must also have oceans, for a spiritual sea realm!"
"At this time, when the world was first formed, Wu Zhe could begin to embody the gods in his physical body, forming a pearl of wisdom in the heart of the world, giving birth to the divine, and entering the realm of enlightenment!"
"Transforming the fetus into an infant, entering the realm of divine infancy!"
"The divine infant grows, transforming the mundane into the divine, and entering the realm of divinity!"
Zhou Heng's heart was racing with excitement as he hastily asked, "What about after reaching the Realm of Nirvana?"
"Idiot, deifying and deifying is just becoming a god, what's next!" Hei Liu snorted, with contempt all over his face.
I was despised by a donkey!
Zhou Heng didn't take it to heart, but in his mind he was thinking about the nine realms after the Refining Body Realm. This is a process of forming an inner world, which made him feel as if he had lit a bright lamp in the darkness, guiding the direction of his progress.
"Hei Lu, weren't you very powerful before? Which boundary was that again?"
"Of course it's the Nascent Soul stage!"
If it's really a Divine Transformation Realm, then it would be the strongest existence in heaven and earth. How could its cultivation be absorbed by an array? Obviously, this cheap donkey is bragging again.
Every day, Zhou Heng's cultivation improved at an incredible rate as he ate the Lingguo fruit. Although the black sword provided less and less energy, he still reached the peak of Lian Ti 10th layer in just one month!
"Let's take a look at the bottom of the cold pool today!"
He made up his mind, and without waiting for nightfall, he jumped into the icy pool. With a loud splash, the cold water enveloped him, making him shiver instantly.
That's amazing!
He was already at the peak of the 10th layer of Body Refining, with his blood and energy surging, he should have been immune to cold and heat, but he still felt a wave of strange chilliness, it can be seen that the water temperature had reached an unimaginable degree.
He took a deep breath and dove down sharply.
Three zhang, five zhang, ten zhang!
The chill is piercing to the bone, and the speed of blood circulation is getting slower and slower, as if it's about to freeze!
Zhou Heng hastily folded his body and floated out of the water, crawling onto the shore. After that, his entire body was covered in white frost, even forming icicles!
"Hahaha——" Hei Lu suddenly burst out laughing, his eyes gleaming with mischief as he considered whether to kick Zhou Heng again.
"It's truly unimaginable, having only dived down for ten zhang, the water temperature has already dropped to a degree that even someone at the tenth level of Body Refining can't withstand!" Zhou Heng clicked his tongue in amazement, "And what's more, this icy pool hasn't even reached its bottom yet, who knows how cold it will get further down!"
"Luckily I'm clever and didn't act rashly like that little brat!" Hei Liu patted his chest in relief.
If you can't make it through the tenth layer of Body Refining, then wait until you reach the eleventh or twelfth layer!
Zhou Heng is no longer in a hurry to return to Jiuling Sect. Anyway, the copy of "Mingyu Gong" has been returned long ago, and now he eats spiritual fruits every day, which is much more powerful than Jiling Dan. The position of the top ten outer sects is not important to him anymore.
He quickly broke through to the 11th layer of Refining Body, and after another month of bitter cultivation, he reached the peak of the 11th layer of Refining Body, and then descended into the icy pool again.
Twenty Jō!
It dived ten zhang deeper than last time, but it's unknown how far it was from the bottom of the Cold Pool.
This instead became Zhou Heng's motivation, he went all out with this Cold Pool, breaking through the 12th layer of Body Refining and continuing to constantly increase his cultivation.
It's been three months since he entered the valley.
"You stinky little brat, I advise you to give up now. This icy pool might be a direct passage to the underworld, and it's not something that human power can contend with!" Hei Liu was extremely lazy and had never even dipped his toes in the icy pool before.
Zhou Heng had actually given up on conquering the Cold Pond, and the Gathering Spirit Realm was only the beginning of martial arts. Perhaps it would take reaching the Open Heaven Realm or even the Divine Infant Realm to truly have the qualifications to challenge the Cold Pond.
He used this icy pool to challenge himself, and every additional foot or even inch he dove was a step forward!
"You little stinker, your family's donkey is going to find a good place to break through the Spirit Gathering Realm! After that, it'll be the donkey's world domination! Having been together for three months can also be considered a fateful encounter. If there's any trouble in the future, just mention my name!" The big black donkey said with a swagger.
Zhou Heng burst out laughing and said: "Report your name, if you don't die faster, you will definitely become a street rat, with everyone shouting to beat you!"
"The stinky little brat really doesn't know what's good for him, forget it. I'll just go to the East Spirit Sacred Pool and take a look at this generation's Holy Maiden, see what she looks like!" The black donkey turned around and left, carefree and without a worry.
"This cheap donkey!" Zhou Heng muttered, but a hint of a smile floated up at the corner of his mouth.
Although this black donkey is cheap, it has been living with me for three months and must have some feelings. Zhou Heng is also a sentimental person, suddenly missing Zhuzhi and the four of them, but I don't know if they caught up with the purple-clothed woman or not.
"From today on, open up Dantian and impact the Gathering Spirit Realm!"
Zhou Heng clenched his fists with both hands, his eyes filled with determination and expectation.
Only by reaching the state of gathering spirits can I have the qualifications to avenge my father!
But how to open up the Dan Tian?
This is not like refining skin, flesh, bones and blood, as long as the true yuan force bursts through the barrier, it can break through. The dantian becomes a world of its own, empty and ethereal, how to do this?
Zhou Heng's greatest advantage lies in his ability to introspect himself without reaching the state of gathering spirits, allowing him to clearly see his own elixir field!
How can we take advantage of this?
He fell into deep thought.
He started by sitting cross-legged for ten days, reducing his bodily functions to the minimum, needing only a piece of meat and a sip of water each day to sustain himself. From the eleventh day on, he lay down on the ground, relaxing even further, his consciousness floating as if it had left his body, gazing down at his own physical form.
In the midst of it all, he seemed to have a glimpse of understanding, yet it was elusive and intangible, leaving him suddenly feeling anxious.
Calm, quiet, heart connects with nature, body understands nature!
This is what Hei Liu gave to Zhou Heng as a parting gift.
One day, two days, three days, Zhou Heng remained motionless, neither eating nor drinking, like a dead person, with almost all physiological functions coming to a halt, leaving only his consciousness circulating within his body.
On the twentieth day, the black sword in Dantian suddenly vibrated. It was not the black broken sword that was actively rotating, but Zhou Heng's consciousness shocked Dantian, triggering the vibration of the black sword.
Zhou Heng's body remained still, but the air around him was like boiling water, constantly steaming and surging, a magnificent sight.
If there were strong practitioners of the Cong Ling Realm present, they would be able to clearly sense the unusual movement of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It was as if Zhou Heng had become the center of heaven and earth, with countless spiritual energies rushing towards him like a thirsty horse drinking from a spring, swirling around his body.
But Zhou Heng was not in the Ling Jing realm, he had made a certain breakthrough, but he hadn't taken a step across this threshold, unable to absorb these spiritual energies, they could only continue to accumulate around his body, more and more.
The aura was invisible and intangible, but its immense quantity formed a massive pressure that strongly squeezed Zhou Heng's body, like a giant boulder weighing on him, and it was everywhere.
If you don't break through again and your spiritual energy doesn't disperse, then waiting for Zhou Heng's fate is to be squeezed to death!
"Open it for me!"
Zhou Heng's index finger twitched slightly, his consciousness returned to the Dan Tian, transformed into a human shape and grabbed towards the black broken sword, grasped it with one hand, and swung it open with force.
He wants to cut through the shackles and hack out a new world!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
His body emitted a deafening roar, affecting the nearby Cold Pond, causing the pool water to churn and rotate, forming a massive whirlpool.
Ling Tian's First Move!
Zhou Heng's battle intent suddenly exploded, and he actually performed the Ling Tian Jiu Shi in his dantian. This was his consciousness driving his sword technique, without consuming any true yuan energy.
Ling Tian's Second Move! Ling Tian's Third Move!
He continuously wielded the Three-Style Ling Tian Sword Technique, slashing through the void.
The dantian shook violently and actually expanded a few points in all directions!
Zhou Heng forgets everything, just dancing with his sword endlessly!
His dantian space had already expanded to a size of four feet with the help of a previous strange fruit, and at this time it swelled again, instantly breaking through its original size.
Open the elixir field!
Zhou Heng's battle had reached a frenzied state, with his true yuan energy constantly gathering in his dantian, continuously colliding and bursting forth as if trying to tear open an entrance.
Five feet! Six feet!
Boom!
His true yuan was exhausted, Zhou Heng's body shook violently, his eyes suddenly opened wide, two cold lights that seemed to pierce the sky and earth, dazzling and blinding.
The Dantian has opened up a gap!
In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him surged wildly into his body.
So this is the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
Zhou Heng's gaze swept across, and all he saw was the space between heaven and earth filled with starlight particles. Compared to the true yuan force that had been refined before, this was much purer, and the energy it contained was also more powerful. The brightness of each starlight particle was at least a hundred times that of the true yuan force in his body!
Heaven and earth spiritual energy surged wildly into his body, gathering in his dantian and transforming into his own spiritual power!
It's Spirit Realm!
