Chapter 320 - 221: Middle Stage Foundation Establishment, Divine Sense Transformation
Chapter 320: Chapter 221: Middle Stage Foundation Establishment, Divine Sense Transformation
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「Seven days later.」
Lin Changheng was in the middle of a game of Go with Yan Mingyi in the courtyard, a fierce battle where their pieces were in utter disarray.
Suddenly, a moment of inspiration struck him.
It was a subtle, profound feeling.
The opportunity to break through... was here!
CLACK...
A game piece, held aloft and ready to be placed, fell from his unsupported fingers and landed on the board.
Yan Mingyi, sitting across from him, saw a blur. In the next instant, there was no trace of Lin Changheng. He had vanished completely, as if he had never been there at all.
Only a single sentence, sent via voice transmission, quietly drifted into her ear.
’Brother Lin has sensed the opportunity to break through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment? That’s so fast!’
Yan Mingyi was instantly overjoyed. She had already given her heart and soul to Lin Changheng; his glory was her glory, his loss her loss. Naturally, she was delighted that he could take another step forward.
’I can’t just wait around. I need to go cultivate too.’
At first, Yan Mingyi considered waiting in the courtyard, but she quickly dismissed the idea. She wasn’t far from the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation herself and needed to push harder, to put in more effort.
Only by reaching Foundation Establishment could she walk alongside Brother Lin for a longer, farther journey.
Brother Lin provided her with all the Elixirs she needed, so she had no shortage. Her Spirit Root Talent was decent as well. The only thing she lacked was effort!
With that thought, Yan Mingyi also rose and went into seclusion to cultivate.
She left the task of feeding the three Spirit Beasts to a silver Puppet she had refined.
It could perform fixed tasks at fixed times.
This was a form of liberation for her as well.
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RUMBLE—
The stone door of the secret chamber slowly descended, sealing off all sound and presence from the outer world.
The chamber was dimly lit, with only a few small Moonstones embedded in the walls emitting a cool, soft halo. Their light illuminated a Cold Jade Meditation Mat on a stone bed, and seated upon it, the solemn figure of Lin Changheng.
The Spirit Gathering Array was already active, but he didn’t immediately begin circulating his Cultivation Technique. Instead, he held his breath and focused his mind, adjusting his state to an unprecedented level of clarity and emptiness.
That subtle premonition grew clearer, like the gentle trembling of a string, guiding him forward.
Soon, a faint thrumming sensation lingered in his Heart and Spirit, like a seed yearning to break through the soil or a chick eager to hatch from its shell—the opportunity for his breakthrough was ripe.
"The time has come."
Lin Changheng took a deep breath. Without further hesitation, he began to circulate the Jade Void Brilliance Scripture, which he had mastered to the Great Success Realm.
Dense, mist-like Spiritual Qi was drawn in, pouring into his body like a great whale drinking from the sea.
He began his attempt to break through!
’Not enough!’
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Changheng’s brow furrowed. He found the bottleneck to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment to be incredibly resilient. His own foundation and Spirit Root Talent alone were not enough to break through smoothly.
So, he hesitated no longer, retrieving a Jade Bottle from his Storage Bag. With a flick of his hand, he broke the Seal. He tilted the bottle, and a stream of exceptionally clear, milky-white Spirit Liquid that emanated a biting chill slowly flowed out. It was none other than the Ice Pool Jade Spring.
Instantly, the temperature in the secret chamber plummeted, and a fine layer of frost condensed on the walls.
As if he didn’t notice, he did not ingest the Ice Pool Jade Spring directly. Instead, under his guidance, the spring transformed into wisps of extremely cold mist that slowly poured into him through the crown of his head.
Upon entering his body, the spring did not bring a piercing chill. Instead, it transformed into a torrent of incomparably pure and refreshingly cool Spiritual Power that instantly flooded his limbs and meridians, finally converging in his Dantian and Qi Sea.
It effectively soothed the meridians that had become agitated and somewhat chaotic from the breakthrough attempt, as if laying down a tough cushion for the coming impact.
Immediately after, Lin Changheng flipped his palm again, and the long-sealed Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, the Celestial Cyan Spirit Milk, appeared in his hand.
It was a pool of celestial cyan liquid, like jadeite. Its surface shimmered with a faint, moon-like luster, and one could vaguely see tiny Spirit Patterns flowing within it, as if it were alive.
Unlike the icy sensation of the Ice Pool Jade Spring, this radiated a gentle life force, like fire hidden within ice, or warmth born from extreme cold.
Lin Changheng raised it with one hand, brought the Celestial Cyan Spirit Milk to his lips, and drank it all in one gulp. At the same time, his Primary Cultivation Technique began to circulate at high speed.
BOOM!
The even more refined and fundamental essence of heaven and earth contained within the Celestial Cyan Spirit Milk was activated. It transformed into a brilliant stream of light that, after circulating in his body for a moment, seeped directly into his Dantian!
VMMMM!
The moment the gentle life force entered his body, it collided with the surging, expanding cool energy already within him!
This new power had a different nature and produced a different sensation from the Ice Pool Jade Spring, yet they both served the same ultimate purpose.
The two did not clash when they met. Instead, under the mysterious influence of his Cultivation Technique, they created a powerful refining effect!
It seemed like a harmonious blend, but in reality, it was excruciatingly painful!
Lin Changheng’s body trembled in agony. The discomfort brought about by the internal differences between these two powers was something no ordinary Cultivator could withstand.
But he maintained a singular focus in his Heart and Spirit, guarding the clarity of his mind as he tried with all his might to control the forces.
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Time passed. Within his Dantian, the Liquid Magical Power that had already filled it to its limit began to spin and compress violently under the infusion of this refined, purer, and more immense energy!
The three forces mixed, and a quantitative change triggered a qualitative one!
CRACK!
After an unknown period, an inaudible shattering sound, as if a barrier had broken, echoed from deep within his body!
BOOM!
All the pain and torment vanished in an instant, replaced by an unprecedented sense of clarity and power!
Lin Changheng discovered that the total volume of Liquid Magical Power in his Dantian hadn’t increased explosively. However, its density, intensity, and strength had leaped to a whole new level. As it flowed, it was thick and heavy like mercury or slurry, possessing a might several times greater than before!
A deeper sense of control over himself and his Magical Power spontaneously arose within him.
His Divine Sense also surged, his perception becoming sharper and clearer. Without even needing to test it, Lin Changheng knew its range had increased dramatically.
Lin Changheng slowly opened his eyes. A Divine Light was contained within them, making them as clear and bright as a god’s.
He gently exhaled a breath of turbid air. The breath shot out like an arrow, remaining condensed in the air for several seconds before dispersing.
Middle Stage Foundation Establishment, achieved!
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Afterward, Lin Changheng carefully examined his Divine Sense.
Previously, his Divine Sense had already surpassed the hundred-zhang range of an ordinary Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator. He wondered what it was like now.
With a mere thought, his vast Power of Divine Sense spread out silently from him in all directions like formless mercury, sweeping past the stone walls and Arrays of his residence.
Fifty zhang, one hundred zhang, one hundred fifty zhang, two hundred zhang... His Divine Sense easily surpassed its previous limit, its speed not decreasing in the slightest.
Three hundred zhang!
This was the typical Divine Sense limit for an ordinary Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
His Divine Sense reached a range of three hundred zhang, but Lin Changheng could clearly feel that this was far from its end. His Divine Sense continued to expand outward, probing toward the distant mountain forests and streams.
Three hundred thirty zhang, three hundred fifty zhang, three hundred eighty zhang!
Finally, as it approached a range of four hundred zhang, he felt his Divine Sense become slightly thinner. The clarity of his perception began to decline, reaching the limit of precise control he could manage at his current Realm.
If he focused it all in one direction, the distance could be even greater, but he would only be able to vaguely perceive generalities, which wasn’t very useful!
Not only that, but the perception of his Divine Sense had also become far more detailed and subtle.
He could "see" a dewdrop slowly sliding off a leaf four hundred zhang away. He could "hear" the faint sound of an earthworm burrowing deep underground. He could even vaguely capture the trajectories of the Spiritual Qi flowing in the air!
This feeling of controlling and perceiving everything was simply exquisite.
A satisfied smile touched Lin Changheng’s lips as he slowly withdrew his Divine Sense.
In other words, the advantage in Divine Sense he had accumulated during the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment had been maintained, and its strength had undergone a synchronous transformation.
It could be said that the gains from this breakthrough had far exceeded his expectations.
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After another month in seclusion, Lin Changheng finally emerged, his Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation now thoroughly stabilized.
Upon learning of Lin Changheng’s successful breakthrough, Yan Mingyi was overjoyed and insisted on preparing a celebratory banquet. At the same time, she didn’t forget to mention two things.
First, Elder Mo Zhaoli had sent another letter.
Second, Deng Changsheng had returned from the Beast Tide Border. He had come to visit some time ago, but Brother Lin had been in seclusion.