txolops Chapter 52 Zhang Zong, in seclusion
Chapter 52 Zhang Zong, in seclusion
Spirit Beast Mountain, Spirit Immortal Peak.
Zhang Tie first went to the Affairs Hall to hand in the task. Sun Feng was not in the Affairs Hall. The person on duty was a Foundation Establishment cultivator he didn't know very well. He went through the formalities in an official manner.
Six hundred contribution points have been credited to my account. After deducting the five hundred points I spent learning the Spirit Seeking Technique, I have one hundred contribution points left.
Contribution points and spirit stones are actually quite similar, but there are many good items in the Scripture Pavilion and Spirit Treasure Pavilion within the sect that can only be exchanged with contribution points. For Foundation Establishment cultivators, contribution points are much more practical than spirit stones.
Instead of rushing back to his cave, Zhang Tie went directly to a cave on the southern slope of Lingxian Peak, which was Sun Feng's residence.
It's similar to Zhang Tie's, except that there are some low-level ornamental spirit flowers planted in front of the door, making the environment more tranquil and lively.
Zhang Tie did not conceal his presence. As soon as he landed on the flying boat, Sun Feng sensed him and quickly came out to check. Upon seeing that it was Zhang Tie, Sun Feng immediately smiled.
"Junior Brother Zhang, you're back! How did the mission go?"
"Everything went well! Thank you for your concern, senior brother!"
After speaking, Zhang Tie took out one hundred spirit stones and two jugs of spirit wine from his storage bag and handed them to Sun Feng.
"Senior Brother Sun, thank you for asking me to buy the array formation manual before. Here are one hundred spirit stones, and the spirit wine is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it!"
Sun Feng accepted the spirit stones and spirit wine without hesitation, saying with a smile, "Don't be so polite, come in and have a seat?"
"No, I just got back. I need to go back and tidy up. I'll visit you another day, senior brother!" Zhang Tie clasped his hands in greeting.
Sun Feng nodded and did not insist on keeping him.
Zhang Tie returned to his cave dwelling, opened the restrictions, and then set up the Six Harmonies Sealing Array outside the cave dwelling.
"This second-tier spiritual vein is really good!"
As he watched the spiritual spring inside the cave begin to exhale and exhale spiritual energy, a smile appeared on Zhang Tie's face.
Being backed by a major sect has these advantages, not only in terms of cultivation techniques, but also in terms of resources. Just the monthly usage fee for this spiritual spring alone would be worth a lot of spirit stones!
Seemingly having thought of something, Zhang Tie took out the black jar containing more than a dozen insect eggs from his storage bag and placed it next to the spiritual spring, where the spiritual energy was the most concentrated. Perhaps it could help the remaining insect eggs regain some vitality!
After everything was tidied up, Zhang Tie sat cross-legged on the stone bed in the cave and began to regulate his breathing.
Next, he will begin his seclusion to condense the golden embryo.
The core of the "Mysterious Earth Contains Gold Technique" is the Golden Embryo. Without the Golden Embryo, this technique is just an ordinary Foundation Establishment technique. Once the Golden Embryo is formed, it directly leaps to the top of the Foundation Establishment techniques!
According to the description of the cultivation technique, after the golden embryo is formed, the physical strength will be greatly enhanced, making it difficult for cultivators of the same level to injure the body.
At the same time, the Golden Embryo can also nurture the killing move of Destructive Golden Qi. The golden spiritual light condensed from the golden spiritual power is extremely sharp and can specifically break through protective spiritual light and defensive magic artifacts.
"The Golden Qi that breaks through evil..." Zhang Tie muttered to himself.
He currently has no shortage of defensive magical artifacts, but his offensive capabilities have become a weakness. Although the top-tier magical artifact, the Locking Golden Ring, is very useful, it is somewhat ineffective against powerful demonic beasts and other top-tier defensive magical artifacts.
The Azure Gang Tower is primarily focused on confinement and defense, with only average offensive capabilities!
If he can condense the Golden Qi of Destruction, he will have an extra trump card in his attack methods.
...
Several hours later, he reached his peak condition.
Zhang Tie took out the black gourd from his storage bag and opened the lid.
A thick, chilling aura emanated from the black gourd, causing the temperature inside the cave to plummet.
Without hesitation, Zhang Tie used the method of condensing a golden embryo according to the Xuan Tu Yun Jin Jue to draw out a wisp of earthly evil energy from the black gourd.
The earthly evil energy was grayish-brown, like a wisp of smoke, drifting out of the gourd and condensing in Zhang Tie's palm.
Zhang Tie could feel his palms turn icy cold instantly, and a stinging pain spread from his palms to his entire arm and then to his whole body.
"hiss--"
Feeling the chilling cold that penetrated deep into his soul, Zhang Tie gasped in shock!
The feeling of the earthly evil energy entering his body was far more painful than he had imagined; it was a double torment from his bone marrow and soul.
However, Zhang Tie did not stop. He guided a wisp of earthly evil energy into his body, and the spiritual power in his body began to circulate according to the cultivation path of the Profound Earth Condensing Gold Technique.
A tearing pain shot through my meridians, sometimes like being scorched by flames, sometimes like falling into an abyss of ice.
It hurts, it really hurts!!!
As the Earthly Fiends followed the flow of spiritual energy, Zhang Tie's forehead veins bulged and sweat streamed down his face, but his hands showed no sign of stopping.
On the path of cultivation, there is never an easy and stable way to become stronger!
Half an hour later, the Earthly Fiend Qi finally circulated through the meridians for a full cycle and eventually flowed into the dantian. The spiritual energy in the dantian was like water being poured into an oil pan, instantly boiling and creating waves. But soon, the spiritual liquid in the dantian strangely merged with the Earthly Fiend Qi, eventually forming a more solid spiritual energy.
The wisp of earth vein energy in Zhang Tie's palm has been completely refined, and the next step is to repeat the process continuously!
He continued to guide the Earthly Fiend Qi into his body, one wisp, two wisps, three wisps... The Earthly Fiend Qi in the gourd slowly decreased, but Zhang Tie's aura became more and more solid, steadily advancing towards the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage!
Earthly Fiend Qi is essentially a special product of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, with extremely pure energy.
One day, half a month, three months...
Zhang Tie's cave dwelling remained unopened, as he was completely immersed in cultivation.
Sun Feng came to visit once during the journey, but seeing that Zhang Tie seemed to be in seclusion cultivating, he did not disturb him again.
Meanwhile, Zhang Tie's body inside the cave was also undergoing visible changes. A layer of light golden luster appeared on the surface of his skin, and his physical strength was comparable to that of the Iron-Toothed Rat King at the peak of the second level.
Above Zhang Tie's dantian's spiritual lake, a point of golden light appeared, which was the embryonic form of the golden embryo described by the Profound Earth Condensing Gold Technique!
Six months later, Zhang Tie opened his eyes.
One-tenth of the earthly evil energy remained in the black gourd, while in Zhang Tie's dantian, the golden light had transformed into a ball of light, quietly floating above the spirit lake.
Although the ball of light was only the size of an egg, the aura it emitted was extremely rich.
"This is the Golden Embryo! It's done!" Feeling the changes within his body, Zhang Tie clenched his fist.
His strength is at least twice that of a year ago, and his physical strength has also increased significantly. If the Golden Lock Ring were to hit him, it probably wouldn't leave any marks.
If Zhang Tie were to encounter that Iron-Toothed Rat King now, he was confident that he could kill it with his physical strength alone, without needing any magical artifacts!
More importantly, the golden embryo has begun to nurture the energy to ward off evil spirits, but it cannot be used yet. However, Zhang Tie can feel a sharp force slowly taking shape.
"In another six months, these few strands of demon-slaying golden energy will be ready to use!" Zhang Tie thought to himself.
He stood up and stretched his limbs, and a dull metallic clanging sound came from his body.
After a year of seclusion, he absorbed most of the gourd's worth of Earthly Fiend Qi, which also propelled his cultivation to the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage. The purity of his spiritual power was comparable to that of Chen Yuanshan, who had remained at the early Foundation Establishment stage for decades.
A glint of light flashed in Zhang Tie's eyes.
Three years is an extremely fast time for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the peak of the early stage. The middle stage of Foundation Establishment is not far away from him.