Volume 1: Questioning the Past Chapter 94: Late Stage of Foundation Building
Gu Xiaoxing looked at the countless lands, some were a thousand feet wide, some were ten thousand feet wide, some were one hundred thousand feet wide, and some were even several hundred thousand feet wide. In the endless distance, he vaguely saw a continent that was at least several million feet wide.
He even suspected that this might have originally been a boundless continent, which was blasted into countless pieces by a great war and was now scattered in the fourth heaven. But the thought made him secretly astonished, wondering how terrifying a force would be needed to shatter such a continent.
The strongest person Gu Xiaoxing has ever seen in his life is undoubtedly Dongfang Yu's father, Dongfang Yexuan. I heard from the Fifth Elder that he is a god, but I wonder if he has this ability.
Apart from the floating lands, there is still a thundercloud at the top. There is no change, but the thunder inside is more violent and dense. It is estimated that it is difficult to pass through it even if the foundation is perfect. Fortunately, Gu Xiaoxing had no intention of going up. He came to the fourth heaven just to find the Heavenly Thunder Blood Crystal and avoid Zhang Zaixing!
Calculating the time, this is actually the sixth day since entering the Thunder Cloud Heaven. The two have stayed in the third heaven for quite some time.
Flying towards a nearby ten-thousand-foot-high continent, the lightning element in this space was much more violent than that below. Sometimes, a bolt of lightning would inexplicably form in front of them while they were flying. The degree of danger was no longer comparable to that below, and it was obviously easier to form a thunderstorm.
Lu Linger looked around curiously. Countless fragments were floating in the violent space, and thunder was falling from the sky, filling the space with a sense of desolation and sadness.
The continent was not far away. At their speed, they would step into it in about an incense stick of time. What they saw was desolation, broken walls and ruins. They kept flying over and scanning with their spiritual sense, occasionally encountering one or two plants. The only plants that could survive in such a harsh environment were spiritual medicines, and they all had thunder attributes.
Suddenly, Gu Xiaoxing's mind moved slightly, and his spiritual sense discovered half of an ancient corpse. Although this ancient corpse had no legs, one arm was broken, and even half of its head was broken, and it had experienced who knows how many years, this ancient corpse had not completely decayed. This discovery immediately made him overjoyed.
The ancient corpses in the fourth heaven are obviously much stronger than those below. In addition, the violent thunder here will definitely produce thunder blood crystals. In this way, there is no need to take the risk of going to the fifth heaven.
Gu Xiaoxing was sure that the fifth level would be a life-or-death experience, especially for Qin Yunfeng and Kui Shanzi from the Shanhe Sect. These two had not shown up and it was very likely that they were hiding in the fifth level to plot against Xu Qianxing!
To be on the safe side, Gu Xiaoxing felt that it would be better not to get involved if it was not necessary.
Although the land beneath their feet was ten thousand feet in diameter, for a cultivator who had completed the foundation building, it would not take . Moreover, the two of them acted separately and soon each picked two spiritual herbs before reuniting.
Just as he was about to leave and head for the next piece of land, Gu Xiaoxing suddenly had an idea and said to the little girl, "Help me protect the law!"
Then he immediately sat cross-legged.
The little girl took out the big black stick immediately as if she had received a mission in danger. Her little face turned serious and she looked as if she would just step over my dead body if she wanted to get over it.
At this moment, Gu Xiaoxing only felt that the soul-eating insects in the Niwan Palace were constantly trembling, as if trying to break free from some shackles. His cultivation was already close to the late stage of foundation building. After swallowing the thunder fish with his magical powers, and now that it was almost digested, it seemed that there were finally signs of a breakthrough!
The next moment, Gu Xiaoxing took out the Qingyuan Pill left for her by the little girl without hesitation and swallowed it in one gulp. Immediately, pure spiritual power surged up and was continuously absorbed by the Soul-Eating Insect. The Soul-Eating Insect itself seemed to have accumulated too much thunder power after devouring the Thunder Demon Spirit. The entire body of the insect was covered with a layer of lightning, which gradually spread outwards, spreading throughout the body, constantly tempering the flesh, blood, and bones.
"Boy, this is the purest lightning essence transformed by the Thunder Demon Spirit. Your Soul Devouring Divine Ability cannot digest it yet. Now that it has been vomited out, don't waste this good opportunity..." The coffin suddenly said, and then a technique slowly emerged on the coffin lid. "It's a pity that I don't have any good lightning techniques. This is the most common lightning-inducing technique. You can practice it first and change it later. First absorb the lightning essence."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoxing immediately did as he was told. He memorized the entire Thunder Inducing Technique firmly in his mind and began to practice. He discovered that this was indeed just an extremely ordinary thunder technique. With his current level of cultivation, he quickly mastered the trick and gradually began to control and absorb the thunder energy in his body.
Although those lightning elements are being used by the soul-eating insects to temper and strengthen Gu Xiaoxing's body, they are also consumed at the same time. Since Lord Coffin said so, it is obvious that absorbing these lightning elements is more beneficial than strengthening the body, maybe even much more beneficial. Otherwise, with Lord Coffin's temper, he would definitely not bother to pay attention to things he doesn't like.
In fact, since Gu Xiaoxing entered Taoism, although he has practiced many magic skills, he has only practiced the only one, the Soul Control Art. It is not that he does not want to practice other skills, but because the Soul Devouring Body is only suitable for the Soul Control Art in the Qi Condensation Stage. The Soul Devouring Body is mainly based on the Soul Devouring Insect in the Qi Condensation Stage. No matter what he wants to practice, the Soul Devouring Insect has the final say. And if the Soul Devouring Insect dies, the host will die too!
After the foundation is established, the two sides can truly be considered to be practicing together, their status can be considered equal, and even gradually people begin to take the lead, because at this stage, even if the soul-eating insect dies, the host will only suffer serious injuries and will not die.
But if one wants to form a pill, it is not enough to rely on the Soul-Eating Insect. One must completely focus on the human being, and eventually turn the Soul-Eating Insect into a part of oneself, completely becoming one with it. There will no longer be a distinction between human and insect, only human!
Only in this way can you form the elixir!
Therefore, after building the foundation, the Soul Devouring Body must choose a new method of cultivation that suits itself, rather than continuing to practice the Soul Controlling Technique that focuses on the Soul Devouring Insect. Doing so will only make it impossible for a person to ever form a pill!
Gu Xiaoxing simply had no way to return to the sect after establishing his foundation, so he had put the matter of practicing martial arts on hold. Now he has obtained a Thunder-Inducing Technique. Although it is only the most common martial art, as he practices it continuously, he feels like drinking nectar. This is the martial art that truly belongs to him!
At the same time, Gu Xiaoxing also felt emotional. It was worthy of being the most common martial art. In just one hour, he had completely mastered it. He condensed all the thunder energy spit out by the Soul-Eating Insect in the Niwan Palace again, and finally gathered it between his eyebrows, forming a small thunder pattern there, which looked like a blooming thunder flower.
At this moment, Gu Xiaoxing completely had his own martial arts method, the Thunder Inducing Technique, and it was based on Thunder Essence. Even if it was just the most ordinary martial arts method, its power would surely be astonishing when it was performed.
However, although the technique was successful, the breakthrough was still ongoing. The Soul-Eating Insect was still absorbing the energy of the Qingyuan Pill, as if trying to break through that barrier again and again !
"Boy, why don't you take out the body-tempering thunder liquid and use it? Are you going to save it for the New Year?" The coffin was scolding him for being stupid.
Gu Xiaoxing seemed to have just woken up from a dream. Now that he had practiced thunder magic, wasn't the body-tempering thunder liquid the best panacea?
He immediately took it out from the storage ring, and eventually a liquid ball formed to completely wrap himself up. The liquid was continuously absorbed, and the thunder liquid entered his body. Wherever it passed, there were thunder and lightning. Although it was extremely painful, it tempered his body well. The spiritual liquid invaded his skin, flesh, blood, and bones, and even his meridians, causing them to constantly transform and sublimate. The thunder power contained in it was completely absorbed by Gu Xiaoxing into the Niwan Palace.
As he absorbed more and more body-tempering spiritual liquid, his body gradually underwent a qualitative change, and its strength had even surpassed that of his original Three Yang Alchemy Body. As more and more thunder power poured into it, Gu Xiaoxing's Niwan Palace seemed to have turned into a sea of thunder, with thunder flowers flickering between his eyebrows, as if he were a king suppressing all thunder power.
The soul-eating insect was in the sea of thunder, and it seemed to be tempered and kept shaking.
In the outside world, another day had passed. Lu Linger watched as the little brother absorbed all the body-tempering thunder liquid surrounding his body, and it seemed that it was still not enough. She took out her share without hesitation and flew towards the little brother.
Gu Xiaoxing sensed something and continued to absorb and practice. Gradually, his whole body was covered with a layer of lightning. After an unknown amount of time had passed, Gu Xiaoxing suddenly let out a long roar, like thunder striking the air, and a violent power suddenly erupted.
The late stage of foundation building, it’s done!
Although he had only broken through to the late stage of foundation building, his power was much greater than that of an ordinary person breaking through to perfection.
Gu Xiaoxing felt very comfortable. Not only did his cultivation level break through, but he also learned a set of skills of his own. The feeling of being full of strength made him more confident than ever before. When he raised his eyes, he saw Lu Linger was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"Brother, you finally woke up. Come... let's go, a thunderstorm is coming!" Lu Linger was very anxious. She went up to pull the little brother and was about to leave.
However, Gu Xiaoxing was not panicked at all. He felt that his cultivation had broken through, his body had been reborn, and he was practicing thunder magic. If it was just a small thunderstorm like before, he would not be afraid. So he waved his hand calmly, glared at the little girl, and said, "Ling'er, no matter what happens, don't be impatient. It's just a small thunderstorm..."
However, before Gu Xiaoxing could finish his words, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned around abruptly and was furious the next moment. This was not just a small thunderstorm, but a vast sea of thunder!
If the thunderstorms in the third heaven were only as thick as arms, then the sea of thunder in front of him was already filled with lightning as thick as water tanks, which was extremely terrifying.
Even Gu Xiaoxing, who had already practiced thunder magic, felt that if he were hit by that kind of thunder, there would be no other possibility but to turn into charcoal.
run!
This is Gu Xiaoxing’s only thought at this moment!
The little girl blinked her eyes. Since the little brother said so, there must be no problem. She didn't go to pull it. She was even more confident than Gu Xiaoxing himself. Facing the terrifying sea of thunder rushing towards her, she looked calm, and gradually even showed disdain. She was about to say a few sarcastic words, but she found that her body suddenly became lighter.
When she saw clearly that it was the little brother who was holding her and running away with a look of fear on his face, she was stunned for a moment, then she coughed dryly, her face changed again, and she hugged Gu Xiaoxing's arm, full of fear.
"Brother, run! This thunder... is too scary, wuwuwu!"
