Chapter 560 - 272: Concealing Breath Special Effect

Chapter 560: Chapter 272: Concealing Breath Special Effect

At this moment, the Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect had already condensed to a size of nearly two zhang. The surging Telekinesis brought with it the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, causing the air to coalesce into a hazy mist, forming a vast cloud!

"Retract!"

Chen Cheng let out a soft cry.

The Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect suddenly shuddered, absorbing all the Telekinesis completely. Then, it gradually turned ethereal and dissipated.

Wisps of Telekinesis continued to pour in, but as they reached the space above Chen Cheng’s head, they were absorbed and became part of the Dharma Aspect.

If the Dharma Aspect was not manifested, it was almost impossible to sense.

This was just like the auras of various Realms, which normally exist naturally in the world and only manifest when mobilized to unleash their power.

When Chen Cheng’s Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect was not manifested, it was pure Telekinesis, gathered within a ten-zhang radius of his body, and he could position it freely.

’So this is the Dao of motion and stillness, illusion and reality!’

Chen Cheng murmured to himself. With a thought, the Dharma Aspect reappeared above his head, shifting from ethereal to solid, then from solid back to ethereal before vanishing.

The mobilization of Telekinesis was also different from the auras of other Realms. Although it still required a certain amount of Qi Blood Power as a foundation, it relied more on Spiritual Power for control.

’Since it’s controlled by Spiritual Power, it’s naturally better to have it closer to the sea of consciousness.’

Murmuring to himself, Chen Cheng manipulated the Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect, concealing the Telekinesis above his head.

He thought for a moment, then felt that having a giant Dharma Aspect standing on his head was rather unsightly, even if it was just concealed Telekinesis!

’Then let’s change its shape!’

The Telekinesis slowly transformed, eventually taking the shape of a ring!

’Not bad. A halo above my head looks much better!’

[Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect Cultivation Progress increased.]

...

Telekinesis continued to gather slowly, absorbed by the halo. The Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect was essentially cultivating automatically.

Chen Cheng summoned his panel to check.

[Skills: Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect (First Layer Realm, Telekinesis Value 68,303)]

’Just as I thought. A Dharma Aspect is different from other Realms. Its Cultivation Progress represents the amount of Telekinesis, and there’s no upper limit!’

...

「A few days later.」

Night fell. The moonlight was bright and clear, and the Cyan Dragon Courtyard was exceptionally quiet.

Chen Cheng stood alone in the courtyard, facing his Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect.

By now, the Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect had already grown to a height of nearly three zhang, and its Telekinesis Value had skyrocketed to 96,522 points.

However, as Linji City gradually returned to peace, the growth of his Telekinesis Value slowed down, barely increasing by a few points a day.

Fortunately, the growth in Telekinesis Value didn’t require him to cultivate it himself. It was a pure bonus, so it was still a gain.

As for the power of the Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect, it was different from other Cultivation Techniques’ First Layer Realms.

Setting aside the interactions of generation and restriction between Realm auras, the full power of an ordinary First Layer Realm was roughly the same across the board.

Taking the First Layer Realms Chen Cheng had cultivated as an example—the Great Power Realm, the Qingfeng Saber Intent, and the Frost Snow Condensation Realm—if their full power were to be quantified, it would be roughly a value of one hundred.

This was basically the baseline value for the full power of any First Layer Realm.

Other Realms, such as the Eight Trigrams Heaven Realm, the Extreme Yin Realm, the Extreme Yang Realm, and Chen Cheng’s own Dragon Roar Realm, were slightly more powerful in the first layer, capable of reaching a value of around one hundred and twenty.

Other composite Realms, like the Heaven and Earth Realm, the Yin Yang Realm, and the Sun and Moon Realm, should be much stronger, but even they probably wouldn’t exceed a value of three hundred in the first layer.

As for the full power of a Second Layer Realm, it increased drastically. For instance, the Second Layer Five Elements Li Fire Realm and the Second Layer Yin Evil Realm that Chen Cheng had witnessed should have a value of around one thousand.

The power of the Cyan Heaven Dharma Aspect, when unleashing 50,000 points of Telekinesis Value, was roughly equivalent to a Realm Power with a value of one hundred.

If he unleashed the power of all 96,522 points of Telekinesis Value, it would far surpass the full power of any single Realm and would already be equivalent to sixty or seventy percent of a composite Realm’s power.

The power of a Dharma Aspect also had a clear drawback: each time its power was unleashed, it would consume about five percent of the total Telekinesis Value.

Even just manifesting the Dharma Aspect would consume a few points of Telekinesis Value.

This was also the reason why Shen Zhiming had been so reluctant to manifest his Dharma Aspect back in Moshan City.

After all, based on Chen Cheng’s current understanding of Dharma Aspects, Shen Zhiming’s Literary Dao Realm Dharma Aspect had a Telekinesis Value that barely exceeded 30,000, which was quite limited.

However, if he were given some time to increase his Telekinesis Value to over 100,000, his combat strength would be nothing to scoff at.

It was clear that the Literary Dao Realm became stronger the more one laid low. If one were to just hide away for a hundred years or so, they might truly be able to face a Martial Arts Grandmaster head-on.

In the Brahma Sound Sect of the Western Extreme Land, only Innate Realm Experts could be promoted to True Disciples and serve as Sect Wanderers. Perhaps this was also related to the need to lie low for a long time to develop.

An Inner Sect Disciple like Hassamutira, whose Fierce-eyed Vajra Dharma Aspect was about three zhang tall, probably also had a Telekinesis Value of around 100,000.

He might seem formidable, but he likely only had a few powerful opening moves and wouldn’t dare use them lightly.

Of course, the disciples of the Brahma Sound Sect dared to show off everywhere, so they must have other Martial Dao inheritances as well.

As for what kind of power a Dharma Aspect had when cultivated to the Second Layer, he had no idea. He would only be able to find out in the future when he went to the Great Dao Sect and read the relevant Secret Manuals.

...

In the days that followed, Linji City was very peaceful. The disciples of the Four Major Sects, perhaps due to a shortage of silver taels, kept a much lower profile and did not continue to expand their influence.

Previously, when they recruited disciples, they would teach the Martial Dao for free to anyone with above-average bone structure and aptitude, and even provide food and lodging. Now, they had started charging silver taels.

Chen Cheng had performed a great service by suppressing grain prices, earning him extremely high prestige in the Government Office. Even the acting Director, Xiao Nianci, was exceptionally polite to him.

As a result, he thrived. His daily duties were so idle he was bored stiff; he would just show his face at the Demon Suppression Department and the Inspection Department before returning home to focus on cultivating the Martial Dao.

As June approached, several rains finally fell upon the lands of Linji Prefecture, and the weather gradually became favorable.

The people affected by the drought could plant crops like sweet potatoes to make up for the grain shortage, so grain prices naturally couldn’t rise.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed, and it was early July.

On this day, Chen Cheng returned from his duties to see Mu Xiaowan practicing the Phantom Sword Technique by the large garden.

Her Body Technique was extremely fast, and her Sword Techniques were exceptionally sharp. When she unleashed her Phantom Sword Stance, she was like a butterfly flitting through flowers, dazzling the eye and making it impossible to tell which figure was real and which was false.

Xi’Er, Dong’Er, and the two massive Night Owls watching from the side were all stunned by the sight.

Chen Cheng, of course, could see clearly. But the clearer he saw Mu Xiaowan’s Body Technique and speed, the more surprised he became.

Mu Xiaowan’s current Martial Arts Power was already enough to easily defeat a Great Success Martial Artist of the Muscle Strengthening Realm.

Even a Perfect Martial Artist of the Muscle Strengthening Realm might not be able to harm her.

"Huh..."

Suddenly, Chen Cheng let out a soft sound of surprise.

He saw that Mu Xiaowan’s Body Technique was getting faster and faster, and her Phantom Sword Stance was actually creating ripples that stirred wisps of the Sword Dao Realm’s aura.

However, she had clearly only just reached the threshold of a Realm. The Sword Intent flashed for a moment and was gone, and she, exhausted, came to a halt.

’How long has Mu Xiaowan been cultivating? She’s already touched the threshold of Sword Intent!’

But that wasn’t what surprised Chen Cheng the most. What surprised him most was that Mu Xiaowan’s exposed Qi Blood Power seemed much weaker than before.

It was only at the level of someone who had just entered Skin Grinding Realm Perfection.

This should have been impossible. After all, Mu Xiaowan had to stimulate all the Qi Blood Power in her body to forcibly condense Sword Intent.

Under such conditions, her exposed Qi Blood Power should only be stronger, and it would take a while for it to subside.

"Brother Cheng, you’re back?"

Mu Xiaowan’s pretty face was flushed, and she was dripping with fragrant sweat, but her beautiful eyes were still sparkling with energy.

"Yes." Chen Cheng smiled and walked over. After carefully sensing her aura, he was stunned again.

Mu Xiaowan’s exposed Qi Blood Power had weakened again, now only at the level of Great Success in the Skin Grinding Realm.

Chen Cheng reached out and pulled Mu Xiaowan into his arms. Upon contact, however, he felt that her Qi Blood Power was extremely dense—she had already reached Small Success in the Muscle Strengthening Realm.

"Xiaowan, you’ve reached Small Success in the Muscle Strengthening Realm?"

"I reached Small Success in the Muscle Strengthening Realm a few days ago!" Mu Xiaowan said with a radiant smile.

"Did your Concealment Secret Skill also have a breakthrough?" Chen Cheng thought of a possibility.

"Mhm." Mu Xiaowan nodded and said, "After you taught me the Concealment Secret Skill, I felt that this Cultivation Technique was a really good match for the Phantom Sword Technique, so I’ve been cultivating it for several hours every day.

I did feel like the Concealment Secret Skill broke through recently, and at the same time, I could faintly perceive the aura of Phantom Sword Intent."

"Whoa! My Xiaowan is truly amazing!" Chen Cheng praised with a click of his tongue.