Chapter 569 - 378: The Twelve-Storied Pagoda of Cultivation (2)

Although the barrier to entry was low, the cultivation process was incredibly perilous, making it easy to suffer from cultivation deviation. Crucially, the side effects were also immense.

Therefore, within the Celestial Profound Sect, aside from those disciples with absolutely no cultivation talent, or those whose lifespans were nearing their end and wanted to take a final gamble, practically no one was willing to practice it.

Yet this native before her had not only cultivated the Devouring Spirit True Understanding, but judging by the condensed, pure, and even slightly grand and righteous aura of his Spiritual Power fluctuations, he had clearly cultivated this technique to a considerably high realm.

This was simply inconceivable.

Meanwhile, in the command room, Old Ghost, Song Ling'Er, and the others saw this scene through the monitors. They were stunned for a moment, then erupted into thunderous cheers.

On the battlefield, although Jian Yi could not see, the familiar aura caused the tension in his heart to suddenly release, and a relieved smile touched the corners of his mouth.

Tang Yuchu's expression flickered as she demanded coldly, "Where did you get that Devouring Spirit True Understanding?"

Wu Liangchen took a deep breath, suppressing the roiling Qi and Blood in his body, and paid no mind to Tang Yuchu's question.

That last hasty strike had put immense pressure on him as well, but his expression remained calm. He then swept his gaze over Jian Yi, Alina, and the others. "How are you all?"

"I'm fine. Not dead yet," Jian Yi said flatly.

Wu Liangchen's dismissive attitude instantly enraged Chen Guan, who said coldly, "Hey, kid, she's talking to you."

Only then did Wu Liangchen look at Chen Guan, a flash of coldness in his eyes.

"No comment!"

「One hour earlier.」

Wu Liangchen was sitting cross-legged. The mountain of food and medicinal herbs that had been piled before him was now completely consumed.

His entire body radiated astonishing heat, and his skin was crimson, like a volcano on the verge of erupting.

[Life Fire: 43,500 wisps]

Seeing that he had finally saved up enough Life Fire, Wu Liangchen didn't hesitate for a second and chose to initiate the derivation.

In that instant, the Ten Thousand Laws Tripod erupted in brilliant light. Countless arcane runes flickered into and out of existence within it. Under the power of a massive amount of Life Fire, the obscure and difficult-to-understand "Devouring Spirit True Understanding" began to be analyzed, reconstructed, and sublimated at an incredible speed!

Wu Liangchen felt as if his consciousness had been pulled into a strange dimension. Countless mysteries about Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, cosmic cycles, and energy transformation flooded into his mind like a tidal wave.

The originally obscure, extreme, and even self-destructive cultivation methods of the Devouring Spirit True Understanding were corrected, supplemented, and perfected one by one under the Ten Thousand Laws Tripod's derivation.

The original flaws and risks were wiped away as if by an invisible hand, replaced by a cultivation philosophy that was even more grand, more righteous, and more tyrannical!

After an unknown amount of time, as the light of the Ten Thousand Laws Tripod gradually faded, the name of a brand-new cultivation technique clearly appeared in Wu Liangchen's sea of consciousness—"Primordial Devouring Spirit True Understanding"!

At the same time, his system panel underwent an earth-shattering transformation.

[Name: Wu Liangchen]

[Age: 19]

[Life Fire: 78 wisps]

[Martial Arts Realm: Imperishable Divine Sight (Perfection)]

[Cultivation Realm: Mid-stage Foundation Establishment]

[Cultivation Technique: Primordial Devouring Spirit True Understanding (Skilled 12/200)]

[Star-Swallowing Meridian Opening Skill (Perfection)]

[Hundred-Beast Heavenly Pillar Stance (Perfection)]

[Eight-Step Wind-Chasing Fist (Perfection)]

[Sun-Chasing Archery Skill (Perfection)]

[Jingzhe Blade Technique (Perfection)]

[Golden Body Cross Training Skill (Perfection)]

Not only did this derivation directly upgrade the original Star-Swallowing Meridian Opening Skill to Perfection, but it even brought his Divine Sight Realm to Perfection as well.

Furthermore, the original Root of Magic had vanished, replaced by an entirely new realm.

The Foundation Establishment Realm!

According to the information that appeared in his mind, the cultivation levels in the world on the other side of the teleportation array were broadly divided into four major realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul.

Each realm was further subdivided into three stages, making twelve stages in total. Thus, it was also known as the Twelve Floors of Cultivation.

Wu Liangchen's current realm was at the fifth floor.

This was a rate of progress that would be utterly horrifying to Chen Guan and the others if they found out. For an ordinary cultivator, let alone reaching Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, even passing the three initial entry-level stages would take up more than half their life.

And yet, after Wu Liangchen completed his derivation, he started right at the Foundation Establishment Realm. This had already surpassed Chen Guan's level, reaching a realm second only to Tang Yuchu.

Tang Yuchu herself had started cultivating at the age of thirteen, and it had taken her a full twenty years to reach the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, which was the sixth floor.

Therefore, while one couldn't say Wu Liangchen's cultivation speed would never be matched in the future, it was certainly unprecedented in all of history.

At this moment, Wu Liangchen felt as if countless invisible shackles within his body had been broken, and an unprecedentedly powerful force surged from his limbs and bones.

In his Dantian, the original power of Qi and Blood and Magic energy had now been completely transformed into a purer, more condensed, pale-golden True Qi—Primordial True Qi.

His five senses had been enhanced dozens of times over. The slightest rustle of wind and grass within a radius of several hundred meters was clearly reflected in his mind. His body had also become incredibly light; with a mere thought, he could ignore gravity and slowly float into the air!

"Is this the power of cultivation?" Wu Liangchen murmured to himself, overcome with emotion as he felt the surging power within him.

He estimated that his current strength was at least dozens of times greater than before!

Just then, violent tremors and the piercing sound of alarms faintly reached him from outside the quiet room.

Wu Liangchen's expression changed. Without any time to carefully experience the changes in his body, he leaped up and dashed out of the quiet room, speeding toward the underground area.

Now, faced with Wu Liangchen's almost defiant response, a glint flashed in Tang Yuchu's eyes. She snorted coldly, "Fine. If you won't talk, I'll beat it out of you!"

Before her words had even faded, her figure flickered and transformed into a streak of light, attacking Wu Liangchen with ghostly speed.

Her jade-like hands fluttered, and sharp bolts of Spiritual Qi whistled out, sealing off all of Wu Liangchen's escape routes.

Wu Liangchen was utterly unafraid. The full power of his Imperishable Divine Sight physique erupted. The vast Spiritual Power within him began to circulate as he advanced instead of retreating, meeting her head-on!

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

The two exchanged dozens of blows in an instant, the sound of muffled impacts ringing out endlessly.

Tang Yuchu's attacks were elegant and agile, each strike containing pure Spiritual Power and immense might. Wu Liangchen, on the other hand, fought with grand, sweeping movements. Relying on his formidable physique and the Spiritual Power of the fifth floor, he actually managed to fight her to a standstill!

This shocked Tang Yuchu more and more as they fought.

She could sense that this man's strength had actually reached the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, which was simply unimaginable.

'Could he be a prodigy from another sect, stationed in this world?'

'That's the only way to explain his strength.'

'But what about his cultivation technique?'

Tang Yuchu was lost in confusion.

From beginning to end, it never occurred to her that Wu Liangchen could have achieved such a cultivation level right after starting his journey.

In her eyes, that was an absolute impossibility.

Although there was a one-floor difference in their realms, Wu Liangchen's immense physical strength, coupled with his exquisite and unparalleled martial arts techniques, perfectly compensated for the gap in Spiritual Power.

In contrast, people like Tang Yuchu focused on breathing exercises and refining magical treasures. They disdained honing the physical body and close-quarters combat skills, considering them the methods of crude brutes.

With her weakness playing to his strength, Wu Liangchen was even faintly gaining the upper hand.

Meanwhile, Alina was supporting Jian Yi, whispering a rapid description of the battlefield into his ear.

"That woman's attacks are very fast, with a blue light, but Wu Liangchen is blocking every one."

Jian Yi listened quietly. In any other fight, he could have deduced the general situation with his hearing alone, but this battle was different.

Wu Liangchen and Tang Yuchu were simply too fast, so he needed Alina's running commentary to get a rough idea of what was happening on the battlefield.

He asked in a low voice, "Is Xiaowu gaining the upper hand?"

Alina's voice was hesitant. "It's hard to say. They're fighting so fast, it looks like a draw... but that woman, she seems to be getting more and more agitated!"