Asura Mad Emperor

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"Hmm, my breakthroughs seem to have come a bit too quickly lately, although with my solid foundation, such a pace of advancement isn't a big deal, yet it is still better to be cautious. I shall not advance to the Meridian Opening Realm for now. One should not lose the bigger picture over small gains. What if my foundation were flawed? Where would I even go to cry?"

Qinchuan murmured, shaking his head. After absorbing a portion of the Spiritual Energy Cang Long, Qinchuan stopped.

It was his shoulder-perched Crimson Flame Bird, however, that had reaped a huge benefit. It had devoured half of the Spiritual Energy Cang Long, and now every feather on its body radiated with spiritual energy, looking as if it were about to ascend.

Qinchuan glanced at the excited Crimson Flame Bird on his shoulder and said, "It's just a bit of spiritual essence, why are you so beside yourself with excitement?"

"Thanks to the young master's great fortune, if I refine this spiritual essence, I can challenge the fifth rank!"

The Crimson Flame Bird said excitedly, "I might even break through several minor realms!"

At this moment, the Crimson Flame Bird's reverence for Qinchuan had grown even more.

It hadn't followed Qinchuan for long, but it had already undergone earth-shattering changes.

Not only had it received a drop of Netherworld Holy Water that activated a thread of the diluted Vermilion Bird bloodline within its body.

It had also benefited from Qinchuan's enlightenment, gaining the ability to speak the human tongue.

Moreover, Qinchuan had granted it a method to purify its bloodline, allowing it to continuously strengthen the Vermilion Bird bloodline within its body.

And now, thanks to Qinchuan, it had swallowed half of the Spiritual Energy Cang Long, which completely loosened the shackles of its cultivation level, allowing it to break through to the ranks of a fifth rank demon beast at any moment.

A fourth rank demon beast is comparable to a warrior of the Spirit Martial Realm.

A fifth rank demon beast, on the other hand, is equivalent to a human warrior of the Dao Palace Realm.

However, human warriors of the Dao Palace Realm are no longer divided into nine layers, but rather into early stage, intermediate stage, late stage, and peak.

Therefore, to correspond with the human warriors' power levels, the classification of demon beasts of the fifth rank and above was also modified. They too stopped being subdivided into ranks and were now measured with the four realms: early stage, intermediate stage, late stage, and peak.

Hearing the Crimson Flame Bird's excited words, Qinchuan couldn't help but smile wryly, shaking his head and laughing, "How difficult is it to obtain profound cultivation? You must understand that the cultivation realm is not the only standard for measuring strength; building a strong foundation is of great importance."

"When your foundation is strong enough, even if someone is several realms higher than you, you can still suppress them with sheer power."

"Accumulating the foundational strength to its limit at each realm is the true essence of invincibility!"

Qinchuan admonished the Crimson Flame Bird.

His invincibility across numerous eras was not without reason.

From the beginning, he had tried to accumulate as much foundation as possible, attaining Perfection in every realm—flawless and unbeatable—thus naturally becoming invincible in the world.

Especially after nine cycles of reincarnation, he knew the way of cultivation all too well, possessing an abundance of profound knowledge and insights; to put it a bit exaggeratedly, cultivating for him was no different than eating and drinking.

Hearing Qinchuan's words, the Crimson Flame Bird suppressed its excitement and gratitude, saying, "Thank you for the guidance and instruction, young master. Chi Yan will remember this."

"The student is teachable."

Qinchuan said with a light smile.

On the other side,

Gu Chuan, Elder Yan, Zheng long lao, Elder Sun, Elder Liu, as well as Zhou Xi, Yan Xingyun, Li Que, and those two servants who had been blown away by the earlier storm of spiritual energy, were all staring with fixed gazes, dumbstruck.

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"That guy... actually induced the eruption of the Earth's Pulse Vital Energy and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from Heaven-Piercing Peak, and in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea... broke through two realms?!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief. Since when had cultivation become so simple?!

Especially Yan Xingyun!

He had just said that Qinchuan might not even reach the Meridian Opening Realm within three years!

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The person in question had only used the brief span of a single cup of tea to break through two realms, advancing from the Mid-Stage Fifth Layer of the Condensed Truth Realm to the Seventh Layer, and had even completely stabilized their realm!

"Yan Xingyun, didn't you say before that he wouldn't be able to cultivate to the Meridian Opening Realm even in three years?"

Next to Yan Xingyun, Li Que's throat bobbed as he swallowed, his voice coming out dry.

With such speed, you say he couldn't cultivate to the Meridian Opening Realm within three years?!

Even a dog wouldn't believe that!

Li Que himself didn't believe it at all, not one bit!

Hearing Li Que's words, Yan Xingyun, who had just snapped out of his shock, immediately flushed with embarrassment.

Especially noting that Zhou Xi, the goddess he secretly admired, was also showing a look of surprise, Yan Xingyun felt even more ashamed and annoyed.

"So what if his cultivation is fast?! In the end, it's all about strength!"

"Cultivating too quickly inevitably means an unstable foundation and a superficial cultivation level; what's there to be proud of?"

Yan Xingyun said with a red face, striding back and shouting at Qinchuan, "Qinchuan! Do you dare to fight me now?!"

When the elders heard Yan Xingyun's words, they all had flickers in their eyes as they stared at Qinchuan, feeling astounded.

They really hadn't expected this braggart to be so extravagant!

He actually managed to draw forth the Earth Pulse Vital Energy from below Heaven-Piercing Peak and the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth from above, pooling them together to assist in his cultivation!

And he did it without using any means like a Spirit Gathering Array!

He was simply a freak!

An oddity!

In all the years of the Congyun Sect, there had never been such a case; no one had ever achieved this.

And now, this young martial artist in the Condensed Truth Realm, a mere fifteen- or sixteen-year-old, had actually done it.

This inevitably made them excited.

The Congyun Sect had many Spirit Peaks with intersecting Earth Veins, with Heaven-Piercing Peak being just one of them.

If Qinchuan could draw on the Earth Veins beneath all the Spirit Peaks, causing them to spout forth the Vital Energy of heaven and earth and condense the Spiritual Energy, then the disciples of the Congyun Sect could enter for cultivation. Wouldn't they, despite the current shortage of resources, be able to make rapid progress, both disciples and elders alike?

In an instant, everyone's gaze towards Qinchuan grew fervent.

Sensing the burning gaze of the crowd, Qinchuan raised an eyebrow, and with a thought, he understood their intentions. These people had such lovely dreams.

He didn't bother with the elders at this moment.

His gaze fell on Yan Xingyun, who had strode forward to challenge him. Qinchuan said indifferently, "Make your move. After breaking through two realms this time, defeating you shouldn't be too troublesome."

"You're arrogant!"

Hearing Qinchuan's arrogant tone, Yan Xingyun, who was originally brimming with anger, could no longer contain himself. With a slight bend in his legs and a forceful push from his feet, he sprang forward, flipping his hand and chopping down with the Great Stele Gale Palm.

"Oh? The Great Stele Gale Palm? You've actually cultivated this martial skill. It seems you have some understanding, but if even your starting stance is this stiff and formulaic, it's clear you haven't grasped its essence yet; you're still far off!"

Seeing his opponent's move, Qinchuan immediately recognized the martial skill from his starting stance, his eyes revealing a trace of surprise.

The Great Stele Gale Palm was a Divine Skill created by Wu Yong before he became emperor, then simplified into a high-grade Earth Level martial skill with unrivaled power.

That Yan Xingyun had managed to cultivate this high-grade Earth Level martial skill showed that his understanding was not low.

However, it was obvious that Yan Xingyun had not yet perfected this skill to an impeccable level.

In his hands, this martial skill failed to exhibit its due power, and the movements seemed rather stiff and routine, lacking in spirituality. Though it looked mightily impressive, it was riddled with flaws; adequate for defeating the average person, but far from enough against Qinchuan.