bookbashuk Chapter 15 Foundation Building
Chapter 15 Foundation Building
Zhao Chen stayed in the mountains for another whole month.
For the past month, he has been absorbing moonlight every night. At first, he could only absorb a few strands before his mind became exhausted. But as his mental strength increased, he was able to absorb for longer periods and in greater quantities.
Now, he can absorb moonlight for two consecutive hours, and his spiritual power is increasing at a visible rate.
Even more remarkably, he discovered that moonlight could not only enhance spiritual power but also nourish the physical body.
After these cool energies entered his body, some flowed into his mind, while the rest slowly merged into his dantian. Although not as noticeable as when he devoured living beings, his cultivation gradually strengthened over time.
"So moonlight has this effect." Zhao Chen said thoughtfully.
No wonder he felt that his cultivation level had been increasing much faster recently.
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That night, Zhao Chen was absorbing the moonlight when he suddenly sensed a violent energy fluctuation coming from afar.
This is the fluctuation of the battle.
Moreover, it wasn't just an ordinary battle between creatures—the fluctuation contained an aura he was familiar with.
It's those strange insects.
Zhao Chen suddenly stood up and flew in that direction.
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After flying for about fifteen minutes, he saw the battlefield.
Five strange insects are attacking a giant beast.
He recognized the behemoth—it was a giant rock-armored lizard, over thirty zhang long, its entire body covered in thick scales. It had previously been one of the overlords of this area; Zhao Chen had even fought it when he first returned, ultimately letting it escape.
But now, it is surrounded by five strange insects.
Each of those strange insects was about twenty feet long, similar to the one he had killed before. They hovered in the air, distorting the surrounding space, their sharp legs constantly stabbing at the rock-armored giant lizard.
The monitor lizard fought back desperately, sweeping its tail and biting with its massive jaws, but these strange insects were too agile, and the lizard's attacks couldn't hit them at all. On the contrary, the insects' legs pierced its body each time, leaving deep wounds.
Zhao Chen hid behind a huge rock in the distance, observing quietly.
They didn't rush to make a move.
There are five strange insects here. If he rushes in now, he'll likely be surrounded and attacked. Although he's much stronger than before, fighting five at once is still too dangerous.
He decided to wait.
Wait until they are both severely injured.
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The battle lasted for a full hour.
The rock-armored monitor lizard finally gave way and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Five strange insects rushed forward and began to feast on their prey. They tore open the monitor lizard's scales with their legs and greedily devoured the flesh and blood.
Zhao Chen had been waiting for this moment.
He suddenly burst out from his hiding place, pushing his speed to the limit, like a black lightning bolt, and pounced straight at the nearest strange insect!
The strange insect was engrossed in its meal and hadn't even had time to react when Zhao Chen's claws dug deep into its shell, and his beak began frantically pecking at its head!
The strange insect struggled a few times before it died.
The other four strange insects reacted and angrily pounced on Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen grabbed the dead worm's corpse and devoured it as he retreated. The worm's flesh and blood transformed into surging energy, replenishing his strength.
Four strange insects relentlessly pursued them.
Zhao Chen led them in circles through the valley, using the terrain to his advantage, and occasionally turning back to breathe fire. Although his flames couldn't kill them, they were enough to slow them down.
After chasing for half an hour, the four strange insects slowed down significantly.
Zhao Chen had been waiting for this moment.
He suddenly turned around and pounced on the nearest one!
With its claws digging into the carapace, its beak pecking wildly, and flames spewing out, the second monster was killed instantly by this combo.
Zhao Chen continued to devour.
The remaining three strange insects seemed to sense the danger and began to retreat.
But Zhao Chen didn't give them a chance to escape.
They chased after them and did the same thing, killing all three strange insects one after another.
The battle ended.
All five strange insects have died.
Zhao Chen landed on the ground, panting heavily, with several wounds on his body. But his eyes were full of excitement.
He won.
He won the battle against five opponents.
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It took Zhao Chen two whole days to devour all five strange insects. By then, his spiritual power was already at its peak, and his aura was showing signs of breaking through to new heights.
According to the understanding of ordinary cultivators, once the ninth level of Qi Refining is perfected, one should attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
However, the ancient inheritance from the depths of one's soul clearly records that the ninth level of Qi Refining is merely a mortal path. For some peerless geniuses, there is an even higher realm, known as the tenth level of Qi Refining. Although Foundation Establishment will lead to rapid advancement in strength, if one's foundation is not solid, it will likely be difficult to advance on the path of cultivation in the future.
Moreover, there are different levels of foundation building, ranging from strong to weak, namely the Heaven, Earth, and Human foundation building methods.
Humanity Foundation Building: Average combat power, the path chosen by 99% of people in the cultivation world.
The Path to Foundation Building: A path chosen by the remaining one percent of geniuses, allowing them to fight across smaller realms.
Foundation Building of the Heavenly Dao: This realm allows one to fight beyond a major realm, and is generally chosen by those destined for greatness or those who lead the times.
The deeper one's foundation in the Qi Refining stage, the higher one's achievement in the Foundation Establishment stage. Since this is recorded in the inheritance, he must cultivate the Qi Refining stage to a state of perfection and without regrets, refine this demonic body to its limit, and then attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Zhao Chen forcibly suppressed the urge to break through to a higher realm at any moment, and continued to hone his foundation, waiting for the moment of true perfection.
After devouring the five strange insects, his size grew to sixteen zhang. A hint of purple shone through his feathers, a testament to the accumulated talent of a void creature. His claws also glowed with a faint purple light, and each strike seemed to create a spatial fluctuation.