Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Soaring Cultivation

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Around the altar, a massive formation had been erected, completely obscuring the area.

Chen Fei stood in front of the altar, watching the ripples emanating from within, his eyes narrowing slightly.

In the records Chen Fei had perused, there was no mention of this phenomenon.

Chen Fei’s gaze shifted upward. Was it because this spatial passage had fused with the altar, triggering a special reaction?

The ripples on the altar became increasingly frequent, and the faint outlines within started to become clearer.

“It seems like something is about to emerge.”

Yan Yinwen stood beside Chen Fei, his brow furrowed.

While Min Yanlu and Master Haiyue went to reclaim the Thousand Feathers Alliance, Yan Yinwen found it uninteresting and returned to the altar, standing guard here with Chen Fei.

“Step back first!”

Chen Fei whispered, his figure sliding backward several miles, leaving only his clone in the front.

If there was indeed some unstoppable danger, the clone could withstand it for a while, providing enough time for Chen Fei to relocate.

Following Chen Fei’s instructions, Yan Yinwen retreated with her main body to the rear, her gaze fixed tightly on the direction of the altar.

“Buzz!”

A tremor, resembling the beat of a heart, erupted from the altar, causing the surrounding space to ripple.

Within this tremor, a phantom appeared on the altar and rapidly condensed into form.

With wide mouth and fangs, four arms and one eye, adorned with horns on its head, exuding a damp, black aura, wielding a massive wolf’s tooth club.

Suddenly, the monster turned its head towards Chen Fei’s clone a mile away, emitting a mighty roar, its powerful aura causing fluctuations in the surrounding spiritual energy.

“At the early stage of the Fourth-Tier, formidable physique!”

Several miles away, a faint light shimmered on Chen Fei’s brow. Within his black and white vision, the general appearance of this monster was all captured by Chen Fei’s sight.

“I’ve never seen a monster like this before!” Yan Yinwen observed carefully.

However, upon hearing that its realm was only at the early stage of the Fourth- Tier, Yan Yinwen felt slightly relieved. They had dealt with eight Fourth-Tier early stage monster kings before, so encountering another one of the same level posed no significant threat.

“There’s more behind.”

Chen Fei’s gaze passed over the monster, looking towards the altar, where shadows were flickering faintly once again, indicating that more monsters were about to emerge from the altar.

As Chen Fei spoke, the monster on the altar suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of Chen Fei’s clone.

The massive wolf’s tooth club was held by the monster with a single arm, then it thunderously smashed towards the head of Chen Fei’s clone.

A surging malice emanated, and chaotic will spread in all directions.

Chen Fei’s brow furrowed slightly. This aura was somewhat reminiscent of the Black Divine. Moreover, the dozens of monsters that appeared outside Feihuang City back then also had such an aura.

“Boom!”

Electricity surged on the Changheng Sword, and Chen Fei’s clone staggered back half a step.

Without the backing of the Suppressing Dragon Elephant, the physical strength of the clone was far inferior to that of the monster. If it weren’t for the perfection of the Purple Sky Heavenly Song Sword, retreating half a step would have been the least of their worries.

“Roar!”

Seeing Chen Fei’s clone being pushed back by itself, the monster roared excitedly at the sky, then another blow came crashing down.

Compared to the previous strike, the force of this blow was even greater, as if the monster was becoming more familiar with its surroundings, including the spiritual energy of the heavens and the earth.

Chen Fei’s main body squinted slightly. Under the Heavenly Eye, he could indeed see that the monster was increasing its utilization of the surrounding spiritual energy, while also enhancing its own strength.

Several thoughts flashed through Chen Fei’s mind, and a certain speculation emerged.

“Boom!”

Another explosion resounded, and Chen Fei’s clone retreated a full step, clearly at a disadvantage.

The monster looked at Chen Fei’s clone, its huge mouth opening to reveal its fangs. It took a step forward, all four hands gripping the wolf’s tooth club, then swung it again towards Chen Fei’s clone.

Wherever the wolf’s tooth club passed, the air seemed to be instantly pierced through, as if the heavens and earth were completely torn apart by this blow. The power of this strike far exceeded the previous two. The monster had completely adapted to its surroundings, unleashing its strongest move. “Boom!”

A hand blocked the wolf’s tooth club, and a tremendous wave swept out, causing the formation covering several miles to shake violently, as if it would shatter the next moment.

Seeing the figure under the wolf’s tooth club unharmed, the monster’s eyes widened slightly. Just as it was about to retract the club, a fierce purple light had already surged into its single eye.

In the next moment, the monster’s head flew high into the air, and a red light flew out from its body, heading towards the direction of the altar.

Chen Fei slashed out with a sword, but the sword light only caused the red light to pause slightly before it disappeared into the altar.

Chen Fei retracted the Qianyuan Sword. It was Chen Fei’s main body that had just withstood the monster’s attack head-on.

At this moment, two new figures had appeared on the altar. It was because of this scene that Chen Fei’s main body took direct action.

With the strength of Chen Fei’s clone, it could still kill the monster without directly confronting it, but it would take considerable time.

Chen Fei’s main body looked at the fallen monster before him. Previously, Chen Fei had thought that the monster would regenerate automatically, like those monsters outside Feihuang City, and could only be repeatedly killed to wear it down.

However, he hadn’t expected that a single sword strike would kill it outright. But considering the red light, it couldn’t be said to be completely dead either. Although this monster was so similar to the ones outside Feihuang City, the outcome was completely different.

Chen Fei didn’t consider himself special; he believed he was stronger than the peak of the Mountain Sea Realm in Feihuang City. There must be some special reason for this.

The two monsters on the altar saw Chen Fei, roaring angrily, then without hesitation, they rushed towards him, their wolf’s tooth clubs smashing towards Chen Fei’s head.

Chen Fei’s clone retreated several miles back, blocking Yan Yinwen who wanted to rush to his aid.

A golden light flew out from Chen Fei’s sleeve and blocked the two wolf’s tooth clubs.

“Clang!”

A loud sound reminiscent of a huge bell echoed as the protective shield of the Concealment Bell shattered, flying behind Chen Fei. The two wolf’s tooth clubs, obstructed by this, paused uncontrollably.

After the Concealment Bell was promoted to a spiritual treasure, the most important enhancement was not in its protective ability but rather in the slight backlash it generated after blocking attacks.

This backlash was meant to disrupt the enemy’s assault, and it only took a moment to achieve its effect.

“Sizzle!”

Accompanied by thunderous roars, amidst the flashing lightning, the Suppressing Dragon Elephant appeared behind Chen Fei. Its six legs stepped on the bodies of the two monsters.

“Boom!”

The entire void trembled, and two red lights instantly flew madly towards the direction of the altar from beneath the elephant’s feet.

The Sword of the Heavenly Path’s shadow hung across the sky, and the Xuanyuan Sword’s intent swept through. Two red lights were cut off at the waist, with half dissolving, but the other half stubbornly escaped into the altar, disappearing from sight.

Chen Fei’s gaze shifted slightly as he turned to look at the altar, noticing that the flickering shadows had vanished, leaving only the faint glow of the altar circulating.

Yan Yinwen approached Chen Fei, her heart filled with admiration despite having witnessed Chen Fei’s extraordinary combat prowess before. Seeing Chen Fei effortlessly slay three Fourth-Tier early stage monsters still left Yan Yinwen in awe.

“Do you know the origin of those monsters on the Middle Continent?” Chen Fei turned to Yan Yinwen.

“Monsters?”

Hearing Chen Fei’s question, Yan Yinwen was slightly surprised. After pondering for a moment, she said, “I don’t know the specifics, but I’ve heard that over ten thousand years ago, monsters began to appear on the Middle Continent, and later, the various sacred sites joined forces to suppress them.” Chen Fei nodded, not pressing further. To learn the specifics of the monsters, one would likely have to inquire with the top powers, or even the sacred sites. “I’ve heard that recently, monsters have begun to appear in some places on the Middle Continent again,” Yan Yinwen continued.

“Yes, there were dozens of similar monsters causing chaos outside Feihuang City before, but they have been mostly eradicated by Feihuang City,” Chen Fei said softly.

“Should we report this altar to those top-tier sects?” Yan Yinwen looked at the altar emitting a faint glow.

Although no monsters were emerging from the altar at the moment, whether it was due to Chen Fei’s intimidation or other reasons, the altar seemed like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.

Even though only Fourth-Tier early stage monsters had appeared so far, could there be stronger ones in the future?

Or would the frequency of Fourth-Tier early stage monsters increase? Even with Chen Fei’s strength, it might be difficult to sustain.

It would be best to destroy the altar once and for all, but the space around the altar was already filled with spatial power, making it impossible to shatter.

“We indeed should…”

Chen Fei’s words suddenly halted, and then he looked at the spiritual essence in his hand in surprise.

This spiritual essence was refined from the three monsters he had just slain. Extracting spiritual essence after defeating enemies had become an instinctive action for Chen Fei.

Chen Fei had intended to infuse this spiritual essence into the Qianyuan Sword, but just now, he suddenly discovered that this spiritual essence seemed to be free of impurities?

The spiritual essence extracted by the Slaughter Spirit Technique always contained impurities, which had been the case since Chen Fei’s cultivation in the realm of the Aperture Tempering realm. Chen Fei was reluctant to absorb those impurities because they could affect his mental state and even his soul. From the realm of the Aperture Tempering realm to the present, this was the first time Chen Fei had extracted spiritual essence free of impurities.

“Because those red lights escaped, leaving only pure power behind?”

Chen Fei thought of those elusive red lights, and the meager amount of spiritual essence he held in his hand at the moment. It was hardly the amount of spiritual essence expected from a Fourth-Tier monster.

But even if it was scarce, as long as there were no impurities, Chen Fei could directly absorb it himself.

What currently hindered Chen Fei’s breakthrough in realm was not the comprehension of techniques, but the accumulation of energy needed for elemental power, mental strength, and soul.

The Purple Sky Heavenly Song Sword at the complete realm absorbed spiritual energy from the heavens and earth quickly, but even so, it would take nearly ten years to accumulate enough elemental energy for constructing a Divine Palace.

Afterward, when the Purple Sky Heavenly Song Sword upgraded to the stage of Great Completion, the time required might be shortened, but no matter how much it was shortened, it still required several years.

Breaking through to the mid-stage of the Mountain Sea Realm afterward might require even more time.

If Chen Fei were to tell someone that it only took a few years to construct a Divine Palace, they would likely consider it nonsense, but it was a reality for Chen Fei.

But Chen Fei wanted to elevate his realm faster!

Chen Fei lowered his head to look at the spiritual essence in his hand, and a beam of light emanated from his brow, enveloping the spiritual essence, carefully examining every bit of it.

After a moment, Chen Fei confirmed that these spiritual essences were indeed free of impurities!

Without hesitation, all the spiritual essence in his hand was absorbed into Chen Fei’s body. The Purple Sky Heavenly Song Sword operated, and all the spiritual essence was poured into the construction of the third Divine Palace.

Since returning from Feihuang City until now, Chen Fei had only cultivated less than a tenth of the third Divine Palace. But with the absorption of the spiritual essence, the progress of the third Divine Palace suddenly surged to forty percent.

A single monster had contributed a tenth of the progress to the Divine Palace.

It might not seem like much, but it had already saved Chen Fei more than three years of arduous cultivation!