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Chapter 708 - 0439 Cultivation in the Cave (Requesting Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)

Chapter 708: 0439 Cultivation in the Cave (Requesting Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)

Atop Yuanbao Mountain.

The shadows were silent.

After a while, Mr. Turtle laughed and said, "Don’t think too much, the cart will find its way around the mountain. Times have changed.

Since he has already set foot on the World Dao, there is no turning back. We can only watch and wait..."

The shadow of the ape said:

"Enough, let’s not speak of this. Speaking of, how many years do you all think this kid will take to cultivate the First Layer of the ’Nine Dukes Moving Mountains Scripture’? Mr. Turtle estimates ten years; he’s too optimistic. I feel it’s not likely. Being born a White Ape by heaven and earth, Primordial Spirit Son has top-level power talent, and it took him eight years. He is human; he may be gifted in combat skills, but his foundation in raw power is weak. He’d be lucky to succeed in twenty years."

"I also think it’s twenty years. I remember the master said that for those human direct disciples accepted by the patriarch, the average time to cultivate the First Layer is twenty years, the Second Layer fifty years, the Third Layer a hundred years, the Fourth Layer two hundred years, the Fifth Layer five hundred years, and the Sixth Layer a thousand years. Theoretically, a top-level human genius would still need at least two thousand years to reach the Great Power Realm."

"Theoretical two thousand, but in reality, the patriarch took on 17 direct disciples, and none truly reached the Sixth Layer... This cultivation method, except for the patriarch, only the Emperor Zhan, with his unparalleled brilliance and talent, could succeed in cultivating."

Mr. Turtle was crying and laughing.

"Stop talking, the more you talk, the more pessimistic it gets... I think this world is beyond hope; we might as well wait for death."

"Alas, the truth is indeed so."

Mr. Turtle: "In a Mortal World, being able to produce even one direct disciple is quite impressive. It’s said that there are still several in this era whose talents are not inferior to this child and have hope of becoming direct disciples. This world being selected as a Fire Seed World by Chi Ji God for special cultivation must have its reasons."

...

Fu Mountain Lord Dojo.

Lu Chenzhou sat cross-legged on the mat once used for meditation by the Seven Saints, feeling the flow of the ’Lu Wu Demon Cleansing Scripture’ becoming increasingly smooth, strands of True Gang merged into the Inner Scenery Land of Three Mountains and Five Mountains, Five Lakes and Four Seas like fine rain.

"There truly are Cave Heaven Blessed Lands in the world, no wonder the ancient Qi Refiners could meditate for centuries."

After practicing Pile Skill for a while, he found that the speed of Opening the Acupoint here was subtly faster than outside.

"The specifications of Creation Primordial Qi from High Grade Ore Veins are too high. Even when diluted, it greatly benefits cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Realm, improving efficiency in Opening Acupoint, Refining God, Qi Refinement, and Body Refinement beyond the mortal and mundane world."

Here, one can think more clearly. Lu Chenzhou closed his eyes, recalling the contents of the ’Nine Dukes Moving Mountains Scripture.’

"’Nine Dukes Moving Mountains Scripture’ has only six layers. Without Sea Realm cultivation and a sufficiently strong body, one cannot even begin. The First Layer corresponds to the Four Realms, and so on, the Sixth Layer corresponds to the legendary Great Power Realm.

The realm names are also simple.

First Layer: Power of a Mountain. Speaking in the Great Wilderness, in terms of physical strength alone, surpasses 99% of human cultivators of the same realm, comparable to some races with innate Divine Power, such as giants, beastmen, rare birds, and mutant beasts."

Second Layer: Power of Nine Mountains. After practicing, physical strength transforms once again. In the Great Wilderness, only certain powerful citizens of the Dragon Country, Mountain Giant Apes, can be compared.

Third Layer: Power of One Sea. Among the patriarch’s disciples, the vast majority stop at the Second Layer; few reach the Third Layer. After practicing, it can compete against Heavenly Realm mutant beasts, dive to catch Flood Dragons, ascend to capture Great Peng!

Fourth Layer: Four Seas Power. Among the patriarch’s 17 direct disciples, only 9 reached this step, 2 humans and the remaining seven, all were innate alien species, known as the Seven Saints.

Fifth Layer: Power of Eight Desolates. Only Primordial Spirit Son, Fu Mountain Lord, Canglang Lord, Bear General, and Mr. Turtle, these five Great Saints mastered it... the rest were entirely defeated.

Sixth Layer: Star-Picking Power.

As the name suggests, after mastering, it brings Star-picking and Moon-taking.

Throughout history, only two have mastered it.

One was Emperor Zhan.

One was an ape, the patriarch.

Even under such favorable conditions in the Great Wilderness, the fastest to master was Emperor Zhan, who took five hundred years to train the ’Nine Dukes Moving Mountains Scripture’ to the Great Power Realm. Is this considered the high-spec Great Wilderness version of the ’Dragon Elephant Heaven-Supporting Divine Skill’?"

Lu Chenzhou mused internally.

In the Great Wilderness, one who can cultivate it to completion in two thousand years is a supreme genius. Only the Qi Refiner has long lifespans; given human lifespans, cultivating this technique is a fallacy.

"According to the patriarch, [Star-Picking Power] is not the limit. Although Emperor Zhan was a successor, relying on his astounding talent, he faintly touched the threshold of the Seventh Layer. If he could set foot, even if he couldn’t become a God, his real strength wouldn’t be weaker than some Divine beings, firmly reaching Four Emperor Level."

The Ultimate Strength has no limits.

Just like that.

Lu Chenzhou pondered the secrets of the cultivation method, unwittingly immersed in it; a month had passed. As a Grandmaster, one can easily fast for a year and a half without dying of hunger.

Moreover, with the primordial energy of such pure origin, whether food or Great Medicine, these low-grade energies had already lost their significance to him.

When Lu Chenzhou awoke, on the Martial Arts Tree, a solitary leaf grew at the topmost point, even the ’Ling Kong Four Symbols Fist’ could only look up from below.

[Cultivation Technique]

[Nine Dukes Moving Mountains Scripture: First Layer (2%)]

"Just reaching 2% took a month. With my comprehension, this kind of situation hasn’t occurred for a long time, since the dream before the Martial Arts Tree appeared. If things continue like this, without the Father Lifting Fruit, normal cultivation would take seven or eight years to complete the First Layer... It’s too slow, better to set it aside for now. First, Breakthrough Fifth, and after reaching Great Grandmaster, return to cultivate the First Layer, which will be much easier. However, even with only an increase of 1% proficiency, my physical body has undergone noticeable changes."

He visualized his body internally, seeing his form like a starry sky, with cells like stars, proliferating at an unimaginable rate, with his physical density and mass constantly expanding, akin to the endless expansion of the universe like a cosmic explosion. The crackling sound of his muscles and bones resonated through the empty valley.

Above his head, Qi-Blood intertwined, faintly transforming into an exceedingly faint giant mountainous shadow, towering a thousand zhang high, hovering above the dojo, causing the void to tremble.

"Entering the cultivation method of Great Power brings forth such phenomena, indeed extraordinary. When I transform the giant mountain from illusion to reality, condensing it into entity, every move will be accompanied by a thousand zhang giant mountain, with even a casual punch, possessing the Power of a Mountain."

He suddenly realized, be it Qi Refiner or Martial Artist, when cultivated to a profound level, they share a commonality.

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That is the "from false to true," where some things that used to exist only in theoretical concepts are manifested through three different powers: essence, qi, and spirit.

Acupoints are, immortal armor is, the Three Mountains and Five Mountains of the inner landscape, Five Lakes and Four Seas... these are all the same.

Therefore, becoming a great power allows one to evolve a small realm within the body, like a creator in mythology.

As the ancients said:

Cultivation is nothing more than two steps:

First, to remove falsehood and retain truth.

Second, to make the false become true.

Faintly, Lu Chenzhou had an enlightenment.

Seizing the opportunity, he paused his cultivation of the "Nine Lords Moving Mountains Canon," continuing to practice boxing, spear, pile skill, meditation, undergoing heart realm tribulations... spending 24 hours a day in never-ending cultivation, seemingly having given up on sleep.

At his realm, sleep can only be considered a delightful indulgence, not a necessity, as meditation can also provide rest.

...

Outside the dojo.

Mr. Turtle had just dozed off and was startled awake, feeling surprised in his heart. "What’s going on? He’s reached the beginner level so soon? How long did I sleep, a year?" He was curious but did not disturb Lu Chenzhou’s seclusion.

He arrived at the peak of Yuanbao Mountain.

"Mr. Turtle, why are you awake? Didn’t you say you would awaken in a year? It’s only been a month."

"Only a month has passed?"

"Yes."

"Lu Chenzhou has already reached the beginner level of the ’Nine Lords Moving Mountains Canon’, strange, although I gave him enlightenment, sorting through this vast knowledge and understanding the basics should take at least half a year, right?"

"Gasp... to reach the beginner level so quickly? Could it be that this child really has hope to master the first layer within ten years?"

"Is he really human?"

"Yes, I checked, he is just an ordinary human, the most common type across the Three Thousand Worlds and even in the Great Wilderness, one evolved from ancient apes..."

"This... this is as ordinary as it gets, in the Great Wilderness, they would even be slaves to the higher human tribes."

Qiang Erniang said, "Such ordinary human tribes have high upper and lower limits, perhaps he is an exception, which is normal. Fast entry doesn’t mean fast cultivation. After all, he consumed the Ju Fu fruit, my master back then also reached the beginner level in a month, but took eleven years to master it ultimately."

Mr. Turtle was delighted.

"Hehe, I’ll continue sleeping... if this child can master the first layer within ten years, there’s hope to reach the fifth layer, as for the sixth layer, it depends on his fate.

Oh no, I suddenly remembered something, the Ju Fu fruits stored within the cave heaven are only enough for him to reach the third layer.

Speaking of which, where is that Ju Fu orchard discovered by the ancestor? I’ve slept too long, can’t recall."

Mr. Turtle fell into deep thought.

The ape laughed: "You woke up confused, it’s in the Xuantian realm, but countless years have passed, don’t know if it’s been invaded by Evil Gods, things change with time."

Mr. Turtle murmured: "Xuantian realm, I remember now, no rush for now, I’ll take a nap first and when he cultivates to the third layer, let him venture there himself."

In the cave heaven, there is a cross-border transmission array.

However, with Lu Chenzhou’s Four Realms strength, cross-border travel is unwise without the protection of a great barrier, any Heavenly Realm demon ghost could annihilate his sole junior brother.

...

Pioneering battle group base.

The human corps and the demon ghosts’ war has been ongoing for a month, with victories and losses on both sides, a stalemate that’s hard to resolve.

Of course, the addition of the Ape King was crucial; otherwise, the Wanbang Council would have to temporarily end the trial, deploy military force, and forcefully sweep the small realm to reduce battle group losses.

Command center.

Chief Commander Daoist Zhongchong asked:

"Captain Wei, has Lu Chenzhou not returned yet?"

"No." Wei Fenghua was not anxious, as Lu Chenzhou, after becoming a Grandmaster, left a life candle in Dragon Martial, its flame extraordinarily strong, evidently faring well in the Great Power Cave Heaven.

Currently, Da Xia’s core mid-high level above Grandmaster basically all know about the Great Power Cave Heaven.

Upon the trial’s end and gaining control of this place, Grandmasters can be sent into the cave heaven for inheritance in batches; those below Grandmaster are temporarily not privy to this.

This is mainly for confidentiality.

The only regret for Wei Fenghua is that Lu Chenzhou’s merit list ranking has fallen out of the top ten, if this continues, by the trial’s end, he will have missed out on heavenly grade treasures.

...

As years passed.

In cultivation, time is irrelevant, within the cave one does not know of age. On this day, at the Mountain Lord’s dojo, a long howl resounded ceaselessly.