Chapter 160 (1/2)
Chapter 160
Cultivation Again
After transporting all the crystals out of the warehouse, it was decided that Chu Shen would take some to cultivate. Taking what he needed, Chu Shen quickly left and started closed door cultivation. Absorbing energy from the Emperor and King Stage Beast Cores, Chu Shen advanced quickly through his cultivation.
In a month, Chu Shen had reached the Martial Emperor Stage from the Martial Army Stage, two full stages! Another month pa.s.sed by and Chu Shen reached the Martial Emperor Stage Level 6. Apparently, when one reached the Martial Emperor Stage, the body would be purged of almost all impurities. As a result, there would only be five blockages inside the final two meridians which resulted in the Emperor stage being separated into two meridians. Because of how concentrated it was though, it became ten times as difficult to break through.
It took Chu Shen another month to finally reach Martial Emperor Stage Level 10. Master Ti Wu had told him to stop there. Anything further and he would need to have Master Ti Wu guide him.
Finally, it was time to break into the Natural Realm. Taking the first step, Chu Shen called out to Master Ti Wu, who emerged from the Void’s Hand. Surveying Chu Shen, Master Ti Wu nodded. “You’ve finally reached the peak of the Martial Emperor Stage. It took you long enough. Alright, now it’s time for you to reach the Earth Stage.”
“A normal person's body would have been refining its Qi for a while now, gradually getting closer to realizing their element. When one reaches the Emperor Stage, traces of that element would be realized inside the person’s Qi. For example, a person at Martial Emperor Level 8 might be able to cause burns with his Qi if he had the fire element.”
“Unfortunately, everyone around you is a freak. None of them had to go through this process. Normally a person would start to reject normal Qi and by the time they reached Martial Emperor Level 9, they would be unable to absorb Qi that is not related to their element. Fortunately, your element still lets you do that, you lucky brat.”
“In order to advance to the Natural Realm, one must solidify their dantian. Absorb Qi into your dantian, as much as possible to the point of bursting. Don’t stop until it becomes painful. Then, condense! Condense the Qi as much as possible using the pressure from your meridians. You should be somewhat familiar with this process since Martial Warriors turn their Qi into liquid.”
Chu Shen nodded. He had condensed his Qi before, though his meridians had condensed it for him, so it had become a thoughtless process since then. Concentrating, Chu Shen started to absorb Qi and force it into his dantian. Soon, his dantian was overflowing with Qi. He felt a pinching sensation in his gut, making him uncomfortable.
Taking this as a sign that his dantian was finally full, Chu Shen started to condense his Qi. Using the pressure from the Qi his meridians absorbed, he forced his Qi to shrink inside his dantian. The liquid swirled and surged. All of his liquid Qi slowly disappeared. In its place was a small s.h.i.+ning bead of solid Qi. This Qi wasn’t the color of gray null Qi. Instead, it was a black Qi.
Chu Shen was puzzled and sent his soul out to investigate this. An aura that reminded Chu Shen of Master Ti Wu emanated from that Qi. Master Ti Wu grinned as he sent out his own spiritual sense.
“Alright brat. You now have your first elemental Qi, proper Null Qi. This Qi is highly condensed and purified Qi. Once you are able to form it, it signifies that you are now in the Natural Realm. Unlike before, stages are not separated into 10 levels, since there isn’t a clear distinction. Now, let me tell you what the Earth, Nature, and World Stages are.”
“Earth stage is the stage where one can form elemental Qi. Your body will reject all forms of Qi unless it is pure elemental Qi, which means your meridians will no longer absorb Qi from the atmosphere.”