Chapter 190 - Enter the Ethereal Enlightenment (1/2)

Chapter 190: Enter the Ethereal Enlightenment

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The Dao Body was the body of the Connate Cultivator. A Connate Cultivator could live over centuries among the clouds. They could tap into the energy in nature to fuel their body, and their body was able to withstand attacks from even the most powerful weapon of modern-day technology.

Although Chen Fan had not yet reached the Phenomenal Success in his Dao Body cultivation, the Dao Body he cultivated was the powerful Azure Thearch Longevity Body. Even at the Introductory Level, it was already far more powerful than most Dao Bodies at their Initial Success stage.

Even without using his Divine Sense, Chen Fan could feel that his perception of the world around him had changed significantly.

Chen Fan could precisely discern every facet of the smell in the vault. There were over thousands of different kinds of herbs in the vault, and each had its own unique smell. Chen Fan was able to pick out each smell and trace it to its source. The smell also gave him information on the herbs’ names and effects. His vision could focus on even the tiniest crevices on the wall and see everything as bright as day even in pitch-black darkness.

His hearing was also greatly improved, offering a much wider range of audible frequencies than normal human hearing. He could hear everything from the chirping of birds and insects to the nearly inaudible sound of plants growing.

“What a familiar feeling.”

Chen Fan threw his head back and drew a large gulp of air. The senses of his Connate Body were much more acute than that of a normal human. Before this point, he always felt that someone had put a sack over his head, dulling his senses. Now the sack was finally removed.

He slowly clenched his pale and smooth-skinned fist as he felt the powerful energy coursing through his body. The sensation was exhilarating, so much so that he felt he had enough energy to punch a hole through the planet earth.

He knew that such delusional thought was the effect of the sudden surge of his power. Nonetheless, since he had completed the Azure Thearch Longevity Body, Chen Fan’s body had become unimaginably tough; it was at least a few times tougher than the physique of the top Physique Refinement Grandmaster. Even a high caliber sniper rifle wouldn’t be able to penetrate Chen Fan’s skin.

“I could have turned a tank into a pile of junk with my bare hands” Chen Fan smiled proudly.

He had reached such a high level of attainment that he could be invincible on the earth without even using any True Essence or Dharmic powers. He could kill a Grandmaster such as Lu Tianfen with one effortless punch.

“I have completed the Dao Body and finished the Foundation Establishment level, and it’s time to cultivate the Ethereal Enlightenment level.”

Chen Fan sat down cross-legged once again.

Having obtained the Azure Thearch Longevity Body, it would be a stroll in the park for him to obtain the Ethereal Enlightenment. He was already close to the Ethereal Enlightenment three months ago, and he would have already reached Ethereal Enlightenment if not because he wanted to obtain the Dao Body first.

This time, he didn’t start his cultivation with the Void Mortal Refinement Art. Instead, he used his newly gained Azure Thearch Longevity Art.

“Huuulla!”

As soon as Chen Fan started the Azure Thearch Longevity Art, a gale that was fused with countless wisps of green mist came up. The whirlwind made its way to Chen Fan’s head as it continued to draw Spirit Qi from not only the vault but also all around the valley.

“Is Immortal Master Chen still cultivating in seclusion?”

Lu Yanwu looked to the vault urgently. However, disappointment and despair had already crawled onto her face.

Three months had pa.s.sed since Lei Qianjue injured Lu Yanxue with the Art of Thousand Trickeries. In the three month time, the world had turned upside down.

Lei Qianjue resided by the sh.o.r.e of the West Lake and did nothing but fish. Despite his inactivity, his fame was rising by the day.

Many martial artists from all over China—some even visiting from overseas—came to pay tribute to the Grandmaster. Everyone waited for the showdown between the two most powerful Grandmasters in China expectantly.

In less than two months’ time, Lei Qianjues’s disciple Romon had fought nearly all sects in China. Of the twenty battles he had fought, he had lost none. The only fight that he didn’t come out as a win was the one with the Grandmaster from the Chen Family, which had ended with a draw.

Even Chen Jiuyang confessed after the fight that although Romon lacked the tenacious and adaptable Internal Force as that of a Transcendent Grandmaster, he made it up with his incredible raw strength, speed, agility, combat skills, and physique condition. He fought like a machine and could keep at it, seemingly forever. Chen Jiuyang conceded that if the fight dragged on any further, he might have been defeated due to exhaustion.

Chen Jiuyang’s approval of Romon’s ability meant that he had acknowledged that Romon was as powerful as a Grandmaster, if not even more so.

Ever since then, Romon became known as the most powerful fighter of the young generation. As for his teacher, Lei Qianjue, he had only shown his power once when he unleashed the Frigid Qi upon Lu Yanxue. A renowned Grandmaster was silent for a long while after he heard the news and he said: “It required a great deal of control to plant the Frigid Qi into another’s body. I wager Lei Qianjue is not very far from the Immortal State.”

By now, there were already people calling Lei Qianjue the most powerful Grandmaster in China. His fame grew so fast that it threatened to rival that of Ye Nantian. As for Chen Fan, he had been absent for over three months, and people were convinced that he was afraid of Lei Qianjue’s power. In just three months, Chen Fan had turned from the Young Grandmaster to a laughing stock.

“What kind of Martial Artist is he? He called himself a Grandmaster, yet he hides away from the challenge for three months.”

“Chen Beixuan was young and inexperienced after all. It is understandable that he is afraid.”

“I have heard that Lei Qianjue had cast a Stealth Energy on this woman and it is slowly turning her into a chunk of ice. Yet, this coward was still too scared to rise to the challenge.”

People either sneered at Chen Fan or were outright disappointed.

Lu Yanwu could relate to those sentiments the most. In the beginning, the Lu family had treated Lu Yanxue with care after she fell ill. They spared no expense and hired the best doctors around to world to cure Lu Yanxue. They even commissioned a cultivator who specialized in the fire element to transfer warm energy into the girl’s system. Needless to say that all the leaders of the family came and visited the girl on a daily basis.