Chapter 666 - Entering the Connate Level (1/2)

For Chen Fan, it wasn’t enough to become just a normal Connate Cultivator.

Up till then, he had defeated two Connate Cultivators. One was Ye Qincang, who had only reached the level and didn’t even have a cultivation art, while the other was the Blood Ancestor, who didn’t know much about the real traditions of the Kindred and could only use some superficial curses and tactics, even though he had lived for centuries.

The Blood Ancestor had also been severely injured by the Christian Church. Although he had awakened several times and killed many people to heal himself in the past thousand years, there wasn’t an abundant supply of Spirit Qi on Earth and human spirits could only help him extend his lifespan, not speed up his recovery.

Getting into the Connate Level was tremendously difficult!

“Ye Qincang is half a Connate Cultivator while the Blood Ancestor was only at the early stage of the Connate Level.

“I’ve already reached the peak stage of Qi Refinement and have an initial-success Divine Body. With many Divine Powers, secret arts, the Mercury Armor and the G.o.d-killing Spear, I can easily kill an early-stage Connate Cultivator and battle with a mid-stage Connate Cultivator. However, this isn’t enough for me.”

Chen Fan understood his own strength so he couldn’t wait to complete the Twelve Sky Art Paintings.

The Connate and the Qi Refinement Level were two big levels.

After entering the Connate Level, every sub-level would get harder and harder to break through. But at the same time, his power would increase tremendously. The difference between the early stage and the mid-stage of the Connate level was like the great divide between the Transcendent State and the Immortal State.

After entering the Transcendent State, Chen Fan could easily defeat Soul Formation Cultivators and was strong enough to battle with Immortal State Warriors, but those with a higher level were too powerful for him.

“Those top warriors can dominate the world right after entering the Connate Level because they have an unbeatable Divine Body, Divine Beast Blood, Celestial Arts, Sacred Arts and super Spirit Treasures. I don’t have any Spirit Treasure nor do I have a bloodline, and my Divine Body has reached the maximum level of initial success, so I can only work on the cultivation arts for the moment,” Chen Fan thought as his body swiftly absorbed the pure energy from the “Blood Pill.”

This Blood Pill combined the energy of a pure-blood spirit, including the Divine Soul, and a large amount of superior-grade Spirit Medicines. It was more powerful than ten thousand Spirit Stones, as a minimum estimate.

“Patter, patter.”

As the cultivation continued.

The light dots that formed a Divine Beast image behind him became brighter and the image was almost completed. Once it was done, it would mean that the cultivation of the Sky-Swallowing Painting would be complete!

“There are a lot of powerful sects in the Realm of Kunxu which have many Earth Level Deities and cultivation arts from the ancient times. So, they must have not only a couple of Earth Level Deities, but also some mid-stage or peak-stage Connate Cultivators. If I don’t get the kind of power that can destroy everything, I won’t be strong enough to fight against them,” Chen Fan pondered.

If he were only facing warriors on Earth, he would just continue practicing other arts after entering the Connate Level, but since the Realm of Kunxu had made an appearance, Chen Fan had become more anxious.

The Blood Ancestor and Ye Qincang were like babies compared to those mid-stage and peak-stage Connate Overlords. Chen Fan might not be their match with his current strength.

“Go!”

Chen Fan shouted.

The Blood Pill exploded in his body.

An endless pure energy spread all over Chen Fan’s body. Looking from the outside, everything looked red because of the aura around him, making him look like a red gemstone.

The Sky-Swallowing Art operated and absorbed all the pure Blood Energy.

“Boom!”

The last light dot on the Divine Beast image behind him finally lit up and completed the Sky-Swallowing Painting. The image became clearer and it seemed to be the “Kun Peng” with its mouth open.

The entire room was filled with an ancient sense.

Even the array of the secret room seemed to be a bit overwhelmed. The talismans on the wall lit up and countless runes were initiated to protect the room from any damage. In the end, the Sky Sword Talisman flew into the room and sent out its Sword Qi to stabilize the area.

“In the northern ocean there is a fish, called the Kun, I do not know how many thousand miles long it is. The Kun can morph into a bird, called the Peng. I do not know how many thousand miles wide its back is. When it flies, its wings cover the sky like clouds.”

This was an excerpt from Zhuangzi’s “A Happy Excursion.”

The Kun Peng was a top Divine Beast not only on Earth but also in the universe. It was as famous as the True Dragon, the Golden Crow and the Sky Phoenix, and was comparable to a Dao Reunion Perfected Immortal. The Kun Peng traveled across worlds and the universe and was about the size of a planet. Every time it opened its mouth, it could swallow something as large as the sun and the moon.

Its energy was powerful enough to crush Golden Core Cultivators and blow up Connate Cultivators.

The image of the Kun Peng was completed but Chen Fan didn’t stop. He yelled, “Form!”

The Divine Beast image then turned into a ray of light and shot into Chen Fan’s body, leaving imprints on his every bone, veins and acupuncture points.

Looking closely with a microscope, Chen Fan’s entire body was covered with light dots, which formed the shape of a flying Kun Peng.

Not only that, Chen Fan also stood in a weird posture and floated in the air without using any Dharmic Powers, as if he were swimming in the ocean of Essence Qi.

“Phew!”

After a while, Chen Fan stretched his body and slowly sat down with his legs crossed.