Chapter 54 - Chapter 54: Chapter 52: Breaking Through to the Spirit Elixir Realm, The Second Spiritual Refinement_l (1/2)
Chapter 54: Chapter 52: Breaking Through to the Spirit Elixir Realm, The Second Spiritual Refinement_l
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After spending nearly half an hour, Zhou Xue finally ceased her work. At this moment, the formation completely surrounded Fang Wang. Twelve wooden stakes were embedded in the soil, covered with talisman papers that were not randomly attached. Each stake had talisman papers arranged in accordance with some methodical rule, and the characters and drawings on each paper were different—Fang Wang couldn’t understand any of these.
Fang Wang took a deep breath and said, “Let’s begin!”
Zhou Xue eyed him and said, “Take off your clothes so as not to interfere with the absorption of Spiritual Energy.”
“This…”
Fang Wang frowned and hesitantly asked, “Can you turn around then?”
“Hurry up, don’t dawdle,” Zhou Xue said expressionlessly. Hearing this, Fang Wang had no choice but to steel himself and strip off his clothing. Perched on a rock, Xiao Zi watched Fang Wang, constantly flicking her snake tongue.
Being watched by a woman and a female demon, Fang Wang couldn’t feel more awkward, and he couldn’t refuse them either.
Forget it!
Fang Wang pushed aside all distractions, removed all his clothing, placed them into his storage bag, and then sat in meditation.
“You can start cultivating now. The Solaris Scripture has a breakthrough method,” Zhou Xue spoke again, and Fang Wang immediately began to cultivate.
Suddenly, Zhou Xue waved her sleeves, and a strong wind blew towards Fang Wang. In an instant, all the talisman papers on the twelve wooden stakes ignited, forming twelve differently colored flames. Strangely, the talisman papers did not turn to ash, as if the flames merely clung to their surfaces.
As the formation was activated, Fang Wang could clearly feel the Spiritual Energy from beneath the earth rushing towards him. The ground around him rose with wind gusts, shaking the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures piled on the ground.
Winds of Spiritual Energy spiraled upwards, encircling Fang Wang’s body.
For some reason, Fang Wang felt a cool sensation beneath him, indescribably refreshing, giving him the urge to stand up.
Boom, boom, boom—
Above, clouds roiled violently, with bolts of lightning slithering out like snakes, their immense rumble making the atmosphere atop the cliff even more oppressive.
Frightened, Xiao Zi hid away at a distance.
Zhou Xue stood before the formation, her robe billowing fiercely, her gaze fixed on the clouds above, undeterred by the ghastly wind and lightning.
As the surrounding winds grew stronger, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures around Fang Wang began to release attribute-specific Spiritual Energy of various colors, which combined together to form a multicolored wind, dazzlingly beautiful.
Fang Wang immersed his mind in the breakthrough, setting aside all distractions.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning suddenly struck down, shattering the multicolored whirlwind and plunging into Fang Wang’s crown. His body trembled, followed by the surrounding Spiritual Energy winds rushing madly into his body.
After a brief moment of intense pain, it was replaced by endless comfort, making Fang Wang long for another strike.
Boom! Boom! Boom…
Lightning struck down repeatedly, each time drawing the nearby Spiritual Energy into his body, cleansing his sinews and bones, and ultimately gathering above his Dantian, concentrating at one point.
Gradually, Fang Wang forgot the pain, his attention turned inward to his Dantian.
The mental method of the Solaris Scripture circulated, compressing and condensing the Spiritual Energy within the Dantian. The process was complex, and any laxity could easily disperse the condensed energy, especially since the energy of differing attributes inherently tended to repel each other. Zhou Xue watched Fang Wang intently, and slowly, a smile spread across her face.
From time to time, Xiao Zi glanced at her, fearing she might do something rash because its life was in Fang Wang’s hands, and it feared that it would die alongside him.
Time hurried along.
After an hour.
One-third of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures around Fang Wang had wilted or turned to ash, scattering with the wind.
Zhou Xue no longer watched him; instead, she sat in meditation nearby, resting with her eyes closed.
Thunder occasionally fell but did not disturb Fang Wang, who remained sitting in meditation.
Under the gloomy Firmament, barren hills stretched far and wide. On a hillside, four Tai Yuan Sect Disciples stood shoulder to shoulder, including Gu Li and Xu Lang.
Their gazes were all fixed in the same direction. Several miles away, nestled between two mountains, lay a broken temple with its doors wide open. A body hung beneath the temple’s signboard, swaying slightly in the wind.
Atop the monastery walls stood several mysterious women in white, with disheveled hair, their faces obscured and beyond recognition. From a distance, they appeared eerily bone-chilling.