189 Dao Body, Complete! (1/2)
”Nine thousand and ninety-ninth drop.”
A lush green droplet of water suddenly burst, releasing a shower of Wood Element Spirit Qi. This Spirit Qi was quickly absorbed by a shadowy figure of a young man. The young man's hair was vibrant green in color, and even his eyes gleamed like two pieces of emeralds. His skin was covered with ancient and mysterious inscriptions, making the boy look less like a human and more like a Wood Sprite.
This was what Chen Fan looked like after three months of cultivation in the medicine vault.
He sat cross-legged in the medicine vault, arms wrapped around the Spirit Core of the Connate Spirit Wood. The immense Wood Element Spirit Qi inside the core had nearly dried out, rendering the wooden egg a hollow husk that floated in Chen Fan's palm.
If anyone happened to enter the medicine vault and catch the sight, they would be shocked.
Other than the fact that Chen Fan now looked like a Wood Sprite, the entire medicine vault had transformed into a green paradise of lush trees and undergrowth. Precious herbs were everywhere in the room. There were Lingzhi mushrooms tucked in the corner under the branches of Ginseng and Astragalus. Atractylodes and the Black Hair Herb either hang low from branches or were buried under the ground. There were many other unknown plants scattered all over the vault. The vaulted ceiling was also covered with Green Vines with lush green leaves.
What is even more amazing about the scene was that none of the plants were rotting in the soil, and Chen Fan never watered them during the three months. They simply grew on anything and everything. The air was infused with green mist that carried strong Wood Element Spirit Qi as well as the Essence of Life. Just one whiff of such air in a mortal's system could have warded off all ailments. Its effects were not any worse than a thousand-year-old herb.
The Spirit Qi in the Spirit Wood was so abundant that even though Chen Fan had used up over ninety-nine percent of the Spirit Qi, the last one percent was still able to transform the vault into a Spirit Land for Wood Element Cultivation.
”Hew!”
Chen Fan took a long breath and stirred up the air in the room. Suddenly, a whirlwind swept across the room; it wrapped the green mist around itself and channeled into Chen Fan's mouth.
”BOM! Kaboom!”
Chen Fan's bones cracked, joints popped, and his muscles convulsed as his body let out a cacophony of strange noises. In a blink, Chen Fan grew to two meters tall, looking like a green giant among the trees and plants.
”The Azure Thearch Longevity Body is very challenging indeed.” Chen Fan heaved a sigh and opened his eyes slowly. ”I thought that I would be able to complete the Initial Success level of my Dao Body cultivation; however, it seems that I am still a half-step away from reaching Introductory Level.”
”If not because of the experience and knowledge in cultivating Spirit Bodies I had obtained in my past life as a Celestial Lord, I would have achieved even less.”
With that thought in mind, Chen Fan furrowed his brows.
”Fine, this will have to do. I will try one last time.”
So thinking, he folded his hands and started the Void Mortal Refinement Art. The elliptical wooden egg let out a long screech. A droplet that was a few hundred times larger than the average size of all previous droplets was squeezed out from its body.
This droplet was about the size of a thumbnail. The wooden egg shivered for one last time, and finally give up its luster.
The large drop of water glistened much brighter than its normal counterparts, making it look more like a chunk of emerald. It floated and twirled in the air slowly, letting out a powerful wave of Wood Element Spirit Qi. The wave of Qi breathed more life into the flowers in the room, making them bloom even more joyfully.
”This was the last shred of Spirit Qi inside of the core. One drop of this Spirit Water was worth the effects of over a hundred pieces of Essence Gathering Pills. I am going to swallow this last drop and let fate decide the rest.” Determination flashed in Chen Fan's eyes. He opened his mouth and swallowed the drop of water.
”Kaboom!”
A booming sound came up from somewhere deep inside of Chen Fan's body. Then suddenly, his belly bloated up like a large balloon. Something moved and thrashed against the underside of his belly, threatening to burst out.
”Arise!”
Even at this suspenseful moment, Chen Fan remained calm. He charged up the Void Mortal Refinement Art to its limits to contain and refine the sudden burst of Wood Element Spirit Qi.
”Bang!”
The skin on his puggy bloated fingers burst, splattering flesh and skin tissue everywhere, revealing sections of finger bones that scintillated. Chen Fan was not at all disturbed by the slightly morbid development, and he kept on refining the Qi.
”Peng! Peng!”
The flesh on both palms flew off with the two sudden explosions. As soon as the bloody blob of flesh reached the air, it turned into countless wisps of green smoke. Thus it was, The Dao Body was entirely different than the mortal coil. A human's body was made out of flesh, organs, and sinews. However, a Dao Body of a Connate Cultivator was made up of powerful Essence Qi that was similar to the Essence Qi of Life. The ultimate goal of any Connate Cultivator was to master the Dao Body and to turn his physical existence into that of unsubstantial yet powerful Essence Qi.
From here, they could form a vast Essence Qi Sea using their mortal body as a nearly limitless source of power. Although Chen Fan was still a long shot from mastering the Dao Body, his physical form was quickly integrated by the powerful Wood Element Spirit Qi, turning his flesh into Essence Qi.
”Bang!” ”Bang!”
Two more explosions, his arms were reduced into two gleaming white bones that looked like two pieces of smooth jade. On the surface of the bones were ancient inscriptions that were as old as time itself. Its origin can be traced back to the beginning of the universe before the earth and heaven were separated, and all the knowledge of the universe was wrapped up tightly in a few symbols.