I Can Merge Techniques
Chapter 272 - 125: The Blood Saber Sect is Annihilated, the Seven Stars Gang is in Peril! Awakening of the Brow Heart Platform, the Tree of Qi and Blood is Accomplished
It had only been nine days...
Back then, he had spent over twenty days on each of the five stages of Foundation Establishment!
...
Chu Fan visualized the complete form of the Tree of Qi and Blood in his mind. At the same time, he pushed the lingering medicinal power from the Red Flame Vermilion Fruit he had taken two days ago to its limits.
A scorching but docile stream of essence surged from his limbs and bones, flowing into his Dantian...
Time slowly passed. Chu Fan had no idea how long it had been.
Just as his head grew groggy and he wished for nothing more than to collapse and sleep—
It was as if a barrier had been violently shattered, or a seed had finally broken through the last layer of earth!
The ninth root, with unstoppable momentum, plunged down from the base of the Tree of Qi and Blood!
The ninth leaf, shimmering with a radiance more brilliant than the previous eight, quietly unfurled at the crown of the tree!
Success!
In that very instant, a sudden transformation occurred!
The Tree of Qi and Blood, which had only been a nascent form, began to grow wildly within Chu Fan’s Dantian as if it had been infused with infinite Life Force!
The original nine roots grew thicker, spreading out countless fine rootlets in all directions to form a network.
The main trunk shot upward as countless branches eagerly sprouted, rapidly extending toward Chu Fan’s limbs and throughout his meridians!
HUMMM—!
A strange and wonderful resonance instantly spread through Chu Fan’s limbs and bones.
Each extending branch connected precisely to a meridian.
The Qi Blood Power, which had previously circulated independently, was now completely unified and linked by this Tree of Qi and Blood, forming a perfect, efficient cycle.
The Tree of Qi and Blood became the skeleton, and the accumulated Primordial Qi became the flesh and blood that filled the frame!
The two merged perfectly, one indispensable to the other.
At this point, the great tree within his Dantian was finally complete!
’So that’s how it is...’
’The five stages of Foundation Establishment, the formation of the Tree of Qi and Blood... all the groundwork was laid for this very moment!’
[Cultivation: Spirit Awakening Realm, First Heaven]
Deep within Chu Fan’s consciousness, his cultivation panel finally changed.
The first of the Nine Realms of Mortal Transformation: the Spirit Awakening Realm!
An indescribable feeling of euphoria washed over Chu Fan.
He felt as if he had cast off a heavy burden, or broken free from invisible shackles.
The world, as he perceived it, was now completely different.
The sparse Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism in his surroundings was now as clearly discernible as ripples in water.
He now sensed that his control over the previously unruly Primordial Qi was even more Skillful and Proficient than his control over his Qi Blood Power!
Chu Fan opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them before vanishing.
With a thought, a stream of pure, powerful Primordial Qi instantly gathered in his palm.
The Primordial Qi was a hazy white mist, yet it concealed a terrifying might that far surpassed his Qi Blood Power!
’This is... Extraordinary Power!’
Chu Fan silently felt the surging Primordial Qi in his palm.
When others underwent Mortal Transformation, their Dantians and Trees of Qi and Blood were mostly empty, with hardly any Primordial Qi.
But the Primordial Qi he had accumulated from months of consuming Treasure Plants was enough to make other Martial Artists turn green with envy!
’If I used this Primordial Qi to power the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand, its might would increase by more than just tenfold, wouldn’t it?’
The difference between having undergone Mortal Transformation and not was truly that of heaven and earth!
Chu Fan suppressed the urge to immediately test his new abilities. He took a jade bottle of Qi Gathering Pills from his robes, poured one out, and swallowed it.
The elixir dissolved the moment it entered his mouth, and a burst of pure Spiritual Mechanism erupted instantly.
Guided by the Tree of Qi and Blood, the Spiritual Mechanism was rapidly refined and absorbed, transforming into new Primordial Qi.
Once all the medicinal power was absorbed, Chu Fan let out a long breath of turbid air that shimmered faintly.
An irresistible wave of exhaustion washed over him.
The mental toll from pushing for a breakthrough for days on end without rest was extreme.
He fought back the urge to go out and test his newfound strength, instead taking the last Thunder God Body Tempering Pill.
His body slumped onto the bed, and he fell into a deep sleep almost instantly.
He lost track of how long he had been asleep...
Suddenly, Chu Fan sensed something and opened his eyes.
Filling his vision were two large faces...
WHOOSH!
Chu Fan subconsciously swung his hand out, but Xiaobai caught his wrist.
"Primordial Qi?"
Xiaobai stared at the condensed Primordial Qi on Chu Fan’s palm and exchanged a look with Zhao Tianxing. Their eyes were filled with utter shock!
’Chu Fan had been cultivating like a madman for days. Had he really achieved Mortal Transformation just like that?’
"How long was I asleep?"
Chu Fan pulled his hand back and sat up.
He hadn’t slept so deeply and soundly in a long time.
"It’s noon now."
Zhao Tianxing said, "You’re usually up cultivating before dawn. We came in to check on you since we hadn’t heard anything for so long."
"It’s noon already..."
Chu Fan took a deep breath, stood up, and poured a glass of cold water. After gulping it down, he slowly walked over to the large stones in the courtyard.
He was not yet familiar with a power like Primordial Qi.
He raised his right hand, channeled Primordial Qi into his palm, and gave the man-sized stone in front of him a gentle push...
BOOM!
The large stone flew into the air, tumbling over and over across the ground!
He was still a bit unaccustomed to this power.
However, the art of Micro-Controlled Force he had learned in the Entering the Realm of Strength could still be applied to Primordial Qi.
Chu Fan spun around and pressed his palm against another large stone.
BANG!
Unlike before, when his Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand struck the stone, the large stone only emitted a soft noise.
Immediately after...
The hard Wolong Qinggang Rock, wrapped in layers of cowhide, suddenly collapsed with a CRUMBLE, just like a deflating ball!
The cowhide was undamaged, but the giant stone inside had been reduced to dust!
A blast of Extreme Cold Qi emanated from the cowhide, leaving Xiaobai and Zhao Tianxing utterly aghast!
"So this is Primordial Qi..."
Chu Fan stared at his own palm, speechless.
’The Power of Heaven and Earth, Extraordinary Power...’
It was a good thing he had the Vajra Undying Body, and that his Martial Arts like the Twelve Forms Fist and Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand had reached Perfection and Broken their Limits.
For an ordinary practitioner in the Entering the Realm of Strength to challenge someone who had achieved Mortal Transformation was a task as difficult as ascending to heaven!
Putting everything else aside, a practitioner in the Entering the Realm of Strength could never hope to break through the Protective Primordial Qi of a Martial Artist who had achieved Mortal Transformation!