Super God Golden Crow Record

Chapter 17 Foundation Building of the Heavenly Dao

Zhao Chen stood atop the mountain, feeling the surging power within his body. He closed his eyes and concentrated, feeling the spiritual energy within his dantian surging like a vast ocean, and his limbs and bones filled with an overwhelming power that seemed about to overflow.

Over the past few days, he has been devouring the corpses of strange beasts and the essence of spiritual objects, using his domineering devouring power to temper his physical body and solidify his foundation. Finally, he broke through layers of shackles and stood firmly at the perfect level of the tenth level of Qi Refining.

The spiritual energy around him was subtly materializing, and with just one opportunity, he could open the door to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Zhao Chen had never felt so powerful before.

"It's time to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!" Zhao Chen uttered a low shout, his palm suddenly opening wide. Spiritual energy surged within his abdomen, and warm-colored energy blocks flew out, piling up on the ground into a small mountain. This was preparation he had left behind specifically for his Foundation Establishment breakthrough.

The moment the energy blocks appeared, the surrounding aura at the mountain peak trembled. Without hesitation, Zhao Chen devoured the energy blocks one by one. In an instant, an extremely violent torrent of energy exploded in his dantian, transforming into countless warm currents that frantically assaulted the barrier between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment.

There was a loud crack!

The sound was like shattered jade, and the barrier was completely destroyed.

The spiritual energy was no longer a gentle stream, but transformed into a raging torrent, washing over Zhao Chen's eight extraordinary meridians. Zhao Chen used this momentum to advance straight ahead. All the old wounds in his body were soothed by the spiritual energy, and his physical body was reshaped again and again with overwhelming force. This was the first hurdle in the leap from the mortal to the extraordinary.

Spiritual energy enters the body and transforms into energy as its foundation.

Humanity is the foundation.

Before Zhao Chen could even celebrate, he suddenly realized that his spiritual energy was insufficient to support his continued breakthrough. Without holding back, Zhao Chen began to absorb the earth's ley lines energy within a thousand miles around him. The earth trembled, drawing in all the magma, mineral veins, and energy contained within them.

The moment the earth's energy entered his body, it felt like a thousand pounds pressing down on him. Zhao Chen felt that he was no longer alone, but had become one with the mountains and rivers beneath his feet. His flesh and bones became increasingly strong under the tempering of the earth's energy, and his divine sense expanded accordingly. In an instant, he could vaguely see the birds and beasts within a hundred miles.

Earth's energy enters the body, shaping it into a mountain.

The tunnel was completed.

Having broken through two bottlenecks in succession, Zhao Chen did not stop. Instead, he suddenly looked up at the sky, formed hand seals, and drew upon the power of the stars. The wind and clouds suddenly changed color, and starlight poured down like a waterfall, flowing into his body.

At this moment, Zhao Chen felt his dantian resonate with the rules of the Heavenly Dao. The cultivation techniques he had practiced in the past and the various origins he had devoured all transformed into the purest Dao essence in the starlight.

Starlight bestows blessings, and all paths lead back to the heart.

The foundation of Heaven's Way is laid.

The wind on the mountaintop ceased, and the clouds dispersed. Zhao Chen slowly opened his eyes, his pupils faintly reflecting the cycle of the sun and moon. The shackles of the tenth level of Qi Refining had completely dissipated, and the foundations of the Human Path, Earth Path, and Heaven Path were complete, resonating with each other. He had now reached a completely new height, and looking out, all things in the world were within his perception.

Before he could even relax, an unknown flame suddenly erupted around him, instantly burning all the feathers on Zhao Chen's body to ashes. At the same time, his physical body was forcibly reshaped by a supreme and yang bloodline power, causing his bones to vibrate like metal and stone. Behind him, the void seemed to twist, and a pair of golden divine wings, spanning hundreds of feet, burst forth from his body, with true fire that could burn the heavens and boil the seas flowing between them. Even the sunlight paled in comparison.

"Hey——!"

A divine bird's cry that pierced the heavens and earth shattered the sea of ​​clouds. On the mountaintop, Zhao Chen's figure was enveloped in endless golden light. His physical body and soul underwent a simultaneous transformation. His original bloodline as a Crimson Flame Crow evolved into the bloodline of the ancient divine bird, the Xuan Yang Crow, during this ultimate baptism!

With the Xuan Yang True Fire enveloping his body, his masculine power suppressed all evil. He was no longer an ordinary cultivator, but a Xuan Yang Crow who possessed the foundations of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and had awakened the ancient bloodline.

A massive flood of memories simultaneously surged into my mind.

He "saw" a huge sun, its golden rays shining on everything.

He "saw" a three-legged divine bird soaring in the sun, its wings covering half the sky when spread.

He "saw" countless creatures worshipping the sun and the divine bird.

These images flashed by, followed by countless symbols and patterns—symbols that twisted and pulsated, leaving a deep imprint on his mind.

Zhao Chen couldn't understand the symbols, but he could vaguely grasp their meaning.

[The True Explanation of the Great Sun and the Golden Crow·Fragment]

This is a Qi cultivation method, from the Qi Refining stage to the Nascent Soul stage. The information details how to draw the essence of the sun and moon into the body, how to refine it into true essence, how to condense Qi into liquid, how to transform liquid into elixir, and how to shatter the elixir to form a Nascent Soul—each step is guided.

The division of cultivation realms also flooded into my mind:

Nine Realms of the Mortal World:

Qi Refining Stage

Foundation Building Period

Golden Core Stage

Nascent Soul Stage

Nascent Soul Stage

· Refining the void period

• Combined Period

Mahayana period

· Overcoming the Tribulation Period

The cultivation technique he has acquired so far only reaches the Nascent Soul stage.

The path beyond the Nascent Soul stage is something he must find for himself.

The messages came in like a tidal wave, then quickly receded. By the time Zhao Chen came to his senses, he was drenched in sweat, his feathers completely soaked.

"I see……"

He gradually came to understand.

In the world of gods, there is no spiritual energy; cultivation can only rely on the essence of the sun, the moon, the power of stars, innate purple energy, or rare plant-based treasures. But he is an exception; his talent allows him to transform all matter into cultivateable energy.

Zhao Chen closed his eyes and began to absorb the moonlight according to the guidance in the [Great Sun Golden Crow True Explanation].

He spread his wings, looked up at the moon, and adjusted his breathing—this time, his posture and rhythm were more in sync with the Dao, no longer the superficial guidance of before, but true cultivation.

As the moonlight entered his body, he guided that cool energy to circulate within him along a specific route. One circle, two circles, three circles… that energy was refined into strands of true essence, slowly flowing into the golden flames in his dantian.

The flame trembled slightly, seemingly becoming a little more solid than before. He recalled the three-legged divine bird from those images.

He didn't know where his bloodline came from, nor why those cultivation techniques appeared in his mind.

But he knew that from now on, he had a clear path.

By day, he hunts and devours. By night, he absorbs the moon's essence. At dawn, he tries to capture the purple aura, and at noon, he tries to draw upon the essence of the sun—though the essence of the sun is still very dangerous, one day, he will become strong enough to withstand that violent energy.

The sky gradually brightened.

Zhao Chen stood atop the mountain, gazing out at the distant canyon.

There are level ★★ monsters and level ★★★ monsters inside.

He needs time. He needs to accumulate experience.

Zhao Chen withdrew his gaze, faced the rising sun, adjusted his breathing, and waited for that wisp of purple aura.