20demayo Chapter 90: 4-Star Dou Zong!
Chapter 90: 4-Star Dou Zong!
After Yun Congxin miraculously returned from the dead and became young again, she did not step down from the fire lotus. Instead, she greeted everyone cheerfully as usual.
He remained seated cross-legged on it, his eyes closed, like an old monk in deep meditation.
"Don't disturb him, it seems Sect Master Yun is about to advance in his cultivation level," Yao Lao said, stopping the excited Xiao Yan.
Advanced?
Xiao Yan looked at Yun Congxin again and saw that a tornado, as solid as a physical tornado, had gathered above his head. It was a roaring, dense energy of heaven and earth.
A flame of the heart quietly emerged within Yun Congxin's body. For a Dou Zong powerhouse like Yun Congxin, the flame of the heart projected into his body by the Fallen Heart Flame was barely of any help in refining Dou Qi, so Yun Congxin paid no attention to it.
As if receiving a divine initiation, a rich but mixed energy of heaven and earth rushed into Yun Congxin's body. Yun Congxin wanted to refine it all, but due to the inefficiency of the Xuan-level cultivation technique, he could only patiently refine it little by little.
It's like a funnel, almost completely full at the top, while the bottom is still flowing slowly and gently.
"This...a Xuan-rank technique? It's clearly a Dou Zong level expert's technique?" Elder Qian muttered in bewilderment as he looked at the dense energy above Yun Congxin's head, which was almost turning into liquid.
"Ahem..." Xiao Yan, who was also from the Jia Ma Empire, coughed twice, somewhat awkwardly.
There's no way around it; that's how the Gama Empire is. Remote mountainous areas don't have many advanced cultivation techniques or fighting skills. Even a high-level Xuan-rank cultivation technique has to be treated like a treasure.
Putting aside other matters, Yun Yun, as Yun Shan's personal disciple and the sect leader of Yunlan Sect, still uses the Xuan-level high-grade fighting technique, Wind Extreme: Meteor Strike, as her trump card.
"Teacher, let's give the cultivation technique to Elder Yun after he advances in his cultivation level," Xiao Yan said to Elder Yao in his heart.
The old apothecary was also somewhat embarrassed. He had been so busy with Han Feng and the Soul Palace that he had completely forgotten about this matter...
Yun Congxin was oblivious to the discussion; he was focused on refining the energy within his body and expelling any impurities it contained.
To be honest, this is not a suitable place for Yun Congxin to advance. The scorching fire-attribute energy at the bottom of the Burning Heaven Refining Tower might be beneficial to Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, who cultivate fire-attribute techniques, but for Yun Congxin, who cultivates wind-attribute techniques, it is a redundant and impure source.
Fortunately, upon returning from the surging river of time, a trace of the imperial flame that had protected him downstream also came to the mortal realm. Unbeknownst to Yun Congxin, it helped him cleanse his marrow and bones, and reorganize his meridians, not only strengthening his muscles and bones but also forming a fine line in his dantian.
Based on Yunshan's inherent nature, he has reached the limit of Dou Zong. Neither his soul nor his body, nor his comprehension nor his courage, possesses the aptitude to become a Dou Zun.
Logically speaking, Yun Congxin, who transmigrated and inherited everything from Yunshan, also did not.
But now, with the Emperor's Flame strengthening his physical body and the golden energy strengthening his soul, with two great energies serving him alone, how could this be considered a small blessing?
With Yun Congxin's already exceptional comprehension and the bronze cloud staff forged from fighting spirit, a broad road had already appeared before him.
As the saying goes, Yun Congxin broke through his shackles and advanced to the level of a two-star Dou Zong.
But his momentum did not stop. He continued to absorb the energy of heaven and earth with great thirst, clearly showing that the two-star Dou Zong was far from the limit.
"Mr. Yun is truly blessed, turning misfortune into fortune and saving himself a hundred years of arduous cultivation..." Elder Bai said with envy, seeing Yun's advancement as easy as drinking water.
Elder Qian chuckled, "Having faced life and death, one's understanding naturally far surpasses the ordinary, so it's normal to be able to save a hundred years of effort. But judging from Mr. Yun's current state, the effort he can save might not even amount to a hundred years..."
"call!"
A pale blue wind formed a tornado around Yun Congxin, concealing her figure within it.
The tornado began to spin rapidly, flinging out much of the energy that Yun Congxin considered impurities.
"Brilliant!" Elder Qian exclaimed. "The cultivation technique is not efficient enough, and energy is not scarce here, so let's use battle qi to filter it outside the body first, artificially improving efficiency."
"This method is indeed ingenious, but it also requires extremely high soul power." Yao Lao poured cold water on the two peak Dou Zong who had just opened the door to a new world. "Sect Master Yun's current soul power is comparable to that of a seventh-grade alchemist... I just don't know how Sect Master Yun refined his soul power to be so strong..."
"Those methods for cultivating soul power should have already been completely plundered by the ancient eight clans and the forces of Zhongzhou," Yao Lao added in his mind.
With an outer layer of screening, Yun Congxin's advancement became much smoother, and soon, the bottleneck of the three-star Dou Zong was broken through under his continuous efforts.
"Keep pushing, don't worry about your battle qi being weak, as long as you can advance. With the Copper Cloud Staff, tempering my battle qi won't be a problem!" Yun Congxin said to himself.
This breakthrough lasted for three days and two nights. The tornado of wind-attribute battle qi finally dissipated just before nightfall on the third day.
After a series of cracking joints, a soft whistle echoed throughout the bottom of the Burning Sky Refining Tower, carrying a sense of exhilaration and joy.
"Hehe, congratulations Mr. Yun, you've turned misfortune into a blessing and broken through to the four-star Dou Zong realm!"
Because it had been too long, everyone had dispersed, leaving only the three Dou Zong experts, Qian Lao, Bai Lao, and Su Qian, to take turns coming to the bottom of the Burning Heaven Refining Tower to protect Yun Congxin.
Three days and two nights passed, and there was no further movement from the lava river at the bottom of the Burning Heaven Refining Tower. It seems that the Elder of the Soul Palace has died at the hands of the lizardmen.
Yun Congxin smiled as he stepped down from the lotus platform. He cupped his hands in response and naturally stole Xiao Yan's catchphrase: "It was just luck. I must thank Elder Qian for protecting me."
Yun Congxin left the lotus platform, and the three-colored fire lotus, which looked like it was cast from glass, gradually became transparent. Accompanied by the ripples in the space, it also gradually disappeared.
"Hehe, it's nothing, Sect Leader Yun, you don't need to worry about it." Elder Qian also said with a smile, "Sect Leader Yun helped Canaan Academy overcome this crisis, and I thank you in advance."
After exchanging pleasantries, Elder Qian smiled and said, "This isn't the place to talk. Canaan Academy has prepared a banquet for Sect Master Yun. Sect Master Yun has been breaking through for quite some time, and the marrow cleansing and bone tempering have forced out a lot of impurities. Why don't you go and wash up first?"
"You flatter me, Elder Qian. I will gladly accept your offer." Yun Congxin looked at his filthy body, which was covered in impurities forced out of his body, making him look like a wild man who had been surviving in the wilderness for a long time.
He stretched his limbs and then left the bottom of the Burning Heaven Refining Tower with Elder Qian.
It seems that the crisis at Canaan Academy has been weathered without major incident...