Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 2060: Dharma, Heaven and Earth

Now that Chen Fei has become a member of the Tai Cang sect, he is not only of the same rank and sect, but also a member of the Cui Ping Peak. Unless there is a life-or-death feud, it is still necessary to maintain appearances of courtesy.

So they came too, but they were clearly more reserved in their demeanor.

"Such a smooth breakthrough, congratulations." A gaunt elder standing on the periphery spoke calmly, cupping his hands in a respectful gesture.

Wei Zhongqian's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded slightly: "Thank you for your concern, Elder Li."

Cao Feiyu glanced at the group of people, her mind clear, but she maintained a polite smile.

Inside the quiet chamber of Danxin Hall, in the realm of Guixu.

The primordial energy storm and strange phenomena that swept through the entire Guixu Realm have gradually subsided. In the void, the aura emanating from Chen Fei's seated figure is no longer as violent and restless as before, but has become calm, refined, and as deep as the sea.

The immense power within my body, boiling like the embryo of the universe, began to flow and return to its proper place in an orderly manner, eventually stabilizing.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, yet it also felt as if a long time had passed.

Finally, Chen Fei slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and then slowly opened his eyes.

In an instant, it was as if two pale golden bolts of lightning flashed from the depths of his eyes, illuminating the slightly dim void for a moment.

Chen Fei's eyes became deep and calm, like the vast starry sky, and a kind of majesty and demeanor belonging to the Dao naturally emanated from him.

The Tai Cang Realm is complete!

Chen Fei stood up and stretched his arms and legs.

Every subtle movement caused a slight tremor in the surrounding space, and Chen Fei carefully sensed the unprecedented and immense power within his body.

It is no longer a simple force of qi and blood or primordial energy, but a more fundamental force.

At the same time, a realization naturally arose in his mind: a key characteristic of the Tai Cang Realm, basic supernatural powers.

Upon reaching the Tai Cang Realm, based on the quality and characteristics of the Dao Foundation forged at the fifteenth level, as well as the cultivation method used during the breakthrough, a basic divine ability that highly aligns with one's own path will naturally emerge.

This supernatural power is the prototype and core capability of the Tai Cang Dao Domain.

Because Chen Fei's foundation was forged from the indestructible Divine Palace, and he fused and broke through with the characteristics of the Divine Forbidden Heavenly Prison and the form of his future true body, his current basic divine power in the Tai Cang Realm is the Law of Heaven and Earth!

With a thought, a towering phantom of a giant, pale gold in color, with muscles bulging like a dragon and countless chains of power and Dao patterns flowing across its surface, suddenly materialized behind Chen Fei.

The giant phantom's face bore a striking resemblance to Chen Fei, but it was more majestic and ancient, as if it were a war god emerging from the future.

This is not a simple Dharma form, but a divine power formed by the condensation of the power of the Dao Domain and the Divine Forbidden Heavenly Prison, which can greatly enhance all of Chen Fei's combat power related to his physical body.

Under the blessing of this Dharma Heaven and Earth, Chen Fei felt that his pure power, physical defense, recovery speed, and other aspects had been greatly enhanced, which was a comprehensive and essential strengthening.

Moreover, this Dharma form is the initial manifestation of his Dao Domain. As he deepens his cultivation and understanding of the Tai Cang Realm in the future, this Dharma form can continue to grow and evolve, becoming more powerful and even generating more supernatural powers.

Chen Fei closed his eyes and carefully sensed the new state of the Dharma Heaven and Earth Formation and himself for a moment, gaining a clearer understanding of his own strength.

A moment later, with a thought, the majestic Dharma image behind him quietly dissipated and merged into his body.

Opening his eyes, Chen Fei's gaze fell upon the Void Realm beneath his feet.

At this moment, a profound change is taking place in the Realm of Return to Nothingness.

The primordial energy between heaven and earth became purer and more active, and the rules of heaven and earth were also being subtly adjusted and improved, becoming more stable and perfect. The earth was expanding imperceptibly, the sky was becoming higher and more distant, and the entire world was steadily transforming towards a higher level.

This is the transformation of the Guixu Realm into a sixteenth-tier lower-grade plane, or more accurately, its recovery.

Because the Xuan Yu Realm that was initially integrated was essentially a sixteenth-order plane, and a high-grade sixteenth-order plane at that.

However, it was shattered too thoroughly in that battle, leaving only a small part of its broken origin. Furthermore, it was severely polluted by terrifying demonic energy, which caused it to drop in rank and barely maintain its position within the fifteenth-order plane.

Now that Chen Fei has successfully broken through to the Tai Cang Realm and leaped in his life level, his power and Daoist essence have fed back into the Guixu Realm, greatly stimulating and activating the remaining part of the plane's origin in the Xuan Yu Realm.

This portion of the primordial power belonging to the sixteenth-tier superior plane began to awaken and activate, driving the entire Guixu Realm to undergo a profound sublimation and restoration.

This process did not require Chen Fei to use any special rare or precious materials to assist him; everything happened naturally and effortlessly.

Watching the Void Realm transform, Chen Fei nodded, confirming that there were no problems.

With another thought, Chen Fei's figure disappeared from the Guixu Realm and reappeared in the quiet room of the Danxin Palace.

The quiet room was still filled with vital energy, but it was much quieter than the grand feast in the Realm of Return to Nothingness.

Chen Fei sensed his own condition. He had enough Dao Crystals to cultivate, stabilize and improve his Tai Cang Realm cultivation.

However, he did not have a suitable sixteenth-level cultivation technique to study and master as his main practice.

The only sixteenth-level cultivation technique is the sixteenth-level Heavenly Origin Technique.

This technique was originally used to control the power of the critical Tai Cang Realm. Chen Fei could not possibly use this technique as his main cultivation technique for the Tai Cang Realm, as that would be tantamount to destroying his own Great Wall.

The sixteenth-level cultivation technique involves in-depth development of the Dao Domain, mastery and application of the rules, and the subsequent direction of cultivation, which is of paramount importance.

"Click..."

As Chen Fei pondered, he opened the tightly closed stone door of the quiet room. The stone door made a slight scraping sound and slowly opened to the side.

The light and fresh air from outside rushed into the quiet room, and at the same time, Wei Zhongqian, Cao Feiyu, and the figures on the square outside Danxin Hall came into view.

Seeing Chen Fei standing calmly at the door of the meditation room, everyone knew that the breakthrough had been successfully completed.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Chen, on achieving the completion of your cultivation and stepping into the Taicang realm!"

Congratulations! Another outstanding talent has been added to Cuiping Peak!

Immediately, a wave of enthusiastic congratulations swept in. The elders and disciples of the Tai Cang Realm who had arrived first stepped forward, their faces beaming with sincere smiles, to congratulate Chen Fei.

Even those who had previously been outspoken opponents, who were standing on the periphery, had to step forward, force a smile, and offer their congratulations.

Among them was Elder Cheng Zhengchu, who had taken a strong stance during a meeting within the peak and even proposed separating Chen Fei's dimension.

At this moment, Cheng Zhengchu's face was also full of smiles, showing no trace of his previous dissatisfaction. He cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Junior Brother Chen! With your breakthrough, Junior Brother's future is bright. You will surely be a pillar of our Cuiping Peak in the future!"

He spoke eloquently, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Thank you all for coming to offer your congratulations, senior brothers and sisters, elders. I am unworthy of such praise."

Chen Fei remained calm and composed, respectfully returning each of the people around him with a cupped-hand salute. His demeanor was poised, neither arrogant because of his breakthrough nor losing his composure because of the other party's flattery.

As he returned the greeting, faint rays of spiritual light slowly flew over. These were the breakthrough gifts left by the elders and disciples of the Tai Cang Realm who came to offer their congratulations.

This is a common practice in the spiritual community. When fellow practitioners or friends break through to a higher realm, they often bring a gift to congratulate them, both as a way of celebrating and as a way of establishing good karma.

Gifts don't need to be expensive, but they should reflect the recipient's taste and character.

A moment later, the congratulatory crowd gradually dispersed.

Those who offered their sincere congratulations exchanged a few more pleasantries with Wei Zhongqian and Cao Feiyu before leaving, while those who were merely polite touched upon the matter briefly before disappearing in a flash of light, restoring tranquility to the Danxin Hall once again.

Chen Fei glanced at the items piled on the stone platform beside him and scanned them with his divine sense.

The gifts were few in number, but all were practical, including varying amounts of Dao Crystals and high-quality sixteenth-grade low-grade spiritual materials, which could be used to refine magic weapons and set up formations.

These gifts, while not particularly valuable to Chen Fei, who had just entered the Taicang Realm, were by no means stingy. They were sufficient to express his congratulations and could also provide him with some assistance in the early stages.

Chen Fei put away the gifts, then looked up at Wei Zhongqian and Cao Feiyu, who had been waiting by his side.

"Senior Brother Wei, Senior Sister Cao." Chen Fei stepped forward and bowed to the two of them again, "Thank you both for your protection."

"No need for formalities, it's nothing."

Wei Zhongqian waved his hand and looked at Chen Fei, "How are you feeling? Any discomfort?"

"All is well, and the strength is stable."

Chen Fei replied, paused briefly, and then directly stated his needs, "However, I currently do not have a suitable sixteenth-level cultivation technique to study and practice."

Upon hearing Chen Fei's words, Wei Zhongqian and Cao Feiyu exchanged a glance, unsurprised. This was exactly what they had expected.

"Let me go to the library with you."

Cao Feiyu stepped forward, a gentle smile on her face. "Let me introduce you to the advantages and disadvantages of the sixteenth-level cultivation techniques in the sect's library, so you can make your choice."

The Dan Chen Sect's library is vast, containing numerous sixteenth-tier cultivation techniques, each with its own strengths and limitations. Without guidance from someone familiar with the subject, newly advanced Tai Cang Realm cultivators can easily become overwhelmed by the choices or select an unsuitable technique.

Cao Feiyu had cultivated and grown up in the Danchen Sect since childhood, and had a deep understanding of the sect's techniques. Her guidance and introduction would undoubtedly save Chen Fei from many detours.

Upon hearing this, Chen Fei felt a warmth in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he did not refuse this kind offer.

"Thank you very much, Senior Sister Cao," Chen Fei said sincerely.

"No need to be polite, let's go." Cao Feiyu smiled, turned around, and her figure transformed into a stream of light.

Without further hesitation, Chen Fei cupped his hands to Wei Zhongqian again, then moved and followed Cao Feiyu. The two of them, one in front and one behind, transformed into two faint streams of light and sped towards the direction of the scripture pavilion deep within the Danchen Sect.

Above the sky, the sea of ​​clouds churned, and the first rays of dawn tinged the clouds with a faint golden edge.

Cao Feiyu glanced at Chen Fei, her voice still clearly reaching Chen Fei's ears despite the howling wind:

“Cultivation in the Tai Cang Realm is fundamentally different from that at the fifteenth level. The main focus is on cultivating and strengthening one’s own Dao Domain.”

"The Dao Domain is a reflection and solidification of your understanding and control over the outside world. As your cultivation and realm increase, and your comprehension of the rules deepens, the scope, strength, and mystery of the Dao Domain will also continuously increase."

Cao Feiyu paused, her expression turning serious: "In clashes within the Tai Cang Realm, the strength of one's Dao Domain often determines the outcome. If the difference in Dao Domain is too great, many exquisite techniques and bizarre supernatural abilities become useless."

If your Dao Domain is completely suppressed by the opponent, the rules of that world will be altered, and all sorts of unorthodox methods and tricks will be ineffective.

"thus…"

Cao Feiyu looked at Chen Fei with a complicated expression in her eyes, "That's why everyone reacted so strongly when they found out you had cultivated the Heavenly Origin Technique. The foundation forged by the Heavenly Origin Technique is weak. When you break through to the Tai Cang realm with it, the Dao Domain you condense will be much weaker than others of the same level, and your potential will be exhausted, making further improvement extremely difficult. In the battles of the Tai Cang realm, this is almost a fatal flaw."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fei nodded.

When Chen Fei possessed the power of the critical Tai Cang Realm, he had already gained a rough understanding of the Dao Domain. It was not only a power field, but also an extension of one's own Dao, a bridge for communicating, competing with, and even controlling the outside world.

If the Dao Domain is not strong enough, even if an earth-shattering formation is set up, it will be directly broken because the Dao Domain is not strong enough to draw in enough power and rules of heaven and earth.

The Dao Domain is the foundation of the power of the Tai Cang Realm. Only on this foundation can other powers be supported; otherwise, they would be like castles in the air, beautiful but useless.

Cao Feiyu looked at Chen Fei, the seriousness in her eyes lessening slightly, and continued, "However, the Heavenly Cycle is forty-nine, with one missing. Nothing in the universe is absolute."

"Even if a Dao Domain is forged using a method like the Heavenly Origin Technique, it is inherently weak and its potential is questionable. It is not necessarily a dead end. There are still other ways to change, make up for, or even reverse the situation."

Chen Fei's eyes flickered slightly. Although his true strength was not the Heavenly Origin Technique and he didn't need to worry about any flaws, if there was a way to reasonably improve or even reverse this disadvantage without revealing his trump cards, it would undoubtedly be good news for Chen Fei.

"Please give me your guidance, Senior Sister," Chen Fei said, bowing respectfully.

Cao Feiyu smiled and did not answer immediately. Instead, she pointed ahead and said, "We've arrived. I'll explain everything to you in detail once we're inside."

Chen Fei turned his head in the direction she pointed, and saw a magnificent, ancient and weathered pavilion standing out in the sea of ​​clouds.

The entire pavilion was dark gold in color, and it was unknown what kind of divine wood and metal it was made of.

With its flying eaves and bracket sets, carved beams and painted rafters, the pavilion is adorned with exquisite Daoist patterns and mythical beast reliefs. A faint spiritual light flows around the pavilion, forming an invisible protective layer and emanating a vast and awe-inspiring aura.

Above the main entrance of the pavilion hangs an ancient plaque with three large, elegant characters: "Scripture Repository".

At this moment, in the square in front of the Sutra Repository, disciples of the Danchen Sect dressed in various costumes came and went from time to time. Some were in a hurry, some had happy expressions, and some were deep in thought.

"All the cultivation techniques, secret arts, miscellaneous knowledge, and even some ancient secrets of the Danchen Sect are stored in this Scripture Pavilion." Cao Feiyu introduced as she led Chen Fei down from the cloud, "Whether you are an outer disciple or a true disciple, whenever you break through to a new major realm, you can use your identity jade token to go to the Scripture Pavilion to receive three cultivation techniques or secret arts that match your current realm for free."

"This is the sect's basic blessing for its disciples, and also an encouragement for cultivation."

Cao Feiyu glanced at Chen Fei and said, "If you need more other cultivation techniques and want to learn more, you will need to spend merit points to exchange for them."

Chen Fei nodded to indicate that he understood. Three free techniques were a considerable amount, enough for a disciple to choose one major cultivation method and supplement it with one or two secret techniques or special methods.

"also……"

Cao Feiyu continued, “There are many peaks within the sect, such as my Cuiping Peak, Xuelin Peak, and Tianzhen Peak. Each of these peaks often has its own unique core inheritance.”

Her words unfolded a more comprehensive picture of the Danchen Sect for Chen Fei.

"These peak-specific inheritances are usually only passed down to the direct disciples of the peak. They can be obtained without spending merit points, which is also one of the manifestations of the cohesion and competitiveness of each peak."

"At the same time, each peak often has its own resource areas that it has developed or occupied, in addition to the vast territory under the jurisdiction of Danchen Sect. The income from these resource areas can bring considerable cultivation resources to the peak, which can be used to train disciples and reward those who have made contributions."

Chen Fei nodded, explaining why joining a powerful peak was so important, not only because of its unique heritage but also because of its abundant resources.

"Each peak also has its own unique skills. For example, the core of their inheritance is the various mysteries and secrets of learning, researching and innovating array formations. In the art of array formations, the Heavenly Array Peak is undoubtedly the number one in the sect."

"Shh!"

As the light faded, Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu landed steadily on the wide bluestone square in front of the Sutra Repository.

Their arrival immediately attracted the attention of some fifteenth-level disciples in the vicinity.

Sensing the immense yet subtle pressure emanating from the two individuals, unique to the Tai Cang Realm, the disciples stopped in their tracks and respectfully bowed.

When some people's gazes fell on Chen Fei's somewhat familiar face, their respectful expressions instantly turned into an undisguised complexity; they recognized Chen Fei.

After achieving thirteenth place in the Kunyuan Trial and being implicated in the fall of Xie Geting and others, Chen Fei's name had already spread among the fifteenth-level disciples of the Danchen Sect, making him a prominent figure.

Witnessing Chen Fei's arrival in Taicang firsthand still has a powerful impact on everyone.

Although almost all the disciples who were paying attention to the matter knew after the Kunyuan Trial ended and Chen Fei's ranking was determined that Chen Fei was about to obtain that precious sixteenth-grade low-level spiritual material, and it was only a matter of time before he broke through to the Tai Cang Realm.

Knowing something is one thing, but actually seeing it with your own eyes is quite another.

More importantly, Chen Fei had only joined the Dan Chen Sect a little over a month ago. (End of Chapter)