Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

28: Chapter 28 Three Years, ChangesTime flew by; three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Over these three years, the Chen Family gained several more Family Cultivators, and its scale significantly expanded.

First was Chen Zhuxiao, a cultivation seed with supreme Aptitude. Shortly after Yuan Feng entered seclusion, he successfully refined the Hunxuan Wujiu Powang Divine Thunder Qi, stepped into the Qi Refining Realm, and became a Second Layer of Qi Refining Cultivator.

Moreover, because he consumed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi comparable to the High Grade level and cultivated the Fifth-Grade Cultivation Technique, the Heaven-Striking Thunder Domain Scripture, his Spiritual Power was already more profound and powerful than that of an ordinary Second Layer of Qi Refining Cultivator upon breaking through to the First Layer of Qi Refining, comparable to a Qi Refining Third Layer Cultivator. This was truly astonishing.

If a Second Layer of Qi Refining Cultivator like Chen Bao were to fight Chen Zhuxiao, they would likely be defeated instantly.

Cultivators of the Divine Thunder Path strike with instantaneous lightning, capable of killing an enemy in a flash of thunder light.

It is not without reason that they are called the utmost speed among all thunders.

Now that three years have passed, Chen Zhuxiao’s Realm has risen rapidly, practically Breaking through at a rate of one layer per year.

Now, at around fourteen years old, he is already at Qi Refining Third Layer Perfection, needing only a little more refinement to Breakthrough to Fourth Layer of Qi Refining and enter the Middle Stage Qi Refining.

This left Chen Fufeng and his wife both delighted and alarmed; their son’s cultivation speed was simply too fast.

If the Three Foundation Establishment Families knew, they certainly wouldn’t watch Chen Zhuxiao rise smoothly; they would definitely send people to nip him in the bud.

The Chen Family’s current strength is too weak. Directly confronting the Three Foundation Establishment Families would lead to only one outcome: extermination.

Therefore, over the past few years, Chen Fufeng has strictly forbidden Chen Zhuxiao from leaving Luoyun Mountain.

Unless Yuan Feng successfully Breaks through Foundation Establishment and emerges from seclusion, allowing the Chen Family to have a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator presiding, they cannot withstand the pressure from the Three Foundation Establishment Families.

After all, only a Genius who can grow up is a Genius. A Genius who dies halfway is not a Genius, merely roadside dry bones.

Chen Zhuxiao, who cultivated the Heaven-Striking Thunder Domain Scripture, had become much more composed. He did not refute his father’s arrangement and stayed on Luoyun Mountain to Cultivate in peace.

As for Chen Zhuqing, with a Spiritual Root of eight cun four and slightly above average Aptitude, her cultivation of the Kanze Sun-Trapping Art over the past three years has been decent. She refined a Medium Grade Kan Water attribute Spiritual Qi purchased by Chen Fufeng and successfully stepped into the Qi Refining Realm.

However, her progress speed was much slower than Chen Zhuxiao’s; she only Broke through to the Second Layer of Qi Refining half a year ago.

Su Meng, who cultivated the Kanze Sun-Trapping Art alongside her, had a Spiritual Root shorter by one cun one, making her cultivation speed significantly slower. She only recently entered seclusion to Breakthrough to the Second Layer of Qi Refining, having also refined a Medium Grade Kan Water Spiritual Qi.

The other two, Jiang Yunlei, cultivated the Xinmang Yinyue Art quite smoothly. He has some talent in the Xin Metal Path, and his cultivation speed is actually similar to Chen Zhuqing’s, having already Broke through to the Second Layer of Qi Refining some time ago.

Chen Zhuyu’s cultivation Aptitude is below average, and combined with cultivating a Third Grade Cultivation Technique, his speed is the slowest among the five. He is currently still at the First Layer of Qi Refining and will need some time to reach Perfection.

Chen Fufeng was not stingy; besides Chen Zhuxiao, the other four all refined Medium Grade Spiritual Qi to enter the Qi Refining Realm.

As for High Grade Spiritual Qi, this commodity is priceless and unavailable on the market. Given the Chen Family’s current Foundation, it is difficult to purchase.

The Hunxuan Wujiu Powang Divine Thunder Qi consumed by Chen Zhuxiao and the Heaven-Striking Thunder Domain Scripture he Cultivates were purely part of a scheme by a Great Figure; otherwise, the Chen Family would never have obtained them.

As for Chen Fufeng himself, his progress over the past three years has also been significant. Although he has not yet Broke through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining to become a Peak Qi Refining Cultivator, he has advanced a great distance in the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, approaching Perfection. He will be able to enter seclusion and Breakthrough to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining in another year or two.

His wife, Ji Wanqing, has been cultivating while raising children these past few years, with moderate results. However, her Qi Refining Fifth Layer Realm has improved, and she should still be able to Breakthrough to Late Stage Qi Refining in the future.

Some time ago, when Chen Fufeng went down the mountain to purchase necessary items for daily Cultivation, he encountered a group of Robber Cultivators. He displayed his Eighth Layer of Qi Refining cultivation and forcefully slaughtered the group of Robber Cultivators.

Since then, the Chen Family has truly entered the view of the major Immortal Cultivation Families of Liming Town, gaining the qualification to stand by the table and drink soup.

Above the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining are Peak Qi Refining Cultivators. In the vast Liming Town, as long as one doesn’t provoke the people of the Three Foundation Establishment Families, they can generally walk sideways (be unchallenged).

Furthermore, the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining Realm is second only to Peak Qi Refining Cultivators within those Peak Qi Refining Factions. They are either the second-in-command or third-in-command, their importance self-evident.

Then there are the two branch Family Cultivators, Chen Wang and Chen Bao. Their cultivation Aptitude is poor, and the Spiritual Qi they consumed when Breaking through Qi Refining back then was Low Grade Spiritual Qi. They have made little progress in the past three years and have already been caught up to and surpassed by the younger generation.

Before long, these two elders will be eliminated, becoming marginal figures in the Family.

Over these three years, the Chen Family also held several Spiritual Root Testing Ceremonies, but the results were poor; not a single person possessed a Spiritual Root.

It was as if the Chen Family’s current Luck had peaked, unable to support any more Cultivators.

Chen Fufeng wasn’t overly concerned. As the Chen Family grows stronger, the number of eligible Mortal children each year will increase, and the probability of possessing a Spiritual Root will also rise. There’s no need to rush right now.

Once Chen Zhuxiao’s generation grows up, the Chen Family will truly rise!

Finally, there is Chen Fufeng’s eldest son, Chen Zhuyun, the boy who, lacking Spiritual Root Aptitude, resolutely chose to practice martial arts. He is now a sixteen-year-old youth.

He started the Blood Exchange process more than three years ago. Now, three years later, relying on his powerful Martial Dao talent and the support of numerous resources,

he forcefully completed nine Blood Exchanges, reaching the theoretical limit. A single shake of his hand commands ten thousand jin of immense strength, and he has been hailed by Master Huang as the future of the Martial Dao.

When Chen Bao, the branch Family Cultivator, went to deliver Martial Dao resources to Chen Zhuyun, he was startled by the vigorous Qi and Blood of this Young Master, which was as imposing as a terrestrial mammoth. He realized he could not defeat Chen Zhuyuan.

Currently, Chen Zhuyun is preparing for his Breakthrough to the Innate Realm and is not residing on Luoyun Mountain.

The Martial Dao Innate Realm was explored and developed by ancient Martial Dao sages, gathering the wisdom of many Martial Dao experts. It is a Realm equivalent to Immortal Dao Qi Refining.

The Immortal Dao Qi Refining Realm requires refining a type of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi as the Foundation of the Qi Sea, thereby absorbing Spiritual Qi into the body and converting it into Spiritual Power, entering the Qi Refining Realm.

The Martial Dao Innate Realm achieves the same result through different means; it is also Qi Refining, but one seeks external power while the other seeks internal power.

The Qi generated by Martial Dao Innate is called True Qi, or Innate True Qi. It is Qi spontaneously generated within the Martial Artist’s body and does not require refining Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The strength of this Innate True Qi depends on the strength of the Martial Artist’s Physical Body during the Breakthrough. The more Blood Exchanges performed, the stronger the potential, and the stronger the resulting Innate True Qi.

In the conception of that Martial Dao sage, the most powerful Martial Dao True Qi should theoretically be no weaker than the Spiritual Power generated after refining High Grade Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The Martial Dao path has great potential, but it requires countless people to follow one after another to explore and pioneer it!

To Breakthrough Martial Dao Innate, a Martial Artist needs to open the Ren and Du Meridians, build the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, use the small inner world of the human body to communicate with the great outer world, complete a Grand Cycle, and allow the Innate True Qi generated internally to reach a state of endless, cyclical flow—only then is the process complete.

This step is not simple, especially when building the Bridge of Heaven and Earth. A single mistake can lead to the disintegration of the Physical Body, crushed by the great outer world.

Therefore, Chen Zhuyun is currently following Master Huang to visit Martial Dao veterans across various locations, borrowing all sorts of ancient Martial Dao texts to increase the success rate when Breaking through to the Innate Realm.

As for Yuan Feng, he has reached the critical moment of Breaking through Foundation Establishment. His demonic body, yao power, Divine Thought, and Bloodline are all undergoing transformation.

This is a long and drawn-out process, and it may take some more time for the transformation to complete before he appears in Liming Town as a Foundation Establishment Great Demon.

”Patriarch, have you heard about the Foundation Establishment Immortal Cave?”

Inside the Chen Family reception hall, Chen Fufeng sat in the seat of honor, holding a white cloud porcelain teacup filled with Biluoyunya Tea.

After taking a small sip, he looked at Chen Bao, who stood in the hall, and asked after a moment of thought, ”What level of Foundation Establishment Cultivator left behind this Immortal Cave?”

”It is rumored to be the Immortal Cave left behind by Daoist Tian Yu, a Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator who dominated Liyuan Commandery three hundred years ago. He was known back then as the Number One Foundation Establishment in Liyuan Plains, and even the direct descendants under the Seven Zifu Factions were no match for him.”

”Daoist Tian Yu had reached the extreme of the Foundation Establishment Realm back then, and many Cultivators believed he was destined to reach Purple Mansion, but unexpectedly, he failed and ended up with an unknown fate. Three hundred years later, only an Immortal Cave remains.” Chen Bao relayed the information exactly as he had heard it.

”Daoist Tian Yu?” Chen Fufeng rubbed the teacup, tapping his finger on the table, falling into contemplation.

He knew a thing or two about this once-famous Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator. Using Tian Yu as his Dao name, he dominated the Liyuan Plains for thirty years, and in the Foundation Establishment Realm, he was considered supreme. Ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators could be casually killed by him.

However, even the strongest Foundation Establishment Cultivator is no different from an ant when facing a Purple Mansion True Person.

There have been instances of Qi Refining killing Foundation Establishment, but never Foundation Establishment killing Purple Mansion. Under Divine Ability, all beings are equal.

The news of Daoist Tian Yu’s Immortal Cave appearing made Chen Fufeng involuntarily recall the series of events that occurred three years ago when he and Yuan Feng traveled to Liyuan Commandery City.

”Is this a scheme laid out by a Great Figure, using Daoist Tian Yu’s Immortal Cave as bait?”