Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 389: 389: Qi Refinement First Layer (2nd Update)

Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Qi Refinement First Layer (2nd Update)

Just as Feng Jun began to perform his exercises, the twenty-seven streams of surging Spiritual Energy paused momentarily, then simultaneously surged toward the top of his head.

If Spiritual Energy were tangible, one could clearly see the twenty-seven streams forming twenty-seven arch bridges.

One end originated from the Spirit Stone itself, while the other end reached the center of the top of Feng Jun’s head, where his umbrella for sheltering from the rain became nothing but a display, incapable of blocking the intangible arch bridges.

The scene was spectacularly majestic, resembling a blooming flower with Feng Jun at the very center of the stigma, petals bursting forth in all directions with abandon.

Regrettably, this magnificent spectacle could not be perceived with the naked eye.

However, at that moment, Feng Jun, who was at the center of the petals, was not feeling particularly well.

Initially, he could feel the powerful Spiritual Energy striking the top of his head, almost as if it were material.

But above his head, there was a thin membrane separating his flesh from the Spiritual Energy.

The membrane was thin yet unnaturally sturdy, and despite repeated impacts that shook it continuously, it could not be pierced.

The powerful impact made his head reel and body shake uncontrollably.

He didn’t know how long he had endured, but he felt like he couldn’t hold on much longer and was about to vomit.

But at that instant, he felt a sudden explosion at the top of his head—it was his skull, not just the membrane.

The next moment, an indescribably pleasant relief swept through his entire body.

He shivered in delight, indeed, it was a relief that went straight from the flesh to the soul.

Then, he thought he heard a loud bang, which, though immensely loud, seemed as if it came from far away, a faint and elusive sensation.

He made it! He told himself, finally able to directly absorb Spiritual Energy, as the membrane had vanished.

The first step of the Devouring Primordial Heaven Technique had been taken. Inside the Swallowing Heaven Array, he had directly opened the Heaven-Earth Bridge and began devouring Spiritual Energy.

He could also feel the side effects: a bit of dizziness from the shock and explosion, but… it didn’t seem unbearable, did it?

The massive influx of Spiritual Energy that poured throughout his body brought an extraordinarily comfortable sensation. The feeling of cultivation was truly wonderful; no wonder everyone said, “In pursuit of immortality or seeking death.”

However, very unfortunately, after his “pursuit of immortality,” he immediately tasted the flavor of “seeking death.”

The colossal Spiritual Energy that burst into his body was incredibly fierce, and within mere seconds, his capacity for the energy reached its peak and then began to swell alarmingly.

At that moment, Feng Jun felt like a balloon, initially thinking there was ample capacity, but—that’s the thing—you can’t inflate endlessly, or else… it would burst!

He had no choice but to frantically execute the Devouring Primordial Heaven Technique, hoping to convert as much of the Spiritual Energy into the Immortal Qi needed for cultivation.

But… it was very difficult, truly difficult.

Just think about it; when Feng Jun got his first Spirit Stone, how long did he wail after absorbing just that one?

In fact, he hadn’t absorbed the Spirit Stone by himself; he had directed the energy of the Spirit Stone into the Stone Ring.

That’s right, he merely built a bridge and received such an unbearable impact.

And now, he was trying to absorb all that energy directly into his body, not transferring it to the Stone Ring. Can you imagine what that would feel like?

The average person really couldn’t fathom it.

Feeling like he was about to explode was normal. Feng Jun believed that many would indeed explode on the spot.

Because this was not just one Spirit Stone, but twenty-seven… and they were Spirit Stones in the process of condensation.

In Feng Jun’s opinion, the energy contained in the condensing Spirit Stones was far greater than that of a single Spirit Stone.

Maybe it was equal to three or four Spirit Stones, or maybe… seven or eight?

Compared to when he first absorbed a Spirit Stone, at this moment Feng Jun had undergone numerous body temperings and had ascended to an Innate Expert amongst Martial Cultivators; both his physical and mental states were worlds apart from before.

But still, the Spiritual Energy this time was just too immense.

Fortunately, the impact of the Spiritual Energy was not painful but rather a swelling sensation, as if his body were inflating.

However, that wasn’t much better. Because the swelling happened so rapidly, he felt he was losing control.

If given a choice, he would rather endure pain because at least he could sense the limit.

Now, he had no idea how much Spiritual Energy he should absorb. The energy contained within these twenty-seven Spirit Stones, and he had absorbed less than one-thousandth of it, yet he felt like he might transform into a hot air balloon already.

The Spiritual Energy continued to pour in unabated.

Feng Jun felt his head swelling up, as if it was going to surpass the Moon Gate of the villa, and hoped to exceed the Ferris wheel at the amusement park.

While he struggled to introspect, his head throbbed as he pondered… Should he guide some Spiritual Energy into the Stone Ring?

The Stone Ring was a big consumer of Spiritual Energy, but Feng Jun wasn’t sure whether it could accommodate so much Spiritual Energy.

However, more importantly, Feng Jun didn’t want to give up this hard-won cultivation opportunity—the Gu Family, as a thousand-year-old clan, might not even be able to save up twenty-seven Spirit Stones for cultivation, so how could he easily give up?

However, as his body continued to expand, the thought of giving up surged into his mind time and again… If this went on, he was really going to explode.

He didn’t know how long it had been when Feng Jun felt his consciousness blurring, just about to faint, he subconsciously stimulated the breath in his Dantian and began the Tai Chi Exhale Technique.

The Devouring Primordial Heaven Technique also involved transporting breath, specifically Spiritual Energy, but now the Spiritual Energy within Feng Jun’s body was uncontrollable, just filling up and accumulating ceaselessly.

The Tai Chi Exhale Technique transported Inner Qi.

However, when he subconsciously began transporting Inner Qi, the rampantly expanding Spiritual Energy suddenly hesitated and rushed into his meridians towards that… Inner Qi?

Feng Jun didn’t understand what exactly had happened, but he intuitively felt that this was not a bad thing.

Then, something shocking happened—the Spiritual Energy collided with the Inner Qi and gradually, they merged into one?

Only then did Feng Jun realize, “Is this… an improvised version of Martial Enlightenment?”

Martial Enlightenment was about achieving a breakthrough in martial comprehension one day, your Inner Qi recognized by nature’s spiritual energy, then converting Inner Qi into Spiritual Energy.

For an ordinary Martial Cultivator practicing a Cultivation Technique, initially Inner Qi and Spiritual Energy were incompatible. After beginning cultivation, one could gradually dispel Inner Qi, but it wasn’t an overnight success; it was a gradual process.

The scene Feng Jun encountered bore the characteristics of Martial Enlightenment, but it wasn’t due to martial comprehension, so he could only understand it as an improvised version of Martial Enlightenment.

What surprised him even more was that the Tai Chi Exhale Technique could… transport Spiritual Energy?

This clearly wasn’t an ordinary Martial Cultivator’s breathing exercise; for a moment, he felt the urge to burst into tears.

Finally, he had reclaimed the main character’s privilege.

The Tai Chi Exhale Technique was stronger than he thought, not only refining the Spiritual Energy more and more, but also increasing the transportation speed multiple times compared to his previous Inner Qi circulation speed.

As the transportation speed increased, Spiritual Energy rushed into his meridians faster, even surpassing the speed at which it merged from the Heaven-Earth Bridge into his body.

When the last trace of Inner Qi was also merged with the Spiritual Energy, there was a slight pause in the influx at his crown.

Feng Jun felt as if he had been waiting for this pause for over ten thousand years. He did not hesitate to forcefully circulate the Chaos Sky Swallowing Technique. This was the perfect opportunity to tame the Spiritual Energy.

Changing the operational technique during cultivation… such an act wasn’t seeking death, it was outright suicide!

Feng Jun knew the danger, but since it was Martial Enlightenment, even if an improvised version, there should be some room for impulsive chances.

An Innate Expert who had just achieved Martial Enlightenment didn’t need to pay too much attention to the transportation of their internal breath—your understanding of martial arts had already obtained the approval of the will of heaven and earth, and what followed would definitely be an adjustment period for you to reacquaint yourself with the world.

Then, Feng Jun found that the Devouring Primordial Heaven Technique started operating quite effortlessly, seamlessly connecting with the Tai Chi Exhale Technique, very smoothly and naturally.

And this Swallowing Heaven Technique, worthy of an Immortal Family’s technique, once circulated, Feng Jun felt his swelling body pause slightly, then rapidly shrink, very noticeably, and the Spiritual Energy within his body became purer and purer.

Not knowing how long he had transported it, he felt his body had returned to normal, so he circulated it for two more cycles, and then lightly exhaled a gulp of stale air and slowly opened his eyes.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he jumped in shock—the scenery around him had changed, the wild grass and shrubs had all shot up a good deal, and vines had already stretched onto the cement ground, growing over a meter long.

The rain was still falling from the sky, and beneath the Sun Umbrella, there was now a circle of mosquito corpses, packed densely. Not far away, more mosquitos braved the rain to fly towards him, one after another, like moths to a flame.

Feng Jun didn’t need to check to know that those mosquitos had exploded from the body—Spiritual Energy was fine, but it wasn’t something just anyone could covet.

The twenty-seven Spirit Stones were still spewing Spiritual Energy, but it was no longer aimed at the Sun Umbrella or forming an arch, instead naturally shooting towards the sky.

Feng Jun slowly stood up and flicked his fingers, as the twenty-seven stone lids returned to their places.

His strength was still unevenly distributed, but without a doubt, using Spiritual Energy for Aerial Absorption was much more powerful than using Inner Qi.

Just as the twenty-seven lids were back in place, two loud cries came from the sky, sounding extremely angry, “Caw Caw”!

Looking up, Feng Jun saw it was a crow circling in the sky through the rain, clearly, such intense Spiritual Energy couldn’t be hidden from winged creatures like this one.

“Shut up!” he uttered softly and then pointed at the dense insect corpses on the ground, and then at the crow, “They’re yours.”

“Caw,” the crow cawed another time, dove down from the sky, and picked up a centipede about seven or eight centimeters long from the weeds, the centipede still twitching incessantly.

Sheesh, who would eat the dead when there is live prey?