Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 181: Advancement of the Qi Consumption Technique, Grandmaster of the Five Realms!

With overwhelming cultivation and attribute restraint, the Perfected Being Poisonous Jiao still lost. This situation left many Foundation Building disciples of the Demon Sect puzzled.

However, they soon lost interest in these matters.

The Perfected Being Poisonous Dragon died, but the thunderclouds remained. Zhong Cang manipulated the thunderclouds and covered the battlefield.

The pressure on the Foundation Building Perfected Beings instantly skyrocketed.

"Boom boom boom..."

Thunder rained down, and with the restraint of thunder against demonic cultivators, many Foundation Building disciples of the Demon Sect felt that their movements became difficult.

They glanced at each other, and with a "whoosh," the disciples of the Demon Sect scattered in all directions.

...

Their escape made Zhong Cang sigh with regret.

However, the martial artists and cultivators who followed him to the scene cheered after the Foundation Building disciples fled.

"We won! We won!"

"Victory to Lord Zhong Cang!"

"Huang Tian is dead, and the heavens shall rise!"

"Lord Cang is invincible!"

...

The departure of the Foundation Building disciples of the Demon Sect meant that the Cloud Firmament Sect had gained an absolute advantage in the struggle between the Dao and Demon Sects in the Xuan Yuan Realm.

After the battle, as the details of the battle spread, 80% of the forces in the Great Yin Dynasty raised the banner of rebellion, labeling Emperor Yin Long as a tyrant and supporting the Dao Sect as the orthodox sect.

The remaining 20% were also wiped out by Zhong Cang's troops.

Due to the reversal of power, this battle was a display of dominance by Zhong Cang and his allies.

Not only did he win, but he also achieved a complete victory.

The demise of these forces also meant that the Xuan Yuan Realm had entered an era of Dao Sect rule.

Of course, the rule of the Dao Sect was not peaceful. The Demon Sect and the Martial Warrior families that were wiped out often besieged and even exterminated Dao Sect cultivators, martial artists, and cities in various regions.

However, Zhong Cang didn't need to worry too much about this. The Independent Cultivators who entered the Xuan Yuan Realm, as well as the numerous Cloud Firmament Sect cultivators, could handle these matters.

Hmm... Zhong Cang wasn't completely uninvolved either.

When the era of Dao Sect rule began, Zhong Cang's figure disappeared from the Demon Sect's sight.

No one knew where Zhong Cang had gone.

And for the Demon Sect, this was a terrifying thing.

After all, everyone knew that Zhong Cang had single-handedly wiped out an entire city. He also had a record of single-handedly killing 700 demonic cultivators with his sword.

Moreover, he had even killed a Foundation Building cultivator, who had achieved that level independently.

All these accomplishments had made Zhong Cang famous and highly praised within the Cloud Firmament Sect.

However, the cheers were only within the Cloud Firmament Sect.

The demonic cultivators felt nothing but fear and dread.

No one wanted to encounter Zhong Cang, as it meant the arrival of the Grim Reaper.

And when Zhong Cang hides, the attacks from the Demon Sect become a terrifying game of encountering ghosts.

No one knows if Zhong Cang will suddenly appear like an "evil ghost" when they attack.

It's fortunate if they don't encounter him, but if they do, even those who seek divine intervention will be instantly annihilated.

This terrifying game restrains the aggressive emotions of the Demon Sect, causing most of their attacks to be perfunctory.

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One person can handle the battle, and one can deter the entire continent.

In the Xuan Yuan Realm, Zhong Cang's reputation has reached its peak.

However, these reputations are not what Zhong Cang pursues.

At this moment, Zhong Cang is hiding in the wilderness, absorbing spiritual energy.

He is cultivating.

The reason he hasn't left the Xuan Yuan Realm and is practicing in seclusion in the wilderness is twofold. One is that the victory in the Xuan Yuan Realm is not complete and still needs Zhong Cang's attention.

The other reason is the Great Sacrificial Array.

As the demonic cultivators recede and many cities are controlled by the Cloud Firmament Sect, the construction of the Great Sacrificial Array has begun in full swing with the support of major sects and aristocratic families.

As a core figure in establishing the Xuan Yuan Realm, in order to reward Zhong Cang, he was given a fifty percent share.

In other words, Zhong Cang will have fifty percent of the benefits from this sacrificial ceremony.

Don't think this is insignificant. It should be noted that there are thousands of cultivators who have entered the Xuan Yuan Realm, as well as numerous independent cultivators and over a dozen Foundation Building cultivators.

With so many cultivators, Zhong Cang alone having fifty percent is enough to prove the Cloud Firmament Sect's value of him.

According to the news from Perfected Being Jingming, besides the gains from the sacrificial ceremony, the sect also has other rewards for Zhong Cang. However, he needs to return to the Cloud Firmament Sect to receive them.

...

Zhong Cang quickly put the matter of rewards aside. In his free time in the Xuan Yuan Realm, he didn't just sit idle. While swallowing Moon Spirit Liquid and Sunlight Essence, he practiced both his physical body and spiritual energy.

At the same time, he continuously refined his techniques, aiming to make them more proficient and advance further.

At this moment, he is absorbing spiritual energy.

And absorbing spiritual energy undoubtedly refers to the cultivation method of the Qi Consumption Technique.

In theory, the Qi Consumption Technique has already been incorporated into the stronger Five Viscera Divine Palace Diagram and no longer needs separate cultivation.

Under normal circumstances, this is indeed the case.

However, at this moment, the situation with the Qi Consumption Technique is not normal. It is on the verge of advancing.

Yes, after days and nights of cultivation, Zhong Cang's most familiar technique, the Qi Consumption Technique at the Four Realms Grandmaster level, is about to advance again.

"By the way, this will be my first Grandmaster-level technique at the Five Realms."

Becoming a Grandmaster is difficult. If one can achieve high achievements in a certain field, they can be called a master.

To become a Grandmaster, one needs to go beyond being a master, innovate, establish their own school, or even accommodate various schools and create a completely new theoretical system. Only then can they be called a Grandmaster by a Human Venerable.

This is what it means to establish a school and be called a Grandmaster.

And as everyone knows, it is much more difficult to innovate and open up new paths than to follow in the footsteps of predecessors.

Therefore, the transition from master to Grandmaster is a threshold.

Especially when reaching the pinnacle of the Master level and breaking through to Grandmaster, it has trapped countless people.

Many cultivators have cultivated their cultivation base to perfection and their techniques to the peak of the Master level, but they still cannot comprehend their own path.

As a result, they are unable to merge their dragon and tiger, and condense their Gold Core.

Swallowing a Gold Core, my destiny is in my own hands, not controlled by the heavens!

This is both an honor and a test for cultivators.

Without knowing the way forward, how can one be called a Grandmaster, and how can one have "my destiny is in my own hands, not controlled by the heavens"?

What's even more tragic is that from the peak of Qi Refining to Foundation Building, if one cannot comprehend the meaning, there is still the Foundation Building Pill that can be used to forcefully break through.

But from Foundation Building to Gold Core, luck is not so good. Not only is there no shortcut, but after the Grandmaster comprehends their own path, they also need to face the test of the heavens and earth - the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations.

Only with one's own path can one withstand the Thunder Tribulation and condense the Gold Core.

If one can't bear it, they will die on the spot.

Moreover, the strength of one's path also affects the quality of the Gold Core.

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The realm of techniques is crucial, and therefore, in the Immortal Cultivation World, it is said that it is difficult to become a Grandmaster, as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

In order to break through from the pinnacle of the Master level to Grandmaster, some cultivators will travel far and wide, searching for their own path in the long journey and endless hardships.

Some sword cultivators will practice various sword arts and incorporate the essence of a hundred schools, creating something new.

There are also cultivators who will fight to the death with their archenemies, hoping to stimulate their potential and verify their own path through the crisis of death.

As for Zhong Cang, who reached the pinnacle of the Master level, he simply cultivated a little.

Other cultivators, when their techniques reach a bottleneck, even if they cultivate hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of times, it is still difficult to make any progress in their techniques.

But Zhong Cang has the Heaven Rewards Diligence!

This talent allows Zhong Cang's proficiency in techniques to increase by one every time he cultivates.

Even the bottleneck of the pinnacle of the Master level cannot offset this rule.

Therefore, everyone fears it like a tiger, and countless people, even many geniuses, are blocked outside the realm of the Grandmaster. In this way, it opens up to Zhong Cang.

"Boom..."

With a loud rumble in his mind, Zhong Cang advanced to the realm of Grandmaster.

And just like before, when Zhong Cang advanced to Grandmaster, the first thing he encountered was enlightenment.

However, this enlightenment was particularly turbulent.

In his mind, countless mysteries are now presented, and inspiration is like exploding fireworks, constantly emerging in Zhong Cang's mind.

The vast amount of information and knowledge almost made Zhong Cang dizzy.

Fortunately, his current soul strength has reached the mid-stage of Foundation Building.

His resilient soul allowed Zhong Cang to withstand this information.

While receiving the information, Zhong Cang did not forget to incorporate the knowledge from his previous life into his mind.

"Buzz..."

At this moment, Zhong Cang's head is like a supercomputer. Every moment, a vast amount of information pours into his mind, and numerous inspirations explode, searching for the direction of his promotion.

In this state of enlightenment, Zhong Cang slowly discovered something that interested him.

A large amount of computational power, as well as the insights in his mind, all rushed towards this direction.

After a stick of incense, Zhong Cang nodded thoughtfully.

"So that's how it is, things are actually like this..."

As Zhong Cang understood the things in this direction, his enlightenment this time also came to an end.

At this point, Zhong Cang's Qi Consumption Technique has transformed into the fifth realm.

[Qi Consumption Technique, 5th realm Grandmaster (1/1080000), characteristics: Devouring Tongue, Chest Containing Five Qi, Qi Eater, Foundation Building in a hundred days]

Although the initial grade is not high, this time, the Qi Consumption Technique gave Zhong Cang a huge surprise.

At the same time, this incident also made him understand that there are no weak cultivation techniques, only cultivators who have not practiced well enough.

After advancing, the Qi Consumption Technique obtained two characteristics, the first one being Qi Eater.

Hmm... Zhong Cang used to be able to devour spiritual energy and use the Devouring Tongue to discern the attributes of spiritual energy.

Therefore, this characteristic seems to have no effect.

But in fact, it's not like that.

Previously, Zhong Cang could only devour ownerless elemental spiritual energy.

Now, as a Qi Eater, Zhong Cang can directly devour the essence of the five elements from the earth, mountains, rivers, and even the spells of enemies.

This greatly increases Zhong Cang's cultivation speed, and more importantly, spells require spiritual energy as a foundation.

If Zhong Cang devours the "qi" in spells, it's like pulling the rug out from under them, causing the spells to collapse directly.

"So, from now on, when the enemy casts spells, as long as I absorb a little, I can devour them?"

This ability is not bad.

However, its weakness is also obvious.

Firstly, Zhong Cang has a deep understanding of the five elements, with wind and thunder being the next in line. Therefore, the spells that Zhong Cang can devour can only be of the attributes of the five elements and wind and thunder.

Extraordinary spells, although they cannot escape the five elements, Zhong Cang cannot devour them because he doesn't understand them.

Secondly, it's Zhong Cang's "appetite," that is, the number of spells he can swallow is ultimately limited.

If the spells released by the enemy are particularly grand or contain strong willpower, it is also difficult for Zhong Cang to devour them.

Of course, even if he can't completely devour them, it is still beneficial for Zhong Cang.

Just by devouring some, he can weaken the power of the enemy's spells.

More importantly, devouring the essence of the five elements can restore Zhong Cang's mana.

It can be said that the characteristic of being a Qi Eater is not weak.

But it cannot be called strong, and it is impossible for Zhong Cang to consider it a huge surprise.

After all, he has witnessed Chest Containing Five Qi, Eight Trigrams Heaven and Earth, Heavenly Heart's control, Heart Sword, self-cultivation, Rhythm of All Things... and other BUG-like characteristics.

In this situation, if it can still make Zhong Cang feel surprised, then the characteristic of the spell must be particularly strong.

And the [Foundation Building in a hundred days] of the Qi Consumption Technique perfectly matches Zhong Cang's imagination, no, it is even stronger than what Zhong Cang imagined.

Foundation Building in a hundred days, what is built is not the cultivation realm of Foundation Building, but the foundation of the body!

(End of this chapter)