Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 447: Chapter 447: The Divine Martial Source

"For the Nine Revolutions of the Golden Core, each revolution corresponds to a Grotto Heaven."

Daoist Master Hundred Peaks’ voice echoed in Xu Yunfan’s Sea of Consciousness. "Ordinary Cultivators must gather the Five Elements Elite and use their Lifebound Magical Treasure as a foundation. It takes a hundred years of painstaking effort just to form an embryonic Grotto Heaven within their bodies. But you..."

The scene suddenly shifted to a view of the Divine Martial Realm. Xu Yunfan was shocked to discover that the Black Tortoise Star Force he had drawn upon during his Foundation Establishment had left a permanent mark on the realm’s membrane!

"The Divine Martial Realm is itself a fragment of a Grotto Heaven created by a mighty being of old. By using the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture as a bridge, your Destiny has long been connected to it."

Daoist Master Hundred Peaks’ gaze was profound as he spoke slowly, "If you can seek power externally, not limiting yourself to internal refinement, but instead use the Divine Martial Realm as your foundation and refine it into your own Grotto Heaven... all you need is to find that sliver of Innate Golden Nature. You might be able to use that opportunity to ascend to the Golden Core Realm in one fell swoop."

Understanding dawned on Xu Yunfan. ’So that’s why revealing my Divine Martial Dao Foundation attracted so much attention.’

A heavy feeling settled in his heart. He had established his Dao under the watch of three True Monarchs. Even if the news didn’t spread publicly, the direct disciples under those Bodhisattvas and True Monarchs would surely know every last detail.

A sudden realization struck Xu Yunfan. ’No wonder the person backing Li Baichuan was so desperate! Seizing my Divine Martial Dao Foundation would be like getting a half-finished Grotto Heaven out of thin air!’

After all, an ordinary Cultivator needed a century of arduous effort gathering the Five Elements Elite just to barely form a Grotto Heaven Embryo, whereas his Dao Foundation was already linked to the Destiny of the Divine Martial Realm.

What was even more enlightening was the realization that when the Divine Martial Daoist Master underwent reincarnation, he had likely entrusted his True Spirit to the Divine Martial Realm precisely because of its special nature as a fragment of an ancient Grotto Heaven.

This realm was a ready-made Grotto Heaven Foundation. If one could fully refine it, how could it save merely a few hundred years of bitter cultivation?

The direct lineage disciples of those Bodhisattvas and True Monarchs must have seen through this long ago. If he took over Cold Crow Pass, his days would be anything but peaceful.

He looked up at Daoist Master Hundred Peaks, whose profound gaze held a faint, knowing smile.

Xu Yunfan understood, of course. This was about whether he could truly earn True Monarch Qing Yuan’s favor by withstanding the immense pressure and holding his ground as guardian.

The resulting rewards would certainly make it all worthwhile.

At this thought, Xu Yunfan’s resolve hardened.

He had his Attribute Panel to help him. Whether it was cultivating Magic and Divine Techniques or practicing Qi Cultivation, his progress would be far faster than that of an average Cultivator.

A Foundation Establishment Daoist Master was a mainstay in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm. As long as he was careful, nothing should go wrong.

"Yunfan, about Cold Crow Pass... if you can..."

Daoist Master Hundred Peaks suddenly lowered his voice. "A century ago, our Martial Uncle Qing Yuan deduced that the next ’Tide of the Three Realms’ will erupt within sixty years."

Daoist Master Hundred Peaks raised his hand and pointed to the three colossal Grotto Heavens still hanging in the sky. "When the Grotto Heavens of the Three Sects tear at and collide with one another, they will erupt with a massive amount of Innate Pure and Muddy Qi," he said in a low voice. "This is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. When the time comes, you must do everything in your power to collect it."

He looked at Xu Yunfan with a burning gaze. "The mysteries of the Grotto Heaven all lie within!"

Xu Yunfan suddenly felt the Tiger Talisman in his hand become as heavy as a mountain. ’So the so-called Guardian Envoy is actually a player making an early move on the board.’

’No wonder they’re sending a Foundation Establishment Cultivator like me. I won’t alert the enemy, and I can use the unique nature of my Divine Martial Dao Foundation to secretly make arrangements.’

’Most importantly, I can draw some heat.’

If he could survive, it would naturally prove his strength. If he didn’t, and died at Cold Crow Pass, it would simply mean he wasn’t strong enough.

As for the Divine Martial Dao Foundation created from the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture... at worst, it could be dissipated, and it wouldn’t be difficult to find someone else to forge a new one.

He cursed them up and down in his heart, but on his face, he wore a look of deep gratitude.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

He bowed solemnly, but Daoist Master Hundred Peaks stopped him.

"Not so fast."

The normally stern Foundation Establishment Daoist Master revealed a cunning look and took a bamboo scroll from his sleeve. "This is the Cave Heaven Grafting Technique. Study it on your way."

Seeing Xu Yunfan’s confusion, he cleared his throat. "Three hundred miles east of Cold Crow Pass, there’s an abandoned Medicine Garden. It’s said to have once been a private manor of the Celestial Pill Elder."

Xu Yunfan’s heart stirred.

Having been in the Primordial Sect for so long, he had naturally read many miscellaneous records and heard his share of rumors.

The Celestial Pill Elder was a renowned Loose Cultivator from a thousand years ago, and his unique "Heaven-Stealing Pill Technique" could steal the essence of another’s Dao Foundation.

With the bamboo scroll now in his hand, he instantly understood the true objective of True Monarch Qing Yuan’s faction.

’They want me to not only guard the border, but also "prune the branches" of the other two sects on the side!’

Someone who entered the Martial Dao had peerless combat strength. Naturally, that strength had to be used on the cutting edge.

By the time he left Hundred Peaks Mount, the setting sun had stained the sea of clouds blood-red.

Xu Yunfan gazed in the direction of Cold Crow Pass, his eyes deep and profound.

’To others, I might look isolated and helpless right now.’

’But my ferocity during the previous encounter with Li Baichuan, and especially when I killed three Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters with my sword upon returning to the Divine Martial Realm, is enough to prove that I’m practically invincible at Early-Stage Foundation Establishment!’

’The path of cultivation is one where the strong devour the weak. Since someone has set their sights on me, then we’ll just have to see who ends up being a stepping stone for whom.’

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It was still a while before he had to go to Cold Crow Pass to serve as Guardian Envoy; he had a ten-year grace period.

To other Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters, this was barely enough time for a few cultivation sessions, but for Xu Yunfan, whose cultivation speed was monstrously fast, it was a considerable amount of time.

He still had plenty of time. Besides cultivating the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture, he also needed time to digest the Linn Character Technique, the Profound Capital Eight Sceneries Celestial Refining Creation Cloud Scripture, the Green Dragon Thunder Pearl Locking Tribulation and Calming Fortune Technique, and the Wansheng Sword Transformation.

With the help of his Attribute Panel, ten years was an excellent transition period.

For the following days, Xu Yunfan basically became a shut-in, spending all his time on True Martial Peak practicing his cultivation techniques.

Atop True Martial Peak, the Gang Wind howled fiercely. Xu Yunfan sat cross-legged on a piece of basalt he had casually flattened, the thirty-six major acupoints on his body breathing in the Qi of Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends.

As the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture circulated, two completely different forces—the True Martial Celestial Spirit and the Demon-Suppressing Earth Fiend—converged within his meridians, transforming into pure Magical Power that flowed in a great circulation.

The pure, light Celestial Spirit descended from the crown of his head, while the dense, heavy Earth Evil rose from the Yongquan Acupoints on the soles of his feet.

The two forces churned against each other in his Dantian Qi Sea, were converted by his Divine Martial Dao Foundation, and finally condensed into the unique "True Martial Magical Power."

With every completed Celestial Cycle, the patterns on the illusory Turtle and Snake Dharma Aspect behind him grew a fraction clearer, faintly resonating with the True Martial Big Dipper Star Constellation in the sky.

As the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture operated, the image of a Coiled Turtle and Snake faintly appeared behind him, with Starlight flowing along every pattern.

He was refining the Star Power of the Big Dipper. Ever since he drew upon the Black Tortoise Star Force during his Foundation Establishment and left a mark on the Divine Martial Realm, this cultivation technique had developed a profound resonance with it.

As his cultivation of the True Scripture deepened, Xu Yunfan could already faintly sense the location of the Divine Martial Realm.

Once he entered Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, he would have to begin the process of condensing his Grotto Heaven. This saved him a great deal of trouble.

Otherwise, he would likely have to be like other Foundation Establishment Cultivators, gathering the Five Elements Elite and accumulating the five qi in his chest to manifest the space for a Grotto Heaven.

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