"Finally promoted to the ninth level of Hunyuan Realm!"
Feeling the restless aftertaste of spiritual energy in his body, Gao Yuan muttered to himself with emotion on his face.
Then he meditated and adjusted his breath for a moment until the spiritual restlessness in his body completely calmed down.
Only then did he spread his spiritual consciousness and slowly started to run his main technique, Chaos True Technique.
"Well..."
"The increase brought about by this breakthrough in cultivation is almost the same as when I advanced to the eighth level of Hunyuan Realm."
"The 'total amount of spiritual power' has been increased by about double again, while the 'spiritual power running speed' and 'spiritual power concentration' have increased by about 70%."
"As a result, my combat endurance and instantaneous explosive power have also been greatly improved."
"Combining the magical power of the 'Ten Thousand Transformations Spirit Armor' that has reached the 'Dacheng Stage' before, and the magic weapon 'Fulong Shield' that will be refined soon."
"My comprehensive self-protection ability will inevitably be greatly improved."
"Although it is far from reaching the point where it can compete with the bloody figure before."
"But if I meet him again, at least if I deal with him in a short period of time, it should be much easier than the last time!"
After concentrating for a moment, Gao Yuan quickly combined his various practical experience to have a clearer positioning of his current strength.
"As I advance to the ninth level of the Hunyuan Realm, all the nine 'divine orifices' on my natal Yuan Pearl are about to be penetrated."
"And what I have to do next is to gradually connect the nine 'divine orifices' on the natal beads into a whole through the cultivation secret method attached to the 'True Secret of Chaos', and finally reach the Hunyuan realm.
The state of perfection.”
"At that time, I can make further preparations for the subsequent birth of the 'Innate Soul' in the 'Original Pearl', and then use this to enter the 'Spirit Realm'."
"It's just a pity that since I entered the Hunyuan Realm, I have accumulated a very substantial net worth."
"But I still don't have a clear idea of how to advance to the Soul Realm."
"As for those treasures that can help increase the chance of being promoted to the 'Spirit Realm', there is no exact source."
"The barrier between the Hunyuan Realm and the Soul Realm is definitely far greater than any level I have seen before."
"Even with the help of similar treasures, the chances of being promoted to the 'Spirit Realm' must be very slim."
"This can be seen from Hua Wuqi, who has been stuck in the late Hunyuan realm for hundreds of years."
"I just don't know, after I reach the perfect state of Hunyuan Realm, where can I land if I have the opportunity to break through and advance to the Divine Soul Realm?"
As his mind turned, Gao Yuan suddenly remembered the 'Lingyun Cave' in the blessed land behind Qingliang City.
"That's right. In two days' time, it will be one year before I become the 'Elder of Guests' in Qingliang City."
"According to the historical regulations of the City Lord's Mansion, after this garrison mission is over, I can exercise my authority as an 'elder guest' and apply to go into seclusion in the 'Lingyun Cave' for a month."
"It is said that in the center of this 'Lingyun Cave' stands a 'wordless stone tablet' that has been passed down from ancient times."
"A monk at any level of cultivation has a certain chance of hearing the mysterious sound of the great avenue when observing this 'wordless stone tablet'."
"Thereby, you can gain a series of benefits such as improving your understanding of the current level and peeking into the various magical features of the next level of cultivation in advance."
"If I'm lucky enough, maybe this 'wordless stone tablet' that contains the heritage of 'The Voice of the Great Dao' will be the opportunity for me to advance to the 'Spirit Realm'!"
"Yes! As soon as this garrison mission is over, we will immediately go to Yin Shiyi and submit an application to enter the 'Lingyun Cave'!"
"I hope that this time I can use this 'wordless stone tablet' to hear the voice of the great road in one fell swoop, and then find a great opportunity to enter the spiritual realm!"
As his mind raced, Gao Yuan shook his head and pulled back all the thoughts that were racing in his mind.
He waved his hand and took out the jade slip with the magic weapon 'Fu Long Shield' written on it, and began to study it carefully with his spiritual consciousness.
…
Five days flew by in a flash.
Deep in the main hall in the center of the No. 4 resettlement camp, Gao Yuan sat leisurely on a leisurely chair placed near the window.
And above the palm of his right hand spread out on the handle of the leisure chair, a palm-sized khaki light and shadow was quietly floating.
The latter is in the shape of an illusory shield as a whole, with a dark golden stream of light like a swimming dragon flowing on the surface——
It was the magic weapon 'Fulong Shield' that he spent four days refining after being promoted to the ninth level of the Hunyuan Realm.
Although the latter has just constructed and condensed the true seal space at this time, it has not even reached the state of 'initial completion'.
However, in Gao Yuan's spiritual perception, the latter has already shown its unique condensed atmosphere as a top-grade magic weapon.
"Based on past experience, it takes about half a year to cultivate the 'Fulong Shield' to the 'Dacheng Stage'."
"By then, my ability to protect myself against physical attacks will be greatly improved again."
Gao Yuan muttered a few words to himself with a satisfied look on his face, and with a change of heart, Gao Yuan took the 'Fu Long Shield' into his body.
It was stored near the newly located ninth 'divine aperture', and the 'spiritual energy' was mobilized to silently cultivate it.
…
On the fourth day after Gao Yuan completed refining the 'Fulong Shield', his mission of stationing at the No. 4 resettlement camp finally came to an end.
He briefly exchanged greetings with Bai Ziming, who had accepted a new round of garrison duty and came to replace him.
Gao Yuan did not stay here longer and flew straight towards Qingliang City.
After entering the city, he directly found the city lord Yin Shiyi.
He also submitted an application to him that he wanted to use the authority of 'Elder Ke Qing' to enter the 'Lingyun Cave' for a month of retreat.
Regarding the application submitted by Gao Yuan, Yin Shiyi was not surprised at all and agreed directly. At the same time, he took out a standard jade-white jade slip.
While handing the jade slip to Gao Yuan, he told him to read the contents of the jade slip carefully before entering the 'Lingyun Cave'.
After Gao Yuan took the jade slip, he quickly scanned it with his spiritual consciousness.
I found that it contains a very detailed record of the entire process of entering the ‘Lingyun Cave’, as well as related precautions.
In front of Yin Shiyi, he quickly browsed the contents of the jade slip.
Gao Yuan immediately stood up to say goodbye, activated his 'Ke Qing Elder Token', and teleported into the 'Back Mountain of the Blessed Land'.
Then he didn't even return to his cave, and rushed directly along the path up the mountain towards the 'Lingyun Palace' at the top of the mountain.
The deacons of ‘Lingyun Palace’ had obviously received Yin Shiyi’s summons in advance.
When Gao Yuan arrived at Lingyun Palace, two middle-aged female deacons were already waiting at the door.
Under the guidance of the latter, Gao Yuan was taken all the way to the depths of Lingyun Palace, into a palace with complicated formations.
Finally, he passed through the special space channel here and teleported into an inexplicable space where the 'Lingyun Cave Sky' is located.
…
After a brief period of closure of the six senses, Gao Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Then he found that he was already inside an ancient building that looked like a pavilion.
He subconsciously looked around, and wherever he looked, he could see no human figure except for the halos of formations that were condensing and constantly flowing.
Although he had already passed the jade slip given by Yin Shiyi in advance, he had a clear understanding of the various layouts and rules inside this 'Lingyun Cave'.
But standing in the pavilion and looking out, Gao Yuan still felt completely fresh.
This 'Lingyun Cave' is not what he imagined before. It is a deep cave located deep in the mountainside of 'Blessed Land Back Mountain'.
In fact, this is actually a huge space that is self-contained and independent of the "Blessed Land Back Mountain".
The surrounding environment is filled with countless rich anomalies, which are far more abundant than the rich spiritual energy in the mountains behind the blessed land.
So much so that after Gaoyuan's spiritual consciousness spread out of the body, he could faintly sense an invisible stagnant feeling in the surrounding void caused by the accumulation of 'spiritual energy'.
And near the pavilion where he was at this time, any area that was more than one foot away was tightly shrouded in a layer of gray-white mist like a gauze.
Although the latter seems to be indifferent, in the touch of spiritual consciousness, it appears to be extremely solid.
Not only did it block Gao Yuan's line of sight from exploring the distance, but even the spiritual consciousness he emitted was bounced back -
With the high intensity of his spiritual consciousness, he was unable to move even a little bit in front of this layer of gauze-like gray-white mist!
"Is this the isolation restriction passively generated by the core of Qingliang City's defense formation?"
"Its power is really wonderful. It's just a thin mist that looks very faint. With the strength of my current consciousness, it can't penetrate it at all!"
Feeling his consciousness naturally diverging and then being bounced back by the surrounding fog, Gao Yuan changed his mind and muttered to himself with some sigh.
With the surrounding layer of gray-white fog covering everything, Gao Yuan could not look at this 'Lingyun Cave Sky' at will.
He didn't try again, but just looked at it quietly for a moment.
Then, based on the guidance he had just obtained from the jade slip, he looked around the pavilion where he was, and quickly found the direction to go out.
And as he walked out from the correct direction, the layer of gray-white mist lingering around the pavilion suddenly rolled on its own and 'sag' towards the rear for about a few feet.
At the same time, a stone path about seven feet wide, extending outward from the pavilion, quietly appeared.
Gao Yuan, who had read the contents of the jade slips in advance, was not surprised at all by this strange phenomenon.
He stepped forward along the stone path at his feet, walking slowly towards a place where the mist was, but he didn't know the actual direction.
And as he walked forward, the gray-white mist blocking the stone path in front of him also seemed to have spirituality.
It retreated bit by bit, revealing a mist-shrouded passage that was slightly wider than the stone path below.
Just like this, he walked forward in silence for about seven or eight hundred steps, and Gao Yuan felt that his eyes suddenly opened up.
More than ten meters in front of him, the gray-white mist that was originally lingering suddenly began to retreat toward the surrounding areas.
At the same time, a huge stone monument with an irregular square shape came into view from a distance through the fog channel spreading in a funnel shape in front of him.