40: Chapter 40 Peaceful Days, Martial Arts Innate

After the matter of the Tang Family concluded, Chen Fufeng arranged all the necessary affairs and then, according to the original plan, went out to purchase a brand new Mountain-Protecting Formation.

As for the original First-Tier, High-Grade Magical Formation, the Five Spirits Defensive Grand Formation, Chen Fufeng chose to keep it and intended to use it as a sub-Formation nested within the new Mountain-Protecting Formation.

This brand new Mountain-Protecting Formation is called the Five Elements Cycle Spiritual Attunement Grand Array. It is a superior Formation to the Five Spirits Defensive Grand Formation, Low Grade Second-Tier. It can manifest five Formation Spirits, whose Qi mechanisms are interconnected, ensuring that if the Formation is not broken, the Formation Spirits will not die.

Furthermore, the five Formation Spirits can combine into one Super Formation Spirit. With the Five Elements cycling endlessly and sufficient energy, it is enough to wear down an Early-stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator continuously.

Moreover, this Five Elements Cycle Spiritual Attunement Grand Array can be upgraded, requiring only an upgrade of the Formation Plate and the Core Formation Foundation.

As long as there are enough Materials and sufficient resources, this Five Spirits Cycle Spiritual Attunement Grand Array can even be upgraded to the Third-Tier Level, transforming into a Five True Sky Tribulation Annihilation Grand Array, capable of striking down a Purple Mansion True Person.

This is similar to how Cultivation Techniques have superior Cultivation Techniques, allowing for seamless replacement and sublimation.

After purchasing this Five Elements Cycle Spiritual Attunement Grand Array, the resources in Wang Xuanzhao's Storage Ring were nearly depleted.

However, with the Chen Family settling into the Liming Town Trade Market, they can receive a 30% share annually, so they no longer have to worry about Spirit Stones.

Once Yuan Feng advances further and Chen Zhuxiao achieves Foundation Establishment, the Chen Family will no longer fear the Tang Family at all, and they can consider incorporating the entire Liming Town under the Chen Family's control, enjoying the supply of resources from the whole town.

Of course, these are matters for the future; the Chen Family still needs time to develop.

Chen Fufeng called Chen Zhuxiao, and the father and son worked together to set up the Formation, finally completing the installation after three days and three nights of hard work.

As twelve Mid-Grade Spirit Stones dimmed and lost all their Spiritual Qi, the entire Luoyun Mountain became illusory and ethereal, with Five-Colored Flowing Light scattering, and the Sea of Clouds becoming faint and traceless.

The spectacle was extraordinary, as if they were in another world, already showing some signs of a Grotto-Heaven Paradise.

"Father, do you think the Chen Family will have its own Grotto-Heaven Paradise in the future?" Chen Zhuxiao stood atop Luoyun Mountain, looking down. A heroic spirit surged within him, giving him the feeling of looking down on all other mountains.

"That day will come. Grotto-Heavens hang high above the Nine Heavens, and Paradises suppress the Eight Desolations. Let us strive together." Chen Fufeng said with a smile.

The father and son stayed on the mountain peak for a good while before leaving.

Chen Fufeng was already cultivating Chen Zhuxiao to be the future Family Head; he possessed the qualifications and ability.

If he were to meet with misfortune, the Chen Family would not be left leaderless and lose its backbone.

Furthermore, with Yuan Feng, this Stabilizing Force, present, the Chen Family would not fall into chaos even if it lost its Family Head.

Several months quietly passed. The aftermath caused by the Chen Family gradually subsided, and all the forces, large and small, in Liming Town learned about this newly rising Foundation Establishment Family.

Even several nearby towns knew the Chen Family's name and Yuan Feng's Divine Might. Two Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators came together, only to return defeated in the end.

Even the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Zhang Family Ancestor was helpless upon visiting, willingly yielding and giving up 10% of the market's profit.

The title of Great Yao 'Dou Zhan' spread throughout the land from then on, and even the Prefecture City had vaguely heard of it.

That day, the Chen Family members gathered in the Deliberation Hall for no other reason than to celebrate Chen Zhuyun successfully achieving a Breakthrough to Innate, becoming an Innate Grand Martial Master comparable to the Immortal Dao Qi Refining Realm.

This year, Chen Zhuyun opened his Du and Ren Meridians, built the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, and stepped into the Xiantian Realm based on Nine Blood Exchanges, all at the age of seventeen!

After returning to the mountain, he sparred with the Collateral Branch Cultivators Chen Wang and Chen Bao, and the result was eye-opening.

Chen Bao, at Second Layer of Qi Refining, was defeated in three moves, and Chen Wang, at Qi Refining Third Layer, was defeated by a single punch after exchanging more than ten moves with Chen Zhuyun.

The power of the Martial Dao Innate was evident.

If an Innate Martial Artist gets close, Cultivators who are several layers higher risk defeat.

What is strongest about a Martial Artist is their own physique; True Qi is merely an auxiliary method.

In a sense, Martial Artists are more like mimicking Yao Beasts, both being famous for their powerful physiques.

Unfortunately, throughout all these years, the Martial Dao has been stuck at the Innate Apex, and no subsequent Realm has been discovered.

Perhaps it exists, or perhaps it truly does not.

Yuan Feng also arrived. He was interested in the Martial Dao's Blood Exchange and planned to have a good talk with Chen Zhuyun.

The Chen Family members held great reverence for this Clan-Guarding Spirit Beast who had already achieved Foundation Establishment, with the exception of Chen Fufeng, Chen Zhuxiao, and Chen Zhuyun.

Chen Zhuqing, for example, has an introverted personality. When she saw Uncle Yuan, she stammered a bit, only managing to utter the words “Uncle Yuan” after a long pause.

Although Chen Zhuyun had not been on the mountain for a long time and hadn't witnessed Yuan Feng displaying his Divine Might, he immediately bowed and called him “Uncle Yuan,” appearing neither servile nor arrogant.

Yuan Feng was quite satisfied. Chen Zhuyun had a steady personality and firm Heart-Nature, and being the Eldest Son, if he could Cultivate, the next Family Head would definitely be him.

Chen Zhuxiao was actually more suited to be the Chen Family's sharp sword, occupying the position of Enforcement Elder. Making him the Family Head would be too much of a waste of his talent.

Chen Fufeng also knew this, but there was nothing he could do. Chen Zhuyun lacked the Aptitude for Cultivation. Even if he Cultivated to Xiantian Perfection, comparable to a Peak Qi Refining Cultivator, he was still not a Cultivator.

The Chen Family is an Immortal Dao Family, and its Family Head must naturally be an Immortal Cultivator.

Afterward, amidst a festive atmosphere of lanterns and decorations, the Chen Family members gathered together—a rare occurrence—and gradually dispersed only after midnight.

Yuan Feng seized the Opportunity to jump onto Chen Zhuyun's shoulder. Not wanting to beat around the bush, he got straight to the point: “Zhuyun, could you tell me about the Martial Dao's Blood Exchange stage?”

Chen Zhuyun was stunned upon hearing this, wondering why Uncle Yuan would ask such a question.

However, he reacted quickly and immediately said, “Uncle Yuan, this Martial Dao Blood Exchange stage is also called Internal Strengthening. While it's called ‘Blood Exchange,’ it actually involves using one's own Vital Qi and Blood to temper the Five Internal Organs and Six Viscera, excavating their potential, and then using the Five Internal Organs and Six Viscera to temper one's Vital Qi and Blood in return.”

One such cycle constitutes one Blood Exchange. A Martial Artist's Vital Qi and Blood will double, the Five Internal Organs and Six Viscera will become tougher and stronger, and the physique will also improve as the Vital Qi and Blood grow stronger.

The more Blood Exchanges performed, the stronger and more refined the Vital Qi and Blood become, the deeper the Foundation, and the more powerful the True Qi born after breaking through to the Xiantian Realm.”

Saying this, he stretched out his right hand, and a strand of Fiery Red True Qi appeared in his palm, highly refined.

Bang!

The True Qi in his hand transformed into a sharp arrow, piercing the air and striking a Large Rock not far away, instantly shattering it into hundreds of fragments, accompanied by a smell of scorching.

“Uncle Yuan, this is the True Qi born after my Breakthrough to Innate. It is called Crimson Sun Limitless True Qi, the Exclusive True Qi generated after I Cultivated the Crimson Sun Limitless Dao,” Chen Zhuyun explained.

The Martial Dao Cultivation Technique he learned is called the Crimson Sun Limitless Dao. It is a Martial Dao Cultivation Technique jointly deduced by many Martial Dao Sages, known for being Supremely Yang and Supremely Rigid. After Cultivating it, one's Vital Qi and Blood become scorching hot like fire.

If one can achieve a Breakthrough to Innate, the True Qi born within the body possesses properties similar to the Spiritual Energy of a Sun Dao Cultivator—resplendent, scorching, and capable of incinerating everything.

“However, I heard Master Huang say that there is another Peerless Martial Art on the same level as the Crimson Sun Limitless Dao, called the Divine Moon Primordial Record. Its attributes are opposite to the Crimson Sun Limitless Dao, yet they complement each other.”

“If I could simultaneously practice the Crimson Sun Limitless Dao and the Divine Moon Primordial Record, then the Yin and Yang would balance. The Crimson Sun Limitless True Qi and the Divine Moon Primordial True Qi would merge, perhaps giving birth to entirely new True Qi, breaking the shackles of the Xiantian Realm and stepping into a completely new domain.”

Chen Zhuyun spoke slowly, a look of longing in his eyes.

Now that he was Martial Dao Innate, he naturally pursued the Realm beyond Xiantian. He was unwilling to be trapped at the Innate Apex for his entire life; he wanted to seek the Dao!

If one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening!

Yuan Feng nodded slightly and patted his shoulder: “Zhuyun, there's an old saying: ‘It's not that the time hasn't come, but that the time has not yet arrived.’ Perhaps once you reach Xiantian Realm Perfection, the Opportunity will present itself.”

“Then I accept Uncle Yuan's auspicious words! Zhuyun intends to become the Number One Martial Dao Person of the past thousand years!” Chen Zhuyun declared loudly, his tone ringing clear.

He was not someone who would give up. His goal in this life was to break the Shackles of the Martial Dao and step into a higher world.

Only those unwilling to be ordinary possess the strength to break through the ordinary!

“Oh, right, I heard Uncle Yuan likes Cooked Food. During my training down the mountain this time, Zhuyun learned how to make Beggar's Chicken—it's absolutely superb. Would Uncle Yuan like to try some?” Chen Zhuyun changed the subject.

Yuan Feng raised an eyebrow and said with satisfaction, “You're still the sensible one, kid. Let's go to the Back Mountain Cliff. I haven't eaten the Spirit Chickens your father sent yet.”