134: Chapter 134 Entering the Hengduan Mountains for secluded cultivation, setting up array foundations to consolidate cultivation.

The Hengduan Mountains, as the name suggests, were like a massive barrier straddling the Heaven and Earth, completely separating the Sunset Plains from the regions further to the east.

It took Ye Qing about two days to truly arrive at the foot of the mountains.

Looking up from close range, he could better feel the majesty and precipitous nature of this mountain range. The peaks towered into the clouds, steep as if sliced by a blade, and the mountain bodies were covered in dense primeval forests with clouds and mist swirling between them. Vaguely, one could see the skeletons of some huge, unknown creatures scattered in the mountain streams, emitting an ancient and desolate aura.

The Spiritual Qi permeating the air was several times denser than that of the Sunset Plains, but it was also mixed with a more primitive, ferocious aura belonging to savage Yao Beasts.

"A good place! The Spiritual Qi is abundant, and it is rarely visited by humans; it is truly a good place for closed-door cultivation."

A look of satisfaction flashed in Ye Qing's eyes.

He did not rush to cross the mountains, but instead spent half a day on the outskirts of the mountains, carefully searching for a suitable foothold.

In the end, he stopped in a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, backed by a cliff, and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The valley was lush with trees, and a clear stream meandered through it. The banks of the stream were covered with various Spiritual Plants. Although their grade was not high, it indicated that this place had abundant Spiritual Qi and was suitable for long-term residence.

"This is the place."

Ye Qing made up his mind and began to take action, setting up in the valley.

He first took out the Formation Plate and Formation Flag, and with the valley as the center, set up a "Small Heavenly Circuit Hunyuan Star Formation."

With his current mastery of Formations, combined with the star source essence of the Cave Heaven World, this Formation was not only capable of powerful defense and concealment, but could also automatically gather the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to nourish the Spiritual Plants and Cultivator within the Formation.

As the last Formation Flag was inserted into the designated position, the entire great Formation hummed and slowly began to operate.

A faint, water-like silver light curtain shrouded the entire valley, then quickly faded and merged with the surrounding environment. Looking from the outside, this was still an ordinary valley overgrown with weeds, with no abnormalities visible at all.

"Done. With this great Formation protecting it, even if a Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage comes, they will have to expend some effort if they want to break the Formation by force."

Ye Qing nodded in satisfaction, and then at the eye of the Formation, he opened up a simple Immortal Cave to serve as his place for daily cultivation and living.

After doing all this, he sat cross-legged in the Immortal Cave and began to adjust his state, preparing for his second formal closed-door cultivation since coming to this world.

This time for closed-door cultivation, his goal was very clear—to consolidate his Mid-Nascent Soul Stage cultivation base and completely integrate the essential techniques from the "Myriad Poison Evergreen Art" into his own cultivation system.

He did not take any Medicinal Pill, nor did he absorb the Spiritual Qi from the outside world.

He just sat cross-legged, circulating the "Hunxu Yandao Scripture," and sank his mind completely into the Cave Heaven World.

The forty-thousand-zhang Cave Heaven World, under the communication of his thoughts, began to slowly operate.

Deep in the earth, the "ancestral earth vein," which had fused the essence of the yin vein and the Spirit Stone vein, rumbled like a sleeping dragon, exhaling massive amounts of pure earth energy with every breath.

In the sea of stars, countless stars flickered, shedding endless starlight, like a brilliant galaxy traversing the sky.

On the Floating Landmass, the moonlight jade tree swayed with silver radiance, shedding dots of silver light, nourishing the various Spiritual Plants planted on the landmass.

Near the Poison Source Land, that mutated ancient tree he named the "ten thousand poison soul-eating wood" had grown to over three zhang in height, with lush branches and leaves. The trunk presented a deep ink-green color, with flowing light faintly rotating within. Its root system had already deeply pierced into the Poison Source Land, connecting closely with that "source of poison," forming a symbiotic relationship.

These energies from different Origins in the Cave Heaven World, under Ye Qing's guidance, gathered together like a hundred rivers returning to the sea. After being filtered and purified by the rules of the Cave Heaven World, they transformed into the purest and most vast "Chaos Infant Essence," surging into his Dantian like a great river.

Inside the Dantian, that three-inch-tall Chaos Nascent Soul, with a solemn appearance, formed hand seals, inhaling and exhaling this vast, pure energy.

After absorbing this energy, the body of the Chaos Nascent Soul became more solid and transparent, as if carved from the purest Chaos crystal, emitting a faint, warm luster.

The star, Void Realm, Five Elements, moonlight, and newly integrated poison Dao patterns on the surface of the Chaos Nascent Soul also became clearer and deeper, intertwining and wrapping around each other, forming a more complex and perfect Dao pattern network.

Under the push of this vast energy, Ye Qing's cultivation base began to steadily improve.

The Bottleneck of the Mid-Nascent Soul Stage, although still solid, began to show a trace of loosening under the continuous impact.

At the same time, he divided a portion of his mind to begin comprehending and integrating the essential techniques from the "Myriad Poison Evergreen Art."

He did not directly Cultivate the Cultivation Technique in the "Myriad Poison Evergreen Art," as that would conflict with the "Hunxu Yandao Scripture."

He adopted a more brilliant method—taking the essence and discarding the dross, integrating the techniques from the "Myriad Poison Evergreen Art" regarding the application of poison Laws, the cultivation of Spiritual Plants, and the control of poisonous insects into the system of the "Hunxu Yandao Scripture," making them a part of the "Hunxu Yandao Scripture."

He guided the poison Origin in the Cave Heaven World to merge more deeply with the "Chaos Infant Essence."

He attempted to integrate a trace of the power of poison Laws into the "Chaos Infant Essence," making it possess stronger corrosiveness and destructive power.

He also improved the "Hundred Poisons Body Tempering Method" recorded in the "Myriad Poison Evergreen Art," using "Chaos Infant Essence" to replace the poison, tempering his Physical Body and Meridians over and over again, causing the strength of his Physical Body to also be further improved in a subtle way.

Cultivation has no passage of time.

When Ye Qing opened his eyes again, it was already half a month later.

He let out a long breath of stale air. That breath was like a sharp sword, condensing in the air without dispersing, faintly carrying a trace of silver-white luster, and only slowly dissipated after a long time.

"Mid-Nascent Soul Stage, completely consolidated. Moreover, my comprehension of poison Laws has also stepped onto a new level."

He felt the surging "Chaos Infant Essence" in his body, which was several times more refined than it had been half a month ago, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"It is time to continue on the road."

He stood up and stretched his muscles and bones, his whole body's bones emitting a series of crisp cracking sounds.

He put away the Formation Plate and Formation Flag, removed the Restriction in the valley, and once again turned into a ray of escaping light, flying towards the depths of the Hengduan Mountains.

Crossing the Hengduan Mountains and arriving at Tianya City was his next goal.