50: Sea-Covering Sword Technique - Giant Sword Technique

Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes, a sharp light gleaming within them, like two cold stars contained within.

He felt the transformative power within his body and gently moved his fingers, his knuckles producing a crisp sound like the clashing of gold and jade.

"Body Refining Foundation Establishment… Is this the power of Physical Body Foundation Establishment?"

He murmured to himself, his voice slightly hoarse but full of power.

The pain from before felt like a distant nightmare, leaving behind only this stronger, more perfect Dao Foundation body.

At this moment, Lin Feng finally achieved Foundation Establishment, taking the first step in his Cultivation.

Over the past three years, in addition to Body Refining and Qi Refining, his Divine Sense had also grown.

Although he had no Cultivation Technique for Divine Sense Cultivation, relying on the continuous nourishment from the crimson flame jujube pear and the Soul tempering brought by the third extreme compression of the "Solid Foundation Method," his Divine Sense had long surpassed the Qi Refining scope.

Now, when his Divine Sense swept out, although the coverage area was not as wide as true Foundation Establishment Stage Mid or Late Stage Cultivators, its condensed state and ability to perceive details were comparable to those at the first or second layer of Foundation Establishment.

The textures of the stone walls in the Immortal Cave, the subtle rhythmic rotation of the Spiritual Spring eye, and even the tremor of the Treasure Seeking Rat's whiskers as it gnawed on Spiritual Fruit in its nearby nest were all clearly reflected in his mind.

Outside of Cultivation, Lin Feng did not devote all his time to Realm advancement.

He deeply understood that in this dangerous Cultivation world, powerful Dao-protecting methods were indispensable.

Relying on his powerful Divine Sense and the supreme Legacy left by Formation Madman Hermit, Lin Feng's progress in the Dao of Formation was remarkably swift.

The Formation on the periphery of Xuanlei Island had been upgraded to a first-tier Advanced "Mist Illusion Formation" and "Vine Wood Thorns Formation," and had been repeatedly optimized and reinforced.

The "Water Mist Maze Formation" at the Immortal Cave entrance was further upgraded to the "Minor Five Elements Maze Formation," incorporating some of Formation Madman Hermit's concepts, greatly increasing its power.

The "Thick Earth Defense Formation" in the core area also began to take shape; although it had not reached the second tier, it was already top-tier among first-tier Formations.

He had firmly established himself at the Peak of a first-tier Advanced Formation Master, only lacking an opportunity and sufficient practical Materials to reach the second tier.

He had attempted to engrave Formation patterns on that precious star pattern iron several times, with astonishing results, which made him even more expectant of second-tier Formations.

Besides Formations, Talismans were the auxiliary Dao where Lin Feng invested the most effort and reaped the most rewards.

His powerful Divine Sense allowed him to achieve extreme precision in controlling spiritual power infusion and rune delineation when drawing Talismans.

Over the past three years, he had accumulated a massive amount of Talismans!

Thousands of first-tier Advanced Talismans were piled up like small mountains in specially made storage boxes: offensive "Golden Blade Talismans," "Explosive Flame Talismans," "Sharp Metal Talismans"; defensive "Vajra Talismans," "Earth Prison Talismans"; and auxiliary "Divine Speed Talismans," "Concealment Talismans"… Among them, there were hundreds of high-quality "Golden Blade Talismans" and "Earth Prison Talismans," whose power far exceeded those of the same tier.

He even attempted to challenge second-tier Talismans—using the hide of a Foundation Establishment Stage Benlei Beast as the main Material, supplemented by refined demonic blood Talisman ink.

The failure rate was extremely high; nine out of ten attempts turned into ashes, consuming immense mental energy.

But relying on his tenacious will and a bit of luck, he actually succeeded in making three!

One "Thunder Fire Talisman" and two "Minor Teleportation Talismans"!

He treasured these three Talismans as true life-saving trump cards, carefully collecting them.

As for Artifact Refining, Lin Feng had the least involvement in this, with a clear goal—to serve Formations.

He used the warm sun jade scraps purchased from the Goldstone Workshop, as well as some Low Grade Ore obtained from hunting demons, such as Ironclad Crab shells and Reefback Turtle shells, to repeatedly practice engraving basic Formation patterns and refining simple Formation Flag poles and Formation Plate blanks.

Failure was commonplace; explosions and ruined refinements were frequent occurrences.

After consuming a large amount of ordinary Materials, he could finally barely refine first-tier Low Grade Formation Flags and crude Formation Plates, used for setting up simple Formations or replacing worn-out components.

Wanting to refine a Flying Sword Magical Artifact? It was still a luxury at the moment; he only had a superficial understanding and could only assist.

As for Alchemy, this almost became Lin Feng's "place of sorrow."

He enthusiastically took out the crimson bronze cauldron and the "Alchemy Details," attempting to refine the most basic "Yellow Bud Medicinal Pill" using common Spiritual Plants like Qi Gathering Grass that had matured in the spiritual field.

The results were disastrous.

Dozens of batches of Medicinal Pills, most of which turned into charred black smoke due to unstable fire control and medicinal property conflicts; the sound of exploding cauldrons became the "background noise" in the Immortal Cave for a period of time.

Even when he finally stumbled upon a method and successfully formed Medicinal Pills, they were mostlyWaste Pill (waste pills) with weak medicinal effects and many Impurities.

Occasionally, with extreme luck, he succeeded in one or two batches, but what he obtained were merely Low Grade Yellow Bud Medicinal Pills, whose effects were barely better than nothing.

Seeing the massive waste of medicinal Materials and the huge energy expended, Lin Feng decisively decided to temporarily give up Alchemy.

"This Dao is not my forte; forcing it is useless.

It's not too late to try again when my Realm is higher and resources are more abundant in the future."

He put away the crimson bronze cauldron, no longer forcing himself.

Finally, there was the Cultivation of magical arts, which was Lin Feng's true core!

He had already cultivated the Qi Refining chapter of the "Overturning Sea Sword Art" to perfection.

Although the fenshui sword was now covered in cracks and its spirituality greatly damaged, in Lin Feng's hands, it could still condense dozens of incomparably solidified indigo Sword Qi!

The Sword Qi moved freely and powerfully, sometimes like a nimble spiritual snake, cunning and strange, or like a heavy hammer, powerful and weighty.

Combined with the exquisite movement technique of the "Wave-Treading Art" integrated into the Sword Art, wherever the sword light passed, reefs shattered, and seawater surged back.

Currently, he was fully comprehending a powerful killing move recorded in the "Overturning Sea Sword Art"—the Giant Sword Tactic!

This method was not simply condensing a single large Sword Qi, but instantly superimposing and compressing dozens or even hundreds of Sword Qi along an profound trajectory, forming an energy Giant Sword that was almost solid, containing terrifying penetrating power and destructive force!

The Cultivation difficulty was extremely high, posing a huge test to spiritual power control, Divine Sense strength, and Physical Body endurance.

Lin Feng repeatedly practiced in the uninhabited reef area outside the island; in the Early Stage, the Sword Qi was often chaotic and difficult to form, even backlashing against himself.

But relying on the powerful Physical Body of his Body Refining Foundation Establishment and his strong Divine Sense, he endured it forcefully.

Now, he could initially condense a phantom indigo Giant Sword about ten feet long; although still far from Major Achievement, when a single sword was swung, wherever the Sword Qi passed, the hard black reefs were cut open like tofu.

Its power already far exceeded the sum of ordinary Sword Qi, becoming his strongest single-target offensive method apart from Divine Abilities!