103: The gap between the quality of the foundation

【You didn't even exert much effort, just cast a single Daoist Magic, yet the opponent was instantly killed without even a chance to react. Their reaction speed was far too slow.】

【"Is the gap between ordinary Dao Foundation Cultivators and those who forged a flawless dao foundation really this large?" You realized you had underestimated the difference in Dao Foundation quality.】

【A flawless dao foundation not only brings an advantage in the total amount of spiritual power but also in the quality and speed of its mobilization. Of course, the opponent not having time to react also had to do with the attack speed bonus from Azure Nether Carefree Qi.】

【After figuring out the strength of the projections, you decided to maintain a direct combat stance, defeating each projection with a single blow. You discovered that for every floor cleared, a type of energy within the pagoda would restore your spiritual power. Just like that, you quickly arrived at the eleventh floor of the climbing mode.】

【The opponents on the eleventh floor were no longer Fourth Layer of Dao Foundation; instead, they were eleven ordinary Cultivator projections at the Fifth Layer of Dao Foundation.】

【After this, for every ten floors higher in climbing mode, the projections' cultivation Realm would increase by one layer, and the space within the pagoda would become increasingly vast with the increase in floors.】

【Even if the enemies' Realm was higher than yours, they were still instantly defeated with one move, and your clearing speed remained swift.】

【Vast spiritual power surged endlessly through your Meridians. Each strike carried a destructive Aura. The defensive Daoist Magic cast by those projections was like thin paper, appearing laughable and fragile in the face of an absolute power gap.】

【Soon, you reached the thirty-first floor. The opponents on this floor were at the Seventh Layer of Dao Foundation, which is the Late Stage of Dao Foundation. After starting the fight, you found that the seventh layer was indeed much stronger than the sixth, as it was the difference between Middle Stage and Late Stage.】

【However, even with thirty-one Late Stage Dao Foundation opponents, you still easily cleared the floor with your proficient use of Daoist Magic and abundant spiritual power.】

【Thirty-third floor, thirty-ninth floor, forty-fifth floor—you cleared higher and higher floors, and soon you arrived at the sixty-fourth floor.】

【The opponents on this floor were one hundred Ninth Layer Dao Foundation Cultivators. Starting from the sixtieth floor, the number of projections on each subsequent floor would increase by ten until the sixty-fourth floor, after which there would be other changes.】

【Facing the encirclement of one hundred Ninth Layer Dao Foundation Cultivators, you already felt a hint of pressure without using your Heart Power power. This was because these projections were not rigid; they coordinated their attacks with extraordinary tacit agreement, even forming unique Combined Attack Battle Arrays.】

【The Daoist Magic they unleashed in their combined attack almost broke through one layer of your defense. Fortunately, you had more than one shield cast on yourself.】

【This battle lasted for quite some time. It took you half an hour to deal with these projections one by one. Thankfully, the projections within the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda were there to test the challengers and would not flee; otherwise, if they scattered, you wouldn't know when you'd be able to deal with them.】

【After resolving the battle, you arrived at the sixty-fifth floor, where the battleground had expanded significantly.】

【Soon, the projections for the sixty-fifth floor appeared. This time, there were only ten opponents, but their overall Aura was much stronger than the one hundred Ninth Layer Dao Foundation Cultivators on the sixty-fourth floor.】

【The Dao Foundation quality of these ten projections had all reached the Spirit Essence Dao Foundation, making them elite Dao Foundation Cultivators.】

【As soon as the battle began, you noticed that the quality of these ten people's Daoist Magic and their casting speed were indeed stronger than ordinary Cultivators. Their Daoist Magic transitions were smooth and flowing, and their cooperation was seamless.】

【Furthermore, due to their higher Realm, even if their Dao Foundation quality was not as good as yours, their spiritual power quality was not far off from yours.】

【Initially, due to your strong defense, they couldn't break through it, so you could take your time to kill them one by one.】

【However, as the floors increased, the number of these projections also rose, still adding ten people per floor.】

【When the number of these elite Dao Foundation Cultivator projections reached fifty, your defense started to struggle.】

【But you're not a stationary Boss. You are most proficient in cultivation of Escape-type Daoist Magic. With a flicker of your figure, you transformed into an elusive streak of light, freely traversing through the sky full of spells. Even if these projections had higher cultivation, their speed was far inferior to yours.】

【Moreover, the dozens of previous battles had made you even more proficient in your mastery of Daoist Magic. You could skillfully combine them to unleash a power greater than the sum of its parts.】

【For example, the perfect Fusion of fire-type Daoist Magic and wind-type Daoist Magic could make the unleashed flames even more violent. Concealing lightning magic within water currents allowed every counterattack to be unexpected. You began to employ a refined kiting tactic, continuously wearing down your opponents' strength while moving.】

【Relying on this advantage, you broke through to the seventy-fourth floor like a hot knife through butter. The challenge on this floor was extraordinary: a full hundred Cultivator projections, all having condensed a Spirit Essence Dao Foundation, stood ready in a formidable array.】

【The battle formation they formed subtly aligned with the numbers of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and each combined attack resonated with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.】

【However, you still won by using a cutting and interspersing tactic. As expected, the seventy-fifth floor featured ten Cultivator projections who had condensed a flawless dao foundation.】

【Even though you were confident that your Heavenly Heart Dao Foundation was stronger among those with a flawless dao foundation, the opponents outnumbered you and had higher cultivation. Without using your Heart Power power, you could only passively dodge.】

【Finally, you activated your Heart Power power. As your Heart Power power subtly operated, the entire world seemed to slow down in your eyes.】

【You could clearly perceive the flow trajectory of every wisp of Spiritual Qi and even predict your opponent's next move. Under the enhancement of Heart Power power, your control over spiritual power reached an unprecedented level of refinement.】

【You didn't use any Daoist Magic; you simply used a more exquisite technique to transform your spiritual power into a terrifying torrent of energy. The ten flawless dao foundation projections didn't even have time to react before they were annihilated in this earth-shattering blow.】

【After clearing this stage, you left the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda. After all, your purpose for this trial was merely to familiarize yourself with cultivator combat; otherwise, you would have implemented your 'old six' tactic from the start.】

【Now that you were familiar with battles between cultivators, you decided not to continue.】

【Moreover, the Azure Cloud Sect's Heaven-Reaching Pagoda was not the original body; the energy for its operation was provided by the Azure Cloud Sect, so it would not produce Purple Mansion Realm projections.】

【Projections of the Dao Foundation Realm alone no longer served as a trial for you. After using Heart Power power, even one hundred Ninth Layer Dao Foundation Cultivator projections with a flawless dao foundation would only be instantly killed by you.】

【Of course, the most important thing was that these were only projections of the Tongtian Realm here at the Azure Cloud Sect, and the rewards for clearing them were Azure Cloud Sect's Contribution Points. As a Secret Legacy Disciple, you had no need for Contribution Points in the Azure Cloud Sect.】