211: Chapter 211 The Madman

To achieve a Breakthrough to the Spirit Ascension Realm, two major prerequisites must be met.

First, one must condense all the True Qi within the Dantian into a liquid state, reaching Perfection in the Tiangang Realm.

Second, one must undergo an Awakening of the Heart-Phase Dao Seed and carve out the prototype of the Heart-Phase World within the spiritual consciousness.

After satisfying these conditions, one must immediately use True Qi to construct a Divine Bridge within the body, connecting the Dantian to the Heart-Phase World.

The Heart-Phase World goes without saying, and as for the method of constructing the Divine Bridge, Chen Moxuan had long ago thoroughly analyzed it through [All-Things Calculation], mastering the technique completely.

With the quality of his True Qi far exceeding that of other Martial Artists at the same stage, combined with his exquisite and subtle control over True Qi, the Divine Bridge he would construct would likely rank among the best in terms of resilience and stability among all Tiangang Realm Martial Artists in the history of the Martial Arts World.

Not to mention the possibility of failure.

Therefore, once he reached Perfection in the Tiangang Realm, he would logically be able to achieve a Breakthrough to the Spirit Ascension Realm and officially join the ranks of Martial Arts Grandmasters.

If he were in the Martial Arts World, given Chen Moxuan's speed of Cultivation, even if he were to Cultivate step-by-step...

He would only need to find a place rich in Spiritual Qi, and given ten days or half a month, he might be able to reach Perfection in the Tiangang Realm from his current Middle Stage Tiangang Realm cultivation.

But he currently had neither sufficient Spiritual Qi nor time.

To rapidly increase his cultivation, the only way was to borrow the method used previously in the Land of Inheritance, utilizing the high-concentration Spirit Tide Storm and powerful external pressure to accelerate the solidification process of his True Qi.

Fortunately, compared to his time in the Spirit Gathering Secret Realm, not only had his speed of devouring Spiritual Qi increased again, but he had also mastered the techniques for using many Special Abilities.

Relying on Mao Yutong's Authority, combined with the suppressive power of [Reverse Orbit Shadow Trace], he forcibly created a Spirit Tide Storm with a concentration that even exceeded that of the Land of Inheritance.

However, the Spirit Tide Storm before him only had sufficient concentration.

The Spirit Tide Storm in the Land of Inheritance was far gentler than this one formed by the forced suppression of Special Abilities.

Even with Chen Moxuan's Qi Control Realm body at the time, he would not have felt the slightest discomfort within it.

But this one before him...

Chen Moxuan extended a finger, intending to probe into it.

Instantly, the skin on his finger split open, blood gushed out like a fountain, and the piercing pain caused Chen Moxuan to instinctively pull his finger back.

"Are you crazy?! You didn't have me collect all this just because you wanted to rush in and commit suicide, did you?"

Mao Yutong shouted angrily upon seeing this.

She had not asked Chen Moxuan what exactly he wanted to do before.

But no matter what kind of energy it was, when compressed to this extent, it was no different from a highly lethal attack.

Entering like this without any protection was no different from suicide.

However, to absorb Spiritual Qi, Chen Moxuan could not use True Qi to defend himself; he had to enter with his Physical Body and make direct contact with the Spiritual Qi.

"Hey, hey… buddy, for the sake of our partnership, I chose to trust you, but don't tell me you're really just a madman seeking death."

Shi Fei's brows furrowed tightly, his expression full of worry and doubt.

"The help I needed from you is finished, thank you. Next, you should prepare outside according to the battle plan we discussed earlier."

"The rest is up to me."

Chen Moxuan took a deep breath, his expression resolute.

Crazy? Perhaps.

I have had enough of being a normal person who restrains myself.

I am a madman at heart.

When it's time to go crazy, going crazy is the right thing to do.

Without waiting for Shi Fei and Mao Yutong to speak again to dissuade him.

Amidst their incredulous gazes, Chen Moxuan suddenly lunged into the center of the Spirit Tide Storm, where it was at its most rampant and violent.

In an instant, intense pain like ten thousand arrows piercing his heart surged throughout his entire body, and Chen Moxuan instantly turned into a bloodied mess.

His figure was completely submerged by the Spiritual Qi that was so dense it was almost tangible; only the gurgling blood was constantly swept out from the Spiritual Qi storm, scattering onto the ground outside like raindrops.

On the edge of life and death, Chen Moxuan frantically absorbed every shred of Spiritual Qi from the storm, while simultaneously mobilizing all the True Qi in his body to convert it into wood-attribute spiritual power, rapidly healing his riddled body.

This kind of pain was as if he were constantly enduring the torture of a thousand cuts, leaving one unable to live and unable to die.

"Has he turned into a pulp of flesh…"

Mao Yutong stared at the Spirit Tide Storm, which was already shrouded in a layer of thick blood, her gaze dull, muttering to herself.

The energy in this Spirit Tide Storm was violent and chaotic; she had no way of sensing the situation inside.

"No, he is still alive, but I don't know how much longer he can live…"

Shi Fei's eyes flickered with a faint light, his pupils reflecting the miserable state of Chen Moxuan inside the Spirit Tide Storm.

At this moment, he used his Authority to delete the distance he saw between himself and Chen Moxuan's location, as if the two were close at hand.

If he hadn't witnessed with his own eyes that the Spiritual Qi, so dense it was almost visible to the naked eye, was pouring continuously into Chen Moxuan's body, Shi Fei would not have dared to say that such a state could be considered alive.

From the moment Chen Moxuan resolutely rushed into the Spirit Tide Storm, Shi Fei would have been powerless to intervene even if he wanted to.

He felt that even if he teleported inside, he probably wouldn't last more than a second before being torn to shreds by that raging storm.

But Chen Moxuan was able to survive inside this energy storm that was enough to kill him in seconds.

Although Shi Fei did not understand the Martial Artist System and still did not know what such self-abusive behavior could achieve.

But at least he could be certain that the other party's actions were not merely seeking death.

"Let's go and do what we need to do. Since things have come to this, we can only trust him."

Shi Fei withdrew his Authority and, with a grave expression, took Mao Yutong and left the place.

They needed to rendezvous with Lv Ling to gain as much of an advantage as possible for the upcoming rescue battle.

Not long after Shi Fei and the others left, Chen Moxuan had gradually adapted to the pain.

In order to conserve Mental Energy consumption as much as possible, he could not use [All-Things Calculation] to block the pain this time as he had done before.

However, this was just the beginning.

A high-concentration Spirit Tide Storm alone was not enough; a powerful external pressure was also needed to bring about a qualitative change.

Regarding this, Chen Moxuan already had a solution.

"Gravity Control."

As Chen Moxuan's thoughts stirred, a vast, incomparable gravity pressed down on him fiercely like a mountain.

Under this heavy pressure, the blood that had originally been swept away by the Spiritual Qi storm instantly smashed onto the ground, making a dull sound, like steel needles piercing into the ground, leaving behind deep holes.

And his skin and body, already fragmented by the Spirit Tide Storm, had the edges still attached to his flesh ripped off by this heavy pressure.

At the same time, this gravity did not just act on the surface of his muscles, but penetrated deep into his Meridians and internal organs, tearing at them wantonly, making his body unable to bear the burden.

His Meridians and internal organs were torn under the heavy pressure, unable to bear it.

The further intensified pain, surging like a tide, nearly caused Chen Moxuan, who had already grown accustomed to the pain, to faint, his consciousness blurring.

But the results achieved were also very significant.

With the stimulation of this pressure, Chen Moxuan's Physical Body triggered a strong desire for survival, actively and frantically absorbing energy from the outside world to repair itself.

The speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi soared once again at this moment, reaching an unprecedented height.

Chen Moxuan could clearly feel that the other half of the True Qi in his Dantian, which was still in a gaseous state, was being slowly compressed and settled at a speed visible to the naked eye under the continuous replenishment of Spiritual Qi from the outside, gradually merging with the liquid True Qi below, becoming a seamless whole.

At this speed, it wouldn't be long before he could advance to Perfection in the Tiangang Realm.

Of course, the prerequisite for all this was that he could hold on until that time.

Normally, when a human suffers such intense pain in a short period of time, the nervous System triggers an abnormal reaction, leading to loss of consciousness to avoid brain damage.

However, whether it was maintaining the operation of [Reverse Orbit Shadow Trace] to suppress the leakage of Spiritual Qi, or constantly using wood-attribute True Qi to repair his damaged Physical Body, both required Chen Moxuan to remain sufficiently clear-headed and focused.

At this moment, he was relying entirely on a single breath to hang on, and the damage he received and the speed of his body's repair had reached a delicate balance.

A slight carelessness could lead to the leakage of Spiritual Qi, a decrease in the concentration of the Spirit Tide Storm, and his absorption speed not keeping up with his recovery, leading to death from excessive blood loss and severe injuries.

Or, if his thinking stalled and the mobilization of True Qi failed to repair in time, a chain reaction would form, and he would be minced into a pile of flesh.

Whether it was the former or the latter, it was merely a difference between dying sooner or later.

From the moment he thought of this crazy method and decided to implement it, only two outcomes awaited him.

Either death or a Breakthrough.

The world before his eyes had turned into a scarlet expanse, and Chen Moxuan desperately maintained the clarity of his consciousness, struggling bitterly in this torture akin to Hell.

His body was already on the verge of its limit; only his will could break through the siege.

"Come on… let's see if I die first, or if you are sucked dry by me first…"

Chen Moxuan's body trembled slightly, the voice erupting from deep within his throat low and hoarse.