421: Unexpected discovery

At this point, Huang Rong understood what was happening.

"Your Highness, what is going on?"

"Could it be related to this tea?" Huang Rong looked at Duan Zhengchun with suspicion.

"Hmm, your father has been stuck at the Peak Grandmaster Realm for several years without a Breakthrough. This is a good opportunity for him to break through," Duan Zhengchun said.

Huang Rong nodded, her heart filled with curiosity. She had drunk the Spiritual Wine before, which indeed could enhance one's strength, but could tea do the same?

She had never seen such a thing.

Picking up the teapot, she poured herself a cup. Immediately, the aroma of tea wafted through the air. Huang Rong took a deep breath, her eyes suddenly lighting up.

She picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, closing her eyes with an expression of pure bliss.

Soon, Huang Rong also immersed herself in the world of martial arts.

This cup of tea was none other than the Epiphany Tea.

Not only Martial Artists, but even Cultivators who drink it can fall into a state of Epiphany.

Such an opportunity is something that both Cultivators and Martial Artists can only hope to encounter by chance, not by design.

Watching the two of them, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Duan Zhengchun's mouth.

Although he was dissatisfied with Evil Old Man Huang's previous attitude towards him, since he ultimately agreed, it was only right to give him some benefits.

After all, he was his father-in-law. Now that he had thoroughly understood his daughter, it would seem too stingy if he didn't offer some advantages.

Anyway, he had plenty of this Epiphany Tea; he usually brewed it for casual drinking. To him now, it was just ordinary tea.

Duan Zhengchun did not disturb their Epiphany. He walked alone to the peach blossom forest outside, which Evil Old Man Huang had arranged with a simple Formation using the Qimen Dunjia method.

These Formations were useless to him, but in this Wuxia world, they were already quite an impressive achievement.

Duan Zhengchun walked alone to the seaside, feeling the sea breeze and watching the turbulent waves. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of tranquility.

Evil Old Man Huang really knew how to enjoy life, finding such a small island to live on. If he ever grew tired of the Jianghu life one day,

finding a place like this to seclude himself wouldn't be a bad idea.

"Huh... something's off."

Suddenly, Duan Zhengchun's expression changed. His figure instantly appeared above the sea surface, his eyes fixed intently on the water below.

He sensed a trace of spiritual power. There was a Spiritual Vein beneath Peach Blossom Island.

Since he had discovered it, naturally, he had to go down and investigate. With his Water Spirit Body, he felt as comfortable in the water as if he were at home, not only without any discomfort but moving with ease.

Duan Zhengchun plunged directly into the sea, his perception extended, and his body rapidly descended.

Colorful fish swam around him, many trying to approach Duan Zhengchun, but his descent was too fast.

These were just ordinary fish, unable to keep up with his speed at all.

Soon, Duan Zhengchun had descended a hundred meters, yet he still hadn't reached the seabed, which surprised him somewhat.

If he hadn't felt the spiritual power getting closer and closer, he would have doubted whether his perception was mistaken.

Finally, after descending another hundred meters, he reached the seabed. This was already a depth of two hundred meters from the surface, pitch black, with no sunlight visible from above.

However, this was nothing to Duan Zhengchun. Extending his perception was more effective than using his eyes.

Following his perception, Duan Zhengchun arrived at the place with the densest spiritual power. There was actually a small cave here.

This surprised him greatly, but since he had come, he naturally had to go in and take a look.

Duan Zhengchun swam directly into the cave and soon sensed something unusual.

There was actually a Formation inside the cave, and it was an isolation Formation at that. Probably due to the passage of time, the Formation was nearly failing, which is why he had sensed a trace of leaking spiritual power.

Arriving deep inside the cave, this area was enveloped by the Formation, with no seawater inside. After entering, Duan Zhengchun discovered something different.

Someone had actually lived here. The place had been modified by human hands; although simple, it was sufficient for one person to reside.

There was a stone table, a stone bed, and at the deepest part of the cave, a small pool formed from water flowing out of the stone wall.

The water gathered into a small pool beneath the stone wall, and the spiritual power emanated from this small pool.

Duan Zhengchun expanded his perception and soon sensed the situation behind the stone wall. There was indeed a Spiritual Vein here, but it was one on the verge of exhaustion.

Probably before long, this Spiritual Vein would be completely depleted. The Spiritual Liquid in the pool was its last essence.

Previously, he hadn't believed the System's claim that the Earth Immortal Realm was just the beginning. Now it seemed that the Nine Provinces Continent was somewhat different from what he had understood.

There were actually Cultivators here; only Cultivators could absorb Spiritual Qi to Cultivate.

As for Martial Artists, to step into the Realm of Cultivators, they must reach a level beyond the Earth Immortal Realm.

Martial Artists can only sense the existence of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi after reaching a Realm above Great Grandmaster, but they can only utilize it, not absorb it to enhance their strength.

To absorb it and enhance strength, one must reach the Earth Immortal Realm and possess a corresponding Cultivation Technique to absorb Spiritual Qi and improve.

Spiritual Qi is a hundred times more concentrated than Internal Energy. Without a suitable technique, attempting to absorb it directly would cause one to burst from the overwhelming power.

If merely consumed, the Spiritual Qi would dissipate, with only one-thousandth being absorbed, at most improving physical condition, achieving effects like strengthening the body and prolonging life.

However, that is the only effect it can have.

Nevertheless, with Duan Zhengchun's current strength, even directly swallowing this spiritual power would not harm him.

Still, it would be somewhat wasteful; a suitable technique is needed.

"System, I wonder if my fused Cultivation Technique can directly absorb this Spiritual Liquid?"

"Ding, the Host can."

Indeed, the technique rewarded by the System from the beginning was aimed at making him walk the path of cultivation.

Immediately, Duan Zhengchun did not hesitate and directly activated his technique to absorb the Spiritual Liquid.

As the Spiritual Liquid was absorbed, Duan Zhengchun's strength began to rise accordingly.

Finally, as the technique operated, quantitative change led to qualitative change. The power within Duan Zhengchun's body began to transform from gas into liquid.

A small pool appeared in his Dantian. As the liquid increased, the pool's contents grew more abundant.

After an unknown period, the pool expanded to the size of a lake, and a platform base appeared at the lake's center.

This platform base was the Foundation Establishment. Now, Duan Zhengchun had successfully stepped from being a Martial Artist into a Cultivator, also known as an Cultivator.

However, after Duan Zhengchun absorbed the Spiritual Liquid from the pool, the Foundation Establishment had not yet concluded. Helpless, he could only punch through the stone wall.

He extracted the nearly exhausted Spiritual Vein hidden behind the stone wall and frantically absorbed the Spiritual Qi within.

Finally, this broken Spiritual Vein turned to dust in Duan Zhengchun's hands, but he discovered that the Foundation Establishment still hadn't ended.

Now his foundation platform was already a hundred meters in size. Although he didn't know how large a normal Foundation Establishment was, the fact that his current situation hadn't concluded was clearly abnormal.

There was no other way; he could only take out Medicinal Pills and start consuming them.

The medicinal power of the pills began to be converted into spiritual power, and the Foundation Establishment continued.

Fortunately, the rewards given by the System before were sufficient. The Medicinal Pills given for each offspring were unlimited, though they were all low-level pills.