Strange mountains and rivers

The universe was upside down, the sun and the moon were like wheels, and Chen Huaisheng only felt that his whole body was floating as if it was weightless. The feeling of every inch of his skin was so clear and precise, but his whole body seemed to be completely out of control, and he could not control it and let it float and wander.

The breeze blows gently, feeling warm and fragrant on the skin; the scorching sun burns the body like a needle piercing the heart; the ice essence turns into cold, permeating the meridians and marrow, making it feel like a different world.

Several demonic souls within the Taoist body's soul began to stir again.

Chen Huaisheng knew that although he had shattered the souls of Thunder Boar, Water Ape Great Sage, and Violent Tiger and integrated them into his own soul after overcoming the tribulation, these fragments had not been completely refined.

They are now unconscious, but their demon spirits still retain characteristics and personalities that do not belong to Chen Huaisheng, and do not completely obey Chen Huaisheng's will until they are completely refined and integrated into one.

This requires a process, and perhaps it will continue until the golden elixir is achieved. Once there is an opportunity, they will emerge, but Chen Huaisheng firmly believes that this is an irreversible process.

But this time after entering the secret realm, these demon spirits were aroused again and began to struggle.

It's not that they would break free from control, as their consciousness had already been shattered. However, this unconscious resistance and struggle brought a lot of obstacles to Chen Huaisheng's practice.

Chen Huaisheng also understood that this should be a normal phenomenon.

The special environment in the secret realm is to stimulate the vibration of all functions of the cultivator's body, including roots, bones, meridians, and marrow, so that they can fully grow and develop in such an environment. Then, while all aspects of Chen Huaisheng's Taoist body are constantly growing, those unstable souls that have not yet been completely refined are also magnified.

It can be said that this is a mixed blessing, but overall the joy outweighs the sorrow.

The Taoist body is improving and growing stronger in all aspects, and the remaining demon spirit souls are also growing, but this is equivalent to setting up challenges that are more difficult to solve and overcome for oneself, but it will also bring greater benefits. If these demon spirit souls can be refined, they can also be incorporated into one of the Dan Yuan in one's own cauldron.

In this ethereal and floating state, Chen Huaisheng had to calm his mind and control his Yuan Ling to suppress the remaining movements of the demon spirit's Yuan Soul.

This kind of stalemate and torment is very uncomfortable, but it is of great benefit to the toughness of the entire root bone and meridians.

Almost every once in a while when Chen Huaisheng felt like he couldn't hold on any longer, he could feel these things growing strong in him, which motivated him to continue to persevere.

He felt that his body was like a string that was constantly being stretched tight. Every time he wanted to give up, the improvement of the four foundations of his Taoist body seemed to increase his threshold a little bit, allowing him to hold on a little longer, so he chose to continue to persevere.

And so it goes on, over and over again, in an endless cycle.

The strings are stretched and relaxed, like the cycle of the sun and the moon, like the autumn of plants, like the flying stars, like the withering and flourishing, the thick and thin. There were several times when Chen Huaisheng felt that he had gained enough and could restrain himself, but he was still reluctant to do so, or was unwilling to give up.

It would be a pity to give up such an opportunity before making the most of it.

Until one day, a cool feeling descended from the dome, the Baihui point opened, all the meridians relaxed, the roots and bones became transparent, the marrow flourished, and with a bang, it exploded in the heart, and I fell into a deep sleep.

Shen Gongyun did not expect such a "problem" to occur.

As far as he knew, in this Ice and Fire Secret Realm, unless one advanced to the Purple Mansion, the time required for breakthrough in the secret realm cultivation might exceed fifteen days. Enlightenment at other levels could take no longer than two or three days, or even one day. The longest time was no more than seven days, and it was quite rare for one to take more than ten days.

Even those True Lords at the Purple Mansion level, such as Yan, Qin, Qu, Yao, and Liu, who come to the secret realm on the island to practice in seclusion, usually only spend three to five days.

It took Liu Chuiyang only fifteen days to break through the Purple Mansion in the secret realm. It also took Yan Chixing only twelve days to break through from the middle level of Runpo to the high level of Runpo. Later, when he wanted to break through to the peak level, he also had to spend fifteen days. If he failed, he would come out of the secret realm on his own initiative.

But this guy has been in the secret realm for fourteen days, and there is still no news. Could it be that this guy is really going to break through to the Runpo realm in one fell swoop?

Even if it is the peak tide period, it should not be possible.

Coming out of this secret realm is also a very mysterious thing. Unlike ordinary seclusion, which can be awakened by special means, in the secret realm, it can only be achieved by relying on one's own understanding and concentration.

Just when Shen Gongyun was at a loss and was about to report to Yan Chixing, there was finally some movement in the secret realm.

A bright light shot up into the sky, seeming to disturb the entire secret realm, and even the aura of the entire secret realm began to shake.

Shen Gongyun couldn't help but take a step forward and investigate carefully, but he didn't dare to step into the secret realm.

There were constant lights and shadows in the secret realm, and spiritual energy was constantly colliding and stirring, making the entire secret realm unstable and causing Shen Gongyun to panic.

Fortunately, the disturbance soon calmed down, and a figure appeared on the path. It was Chen Huaisheng, but judging from his steps, he seemed a little dazed.

Chen Huaisheng was indeed a little confused, even a little dizzy.

He couldn't hold on any longer, so he fell asleep.

But he also knew that once he fell asleep, it might be the end.

After waking up from this sleep, Chen Huaisheng felt refreshed but seemed to have forgotten a lot of things. He couldn't even remember what he had experienced in the secret realm.

No matter how hard he tried, he only remembered the moment he stepped into the secret realm, but he had no memory of anything that happened afterwards.

But the feeling he gave was that the useless redundancy that had accumulated in his body had been thrown away, and his whole body became relaxed. He could not even recall the memory of practicing Yinming Ghost Arrow and Hunyuan Gangtian Gong. All of this seemed to have disappeared with his experience in this secret realm.

The roots, bones, meridians and marrow - the four bases - are all filled with a refreshing feeling of repetition of cycles. After repeated refinement, they become exceptionally thorough and pure.

Maybe this is what I got?

The middle state of soul condensation?

Chen Huaisheng did not have much experience regarding the changes after entering the Purple Mansion level. He entered the high level of Marrow Condensation almost in one go, then made a breakthrough to reach the initial level of Soul Condensation, and now he has reached the middle level of Soul Condensation in the Ice and Fire Secret Realm.

But he could feel that the uneasiness and restlessness in his own soul was also intensifying. The remnants of the demon soul obtained enough spiritual nourishment in the secret realm and grew rapidly.

Although their own spiritual power has also risen, their restless aura also means that they may no longer be the helping party as before in their own practice, or even in fighting, but will become the party of backlash.

Seeing Chen Huaisheng finally come out of the secret realm, Shen Gongyun looked him up and down, and after a long time he could not help but sighed: "It is said that this is a genius, countless talents are attributed to you. I think Feng Qian is already rare, but Huaisheng, you are jaw-dropping, are you in the middle stage of Soul Condensation?"

"I think so." Chen Huaisheng was not sure how to answer this question. Being modest would seem hypocritical. If he answered it outright, he would seem too arrogant. He could only answer it vaguely. "He broke through in the chaos. Now he has forgotten everything in the secret realm. It's different from before."

"Brother Gongyun, what about you?" Chen Huaisheng asked back.

"Well, I can't compare with you, Huaisheng, but I have made great progress. If my prediction is correct, after I go back and meditate for three months, I will be able to advance to the ninth level of foundation building." Shen Gongyun smiled happily. He was very sure about this.

Everyone else had already returned to Peach Blossom Island, and the next round of disciples had also arrived on the island.

Chen Huaisheng and Shen Gongyun waited for another day before a boat came to pick them up.

Tong Tong and others had already been waiting anxiously on Peach Blossom Island with Yu Fengqian and others.

Although he was sure that nothing would happen to Chen Huaisheng in the secret realm, after all, this was not a breakthrough in the Golden Elixir Avenue, but a rare enlightenment of the tidal peak period. Even if he could not break through, gaining some experience would be a good gain. He believed that Chen Huaisheng would not be so stubborn as to demand some great achievement.

But he was still a little nervous inside. Chen Huaisheng's practice time had reached the limit - fifteen days. Only Yan Chixing had such a long period of enlightenment in the secret realm.

After learning the news passed back by Shen Gongyun, everyone felt relieved, especially when they learned that Chen Huaisheng had officially advanced to the middle stage of Soul Condensation, which caused another round of sensation on Peach Blossom Island.

During the day on the boat, Chen Huaisheng was also carefully sorting out his current spiritual state.

To be honest, the Soul Condensation Realm flashed by so casually, which was still a little beyond his expectations. He originally thought that this secret realm experience might be an opportunity for accumulation, and it might take another year or two for him to break through. But he broke through just like that, and it didn’t seem too unusual. There had been so many unusual situations in the past, and everyone might have become numb to it.

This is also a good thing, at least it can strengthen everyone's confidence in themselves.