Strange mountains and rivers

Three years have passed in a flash.

Chen Huaisheng felt that time passed very quickly. He did not go into seclusion during these three years. He stayed in Dahuai Mountain most of the time. He even made a short trip to Taohua Island and Yefenggou, but he did not give up his practice.

But no matter how hard he practiced, his spiritual realm level seemed to have fallen into a plateau, stagnating and unable to break through to the middle level of soul condensation and advance to the upper level of soul condensation. In the past, Chen Huaisheng might have found this a little unbelievable.

It was unimaginable that I hadn't made any progress for three consecutive years. However, I had hardly left the mountain in these three years and had been concentrating on practicing in the mountains. How come I couldn't make any progress?

However, Chen Huaisheng was calm this time. He knew very well that in the past ten years or so, he had been sailing smoothly and had made continuous breakthroughs with great momentum. Even when he was practicing in seclusion, he hardly encountered any obstacles or challenges. Especially in the process of refining the spirits of various monsters to shape the cauldron, his original shortcomings finally began to show.

In the past three years, I have actually been using the spirits of various demons within me to make up for the deficiencies in the foundation of the cauldron. It has been a process of consolidating my root bones and foundation.

Refining the spirits of various demons is a long process. No matter it is the Great Sage of Water Ape, the Violent Tiger Demon, or the Nine-Element Thunder Boar, they are all the best in their respective spirit worlds.

The Great Water Ape Sage Wuzhiqi was formed through a thousand years of incense and vows. Even though the clone inherited by Chen Huaisheng does not have Wuzhiqi's original body, the power of a thousand years is not something that ordinary people can bear.

The violent tiger monster is no ordinary creature.

Chen Huaisheng originally thought that this was a fourth-level monster that had achieved enlightenment through cultivation. Later, during the refining process, he discovered that it was not that simple. If it was really just a fourth-level monster that had achieved enlightenment, how could it be able to compete with the Water Ape Great Sage Wuzhiqi? It was impossible to think about it.

During the refining process, it was discovered that there was something strange about the Violent Tiger Monster's spiritual essence. A spiritual essence core transformed from a human cultivator was embedded in the Violent Tiger Monster's spiritual essence. Moreover, after so long, the two spiritual essences with the same fate have actually shown a state of fusion.

This is a huge test and challenge for Chen Huaisheng.

Originally, he thought it was a pure refining of a high-level demon beast's soul, but he never expected that the demon beast's soul also contained the core of a human cultivator's soul. This also meant that during the refining process, he would also absorb and digest the soul memory of this human cultivator.

Of course, Chen Huaisheng cannot completely refine the Yuan Ling of the violent tiger demon and the Yuan Ling core of the human cultivator in one step. This is also a long process.

But he had to consider that if he also refined and absorbed the spiritual core of this human cultivator, it would likely bring some unnecessary trouble.

A human cultivator who could be targeted and devoured by the violent tiger monster must be at least at the Purple Mansion level, and his fate must match that of the violent tiger to have such a result. If this guy is just a lone cultivator, it would be fine, but if he has followers, the sect or family behind him will not let it go.

And the most tricky thing is that once you refine and absorb it, the spiritual perception of this human cultivator will automatically be inherited into your body, which is equivalent to a resurrection, and it will automatically establish a spiritual connection with its original bloodline. This means that as long as they are within a certain distance, the two sides will automatically establish a connection, and the other party may find you through this connection. How should you explain the whole story to the other party at that time?

The distance depends on the other party's spiritual level. If it is high enough, it may be sensed hundreds or even thousands of miles away.

Even the Nine-Yuan Thunder Boar is equally extraordinary. After the Battle of Bailu Cliff, it was besieged by many Purple Mansion Peak and Foundation Establishment Peak cultivators and lost its body, but its virtual spirit successfully absorbed the magic power of these cultivators during the attack, which made its demon spirit more solid after it became virtual. Refining this virtual spirit that has experienced the baptism of supreme war is also a big challenge for Chen Huaisheng.

But no matter what, Chen Huaisheng felt that he had benefited a lot from the refining and cultivation of the demon spirits. Although he had not made any breakthrough progress in the spiritual realm, in almost every aspect of the four foundations of the Taoist body, Chen Huaisheng felt substantial changes.

Refining the Great Sage Water Ape has a great benefit for the breakthrough, rebirth and enlightenment of spiritual roots. Wuzhiqi itself is a natural holy object, with natural intelligence, and the gathering of incense and vows, which can open up the roots of spiritual enlightenment and wisdom, and integrate with Chen Huaisheng's spiritual roots, which can be said to complement each other.

The refining of the Violent Tiger Demon focuses on benefiting the Taoist bones and blood marrow, while the refining of the Nine-Element Thunder Boar also brings great benefits to the meridians and blood marrow.

Combining these factors, Chen Huaisheng could feel that the four foundations of his Taoist body were in a state of being full and about to overflow, and a breakthrough in the spiritual realm level might be just a matter of moments.

Chen Huaisheng is in a very good state of mind now. He knows very well that for him to break through to the higher level of Soul Condensation may just be a matter of timing. Maybe tonight, maybe next year, maybe in three days, maybe in a year. It all depends on the opportunity. It is also possible that he will suddenly break through during a battle.

He doesn't care about it now because he is confident.

During these three years, everyone in the mountain has not stopped their practice.

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Lu Yao finally made a breakthrough in the Ice and Fire Secret Realm of Peach Blossom Island and successfully advanced to the Purple Mansion, becoming the fourth Purple Mansion in Dahuai Mountain. However, Xiong Chonghui failed to break through to the middle realm of Yunsui and is still struggling.

Among the disciples at the foundation-building level, Wu Tianen also failed to reach the fifth level of foundation-building. This was also within Chen Huaisheng's expectations. Whether it was due to his aptitude or age, Wu Tianen, who was over 90 years old, needed both persistent efforts and some opportunities to reach the next level.

The breakthrough and advancement of Zhao Sitian and Tang Jingtian was a natural thing. Zhao Sitian advanced to the fourth level of foundation building in the 48th year of Jingzhen, while Tang Jingtian advanced to the third level of foundation building in the 47th year of Jingzhen.

After Ou Wan'er gave birth to a daughter, she began to resume her practice a year later. In the 49th year of Jingzhen, she advanced to the eighth level of foundation building and became the first person to establish foundation in Dahuai Mountain.

There have been many changes in these three years. For example, Zeng Guolin, Yang Husheng and Xuan Chimei have all advanced to the second level of foundation building. However, Ji Huaijiang, Zhu Yanhua, Ju Zhenzhen, Yan Chixia and others have not been able to make a breakthrough in these three years. Similarly, Fang Baoliu has been unable to reach the peak state after entering the ninth level of Qi Refining. However, Tong Tong, Gu Yunchun and Yan Qingxia have moved ahead and have all reached the peak of Qi Refining, and are only waiting for the opportunity to break through.