Chapter 225: The Third Level of Lianxu, Storm is Coming

After getting rid of the entanglement of the water sword intent, the wind, ice and thunder sword intents surged like a tide. The opponent's strength suddenly increased, and his momentum suddenly swept towards Chen An.

However, after this transformation, Chen An's sword intent had condensed into substance, so he was not afraid of the opponent.

The eight sword intents are centered on water, like stars surrounding the moon. The other sword intents surround it, echoing each other, forming an indestructible sword intent barrier, forming a delicate balance with the opponent's fierce offensive.

The two sides fought back and forth, swords flashing, and the fight was hard to resolve.

Time passed by minute by minute, Chen An resisted and devoured the opponent's wood sword intent. As the strength of the opponent increased, the opponent gradually disintegrated under Chen An's sword.

After being refined, the wood sword intent in the body gradually became more condensed, like a dead tree coming back to life in spring, achieving a qualitative change and breaking through to the realm of sword intent taking shape.

At this point, the balance of this battle has tilted irreversibly.

After several swallowings, the gold, wood, water, fire and earth sword intent in Chen An's body broke through to the sword intent form one after another, and the five swords came out together with unparalleled power.

The humanoid sword intent before him no longer poses too many obstacles, and he can enter the tenth floor at any time.

But what was surprising was that the three sword intents of wind, ice and thunder, after being swallowed, did not advance to the next level as expected.

Somehow, Chen An sensed that if he wanted to break through these three sword intents, the sword intent in front of him alone would be far from enough.

At this moment, although the sword intent has just made a breakthrough, its foundation is not yet stable. It is like a newly forged sword that has not been baptized by the years. Although it is sharp, it has not reached its peak.

Today's goal has been achieved. Further breakthroughs will not help the foundation, so Chen An plans to stop here.

But driven by curiosity, Chen An couldn't help but quietly went to the tenth floor to take a look.

What caught the eye was a boundless ocean of sword intent, with magnificent waves and endless layers of waves. The soft and gentle sword intent hidden beneath each wave was even more powerful than the water-attributed sword intent incarnation encountered before!

Faced with the impact of this vast sea of ​​sword intent, even Chen An had to use all his strength to barely maintain his body shape. Sword light swirled around him, like a small boat struggling to survive in the stormy waves.

However, he only held on for a few quarters of an hour before Chen An flashed out of the tower.

"The tenth floor is where the true form of the water-attributed sword is located. Its power is indeed as powerful as its reputation suggests."

Chen An sighed in his heart, but was not discouraged. He immediately walked back to his family. At this moment, there were more important things to do.

When I walked into the Qiankun Pot and stepped onto the Kuxiu Mountain, I saw two figures, one black and one gold, coming towards me.

"What's wrong with you two?"

The black-haired hyena and golden crow bird in front of them had lost most of their hair and feathers, and had completely become bald dogs and birds.

"The yellow-haired bird wanted to leave Kuxiu Mountain. I stepped forward to stop him, and he started fighting with me. This guy really wanted to kill me!"

The black-haired beast had a sad face, baring its teeth and cursing at the Golden Crow Bird, while sobbing and crawling at Chen An's feet, looking somewhat pitiful.

"You want to leave? You've really grown wings!" Chen An patted the dog's head gently to comfort him, and then glared at the Golden Crow Bird.

"I just want to go out and take a look." The bald Golden Crow bird had completely lost its former handsome appearance and looked like a broiler chicken without its feathers.

"The master said that there are a lot of people outside who want to pluck our fur and eat our meat. You... you don't want to live anymore!" The black-haired beast was sad, but he remembered Chen An's previous teachings and reminded him.

"You remember it clearly."

"Woof woof, I remember everything the master said." The black-haired lion wagged its tail happily.

Touching the black-haired beast's bald head, Chen An stared at the Golden Crow Bird and continued, "Think carefully. The outside world is not as good as you think. Without my protection, it is normal for you to get hurt or die. No one will care about you."

"I have been thinking about this for many years. Living under your wings is safe, but it is boring. I just want to go out and see the scenery outside. I would accept it even if I die outside!"

"If an accident really happens, I hope there will be an afterlife, and I can repay my master's kindness then!"

As the Golden Crow spoke, it began to shed tears unconsciously.

Faced with the sudden injury, the black-haired hound didn't know what to do. Seeing that the golden crow bird, which had been inseparable from it for many years, was about to leave, he also squeezed out a few tears.

"My wings have finally grown strong. If you want to leave, I won't keep you. If you encounter danger outside, don't force yourself. Remember to come back quickly."

This idiot wanted to leave. Chen An was sure that he had made up his mind and was not just acting on impulse. He sighed lightly and did not stop him.

The golden crow is also a bird, and sooner or later it will fly away.

His temperament is different from the honest black-haired leopard. He will not turn back until he gets a bloody head.

"That's enough. You're not going to cry anymore. How are you going to find your mother bird if you go out like this?"

Chen An took out a gray pill and threw it to the Golden Crow Bird: "Take the pill first and grow feathers first. You can't go out naked."

"Thank you, master!" The Golden Crow Bird swallowed the pill with great interest.

The black-haired beast looked at Chen An eagerly, as if it also wanted one, but it was too embarrassed to ask.

The Golden Crow Bird was about to leave, and Chen An did not try to persuade it to stay.

After a few days, when most of its feathers had grown, he asked his clone Chen Sheng to send it out of the Tianyuan Continent.

How he will become in the future depends on his luck.

"Master, when will the yellow-haired bird come back?"

The black-haired hound looked in the direction where the golden crow bird left, its eyes full of reluctance.

They often quarreled over trivial matters, and sometimes even fought each other. After living together for so many years, they had already established a deep relationship.

Suddenly the Golden Crow was gone, and at this moment the Black-haired Hound was like a lone goose separated from the flock.

"Why? You want to go out and try your luck, too?"

"No, no, I won't go there because the people there are so evil. I still have to look after the house for my master."

"That's good. Just focus on your training. With your potential, you will become a powerful person sooner or later. You can go anywhere."

"Do I really have this potential?" The black-haired beast suddenly became excited and cheered.

"That is."

What Chen An said was correct, but it also depends on who raises this dog. In the future, with the special talent of the black-haired dog, as long as it swallows a large amount of high-level, high-quality spiritual medicines, its cultivation will continue to improve steadily.

With his ability, it would not be a big problem to raise this black-haired hyena. "By the way, put this on."

As the golden-haired tiger jumped up and down with joy, Chen An handed him a light golden collar.

"What is this?"

"Spiritual Control Circle. If you go out without it in the future, others might think you are an ordinary monster. They might knock you out with a stick and drag you away to stew dog meat."

Chen An explained that the Lingyu Circle is the symbol of the spirit beast. To put it bluntly, it tells others that this is a spirit beast with an owner and cannot be killed at will.

"what?"

These words frightened the black-haired beast so much that it trembled and almost held its breath. It quickly put the Lingyu Ring around its neck and carefully felt the tightness on its neck. It immediately felt at ease and even its breathing became smoother.

"Practice well, or the Golden Crow Bird will come back and be so powerful that it will blow your dog head off." In order to prevent the Black Haired Hound from falling into emptiness, Chen An planned to urge him on and find him something serious to do, so he threatened him.

The black-haired hyena stretched out its claws and touched its bald head. It immediately felt a sense of crisis and said, "I can't let the yellow-haired bird surpass me!"

Immediately, it dived into the spiritual field and began to eat the fourth-level spiritual plants in the field.

Five years passed in the blink of an eye.

In the cave, Chen An sat upright on a green jade cushion, with a faint vortex of spiritual energy surrounding him, like an independent little world, isolated from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

His eyes were tightly closed, his mind immersed in a mysterious and wonderful state. He breathed in and out, and silently, a majestic aura slowly condensed around him.

Suddenly, above the lake of his heart that was as calm as water, an illusory image quietly emerged. This image was exactly the same as Chen An himself. This was the manifestation of the Yin Shen power in his body that had condensed to a certain degree.

After five years of hard training, Chen An, with the help of seventeen immortal tree fruits, has broken through to the third level of Refining Void. The Yin Spirit in his body is becoming stronger day by day and is already very powerful.

The next step of practice is to allow the Yin Spirit to generate Yang from the Yin, break through to the fourth level of Refining Void, and then enter the Spiritual Transformation stage.

During this stage, the main goal is to gradually transform the Yin Spirit and give birth to the Yang Spirit, laying a solid foundation for the future fusion period.

Of course, there is still a long way to go before the integration, and we have only taken the first step.

During this period, Chen An's practice life in the cave was both peaceful and fulfilling. He practiced diligently every day, took care of the spiritual plants from time to time, and supervised the soul-eating beetles to loosen the soil under the spiritual field. He was quite contented.

At this quiet moment, a burst of brisk footsteps broke the silence of the cave, and Chen Qing came in, exhausted, with a happy look on his face, bringing good news.

Chen Zhan's cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years. He has been promoted to the fifth level of physical cultivation, and his strength is approaching that of a magic cultivator. His outstanding performance in the Black Armor Army is even more eye-catching. He has been promoted to centurion, which is rare among cultivators of the same level.

In addition, other children of the Chen family, such as Chen Shuang, Chen Weiyang, etc., have also entered the realm of transformation. As a result, the overall strength of the Chen family has leaped to a new level and has become a veritable refining family.

Facing the vigorous development of the Chen family, Chen An smiled faintly, feeling both relieved and worried: "Yes, we can put some pressure on them appropriately."

Chen Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have just entered the Nascent Soul stage, how can I put pressure on those Divine Transformation cultivators?"

There was a hint of helplessness in his words. After all, it was not easy to convince others without sufficient strength to back him up.

Although Chen Qing had considerable experience in family management, he had just arrived in Feiyun City and his cultivation was still shallow. In addition, he arrived later than other members of the family. He gradually found that his voice in family decision-making was weakening. He gradually lost control of the Chen family and was already hovering on the edge of the core power circle.

"Forget it, let Chen Sheng do it. As for you, your cultivation is falling behind. This won't work."

Chen An reminded Chen Qing of this many times, but he also understood Chen Qing's difficulties. After all, due to his limited aptitude, even with the support of his family's heritage, he could only barely reach the Nascent Soul stage.

"Although the five-colored lotus seeds helped me speed up the refining of spiritual energy and allowed me to condense my Nascent Soul, they failed to give birth to a spiritual body. Compared with other strong people in the clan, the gap is still obvious." Chen Qing's tone was mixed with a bit of self-mockery.

Chen Qing had no other choice. This incident made him fall into autism for a while and almost delayed his formation of the Infant Soul.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of treasures that can purify the mind. As long as one has enough financial resources, they can be bought in Feiyun City. With the Chen family's current foundation, they have both financial and material resources, so when Chen Qing faced the inner demon calamity, he could use the precious treasures to calm his mind.

Speaking of this, Chen Qing changed the subject and mentioned Chen Zhan: "Don't talk about me, there is news from Chen Zhan."

"The Black Armor Army has been training frequently in recent days and secretly gathering resources, seemingly preparing for a major war."

As the guardian of Feiyun City, the Black Armor Army's only enemy is the barbarians. Chen An had foreseen this impending conflict during the incident with the man in black robes, so he was not too surprised.

"We should make preparations early, spend the spirit stones in our hands as soon as possible, and stockpile more resources." Chen An said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, our clan is already doing this."

Hearing this, Chen An nodded slightly, and then asked: "By the way, how is the collection of the several spiritual materials I asked you to prepare going?"

"Most of it is ready and here."

As he spoke, Chen Qing took out a storage bag from his waist and presented it to him. This was also one of the reasons why he came here.

Not long after Chen Qing left, prices in Feiyun City skyrocketed as expected.

The Chen family took advantage of Chen Zhan's information to stockpile supplies. Not only did they not suffer any losses, they also took the opportunity to make a fortune.

Not only the Chen family, this trend of hoarding resources quickly swept the entire city. Almost all well-informed refining families participated in it, while those small families with little information and helpless individual cultivators became victims of this wave of turmoil.

At this time, Chen An was fully devoted to the research of Sword-Addictive Grass and Nine Nether Sword-Addictive Formation. As for the affairs of the outside world, Chen An could not care about it. It was already good enough for him to stay out of the fight between the two races.

No matter what the outcome of this battle will be, the more prepared you are, the greater your chances of winning.

Chen An slowly untied the storage bag that Chen Qing had brought him. With a flash of spiritual light, a hill of rare spiritual materials appeared before his eyes.

Among them, the most eye-catching are the Four Symbols Stones. These spiritual materials come from the naturally bred strange stones in the ancient Four Symbols Land. The power of the Four Symbols, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise, flows in the stones. They are colorful and contain extraordinary energy that can balance the four directions and stabilize the foundation of the formation.

These spiritual materials are the key to setting up the outer formation of the Nine Nether Sword Formation and are indispensable.

However, the Nine Nether Sword Formation is extremely powerful and overbearing. If one is not careful, it may spread to the surrounding areas and cause irreversible damage to the spiritual plants on the Kuxiu Mountain.

In view of this, Chen An did not choose to take risks on the Kuxiu Mountain, but instead searched for another place in the Qiankun Pot and climbed up a lower mountain.

He had packed this in on the way to move to Chen's house, just in case of emergency, but he didn't expect to use it today.

Chen An placed four pieces of four-symbol stone in the east, west, south and north of the mountain respectively, carved corresponding patterns on them, and laid the foundation for the four symbols.

Afterwards, Chen An carefully planted sword-loving grass in a specific formation within the pattern formed by the Four Symbols Stones, ensuring that they formed a subtle and powerful resonance with each other, and initially constructed the framework of the outer sword formation.

After doing all this, the outer sword formation was complete.

Immediately, Chen An took out a Bagua orientation plate and measured around the mountain, looking for a suitable location to arrange the sword vein.

(End of this chapter)