Chapter 272: First Encounter with Mahayana, Spiritual Essence Symbiosis Technique
Chen An calmed his mind, made hand gestures, and pushed the Jiuwu Zhenbi Formation to its extreme.

The Taixuan Guiyuan Stone began to rotate slowly, absorbing the surrounding Bifeng. At the same time, the five-colored divine light was constantly circulating and transforming, forming an endless cycle, enhancing the stability of the formation.

The Bifeng disaster was like a sharp blade, hovering over the Kuxiu Mountain, constantly trying to eat into it.

The protective effect of the Jiuwu Zhenbei Array is beyond imagination. Although the Beifeng Jie is powerful, it has never been able to penetrate this layer of protection. The light blue light shield trembles slightly under the impact of the Beifeng, but after each impact, the light shield will return to its original state, as if it has infinite vitality.

Not only that, at this moment, rays of light blue also slowly flowed through Chen An's body, suppressing the Bi Feng that was raging in his body and preventing it from causing any waves.

As time passed, the intensity of the Bifeng disaster gradually weakened, and Chen An felt that the wind above his head was getting weaker and weaker, until finally, the cool breeze that shook his soul completely disappeared.

He slowly opened his eyes, with a hint of fatigue in his eyes, but more of relief.

The Bifeng disaster finally passed, and Chen An successfully withstood this last hurdle.

His body also underwent subtle changes at this moment. The degree of fusion between his soul and his body reached a new level. There was no longer a clear boundary between the two, as if they had merged into one, interdependent and mutually reinforcing. His aura also became more stable and powerful.

The mana of a cultivator in the fusion stage is no longer a simple accumulation of quantity, but has undergone a qualitative change. Chen An found that his mana has become more refined and powerful. It is not only more stable, but also more efficient when used, and can support the use of more advanced and complex spells and magical powers.

This fusion not only brings about an increase in magic power, but more importantly, it can play a stronger role in battle. Chen An can now control his own power more freely, whether he is casting spells or using magic weapons, he can do it completely as his mind desires.

During the fusion period, the cultivator can show his own Dharmakāya, which is a special form that usually represents the highest manifestation of the cultivator's primordial spirit. Chen An's own Dharmakāya phantom also naturally transformed into his true Dharmakāya body.

Chen An was quite delighted as he felt his strength increase greatly. Although this place was remote, the thunder tribulation made quite a noise and would definitely attract a large number of cultivators to watch.

Without stopping, he casually put Kuxiu Mountain back into the Qiankun Pot and planned to jump back to Feiyun City.

Somewhere in the vast sea, an old man with a kind face, dressed in white, looked at Chen An's departing back and nodded with satisfaction, muttering: "Our human race has finally produced a younger generation with good potential. In just less than a hundred years, several fusions have appeared one after another. Tianyuan will surely prosper in the future!"

Qin Tianxing stood there quietly, his eyes filled with complicated emotions.

For many years, he has been shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting the human race alone, and has gone through a lot of hardships.

Now that he saw Chen An successfully break through, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable excitement and relief in his heart.

Chen An returned by the same route, still immersed in the joy of his breakthrough in cultivation.

This time, I succeeded in breaking through and stood at the top of Tianyuan Continent. However, when I thought about the fact that I still had a long way to go before I could achieve immortality, the joy in my heart suddenly disappeared.

Just as he was about to return to Feiyun City, he suddenly felt an unusual aura following him. He stopped and asked vigilantly, "Daoyou, what do you mean by following me?"

Following a chuckle, an old man with a kind face slowly appeared. He was dressed in white, stroking his long beard with his hand, and his eyes were shining with brilliance.

"Who is your Excellency?"

Chen An asked in a deep voice, and at the same time, he gently waved his right hand, and a unicorn horn shining with faint golden light appeared on his palm.

He stared vigilantly at the old man who suddenly appeared in front of him, secretly speculating about the old man's origins. He had just broken through the fusion stage, and his body had not yet fully recovered to its best condition. If he encountered the enemy at this time, it would definitely be at a disadvantage.

The other party was able to follow him silently, obviously he was no ordinary person. He did not dare to be negligent and immediately went all out to prepare for possible conflict.

Qin Tianxing stroked his long beard and smiled: "Your spiritual sense is quite sharp."

He did not directly answer Chen An's question, but instead gave a compliment.

"Since you don't want to say it clearly, I'll have to use courtesy first and force later." Before Chen An finished his words, the unicorn horn on his body flew out and attacked Qin Tianxing.

Qin Tianxing smiled slightly, without moving at all, and Chen An's attack disappeared without a trace like a drop in the ocean.

"what?"

They were both surprised and looked at each other in astonishment.

Although Chen An had not fully recovered his strength, this attack was no small matter. An ordinary cultivator in the state of fusion could not take it so easily.

And since the opponent could easily dissolve his attack with just his aura, his cultivation level must be at least in the late stage of fusion. If we make a bold guess, it is not impossible that he is a Mahayana cultivator.

At the same time, Qin Tianxing was also surprised. Chen An had just made a breakthrough and his strength was not yet stable.

But even so, if the power of this attack was one or two points stronger, it would be comparable to the middle stage of fusion, which is really strange.

No wonder he was able to walk out of the purgatory-like Shenglin Island safely with only the strength of the eighth or ninth level of the Refined Void Realm.

Looking at the Qilin horn again, if my guess is correct, the Qilin clan’s silent words are probably to let this boy kill him!

Just as the two were surprised, a beam of light came rushing towards them from a distance.

"Chen An, don't be rude!" As the voice rang out, a resolute middle-aged monk in a blue robe appeared between the two of them. It was Jiang Taixu.

Jiang Taixu glanced at Qin Tianxing and bowed respectfully: "Disciple greets Master."

Qin Tianxing nodded slightly with a faint smile on his face: "This kid from Feiyun City is quite capable."

Jiang Taixu turned to look at Chen An and quickly explained: "Chen An, this is Qin Tianxing, a Mahayana cultivator of our human race. He has protected our human race for ten thousand years and is also my master."

While speaking, Jiang Taixu looked at Chen An in shock.

He originally wanted to report something to his master, but when he arrived at Tianyuan Island, he found that the master was not there. After learning where the master was from other fellow disciples, he came all the way here.

However, he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived, he saw Chen An and Qin Tianxing fighting. After looking closely, he found that Chen An had actually broken through the fusion level and became a being with the same level of cultivation as him. It was truly surprising.

After hearing this, Chen An's face suddenly changed, and he quickly stepped forward and bowed, "I am Chen An, the junior, and I don't know your identity. I am sorry for the offense. Please forgive me."

Qin Tianxing waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. It's a good thing for young people to be energetic. The old man hopes that the human race will have a few more cultivators like you." Chen An secretly rejoiced in his heart. If Jiang Taixu had not appeared in time, he would have made a big mistake. He looked at Jiang Taixu gratefully, and the latter nodded slightly, indicating that everything was fine.

"Master," Jiang Taixu said, "I came here this time to report an important news to you."

When Qin Tianxing heard this, his eyes flashed slightly and he signaled Jiang Taixu to continue.

"The Holy Emperor of the Sky has teamed up with other late-stage fusion monks from the other spirit races to seal the underworld rift on Shenglin Island."

Jiang Taixu's voice was low and serious: "However, in this process, we discovered that the Qilin tribe seemed to be colluding with the underworld. They intended to use the power of the underworld to revive the Qilin tribe and return to the top."

"Not only that," Jiang Taixu continued, "we also discovered that the Barbarians seem to be very close to the Qilins. The connection between them has become closer in recent years."

Chen An's heart trembled when he heard this. He remembered the details of Shenglin Island that he had obtained from the barbarians before. The barbarians seemed to know everything about Shenglin Island. Could it be that...
Chen An thought to himself that the reason why the Great Barbarian King knew so many secrets about Shenglin Island was because he had already colluded with the Qilin Clan.

Qin Tianxing was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then slowly spoke: "After so many years, the ambition of the Qilin tribe has not diminished but increased, to the point of colluding with the underworld. I really didn't expect that as for the barbarians..."

He paused and said, "I'll leave the matter of the barbarians to you. If necessary, don't show mercy. The current strength of the human race no longer needs the barbarians as a whetstone."

Jiang Taixu looked solemn and nodded: "Disciple understands!"

Qin Tianxing nodded slightly and turned his gaze to Chen An: "Chen An, although you have just broken through the fusion stage, you are quite powerful and will surely become the backbone of the human race in the future. However, remember not to take it lightly. The conspiracy between the underworld and the Qilin clan is far more complicated than you can imagine. You still need to work hard to improve your cultivation in the future."

He took out a bottle of pills and said to Chen An, "This pill is called 'Nine Transformations Heling Pill'. It can help you consolidate your cultivation and speed up your cultivation process in the Heling stage. You have just broken through the Heling stage, so it is just right for you."

Chen An's eyes lit up with joy, and he responded respectfully: "Junior will follow the teachings of the senior."

Jiang Taixu looked at the pill in Chen An's hand eagerly, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Qin Tianxing nodded slightly, turned around and looked into the distance, as if he was thinking about something important. After a moment, he spoke again: "Taixu, be sure to send someone to keep a close eye on the Qilin clan's every move. Once they show up, report to me immediately."

Jiang Taixu immediately replied: "Disciple will definitely take care of this matter."

Qin Tianxing nodded, and then his figure gradually blurred and turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the sky.

Chen An and Jiang Taixu looked at each other in silence, then returned to Tianyuan Continent. When they saw the coastline, they parted ways.

After returning to the back mountain of the Chen family, Chen An opened the bottle of medicine given by Qin Tianxing, and saw ten round and smooth pills in the bottle. Each pill emitted a faint golden light, and there seemed to be tiny runes flowing on it, revealing a strange and gentle breath.

He took out one and swallowed it. As the pill entered his stomach, he could clearly feel a warm and powerful spiritual energy slowly spreading out, nourishing his body and soul.

As time went by, Chen An found that his understanding of the fusion period was becoming more and more profound, and the originally vague barriers of the realm were gradually becoming clearer.

After taking the pill, not long after, his cultivation in the fusion stage was completely consolidated.

This elixir is extremely effective and appears to be very precious. No wonder even Jiang Taixu's eyes are filled with eagerness.

However, if Jiang Taixu were to take real action against the barbarians now, it would be very likely that he would completely destroy them.

Whether the barbarians will be destroyed or not has little to do with Chen An, but Chen Fengshuo is still in the barbarian tribe. After so many years, it is meaningless to let him stay there.

Chen An took out the communication talisman and immediately sent a message to Chen Fengshuo, asking him to come back as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, Chen Fengshuo wrote back a moment later, expressing his reluctance to leave the barbarians and his desire to continue staying among them.

Chen An was surprised and asked the reason in detail. He found out that this guy's cultivation had actually broken through to the middle stage of the Void Refining Stage!
The reason why he was able to cultivate so quickly was actually related to his dual cultivation with Shadow Barbarian King.

Perhaps because he had practiced dual cultivation so much, Chen Fengshuo had many strange ideas about this. He thought about improving his cultivation by practicing dual cultivation with more barbarian women.

He discovered that if he practiced dual cultivation with multiple female cultivators at the same time, absorbing each other's essence to enhance his own cultivation, then he could get rid of the limitation that dual cultivation should not be done too frequently, and his efficiency would naturally be greatly improved.

However, how to practice dual cultivation with multiple female practitioners at the same time became a problem, after all, he did not know how to split himself.

Chen Fengshuo pondered and meditated, and one day he suddenly got an epiphany. This method did not necessarily require dual cultivation. As long as he could establish the so-called "dual cultivation" special connection, his cultivation would soar even if he slept all day.

Therefore, he combined the magic skills he had learned before and referred to the many methods among the barbarians, and summarized a wonderful method called "Spiritual Symbiosis Art".

This method mainly uses some special means to establish a channel of magic power between others. The established connection can be maintained for a long time, allowing the practitioner to continuously draw magic power from the other party to enhance himself.

The most groundbreaking thing is that this method is not limited to female practitioners. Since the barbarians only cultivate their physical bodies, it is more effective on male practitioners.

However, this kind of martial arts was too evil. In order to avoid being mistaken for a demon and being slain, Chen Fengshuo stayed in the Barbarian Tribe and did not return to the Tianyuan Continent.

Chen Fengshuo even sent the entire set of skills to Chen An through a communication talisman, intending to ask Chen An to help improve it a little.

Fortunately, this technique was just created, and from beginning to end it only had a few thousand words, so the content was not too much and could be easily transmitted.

But since it is a new creation, considering Chen An's profound knowledge of many techniques, this technique is indeed very rough and there is much room for improvement in many areas.

After reading the content of the skills, Chen An couldn't help but sigh that this kid Chen Fengshuo could always come up with some new tricks no matter where he went undercover.

He remembered the Death Gate in the Eight Gates Divine Veins Sutra, which required projecting part of his soul into the Netherworld for cultivation, and using the vast dark energy of the Netherworld to build the Death Gate.

If the two techniques were combined, and one day the split soul was cultivated to perfection, and then combined with the main body, it might be possible to break through to the Mahayana realm in one fell swoop!

Moreover, he has the Qingling Huaqi Jue, so this matter may not be that difficult for him.

For a moment, Chen An became impatient and began to plan this matter immediately.

(End of this chapter)