Chapter 1012: Chapter 1009: Breaking Through the Sky Pass!
The night is as dark as ink, silent without a sound.
In the courtyard, Luo Feng sits cross-legged, holding a third-grade Yuan Stone in his hands, meditating and cultivating.
With every breath, a faint sound of dragon chants echoes within him, magnificent and mysterious. If someone were here, they would surely have an illusion, seeing Luo Feng’s figure become incomparably tall, able to touch the sky.
Returning to the small courtyard, Luo Feng didn’t immediately take the Purple Jade Ascending Qi Pill to break through his realms.
This time, he refined the Demon Race bloodline within Luo Ying, successfully breaking through to the peak of the eighth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm. His cultivation even reached the extreme limit of the eighth level, but the Yuan Qi within him was not stable.
Therefore, he plans to first refine his Yuan Qi, and only after his realm is completely stabilized, will he take the pill to attempt a breakthrough.
The time of a martial artist always passes quickly; in the blink of an eye, two days have passed.
During these two days, Luo Feng spent almost all his time in arduous cultivation, except for meal times.
During this period, he also inquired Luo Ying about the issue of Demon Race bloodline.
But aside from the fact that half a month ago, Luo Ying and Zi Ling went to the Red Flame Mountain and were injured while hunting Demon Beasts, there was nothing else discovered. In the end, he had to give up, only instructing Luo Ying to stop cultivating the Mysterious Monster Blood Refining Skill and selected an ultimate Profound Level martial art manual for Luo Ying to cultivate.
Time flows, and on the night of the third day.
Tonight, the full moon is like water, its moonlight spills across the entire small courtyard, as though laying a layer of white frost over everything.
In the clean courtyard, Luo Feng sits cross-legged amidst the moonlight.
Buzz!
He brushes his finger over his storage ring, and a thumb-sized purple Spirit Pill appears in Luo Feng’s hand.
The Spirit Pill is entirely profound purple, crystal-clear, with wisps of purple Qi rising from its surface. Looking carefully, one can find these purple strands are not chaotic or disordered but form a network that continuously cycles. At a glance, it even somewhat resembles the meridians in a human body, very mystical.
"Success or failure hinges on this!"
Gazing at the Purple Jade Ascending Qi Pill, Luo Feng takes a deep breath, his eyes glittering brightly.
The ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm is the ultimate level in the realm; it is very important. Once broken through, the two meridian wheels in the Heaven Gate Point awake as spiritual rotations. The circulation of spiritual rotations inside, quality and quantity of Yuan Qi can be greatly improved, and recovery speed can’t be compared to before. Generally speaking, only twenty martial artists at the peak of the eighth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm can barely threaten an early ninth level, showing the disparity in strength.
However, as one of the two heavenly barriers of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, breaking through to the ninth level is not easy. Many martial artists are trapped here for years or even ten years without breaking through.
This is due, although partly to their talent and cultivation methods, also showing the difficulty of the breakthrough.
Luo Feng did not originally plan to attempt the breakthrough to the ninth level quickly, but having the Purple Jade Ascending Qi Pill, he couldn’t resist trying.
The Purple Jade Ascending Qi Pill can help a martial artist increase their chance to break through to the ninth level by two or three tenths, which is already worth a try for him.
Without much hesitation, Luo Feng directly throws the Purple Jade Ascending Qi Pill into his mouth and swallows it.
Buzz!
The pill melts upon entering, turning into liquid that flows into his abdomen.
Immediately, an incomparably fierce aura rises from his abdomen, impacting his entire body, Luo Feng’s body trembles, knowing this is the most crucial moment, he doesn’t dare slack, calming his breath and condensing his Qi, fully operating the Divine Dragon Nine Changes, begins using the pill’s power to assist in controlling the Yuan Qi to impact the two meridian wheels in the Heaven Gate Point.
Drip...
Sweat drips from the tip of his nose, Luo Feng’s whole face transforms with purple light, extremely eerie, as his eyebrows twitch sharply several times.
In his body, the vast Yuan Qi with strands of purple Qi, under Luo Feng’s control, transforms into dragon-shaped Qi threads, constantly impacting the two meridian wheels in the Heaven Gate Point, as fierce as waves crashing onto the shore, wanting to smash everything standing in its way.
Boom boom boom...
With the impact, dull sounds emanate from Luo Feng’s body, at this moment, he feels as though his mind is about to explode.
This is the terror of breaking through to the ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, the Heaven Gate Point is where one’s spirit resides. Impacting the meridian wheels inside it is like using a heavy hammer to strike one’s spirit.
Physical suffering is a perception of the spirit; this direct striking at the spirit is even more terrifying than blades and indexes on the body.
Many martial artists cannot endure this pain and voluntarily give up, ultimately failing in their breakthrough, some even develop shadows unwilling to attempt breaking through to the ninth level again in their lifetime. Hence the ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm is called one of the two great barriers, the Sky Pass.
As time passes, blood slowly oozes from Luo Feng’s mouth and nose, but he remains oblivious, striving to concentrate his spirit, enduring the twisting spiritual pain, diligently impacting the two meridian wheels in the Heaven Gate Point.
He knows very well that the current situation is as if walking on thin ice, any slight distraction would mean previous efforts wasted.
And once the breakthrough fails, Yuan Qi will be greatly damaged, requiring ten days to half a month for complete recovery - a timeframe he cannot afford given the imminent New Dragon List Tournament.
"I must succeed!"
With a roar in his heart, Luo Feng drives his Yuan Qi to its limit, eight dragon-shaped Qi threads blazing and raging, carrying an incomparably fierce aura, charging towards the two meridian wheels in the Heaven Gate Point.
...
With the stellar spin, six days have silently slipped away.
In the courtyard, Luo Feng sits cross-legged, a faint purple aura covering his face, and more than a dozen fallen leaves decorate his head and clothes.
During these six days, he has been seated here, unmoving. Luo Tian knew that breaking through to the ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm is no small matter, so he had long commanded people to seal off the surroundings of the small courtyard within a thousand meter radius, forbidding anyone from stepping in.
The courtyard remains deathly silent.
It’s hard to tell how much time has passed.
Suddenly.
Crack!
The sound of something breaking came from Luo Feng’s body, while at the same time, the surrounding space trembled slightly. The fallen leaves on his body were instantly crushed into powder by an invisible force, and a layer of transparent ripples spread out in all directions. The airflow formed a several meters thick wind pillar, sweeping up the fallen leaves in the courtyard, and soared into the sky, stopping only dozens of meters high, before cascading down.
Inside the City Lord Mansion of Black Cloud City, Elder Yufeng, who was discussing matters with Elder Tian Jing, suddenly had a change in expression and looked towards Luo Mansion.
Elder Tian Jing also stopped speaking, looking up to see that giant wind pillar, with a hint of shock on his face, "Oh, Yuan Qi like a pillar, someone has reached the ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm."
Noticing Elder Yufeng’s expression, Tian Jing thought of something, and said in surprise: "Could it be..."
Elder Yufeng nodded slightly and exhaled:
"It should be Luo Feng."
Tian Jing’s tiger eyes showed surprise, "I saw him at the banquet last time; although he had broken through to the peak of the eighth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, the Yuan Qi was very unstable. I thought he would wait at least half a month for the realm to stabilize before using the Purple Jade Ascending Qi Pill to break through. Unexpectedly, in less than ten days, he successfully broke through the Sky Pass, one of the two major obstacles in the Spiritual Rotation Realm, stepping into the ninth level."
"This child is indeed an extraordinary talent. This time, to meet him, it was worth the trip. A talent like this appearing in our Flowing Cloud Region is truly a blessing."
Elder Yufeng sighed, then said to Tian Jing:
"Tian Jing, in the future, you must assist the Luo Family to eliminate Luo Feng’s worries so that he can focus on his cultivation. My body is already decaying. Should significant changes occur in the Five Great Regions, our Gu Family may rely on this child’s blessing to survive."
Tian Jing nodded and said, "Rest assured, Patriarch, I understand this matter."
Luo Mansion.
Hoo...
Luo Feng exhaled and opened his eyes, letting out a weary sigh.
"No wonder countless martial artists are stuck at the ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm. The Sky Pass is indeed a formidable barrier, not easy to breakthrough. Without the aid of the Purple Jade Ascending Qi Pill, it would have taken me at least another half month to successfully break into the ninth level."
Murmuring to himself, Luo Feng stood up with a wave of his hand.
Hoo!
Airflow surged, and the fallen leaves in the courtyard whirled up into the air, then were ground into powder, sprinkled into the nearby flowerbed.
Looking at the rising morning sun in the eastern sky, Luo Feng’s face revealed a trace of a satisfying smile.
"Anyway, I’ve finally succeeded in stepping into the ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm. It’s a pity that the Four Symbols Saber Technique only contains the first form, Spring Breeze-as-Heart-Wills. If there was a complete secret manual for the saber technique, combined with the Demon Form Technique’s thirty percent release of Demon Qi and seventy percent of Grand Momentum, encountering martial artists at the late ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, I would still be able to fight. If I were to meet a martial artist at the late ninth level now, fighting wouldn’t be a problem, but winning would be extremely challenging. If the opponent were a genius like Yan Feihua, I’d only be able to flee."
Pondering this, Luo Feng let out a bitter laugh, shaking his head, realizing he was aiming too high.
Having just broken through to the ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, already having the power to match martial artists at the mid-ninth level, if it were someone else, they would be ecstatic.
The path must be taken step by step, and nothing can be achieved overnight, including cultivation.
Patting his clothes, Luo Feng looked up at the fiery morning sun, whispering: "I am progressing, and others aren’t standing still either. To win first place in the New Dragon List competition, just with my current strength, it’s far from enough... It’s time to set out."
Exhaling deeply, Luo Feng began to wash up, feeling uncomfortable with blood and impurities from his body sticking to him after days of pushing through the realm.
At this moment.
Bang bang bang...
Suddenly, there’s a knocking sound coming from outside the courtyard.
"Feng Er, are you still cultivating?" a gentle voice came through, it was Yang Qing.
Luo Feng said: "No. Mother, wait a moment."
"Alright."
After washing up briefly, Luo Feng quickly changed his clothes and opened the courtyard door.
Standing outside the courtyard were many people, Luotian and his wife, Luo Zhan and his wife, as well as Luo Ying and Zi Ling.
"Father, Mother, Aunt, Uncle."
Luo Feng greeted the group.
"Feng Er, look at you, your clothes aren’t properly worn. You are now the lord of Big Market City, and can sit on equal footing with the six King Marquises, so your attire should not be as casual as before, to avoid being laughed at."
Yang Qing smiled as she saw Luo Feng, stepping forward to tidy up his somewhat messy clothing.
"Yes."
Luo Feng felt a bit embarrassed, nodding, as Luo Ying and Zi Ling watched with smiles on their faces.
Luotian couldn’t help but ask: "Feng Er, did you break through to the ninth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm?"
Upon hearing this, everyone’s gaze simultaneously focused on Luo Feng.
