Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming
Chapter 972 - 451: Breaking Through to Purple Mansion Late Stage [8000-Word Mega Chapter, Please Subscribe]_4

Zhou Chun, upon hearing the words, immediately replied in a low voice, "Your subordinate is ready, and as soon as the Commandant approves, I can begin my closed-door breakthrough at any time!"

"Then I approve one year of leave for you so that you can return to your Zhou Family's sect to make your breakthrough!"

Wei Yong pondered for a moment before voicing his plan.

Afraid that Zhou Chun might find the time too short, he added earnestly, "One year of leave is the limit I can negotiate for you. Given the urgency of the war, it's impossible for you to spend too much time in seclusion!"

"Yes, your subordinate understands."

Zhou Chun nodded in agreement, quite understanding of the situation.

He hadn't expected much time for seclusion in the first place, so one year was quite a good deal already.

Moreover, for him, too much time was meaningless and would not be conducive to establishing his merit and competing for a position among the "Seven Spirit Elites."

Subsequently, under Wei Yong's arrangements, Zhou Chun completed the necessary procedures, then handed over the daily management and command of the first brigade to Deputy Commander Cheng Zhiming, before taking his harvest and temporarily leaving the battlefield to return to the Zhou Family.

Due to the urgency of time, after returning to the Zhou Family, Zhou Chun did not bother much with family affairs. He simply handed over the twelve Horned Winged Serpent eggs to Zhou Mingde to hatch and cultivate for the family cultivators when he saw fit.

He also gave the damaged Golden Rainbow Sword to Zhou Mingde, asking him to send it to Green Lotus Temple for Master Qingwei to repair.

Afterward, Zhou Chun took the Jade Liquid Aurum Pill in his cave dwelling and concentrated fully on breaking through the barrier to the Purple Mansion Late Stage.

In truth, Barrier Breaking Spirit Pills could help cultivators break through minor realm barriers, but their success rate was not guaranteed.

Even the Jade Liquid Aurum Pill, which was most suitable for Zhou Chun's use, could only increase his success rate by forty to fifty percent.

Thus, to truly break through the barrier, a cultivator's own accumulation and foundation were crucial.

Zhou Chun's accumulation might not have been as profound as that of cultivators like Zhou Mingde, who had been stalled at the threshold of a realm barrier for decades, but his foundation was by no means weak.

His cultivation technique, the Golden Cauldron Profound Art, was comparable even to the top techniques of the great sects. Moreover, he had spent several decades at the initial stage of Purple Mansion, solidifying his own foundation.

Now relying on the potent efficacy of the Jade Liquid Aurum Pill, after just a few attempts, he successfully broke through the realm barrier, officially entering the Purple Mansion Late Stage!

Still, relying solely on Barrier Breaking Spirit Pills to exceed the realm barrier did indeed cause some damage to a cultivator's Dantian and meridians. After Zhou Chun's successful breakthrough, he could not meditate or cultivate for three to four months. He could only recuperate slowly and heal his injuries.

Fortunately, the Slaying God Technique's cultivation did not involve much use of Mana, so he was able to continue practicing it normally.

About half a year into his seclusion, Zhou Chun not only eradicated the damage caused by taking the Barrier Breaking Spirit Pill, but he also successfully condensed the Slaying God Sword and mastered the Slaying God Technique, a secret technique.

"Indeed, my thinking was correct. After the breakthrough to the Purple Mansion Late Stage, my Divine Soul and Divine Sense both increased, making the cultivation of the 'Slaying God Technique' naturally easier than before. Now I have finally mastered this secret technique!"

Inside the cave dwelling, an inner view from Zhou Chun's Divine Sense revealed that within his Purple Mansion, a transparent sword now appeared in the hands of his Divine Soul—the hard-earned Slaying God Sword.

In the future, while facing an opponent, simply by channeling the spell, he could use the Slaying God Sword to strike from a distance and sever his enemy's Divine Soul.

After completing the internal examination of his Purple Mansion, Zhou Chun's consciousness descended into the sea of Qi within his Dantian.

There, atop a golden Dao Cauldron that sparkled with spiritual light, which suppressed a golden pond beneath it.

Having broken through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage, Zhou Chun's Mana had grown by nearly half compared to before, and the quality was also much purer.

Now he just had to cultivate in a step-by-step fashion for a while, enhancing his Mana until it could grow no further, and then he could attempt Core Formation.

"Core Formation isn't urgent. Since I've broken through the barrier using a Barrier Breaking Spirit Pill, it's naturally inferior to a normal breakthrough, and the toxins in my body need time to dissipate."

"For at least the next ten years, it's not advisable to rush Core Formation. I should solidify my foundation and refine my Mana."

"When my Mana can no longer improve and refining yields no further effect, then it won't be too late to attempt Core Formation!"

A glint of determination flickered in Zhou Chun's eyes. He had his own plan for his subsequent cultivation and was in no rush to pursue Core Formation.

At the end of the day, he was not even two hundred years old.

As long as he could achieve Core Formation before turning two hundred, this would be considered quite successful in the Cultivation World.

That meant he would still have seven to eight hundred years of cultivation time, and it was almost certain he could cultivate to the Golden Core Late Stage and have a chance to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Conversely, if he only managed to achieve Core Formation after four hundred years, his life would likely remain confined to the Golden Core Stage.

At this time, only half of Zhou Chun's leave had passed, and he still had six months of free time.

So, rather than coming out of seclusion, he continued to immerse himself in rigorous practice, devoting more energy to cultivating the Heart Lotus Orthodox Method.

Zhou Chun did not expect to advance to the third layer of the Heart Lotus Orthodox Method in such a short time, but any progress would be beneficial in future confrontations with Demon Cultivators.

After all, having reached the Late Stage of Purple Mansion, his resistance to the beguiling echoes of Enchantment Valley's Demon Cultivators had significantly improved. With the aid of the Clear-Hearted and Focused Spirit Technique, he should be more than capable of withstanding the charm of most Enchantment Valley's entrancing echoes.