Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 129: Early Foundation Establishment

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Early Foundation Establishment

"Is this... the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

Chen Fan felt the rich power within his body, lifted his hand, and with a point in the air, a ray of light shot out.

Bang!

A large pit appeared on the indestructible cave wall.

"It’s so strong," Chen Fan said, his face full of excitement.

He examined his body and found that the meridians within were much wider than before, every part of his body was approaching perfection, and even his skin had improved significantly from the past.

"Eh? The strength of my body has increased by dozens of times compared to before!"

"Now, ordinary swords, daggers, and knives probably can’t leave any marks on me, can they?"

Chen Fan felt his body’s condition in surprise.

"Logically speaking, one shouldn’t experience such changes at the early Foundation Establishment stage. Being impervious to sword and spear is something one would at least have to be at the peak of Foundation Establishment to achieve."

"Could it be because of... the Nine Yang Divine Body?"

Thinking of this possibility, Chen Fan swiftly browsed through the Inheritance Record, and soon, his face showed a profound shock.

"The first layer of the Nine Yang Divine Body, my physique can actually evolve?"

According to the Inheritance Record, the Nine Yang Divine Body had nine layers, evolving continuously as one’s strength improved, with earth-shaking changes occurring with each evolution.

"Just at the first layer, I am already impervious to sword and spear. After a few more breakthroughs, I might even be able to block bullets. If I reach the ninth layer, what strength will my body possess? Could I truly achieve the legendary state of being undying and indestructible?"

Chen Fan swallowed, "It seems I really am a one in a million special existence within the Cultivation World!"

He used Inner Sight Dantian and found a group of flames continuously leaping there.

With a thought, that group of flames appeared in his palm.

The moment this group of flames appeared, the cold ice that had frozen in the Cold Cave for who knows how many hundreds of years instantly began to melt.

"Nine Yang Divine Fire, born with the Nine Yang Divine Body."

"In the Cultivation World, there is a legend that wherever the Nine Yang Divine Fire goes, everything turns to nothingness."

"I was previously wondering if I could cultivate True Fire, thinking if I could have that very famous Samadhi True Fire, then I wouldn’t have to worry about Alchemy in the future. But now, after the evolution of the Nine Yang Divine Body, it brought me the Nine Yang Divine Fire, which is even more terrifying than the Samadhi True Fire—a huge surprise indeed!"

"Although this divine fire is newly born, far from being able to burn everything to nothingness, it’s definitely one of my most formidable trump cards at the moment."

Thinking this, Chen Fan promptly retracted the Nine Yang Divine Fire into his Dantian, otherwise, the whole Cold Cave would soon turn into the Water Curtain Cave.

"Quite a few pleasant surprises from this breakthrough," he thought.

He took out a jade bottle, poured out three Gathering Yuan Pills, and swallowed them.

The Gathering Yuan Pill turned into a gust of qi upon entering the mouth, surging through Chen Fan’s limbs and bones, stabilizing his early stage of Foundation Establishment Realm.

"If I encounter Elder Si again, I am confident I can defeat him within thirty moves."

Chen Fan’s face was full of confidence; the improvement in strength had also fundamentally changed his own demeanor.

Martial Arts might allow one to enter into the Transcendent Realm, but it is fundamentally different from the path of Cultivation.

These two are simply not on the same level of existence.

"However, the Mu Family is a huge entity, and even at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, I’m probably not their match. If I want to take Qingyan away with ease, I’m afraid I’ll have to wait until the Golden Core Realm."

"By then, I’ll have the confidence to overlook those great families in the Capital."

Chen Fan did not become arrogant due to his breakthrough; instead, he continued to self-reflect.

Earth was not as simple as he had imagined, and even with the enhancement from a Cultivation Sect, he still tread on thin ice, not allowing any slackness.

He walked to the front of the ice platform, staring at the now mature, crystal-clear, and faintly glowing Cold Jade Marrow.

Then, extending two fingers, a light of Spiritual Power appeared, transforming into a Light Blade that swiftly sliced off two-thirds of the Cold Jade Marrow.

Feeling the pure energy within the Cold Jade Marrow, Chen Fan murmured to himself, "If the Cold Jade Marrow is used as the Formation Core of the Five Elements Fusion Spirit Formation, the entire Array’s level will be elevated, and soon within Hillside Villa, a continuous mist of Spiritual Energy will appear."

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Spiritual Energy produced by the former Five Elements Fusion Spirit Formation was clearly insufficient for Chen Fan’s cultivation speed.

And the Cold Jade Marrow could just address this shortcoming.

Putting away the Cold Jade Marrow, Chen Fan formed a Dharma Seal, covering the remaining third of the Cold Jade Marrow.

"With this small Array, while the Cold Jade Marrow grows on its own, it can emit some Spiritual Energy, forming Xuanming Stones in the Cold Cave."

Having prepared all this, Chen Fan planned to walk out of the Cold Cave.

The two corpses in the cave gave rise to some bad premonitions in Chen Fan’s heart, guessing that something might happen today.

However, just as he was about to leave, those vague pieces of information that had previously appeared in his mind suddenly began to crystallize.

Chen Fan immediately stopped.

He had almost forgotten this information which was encrypted.

Now that he had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, this information began to change on its own.

The pieces of information converged, and after a long time, they transformed into a voice echoing in Chen Fan’s mind.

"Save me!"

Chen Fan’s pupils suddenly contracted.

"Is this... Father’s voice?"

...

Outside the Cold Cave.

Elder Yun, Qi Rufeng, Chu Batian, and Wu Xing were all staring intently in the direction of the cave entrance.

"This kid really is not lacking in ability, eh? The coldness in this Cold Cave is so terrifying, yet he can stay for such a long time. I really don’t know how he does it," Wu Xing remarked.

Hearing this, Qi Rufeng pondered and looked at Elder Yun, "This kid is in his twenties, yet he is already a Grandmaster. Such a monstrous talent cannot be without a mentor. Elder Yun, do you know the details of this kid?"

Elder Yun shook his head, "I heard from a person named Dong Jian; I have never heard of this Chen Fan before."

Chu Batian scoffed, "Since it’s all hearsay, it’s very likely this kid’s strength is not as great as it seems. He just has a way to reach the end of the Cold Cave."

"In my opinion, we do not need to care about his identity; when he comes out, just kill him!"

Wu Xing agreed, "Exactly, I also doubt this kid’s true strength. It’s very possible that Dong Jian was mistaken; otherwise, such a genius Grandmaster would have likely been well-known in Huaxia by now."

Qi Rufeng nodded, "In that case, we need not have any reservations, and will simply slay him on the spot once he comes out!"

Elder Yun appeared indifferent, "An unknown individual; there’s nothing inappropriate about killing him."

Just then, a voice carrying the might of heaven emanated from inside the Cold Cave, causing everyone present to be deafened, and some of the lesser-skilled individuals even showed pained expressions.

"Who wants to kill me?"