The evergreen pines and cypresses were rooted to the cliffs and glowed with a faint golden luster in the afterglow of the setting sun. The sea of clouds formed a vast expanse of whiteness beneath his feet. In the distance, the red sun was setting in the west and the sky was filled with dark red clouds inlaid with golden edges.
Chu Feng didn't feel the desolate beauty of the sunset glow. On the contrary, he felt that there was a kind of auspicious beauty amidst the tranquility.
So much so that he had forgotten that this was the setting sun. In a daze, he treated it as the rising sun with gushing red clouds. What assaulted his face wasn't a sense of lethargy but, instead, a sense of vitality and prosperity.
What entered his eyes was an overflowing life force and surging vitality. Chu Feng unconsciously exhaled and felt his chest relax. There was a sense of contentment amidst the tranquility.
He looked down into the distance and felt that something was amiss. Usually, the setting sun would make people melancholy, but now, he felt as though he was bathing in the rosy glow of dawn.
The boundless clouds beneath his feet transformed into a boundless blue sea. A red sun leapt out from the surface of the sea, carrying with it the aura of a rising sun and the primordial power of all living things.
"Perhaps I should look at some people and things from a different perspective."
The experience was completely different from a different perspective. Presently, he felt as though he had jumped out of a cage.
That night, Chu Feng ate soundly and slept soundly.
Early the next morning, he borrowed a mount from the old grandmaster. He wanted to go out for a stroll and look around.
The old grandmaster was astonished and somewhat worried about him.
"I want to find a different way to solve my current problem." Chu Feng said with a laugh. "I want to throw away my old burden and escape the swamp of evolution. Now, I want to look at the mountains and rivers as an ordinary person."
There was a mountain sparrow on Mount Wudang. Its body was previously grey but now, it was bright red. It was fairly large and could carry people through the sky and earth.
Chu Feng sat on the mountain sparrow's back and headed east toward the sea. He observed the landscape along the way and found that many areas were completely different from before.
He wasn't aimlessly traveling as a domain researcher. After observing the various mountain ranges, he could clearly feel that the magnetic fields were extremely abnormal.
The old grandmaster wasn't at ease because the number of king level entities had increased by more than ten times. Super experts had appeared frequently from all over the world and it could be considered a global evolution. He had also followed along.
Chu Feng stood at the shore of the Eastern Sea and looked at the vast ocean that was even vaster than before. The waves rose and fell, and it was incomparably magnificent.
Listening to the sound of the waves and watching the real red sun break free from the surface of the sea, Chu Feng stretched his muscles and bones. He practiced a round of Taiji Fist and also the Thunderous Breathing Technique.
The Grandmaster asked Chu Feng what he planned to do in the future because he felt that Chu Feng seemed to have let go of his worries and untied the knot in his heart. Could there really be another path?
"Look at the sea, travel around the famous mountains, pick up that … girl. Yes, I mean to start enjoying life and stop fooling around." This kind of words made the centenarian speechless.
"Of course, you also have to work hard to become the strongest," Chu Feng added casually.
The old grandmaster nodded. It wasn't good to dampen his enthusiasm, so he let him do as he pleased.
"I'm serious. I haven't given up on the path of evolution. I'm only taking a short break midway. The most important thing is that I've discovered a golden path and can't wait to throw myself into it." Chu Feng was in a good mood and was full of smiles.
They had once entered the sea and landed on some islands. Then, they returned and wandered about the mountains and rivers on land. During this period, Chu Feng didn't forget to take notes while touring the famed mountains. He touched and experienced everything from the earth veins and mountain peaks to the magnets, jade, and underground soil.
They had been wandering around outside for half a month with the old grandmaster accompanying them. This made Chu Feng feel somewhat embarrassed.
"It's enough to let the chickadees accompany me."
The old grandmaster suspected that this brat had given up on himself and was going to roll about in the mortal world after touring the famed mountains to enjoy his so-called "colorful" life.
They returned to Mount Wudang several days later. This time, Chu Feng became busy. Every day, he would carve densely packed symbols on the mountain and experiment repeatedly.
He was researching domains and wanted to become a grandmaster in this field.
At present, there was no one proficient in domains on Earth. Comparatively speaking, he was an expert. The changes in the terrain revealed the layout of the ancient evolved beings. This allowed him to use it as a reference to improve his attainments.
This was a rare opportunity because some regions were covered in astonishing domains.
The book Chu Feng had obtained contained a large number of tadpole symbols which he needed to verify their uses. He had already achieved extraordinary results back at Mount Kunlun.
He stayed there for a long time and had covered every inch of the land.
He had even found many magnets in the five-kilometer pure land of the Himalayas. There were all kinds of broken and damaged symbols recorded on them. He compared them with the records in the Domain Heavenly Book and was able to discern what the half-damaged symbols were.
He had long since learned the basics and had already achieved certain results. Now, he wanted to study them in detail and truly grasp them.
That was because he had heard from Yellow Cattle that there were some domain experts in other powerful worlds rich in energy. Not only were they skilled in this field, but their own strength was also extraordinary.
There was no other reason. Those with peerless talent in domains could lay down some arrays to nourish themselves and achieve special evolutions.
For instance, there was a domain genius who had laid down a world-shocking nurturing ground. He used 18 types of domains to construct an area with shockingly dense life energy and used it to strengthen an abandoned phoenix nest.
In the end, he achieved six great evolutions in the phoenix nest and finally became an almighty with astonishing strength.
This kind of evolutionary path was quite odd. He didn't devour mutant fruits but instead devoured mountains and rivers. His boldness was even greater and, of course, he also borrowed the phoenix nest's nirvana ability.
In truth, that so-called phoenix nest was also a type of domain. It was just that it was even more complicated. Ordinary domain researchers couldn't figure it out and couldn't build a nest on their own. They could only borrow the phoenix nest's abandoned nest.
When the old grandmaster heard of Chu Feng's plans and found out what he wanted to do, he was also spellbound. This kind of evolutionary path was truly fascinating.
"Now that my path has been cut off, I plan to open a new path from the other side and open up the original path," said Chu Feng. He had never thought of giving up.
He asked the old grandmaster to help him find some ancient documents and secret tomes. He wanted to understand more. If he could obtain the experiences left behind by the ancients, it would save him a lot of detours.
There had always been legends of true dragons on earth. They had once roamed the oceans, and there were also records of ancient phoenixes. There were traces of them in many places.
He felt that both the true dragon cave and the phoenix nest would be of great use to him. If he could find them, he could use the support of various domains to solve his own problems.
He wanted to imitate the ancients and devour the mountains and rivers to evolve.
"Very well, I'll help you find them. The things in the national secret storehouse don't belong to the three mutant organizations. I and the others can also go in and search."
The old grandmaster exerted his strength and was extremely efficient. Within a few days, he had brought back some ancient books with yellowed pages. All of them were extremely valuable and unique books.
There were indeed records of dragon caves, but it was difficult for Chu Feng to reach them. There were traces of true dragons in the eyes of the Eastern Sea and the Southern Sea. These were the habitats of two dragons.
It was said that the draconic aura within was so dense that it could catalyze ordinary plants into mutant ones. For instance, the Dragon Blood Grass, the Dragon Embryo Tree, and the Reverse Scale Flower. It could be considered a peerless land of treasures.
If such a place were to be matched with complex domains and arrangements, it would naturally be able to nurture creatures and help them evolve.
At the same time, Chu Feng also found some records of ancient phoenixes from a stack of ancient texts and learned of their whereabouts.
"There's a bird in the south called the Winged Chick. Do you know of it? The Winged Chick originated from the Southern Sea and flew to the Northern Sea. It doesn't stop except for the parasol tree … "
It was too difficult for Chu Feng to set foot in these areas because it involved the forbidden areas of the ocean. The marine race wouldn't allow him to reach nirvana or devour the mountains and rivers at the bottom of the ocean. They wouldn't let him go there to evolve.
"I have to find the dragons on land and the ancient phoenixes that occupy the land." However, he knew that the difficulty was just as great. Even during the most prosperous period of evolution, such creatures were extremely rare and had only appeared a few times.
However, there was another piece of good news. The old grandmaster had brought back some bamboo slips and there were other records which gave Chu Feng some inspiration.
There were domain researchers who used three magnetic mountains to lay down the Three Flowers Above One's Prominence and carved out an origin magnetic cave to hide within. In the end, they achieved a super evolution and even achieved an origin magnetic body. Their strength was exceedingly high and they became a great power.
Additionally, there were also domain researchers with heaven-defying talents who transformed famed mountains into mutant lands. They regarded themselves as divine roots and used several famed mountains as the foundation to plant themselves. In the end, they molted again and again underground and were reborn continuously. In the end, they achieved great accomplishments.
Chu Feng's thoughts wandered. It turned out that there was more than one method. The geniuses among domain researchers actually had various methods to break free from their own weak state. They opened up alternative paths and allowed themselves to transcend. They were even more terrifying than those who walked the path of evolution.
"Devouring mountains and rivers to evolve. As expected, one's boldness is greater and can often overtake those ahead." Chu Feng sighed in admiration.
It was just that he frowned. Not to mention how difficult it was to find such a special place, even if he did find it, he didn't have that kind of strength at the present stage. Although he was quite talented in this field, he had only just started and couldn't turn something rotten into something miraculous.
The reason he dared to walk this path was because he had found a number of ready-made patterns in the domain heavenly book. He didn't understand them before, but he had recently discovered some clues after fumbling about continuously.
Within them, he found a "nourishing" method!
This kind of nourishing wasn't the ordinary nurturing, maintenance, or nourishment. It involved a leap in one's life level and an upgrade in one's constitution. It was evolution.
There were tens of thousands of domain symbols. If one had to rely on oneself to arrange them and form a unique domain with one's own style, it would take time to accumulate experience.
Additionally, this field was too obscure and even more difficult to walk on than the path of evolution. As such, there were very few people in this field and only top-grade orthodoxies could nurture them.
Now that Chu Feng had found ready-made patterns, he was naturally delighted. Moreover, it seemed those domain patterns were abnormally mature and weren't simple at all.
He realized that the origins of this book were even greater than what he and Yellow Cattle had imagined.
During the following period, Chu Feng fumbled about continuously. He carved symbols on the mountain rocks and used the special terrain to construct the original patterns.
This kind of thing was very particular. Even a single wrong stroke couldn't be done. The arrangement of so many symbols required great care, and the placement had to be precise to the extreme.
A slight deviation from the position of the engraved symbols would result in failure and even a great disaster.
That was because some tyrannical domains were extremely dangerous. A slight mistake would result in an energy shockwave and a huge explosion. The creator might even die miserably.
During these days, Chu Feng had always been cautious. Fortunately, he was only researching nourishing domains and not the tyrannical offensive ones. Otherwise, he would've died a dozen or so times due to the wrong placement of the symbols during the dozen or so failures.
Boom!
Even so, an explosion occurred during this period. The drifting energy between heaven and earth poured down and disintegrated the entire area. Chu Feng was sent flying with his mouth full of bloody foam.
"Damn it!"
Fortunately, Chu Feng had the stone fruit on him. He peeled off the stone skin and ate a bit of the bright red flesh. He was full of vigor and vigor once again.
Chu Feng spent the following days to his heart's content. He studied the terrain around Mount Wudang and pondered over the domain symbols left behind by the ancients while constructing a nourishing domain model.
In the end, he sighed softly. It was simply impossible for him to recreate that kind of grand nurturing domain at the moment. It was out of reach because too many materials were needed. For example, special magnetic stones and pure jade stones were all necessary materials.
However, he didn't have any of these on hand. He could only carve on ordinary mountain rocks, and the effects were clearly reduced.
In the end, after much research, Chu Feng decided to start small and lay down a simple nourishing domain. This was also a ready-made model from the book. It was a small unit of the larger nourishing domain and a component of it.
That was because Chu Feng didn't have the ability to carve a large domain at the moment. He needed to cover many mountaintops, and the amount of work involved was quite frightening.
"Bang!"
In the end, the small domain model engraved on the ordinary mountain rocks only lasted for a short while. Chu Feng didn't even have the time to study it in detail before it disintegrated.
He was almost injured by the explosion of the mountain rocks. Fortunately, the energy didn't explode along with it!
This small domain model was a success, but due to the lack of materials, its lifespan was extremely short!
He sighed softly. He was somewhat envious of those corporations. They possessed astonishing wealth and numerous manpower. If he could command them, he might be able to construct a large domain.
The old grandmaster was quite indifferent and didn't possess world-shocking wealth. There were only a few dao children training with him on the mountain, and he didn't have any property in the mortal world.
With his strength, he could definitely live a luxurious life, but his personality dictated that he lived a simple life, drinking mountain spring water and eating pine nuts. He was no different from a Daoist priest in ancient times who had achieved success in cultivation.
After understanding Chu Feng's difficulties, the old grandmaster went down the mountain to help him find magnetic stones. He also hunted a king level evil beast and exchanged it for high-quality jade stones.
Chu Feng's heart was filled with warmth, but this was still far from what he needed. He could only construct a relatively small domain model.
"This won't do. I must find a way to use the corporations and have them provide me with materials!" Chu Feng began to ponder.
But now that he had magnetic stones and jade stones, he naturally wouldn't give up. He began to experiment.
As expected, after constructing a small nourishing domain model, he felt a completely different aura as he stood within it. Dense life energy surged into his body continuously.
Very soon, the energy within his body began to increase rapidly.
"Damn it!"
But at the critical moment, the black and white grinding stone rotated slowly and once again dispersed the nourishing energy.
Chu Feng frowned. If even this path failed, then he really didn't have the slightest hope.
He hadn't expected the black and white grinding stone to be so tyrannical. It could crush everything and even disintegrate the nourishing domain he had constructed.
"If I can lay down a large nourishing domain that covers all the peaks of Wudang, I might be able to succeed in one go and achieve a tyrannical evolution."
But the current conditions didn't allow it. Chu Feng could only borrow the power of the corporations.
Chu Feng couldn't find a solution for the time being. He began to research other domain models and constructed them with the materials he had at hand. He wanted to advance continuously in this field.
"Weapon Nurturing Art?"
The second domain model shocked Chu Feng. He had figured out the details. If he could successfully construct this domain, it could be used to nurture weapons and allow them to grow.
A large domain was definitely impossible to construct since he lacked the materials. He could only lay down a simplified version.
Clang!
The flying sword beside him let out a soft cry. Its color became even more vibrant and lustrous.
"It's really effective!?"
Very soon, Chu Feng let out a soft gasp of surprise. Then, his body stiffened and his expression changed completely.
At this moment, he felt strands and strands of energy within his body. His body was actually showing signs of improvement. How was this possible? This wasn't a body nurturing art. It should only be suitable for weapons.
"It's this?!"
Finally, he sensed the source of the change in his situation. It was that black and white grinding stone. It seemed to be being nurtured and becoming more and more condensed.
Chu Feng let out a loud cry as though he had pierced through a paper window. He burst into laughter because he felt he had found a solution!
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