"Oh, junior apprentice-brother went to the Devil Refining Platform to cultivate."
Not long after, Tang Guao received the news. This wasn't a secret, and anyone who wanted to know would know.
"Junior apprentice-brother's Qi cultivation is indeed a shortcoming and needs to be improved. But how much can he improve?"
Tang Guao knew that Chen Zong had entered the Devil Refining Platform to cultivate, and so did the other generals who were interested in Chen Zong. It wasn't that they coveted Chen Zong, but Chen Zong's outstanding performance and the fact that he was accepted into the Devil Slayers Division made them want to know more about him. This was human nature.
Curiosity.
"Chen Zong's cultivation is at the late stage of the Fourth Level of the Mortal Realm. I estimate that he will have no problem reaching the early stage of the Fifth Level of the Mortal Realm."
"I estimate that he will reach the mid stage of the Fifth Level of the Mortal Realm."
"Everyone, why don't I open a bet and make a small bet." A battle general who usually liked to gamble said.
"Alright."
"How do we play?"
The other dozen or so battle generals all agreed to a small bet.
"Chen Zong has reached the early stage of the Fifth Level of the Mortal Realm. The odds are one to one. Mid stage of the Fifth Level, one to two. Late stage of the Fifth Level, one to three. Peak stage of the Fifth Level, one to four. Peak stage of the Fifth Level, one to five." The general who wanted to open the bet said without hesitation.
"What if he reaches the Sixth Level?"
"Impossible."
"It's impossible for him to reach the sixth level."
"If he reaches the early stage of the Sixth Level, the odds are one to ten." The general who opened the bet thought for a while and said. Anyway, it was impossible.
"If that's the case, I'll bet ten thousand merit points on the mid stage of the Fifth Level."
"I'll bet ten thousand as well, early stage of the Fifth Level."
"Twenty thousand, late stage of the Fifth Level."
The generals all placed their bets, ranging from ten thousand to fifty thousand. The lowest bet was the early stage of the Fifth Level, and the highest bet was the peak stage of the Fifth Level.
The fifty thousand peak stage of the Fifth Level was placed by Tang Guao.
To the generals, fifty thousand merit points and a hundred thousand merit points were nothing.
Chen Zong didn't know that some battle generals were betting on him entering the Devil Refining Platform to cultivate.
Using the Mysterious Mind Art, the Demon Clan's Essence Qi was immediately attracted to Chen Zong from all directions.
The Essence Qi of the Demon Clan experts was the combination of their strong physique and powerful demonic energy. It was incomparably pure and powerful.
As soon as Chen Zong breathed it into his body, he felt like he was about to be torn apart.
The Devil Clan's experts suppressed under the Devil Refining Altar were not ordinary Devil Clan's experts. Every one of them had at least reached the high level, which corresponded to the Profound Sky Realm.
The strength of a Profound Sky Realm martial artist was many times stronger than an Extreme Mortal Realm martial artist. The Profound Qi that he emitted was extremely majestic even for an Extreme Mortal Realm martial artist.
Without the restriction of meridians, his spiritual energy flowed freely throughout his body. As his spiritual energy circulated, it was as if it had turned into a millstone. The essence of the Demonic Tribe that had entered his body was like beans that were being crushed by the millstone.
The essence of the Demon Clan was very tenacious and tough. It constantly resisted and tried to break the millstone of spiritual energy.
Activating the millstone of spiritual energy with all his strength, the essence of the Demon Clan was crushed little by little. After being crushed, the essence of the Demon Clan turned into an extremely pure spiritual energy. It didn't affect Chen Zong at all as it was sucked into the millstone of spiritual energy. As the millstone rotated, the essence of the Demon Clan became a part of it.
His spiritual energy cultivation started to increase little by little.
Before the essence of the Demon Clan was refined, it carried traces of the Demon Clan's experts' consciousness. It wasn't an active consciousness, but just a trace of it. Although it wasn't strong, it was numerous and chaotic.
During the process of refining the Demon Clan's essence, he would be disturbed by these chaotic thoughts.
In Chen Zong's spiritual world, there were constantly evil figures that were showing their teeth and claws. Even the Imperial Demon Seal couldn't resist them.
Kekekeke …
Strange laughter sounded.
Luckily, Chen Zong's spiritual sense was very strong, and his willpower was even more tenacious than normal Extreme Mortal Realm warriors. He calmly guarded his heart and ignored everything, focusing on refining the essence of the Demon Clan.
Rumble!
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! It was the sound of the millstone of spiritual energy rotating.
Crushing the Demon Clan's essence and turning it into pure spiritual energy, it then attacked new acupuncture points.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The acupuncture points in a warrior's body were usually in a state when they were born, but as they grew up, they would be polluted and gradually sealed up. As they cultivated, the sealing up of the acupuncture points would become more and more solid. Only when they reached the Extreme Mortal Realm would they truly open up the acupuncture points and return to the Innate Realm.
Extreme Mortal Realm!
Extreme Mortal Realm!
Return to the Innate Realm!
That was why it was said that the Extreme Mortal Realm was the true beginning of martial arts.
Crack!
A shattering sound was heard as the acupuncture points were opened up. Chen Zong's cultivation had improved, but it was still at the late stage of the Extreme Mortal Realm.
When the Mind Manipulation Art reached the sixth stage of the Extreme Mortal Realm, it was considered a Peerless Spiritual Art. Every level could open up twelve acupuncture points. Basically, only by opening up two acupuncture points could one raise one's cultivation by a small level.
Cultivation of spiritual energy was often difficult to achieve in one go, but there were exceptions. For example, taking some pills that could increase one's cultivation could increase one's cultivation in a short period of time. However, pills often had side effects, more or less.
In the end, any method that could increase one's cultivation by leaps and bounds in a short period of time would have side effects.
Pills were like that, and so was the cultivation of the Demon Refining Platform. The side effect of the Demon Refining Platform was that one had to bear the burden of the Demon Clan's essence on one's body, as well as the interference and corrosion of the Demon Clan's chaotic thoughts.
This kind of burden and interference and corrosion would slowly accumulate over time, and could not be eliminated. It was also because of this that the Demon Suppression Army could not stay in the Demon Refining Platform for long periods of time. When they felt that they could not bear it anymore, they would have to leave.
With a pop, the second acupuncture point was opened by Chen Zong. A burst of energy rose, and the Spiritual Energy Millstone also seemed to have become more condensed.
Peak of the fourth stage of the Extreme Mortal Realm!
"The Demon Refining Platform … Haha …" From afar, a figure passed by, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, the giant altar. His expression did not change, but a trace of coldness appeared in his eyes.
Inside the Demon Refining Platform, someone was almost done with his cultivation. He stood up and walked out of the Demon Refining Platform. When he passed by Chen Zong, he saw that it was an unfamiliar face. He was a little surprised, but did not pursue the matter.
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
Chen Zong was still inside the Demon Refining Platform, continuously absorbing the Demon Clan's essence. He continuously used the Spiritual Energy Millstone to grind it up and absorb it, increasing his cultivation.
Another crisp sound came from within his body, as if something had broken. Another acupuncture point was opened up.
Peak of the fourth stage of the Extreme Mortal Realm!
However, Chen Zong's limit was a little different from the other warriors'. It should be said that it was higher.
The first six levels of the Art of Mind Manipulation were considered peerless. Every level would allow one to open up twelve Aperture acupoints. Two Aperture acupoints corresponded to a small level. After opening up nine Aperture acupoints, Chen Zong's cultivation would reach the limit of this level. Similarly, the tenth Aperture acupoint was still the limit. However, the first and twelfth Aperture acupoints would not allow Chen Zong's cultivation to break through to the next level. They were still the limit.
The higher the limit, the more Spiritual Energy one could contain. Moreover, the purer and more powerful the Spiritual Energy would be.
But at the same time, Chen Zong had to absorb more Spiritual Energy from the Heavens and Earth. He had to absorb more Demon Clan's essence in order to increase his cultivation to the limit. Only then could he break through to the next level.
At the limit of the Extreme Mortal Realm, Chen Zong stopped for an entire day. He had to open up four acupuncture points.
Then, he had to break through from the Fourth to the Fifth Level.
He had to absorb a large amount of Demon Clan's essence, crush it, and refine it.
As his cultivation increased, the Spiritual Energy Millstone also became stronger. But at the same time, the burden brought by the Demon Clan's essence also increased with time. The interference and erosion from the chaotic thoughts became more obvious. But all of this was still within Chen Zong's tolerance range.
He crushed the Demon Clan's essence and kept accumulating it in preparation for breaking through to the next level.
Breaking through between levels was more difficult than breaking through between small levels. Because it was a fundamental improvement.
Of course, since they were all in the Extreme Mortal Realm, the fundamental improvement between levels would not be so obvious.
The Spiritual Energy condensed into one under Chen Zong's control. It was like a bolt of lightning that tore through the sky. It carried with it an unparalleled power, as if it could destroy everything and shatter the earth.
Kaboom!
Like a bolt of lightning, it was like a hot knife through butter. But when it hit the acupuncture point, it instantly dissipated.
The sealed acupuncture point was too hard. It was like a rock, indestructible.
If the first time did not work, then the second time.
The dissipated Spiritual Energy condensed again. This time, it was not a bolt of lightning, but a sword.
The peerlessly sharp sword seemed to be able to pierce through the void and tear the sky apart. It was unstoppable and indestructible.
It was like a peerless swordsman wielding a sword. With a swing of the sword, it suddenly stabbed.
There was a slight cracking sound, but a crack appeared on the sealed acupuncture point. It was an insignificant crack, but it was enough.
Like a thousand-mile dike, if there was a slight crack, it would continue to expand.
Sword after sword, the sword technique was extraordinary and unparalleled. It continuously expanded the crack on the sealed acupuncture point.
Cracking sounds came one after another, continuously ringing out.
The last sword shocked the heavens and earth.
Slash!
The final seal on the acupuncture point was broken.
The long sword dissipated, turning into a torrent of Spiritual Energy that flowed into the acupuncture point, filling it up. Then, it flowed through the acupuncture point to the other acupuncture points, forming a large cycle. The Spiritual Energy was also continuously purified.
A tyrannical aura spread out from Chen Zong's body.
Early Stage Five Extreme Mortal Realm!
He first stabilized his cultivation, then accumulated Spiritual Energy. When he had enough Spiritual Energy, he continued to break through the acupuncture point.
Mid Stage Five Extreme Mortal Realm!
His aura increased once again.
A sliver of Spiritual Energy was like an invisible wind, silently passing through the Devil Refining Platform and passing through Chen Zong's body. In an instant, Chen Zong's aura was clearly sensed.
"Mid Stage Five Extreme Mortal Realm. This kind of improvement is not bad."
But, it was not over yet. Chen Zong continued to absorb the Essence of the Devil Race.
Once again, he broke through another acupuncture point. His cultivation increased once again.
Late Stage Five Extreme Mortal Realm!
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