Gu Zheng controlled the ball of immortal power in his body and began to absorb the immortal power transformed by the immortal fruit cultivation.
A special feeling spread throughout his body. Gu Zheng felt all the pores on his body open up in an instant. An extremely wonderful suction force was born from his pores, like countless whirlpools, madly absorbing the thin immortal power in the air.
This was the power of the food cultivation method. In the past, when Gu Zheng had consumed some food cultivation methods, he'd also experienced this unusual phenomenon. However, at that time, there was no immortal power in the air, so the enlarged pores were like decorations.
The light on the immortal array brightened and dimmed. Under the guidance of the artifact spirit, Meow Meow also opened the immortal array.
Without the seal of the immortal array, the enormous immortal power in the array immediately swarmed out through the opening.
If an ordinary cultivator encountered this situation, they could only hurriedly absorb as much as they could through their body. After all, this was a rare opportunity.
However, how much could they absorb? The immortal power in the air was originally so scarce that when pure immortal power appeared in the air, it would be quickly diluted like a drop of ink in a river. Under such circumstances, cultivators couldn't absorb much at all.
However, Gu Zheng was different. He was Gokusen's successor. He could cook food cultivation methods that would madly absorb immortal power. This also caused the immortal power that would otherwise be wasted to be madly sucked into his body as if it had encountered a huge whirlpool.
Gu Zheng's ball of immortal power revolved very quickly. Whether it was the immortal power produced by the immortal fruit cultivation method or the immortal power that entered his body from the outside world, it absorbed all of it and rapidly increased in size.
This was the first time Gu Zheng had consumed a high-grade food cultivation method. In many ways, high-grade food cultivation methods were different from the previous two grades. One of the most obvious characteristics was that they allowed the ball of immortal power to quickly absorb immortal power without any side effects.
The Celestial Origin Energy contained in the upper-grade Immortal Fruit Cultivation was already strong enough. However, the Celestial Origin Energy contained in the Immortal Array was not something a single upper-grade Immortal Fruit Cultivation could compare to! According to Gu Zheng's current absorption rate of the Celestial Core Power in the air, the amount of Celestial Core Power he absorbed in one second was equivalent to the amount of Celestial Core Power one could obtain after cultivating for three months in the Flourishing Magic Era!
Such a terrifying absorption of celestial energy caused the ball of celestial energy in Gu Zheng's body to grow to its limit. Then, the ball of celestial energy shook, and a bright light shot out from it. Gu Zheng's cultivation base went from 40% to 40% 30%.
After entering 30% of the fourth level, the immortal energy ball was still greedily devouring the immortal elemental energy. Its volume was also slowly increasing. It was like a bottomless pit that could not be filled.
As time passed, the ball of celestial energy once again grew to its limit. Gu Zheng began to control it again. While devouring the immortal elemental energy, he also began to compress it.
Gu Zheng's cultivation base was already at 30% of the fourth level of the Gokusen Technique, which was equivalent to the late stage of the Qi Transformation Stage. When the ball of celestial energy grew to its limit, it meant that the third level was complete. Compressing the ball of celestial energy again was the process of breaking through to the fourth level.
When ordinary immortal cultivators tried to break through to this critical point, there was a possibility of failure! If they failed, although their lives would not be in danger, internal injuries would be unavoidable. The ball of celestial energy that was already close to its limit of compression would become complete again. The immortal energy that was painstakingly accumulated to break through to the critical point would also be wasted.
However, Gu Zheng, who cultivated the Gokusen Technique, did not have to worry about this problem at all. Every time he broke through to the next level, he needed more immortal energy than ordinary immortal cultivators. Although this was a disadvantage, it also had an advantage. At this critical point where he could break through without needing to comprehend anything, there was simply no possibility of failure!
Seeing the huge amount of immortal elemental energy continuously flowing into Gu Zheng's body, Meow Meow's originally excited expression gradually turned into deep worry.
"Big Sister!"
Meow Meow hesitated again and again, not daring to directly call out to Gu Zheng. Instead, she quietly called out to the weapon spirit.
"What's the matter?"
The weapon spirit was not like Meow Meow, who was afraid of disturbing Gu Zheng. She spoke very softly because she knew that at this time, Gu Zheng had not reached the point where she dared not disturb him in the slightest.
"This place is not like the outside world. This is an immortal formation space formed by an immortal formation. Is it really possible to break through here?"
Meow Meow was worried because on the day that Gu Zheng became a cultivator, he'd originally been cooking elemental elixir in the Chaos Tower. However, when he'd consumed the elixir, he'd flown to the back mountain of Mount Emei.
Meow Meow had asked Gu Zheng about this matter, but Gu Zheng had smiled and said that the Chaos Tower was not a suitable place to receive a baptism of energy when breaking through to the next level.
The Chaos Tower was the interior of an immortal treasure. Now that Gu Zheng was in a space formed by an immortal formation, Meow Meow felt that it was also not a suitable place to break through.
Moreover, Meow Meow knew that when a cultivator entered a new level of cultivation, they'd be baptized by the energy of heaven and earth. This baptism was very important to cultivators. Without it, they'd lose certain things of the realm.
For example, if Gu Zheng wanted to break through to the Ascended realm, Imperial Flight and Secret Sound Transmission were abilities that could only be learned at this level. If Gu Zheng hadn't been baptized by the energy of heaven and earth when he entered this level, he'd likely never have been able to comprehend Imperial Flight and Secret Sound Transmission.
Meow Meow was a monster cultivator, and one with the bloodline of an ancient divine beast. All of her breakthroughs had been completed in her sleep. Not only was the situation completely different from that of cultivators, but it was also different from the vast majority of monster cultivators. Naturally, she didn't know much about the Immortal Cultivator's matters.
"Don't worry. Since he's breaking through here, there's nothing you're worried about. "
The artifact spirit smiled, but didn't explain in detail to Meow Meow. Although Gu Zheng wasn't easily disturbed, she wanted to keep quiet as much as possible.
Meow Meow's worries weren't unfounded, but she'd misunderstood some things. Her experience wasn't as rich as the artifact spirit's.
Some immortal treasures, like Gu Zheng's, couldn't use the energy of heaven and earth to break through, but that didn't mean it was the same in the Chaos Tower.
The most important reason Gu Zheng hadn't broken through in the Chaos Tower was that no one wanted to have a storm in their house. But Meow Meow had misunderstood this point.
Based on her half-baked understanding of many things, Meow Meow was worried about immortal formations.
The energy of heaven and earth was all-encompassing and was the foundation of everything. The energy cultivators used could only be considered a part of the true energy of heaven and earth. The baptism of heaven and earth energy during breakthroughs was also a part of the true energy of heaven and earth.
Although immortal formations and the real world belonged to different spaces, all spaces were made up of energy of heaven and earth. Naturally, there was enough energy to baptize cultivators.
However, breaking through in an immortal formation space was very dangerous. No matter how big an immortal formation space was, it couldn't compare to the real world. If the energy of heaven and earth was used to baptize cultivators, would the space still be stable?
When a cultivator ascended to the Divinity Transformation stage, a small immortal formation space would collapse very quickly, and the cultivator would die in the destruction of the space. Even if a large immortal formation space could withstand the consumption of the energy of heaven and earth, it was inevitable that the space would become unstable. An unstable space, no one knew what kind of variables would occur!
Although Meow Meow knew that the three-layered immortal formation space was very powerful, the environment they were in was so complicated that she couldn't help but worry.
They were in the 'frozen space' created by the immortal formation space, and there wasn't much time left. They still had to return to the surface to break the formation, and there were so many killing moves in this space! If the depletion of heaven and earth energy really made the space unstable, Meow Meow felt that she wouldn't know how to deal with it or how to protect her master!
But what Meow Meow didn't know was just how much heaven and earth energy was contained in the three-layered immortal formation space of Skysnail Cavern!
Almost all of the killing moves in the three-layered immortal formation contained heaven and earth energy, and this energy was exactly the same as the one used for a breakthrough baptism.
When there was a choice of heaven and earth energy, the foundation of the baptism wouldn't be the destruction of infrastructure or the extraction of energy from the space.
It was the same as breaking through in the outside world. The foundation of the baptism wouldn't be the extraction of mountains, rivers, stones, trees, flowers, and birds. Otherwise, at least a five kilometer radius around the cultivator would be reduced to a barren wasteland.
Gu Zheng's breakthrough in the three-layered immortal formation would, at most, render some of the killing moves useless. It was a win-win situation. As for making the space unstable, that was impossible. Otherwise, the artifact spirit wouldn't have allowed him to break through here, and wouldn't have called it a great opportunity.
One had to admit that the immortal essence sealed in the immortal formation was truly boundless!
He hadn't even finished absorbing the immortal essence from the Immortal Fruit Cultivation when a strange phenomenon appeared in the space.
Wind first appeared in the still space, and then dust rose from the ground. More and more dust gathered until the entire subterranean world was shaking.
The ball of immortal power in Gu Zheng's body had been compressed to the extreme. After a sudden burst of blinding white light, his head buzzed and his mind became clear.
"Rumble …"
The space trembled even more intensely. However, this trembling only existed in a feeling and was not real. The thunderous sound was like the roar of the earth.
The dust that had been swirling in the air, almost forming a ball, swept towards Gu Zheng like a swarm of bees.
Standing up, Gu Zheng tilted his head back slightly and spread his arms, allowing the dust to settle on him.
Gu Zheng was wrapped in a cloud of dust, but he didn't feel the slightest bit choking. Instead, he felt an indescribable comfort. He felt the fineness of the dust, the weight of it hidden, and the feeling of it brushing against his skin. Amidst these feelings, Gu Zheng's perception and strength were increasing. Everything about him was increasing!
"Wet and dry, water and earth, the energy of heaven and earth is all-encompassing."
Gu Zheng, who was in the cloud of dust, sat down cross-legged as he muttered to himself. The dust that had been floating in the air seemed to turn into two things as he sat down.
One was heavier in color and fell to the ground, while the other was lighter in color and stayed in the air.
The lighter in color emitted a faint light. This was the pure immortal essence transformed from the energy of heaven and earth. This was a special characteristic of the Gokusen Art every time he broke through.
The pure immortal essence transformed from the energy of heaven and earth was sucked into Gu Zheng's body.
The immortal essence transformed from the immortal fruit cultivation, the immortal essence flowing from the immortal array, and the immortal essence transformed from the advancement of the Gokusen Art. Gu Zheng absorbed these three immortal essences into the immortal power ball at the same time and continued to improve his cultivation.
The immortal essence transformed from the energy of heaven and earth was the first to disappear. Although it wasn't a small amount, it simply couldn't withstand the absorption of the immortal power ball.
The immortal essence transformed from the immortal fruit cultivation had also been absorbed by Gu Zheng. This immortal essence was originally very large, but compared to the immortal essence in the air, it seemed much smaller.
There was still immortal essence in the immortal array, but the special effect of the immortal fruit cultivation was no longer there. Gu Zheng also lost the ability to continue absorbing this immortal essence.
The special effect of the Immortal Fruit Cultivation lasted for a total of 15 minutes, and there were 900 seconds in 15 minutes. Gu Zheng absorbed the immortal essence in the air for one second, which was equivalent to three months of cultivation in the Flourishing Magic Era.
In other words, the immortal essence in the air alone was equivalent to 225 years of cultivation in the Flourishing Magic Era for Gu Zheng!
It was equivalent to 225 years of cultivation in the Flourishing Magic Era. In addition to the immortal essence transformed from the immortal fruit cultivation and the advancement of the Gokusen Art, Gu Zheng's cultivation had broken through from the initial 40% to 30%. It was more than one-third of the original 40%. His cultivation was equivalent to that of an early stage Soul Formation cultivator!
"Congratulations, Mister! Congratulations!"
Seeing Gu Zheng stand up, Meow Meow smiled like a flower and curtsied to him.
"Haha!"
Gu Zheng smiled and reached out to pinch Meow Meow's cheeks. Then he sighed. "The special effect of the immortal fruit cultivation is no longer there, but there is still immortal essence flowing out of the immortal array. If it weren't for the fact that time is running out, I really want to seal this immortal array again. How nice would it be if I could come back and cultivate again?"
"Indeed, time is running out. Let's hurry up and break the array!" the artifact spirit said.
"Okay!"
As Gu Zheng moved, he asked again, "Artifact spirit, how much immortal essence do you think I absorbed in the immortal array?"
"I feel that you absorbed more than half!" the artifact spirit said.
"That's terrifying! More than half is equivalent to 225 years of cultivation. It also increased my cultivation from the original 40% to 40%. I really didn't expect that my cultivation would progress by leaps and bounds! And the immortal essence stored in this immortal array must have taken a long time, right? "Gu Zheng sighed.
"Actually, it didn't take long. The immortal essence in the air of the Flourishing Magic Era was abundant. Setting up such an immortal array would take at most half a year to absorb so much immortal essence. It's just that it's not easy to set up such an immortal array. It requires more than just array patterns. "The artifact spirit smiled.
"The Flourishing Magic Era is really something to look forward to! The immortal essence in the air is so abundant that the speed of cultivation is really jaw-dropping! "Gu Zheng said.
"The speed at which your cultivation is progressing is already so fast that it's jaw-dropping!"
The artifact spirit paused and then said absentmindedly, "The immortal essence in the Primitive Era is much richer than in the Flourishing Magic Era!"
"It'll be fine. Don't think too much!"
Gu Zheng smiled at the artifact spirit. He naturally knew that the artifact spirit was thinking of the calamity in the Primitive Era and Gokusen.
Looking at Gu Zheng, the artifact spirit nodded and smiled. "Just now, when you received the baptism of the energy of heaven and earth, did you gain anything?"
"It's not a real gain. It's just some feelings. I feel that I have a deeper understanding of some things." Gu Zheng said.
"Feelings mean gains. These gains may not be seen for the time being, but when they accumulate, or when you have an epiphany, it will be very unusual."
The artifact spirit spoke very seriously. She naturally understood that Gu Zheng's feelings at that time were actually feelings about the Dao. After all, Gu Zheng had already comprehended some of the Dao of the Law of Space, the Dao of Food, and the Dao of Yin and Yang.
"By the way, artifact spirit, my Immortal Power Ball has changed. Logically speaking, the Immortal Power Ball shouldn't have changed like this when I'm practicing the Gokusen Technique, right?" Gu Zheng frowned slightly.
When Gu Zheng was practicing the Gokusen Technique at the previous stage, his Immortal Power Ball was sparkling and translucent. There was a dense light lingering on it, and it was suspended in his Dantian.
But at this stage, Gu Zheng's Immortal Power Ball had turned into a very thick gray color. There was no dense light lingering on it. Instead, there was an extra circle of white Immortal Power around the Immortal Power Ball. The overall feeling was like the planets and planetary belts in astronomical pictures. Under normal circumstances, practicing the Gokusen Technique at this stage shouldn't have an extra circle of white Immortal Power like a planetary belt.
"For anyone who has comprehended the Dao of Yin and Yang, the Immortal Power Ball will change. This is not strange. A hundred people may have a hundred different appearances. "The artifact spirit smiled.
"Then what does this mean?" Gu Zheng asked again.
The artifact spirit shook her head. "I don't know. Anyway, it can't be a bad thing."
As they spoke, Gu Zheng had already flown up from the ground and arrived in front of the light array on the stone wall.
After telling Gu Zheng the method to break the array, the artifact spirit said, "There's not much time left. It will take a while to break the array. Hurry up!"
"Understood!"
Gu Zheng smiled and injected his Immortal Power into the light array.
While Gu Zheng was breaking the array, Gongsun Changsheng, who had been chased away by Lu Qi and Cao Yi in the outside world, reappeared at the place where he had escaped.
Gongsun Changsheng didn't dare to rush directly into the treasure trove. He first stopped at a place some distance away from the treasure trove. He was a little worried that Lu Qi and Cao Yi would be waiting to ambush him in the treasure trove.
"Crack!"
At the thought of Lu Qi and Cao Yi, Gongsun Changsheng clenched his teeth.
Lu Qi and Cao Yi's scheme had forced him to temporarily avoid the sharp edge. After being injured by Lu Qi's "Fire Poison Flying Sword", the strange fire poison that had entered his body took him almost an hour to get rid of it completely.
"Fortunately, I took his flying sword. I didn't lose out too much!"
Gongsun Changsheng carefully sent his Divine Will into the treasure trove. After not detecting any ambush, he immediately rushed toward the treasure trove.
The treasure trove's door was located at a different place from the light array on the stone wall of the third immortal array. When Gongsun Changsheng ran past the light array on the stone wall and was about to get close to the treasure trove, he felt something strange!
Like a startled bird, Gongsun Changsheng immediately turned around and saw Gu Zheng, who had suddenly appeared under the stone wall's light array, and Meow Meow, who had suddenly appeared, was standing very close to him.
"Whoosh …"
Gongsun Changsheng's body emitted a red mist. In an instant, his speed was raised to the maximum, increasing the distance between him and Meow Meow.
"Fellow Daoist Gongsun, why are you running?" Gu Zheng's voice sounded.
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