Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 287 Breakthrough Mansion (Part 2)

The process of advancing from Qi Cultivation to the Purple Mansion realm mainly consists of four steps.

They are Induction, Spiritualization, Aperture Opening, and Breakthrough Mansion.

From ancient times till now, these four barriers have stalled the progress of countless Qi Cultivators, causing them to wander outside the gates of the Purple Mansion for their entire lives, never being able to glimpse the scenery of the higher realm.

To break through the threshold and establish a Breakthrough Mansion, besides cultivation strength, one often needs a bit of luck as well.

Some cultivators with Qi Cultivation Perfection, despite having a perfect cultivation level and capped mana, enter the state of Induction and undergo Spiritualization, yet no matter what, they cannot break through the Apex Acupoint, leading to wasted efforts.

Wang Chen is now facing the same problem.

Eight consecutive attempts to break the barrier have all failed.

And the reason for his failure might be a lack of luck or possibly insufficient Root Bone.

At this moment, Wang Chen actually had another choice.

That was to swallow the second Aperture Opening Pill, muster his mana, and continue to forcefully surge through.

If he made it through, naturally, the sky would be the limit!

But Wang Chen, on the Immortal Cultivation panel, behind the main Cultivation Technique of Five Elements Skill, hammered down Heavenly Merit.

1 point of Heavenly Merit!

This was not because Wang Chen was reluctant to expend Heavenly Merit, but because the first time you add points to the main Cultivation Technique, it only requires 1 point of Heavenly Merit.

Boom!

The moment the addition was completed, he involuntarily shuddered, and it seemed as if countless fireworks burst in his Sea of Consciousness.

The nature's spiritual energy around him rushed into Wang Chen's body with an almost insane speed.

Incredibly, a vortex of spiritual energy formed inside the Cave Mansion.

Not only that, but visible to the naked eye, a vortex of spiritual energy also appeared in the sky above the Cave Mansion, through the thick stone walls.

Nature's spiritual energy from a greater range was drawn in, further enlarging the vortex.

At this moment, the nearby Cave Mansions were all affected!

And such an anomaly inevitably alarmed the managers of the North Mountain Cave Mansion.

A few Cave Mansion stewards rushed to the vicinity of Wang Chen's Cave Mansion, and as they watched the vortex in the sky, spinning while wrapped in clouds, they were all dumbstruck.

Since the establishment of Ten Thousand Cultivators City, numerous cultivators renting the North Mountain Cave Mansion for Breaking Threshold were countless.

Yet there were not many examples who caused such a commotion during their breakthrough!

"Head Steward, what should we do now?"

One of the Cave Mansion stewards turned his head towards the black-robed cultivator beside him and said, "It's already affecting others' cultivation."

"The presence of heavenly anomalies during Aperture Opening and Breakthrough Mansion, Golden Core is within reach, a future with limitless prospects!"

The black-robed cultivator was expressionless, "What do you ask me to do? Are we to obstruct someone in their path to success?"

The steward was at a loss for words. Explore stories at M V L

Obstructing someone in their path is a grievance as critical as life and death, especially considering the other party is a cultivator with the potential for creating a Golden Core.

It was a momentary lapse of judgment, to ask such a question.

"Look quickly!"

At that moment, another steward suddenly pointed towards the sky.

Within the churning clouds of the spiritual energy vortex, an image of a Flying Dragon ascending to the heavens was faintly visible!

The black-robed cultivator's mouth fell open, as if he wanted to say something.

But it was as though something was stuck in his throat.

He couldn't say a word!

At this very moment, for Wang Chen, the Apex Acupoint suddenly burst open, the Apex bone that sealed off the inside from the outside silently dissolved, and the surrounding spiritual energy poured in from above, reaching the soles of his feet.

The Apex bone is the hardest bone within the human body and also the "extra" bone.

It sealed the Apex Acupoint and was the key obstacle preventing Qi Cultivators from breaking through to the great realm.

The disappearance of the Apex bone meant that Wang Chen had successfully broken through.

The most significant hurdle had been crossed by him!

But, at present, Wang Chen could not yet be considered a Purple Mansion cultivator.

He guarded his mind carefully, not allowing the joy of successful Aperture Opening to cloud his judgment. He began to stimulate the power of his Divine Soul, opening up a Purple Mansion in his Sea of Consciousness, building his second Dantian.

The second Dantian, also known as the upper Dantian, is used to store the power of the Divine Soul and to condense Divine Sense.

Once the Divine Sense is formed, it can communicate with the heavens and earth, invoking the spiritual power of nature to cast spells and battle.

This is the key reason a Purple Mansion cultivator can overwhelmingly suppress a Qi Cultivator.

As time passed, a cluster of purple spiritual light slowly formed within Wang Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

Although it was very weak, its core was condensed with Wang Chen's Divine Soul power.

It was like a newly-born star that also possessed terrifying might!

The boiling Qi-Blood in his body calmed down, and the vortex of Spiritual Energy above the Cave Mansion gradually dissipated. Wang Chen sat crossed-legged on the meditation cushion, repeatedly strengthening the nascent Upper Dantian.

At this time, Wang Chen's powerful Divine Soul attribute showed its advantage.

The newly opened Purple Mansion was in its "elemental state," equivalent to the Taoist Foundation, or one might say, the foundation laying.

The more solid the foundation was at the beginning, the smoother and more perfect the expansion of the Purple Mansion would be in the future!

If it were another cultivator, at this point, they would probably be exhausted and unable to continue sustaining themselves.

But Wang Chen still had energy to spare.

His Purple Mansion continued to expand after it was opened.

Though the magnitude of expansion was small, even a slight increase meant that it could accommodate significantly more Divine Soul power.

Once stimulated, it would be stronger than the Purple Mansion of others at the same tier!

Wang Chen was fully aware of the importance of opening the Purple Mansion, so he exerted all his strength until he could no longer extract a trace of Divine Soul power from the Sea of Consciousness to infuse into the Upper Dantian.

By then, his Purple Mansion had expanded by a full two-fold!

Wang Chen opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath of turbid air, purple light flashing in his dark pupils.

[Name: Wang Chen]

[Lifespan: 22/200]

[Cultivation Level: Purple Mansion, first tier]

[Physique: 13]

[Root Bone: 7]

[Comprehension: 6]

[Divine Soul: 20]

After advancing to the Purple Mansion, his lifespan soared to two hundred. His Physique, Root Bone, and Comprehension attributes remained the same, but his Divine Soul attribute surged by 4 points!

20 points in Divine Soul!

Wang Chen could clearly feel that his perception of the world had undergone a notable change compared to before.

He became sharper.

The external information he received through his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose became much richer.

Most importantly, the perception of nature's spiritual energy by a cultivator of the Purple Mansion was far stronger than during the Qi Cultivation phase!

Wang Chen lifted his hand, fingers coming together as though clutching at the air.

It was as if he was grasping the entire world!

Is this what it means to be in the Purple Mansion?

Wang Chen deeply felt how limited his previous world view had been!

But Wang Chen didn't become arrogant or complacent because of this, for Chang Chun had once said something.

All beneath the Golden Core are mere ants!

To a Qi Cultivation cultivator, a Purple Mansion Superior is an unreachable existence.

However, in the eyes of a Golden Core True Person, there was no fundamental difference between the Purple Mansion and Qi Cultivation.

The Purple Mansion was merely a larger ant!

To truly control one's destiny, even attaining a Golden Core was just the beginning; only when one formed a Nascent Soul did one begin to influence cause and effect.

Wang Chen stayed in the Cave Mansion for another three days.

He only left after thoroughly consolidating his realm.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist!"

At the Cave Mansion's management office where he settled the rental fee, a black-robed cultivator greeted Wang Chen, "Breakthrough Mansion achieved!"

Wang Chen responded with a salute, "Thank you."

The other person was also a Purple Mansion Superior, in charge of thousands of cultivators' Cave Mansions on North Mountain, wielding great authority.

If Wang Chen were still at Qi Cultivation, even getting a chance to meet this person would be difficult.

Now, they were cultivators of the same tier!

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The second update is here.

PS: Six hundred thousand words, and the protagonist advances to the Purple Mansion!