Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 420 From East to North, How Difficult It Is to Be a Half-Saint
[Day 273: We arrived at the shore of the East China Sea and saw a race similar to mermaids.

This race is indeed strange. The upper part is human and the lower part is fish. There are both male and female mermaids in the tribe. Male mermaids are more ferocious, while female mermaids are extremely beautiful. They are born with the ability to control water and are extremely powerful in water.

Compared with the Snake People, this tribe is obviously more powerful. There are two Dou Zun-level powerhouses in the tribe.

According to rumors, there is a very small chance that the third most unique eye on the continent - the Eye of the Sea - will be born in the blood of the mermaids.

The young master was also quite interested in this.

We have conducted a thorough investigation, however, we found that no one among the contemporary mermaids has successfully awakened the Eye of the Sea... It's a bit of a pity!
However, it was worth the trip to see the mermaids and the sea!

The boundless waters, this is the sea.

The so-called vastness actually refers to this kind of boundless state... It is really shocking when you first see it! ]
[Day 279: Although exploring the sea is fun, it is time to leave.

After everyone discussed it briefly, the young master decided on the next itinerary - starting from the shores of the East China Sea in the East Continent and heading towards the Beichen Desolate Area in the North Continent.

During this trip, the young master plans to return to the Gama Empire to pay homage to his parents.

Everyone agrees with this, including me!
Jia Ma Empire! Calculating the time, we have been away from there for four years. I don't know what the situation is like there, and I don't know if the home that my son and I have in Shimo City is still intact...

Never mind, don’t think about it for now, I’ve already sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough, it’s time to go into seclusion! ]
[Chapter 281: Xiao Cai is one step ahead of me and breaks through to the First Level Dou Zun… As expected of a Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, its energy absorption is indeed outstanding!]
[Day 285: First level Dou Zun, successful breakthrough!]
[Day 296: We arrived at the Xuanyin Empire, one of the top ten empires in the Eastern Continent. The one that rules this place is a Dou Zun-level sect called the Xuanyin Sect.

This sect is a sacred place for musicians in the Eastern Continent, famous for its powerful sonic fighting skills.

The Xuanyin Sect has a very long history. It has been established in the East Continent and has been passed down for more than 700 years. According to rumors, its first-generation sect leader came from a hidden sect in Zhongzhou and had a very close relationship with the Zhongzhou Yin Valley, so he was highly respected.

The Holy City of Tianyin, where the Xuanyin Sect is located, is the most prosperous city in the East Continent and a fascinating city of music and food.

Young Master is interested in the sonic fighting skills of the Xuanyin Sect; Sister Xiao Yixian is interested in the music of the Xuanyin Empire; Zi Yan is interested in the food of the Tianyin Holy City.

In view of this, everyone decided to stop here and take a tour. ]
[Day 303: Setting off again, heading towards the northern continent!]
[Day 307: With the help of the Young Master, I finally completed the Green Snake Three Flower Pupil Secret Technique. This way, the speed of refining the cultivation of my followers has doubled!]
[Day 311: Today is a good day. I can feel that the young master is very happy.

The reason is simple: there has been great progress in the research on the Life Qi Pill.

This time, the young master used the Fallen Heart Flame as the base, and after expending a lot of effort, he finally succeeded in refining a special sixth-grade elixir - the Life Qi Pill 1.0.

Innate Qi Pill 1.0, it’s really strange... No, it’s a wonderful naming method, really in the style of the young master.

Although this pill is only a sixth-grade pill, it is of great significance.

According to Young Master, 'Benming Qi Pill 1.0' is a verification pill. The completion of this pill and its expected effects means that the idea is indeed feasible. What needs to be done next is continuous iteration and optimization!

When he said this, the young master's confident look... was really touching! ]
[Day 315: Young Master has achieved a breakthrough to the First Level Dou Zun!]
[Day 316: Young Master has regressed to the peak of Nine Stars. What happened?!
But the young master didn’t seem to be worried at all about his cultivation regression. Instead, he seemed to be thinking about something or verifying something…]
[Day 318: Young Master has achieved another breakthrough to the First Level Dou Zun!]
[Day 319: Young Master has returned to the peak of Nine Stars again... Judging from the situation, Young Master should be doing some experiment, so there is no need to worry!]
[321st Day: Today, we passed through the northeastern border... finally reached the northern continent!]
[Day 333: After improving the secret method, the speed of cultivation has indeed increased a lot.

The process of nine transformations is not complicated!

After being promoted to the peak of Dou Zun, the moment when the Dou Qi in the body is full to the limit is the time when the Nine Revolutions begin.

Each of the Nine Turns, in essence, is to condense and compress the Dou Qi in the body, so that empty space that can accommodate the new Dou Qi will appear again within the full body, and then fill it up with Dou Qi.

After repeating this for nine times, it will be Dzogchen!
The fighting spirit in the body will undergo a qualitative change under this compression, and then it will cross the immeasurable sky and have the basic qualifications to advance to the Saint level.

After nine turns, you can become a saint!
However, after each turn, the process of condensation and compression becomes more difficult.

During the entire Nine Revolutions process, for the steps of compression and condensation, ordinary practitioners rely on the control of their fighting spirit, and the control of fighting spirit is most dependent on... soul power!
In this respect, the ancient clans and magical beasts are somewhat different from ordinary humans.

Among the general human race’s peak Dou Zun, the reason why very few people can complete the Nine Revolutions and then peek into the realm of Semi-Saint is often because their soul power is not up to the standard and is not sufficient to support the compression and condensation of the Nine Revolutions.

To complete the Nine Transformations, one needs at least the soul power of the late spiritual realm.

Because of this, the soul cultivation of practitioners who can break through to the semi-saint level is generally not too low.

In other words, it is not the people who have broken through to the semi-saint level who have improved their soul power, but the people with strong soul power... who are qualified to covet the saint realm.

However, improving soul power is much more difficult than improving fighting spirit.

But for people like us, having the soul cultivation of the late spiritual realm - the biggest challenge faced by most strong people - is not difficult at all.

Sir, you asked me to plunder the Soul Palace. Has he already thought of this?

As expected of a young master, he has really planned everything out!

As for filling up the fighting spirit after condensing it, it is a very simple matter for me who possesses the Green Snake Three-Flower Pupil!
It seems that my nine-turn path to becoming a saint may be much simpler than expected.

It's time to retreat and break through to the second level of Dou Zun! ]
[Day 337: Zi Yan is in seclusion. This time, she wants to take the Holy Yuan Supreme Pill made by the Young Master.]
[Day 343: Second level Dou Zun, breakthrough successful, out of retreat!]
[Day 2.3: The Young Master has made another major breakthrough in his research on the Life Qi Pill - this time he used the Netherworld Poison Fire as the base and successfully refined the seventh-grade 'Life Qi Pill·'.]
[Day 352: Zi Yan came out of retreat. She successfully digested the medicinal power of the Saint Yuan Zun Ji Dan. Her cultivation level was raised from the peak of the fourth level to the eighth level Dou Zun!]
[Day 353: We have finally arrived at the Tagor Desert!

The young master seemed to have guessed my thoughts, and before I even made a request, he directly arranged the itinerary - first go to Shimo City to rest for two days, and then head towards the Holy City of Gama.

Sure enough, the young master is a gentle person.

However, Xiao Cai seems to be a little strange, as if she senses something, what is it?]
[Day 354: Shimo City, home... I'm back!
The mansion in Shimo City has been well preserved and has not changed much since we left here more than four years ago.

Together with the young master, I reburied my mother and paid tribute to her. Under the night sky, the young master and I lay side by side on the grass in the courtyard, and as our thoughts flowed, we inadvertently recalled the past years.

As you said, people's views on the past will change with changes in their strength.

Now that I have become a strong man, although I can still remember some not-so-good memories - those memories before I met the Young Master, my heart is much calmer. I can look at them calmly and brush away the fine dust in my heart.

At this moment, a part of my heart seemed to be completely relieved, and I felt a little more relaxed.

Perhaps, there is no need to linger here. After all... My real home is by your side! ]
[Day 356: Restoration completed, let’s start again!
However, this time the young master temporarily changed his itinerary and decided to go to the Mulan Empire first... As for the reason, Xiao Cai faintly sensed the breath of her mother.

Xiao Cai's mother... Sister Xiyue? Wasn't she in seclusion on Dragon Island? Could she have come out?
In any case, let's go to the Mulan Empire first.]
[Day 357: After a day of speeding, the Mulan Empire... has arrived!
With the change in strength, the journey from the Tagor Desert to the Mulan Empire - a journey that used to take half a month to fly, can now be crossed in one day.

Xiao Cai’s perception was indeed correct, it was really Sister Xiyue.

As soon as we arrived at the Mulan Empire, we could clearly feel her familiar breath, flying towards us at a high speed and merging with us.

During these two years of seclusion, Sister Xiyue has made great progress and her cultivation has reached the third level of Dou Zun.

In addition, I could vaguely feel that compared to two years ago, her aura had undergone a fundamental change. This change did not come from a change in strength, but from a change in something more fundamental within herself.

Never mind. I don’t need to think too much about this matter.

After all, the young master must have noticed this matter, and the fact that he did not react at all is enough to show that this change must be a good thing.

After a brief greeting, we headed to the current territory of the Snake People - the Cuihuan Mountains.

Through communication on the road, we also learned about Sister Xiyue's experience.

It turned out that she had come out of retreat four months ago, and after failing to find us in Danta, she set off directly back to the northwest continent, intending to confirm the current situation of the snake people... After all, she had been away for several years, and she was somewhat worried about the snake people.

So, after a long journey, she finally returned to the snake people a month ago.

The situation of the Snake People is very good, and all four elders have broken through to the Dou Zong level.

In the middle of January after Sister Xiyue came back, she arranged all the follow-up matters for the Snake People and prepared to set off back to Zhongzhou in ten days to go to the Beast Territory to inquire about our news.

Now that we have arrived, we have just met up at one place and can go directly together from now on.

Everyone gets together, it’s a feast for everyone! ]
At night, the young master was dragged into the room by Sister Xiyue... and the next morning, he walked out with the help of the wall.]
[Day 358: At night, the young master was dragged into the room by Sister Xiyue again... The next morning, he walked out for the second time with the help of the wall.]
[Day 359: At night, the young master was dragged into the room by Sister Xiyue again... The next morning, he walked out for the third time with the help of the wall.

Tsk, what a terrible three days!

Judging from Sister Xiyue's expression, although she didn't say it, she must be feeling quite regretful and resentful about "missing" this year of traveling around the mainland, and she needs to vent.

Haha, this resentment really needs the Master to calm it down! ]
[Day 362: Sister Xiyue arranged the follow-up of the Snake People. After leaving behind his skills, elixirs and Heavenly Demon Puppet, Young Master led us on our journey again.

Next stop, the Gama Empire! ]
[Day 364: Arrived at the Holy City of Gama, the young master did not make a big fuss, but only met with Senior Hai alone.

Senior Hai has made good progress and has successfully broken through to the Dou Zong realm.

The young master and Senior Hai were drinking and reminiscing about the past. During the conversation, the two chatted about many things - the affairs of the Jia Ma Empire, the affairs of the Yun Lan Sect, the affairs of the Seven Stars affiliated forces, and some experiences in Zhongzhou.

It is worth mentioning that with the help of Yun Yun's power who had returned from Zhongzhou, the Yunlan Sect successfully got rid of its decline, but its style of doing things has become more low-key.

As for the young master of the Yunlan Sect and the heroine of the three-year agreement, Nalan Yanran, she also went to Zhongzhou with Yun Yun.

So, the two protagonists of the three-year agreement are currently in Zhongzhou. Will they meet again in Zhongzhou? If so, what kind of interesting scene will it be? It's exciting!

If there is a chance in the future, you can pay attention to it.

Haha, my attitude towards these two people should be what you call the "melon-eating" mentality!

Back to the point, after reminiscing about the past with Senior Hai, the young master asked him if he was willing to go to Zhongzhou. After careful consideration, Senior Hai finally chose to decline. Compared to being a "passerby" in Zhongzhou, being the "Ice Emperor" of Gama is more to his liking.

The young master naturally chose to respect the ideas of Mr. Hai.

And before they parted, the young master also gave him some gifts - several seventh-grade and sixth-grade elixirs, high-level skills obtained from the Dou Sheng ruins, and some earth-level fighting skills...

It can be seen that the young master has a very good impression of Senior Hai!
After parting, the young master did not return to the shuttle boat, but went to the Yunlan Sect with great interest, saying that he wanted to see the Yunlan Sect's Gate of Life and Death.]
[Day 365: The young master is back, looking somewhat disinterested... It seems that the Yunlan Sect's Gate of Life and Death does not have any secrets worthy of praise.]
[Day 366: We arrived at Jiama, an ordinary town called Guili Town.

It turns out that this is where the young master was born!

Following the young master, we went to an extremely remote and quiet valley in the Demon Beast Mountains. The young master’s parents... were buried here.

The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat serious at this moment.

Even Zi Yan, who was usually lively, did not play around today, but stayed beside the young master in a very serious manner.

In a slightly heavy atmosphere, the young master led us in a worship ceremony!
While no one was paying attention, I found an opportunity and called out "Dad" and "Mom" in front of the young master's parents' grave!
This feeling is so strange... I feel like I have won.]
[Day 360: It’s time to leave the Jiama Empire. Next battle—the Far North, Beichen Wasteland!]
(End of this chapter)