My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

Chapter 227 Dao Foundation Advancement

Equipping the Heart of the Deep Sea for five years will grant you access to ten basic water-attribute mysteries, as well as a water-attribute domain.

however.

It will take ten years to obtain all the equipment effects of the [Heart of the Deep].

I wonder what will be extracted from this gem in the remaining five years?

Gu Qing stared at the equipment panel for a while.

Then I turned my attention back to the Heart of the Deep.

"Xianmu Group sent me to this godforsaken place, little did they know that what I lacked was time."

"Perfect opportunity! Let's solidify our foundation and rebuild our core principles."

"Shattering Ring Fusion Dao Technique!!"

"This secret technique is very difficult to master—"

Even though the equipment menu has revealed all the secrets of this technique, knowing it is one thing, and actually practicing it is another.

It's like everyone knows that lifting weights is good for your health, but very few people actually stick with it.

Gu Qing sat down cross-legged.

With a slight thought, he created ten fruit shadow clones to jointly comprehend and cultivate the Shattered Ring Fusion Dao Technique.

Eleven figures sat in a row.

Under Gu Qing's guidance, four supernatural halos of purple, black, red, and crimson appeared beneath the feet of all the figures, the three colors reflecting each other around them.

"The First Foundation: The Yin-Yang Creation Cauldron!!"

"Smash it."

The purple halo representing the Yin-Yang Creation Cauldron instantly developed countless cracks, then exploded into countless fiery spiritual particles.

These flame particles conjured various strange phenomena around Gu Qing.

There are phantom images of demons, phantom images of beasts and demonic fire, and innate fire, etc.

The demonic bloodline that Gu Qing had forged, as well as the demonic flames that represented the life force of the demonic beasts, all broke apart and transformed into streaks of flame, merging into Gu Qing's bloodline and body.

Bang bang bang————

In the first step of shattering the ring, Gu Qing's ten fruit shadow clones instantly blew up seven of them.

In an instant.

The memories and experiences gained from cultivating this secret technique were fed back to Gu Qing's main body.

hiss-

Gu Qing immediately gritted her teeth, her nails digging into her palms.

The experience and memories transmitted by the exploding fruit shadow clone clearly conveyed the risks brought about during the operation of the secret technique.

The first Fruit Shadow clone, the moment the Divine Dao Foundation Aura shattered, lost control of its spiritual power. The spiritual power circulation was like an exploding water pipe, and the out-of-control spiritual power instantly blasted the Fruit Shadow clone to pieces.

The explosion of the second fruit shadow clone was due to a conflict between the demon beast's innate spiritual fire essence within the Hundred Beast Karmic Fire and the sword bone nurtured within Gu Qing's body.

The sword bone within Gu Qing's body was obtained from feedback from his natal spiritual root, [Sword Realm Bitter Bamboo], and is still developing.

These two forces, fire and wood, are mutually destructive.

In the instant the ring shattered, the bones inside the body broke into pieces and turned into powder.

In that case, how could they possibly survive?

In summary, Gu Qing's cultivation system was too complex and failed to integrate the different profound mysteries.

Cultivating the Shattered Ring Fusion Dao Technique is so powerful that even a small change can have a ripple effect, instantly triggering a chain reaction.

The seven fruit shadow clones each had their own way of dying. The first two were just conflicts of physical strength, but the later fruit shadow clones even had memories of their souls being torn apart.

Half an hour passed.

Gu Qing recovered from the extreme pain.

"Damn it—I almost fainted, holy crap!"

"This secret technique is truly beyond human capabilities."

"No wonder there are only a little over a thousand people recorded as having practiced this technique throughout the entire history of the Immortal Kingdom."

Gu Qing grimaced in pain, his lips twitching.

only----

Thinking of Sima Xiao's domineering attitude when he became a full-fledged mercenary, Gu Qing felt that the pain in his body and soul didn't seem so bad anymore.

"Damn it, in this abstract immortal kingdom order, you either succeed or you die."

"With the cheat code for the equipment slots, why be afraid of this little bit of hardship?"

Thinking of his fate of being controlled by the Xianmu Group, a deep sense of resentment flashed in the depths of Gu Qing's eyes.

"If you can't train to death, then train like you're going to die."

Open the bow without turning back the arrow.

Three months later, the first purple halo of divine power beneath Gu Qing's feet suddenly dispersed, transforming into a shower of light.

As the light rain recombine, the purple halo of divine power gradually deepens, eventually turning into an even deeper black.

The divine power base halo on Gu Qing's body was simplified to two colors: black and red.

With a thought, the four divine power foundation halos instantly disappeared into Gu Qing's body, vanishing without a trace.

Gu Qingzhen opened her eyes and shook her head.

Cultivating immortality knows no time.

He sat there for three months, during which time his main body completed the first cultivation of the [Shattered Ring Fusion Dao Technique].

but.

This is not enough.

Gu Qing's goal is to refine all his divine foundations into Heavenly Grade Dao Foundations.

"A cultivator's foundation is supported by profound and mysterious power."

"My first Dao Foundation has transformed into a black Earth-grade Dao Foundation, which means that my current understanding of the profound mysteries of the fire attribute is not yet sufficient to condense a Heaven-grade Dao Foundation."

"The mysteries of the fire element?"

With a wave of his hand, Gu Qing's storage ring flashed, and a dozen red jade slips of true Dharma inheritance suddenly appeared in front of him.

These jade slips are all Huangpin Zhenfa inheritances, and each one records only a basic and profound cultivation method.

Gu Qing used his military merits to exchange for it at the Fifth Army Corps base.

"Equipment slots!"

"Let me see where my limits are?"

Gu Qing now has three equipment slots, and the Myriad Laws Bloodline is fully unlocked. The Heart of the Deep Sea occupies one slot, leaving two equipment slots available.

With a thought, two of the inheritance jade slips disappeared in front of him.

Gu Qing vowed not to leave seclusion until he had raised his Dao Foundation to the Heavenly Rank.

Half a year, one year, three years, five years.

Until ten years later.

The aura of supernatural power on Gu Qing's body has changed drastically. The first aura of supernatural power foundation had already turned red five years ago.

now.

The second divine passage's foundational halo was gleaming with a mysterious black light, its color growing increasingly intense. In Gu Qing's light-protected secret chamber, his personal warship was drawing upon the surrounding spiritual energy at full power.

Above the Xianmu Group mercenary base, a vortex of spiritual energy, several miles in diameter, swirled in the sky, emitting a series of low rumbling sounds, causing the entire sky to tremble.

Within the base.

Chen Ang and Jia Meiqian, along with their core confidants, frowned as they watched the spiritual energy vortex appear in the sky once again.

"This time it's changed to green wood-attribute spiritual energy again—"

"What exactly is Boss Gu cultivating?"

Looking at Gu Qing's personal warship, a complex emotion flashed deep in the eyes of Jia Meiqian, Chen Ang, and the others.

Rumble—

A loud bang suddenly came from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the green spiritual energy vortex in the sky accelerated its rotation, and the gathered wood-attribute spiritual energy at the center of the vortex transformed into a celestial waterfall, hanging upside down above the mercenary base.

This scene.

It also attracted the attention of other cultivators within the Zhenhai City area.

"They're here!!"

"Look, the Garrison Commander has once again condensed his divine power foundation. Isn't this the twelfth time?"

"The garrison commander is amazing! Guess what level he is this time?"

Inside Zhenhai City, countless Kaima cultivators had blue eyes shining brightly.

They looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with worship and reverence.

If Gu Qing were to be involved in the divine path, these Kema tribes would surely become devout believers.

Strength needs no further explanation.

They will be worshipped by the weak.

As the massive amount of wood-attribute spiritual energy in the sky poured into Gu Qing's body, the second divine power halo beneath his feet gathered endless green spiritual light.

As the light rain reunited, the black halo of divine power seemed to have been washed clean, revealing a captivating red glow from within.

"It's done."

With the two Heavenly Grade Dao Foundations successfully reforged, Gu Qing prepared to conclude his practice.

However, the Shattered Ring Fusion Dao Technique was still operating spontaneously, causing a strange resonance within Gu Qing's body.

The [Heart of the Deep] that was lying in the equipment slot suddenly trembled.

"What happened?"