Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 167 Forging the Dao Cauldron, Strength Increases drastically [Please Subscribe]

Switching to a different cultivation method is not an easy task, especially when it's a top-tier method like the "Golden Cauldron Profound Technique".

Generally, it takes one or two months for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to switch to a cultivation technique that can rapidly improve their cultivation level.

It's not unusual for cultivators who switch to combat techniques to spend a year or two on it.

Zhou Chun had made prior arrangements for this seclusion, which might take a year or two.

Therefore, unless the Zhou family suffers a massacre, no one should disturb him.

His current place of seclusion is next to the stone chamber where the collected golden energy is stored.

He sat cross-legged in the stone chamber, first calming his mind and adjusting his state.

Once he felt that he had adjusted his condition to its best, Zhou Chun first absorbed a little golden energy into his body to conduct the final check before switching to the new cultivation method.

It's like a new pipe about to be filled with water; you need to test whether the pipe is tight enough and whether there are any leaks.

After this golden energy had circulated through all the meridians involved in the cultivation technique without causing any discomfort, Zhou Chun nodded slightly, a resolute look appearing in his eyes.

Immediately, he reached into his storage bag and took out the Vein Protection Pill, Vein Nourishing Pill, and Golden Spirit Qi Regulating Powder he had previously purchased.

Then he took out the meridian-protecting pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

As soon as the pill entered my stomach, a warm medicinal power quickly spread out.

Instead of letting it spread freely, Zhou Chun used his divine sense and magical power as a guide to direct it to the meridians needed for the operation of the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique, focusing on strengthening these meridians.

Once the medicinal effects are fully released, his meridians will be covered with a tough protective film; this is the special function of the Meridian Protection Pill.

Then Zhou Chun opened the bottle containing the Golden Spirit Qi-Regulating Powder.

This medicine is a granular powder with a very strange taste—bitter, astringent, and dry.

But Zhou Chun didn't dare to waste any of it and swallowed the entire bottle of powder granules in one gulp.

Before the potion could begin to take effect, he raised his palm and unleashed a burst of magical power that blasted open the adjacent stone door, allowing the golden energy sealed within the next stone chamber to surge into this chamber.

boom!

A dense golden aura rushed towards him, and the air Zhou Chun breathed felt like it was being pierced by knives, causing a sharp pain in his nostrils and trachea.

At this moment, he accepted all the golden energy without hesitation, circulating his cultivation method to absorb it all into his body and guide it into his dantian.

These originally invisible golden energies quickly accumulated and condensed after entering his dantian, forming a golden cloud that floated above the golden, blue, and cyan true essence pool that originally existed in his dantian.

After absorbing an unknown amount of golden energy, Zhou Chun finally stopped absorbing it.

Then he focused his mind, closed his eyes, and sank his entire being into his dantian.

He strictly followed the instructions in the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Technique" and visualized a heavy, ancient square cauldron in his mind. The shape of the cauldron was very similar to the Dao-carrying artifact he had seen before.

In fact, over the past few years, he had entered that secret room many times to observe the golden cauldron, and even learned the ancient characters on the golden cauldron through the dictionary left by his family elders in the library.

Unlike the golden cauldron, the square cauldron he was now visualizing had different patterns on each side.

On one side is a golden deity charioteer wielding a spear, representing the killing power of metal.

One side features a vast, continuous range of golden mountains, representing the protection of gold.

One side features a golden river of flowing water, representing the transformation of metal.

On one side is a strange beast with a single horn, a tiger's body, an ox's tail, and wings growing from its ribs. It is said to be a powerful divine beast called "Qiongqi," an existence equivalent to a true dragon, representing the Great Way of Gold!

While contemplating the Four Directions Cauldron, the golden clouds in Zhou Chun's dantian seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, slowly sinking into the golden, cyan, and three-colored true essence pool below.

The two sides quickly became one.

When they first started to merge, the golden clouds and magical essence were not yet fully integrated.

However, the Golden Spirit Qi-Regulating Powder that Zhou Chun took at this moment seemed to act as a catalyst, slowly merging into the powder and causing the two to blend and harmonize into one.

Soon after, the originally liquid magical energy in Zhou Chun's dantian and dantian gradually became viscous, like water mixed with a large amount of flour, and could be scooped up and kneaded at will.

At this moment, his divine sense acted like a pair of invisible, skillful hands, grabbing the sticky substance and beginning to knead it.

Gradually, the object he was kneading soon began to take on a general shape.

It was a square cauldron, exactly the same as the square cauldron he had imagined, down to the last detail.

However, at this time, the Four-Sided Cauldron could only be considered a rough prototype, as it had not yet been fired or cooled with water.

Whether such a rough blank can become a precious cauldron is something no one can say for sure.

Therefore, what Zhou Chun needs to do next is to burn it with fire and pour water on it, so that it can undergo the tempering of fire and water and become a real treasure cauldron!

The fire originated from Zhou Chun himself; it was the Foundation Establishment True Fire that he was able to control after establishing his foundation.

A raging fire suddenly appeared beneath the square cauldron and quickly engulfed it.

Amidst the intense heat of the furnace, Zhou Chun's keen senses detected subtle cracks in some parts of the cauldron, indicating insufficient materials.

So he turned his thoughts around and absorbed a lot of golden energy from the outside world, putting it into the cauldron as a repair material to ease the cracks.

After being continuously forged for forty-nine days, the precious cauldron within Zhou Chun's dantian and dantian finally took shape.

At this moment, a cloud of blood-red mist suddenly surged into Zhou Chun's dantian, violently pounced on the treasure cauldron, and completely submerged it.

This crimson mist is the "water" used for quenching, which is formed from his own essence and blood.

In a daze, a strange "hissing" sound seemed to rise from Zhou Chun's dantian.

The crimson mist that had submerged the cauldron suddenly faded rapidly and eventually disappeared completely, as if it had been absorbed by the cauldron.

The cauldron now appeared much heavier and more solid than before.

The patterns on the four sides of the tripod also appear more lifelike, as if they have come to life.

At this point, Zhou Chun's "casting the tripod" process was more than half complete.

The next step is the final one.

call!

Zhou Chun suddenly opened his mouth and took a breath. The remaining golden energy in the stone chamber, as well as the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth, suddenly surged into his body.

The golden energy and spiritual energy flowed along his meridians and quickly merged into his dantian.

He then activated his cultivation technique, causing the square cauldron to engulf them all.

At this moment, golden light appeared inside the square cauldron, and a gurgling sound was heard, as if a pot of soup was being cooked.

The original purpose of the ding (鼎) was for cooking food.

The cultivation process of "Golden Cauldron Mystic Art" is to use spiritual energy and metal energy as ingredients to cook a pot of pure and delicious golden soup.

After simmering for an unknown period of time, the Qiongqi mythical beast with the Qiongqi pattern on the side of the cauldron suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a stream of golden soup, which fell below the golden cauldron.

This golden broth will become Zhou Chun's magical essence in the future.

Upon seeing the golden broth, he was overjoyed, knowing that he had completed the most dangerous step of "casting the cauldron".

However, after a brief moment of joy, he continued to guard his mind and guided the golden broth to flow out of his dantian and into his meridians.

Instantly, a pain far more intense than the previous tempering of the body with golden energy filled Zhou Chun's mind.

The golden broth felt like molten iron being poured over a person, causing him an indescribable pain.

The protective membrane formed by the meridian-protecting pills in his meridians could not withstand the pouring of the golden broth and began to melt.

So this was the hardest part!

Zhou Chun gasped inwardly, realizing he had been too complacent.

This magical essence, condensed from a highly concentrated and pure mixture of metal and spiritual energy, is many times stronger than his previous magical essence, and the pressure it brings to his meridians is something that pure metal energy does not possess.

Only when his meridians adapt to the flow of this magical energy can he truly utilize it to perform spells and cultivate supernatural powers.

Now that he has come this far, no matter how difficult or painful it may be, he clearly has no reason to give up.

He clenched his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain, and continued to circulate the golden broth through his meridians according to the cultivation method, over and over again!

After several repetitions, Zhou Chun's meridians were covered in scars and wounds, as if they had been burned by fire.

Such a severe injury, if left to recover slowly on its own, could take an unknown amount of time, or even be fully recovered.

But at this moment, the Nourishing Pulse Pill that Zhou Chun had purchased earlier came in handy.

His hands trembled as he grasped the bottle containing the Nourishing Meridian Pill, then bit the stopper with his teeth, pulled it out, and swallowed the pill.

As the pill entered his stomach, a cool medicinal power was quickly released, beginning to nourish and repair the scarred meridians in Zhou Chun's body.

Time passed slowly, and the power of the Nourishing Meridian Pill was gradually exhausted.

Zhou Chun's meridians, which were originally covered with scars, are now completely restored.

Furthermore, the restored meridians are much stronger than before.

When he once again activated the molten iron-like liquid to circulate through his meridians, although he still felt pain, it no longer caused much actual damage to his meridians.

Clearly, his meridians have begun to adapt to this new magical power.

As long as you continue to temper your meridians with the power of this Golden Soup, it won't be long before your meridians are completely unharmed.

At this point, Zhou Chun's switch to cultivating the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Art" was considered a success.

What he needs to do next is to continuously practice this new technique to refine the metal energy and spiritual energy, and restore his true essence and mana pool.

Time passed slowly, and when Zhou Chun's true essence pool was fully restored to its previous size, he finally experienced the power of the top-level technique, "Golden Cauldron Mystic Art".

Firstly, in terms of cultivation efficiency.

After switching to the Golden Cauldron Mystic Art, his efficiency in absorbing and refining external spiritual energy was dozens of times that of the Five Qi Facing the Sun Scripture, a speed that surprised him greatly.

Now he only needs to meditate for two hours each day to complete his daily cultivation practice.

As far as he knew, even cultivators who switched to those techniques for rapid advancement, unless they were practicing a quick-fix technique like the "Condensing Yuan Technique," would need to meditate and cultivate for almost two or three hours to complete their daily cultivation practice.

Secondly, there's the quality of the magical essence.

If Zhou Chun's mana essence quality was one before, then his mana essence quality is now six.

As for cultivators who practice those techniques for rapid advancement, the quality of their magical power and true essence is at most between two and three.

This difference in quality will have a very exaggerated effect in actual combat.

For example, the defensive power of the Five Elements Spirit Armor Technique that Zhou Chun had previously cultivated depended on the cultivator's own cultivation level and magical power.

If Zhou Chun were to use this secret technique now, the defensive spirit armor he condenses would be much stronger than the second-tier low-grade defensive spells used by others, and it should not be a problem to withstand an attack from a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At the same time, his extremely high-quality magical power makes it much easier for him to activate higher-level magical artifacts than other cultivators of the same level, and the power he can unleash is also stronger.

Then there are the characteristics that come with magic.

The damage that the Golden Soup Magic had previously caused to Zhou Chun was just as great as the damage it would cause to the enemy after it invaded the enemy's body.

Its enhancement of the power of magical artifacts such as flying swords is also extremely significant.

Zhou Chun only tried it once and found that the power of his second-tier high-grade magic weapon "Flying Dragon Snatching" activated by the Golden Soup Magic Power was more than 20% to 30% stronger than before.

Nowadays, a typical second-tier low-grade magic weapon might be torn to shreds by the Crimson Gold Flying Claw after just a few collisions.

Finally, after successfully cultivating the first chapter of the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Art," one will also master the magical power "Golden Cauldron Mystic Light."

"Golden Cauldron Mystic Light" is a special magical power that is cast by relying on the "Dao Cauldron" within Zhou Chun's body.

The so-called Xuan Guang is mysterious beyond mystery.

It possesses a very powerful ability to transform, capable of turning into sword energy and sword light to attack enemies according to its master's will, or into shields and protective barriers for self-defense, and even used to imprison enemies.

No matter how it is used, its power is far greater than the techniques and supernatural abilities mastered by cultivators who practice methods to rapidly improve their cultivation. Only the supernatural abilities mastered by cultivators who practice powerful combat techniques can contend with it.

In Zhou Chun's own tests, when he used Xuan Guang to form a shield to protect himself, even if he attacked with a second-tier low-grade magic weapon powered by Jin Tang magic power, it would take more than ten attacks to break through it.

As long as the Xuan Guang Shield cannot be broken in a short time, Zhou Chun can use his magic to repair the previous damage.

Based on this test, he estimated that as long as he fully supported this Xuan Guang Shield, even a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator practicing a technique to rapidly improve their cultivation, would have to expend considerable effort to break through the shield, even with a mid-grade second-tier magic weapon.

This means that even without the help of his spirit pet, he can now fight against most mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators alone, with a very high win rate!

This is the power of top-tier martial arts techniques!

If one can successfully cultivate, not only will their cultivation progress be extremely fast and their magical power of extremely high quality, but they will also possess extremely powerful protective and divine abilities.

Furthermore, "Golden Cauldron Mystic Light" is only a magical ability that comes with the first of the four chapters of "Golden Cauldron Mystic Art" after successful cultivation. In the future, when Zhou Chun's cultivation level is higher, he will be able to master more powerful techniques with accompanying magical abilities.

Furthermore, the self-defense techniques recorded in the four outer chapters were also available for him to cultivate after he mastered the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Art".

I had insomnia last night and didn't fall asleep until 5 a.m. To avoid insomnia tonight, I didn't dare to sleep this afternoon and went hiking instead. I didn't get back until after 8 p.m., so the update is late. Also, I'll go to bed early tonight and get up early tomorrow to write, so the first chapter tomorrow morning will also be delayed until noon. Everything should be back to normal the day after tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)