A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chu Wushang's originally solemn expression turned somewhat astonished.

In less than half an incense stick's time, all six layers of inner demons were broken.

Even if this kid has cultivated the White Bone Contemplation and the Life and Death Contemplation, he can overcome the Wine Pool and Meat Forest and the Sky Full of Sword Shadows. But the last two inner demons, the Cloud Gods and the Black Water Karmic Sea, are not so easy to overcome.

Especially the final layer, the Blackwater Sea of ​​Karma, is where many people are trapped within the inner demons, unable to break through for years.

Chu Wushang stood up, picked up some scattered bamboo strips from the ground, put them into a half-woven basket, then took out two booklets from a wooden box on the stone table and slowly walked towards Duan Rong.

When Duan Rong saw Chu Wushang coming over, he also stood up from the prayer mat.

Chu Wushang approached and handed two yellowed animal-skin booklets to Duan Rong, saying, "These are the sect's cultivation techniques for condensing the two passes behind the Cave of Darkness."

Duan Rong reached out and took them. These two techniques were also mentioned in Lü Yinlin's notes, but not in detail.

The Condensation of the Cavern is considered a watershed moment in the power of sects.

Although all eight sects in the Nine Provinces must have a Nascent Soul Realm expert in charge, otherwise they will be devoured by other sects, having a Nascent Soul Realm expert can only guarantee the survival of the sect.

The core of a sect lies in the number of experts below the Nascent Soul stage, who are at the Cave-Dwelling Realm.

Therefore, each of the eight sects in the Nine Provinces has its own unique cultivation method that condenses profound insights, each with its own merits and traditions.

The Taiyi Sect, located in Qingzhou, boasts a rich heritage spanning tens of thousands of years. This profound and profound cultivation method was created by the sect's founding patriarch, and subsequent patriarchs of the sect have further developed and perfected it.

By the time of Lü Yinlin's generation, this martial art was already almost flawless.

Chu Wushang looked at Duan Rong, who was intently studying the cultivation manual, and said, "I will not be here for the last two stages. You may cultivate in seclusion here on your own."

Upon hearing this, Duan Rong raised his head, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "Yes, thank you for helping me overcome my inner demons."

Chu Wushang said without changing his expression, "I didn't help much, I just kidnapped a female corpse for you. You had to overcome your inner demons yourself."

Duan Rong said, "There's also the possibility of a life-or-death confrontation."

Chu Wushang suddenly smiled strangely and said, "You're a kid with good comprehension, so I'll kill you this once."

Chu Wushang suddenly changed the subject, saying, "There is a beast-head mechanism under that stone table. If anything happens, just turn the mechanism, and I will appear."

"Yes." Duan Rong glanced at the stone table and replied respectfully.

Chu Wushang hummed in acknowledgment, which was his final greeting. He turned and walked to the stone table, picked up the half-woven basket on it, and walked out of the cultivation chamber without looking back.

After Chu Wushang left, the sealed stone chamber suddenly seemed much quieter, with only the stream flowing gently by the wall.

Although Chu Wushang was taciturn, Duan Rong could sense that he was actually quite sharp and possessed a keen insight. His ability to serve under Ancestor Lü Yinlin and become Lü Yinlin's confidant was definitely not simply due to his cultivation level.

Of course, Chu Wushang's cultivation at the mid-stage of the Cave Nether Realm was definitely not weak.

Duan Rong, holding the two volumes of animal hide martial arts manuals, slowly walked to the stone table. He placed the two volumes on the stone table, then reached under the table and rubbed around, and sure enough, he felt a rather conspicuous animal head.

He immediately sat down at the stone table and looked at the wooden box in the center. He knew that the wooden box was covered by Chu Wushang's spatial barrier, which contained the power of laws and could not be broken by him.

Duan Rong looked down at the two yellowed animal-skin manuals in his hands. He gently stroked the surface of one of the manuals and thought to himself, "Reading the spirit of the artifact."

A set of data immediately appeared before his eyes.

Duan Rong glanced at it only once and thought to himself, "Devour."

After the data panel in front of him disappeared, he repeated the process and devoured the spirit of another booklet.

After absorbing the spirits of the two beast-hide cultivation manuals, Duan Rong walked to the stream by the wall, washed his face, and drank some water.

Afterwards, he dried his hands on his clothes, returned to the stone table, sat down, and began to look through the two books of martial arts manuals.

After he had finished reading through the two booklets, the devoured artifact spirit had also been fully digested and absorbed. The subtle information about the insights and feelings regarding the complex cultivation techniques flowed through his mind like water.

In an instant, Duan Rong felt as if he had been practicing the two sect techniques in front of him for many years, and many subtle and profound insights appeared in his mind...

Above the cultivation chamber, Chu Wushang emerged from the large iron box carrying half a basket. He casually placed the half basket aside and slowly walked out of the thatched hut.

He walked down the path and headed towards the deadwood forest at the mouth of the valley.

In fact, he could have easily darted across the path from the thatched hut to the deadwood forest with a flick of his wrist, but he deliberately walked it step by step.

He wasn't idle.

He really enjoys walking this route.

He walked this road thousands of times, but each time he walked it with great focus.

For him, walking this path, like weaving bamboo baskets, was a form of spiritual practice.

Although he had walked this road thousands of times, no two times were the same.

Different times, different dawns and dusks, different light and shadows, different breezes, and different damp colors of the soil.

Chu Wushang had a deep feeling that if he continued on this path, and whenever he experienced the same delicate sensations as before, his cultivation would take another step forward, and he might even advance to the late stage of the Cave of Clarity Realm.

Chu Wushang walked out of the withered forest, picked up the array ruler under the ancient stone tablet, and headed straight for the cave of the ancestor Lü Yinlin.

At the entrance of the cave, Chu Wushang paused only slightly before walking straight inside.

He walked into the depths of the cave, where the patriarch Lü Yinlin was sitting on a futon, meditating with his eyes closed.

Chu Wushang stood there silently, his face showing no impatience, waiting calmly.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Lü Yinlin slowly opened his eyes. He glanced at Chu Wushang, then got up from the futon, walked to the stone table, and poured a cup of water from the kettle.

Lu Yinlin picked up the bamboo tube without even lifting his eyelids and asked, "What is it?"

Chu Wushang said, "Duan Rong has already passed the first hurdle and overcome all his inner demons."

Lu Yinlin had just taken a sip of water when he suddenly choked and coughed, asking, "Is it completely broken?"

"Yes," Chu Wushang said, "one and a half months."

Lu Yinlin asked, "How many layers of inner demons are there?"

"Sixth level," Chu Wushang replied: "A pool of wine and a forest of meat, a sky full of sword shadows, a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, gods in the clouds, and a black sea of ​​karma."

Lu Yinlin said, "Six levels? That's not many. It shows that this kid doesn't have any extreme tendencies in his character."

"Yes," Chu Wushang replied. Lü Yinlin's eyes flickered, and he asked, "I remember, Gu Daoling was also a sixth-level inner demon back then, right? It took him four months to break through all his inner demons."

Chu Wushang said, "Duan Rong only cultivated the White Bone Contemplation and the Life and Death Contemplation."

"You only cultivated the White Bone Contemplation and the View of Life and Death?" A look of astonishment flashed across Lü Yinlin's face as he asked, "Did he break through the Mountain of Corpses and Sea of ​​Blood on his own?"

Chu Wushang said, "The mountains of corpses and seas of blood cannot even get within a zhang of him, and cannot corrode him at all."

"Really?" Lu Yinlin's face suddenly showed an expression of great interest, and he couldn't help but laugh, "This kid is a bloodthirsty person!"

“Yes,” Chu Wushang said, “The fact that the demon of the corpse mountain and blood sea cannot get close to him shows that he has a deep aversion and rejection of killing. Moreover, this aversion and rejection is very profound.”

Lü Yinlin said, "That's fine too. It's better than us, with our hands stained with blood."

Both Lü Yinlin and Chu Wushang went through many trials to break free from their inner demons of slaughter.

"He broke through his inner demons in a month and a half. I estimate that he should be able to condense the Cave of Clarity within a year. What do you think?" Lü Yinlin asked Chu Wushang.

Although he didn't know why, Chu Wushang could clearly sense that Lü Yinlin's mood was much better than before, and even his tone of voice had changed.

Chu Wushang remained respectful and said, "He should be able to. He studied the sect's secret technique of the Six Wonders Mind Observation Sect, and after only reading it once, he directly penetrated into the meditative state."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yinlin's expression faltered slightly, and he said, "You only read it once?"

"Yes," Chu Wushang said. "I think that kid has a photographic memory and a unique talent for comprehending complex and profound techniques."

Lu Yinlin nodded, then recalled the hundreds of complex artistic conceptions under Duan Rong's previous blade light, and said, "That kid is somewhat wicked... it seems to be related to his possession of the Void Realm."

"The Realm of Emptiness?!" A strange look suddenly flashed across Chu Wushang's usually expressionless face.

"Alright." Lü Yinlin seemed unwilling to continue the topic. Looking at Chu Wushang, he said, "Go ahead. Report that kid's progress in condensing the Cave of Enlightenment to me every month."

"Yes."

Chu Wushang respectfully responded, clasped his hands in a salute, and then left the cave.

Lu Yinlin sat there, sipping water, a faint smile playing on his lips. "This kid is actually a murderer."

Lu Yinlin knew very well that in a resource-scarce environment like Kyushu, everyone who could rise to the top had to be ruthless and decisive, and had a lot of blood on their hands.

However, in later stages, killing becomes a significant obstacle.

Not only when the cave is condensed, but also when there is a murderous inner demon.

In truth, every act of killing leaves a trace of malevolent energy in the soul; those with heavy sins accumulate more of this energy. This malevolent energy has no effect during the initial formation of the Nascent Soul stage. However, if one advances to the Nascent Soul stage, the presence of this malevolent energy will affect the formation of the Nascent Soul.

Back then, he spent over a hundred years trying to eliminate this evil energy.

Duan Rong abhors killing, which means he must not have killed many people, and his malevolent aura will be weak, which is very beneficial for him to condense his nascent soul.

Lu Yinlin had already listed Duan Rong as a potential Nascent Soul cultivator for the Taiyi Sect. This favorable factor made him feel as if he could see that potential growing up.

It's like a farmer in the field suddenly seeing the wheat in the field grow taller and taller; how could he not be happy?
Inside the secret chamber of the talisman array beneath the thatched hut.

Duan Rong sat cross-legged on the futon, like an old monk in deep meditation. At this moment, his breathing was sometimes slow and sometimes fast, sometimes deep and sometimes shallow, in coordination with the circulation of his internal energy.

After a series of breaths, Duan Rong suddenly began to form hand seals.

The hand seals were swift and intricate, and gradually, the hand shadows seemed to possess a strange rhythm.

Just then, Duan Rong's mind suddenly entered his own spiritual sea of ​​consciousness.

The second hurdle to condensing the profound mysteries, namely, comprehending the power of laws by using the origin of the realm of intent as a guide, takes place within the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness.

Duan Rong sat cross-legged in the center of the black earth.

Above the sky, that clear, glassy body resembled a celestial being or Buddha, with radiant light flowing around it, while the five-colored Ruyi Pearl, the essence of its essence, resided between its brows.

Duan Rong was already very familiar with this spiritual sea of ​​consciousness, but when he entered it through the sect's cultivation method, he still felt a significant difference. That was, the connection between his thoughts and the five-colored Ruyi Pearl, the origin of the realm, was significantly enhanced.

That feeling has always been there, but it's never been as intense as it is now.

Even as Duan Rong sat cross-legged in the center of the black earth, the five-colored Ruyi Pearl began to spin rapidly between his eyebrows, its five-colored halo flowing endlessly.

With a thought, the five-colored Ruyi Pearl suddenly detached from the center of Duan Rong's clear, glassy body, transforming into a ball of light and shadow that flew towards Duan Rong, who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the black earth.

Five-colored light and shadow streaked across the sky like a small auspicious cloud, then suddenly stopped, and the five-colored Ruyi Pearl was already hovering a foot in front of Duan Rong.

Duan Rong looked at the hovering five-colored Ruyi Pearl, his eyes narrowed, and his mind stirred again.

As his thought arose, the five-colored wish-fulfilling pearl seemed to receive a command, and its five-colored halo suddenly dimmed.

Duan Rong stared at the five-colored Ruyi Pearl, his gaze becoming profound.

As the five-colored halo dissipated, the Ruyi Pearl, the source of the essence of the realm, began to emit a faint, almost imperceptible light.

Duan Rong could only see this light with his eyes, but he could not perceive it with his mind.

"Touching the light of the law!?"

After devouring the spirit of the artifact, Duan Rong had essentially been diligently cultivating the sect techniques of those two schools for many years. Therefore, his understanding of the light of the law of touch was now much deeper.

Moreover, according to the sect's cultivation method for comprehending the power of laws, once the light of touching the law appears, the second hurdle is not difficult afterward.

The second hurdle, the truly difficult part, lies in the distance between the origin of the conception and the emergence of the light of the law. There are countless difficulties, and even a bit of luck is required.

But none of these apply to Duan Rong.

His original artistic conception naturally radiated the light of touching the law, so he could directly begin to work on the final part of the second barrier.

In other words, one uses the light of the law as a guide to comprehend the power of the law.

Reaching this stage is much simpler than using the origin of artistic conception as a guide, because having touched the light of the law is equivalent to having already found the door.

Without touching the light of the law, one is still wandering in the wilderness.

Duan Rong formed another hand seal and murmured a spell. Suddenly, his thoughts merged with the essence of the realm.

This essence of artistic conception was originally the core of his soul. The so-called fusion is to gather his soul and concentrate it into the essence of artistic conception.

Duan Rong's thoughts and the origin of his artistic conception merged into one. Then, he unified his mind and spirit, following the touch of the Law of the Ruyi Pearl, the origin of his artistic conception, and tried to visualize and perceive the faint emergence of the power of law behind that touch of law... (End of this chapter)