I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 318 Breakthrough (please vote for me)

While Jiang Yi was asleep, her spiritual energy suddenly surged like boiling water. As the Sleeping Immortal Technique circulated on its own, her brows furrowed tightly, and she fell back into that thick darkness in her dream.

"Come back..."

Countless whispers transformed into black threads that entangled the soul, while countless obsessive illusions strangled the sea of ​​consciousness like poisonous vines.

At the same time, the depleted dantian and meridians thirstily absorbed the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

Wood elemental energy sprouts like spring vines, fire elemental energy surges like lava, and earth elemental energy sinks like mountains.

Jiang Yi was too tired, so she didn't practice any techniques while she was asleep. Her laziness didn't guide any techniques to operate on their own; she just breathed and exhaled naturally.

After the three unbalanced spiritual energies were completely cleared away, they now formed a perfect balance under the guidance and harmonization of the Sleeping Immortal Technique and Laziness, naturally swirling into a vortex around the Dao Foundation and generating new three-element true essence.

Jiang Yifu was suddenly inspired, and the second line of the general principles of the Sleeping Immortal Kung Fu suddenly appeared in his mind.

When the mind and breath are forgotten, the spirit and energy become one.

Her divine sense collided violently with the three perfectly harmonized spiritual energies within her dantian. The Yin-Yang True Qi hidden within her dantian swam like yin-yang fish, guiding her divine sense and true essence to slowly blend together, gradually condensing into the prototype of the Qi Pill, which enveloped her entire Dao Foundation.

Sleeping Immortal Technique, second level, breakthrough!
boom!
The overwhelming pressure of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator erupted, sweeping across the entire island like a whirlwind.

Immediately afterwards, Hua Gu and Hong Li also unleashed the pressure of the peak Foundation Establishment stage, one after the other, breaking through along with Jiang Yi.

The cultivators who were busy all over the island sensed these several powerful pressures and looked towards where Jiang Yi was sleeping, and were shocked.

"How can Ayi break through to a higher level while sleeping? That's so comfortable!" Shen Puning pouted, making no attempt to hide her envy.

Although Xin Wushuang didn't speak, she kept nodding, and she was also envious.

The disciples of Liujing Sect and Mo Family Fortress shared the same envy. Seeing her younger brother Mo Liao's expression, Mo Ling said, "What's there to envy? Aren't you also at the peak of Foundation Establishment?"

Mo Ling and Mo Liao are both at the peak of Foundation Establishment. They came to the battlefield voluntarily for training. Otherwise, with their cultivation levels, they would not have been forced to go to the battlefield. They could have chosen to stay in Mo Family Fortress and cultivate in peace, preparing to condense their Qi Core and prepare for Core Formation.

Once the Qi Pill begins to take shape, one can begin preparing the necessary materials for forming the core and searching for a suitable location.

Condensing Qi Pills sounds simple, but it's actually very difficult. If you can't find the right feeling or the right opportunity, you might stay stuck in the same place for more than a decade.

Mo Ling is an example. She reached the peak of Foundation Establishment five years earlier than Mo Liao, but she still can't find the feeling of condensing Qi Pill.

Fortunately, Mo Ling was carefree and didn't dwell on the matter. Instead, she went to the battlefield to find something to do.

Mo Ling, worried that her younger brother was too competitive due to his young age, comforted him, "Don't compare yourself to Jiang Yi. She was once a genius sword cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. Despite having ordinary aptitude with three spiritual roots, she was able to form a high-grade Golden Core at the age of forty-nine. Even if she starts over, because of her previous cultivation foundation and experience in condensing Qi Cores, as long as she doesn't have any inner demons, everything will be a natural progression, several times faster than normal cultivators."

Mo Liao nodded. He understood the reasoning, but people can't help but envy and be jealous of the strong, and there are always times when they are unwilling to admit defeat and ask themselves why they are not good enough.

Just then, black and red demonic flames suddenly erupted around Jiang Yi, and purplish-black veins popped out on her neck.

Jiang Yi's brows were furrowed, as if she were having a nightmare. Her eyes twitched rapidly under her eyelids, her brows were tightly knit, and her body trembled slightly but she could not wake up.

"Is it demonization or a qi deviation?"

"Ayi!"

"Senior Sister Jiang?"

Hua Gu and Hong Li rushed to Jiang Yi's side to check on her, but no matter how hard they tried, Jiang Yi remained unconscious.

Bai Shengjie, who rushed over upon hearing the news, tried to get closer but was blocked by the invisible aura.

Xiao Qinghuang played his jade flute, and the calming and soothing sound waves collided with the invisible energy, creating ripples that were also kept out.

Hua Gu and Hong Li exchanged a glance, and the two demons transformed into two streams of light, one white and one red, entering the Yin-Yang pendant at Jiang Yi's waist.

One summoned the power of the moon in the Xuanbing Cave, while the other stirred up the pure fire of the candle moth in the Lihuo Heaven, hoping to help Jiang Yi suppress his demonic thoughts.

The crowd was at a loss, and some even retreated in fear, worried that Jiang Yi might suddenly turn into a demon.

Only the members of the Cangling Sect did not retreat an inch, all of them nervously and concernedly guarding Jiang Yi.

Deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, Jiang Yi's soul was trapped inside the Lazy Immortal Shrine.

The eaves of the temple rattled in the hurricane, and the area outside the shrine had turned into a bottomless abyss. In the thick black rain, the mountain-like shadow of the dream demon stretched out its claws and slammed heavily onto the roof of the Lazy Immortal Shrine.

boom!
The entire Lazy Immortal Temple shook violently. The incense burner and candle holder on the altar of the Lazy Immortal statue were knocked off, and the bookshelf in the corner was also shaken down. Dust fell from the roof.

Bah Bah!

Jiang Yi waved her hand to sweep away the dust. Because she had previously used the demon lord 'Nightmare's' demonic seed to sense the location of the demons, her demonic thoughts invaded her, and she was discovered by the dream demon.

Jiang Yi wanted to cry. She had finally overcome all the inner demons of her past and present lives. Her thoughts were clear, her Dao heart was free, and she was about to form her core and return to her peak.

Unfortunately, I've gotten entangled with this bastard again.

If she doesn't get rid of this nightmare, she can forget about forming her core.

But upon reflection, she had no other choice at the time. Without retrieving the Nightmare's demonic seed along with it, she would lack the fire elemental root, be inherently deficient, and her Core Formation would still fail. Boom!
The claws formed from the demonic thoughts of the dream demon continued to bombard the Lazy Immortal Shrine, attempting to seize her soul. Fortunately, although the Lazy Immortal Shrine looked dilapidated, it was actually quite sturdy.

Jiang Yi turned around and rearranged the items on the altar of the Lazy Immortal statue.

"Senior Lazy Immortal, do you have any connection or relationship with this Dream Demon? If so, could you please do me the trouble of talking to Brother Dream Demon for me and asking me to befriend it after I complete my Core Formation?"

Lazy Immortal didn't react.

"Fine, fine, you can't even be bothered to care about the successor you chose. If you don't care, I won't care either. You sleep, I'll sleep, let's both sleep to death here."

Jiang Yi simply lay down on the ground to sleep, adopting a symmetrical sleeping posture with Lazy Immortal.

She was already asleep, and had only tried it out of spite, but unexpectedly, she fell asleep again in an instant.

In her hazy, confused state, she heard a faint, ethereal female voice from beyond the heavens.

Dreams serve as fuel, the heart as a cauldron; a single thought of clarity dispels illusion.

Yin and Yang unite to refine worldly ties; the nine-turn elixir is completed, and the fire awakens itself.

The fire tempers the soul, returning it to its true nature; the waters cleanse the mind, restoring clarity.

The light of the mind shines brightly across the vast void; the Dao, eternal and indestructible, is naturally formed.

"What do you mean?!"

Jiang Yi suddenly woke up and sat up. The sea breeze was blowing on her face, and all she could hear was the sound of the tides crashing against the rocks.

"Ayi, you're awake! That's wonderful!"

Shen Puning and the others breathed a sigh of relief as they watched Jiang Yi's demonic aura gradually fade and the signs of demonic transformation disappear.

"Senior Sister Jiang, you rest a little longer. We'll go and get busy."

Chu Qianji signaled to the Cangling Sect members not to crowd around, leaving only Shen Puning and Xin Wushuang behind, while he led the others to continue repairing various parts of Baishan Island in preparation for the next demonic tide.

Xin Wushuang squatted down and looked Jiang Yi over carefully before asking, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Jiang Yi shook her head, Xin Wushuang nodded, and then turned and left.

“Wushuang, you…” Shen Puning’s lips twitched, and she muttered, “You don’t even know how to be polite.”

Jiang Yi chuckled, "If Wushuang is just being polite, then I'll have to wonder if she's been possessed. Don't worry, Pu Ning, I'm fine."

Shen Puning took out a bag of pastries from her storage bracelet and handed it to Jiang Yi. "I made them all myself using spiritual materials. Eating something sweet will lift your spirits. You can meditate for a while longer. I'll go and get busy now."

Even after Shen Puning left, Baozhu was still squatting in front of Jiang Yi, staring longingly at the paper package in Jiang Yi's hand.

Jiang Yi smiled, opened the paper package, took out a piece of peach blossom cake, and stuffed it into Baozhu's mouth. Baozhu hummed and wiggled her butt.

"Shen Baozhu! Come back here right now, stop embarrassing yourself!"

Shen Puning noticed that Baozhu hadn't followed, so she stood at a distance with her hands on her hips and angrily cursed.

Hum~
"Why is it now using its own surname?"

Jiang Yi picked up a piece of golden osmanthus cake, took a small bite, and the sweet taste filled her mouth, which indeed made her feel much better.

Hua Gu and Hong Li are still inside the Yin-Yang Pendant. Jiang Yi told them to stay there for the time being, as they had just broken through to the peak of Foundation Establishment and needed to consolidate their strength.

As the sea breeze blew and the moon and stars shone brightly, Jiang Yi recalled the few words she had just heard in the Lazy Immortal Temple.

"So, you've finally remembered what the third level of the Sleeping Immortal Technique is? Dreams as fuel, heart as cauldron... Nine-turn elixir complete, fire awakens on its own... Does this mean that the dream obsessions collected in the second level are used as fuel to refine the Nine-turn Golden Elixir? Does 'fire awakens on its own' mean that when the Golden Elixir is completed, a kind of fire will appear? Is it stronger than the elixir fire of the Golden Elixir stage?"

Jiang Yi rested her chin on her hand.

"From this perspective, the cultivation of the Sleeping Immortal Technique is interconnected. At least the second and third levels are linked. It uses obsession with dreams as fuel. It doesn't say how much obsession is needed to refine the so-called Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, but it's definitely the more the better."

Jiang Yi has gone from advancing to the second level of the Sleeping Immortal Skill to finally touching the third level in just a few years. All told, she has only spent a little over two years in the mortal realm refining her heart through dreams.

She wasn't sure if the obsession she had with the dreams she experienced was enough.

"and many more!"

Jiang Yi suddenly had a bold idea.

"Aren't dream demons just a collection of the obsessions and dreams of all living beings? What if I were to refine a dream demon? If my analysis is correct, the North Sea Demon Horde is a collection of negative emotions such as inner demons from all human cultivators since ancient times."

"The Dream Demon is only a part of the entire demon horde in the North Sea. It is formed from the incense and prayers of the Pillow Immortal and mortals, taking the form of a Dream Eater, and exists as the Demon Lord of the Dream Immortal Cult."

"Although it's difficult, there's a chance! Even if I can't refine the whole thing, I can refine a part of it. I need to send a message to my master immediately and ask her to send Xuanhui to help me."

(End of this chapter)