Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Time flew by, and Xuan Yin Zhenren returned a month later, but he left again in a hurry after a short stay.

Senior Brother Feng Linzi hasn't returned. I heard he was dispatched by Changchun Palace to oversee things in the local area... There are signs of increasing demonic activity in the area. Not only Feng Linzi, but several disciples of the Yin Sect who have already achieved some success in their cultivation have also been sent out.

Since he wasn't familiar with his three senior brothers and sisters, he had to cultivate on his own every day.

It's another day of being free-range...

He wanted to complete the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible, so that he could be released to the outside world once he finished.

Cultivating in this Yin Sect's meditation room always felt somewhat oppressive.

However, although he has good intuition and can easily sense external energy, his physical talent is not that outstanding. If he wants to successfully establish his foundation, he still needs to proceed step by step.

Cultivation is divided into four major realms: Foundation Building, Qi Refining, Spirit Transformation, and Return to Emptiness. Each major realm has several minor realms.

Just like Su Baichen's current Foundation Establishment realm, the initial stage is Solidifying the Origin, the middle stage is Nourishing Qi, and the upper stage is Small Heavenly Circuit.

The initial stage of consolidating the foundation and cultivating the vital energy is actually the meaning of consolidating the foundation and cultivating the vital energy. Normally, young people will not be troubled by this stage or they do not need this stage at all. On the contrary, old men who cultivate immortality have to spend one or two years in this stage to adjust their bodies.

The intermediate stage of Qi cultivation is essentially about condensing the first wisp of true Qi and then continuously nurturing and strengthening it. During the outer sect examination at Changchun Palace, those who reached this stage could directly enter the inner sect.

In the Upper Realm, as long as one can circulate the true energy within the body through the Small Heavenly Circuit, it is considered the completion of Foundation Establishment.

Su Baichen is currently in this stage of cultivation.

Once the foundation is established, one enters the Qi Refining Realm, specifically the initial stage of the Great Circulation, which involves opening the twelve regular meridians, the eight extraordinary meridians, and all the hidden meridians throughout the body, allowing true qi to circulate freely. This step takes a considerable amount of time and can be considered the first major hurdle on the path of cultivation.

The "Middle Realm Shifting Furnace" involves transferring the storage of true qi to the middle dantian, a crucial point where qi and spirit converge. This step is fraught with danger; a careless shift can lead to the dissipation of one's cultivation, making it the first perilous hurdle on the path of cultivation.

The "Five Qi Gathering at the Origin" in the Upper Realm is essentially about drawing out the Qi of the five internal organs to prepare for the final transformation into a spirit. This step is impossible for those with incomplete physical foundations. Furthermore, it requires gathering the spiritual Qi of the five elements to transform acquired Qi into innate Qi, which raises the difficulty level even further.

The third realm is the Transformation of the Gods, the initial realm is the union of divine energy, the middle realm is the opening of the spiritual aperture, and the upper realm is the initial manifestation of the Yang God... This is already a mythical existence for Su Baichen.

The fourth realm is Returning to Emptiness. The initial realm is Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, the middle realm is Divine Travel in the Great Void, and the upper realm is Shattering the Void.

Su Baichen did not understand the latter two major realms.

His master, True Man Xuan Yin, was a highly accomplished cultivator; he guessed that he was at least at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and had opened his spiritual aperture.

Meanwhile, the eldest disciple, Feng Linzi, had just completed the Great Circulation and was currently cultivating the Five Qi Gathering at the Upper Realm of Qi Refining.

As for Su Baichen himself, he is currently honing his skills in the Lesser Heavenly Cycle of the Foundation Establishment stage.

The Small Heavenly Circuit only requires opening two meridians. Since he is young and his meridians are not yet closed, this kind of cultivation will come naturally.

However, he had only cultivated for half a year at most, and breakthroughs are not something that can be achieved overnight. They require a long period of nurturing and expansion before the meridians can become high-speed pathways for true qi.

Su Baichen is currently cultivating the final step of Foundation Establishment, but at the same time he can also begin cultivating the Great Circulation of Qi Refining in the lower realm. In any case, he is accumulating true qi while nourishing his meridians, so there is no conflict.

His three senior brothers and sisters were actually not much different from him in terms of cultivation.

Zhang Qiuzhuo was also practicing the Small Heavenly Circuit. He had previously suffered damage because he had been too hasty in nourishing his meridians. Now that he had received the elixir to make up for it, he should be able to get back on track.

Wu Xiangyu was ordered to suspend his cultivation, meaning he would be stuck at this level for a while, and would probably have to start all over again, which would cause him a lot of trouble.

However, the fourth senior brother, Wu Nianzi, had already completed the Foundation Establishment ten days ago and officially entered the Great Circulation cultivation of the lower stage of Qi Refining.

That night, Su Baichen nourished his meridians in his bedroom.

The warm and mellow true energy slowly circulated in his newly opened, slightly narrow and rugged Ren and Du meridians, gradually smoothing out the bumps and widening the blocked areas.

Such a cautious demeanor is nothing like that of a sword cultivator; there is no hint of sharpness in his movements.

However, at that moment, his intuition suddenly sensed something.

"Click-clack~"

There was a damn noise coming from outside.

Su Baichen immediately stopped practicing and opened his eyes to look at the window.

Then, he got up and walked over step by step, carefully opening the window a crack...

The next moment, an ugly ghost face appeared before his eyes!

It was a ghostly creature clinging to the cliff face like a gecko, its flesh torn open and emitting a nauseating stench. Its face, however, was twisted and rolled upwards, the back of its head pressed against its back, its maggot-covered face hanging upside down, directly facing Su Baichen!

The distance between the cliff and the window of Su Baichen's chamber is about five meters, and the three-meter-wide corridor outside the chamber is a bridge.

Even so, five meters is still incredibly close!

Su Baichen's heart skipped a beat.

He was also startled out of the blue.

But he was immediately relieved, because the Changchun Yin Sect had a protective barrier around its base.

Despite the extremely close proximity, theoretically it could never truly enter the Yin Sect's architectural area... It couldn't even get close to the covered bridge, let alone his chambers.

The ghost noticed Su Baichen's gaze, and then suddenly leaped up...

"Clatter".

It landed on the covered bridge, and its head, which had been flipped backward, was flung forward again... even some maggots were flung onto the window.

Su Baichen's eye twitched rapidly. This slap in the face came too quickly!

No, what about the Yin Sect's barrier?

Su Baichen's mind raced as he tried to react, but at that moment his limbs seemed to be out of his control... This damned lack of responsiveness was his old problem. It was the same when he was learning swordsmanship; he could never give the proper response, which led to him being deemed unsuitable to be a sword cultivator.

To put it bluntly, it's because his neural reactions are too slow. He has too many thoughts in his mind, but his body can't keep up, which leads to a series of logical conflicts...

But now, he possesses a skill that can be activated directly with his own will.

Then, looking at the grotesque, nauseating face of the ghost, his eyes flashed with an unusual light.

The next moment, the ghost tilted its head in confusion, then turned away blankly to the side...

The Eight Transformations of Illusion have worked!

The Illusionary Yin Eight Transformations, as one of the core secret techniques of the Yin Sect, is a top-tier illusion technique in the world.

The so-called eight transformations refer to the eight dimensions of the five senses, qi, intention, and spirit, and the illusion is created by achieving a seamless illusion through these eight dimensions.

What Su Baichen just did was make that ghost think he was a ghost too...

This Illusory Yin Eight Transformations is divided into nine grades, with the highest grade naturally being able to create things from nothingness.

The second-grade realm is the illusory reality of the Mysterious Yin True Person.

Rank Three: Transforming Illusion into Reality. Below this rank, normal methods are no longer able to distinguish between real and fake illusions.

Maple Forest is a fourth-grade item, meaning it is both real and illusory: the real looks like the fake, and the fake looks like the real, making it completely confusing and indistinguishable.

At this point, Su Baichen had actually achieved the ability to make the true and false appearances of the fifth-grade realm unpredictable...

Although it's a bit of a letdown that the first time this Illusionary Yin Eight Transformations was used in actual combat was to "play the ghost," at least it worked, didn't it?

But the effect was also beyond his expectations in one aspect.

That's when the ghost returned a moment later!

Just as Su Baichen tensed up, wondering if his illusion had been seen through by a ghost.

That thing just tossed its head at Su Baichen...

Good heavens, why is his intuition so sharp? At this moment, he clearly sensed what the other party meant: Keep up!

Is he being asked to catch up?

They really think he's their ghost...