Fang Yang sat cross-legged, his spirit power surging like a tide around him.
A terrifying aura emanated from his body, causing the entire space to tremble slightly.
"Level one hundred has been achieved; the time has come."
Fang Yang slowly opened his eyes, a flicker of flame passing through them, and the surging spirit power around him receded like a tide, fully retracting into his body. His entire being's aura became as profound as an abyss.
The next moment, his consciousness instantly sank into the internal space of the strange fire pearl.
The World before his eyes began to twist and change, and when Fang Yang opened his eyes again, the familiar Fire Square stood before him.
Twenty-three towering pillars stood majestically, each entwined with flames of different colors, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.
"Artifact Spirit, I'm here."
Fang Yang said loudly, his voice echoing through the empty Fire Square.
"I know..."
A distant voice came from all directions, "Congratulations, you have finally reached level one hundred."
Fang Yang nodded slightly, "Artifact Spirit, how do I transfer to the Dou Qi System (Battle Qi System)?"
"spirit power and Dou Qi are, after all, two different Daos."
A stream of information instantly flooded into his Sea of Consciousness, containing every detail of the transfer method.
"Use the strange fire as a guide to burn away the spirit power Foundation within your body. Break and then establish; without breaking, there is no establishing."
"Transform spirit power into Qi, creating Dou Qi."
"Alright, I understand."
Fang Yang nodded slightly, sat cross-legged, and immersed his mind in his Dantian.
There, a spirit core, condensed to its extreme, was slowly rotating. This was the source of a Spirit Master's power.
With a thought, a wisp of Black Flame rose from his Meridians.
This wisp of flame traveled along the Meridians, devouring and refining all the pure spirit power in its path.
This was an extremely painful process. The spirit power Foundation was integrated with his Physical Body, and now, being forcibly stripped away, it felt like having his tendons pulled and bones flayed.
Fine beads of sweat seeped from Fang Yang's forehead, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued to urge the ethereal Black Flame.
The next moment, his Realm began to plummet rapidly.
Level one hundred, ninety-eight, eighty-six, seventy-two... Every ten levels dropped, a spirit ring behind him shattered, turning into specks of light and dissipating.
These spirit rings were once symbols of his strength, but now they shattered like illusions.
Sixty-one, thirty, eighteen, until it completely returned to zero.
When the last trace of spirit power also dissipated, Fang Yang's face paled, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, almost collapsing to the ground.
He felt completely hollowed out, an unprecedented sense of weakness sweeping through his entire body, making even standing difficult.
Fang Yang braced himself, steadied his figure, took a deep breath, and felt the unprecedented emptiness within his body.
The feeling of losing all spirit power was like suddenly becoming a Mortal, every step feeling as heavy as a thousand pounds.
However, although his Spirit Master Realm had returned to zero, his tempered mental force still existed.
The spirit power devoured by the ethereal Black Flame had now transformed into the purest World energy, swirling around him.
"Now is the time!"
Fang Yang immersed his mind within his body and began to sense the surrounding World energy.
His powerful mental force spread out like a spiderweb, capturing the free-floating World energy in the air.
His breathing became extremely rhythmic; each inhale and exhale contained a mysterious Dao rhythm.
With each inhale, a large amount of World energy was drawn into his body. With each exhale, Impurities were expelled from his body.
The World energy was guided by his will, circulating along specific Meridian pathways, constantly purifying and condensing during its operation, and finally stored in his Dantian.
Dou Qi, this was the most basic and primitive energy form in the Dou Qi System (Battle Qi System). It was like the Foundation of a building, laying the groundwork for all subsequent powerful Dou Qi Realms.
Though weak, it was the starting point on the path to becoming a strong practitioner.
Through continuous absorption of Dou Qi, one could temper the Physical Body and nourish the Meridians, preparing for the future condensation of Qi vortexes and Breakthrough to the Dou Zhe Realm.
Fang Yang could feel faint traces of energy slowly condensing within his body.
Although these energies were weak, they contained infinite potential. They were like tiny streams, flowing slowly through the Meridians, eventually converging in the Dantian.
As time passed, the Dou Qi within Fang Yang's body became increasingly rich.
He could feel subtle changes occurring in his body; his Meridians became tougher, and his physical strength was slowly increasing.
Although this process was slow, it gave Fang Yang an unprecedented sense of stability.
This was a re-Cultivation from the Foundation, with every step taken incredibly solidly.
The Artifact Spirit's voice sounded again, "Very good, you have successfully condensed the first wisp of Dou Qi."
"Next, I will enable time acceleration for you. You need to proceed step by step, continuously accumulating until you achieve a Breakthrough."
"Remember, the more solid the Foundation, the greater your future achievements will be."
Fang Yang nodded slightly, said nothing more, and continued to immerse himself in Cultivation.
He could feel the surrounding time flow changing; a power of the Law of time enveloped the entire Fire Square.
One day outside, one month here—this was the Heaven-Defying aspect of the strange fire pearl.
Under the effect of time acceleration, Fang Yang's Cultivation progress advanced by leaps and bounds.
Following the guidance in the transfer method, he progressively guided the Dou Qi to circulate within his Meridians, each cycle making the Dou Qi more solid.
In just three days, he had already felt the Bottleneck of Dou Qi Stage Three.
"It's time to attempt a Breakthrough."
Fang Yang focused his mind, gathered all the Dou Qi within his body into a ball, and launched an assault on that invisible barrier.
Once, twice, thrice... Under his persistent assault, cracks finally appeared in the barrier.
"Break!"
With Fang Yang's low shout, the Dou Qi, like a bursting flood, broke through the obstruction and instantly flowed to his limbs and bones.
He could clearly feel that his strength had risen another level, and the Dou Qi within his body had surged several times over.
Dou Qi, Stage Four!
However, Fang Yang did not stop but continued to immerse himself in Cultivation.
With the aid of time acceleration, he had enough time to solidify the Foundation of each Realm.
The sun rose and set, spring went and autumn came.
In the special space of the Fire Square, time flowed at an astonishing speed.
Fang Yang's Cultivation also steadily improved, from Dou Qi Stage Four to Five, and then to Six... With each Breakthrough, he strived for perfection, leaving no hidden dangers.
Because Fang Yang knew that this period of rebuilding his Foundation would determine how far he could go in the future.
When a full seven days passed in the outside World, more than seven months had elapsed within the Fire Square.
On this day, Fang Yang's body suddenly erupted with a powerful aura, and his entire being was enveloped in rich Dou Qi.
This Dou Qi formed a faint halo around his body, indicating that he had reached the Peak of the Dou Qi Stage.
Dou Qi, Stage Nine!
"It's time."
Fang Yang took a deep breath and began to charge towards the Dou Zhe Realm.
This was the first important hurdle on the path of Dou Qi Cultivation, requiring the condensation of a stable Qi vortex in the Dantian.
He guided the Dou Qi within his body to circulate along specific pathways in his Meridians.
With each circulation, the Dou Qi would become more condensed, eventually converging and compressing in the Dantian.
Fang Yang, relying on his powerful mental force, carefully guided the flow of Dou Qi.
As time passed, the Dou Qi in his Dantian became increasingly rich, gradually forming the雏形 of a vortex.
The vortex slowly rotated, continuously devouring the surrounding Dou Qi.
"Condense!"
Fang Yang let out a low shout, dedicating all his mind to the condensation of the Qi vortex.
Under the compression of his mental force, the Dou Qi became increasingly solid, and its rotation speed became faster and faster.
"Boom!"
The moment the Qi vortex formed, the aura around Fang Yang surged dramatically.
He had successfully achieved a Breakthrough to the Dou Zhe Realm!
PS: I will write a little about the system transfer Cultivation here, but I won't write about this kind of Cultivation later.
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