Chapter 210 - 210 207 Achieving Divine Skills with Earthly Sha Qi
Chapter 210: Chapter 207 Achieving Divine Skills with Earthly Sha Qi Chapter 210: Chapter 207 Achieving Divine Skills with Earthly Sha Qi In the dilapidated Stone Hall, Qin Feng saw Floating Dust Evil Qi stirring from a crack beneath a high platform.
It seemed that long ago, this high platform was used to suppress the evil qi.
However, countless years had passed, the platform was damaged, and the evil qi underground had largely dissipated.
Further consumed unrestrainedly by the Yellow Sand Monster, the evil qi here was now quite thin.
Qin Feng shook his head and decided against it—using such thin evil qi for cultivation wouldn’t only be time-consuming, but even if he succeeded, the foundation of his divine powers would be somewhat weak.
It was better to move on to another location.
Having left the ancient city ruins, Qin Feng jumped on the back of the Spiritual Vulture and quickly flew toward the distance.
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He couldn’t stay here long—seeing the sky begin to yellow, it was clear another sandstorm was approaching.
It was wise to leave quickly, as Qin Feng did not want to experience being buried underground for half a day again, even though he possessed Earth Escape Divine Power, which could only be used after merging with the Ruyi Golden Snake.
Merging with his Lifebound Spiritual Beast just to avoid the sandstorm was not worthwhile; if too much energy was used, it would waste a whole day of cultivation to recover his True Yuan.
After advancement, the Spiritual Vulture’s Wind Control ability had greatly improved, and its flying speed was much faster than before.
Thus, they quickly covered hundreds of miles and left the desert.
Without any stops, it took Qin Feng two days to reach Qingyang Mountain in Daliang Country.
This place fell under the northernmost influence of the Beast Taming Sect, but there were no feuds with the northern sects.
Moreover, both sides tacitly allowed some neutral small sects to survive on the boundary between their territories, so friction was rare.
Thus, Daliang Country was much more peaceful than Nanyue Country.
Even if someone occasionally stirred up trouble here, they would be quickly suppressed, preventing any major chaos in the region.
Qingyang Mountain was not a famed mountain or river.
The spirit veins within the mountain were too scattered, causing the spiritual energy to be not very dense, which is why no sects established themselves on Qingyang Mountain, except for a couple of small families who occupied a few minor spirit veins on the outskirts.
Qin Feng cautiously avoided these small family cultivators and entered Qingyang Mountain from one side.
Following the directions given by his master, he found a cave behind the main peak, blocked by several huge stones.
Moving the stones aside, he immediately sensed the presence of Earth Evil Qi.
Earth Element was the sustenance of heaven and earth, holding the center and embodying the terrestrial essence since the formation of the world.
It bore all things heavily, gathered at the center, and spread outward; in the heavens, it turned to dust, and on earth, it formed mountains—also called Yang Earth.
However, a very small portion of Earth Element, due to natural variations or external forces, would transform from yang to yin, condensing Earth Evil.
This became another type of treasure useful for cultivators and was one of their favorite kinds of evil qi for consolidating Earth Element Divine Power.
Qin Feng meticulously investigated the area and discovered that the Earth Evil Qi of Qingyang Mountain was quite rich, and there were no other cultivators or Demon Beasts present.
Clearly, this truly was an Earth Evil treasure site discovered by his master in his early years, and no one else had discovered it—otherwise, it wouldn’t be his turn to cultivate here.
This made Qin Feng greatly relieved, it seemed that his master was still dependable.
Although he had pointed out a few places that required fighting, ultimately, he had arranged a treasure spot where Qin Feng could cultivate normally.
From then on, Qin Feng searched for a place rich in Spiritual Energy not far from the floating dust evil Qi and used the Ruyi Golden Snake to carve out a cave on the cliffside to serve as a temporary cultivation mansion.
Every midnight, he would go and absorb the Earth Element evil Qi, spending the rest of his time meditating and cultivating in the temporary cave mansion.
Absorbing the evil Qi required extreme caution for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, as they were still considered low-level cultivators with unrefined Taoist bodies.
Both their Dantian and meridians were still somewhat fragile, so careless mistakes were unacceptable; otherwise, once the evil Qi escaped its binding, it would cause significant harm to his body.
In the beginning, Qin Feng only dared to absorb the Earth Element evil Qi bit by bit, fearing that absorbing too much might overwhelm his body.
Even so, while absorbing the evil Qi, his meridians still suffered damage from the dense evil Qi.
Because of this, he had to search outside the mountain for a market and spent hundreds of Spirit Stones to buy several bottles of Protecting Veins Pills.
Each time before he cultivated, he would swallow a Protecting Veins Pill to ensure he could practice normally.
However, after forty-nine days of cultivation, he discovered that his meridians had fully adapted to the in-and-out flow of the Earth Element evil Qi.
He then stopped using the Protecting Veins Pills and appropriately accelerated his cultivation pace, repeatedly cycling and merging the evil Qi he had refined for his own use in the manner of the Shrinking Ground to Inch Small Divine Power cultivation technique.
After dozens more days, Qin Feng finally felt that the Earth Element evil Qi within him had reached saturation.
With a burst of energy, he utilized this evil Qi to completely solidify the previously cultivated Small Divine Power into a Divine Power Seed.
From then on, he finally succeeded in cultivating his first kind of Divine Power.
Actually, this smooth cultivation was largely due to the blessings from the Ruyi Golden Snake and the Swallowing Sky Toad.
Because Shrinking Ground to Inch not only involved Earth Element Divine Power but also touched upon some principles of space utilization.
As for Qin Feng, let alone any comprehension of the Space Dao, he hadn’t even cultivated any Earth Element Techniques, which he originally needed to cultivate this Small Divine Power.
However, the Ruyi Golden Snake had initially merged with the Viper bloodline, possessing a natural talent to absorb Earth Element Spiritual Energy for cultivation.
Its True Yuan naturally contained Earth Element Spiritual Power.
Qin Feng’s aura was compatible with it, and their True Yuan blended naturally when he cultivated every day, inadvertently containing some Earth Element Spiritual Power, thereby saving him the time of cultivating Earth Element Techniques.
Also, since Shrinking Ground to Inch was somewhat similar to the Space Shifting Divine Power of the Swallowing Sky Toad, Qin Feng would often entrust his spirit to the Swallowing Sky Toad when he was idle, observing its use of space-shifting.
Although his realm was not yet sufficient to discern the mysteries of the Space Dao, he had some insights, making the Shrinking Ground to Inch he refined even stronger than what ordinary cultivators could achieve.
After successfully cultivating the Small Divine Power, Qin Feng was overjoyed.
He was thrilled not only for having cultivated this Divine Power but also because, during his cultivation of Shrinking Ground to Inch, he had gained some insights on how to merge his Lifebound Spiritual Beast’s Divine Power in the future.
Other Beast Taming Sect disciples who wanted to cultivate Divine Power with the aid of their Lifebound Spiritual Beasts could only continue to enhance their integration with the Lifebound Spiritual Beast.
This required merging not just the body’s True Yuan but also the compatibility of their spirits, only then might it be possible to cultivate Divine Power ahead of time.
However, Qin Feng’s compatibility with his Lifebound Spiritual Beast was already very high, and with this new insight, he felt that the day he would harness the Divine Skills through his Lifebound Spiritual Beast was not far off.
Once he successfully started to cultivate one, the Divine Skills he could practice would not be limited to just one or two.
The Ruyi Golden Snake now possessed Divine Skills such as the Ruyi Golden Light, Earth Escape, Big and Small Changes, and another skill that involved devouring various metals to enhance the Ruyi Golden Light and the gold element power within its body.
However, this last Divine Skill was purely auxiliary, so he usually paid it little attention, even though Qin Feng had thrown many Broken Magical Instruments and materials into the Demon Refining Pot for the Ruyi Golden Snake to consume at its leisure, he rarely focused on this particular ability.
But such Divine Skills actually had significant uses; perhaps after merging them, he might develop iron teeth and a stomach capable of digesting metal, which would definitely be beneficial for tempering his internal organs in the future.
He could also continue to merge other Divine Skills into the Ruyi Golden Snake and then practice them himself.
When Qin Feng thought of this, he couldn’t help but feel waves of excitement, as this would greatly strengthen his foundation, far beyond ordinary people’s imagination.
After his euphoria had lingered for quite some time, Qin Feng pressed down his thoughts, resealed the cave where the Earth Evil Qi resided, and pondered the possibility of guiding other friendly sect members to practice here in the future, not allowing the Evil Qi to leak out.
Otherwise, it would be wasteful and could potentially attract other cultivators.
This place was ultimately neutral territory, and the Beast Taming Sect could not claim it over mere Evil Qi, which was why it was unguarded.
He probably wouldn’t need to use the Evil Qi here again, as the cultivation of Divine Skills through his Lifebound Spiritual Beast didn’t require such auxiliary elements.
Having done all this, Qin Feng stood up and prepared to leave Qingyang Mountain.
This time, he didn’t choose to ride the Spiritual Vulture, since his master had sent him out to gain experience; thus, flying around on the Spiritual Vulture wouldn’t really serve the purpose of his training.
Therefore, he chose to walk on the ground, which also allowed him to refine the proficiency of the Divine Skill, Shrinking Ground to Inch.
When he activated this Small Divine Power, he felt as though the mountains and lands before him transformed, perceiving that with just a step, he could go far.
Of course, that was an illusion; in his current nascent state, a step could carry him only about dozen yards at most.
Yet, this was still a hundred times more miraculous than the Divine Movement Technique he often used before.
The differences between the two were fundamental; Divine Movement Technique was merely a spell for speeding up travel, after its activation, the body would become light as a feather, flying swiftly, but still within the range of normal running.
However, Shrinking Ground to Inch was essentially an application of laws, although merely an application.
Even if Qin Feng was capable of using it, he knew its effects but not the reason behind it.
Should he ever fully comprehend the mechanics of Shrinking Ground to Inch one day, he would then possess the ability to develop it into the Great Divine Power, Heavenly Distance Touching.
As Qin Feng stepped forward practicing Shrinking Ground to Inch, he continually refined this Small Divine Power, sometimes stepping across rivers, moving out of ravines, stepping onto treetops, or leaping halfway up a mountainside.
If someone were watching him from afar at that time, it would be hard to imagine how quickly he was moving.
Shrinking Ground to Inch differed from the Space Shifting used by the Swallowing Sky Toad.
Space Shifting involved directly entering and moving the body through space which appeared abrupt, causing sudden disappearances and reappearances, which seemed strange.
However, Shrinking Ground to Inch appeared completely normal on the surface, just like walking, possessing the effect of deceiving an opponent’s eyes.
One might think he was still far away, but with a step forward, he could suddenly be right in front of them, certainly catching the opponent off-guard.
Qin Feng felt that if he could cultivate to the extent of the Thousand-Mile House, as long as it was not an existence that had become an immortal, most cultivators probably wouldn’t be able to catch him.
Unfortunately, he was still very far from reaching that level.
Once he left Qingyang Mountain, Qin Feng no longer used Shrinking Ground to Inch.
Firstly, continuous use would consume considerable energy, and secondly, there was no need to unnecessarily reveal his abilities.
Even though many disciples of the Outer Sect of the Beast Taming Sect knew that he had been rewarded with the cultivation technique of a Small Divine Power during the great competition, only a few Inner Sect Elders knew exactly what Divine Power he had received.
Thus, he preferred to keep this Divine Power for critical moments.
Upon leaving the mountain, he happened to encounter several small families from nearby Qingyang Mountain preparing for autumn hunting.
This took Qin Feng by surprise initially before he realized it had already entered autumn.
Having spent about half a year practicing beside his master in the Inner Sect, his cultivation level had advanced to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
Then, to cultivate Divine Skills, he had traveled for about half a month before arriving at Qingyang Mountain, where he spent a hundred days refining Earth Evil Qi to cultivate the Divine Skill.
Adding it all up, it had been over half a year since he joined the Inner Sect, and in a few months, it would be the end of the year again.
This realization made Qin Feng reflective, understanding why it’s often said that in the world of cultivation, time passes without one noticing.