Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 2232: A Glimmer of Hope?

"I think Chen Fei should leave the Blazing Sun World immediately! He has already obtained a complete spiritual material of a certain rank, he has already made a profit! If he doesn't leave now, when will he?"

"I also think he should leave! It's too dangerous for him to stay! If Ling Qingxue and the others corner him, he might not only be eliminated, but he might also lose the spiritual materials he's already acquired!"

"But... wouldn't it be such a waste to just leave like this? That would be a chance to get a second set of spiritual materials! Who wouldn't want an extra set of low-grade, seventeenth-rank spiritual materials?"

"Greed knows no bounds! I think Chen Fei should know when to stop!"

In the capital city, millions of cultivators were divided into two factions, fiercely debating how Chen Fei should choose.

"He has already created a miracle! To obtain a complete 17th-grade low-level spiritual material with the strength of a peak Tai Cang Realm cultivator is an unprecedented feat, and probably one that will never be repeated! There's no need to take such a huge risk for that elusive second spiritual material!"

"I also agree that he should leave!"

Someone nearby chimed in, "Think about it, he's now in a predicament because he possesses a treasure! He has a complete spiritual material of a high rank, which makes him a sitting duck! Ling Qingxue and the other six will definitely not let him go! Rather than being ganged up on and losing the spiritual material, it's better to quit while you're ahead and save yourselves!"

"I think it's worth a try."

A middle-aged cultivator who appeared quite experienced said slowly, "After all, that's a seventeenth-grade low-level spiritual material! A treasure that many people never even see once in their entire lives! Now that we have the chance to get a second one, why give it up?"

“That’s right! The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don’t advance, you fall behind! If you retreat because you’re afraid of risks, how can you talk about climbing to the peak of the Great Dao? Chen Fei has been able to get to where he is today because of his indomitable spirit and fearlessness in the face of difficulties!”

Both viewpoints have their own merits, and neither can convince the other.

Just as the millions of cultivators in the Divine Capital were discussing the disappearance of Chen Fei's primordial power, Ling Qingxue and her six companions, who were rushing to Chen Fei's location at full speed in the Blazing Sun World, also noticed something amiss.

They discovered that communicating with the entire world of Yanyang had suddenly become more difficult than before.

Originally, as half-step Heavenly Monarchs, although they could not directly draw upon the primordial power of the Blazing Sun World like Chen Fei, they could still clearly sense the primordial aura of the Great Dao that enveloped the entire world.

Although this kind of perception cannot be directly used in combat, it is of great help in improving their combat power.

But at this moment, that feeling seemed to be blocked by a thick fog, becoming extremely blurry and distant.

"Ok?"

Tang Yin stopped, his brows furrowing slightly as he carefully sensed the surroundings. A look of surprise and uncertainty appeared on his face. "Something has changed! My connection with the Great Dao Origin of this Blazing Sun World seems to have been severed?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Qingxue and the others stopped in their tracks and focused their attention on sensing. After a moment, expressions of surprise appeared on their faces.

"That's absolutely right!"

Zheng Yan said in a muffled voice, "I was just trying to see if I could absorb some of the power of the Great Dao's origin to strengthen myself, like Chen Fei did, but I found that it's impossible!"

"Me too."

Shang Chi's voice seemed to come from the depths of hell, carrying a chilling aura, "I've tried before, but I've never been able to find the right method."

The group looked at each other, all feeling somewhat confused.

They remembered that when Chen Fei was fighting Zhan Wuji and the others, the power of the Great Dao of the Flaming Sun World was clearly very active.

Why has it suddenly become so difficult to sense?

Tang Yin's expression suddenly shifted slightly: "The reason why the power of the Great Dao of this Blazing Sun World has become so difficult to sense is very likely because of Chen Fei!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Qingxue and the others' expressions shifted slightly, and then a gleam of surprise lit up in their eyes!

The reason they were so wary of Chen Fei before, and even went so far as to lower themselves and join forces, was because Chen Fei was able to draw upon the power of the Great Dao Origin of the Flaming Sun World and unleash terrifying combat power far exceeding his own realm!

That kind of power made them feel powerless!

But what if Chen Fei can no longer use that power?

What if he is currently just a relatively strong peak Tai Cang Realm cultivator?

So what are they afraid of?

"This is truly... a stroke of luck!"

Jiang Linyuan gripped his longsword tightly, a smile playing on his lips. "I was worried that even if the six of us joined forces, we might not be a match for him. Now it seems we were overthinking it."

"Humph!"

Zheng Yan snorted coldly, and faint arcs of electricity flickered around his body.

"Don't be careless."

Although Ling Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief, she still remained cautious. "Although he can no longer borrow the power of the Great Dao Origin, his own strength should not be underestimated."

“Miss Ling is right.”

Tang Yin nodded, "We still need to be careful, but..."

He abruptly changed the subject, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, "Now that he has lost his greatest asset, the chances of our encirclement and assassination plan succeeding have greatly increased!"

"go!"

Yuwen Xuan's voice rang out, "Go and see whether Chen Fei will choose to leave or stay in the Flame Sun World to fight us!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he moved, transforming into a streak of purple-gold light and speeding towards Chen Fei's location.

Ling Qingxue, Tang Yin, Zheng Yan, Shang Chi, and Jiang Linyuan exchanged glances, then quickly followed suit.

In the core of the nine-fold region, Chen Fei stood quietly, looking down at the complete seventeenth-grade low-rank spiritual material in his hand that had just been fused.

The spiritual material was crystal clear, with what appeared to be a swirling galaxy inside, emanating a vast and profound aura.

He could clearly sense that it contained an extremely vast and pure power of the Great Dao's origin.

"Speaking of the origin of the Great Dao..."

Chen Fei muttered to himself, his eyes flashing, "In fact, this Ge Lingcai himself contains the power of the Great Dao's origin."

The reason he was able to draw upon the primal power of the Blazing Sun World and unleash terrifying combat power far exceeding his own realm was essentially because he forcibly established a connection with the primal source of the Blazing Sun World by using the Myriad Transformations Returning to Truth Spirit Mirror and the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging as mediums, thus borrowing its power.

Now, the will of the blazing sun world restricts his connection with the origin of the Great Dao in the outside world, and he can no longer draw that power directly from heaven and earth as before.

However, the complete spiritual material in his hand is equivalent to a condensed core of the Great Dao!

If he could use this spiritual material as a medium and the power of the Great Dao contained within it as a catalyst, could he bypass the limitations of the Blazing Sun World and once again leverage that enormous external power of origin?

"We must not squander the inherent power of the spiritual materials themselves, otherwise it may cause the heavenly status within them to shatter, which would be a great loss."

Chen Fei quickly considered, "But what if we just use it as a fulcrum, a bridge, to cleverly leverage external forces? Perhaps that would work?"

A bright light flashed in his eyes.

Actually, if one could directly refine half a portion of the rank-level spiritual material and raise one's cultivation level to half-step Heavenly Monarch, then there would be no problem at all.

However, the Grand Competition of Ten Thousand Sects has not yet ended. In this world of blazing sun, all the spiritual materials of high rank can only be viewed, not refined.

Chen Fei took a deep breath, pointed forward with one hand, and activated the Eternal Spacetime Array Scripture, a supreme array inheritance that is said to comprehend the past, present, and future and can invoke the power of spacetime. At this moment, he pushed it to its limit.

Countless silver-gray array patterns, like a spider web, spread wildly in all directions from the spiritual material in his hand as the core.

These array patterns intertwine and overlap, forming an extremely complex and profound giant array!

The core of this formation is that complete seventeenth-grade low-level spiritual material!

The essence of formations is to borrow the power of heaven and earth.

Ordinary formations borrow the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) or invoke certain specific天地规则 (heaven and earth rules).

What he needs to do now is to use this spiritual material containing the power of the Great Dao as a lever, and through the array pattern structure of the Eternal Spacetime Array, try to leverage the even larger power of the Great Dao's origin!

With the full support of the Myriad Transformations Returning to Truth Spirit Mirror, the power of the Eternal Void Time Array Scripture was brought to an unprecedented level.

Streaks of silver-gray array patterns, as if they possessed life, weaved and overlapped in the void, constructing a complex array layer upon layer, link upon link.

These array patterns, though varied in form, are harmoniously unified, forming a vast and intricate whole.

In just a few dozen breaths, the void within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles centered on Chen Fei was covered by dense, layered silver-gray array patterns!

Above the capital, the sky that reflected Chen Fei's figure clearly presented this scene to the eyes of millions of cultivators.

When they saw that the area within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles was covered by the array patterns set up by Chen Fei, the entire capital city erupted in a gasp of surprise!

"This formation is ridiculously large! How much divine soul power would it take to control such a massive formation?"

"Look at the array that Chen Fei set up! The flow of the array patterns, the ingenuity of the structure, the grandeur of the array... it's in no way inferior to Tang Yin of the Tianyan Sect!" A cultivator who was knowledgeable about arrays couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Yes! Tang Yin is recognized as the number one array master in this Grand Tournament of Ten Thousand Sects! But seeing the grand array set up by Chen Fei, I suddenly feel that if we only consider the skill of array formations, Chen Fei is probably not much worse than Tang Yin!"

"Perhaps even stronger?"

Someone muttered under their breath, "Don't forget, Chen Fei is setting up this grand formation at the peak of the Tai Cang Realm! And Tang Yin is already a half-step Heavenly Monarch! If Chen Fei is also a half-step Heavenly Monarch, then it's really hard to say who will win the title of the strongest formation master in this Grand Tournament of Ten Thousand Sects!"

"That makes sense! Chen Fei's disadvantage lies in his cultivation level! His spiritual strength and understanding of the rules of heaven and earth are ultimately limited by his cultivation level! If he could break through to the half-step Heavenly Monarch realm, his mastery of formations would likely experience a qualitative leap!"

In an instant, the discussion in the capital city about whether Chen Fei or Tang Yin was the strongest formation master in this Grand Tournament of Ten Thousand Sects became heated.

Although most people still believe that Tang Yin is superior, many have begun to think that Chen Fei's talent in formations should not be underestimated.

Just as the millions of cultivators in the capital were marveling at Chen Fei's mastery of formations, Chen Fei's brows furrowed slightly in the Fiery Sun World.

He had pushed the Eternal Time and Space Array to its limit, setting up this massive array that covered an area of ​​hundreds of thousands of miles.

However, his perception of the primordial power of the entire Yanyang World remained very vague, and he could not see it clearly no matter what.

He wanted to directly invoke and borrow that power as before, but he had no way of doing so.

"It's not that easy after all," Chen Fei sighed inwardly.

The spiritual material in his hand, though a good fulcrum, was still too small compared to the very origin of the entire Flaming Sun World.

Chen Fei's gaze became incredibly focused.

He elevated the operation of the Myriad Transformations Return to Truth Spirit Mirror and the Eternal Void Time Array Scripture to an unprecedented limit!

He did not demand that the great formation be put into use immediately, nor did he expect it to directly draw upon the primordial power of the blazing sun world.

All he has to do now is to use this great formation to constantly probe and search for a crack hidden beneath the layers of blockade!

As long as he can find that leverage point, he is confident that he can use the spiritual materials he has as a fulcrum and this great formation as a lever to pry open that enormous source power.

As Chen Fei continuously increased the intensity of the array's operation, the rules of heaven and earth began to become violent, with countless array patterns frantically traversing the void, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.

However, as time went on, many of the array patterns that should have been steadily stacked and mutually amplified began to crumble because they could not withstand the ever-increasing power.

One array pattern shattered, triggering a chain reaction that caused several other array patterns connected to it to also begin to shatter.

Immediately afterwards, some smaller formations also began to collapse because they lost the support of the core array patterns!

The entire formation began to operate extremely unstablely.

Above the capital, the celestial canopy clearly displayed the impending collapse of Chen Fei's grand formation before the eyes of millions of cultivators.

Many cultivators looked puzzled.

"What is Chen Fei doing? He has already set up such a massive formation, so why is he constantly increasing its power? Doesn't he know that doing so will overload the formation and cause it to collapse?"

"Yes! A person's spiritual power and ability to control formations have limits! If the power of formations could be infinitely increased, wouldn't all the strongest cultivators become formation cultivators?"

"Chen Fei's actions at this moment completely violate the basic principles of formations! His forced enhancement of the formation's power will not only fail to make it stronger, but will also cause it to collapse due to the pressure!"

Then all his previous efforts will have been in vain!

"What is he thinking? Is he being pushed to the limit?"

However, at that moment, a voice tinged with surprise and uncertainty suddenly rang out from the crowd:

"He...he wouldn't still be thinking of borrowing the power of the primordial essence of the Fiery Sun World, would he?"

The moment these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.

Many cultivators showed expressions of sudden realization.

"So that's how it is... No wonder he chose a high-grade spiritual material as the core of the formation!" A cultivator with some knowledge of formations suddenly realized. (End of Chapter)