69novels Chapter 91: First Demonstration of Foundation Building Spells and Spell Pressure Test on Demonic Bea
Chapter 91: First Demonstration of Foundation Building Spells and Spell Pressure Test on Demonic Bea
On the spatial plain, Lin Yan sat cross-legged, with several jade slips emitting various colors of spiritual light floating in front of him. He originally planned to cultivate the second stage of the "Great Zhou Celestial Body Refining Technique" and the corresponding level of the "Divine Demon Visualization Method," but the main medicinal herbs required were all over two hundred years old, and the spiritual herbs in the spatial medicine garden would take some time to mature.
"Very well, haste makes waste. I'll take this opportunity to solidify my foundation in Foundation Establishment techniques." Lin Yan calmly turned his attention to the basic Foundation Establishment techniques recorded in his ancestor's legacy. These techniques were a comprehensive enhancement and sublimation of the Qi Refining stage techniques, their power and sophistication were incomparable.
He carefully selected eight basic spells corresponding to different elements, covering multiple aspects such as offense, defense, control, and support:
Offensive Techniques
1. "Wildfire" (Fire): It is no longer a simple fireball, but can instantly release a blazing flame covering an area of several feet, or condense into a continuously burning fire line with extremely high temperature and strong adhesion, enough to melt gold and refine iron. Its power far exceeds the fireball technique of the Qi Refining stage.
2. "Mystic Ice Spear" (Ice): Condenses extreme cold energy to form one or more crystal-clear, incomparably sharp ice spears. Not only does it have extremely strong penetrating power, but the accompanying chilling cold energy can also slow down or even freeze the opponent's bloodline spiritual power. It has stronger single-target killing power than the Ice Arrow Technique and also comes with a control effect.
3. "Breaking the Golden Barrier" (Metal): An enhanced version of the Geng Metal Sword Finger. It compresses pure metal-type spiritual power into the fingertip, unleashing an incomparably condensed and indestructible golden shimmer, specifically designed to break through various protective spiritual lights and magical artifact defenses, achieving a terrifying level of penetrating power.
4. "Yi Wood Thunder Vine" (Wood/Thunder): A wondrous composite spell. It releases a thunder vine composed entirely of raging Yi Wood divine thunder, which can both whip enemies like a whip, causing lightning damage, and instantly entangle and bind them, paralyzing opponents amidst the raging lightning. It possesses both powerful offensive and enemy-trapping effects.
5. Thunderclap Spell (Thunder): An upgraded version of the Palm Thunder. It can summon a powerful bolt of lightning to strike down with tremendous force, possessing extreme yang energy and strength. It deals extra damage to evil spirits and demons, and also has a certain effect of intimidating the mind.
【Defense Skills】
6. Kun Yuan Bi (Earth): An advanced version of the Earth Wall Technique. It is no longer a single earth wall, but can be condensed at will into one or even several thick and solid rock barriers inscribed with simple earth-elemental spirit patterns in front of the body. The defensive area and strength are greatly increased, and it can also disperse and resolve the impact to a certain extent.
[Enemy Trapping Technique]
7. **Binding Thorns (Wood):** An enhanced version of the Binding Spell. Instantly summons a vast expanse of spirit wood thorns covered in sharp spikes, incredibly tough, and containing paralyzing poison from the ground. It covers a wider area, has stronger binding force, and can continuously absorb the spiritual energy of those trapped, making it extremely difficult to deal with.
[Support Skill]
8. Wind Walk (Wind): A comprehensive upgrade to the Lightness Technique. It is not simply about reducing weight, but about gaining initial control over the power of wind spirits, greatly increasing movement speed and agility. It allows for near-gliding over short distances, and maneuvering and turning as nimbly as the wind, providing an important supplement to sword flight, especially when dodging and weaving in small areas.
Having chosen his spells, Lin Yan began to immerse himself in practice. His Foundation Establishment stage cultivation level allowed him to learn these basic spells at an astonishing speed, but mastering their essence still required repeated practice.
His first attempt was "Wildfire." He activated the technique, pointing his fingertips forward—
"boom!"
A sea of fire, three zhang in diameter, suddenly spread out, its heat waves rolling in and scorching the land in front of him black. The power was sufficient, but the range and control precision were still far from adequate, and the consumption of spiritual energy was also quite large.
"Contract, condense..." Lin Yan closed his eyes, savoring the moment and adjusting the form of his spiritual energy output. On his second attempt, the flames no longer spread out loosely, but instead formed a condensed fire serpent, winding its way out and precisely striking a distant boulder, scorching its surface until it glowed red and cracked. "Not bad, continue."
Next was the "Mystic Ice Spear." He pointed his fingers like a sword, slashed through the air, and the cold air instantly condensed, forming an ice spear nearly a meter long, as thick as an infant's arm, with a tip gleaming with a chilling light.
"go!"
The ice spear, with a sharp, piercing sound, instantly covered a distance of a hundred paces, and with a "thud," it pierced straight through the red-hot boulder! A thick layer of white frost instantly covered the area around the opening.
"The power is acceptable, but the condensation speed could be faster," Lin Yan commented, continuing to practice until he could instantly condense three ice spears and shoot them at different targets.
The practice of "Breaking the Golden Fiend" is even more refined. He needs to compress the extremely sharp metal-type spiritual power to the extreme, forcing out a strand of golden fiendish light as thin as a hair but incomparably sharp from his fingertips.
On the first attempt, the spiritual energy dissipated slightly, only shooting out a slightly bright golden light that left a deep mark on the rock, but did not completely penetrate it.
The second time, he compressed it with all his might, and with a soft "hiss," a golden aura flashed and disappeared, leaving a thin hole through the giant rock with smooth, mirror-like edges!
"Hiss..." Lin Yan himself inhaled slightly; the penetrating power was indeed terrifying. However, it required extremely high precision of divine sense and control of spiritual power, and after practicing several times, he felt his divine sense becoming slightly fatigued.
The "Yi Wood Thunder Vine" and the "Thunderbolt Spell" are the most spectacular. When the Thunder Vine is swung, lightning flashes and crackles, leaving scorch marks on the ground. When the Thunderbolt Spell is cast, even within a spatial dimension, it can still summon a trace of heavenly might. A blinding bolt of lightning explodes out of thin air, deafeningly powerful, but it also consumes a huge amount of spiritual energy.
His practice of the defensive technique "Kun Yuan Wall" was relatively steady. He repeatedly condensed a thick, earthen-yellow stone wall in front of him, testing its defensive strength and adjusting the distribution of spiritual patterns to achieve the best defensive effect. He even tried to condense two stone walls at the same time, or change their shape and curvature to form a shield.
The "Binding Thorns" transformed a patch of grass into a grotesque landscape, its wildly growing thorns enough to make any enemy caught in its grasp tremble with fear. Lin Yan carefully sensed the paralyzing poison and spirit-absorbing properties contained within, ensuring he had complete control.
While practicing the "Windwalking Technique," his figure became blurred across the plains. It was no longer a simple leap, but a genuine use of the wind; with a light touch of the ground, he could glide far, making all sorts of agile changes of direction that defied the laws of physics, stirring up gusts of air. This greatly benefited his further mastery of sword flight.
Throughout the entire practice process, Lin Yan was completely focused, like the most precise instrument, constantly adjusting and optimizing the spiritual power output ratio, spiritual sense guidance method, and the balance between casting speed and power of each spell.
Sweat soaked his clothes, only to be evaporated by his spiritual energy. The frequent use of spells, resulting in the consumption and recovery of spiritual energy, made the liquid spiritual energy vortex within his dantian more condensed and active, and his divine sense was also tempered through this high-precision control.
Several days later (in spacetime), Lin Yan finally stopped practicing. He was slightly out of breath, looking at the mess in front of him—scorched earth, pierced rocks, cracks, overgrown thorns, towering stone walls... as if he had just experienced a small-scale war.
But a look of satisfaction gleamed in his eyes. He had already grasped the basic forms and understood the nature of these eight Foundation Establishment stage techniques. Although he was still far from mastering them to perfection and casting them instantly, it was enough to handle most situations.
"Foundation Building techniques are indeed far superior to Qi Refining techniques." He sighed softly, feeling the spiritual energy within his body, which had been nearly half depleted yet was becoming increasingly pure. "Whether it's power, variations, or the ability to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it has improved by a whole new level."
The rest is up to constant practice in real combat, to truly internalize it and make it second nature. He concealed his aura and looked towards the Wanyan Mountains. The day the medicinal herbs matured would be the time for his second body tempering and soul refining.
Having mastered the basic techniques of the Foundation Establishment stage, Lin Yan was not content with just theory. He knew that true combat power could only be forged in life-or-death battles. Therefore, he turned his gaze to the vast and dangerous Myriad Destinies Mountains.
The morning mist had not yet completely dissipated when Lin Yan's figure, like a wisp of smoke, silently glided into the dense forest at the edge of the mountain range. With the aid of the Wind Walk technique, his footsteps landed almost without a sound on the ground covered with decaying leaves. His divine sense spread forward like an invisible spiderweb, cautiously probing for any presence ahead.
The first "real combat" target was quickly locked in. Near a ditch overgrown with bushes, a Foundation Establishment Level 1 Ironclaw Lynx was crouching down, its amber eyes fixed on several spirit rabbits munching on moss. Its paws extended from their paw pads, gleaming with a metallic cold light.
Lin Yan hid behind a giant ironwood tree, holding his breath and concentrating. He raised his hand, and the liquid spiritual energy within his body circulated, causing the moisture and cold air in the air to rapidly converge.
"call out!"
A nearly meter-long "Mystic Ice Spear" suddenly materialized, shooting straight at the lynx's hind leg with a whooshing sound. However, in its first real battle, the instantaneous burst and control of spiritual power were slightly lacking, and the condensation of the ice spear was a negligible fraction slower than expected.
Just that one sliver! The lynx was extremely alert; its muscles tensed instantly, and it darted forward with a narrow escape! The ice spear grazed its hind leg, freezing a nearby bush into an ice sculpture with a "crack." The escaping chill still swept over the lynx's hind leg, instantly covering it with a layer of frost, causing it to limp.
"Roar!" The lynx, in pain and enraged, turned around, locked onto Lin Yan's location, and pounced like a black shadow with astonishing speed.
Lin Yan's heart skipped a beat. He activated the Wind Walk Technique, his body seemingly lifted by a gentle breeze, gliding lightly backward for several feet. At the same time, he pointed his finger forward—
The Wildfire!
A blazing inferno instantly spread out where he had been standing, blocking the lynx's attack path. Flames licked the air, crackling and popping.
The lynx stopped abruptly, growling anxiously, instinctively wary of the flames. Taking advantage of this brief moment, Lin Yan's divine sense stirred, and the "Binding Spirit Thorns" technique was instantly activated!
In an instant, the ground beneath the lynx's feet suddenly cracked open, and countless dark green thorns covered with sharp spikes and flashing with paralyzing poison surged out wildly, wrapping around the lynx as if they were alive, instantly binding its four paws and body!
"Awooo!!" The lynx roared in terror, its sharp, knife-like claws tearing and severing many thorny vines, but more thorns kept wrapping around it, their sharp spikes trying to penetrate its fur and inject toxins.
Lin Yan did not approach, but instead leisurely observed the actual effects of the spell, its resilience, and the speed at which the poison took effect. He even intended to test the defense, deliberately weakening the magical support he had for the thorns.
The lynx suddenly burst forth, finally breaking free of its restraints, and with scratches and numbness all over its body, it pounced fiercely once again!
"Kun Yuan Wall"!
A thick, solid stone wall with simple, earthen-yellow spiritual patterns on its surface instantly materialized in front of Lin Yan.
"Bang!"
The lynx's claws slammed into the stone wall with a dull thud, causing the wall to tremble violently. The surface shimmered with spiritual light, and several deep claw marks were left. Stone fragments flew everywhere, but the wall remained unmoved.
"Hmm, its defense is up to standard. It shouldn't be a problem to withstand a full-force attack from a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast," Lin Yan assessed in his mind.
The lynx's attack failed, and the recoil left its claws numb. Seeing Lin Yan's calm, almost experimental gaze, it finally realized this two-legged creature was not to be trifled with. It bared its teeth and growled a few times, its voice filled with anger, frustration, and a hint of fear, before limping and cursing as it quickly disappeared into the depths of the dense forest. Lin Yan's divine sense vaguely caught some negative comments about it: "shameless," "ambush," and "if only he'd fought head-on."
Several days later, Lin Yan appeared in an area of craggy rocks. The rocks here contained a faint earth-elemental spiritual energy, attracting the thick-skinned, fleshy Earth Bears. A three-meter-tall, muscular, Foundation Establishment Level 3 bear, shrouded in a faint earth-yellow protective aura, was rubbing against a giant rock, trying to relieve itself.
Lin Yan followed suit, testing the waters with a "Mysterious Ice Spear" from afar.
"Ding!"
The ice spear struck the solid earth-elemental protective aura, instantly shattering into countless ice crystals. The aura only rippled slightly, leaving the bear unharmed. It was merely startled and looked up in confusion.
Upon seeing Lin Yan, its small eyes blazed with anger at being provoked. With a roar, it stood upright, its massive paws slamming into the rocks beside it, sending a fierce gust of wind as it charged forward, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
The Wind Walk spell created distance, while the Wildfire spell covered the area. The flames scorched the wild bear's protective aura, making it feel uncomfortable and agitated. It roared and extinguished the flames on its body, charging forward with even greater ferocity.
"Normal attacks are ineffective, try breaking through defenses." "Breaking the Golden Aura!" Lin Yan pointed his fingers like a sword, and an extremely condensed and incomparably sharp golden aura burst forth from his fingertips, shooting out silently!
"puff!"
The golden light pierced through the thick earth-elemental protective aura in an instant, accurately hitting the bear's shoulder covered by its thick hide, leaving a thin bloody hole!
"Roar—!" The bear roared in pain, its eyes instantly turning bloodshot and red, and it went completely berserk.
It chased after him relentlessly, its immense power shattering everything in its path. Lin Yan, relying on the agility of the "Windwalking Technique," moved nimbly, like a sprite toying with a giant. The "Breaking the Golden Barrier" technique was frequently used, specifically targeting the eyes, joints, and other relatively weak points in the defenses. Although it couldn't inflict fatal wounds, it was enough to enrage the bear, leaving seven or eight small, constantly bleeding holes in its body.
Occasionally, the bear would erupt, its speed increasing dramatically, its paws slamming down with the force of earth and stone. Lin Yan would instantly raise the Kun Yuan Wall. "Boom!" The stone wall trembled violently, cracks spreading, but it successfully withstood the attack. The recoil only caused Lin Yan's blood and qi to churn slightly.
He even started experimenting with combination techniques. The "Yimu Thunder Vine" lashed out with a whoosh, electrifying the bear's fur and causing it to freeze in place; then the "Thunderbolt Spell" was activated, and a blinding bolt of lightning struck down with a "crack." Although the bear roared and managed to withstand it, it was still blasted into a daze, half of its body charred black, and wisps of blue smoke rose from it.
After a fierce battle, the bear was exhausted from the various spells, its body covered in wounds. It roared to the sky in frustration, its enormous roar filled with endless anger and insults. Lin Yan could even feel the surging "beastman profanities" with his divine sense. Satisfied with the improvement in spell connection and precise control, he drifted away, leaving the huge creature standing there in impotent rage.
The final, rather challenging battle took place in a relatively open forest clearing. Lin Yan's opponent was a Gale Wolf at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment. This wolf had a sleek build, grayish-blue fur, cunning and ferocious eyes, and was surrounded by a sharp aura of wind spirits.
From the very start of the battle, Lin Yan felt the pressure. The demon wolf exerted force with all four limbs, transforming into a blurry blue shadow, its speed even slightly faster than his own, enhanced by the "Windwalking Technique"! It didn't rush to get close, but instead kept circling Lin Yan at high speed, while simultaneously spitting out crescent-shaped, sharp wind blades from its mouth, attacking from various tricky angles.
The Kun Yuan Wall rose continuously, only to be shattered and thinned by the relentless and increasingly powerful wind blades. Lin Yan pushed the Wind Movement Technique to its limit, his figure darting and weaving awkwardly through the open space, kicking up fallen leaves. Occasionally, when he couldn't dodge in time, the sharp wind blades even tore his robes, leaving streaks of blood on his body.
He repeatedly used the "Mysterious Ice Spear" and "Breaking the Golden Fiend" techniques to try to fight back, but the demon wolf always managed to dodge with incredible speed and foresight, and launch even more ferocious attacks.
"A speed-type opponent is indeed troublesome!" Lin Yan concentrated his mind highly, spreading his divine sense to the fullest extent. He no longer just used his eyes to see, but used his heart to sense the flow of wind spiritual energy in the air, predicting the trajectory and landing point of the demon wolf's next attack.
He no longer pursued absolute accuracy with a single spell, but began to experiment with combinations and control.
Just as the demon wolf finished spewing out wind blades and its old power had dissipated before new power was generated, Lin Yan's divine sense suddenly moved—the "Binding Spirit Thorns" instantly erupted at the demon wolf's next landing point!
Although the wolf reacted extremely quickly, it broke free the moment it landed by pushing off the ground, and the thorns only hindered it for a moment! But it was that one moment!
The prepared "Mystic Ice Spear" was fired in anticipation, blocking its most likely evasive route! At the same time, the golden light of the "Breaking the Golden Barrier" aimed directly at its vulnerable waist and abdomen!
The demon wolf was terrified. It twisted its body in mid-air to avoid its vital parts, but one of its hind legs was slashed by the extremely sharp golden light, tearing its skin and flesh open to reveal the bone! Its speed suddenly dropped drastically!
Lin Yan pressed his advantage relentlessly, unleashing "Wildfire" to restrict Lin Yan's movement, while "Yimu Thunder Vine" lashed out like a whip, whipping and coiling around him, with lightning raging everywhere! He even finished off a powerful "Thunderous Spell"!
"Boom!"
The demon wolf was blasted away, crashing heavily to the ground, its body charred and bleeding, convulsing and incapacitated. Its eyes were filled with fear, pain, and… a deafening curse, uttered with its last breath. It had roamed these mountains for years, and had never encountered such a troublesome, despicable, and ruthless human!
Lin Yan was almost completely exhausted, his face was slightly pale, and his chest was heaving, but his eyes were exceptionally bright and sharp. This high-pressure battle had thoroughly squeezed out and integrated all the results of his cultivation during this period, and his spellcasting speed, timing, on-the-spot adaptability, and spell combination had all made a qualitative leap.
He walked to the demon wolf's side, sensing its intense resentment. After a moment's thought, he tossed a top-grade Rejuvenation Pill, crafted during the Qi Refining stage, into his storage ring. "Take good care of your injuries," he said calmly. "I'll come back to spar with you again when my strength has improved."
Demon Wolf: "..." (Inner screams: Get out! You demon! You bastard! Never come back again! Please!)
Each time his true essence was exhausted, Lin Yan would immediately find a secluded tree hollow or rock crevice, set up a simple warning barrier, and then quickly sit in meditation to recover. He discovered that after such extreme consumption and squeezing out his potential, when he circulated the "Qiankun Creation Technique" to absorb the rich spiritual energy of the space, the liquid spiritual energy in his Qi Sea not only recovered to its original state, but its total amount and purity would also slightly increase. His cultivation speed was indeed faster than simply sitting in meditation.
"Practical experience is indeed the best whetstone and the best catalyst." Lin Yan felt the increasingly surging and pure power within his body and understood. He looked deeper into the Wanyan Mountains, where the demonic energy emanating from there was even more astonishing.
Meanwhile, in the demon beast circles surrounding the Wanyan Mountains, a legend quietly spread, striking fear into the hearts of all beasts: a "two-legged villain" with despicable methods, lewd magic, a penchant for torturing beasts but never killing them, and who would even feign kindness by offering a "candy" (a rejuvenating pill) afterward. Wherever he went, chaos ensued, and curses filled the air. Lin Yan had become a figure who silenced the cries of young demon beasts and caused headaches for adult ones. His training journey in the Wanyan Mountains was, undeniably, remarkably effective and renowned far and wide.