Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 57 Crazy practice
Although Zi Dong was still cultivating, he was already utterly shocked. Was it possible that he could do all this without any problems?!

The founder of the Yuntian Sect is said to have become a true immortal, incomparable to the cultivators of the Central Continent.

They actually acknowledged the Eastern Purple Qi and openly helped the demon cultivators condense their spiritual bodies on Cloud Sky Peak, without any reaction from the divine senses of the other ancestors.

Zi Dong scanned the imposing deacons surrounding his cave with his divine sense, and sighed inwardly, thinking he should hurry up and start cultivating.

I've made too much of a fuss this time, and with so many deacons protecting me, I'm likely to attract jealousy.

Zi Dong quickly accelerated the activation of the Cloud Heaven Technique, competing with the Eastern Purple Qi for the more than 40,000 points of spiritual energy gathered from heaven and earth.

He no longer had time to consider why the Eastern Purple Qi was condensing a spiritual body for the devoured demon cultivator, nor did he care about the consequences of being exposed.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was rapidly transformed into true energy through the Cloud Heaven Technique, and Zi Dong quickly introduced it into the main meridian.

The purple aura from the east will help him condense it, which will also help him advance quickly. Otherwise, he would have to slowly condense it himself in his dantian.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth on Yuntian Peak was already abundant enough. With the guidance of more than 40,000 points of second-grade fortune, Zi Dong's cave has been transformed into a water curtain cave.

The true energy within his dantian rapidly evolved from water vapor into a lake, then quickly converged into a sea, and finally became a water sphere.

To break through from the sixth to the seventh level of the Innate Realm, one must crystallize the liquid true qi, which requires more true qi and a more powerful compression force.

Zi Dong's spiritual sense was already powerful enough, and he could control the true energy in his body as easily as his own limbs. All he lacked now was true energy.

"Xinyu, are you saying that the spirits in the purple mist are all demon cultivators devoured by Zidong's luck and spiritual roots?"

At this moment, Zhou Yunting, Chen Lin, and Zhou Xinyu were standing in front of the Ziyun Hall, using their divine sense to examine the sky above Zi Dong's cave.

Zhou Yunting's face remained calm. Since the ancestors of the Yuntian Sect had approved it, there must be no problem.

“These monsters are all!” Zhou Xinyu’s face was very serious. She didn’t believe in luck or spiritual roots. The purple mist in Zi Dong was a demon!
"Why would someone with a Qi Luck and Spiritual Root help these demon cultivators condense their spiritual bodies?!"

Chen Lin found it strange. Since it had been devoured, it should have been transformed into its own power, so there was no need for it to be resurrected.

"A clone." Zhou Yunting uttered two words out of the blue, his gaze fixed on the pale purple clouds above.

"Can you control so many at the same time?!" Chen Lin exclaimed in surprise. That was nearly twenty spirit bodies, something even a Void Breaking Realm cultivator couldn't do.

"What's the use of these clones?!" Zhou Xinyu was even more puzzled. Zi Dong couldn't control the purple mist, which meant that the purple mist was condensing itself.

"As long as Zi Dong continues to provide the luck, we can control the amount."

Zhou Yunting's face also turned serious: "These clones can help the Qi Luck Spirit Root devour more demon cultivators."

"What's the use of devouring so many demon cultivators? Why not devour demonic cultivators and Daoist cultivators?!"

Zhou Xinyu finally asked a crucial question; her worry stemmed from her inability to understand the situation.

"Perhaps it's because the demon race is skilled at illusion, and their spiritual roots need this kind of power."

Zhou Yunting wasn't sure, as this was also the first time he had ever witnessed the legendary Qi Luck Spiritual Root.

“Possibly!” Zhou Xinyu immediately nodded in agreement.

"The purple mist is constantly changing. It can attach itself to flying swords, or it can turn into a giant hand or fist. It might even undergo other transformations."

"The demonic energy of those demon cultivators is fading, which means that their spiritual roots are converting them and turning them into spiritual beings of the Daoist sect."

Zhou Yunting concluded that there was nothing wrong with Zi Dong eating demons; he was turning demons into humans.

At this moment, above Zi Dong's cave, more than a dozen human-faced, snake-bodied demons had grown arms and their tails had begun to fork.

Inside the cave, Zi Dong had already broken through to the seventh level of the Innate Realm. After all, he controlled the Qi, and Donglai Ziqi couldn't compete with him. Zi Dong and Donglai Ziqi had been battling for three days and three nights, and the true Qi in his dantian had completely crystallized.

Although the dozen or so demons above the cave had fully grown limbs, their skin still had a lot of snake scales.

However, Zi Dong has already begun to break through to the Core Formation Realm, and the powerful suction force within his dantian makes it even harder for Donglai Ziqi to steal much of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Upon advancing to the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, all the true qi within the dantian crystallizes, allowing the qi to be vaporized and enter the meridians when the cultivation technique is activated.

To break through to the Core Formation Realm, one must shatter all the crystals within the dantian and then use one's divine soul to fluidize these crystal fragments.

This process involves completely fusing the divine soul with the crystalline true energy, and when the pill is condensed, the divine soul will be contained within it.

The so-called fluidization is not about liquefying the crystalline true energy, but rather about softening these crystals under the influence of a powerful divine soul.

In other words, true qi is still solid, but it is soft and can be well integrated with the soul.

Like silicone, it can be kneaded into a whole and is easier to shape than a liquid.

Breaking through to the Core Formation Realm consumes a great deal of spiritual energy. Not only must one control the true energy within the dantian, but a large amount must also be integrated into the golden core.

While absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Zi Dong quickly restored his soul, even at the cost of consuming some of his luck.

If he breaks through to the Core Formation Realm, his second-grade luck will be of little use, so he might as well go all out.

In the Tianyun Continent, Qi can be used in a wide range of ways. If the body is injured, a little Qi can help it recover quickly.

Luck can strengthen the soul, and Zi Dong's spiritual consciousness became stronger because of the luck he borrowed from Zhou Yunting.

The higher the grade of luck, the greater its effect; however, only Zi Dong can use high-grade luck beyond his own grade.

[As long as we help those demon cultivators condense their spiritual bodies, we can easily condense their golden cores with the help of the Eastern Purple Qi.]

As Zi Dong was cultivating and recovering, a thought suddenly came from the Eastern Purple Qi, wanting to make a deal with him.

"Deal!" Zi Dong readily agreed. Breaking through to the Core Formation Realm by expending a little bit of luck was definitely a worthwhile deal.

Although he had very little second-grade luck left, he still had a considerable amount of ninth-grade luck, so he generously gave 1,000 points to Donglai Ziqi.

Surprisingly, they received 100 billion points of second-grade luck in return. Donglai Ziqi did not charge any handling fees and exchanged the funds at the market price!

Zi Dong suddenly felt like the world's richest man. He handed everything over to Yun Tian Jue and let the spiritual energy of heaven and earth come even more fiercely!
"Boom, boom, boom!" The spiritual energy above the cave instantly turned into a violent tornado, blowing the surrounding deacons into the sky.

A dozen or so human-faced, snake-bodied monsters turned into amethyst at a visible speed, their snake scales instantly transforming into translucent skin.

At the same time, the purple energy from the east surged into Zi Dong's dantian, instantly softening all the crystalline true energy into a fluid, which was then kneaded together.

Zi Dong simply channeled the power of his divine soul into his dantian, without needing to do anything else; the purple energy from the east swiftly condensed into a golden elixir.

Because the speed was so fast, Zi Dong could no longer feel much pain; it was like a fleeting moment in the blink of an eye.

If he were to refine it himself using his divine soul, whether it was breaking the crystal true energy, softening it into a fluid, or kneading it into a pill, the pain would be unbearable.

Especially when the soul merges with the fluid true energy, it's like lying on the ground and being crushed by a road roller.

With a soft "hum," a golden light suddenly shone brightly from within the dantian, and a perfectly round, purplish-gold sphere rotated like a planet, constantly exchanging true qi with the meridians.

Zi Dong has finally broken through to the Core Formation Realm!

(End of this chapter)