Xiaoxiao.

Ying Yue narrowly escaped a life-or-death crisis thanks to the ingenious mechanisms left behind by the three people.

However, Wu Ren was not so lucky.

Speaking of the three Zhu brothers, the second brother, Zhu Shou, was exceptionally strong and had already reached the initial stage of the third level.

The third brother, Zhu Lu, had a high opinion of himself but was all talk and no action.

Although his strength was not as great as Zhu Shou's, he was only at the peak of the second level.

However, he considered himself the best in the world, and thus often thought to himself, "Although I am not as good as my second brother, the difference is only a little bit."

Because of Zhu Xian's excessive favoritism, Zhu Lu gradually developed an arrogant and conceited personality.

Not to mention Zhu Shou, even his elder brother Zhu Fu, who was in seclusion trying to break through to the fourth level, was only someone he needed to show respect to on the surface.

In Zhu Lu's mind, apart from the three powerful lords who dominated the region, he was the most powerful in the entire wilderness, and everyone else was not worth fearing.

It was precisely because of this personality that he embarked on his journey alone, carrying only the Ironclad Eagle and the Sky-Listening Beast.

It must be said that this Wentian Beast truly lives up to its reputation as a master tracker of the wilderness.

Before long, it located Wu Ren's hiding place.

At this moment, Zhu Lu, standing outside the cave, keenly sensed the faint fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from within. Moreover, the fluctuations were extremely strong, indicating that the person inside had clearly reached a crucial moment in their breakthrough.

Faced with this situation, anyone else would have already lost their temper and rushed into the cave to launch an attack, since this would be the perfect opportunity to strike first.

But Zhu Lu did the opposite; unexpectedly, he sat down right at the cave entrance.

Originally, he planned to wait until the enemy finished his training before making a move.

In his view, only by defeating one's opponent fairly and squarely can one be considered a true hero.

Those who launch sneak attacks when others are off guard, rely on their numbers to engage in gang fights, or use their parents' power to bully the weak are all shameless, even worse than animals! Let alone be called heroes.

Zhu Lu always took pride in being the most upright and honorable man in the world.

He has always acted with integrity and never did anything despicable like taking advantage of others in distress; he despised such behavior.

Therefore, when he realized that his opponent was breaking through inside the cave, he did not take the opportunity to attack as an ordinary person would.

Instead, he strode to the cave entrance and sat down steadily. He decided to wait patiently until his opponent broke through before challenging him.

Wu Ren sensed Zhu Lu's approach.

Unfortunately, he was at a critical moment in breaking through his cultivation bottleneck. If he were to be distracted even slightly, not only would all his previous efforts be wasted, but he might also suffer a qi deviation and fall into an abyss of no return.

Therefore, despite knowing that there were people outside the cave, he dared not make the slightest move.

Just now, due to that one momentary lapse in concentration, I almost lost my composure. If I hadn't forcibly regained my composure in time, it would probably have already led to a disaster.

Therefore, despite the precarious situation, he could only grit his teeth, abandon all distractions, concentrate all his energy, and go all out to charge towards that final barrier in order to achieve a breakthrough.

Long ago, he had already reached the peak of the intermediate stage of enlightenment. However, for some time now, he had devoted all his energy to the cultivation of "Purple Thunder Guidance", thus neglecting the advancement of his own realm.

Until that day, facing the heavy pressure brought by Zhu Xian, the power that had been dormant within him for a long time was finally unleashed, and he vaguely felt that he was about to break through the last shackle that bound him.

Therefore, the moment he woke up, he immediately devoted himself to breaking through to the next level.

Foundation Building is the crucial starting point for ordinary mortals to advance into the ranks of cultivators.

The so-called foundation building is actually a series of arduous practices to solidify the foundation of one's cultivation, making it as solid as an indestructible fortress.

If the consecration stage mainly focuses on tempering and enhancing mental strength, then the foundation building stage focuses on a comprehensive transformation and reshaping of the body.

Once a cultivator successfully enters the Foundation Establishment stage, their body's various functions will undergo tremendous changes.

Compared to martial artists who are only at the Innate Master level, Foundation Establishment cultivators demonstrate extraordinary performance in terms of strength, speed, and endurance.

Cultivators in the Enlightenment stage, on the other hand, achieve a further enhancement of their physical strength on this basis.

More importantly, in terms of spiritual aspects such as comprehension, perception, and understanding, there will be a qualitative leap forward, enabling a better understanding of the mysteries and laws of the universe.

Compared to the Foundation Building stage, the Enlightenment stage is more like a deep exploration and development of the spiritual sea of ​​consciousness, aiming to expand its breadth and depth.

Only after passing the consecration period can one be considered to have truly entered the mysterious gate of truth.

Only by breaking through this realm can a cultivator's physical and mental aspects be fundamentally different from those of an ordinary person.

Only by reaching this level can one be considered a true cultivator; therefore, the Heart Opening Stage is also called the Beginning of Cultivation.

However, only when the integration period is reached can the physical and mental aspects be perfectly integrated.

Once you reach this level, the significant increase in strength will powerfully drive the vigorous growth of your spiritual power.

Conversely, the continuous accumulation of spiritual power will also have a positive effect on the cultivator's own strength.

When a cultivator reaches the Heartbeat stage, their body and spirit have been fused into one, and their strength at this stage is ten times greater than that of the Fusion stage.

If one is fortunate enough to reach the Golden Core stage, then the power of the body and spirit will reach a new level.

Reaching this level of cultivation is already the limit that a mortal body can achieve.

Therefore, the Golden Core stage is also called the "Transformation from Mortal" stage, because cultivators who reach this stage have gradually begun to transform from "humans" into "immortals".

Although the conversion is extremely slow and minute, it is almost imperceptible.

However, once they become associated with "immortals," their abilities, both in terms of methods and physical capabilities, far exceed the imagination of ordinary people.

As for the next realm of Nascent Soul, it is the process of nurturing the "Golden Core" (Dao Embryo) into the "Dao Spirit" (Nascent Soul) in the Niwan Palace of a cultivator. Only when a cultivator reaches this realm does he truly have the qualification to transcend tribulation and become an immortal.

Cultivators at this level have far surpassed the human realm in terms of strength and physical abilities; in the eyes of ordinary people, they are true immortals!

Because at this moment, they can move mountains and fill seas, shrink the earth to an inch, and travel through the vast void with just a wave of their hand.