Chapter 80: Qi Building

Chapter 80: Qi Building/translatingnovice

The Five Elements form a perfect circle.

"Five Surpassing Paths to Cultivation!"

Surpassing the Five Elements, truly entering the path of cultivation!

The five spiritual clouds of yellow, black, red, white, and green start to rotate and compress in the dantian.

Ku-gu-gu-gu!

'Here we go!'

A Spiritual Energy Star forms.

The twists of spiritual energy from the Five Elements Spiritual Roots are blocked by the changes of all five methods of the Five Surpassing Paths to Cultivation.

Suppress them!'

The changes of the Five Elements rotating in the dantian gradually expand their reach.

Soon, the transformations of the Five Elements begin to consume the twists of the Five Elements Spiritual Roots.

My achievements devour the fetters I am born with.

Woo-woo-woong!

Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of times?

I've challenged Qi Building countless times.

I've understood all the changes of the Five Elements!

Ku-gu-gu-gu!

All transformations of the Five Elements ascend to my hand, and the five-colored star begins to stabilize.

Pa-aa-aaat!

A dazzling orb of light, different from the mere point of spiritual power I've been cultivating, shines within my dantian.

The words of Mad Lord come to mind.

'Creating the flow of fate, extending lifespan...'

Through the unified spiritual meridian, spiritual power circulates and gets absorbed by the Spiritual Energy Star.

And the Spiritual Energy Star compresses it into Pure Spiritual Force.

The Pure Spiritual Force then circulates through the entire spiritual meridian, making the whole body accustomed to it.

Since the Spiritual Energy Star itself prevents the Pure Spiritual Force from running rampant, it's safe even if it flows to sensitive areas like the upper dantian or heart.

Ku-gu-gu-gu!

Gang Qi, or Pure Spiritual Force, starts flowing throughout my body.

Thump, thump, thump!

I no longer need to forcefully compress the heart with Gang Qi.

Gang Qi naturally flows through the spiritual meridian, extending my lifespan.

Changes occur in the celestial energy.

Beyond my fated star, a new position forms, granting me an additional 300 years of lifespan from the heavens.

'If the path of cultivation is about creating a continuation of fate, like the stars... Perhaps cultivation is ultimately a process of becoming like the heavens.'

I gain a slight insight into the path of immortality.

Through it, my ability to read celestial energy has slightly improved since the Qi Refining stage.

Now, just by looking at the sky, I can get a sense of great fortunes and misfortunes.

'From now on, the concept of time will change a bit.'

After reaching Core Formation, I'll receive another 300 years, totaling 600 years of lifespan.

At Nascent Soul, I'll get an additional 600 years, making it about 1200 years in total.

Starting from now, having received an extra 300 years from the heavens, my lifespan will be significantly longer.

Roar, roar...

The dark clouds that gathered around Shattered Heaven Peak dissipate and soon vanish.

"Ha, haha. Hahahaha!"

I sort through my thoughts and laugh loudly, resonating throughout the entire peak.

Finally.

After several lifetimes, finally!

"I have overcome fate...!!!"

Surpassing fate, overcoming lifespan.

Cururuk

I deeply understand Kim Young-Hoon's words that life is joy.

Through martial arts, I have redefined myself and gained higher enlightenment.

Having overcome fate, I have been granted an additional 300 years.

How can I not be grateful?

Once again, I confirm my achievement of reaching the Qi Building stage, releasing Pure Spiritual Force throughout my body.

Currently, I can only produce a slender thread of Pure Spiritual Force, as there is only one source of conversion, the single Spiritual Energy Star.

But undoubtedly, it is Pure Spiritual Force, and with Gang Qi flowing in my body, it's like having constant defensive Gang Qi activated.

Up to the Qi Refining stage, cultivators, though capable of using spells, still feel somewhat human.

But from the Qi Building stage, one truly begins to transcend humanity.

With Gang Qi flowing throughout my body, attacks from martial artists with Sword Energy or Sword Silk will not even break my defenses.

Even Sword Gang should have no effect if the concentration of Pure Spiritual Force is increased.

'Unless it's an attack at the Gang Sphere level, the defensive Gang Qi flowing normally should be sufficient. Additionally, Pure Spiritual Force is circulating throughout, boosting vitality.'

Like the one Qi Building expert in pill-refining from the Makli Clan. Even if several organs are torn out, Pure Spiritual Force will keep them functioning for days, making it unproblematic unless the head, heart, or abdomen is severely injured.

Furthermore.

Covering internal energy with Pure Spiritual Force forms Sword Gang. In that case, freely pouring the Pure Spiritual Force flowing throughout my body into my Inner Core should allow me to produce infinite output of Gang Qi.

Frankly, any energy flowing through my body can be scooped up in whatever amount I wish and utilized in my Inner Core without any noticeable impact.

As I ascend to Qi Building, most importantly, my consciousness has grown even more.

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I release my Formless Sword.

Then my consciousness returns to its original spherical domain, enveloping me.

Woosh...

Around me, within a radius of about 3 Zhang (approximately 9 meters), becomes covered with my consciousness.

As I continue to cultivate in Qi Building, the domain of my consciousness will only grow larger.

'If I didn't reach Qi Building in this life, the size of my consciousness would remain the same, so my head wouldnt explode right away in the next life. But now that I've reached Qi Building and been granted more life, thinking about the current size of my consciousness...'

However, after pondering and moving my consciousness for a while, I quickly found the answer in the realm of Beyond the Path to Heaven.

Swoosh...

My consciousness changes into the Formless Sword, and as I activate my will, it completely splits and begins to swirl around me.

The lightning that surrounds us starts turning blood red.

[Future generations, whether you are the next Ender, or the one after, or even thousands or millions of generations later, never reveal the fate you have been given. I don't know what gift you may have received, but under no circumstances should you ever speak of it.

No matter where you go in the Three Thousand Worlds, [it] will know what you have received.

Keeping your fate a secret is the only slim chance you have.]

Crackle, sizzle!

The entire area fills with blood-red lightning.

More and more blood tears flow from the eyes of the figure introducing himself as Yang Su-jin's remnant.

[If you have already revealed your secret, then, future generations, even that slim chance has vanished.

Do not even think of returning to your homeland or escaping the curse of fate.

Just give up on the thought of cultivation, live ordinarily among mortals, and die an ordinary death. Forgetting your homeland forever and living and dying that way is the only way to find happiness for an Ender who has revealed their own fate.]

Drip, drip...

His shadow starts to bleed and then begins to dissolve into the blood-red lightning.

[Everyone living their fate feels averse to revealing it.

Especially for an Ender, this feeling is much stronger. Yet, many take their fate lightly and end up revealing it.

I, too, once revealed my fate and ended up like this, so, future generations, heed my warning.

Even if you don't reveal your fate, [it] will be after you, but if you do reveal your fate, any means of resistance against [it] will completely disappear.

Future generations, never take my warning lightly. Never...]

Crackle, sizzle...

Eventually, completely dissolving into the blood-red lightning, he vanishes.

Flash!

The next moment.

"...It's time to leave.."

I return to the real world, and Kim Young-hoon arrives in front of me.

What happened in that strange world occurred in less than a second.

'Ender? [It]? Caught? What shouldn't be revealed?'

"Right, but... are you okay? You don't look well..."

"Oh, no, it's nothing. I guess I pushed myself a bit too hard to reach Qi Building. But anyway..."

I look around and click my tongue.

"It looks like we're surrounded."

Indeed.

Dozens of Qi Building cultivators from various clans of Shengzi surround us at Shattered Heaven Peak, each wielding their own magic artifacts and standing on their flying artifacts.

"Who are you to occupy Shattered Heaven Peak, jointly selected as a sacred ground by the clans of Shengzi!

What are you plotting? Speak the truth now!"

One of the older Qi Building cultivators points at us angrily and shouts.

I step forward and bow.

"Greetings, I am a cultivator who has just reached the stage of Qi Building. The phenomenon just now was due to a special method I was practicing.

In my ignorance, I only thought this land belonged to the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect, not knowing it was part of the territory of the Shengzi clan alliance. So please forgive my mistake. I will not set foot in the Great Mountain Range again."

"Hmm, with the recent massacre near the Heaven-Treading Desert and the war predicted to happen in 200 years, the entire continent is in chaos.

You lot seem suspicious! And to be a loose Qi Building cultivator at this time! No, this won't do, we're taking you in!"

"Could you please forgive us just this once? I really have just broken through to Qi Building, and the recent phenomenon was due to a special method I practiced."

The leading Qi Building cultivator scoffs at my words and begins to channel his magic artifacts's power.

He seems not to listen anymore.

"Surrender quietly!"

"...Sigh."

I look at Kim Young-hoon.

"I tried to let this go peacefully, but that's not going to happen."

"Hmm, can't be helped. None of them seem to be at Core Formation, so let's just warm up. You need to get used to Beyond the Path to Heaven anyway."

"That's true."

As we speak, the cultivator with the magic artifact yells out.

"What nonsense are you spouting! A 1st Constellation Qi Building cultivator and a Qi Refining 3rd or 4th Star losing their minds..."

In the next instant.

Kim Young-hoon grabs his saber.

"Ha..!"

And the Qi Building cultivators around us shudder.

If they have performed the Seven Stars Ritual and have the ability to read celestial energy, they will have felt it.

A great misfortune appears right before them.

Flash!

Kim Young-hoon's consciousness turns golden.

Simultaneously, Gang Spheres rise around him.

My consciousness also transforms into the shape of a sword, and nine Gang Spheres rise around me.

"These bastards, using some bizarre and grotesque sorcery! Do you really think you two can defeat all of us?"

"Clan leader, they're using bizarre methods we've never seen before. Could they be Core Formation seniors?"

"Nonsense! They do not have a Core Formation senior's consciousness! Everyone, take out your magic artifacts!"

The next moment.

Kim Young-hoon's golden consciousness merges with his saber, becoming tangible.

My colorless consciousness disperses like mist before solidifying.

Kim Young-hoon grips the golden saber, and I grasp the formless void.

As I ascended to Beyond the Path to Heaven, Kim Young-hoon's intent became much clearer and more vivid.

Our intents intersect.

[Beyond the Path to Heaven.]

[Beyond the Path to Heaven.]

"Surpassing Radiant Saber."

"Formless Sword."

Back to back, we swing our respective Surpassing Radiant Saber and Formless Sword at the surrounding Qi Building cultivators.

Translator Notes: Yang Su-jin. Ender. Fate. Gift. [It]. Foreshadowing. Mystery. Exciting!

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