Chapter 444

Accompanied by the sound of wind,

endless heaven-and-earth spiritual energy converged.

Beneath the dark clouds, a funnel-shaped spiritual energy storm formed, constantly gathering toward the center. The spiritual energy underwent continuous compression, then further compression, until faint ice-crystal-like solid matter began to appear, accompanied by a faint Jin Dan pressure.

"The first step went very smoothly."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun nodded, and using voice transmission to explain to the students around him: "The prerequisite for forming a Jin Dan is to use one's own divine sense and magic power to trigger celestial phenomena, then refine and compress one's own magic power using the great momentum of heaven and earth, bringing the magic power to the critical point where it can form a Jin Dan."

"For those practicing Gong Fa of the Fa level and Zhi Xia De Gong, reaching this stage is very difficult."

"The students here all practice Jing level Gong Fa. As long as they cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment, there will be no difficulty in this aspect, but do not become arrogant. We must strive for further progress, aiming to form at least a high-grade Jin Dan."

"If there is surplus strength, it is best to trigger a Jin Dan formation phenomenon and form a Jian Jue Pin Jin Dan; this will naturally increase the possibility of forming a Nascent Soul in the future by one or two tenths compared to others."

"Jin Dan formation phenomenon..."

Jin Jin Lingfeng showed a look of longing.

Even for cultivators practicing Jing level Gong Fa, forming a high-grade Jin Dan is within reach, but a Jian Jue Pin remains something visible yet unattainable, achievable only by a few.

This is also the reason everyone gathered here, hoping to gain some experience.

The Great Sun Sword Disciple will surely form a Jian Jue Pin Jin Dan!

Under everyone's gaze, the spiritual energy vortex beneath the dark clouds expanded bit by bit, swallowing heaven-and-earth spiritual energy from all directions. The dark clouds grew ever denser, with occasional crackling sounds as lightning snakes darted about, the pressure becoming increasingly terrifying.

Soon, seven days passed.

The spiritual energy vortex and dark clouds had expanded to over fifty kilometers, still growing, at a steady pace with no sign of slowing down.

"Fifty kilometers."

"The Jin Dan formation phenomenon has already exceeded the limit of a high-grade Jin Dan."

An Siyan stared fixedly at the sky.

Silence surrounded them; cultivators possess great patience.

Half a month passed.

"One hundred kilometers!"

An Siyan's heart trembled; he looked up.

Wild winds rose everywhere, dark clouds shrouded the entire sky, covering the whole Qingfeng University Floating Island.

Looking out, the view stretched endlessly.

Layers of thin protective shields lit up within the school, shielding and protecting the many low-cultivation mortals and cultivators below; otherwise, even a slight leakage of residual waves would cause widespread death.

Beneath the dark clouds, the spiritual energy storm funnel spun.

Vast heaven-and-earth spiritual energy was compressed, condensing toward the center. At this moment, the Jin Dan pressure had become so immense that even Jin Dan cultivators could not help but turn their heads in awe.

The dark clouds were still expanding!

Steadily, following a fixed rhythm, without any of the restlessness and spiritual energy turbulence expected of a Foundation Establishment cultivator forming a Jin Dan, it was stable as if it were a toy in the palm of a hand, unlike the violent power of heaven and earth.

"Truly terrifying foundations."

The middle-aged man with the golden crown exclaimed: "Back when I formed my Jin Dan, I didn't even have half the phenomena of now. Truly worthy of being our family's Great Sun Sword Disciple."

"Stop flattering yourself."

Lu Ling Master Dinghai Zhenjun glanced at him disdainfully: "Back then, even if you were tied together with ten others, you couldn't withstand a single move from him."

"Professor Yu Chi, can you please stop telling the truth..."

"Master Dinghai."

Lu Ling Master Dinghai Zhenjun ignored him and asked: "Should we invest some spirit stones to replenish it? This is too slow."

"No need."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun stroked his beard: "A larger celestial phenomenon is not necessarily better. If it exceeds one's capability, it becomes a bad thing. The heaven-and-earth spiritual energy gathered by oneself, under one's own control, naturally, is the best."

The heaven-and-earth spiritual energy vortex and dark clouds expanded bit by bit.

Over a month later.

A dark cloud spanning hundreds of kilometers hung high in the sky, not only shrouding the entire Qingfeng University Floating Island but also covering the surrounding cities. Though it was midday, the sky was dark and gloomy, as if dusk had arrived.

Moreover, a terrifying aura spread out. Within a range of hundreds of kilometers, even though protected by formations, everyone felt waves of fear and unease rising in their hearts, constantly sounding alarms and asking what was happening.

"Even a Nascent Soul tribulation is no more than this..."

Lu Ling Master Dinghai Zhenjun and others were stunned.

As for the Jin Dan cultivators, their faces showed sheer horror; instinctively, they moved closer toward the Nascent Soul elders, seeking protection to avoid any terrible accident.

Finally, after months of expansion, the dark cloud spanning hundreds of kilometers paused and stabilized.

A point of blue-gold light appeared in the direction of the mining district dormitories, drawing the attention of all.

The blue-gold light blazed beneath the dark clouds, illuminating all four directions.

In the endless sky, a massive ancient tree rose from the ground, its canopy catching the blue-gold blazing sun, piercing into the firmament as if to tear the sky apart. The treetop rustled, shattered leaves drifting through the air, endless sword qi pouring forth, piercing the void and creating chaotic black holes.

"Jin Dan formation phenomenon!"

"A sword-path type phenomenon."

An Siyan held his breath, taking a high-grade magical flying sword from his storage pouch. It was some spoils of war from who knows where, stored at the bottom of the pouch, long forgotten over the years.

At this moment, without any external force, it rang with a clanging sound, the hilt facing outward, as if eager to leap from his hand and fly toward the blue-gold sun.

Looking around, the same was true everywhere; even the flying swords of Jin Dan cultivators could not escape this.

Within a range of hundreds of kilometers, thousands of flying swords rang out in unison.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Wild winds raged, dark clouds churned, and the funnel-shaped heaven-and-earth spiritual energy suddenly accelerated its rotation, inhaling and exhaling the spiritual energy within the hundreds-of-kilometers range, spinning in layers, expelling impurities and turbid qi, all converging to a single point at the bottom center.

The spiritual energy was liquefying, producing thick white mist and even tiny droplets of spiritual energy, visible to the naked eye.

Vast amounts of pure heaven-and-earth spiritual energy,

All surged into the dantian!

"Jin Dan!"

"Solidification of liquid magic power and the creation of a new core..."

Jiang Ding muttered to himself.

Vast amounts of external heavenly and earthly spiritual qi flooded into the meridians; the narrow meridians suddenly expanded several times, surging into the rotating dantian sea of qi like a torrent of raging flames. Every current of spiritual qi contained destructive power, enough to instantly blast apart a Jin Dan Chu Qi cultivator.

Those with slightly inferior foundations would, upon merely touching a bit of it, immediately have their meridians and flesh-and-blood bodies explode and perish.

There was no possibility of survival.

These currents of spiritual qi, containing destructive power, were here exceedingly obedient, firmly controlled by divine sense and sword intent. Although the dantian had expanded several times and looked terrifying, there was no sign of any loss of control.

The dantian vortex spun madly, swallowing and spitting out pure spiritual qi from all directions, refining it into drops of deep blue electromagnetic magic power, further stretching the dantian, which had already reached its limit.

Pure external heavenly and earthly spiritual qi flowed in endlessly, endlessly refined into magic power, as if it would never end.

The pressure of pure external heavenly and earthly spiritual qi.

Within, the dantian sea of qi continuously generated magic power.

Under the pressure from both inside and outside, the liquid magic power within the dantian was compressed again and again, revealing fine, ice-crystal-like golden solid particles.

Within the dantian and meridians came waves of stinging pain; faint traces of blood were visible.

"It is enough."

Jiang Ding opened his eyes; the sharp, spell-breaking blue-gold light flashed and vanished.

With a thought.

Within his Shen Hun, a blue-gold sword shadow fell into the center of the dantian sea of qi.

The true seed of the spell!

For spell cultivators, this is their most proficient spell seed, used to bear the core of the Jin Dan, transforming spells into supernatural abilities, amplifying their power tenfold.

The quality, complexity, and structural soundness of the spell true seed directly affect the cultivator's Jin Dan quality and their future Dao path; it is the most important thing for a Jin Dan cultivator.

For sword cultivators, it is much simpler; they can directly use the flying sword Shen Hun Lao Yin as the Jin Dan core.

This is their spell seed, which accompanies them for a lifetime.

Jiang Ding had prepared for the Jin Dan for many years; numerous thoughts arose in his mind. Although the dantian was nearly bursting, he remained orderly, checking bit by bit the data indicators of the dantian, the meridians, and the external funnel-shaped vortex of heavenly and earthly spiritual qi.

Everything was normal.

Then, the Jin Dan is formed without regret!

"Condense."

Jiang Ding shouted in a low voice.

The Tai Qing flying sword Shen Hun Lao Yin clanged, emitting the sound of a sword's cry, vibrating the dantian at its critical point.

In an instant,

under the immense internal and external pressure, within the dantian,

fine ice-crystal-like golden solid particles, shaken by external force, precipitated out. Mystical runes flickered, attaching bit by bit to the flying sword divine sense imprint, coating the flying sword with a faint layer of Jin Chong Guang, seeming both substantial and like a phantom.

Boom!

This was a beginning. Accompanied by terrifying sounds of vibration and collapse, the immense internal and external pressure within the dantian finally found a place to vent. Fine golden solid particles continuously formed, layer upon layer attaching to the nascent Jin Dan prototype.

Rows of runes flickered; rows of array patterns formed and vanished.

Like carving on a grain of rice, vast and complex Dao patterns were to be carved into this tiny Jin Dan. Every fine golden solid particle was part of an array pattern; waves of chaotic creation qi permeated, to achieve the immortality of the Jin Dan, the foundation of the Dao.

Ten thousand mysteries of the array Dao arose and perished; layer upon layer of Jin Dan runes were born and then dissolved.

In the blink of an eye,

a Jin Dan emerged, possessing nine apertures, slowly rotating within the dantian, shining brilliantly.

Wait thirty minutes.

(End of this chapter)