Chapter 899: Preserving the Body for Perfection

The thing that Chen Chuan had been waiting for a long time had finally appeared. These past few days, whenever he enjoyed food or practiced cultivation, he could feel the prying eyes.

Therefore, he has formed a habit now. Whenever he starts to enjoy his food, he will intentionally build up his strength there. On the one hand, it is to practice his control over the prism, and on the other hand, he is waiting for the other party to appear.

Now, almost at the moment when he activated his mind, the prismatic stone reached that thing, and the feeling of being spied on disappeared.

What was a little undesirable was that, perhaps because the thing was hiding in the sea water, its speed slowed down a little after entering the water, and it failed to achieve the expected effect.

A moment later, the prismatic stone returned to his side with a buzzing sound.

He was sure that he had hit that thing just now, and brought back some "harvest". After observing it for a while, he found that what was rubbed on it was... some kind of bone powder?
Is that creature a hard-shelled creature like a stone crab? That's not impossible.

At present, it seems that this type of creature is the most numerous in this sea area, such as the white-headed fish that is wrapped in an exoskeleton and relies on its sturdy body to hit its prey, and the multi-legged stone clams that rely on secreting special liquids to stick to their prey. Among the numerous species, these are the most likely to give birth to creatures that will undergo a transition in life levels.

Now he could at least be sure that the being secretly watching him was most likely a creature at the same level, otherwise it would not have been possible to avoid his attack at the last moment.

The other party probably regarded him as prey just as he thought, so they kept paying attention to him.

He looked towards the sea, so he waited here.

He raised his hand and the prismatic stone flew back into his hand. If he wanted to deal with this level with this thing, he would at least need to attach his own spiritual fire to it.

Because there is no alienated tissue of his on it, if he wants to attach it, he needs to use his spirit to maintain it all the time, and it cannot be self-sustaining. However, if he makes certain preparations in advance, infuses enough spiritual power and bursts it out all at once, then he can do this.

How to use it specifically depends on the tactics he chooses.

He thought for a moment, put the stone into his pocket, and continued to deal with the food in front of him. After eating it all, he dealt with the tableware and continued today's practice with the energy replenished in his body.

Because the sea is the opponent's home ground, and he doesn't know what it is, so he won't rush over there.

There are enough food here, and he will continue to train here. His strength will grow with each passing day. The later the opponent comes, the stronger he will be.

When he has mastered both major moves, if the opponent still hasn't appeared, he will go find him.

After nightfall, he continued his nighttime practice. As the tide of his spiritual world rose, many noisy noises were heard around him as usual. At this moment, not only the creatures around him, but even the entire deep sea in front of him seemed to have become some kind of monster that could swallow everything.

But he has gotten used to this these days and just focuses on maintaining his own territory and spirit.

But precisely because he was familiar with the changes around him, he heard some unusual noises and glanced towards the river flowing into the sea in the distance.

There were waves splashing and gurgling. It should be some creatures from inland entering the sea at this moment. There would undoubtedly be some alienated changes in the creatures at night. In simple terms, they were "polluted".

Similarly, this will be true for most things in the sea. There is a certain possibility that the original upstream and downstream positions of the food chain will be reversed. In this alienated environment, the rules that apply to the material world may be broken.

At this moment, suddenly a huge black shadow was rolling in the sea. It could be clearly felt that it came from the sea. Then countless shrill howls were heard coming from there, which sounded like the howling of some bird or the crying of a baby.

Although he could not see what was happening under the sea in the dark and twisted night, he could clearly feel that this was the movement caused by the thing he encountered during the day.

Was this a greeting to him? To show him that he could be active at night? Or was it possible that he was worried about this and couldn't practice peacefully at night, thus disturbing him?
It is not easy for a non-human creature to think of these things.

He was somewhat looking forward to it.

But he was sure that the other party's activities this time were basically bluffing, because if they had the ability, they would have come up to interfere with him long ago, and there was no need to wait until today. This was more like his counterattack and response to the attack during the day.

However, he should be lenient with his enemies. Even if this situation is only a small possibility, he needs to take it seriously and make corresponding preparations.

He changed his mind and continued with his practice.

When it was daytime, he withdrew and left. He went to some nearby places to get a lot of larger stones. Then, referring to what the protector You had done before, he cut out the general appearance first, and then placed them one by one according to the positions required for the ritual.

However, he did not simply place them on the ground, but instead knocked them down one by one, so that only a small part of the stone was exposed above the ground. After all this was done, he took out the pivot stone, placed it on a certain position in the ceremony, and then patted it with his hand, causing it to sink into the mud underground, leaving only the hole where the ritual stone was placed at the top of the ground.

This method can make the entire ritual more solid, although the effect will be worse. However, there must be some trade-offs here. After all, the creature to be dealt with this time may be of the same level.

After everything was in place, he checked it and confirmed that there were no problems, then walked to the side and pulled out the Xuejun Sword that was inserted there. During the time since he came back from overseas, he tried his best to let the Xuejun Sword follow him during battle, feeling his own field and spirit.

When he had some free time, he would continue to communicate and integrate. The alienated tissue within the sword was also growing continuously along with his own growth.

Especially during this period of time, because he had received a very sufficient supply of nutrition, the blade also benefited from it, becoming more and more compatible with him, and the power it could bear was gradually increasing.

According to his estimation, if this kind of communication and nutrition supply continues, in a few days, this knife will be able to fully carry his strength.

A few days later, he advanced each of the two major postures one step further. However, when he tried the last posture of the Great Bright Light posture, he felt that it was not as smooth as the previous ones. Instead, he encountered resistance.

This resistance was not caused by the big posture itself. This last posture was not that complicated, and practicing it was no different from those he had practiced in the past. Instead, it was his body and alienated tissues that were resisting.

He could feel that his body was telling him that it was not yet ready to complete the entire posture, and the energy he had accumulated was not enough to complete the last posture.

He had a vague understanding that it was very likely that after mastering the twelve forms, the alienated organization would undergo a transformation, which would require more abundant energy and nutrition to support it.

When Mr. Zhuan taught him these two major postures, he actually did not tell him what would happen after he mastered the twelve postures. It was not mentioned in the booklet either. The focus was just on explaining how to practice.

This is actually understandable. After experiencing the Zhao Zhenye incident, the Pure Faction is very cautious and sensitive about this aspect and will not reveal everything at once.

Now that he has reached this point in his practice, he can only figure it out on his own. The body's feedback is the most intuitive. If it just requires sufficient supply, then that's nothing. These are what the fusion land has the most.

So from now on, we should shift our focus to obtaining energy. The progress of cultivation can be slowed down a bit, and we can take the opportunity to rest.

In the following time, he began to hunt everywhere.

This was not difficult. There were too many prey in the bay. Every moment, there were creatures coming from the upstream rivers, which were simply impossible to count. Even if he continued to hunt every day, it would only be a very small part of it. He could even pick and choose, only those with higher nutritional value.

At this time, he could also think of why a creature of the limit-breaking level could appear here. With such good favorable conditions, there was a high probability that such a thing would be born.

Five days passed in a flash, and he still had no intention of stopping. All the nutrients he had obtained in the past were stored in the alienated tissue, ready to complete the whole process in one go.

But on this day, at dusk, when he was searching for prey, he suddenly felt a sense of alarm and turned to look at the sea.

He didn't know when the fog had appeared there, but then he saw a blurry figure rising from the sea and walking towards him.

He originally thought that this was a human-shaped creature, but as it gradually approached and emerged from the mist, he was finally able to see it clearly, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

What was coming towards the shore was actually a huge ichthyosaur-like skeleton. However, it was not walking on its own, but was pulled forward by long, glowing tentacles. These tentacles covered the entire body of the skeleton, and at the other end, all converged into the skull.

You can see that there is a glowing ball of light in the empty eye sockets, which is emitting a bluish-yellow light at this moment.

Chen Chuan observed it for a few more times and was able to figure out its origin.

Is this... "Fuying"?
"Fireflies" are said to be semi-living organisms produced by the alienated tissues of some creatures in the sea that rot and combine with certain special floating fibers. They are said to be extremely corrosive and usually float on the surface of the sea where they blend, relying on the faint light and fragrance they emit to attract creatures to eat them.

This is a creature that was recorded in old times, and it was called "sea ghost lantern" at that time.

He stared at the opposite side. He had had many speculations about this creature in the sea that had broken through the level of life, but he did not expect that it would be this kind of thing.

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(End of this chapter)

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