Free Web NovelChapter 374: One Step Closer to the Eternal Peak
Several years passed quietly.
In one of the countless cities beyond the State of Feng, inside a secluded cultivation chamber belonging to the Meng Family.
A young woman sat cross-legged upon the ground, her clothes stained with dried blood as numerous shocking scars covered her body, resembling blackened lightning marks that stretched across her skin like twisted dragons.
But despite her miserable appearance, the aura surrounding her continuously rose, the surrounding Spirit Qi surging wildly.
*Poof!*
A muffled sound echoed from within her body as the bottleneck that had restrained her for years shattered instantly, the surrounding Spirit Qi poured into her meridians like a flood.
The Fourth Stage of Qi Condensation Realm!
At this moment, Ouyang Chenyao slowly opened her eyes.
The young girl from decades ago had already transformed into a young woman.
A trace of joy appeared upon her exhausted face.
Finally, she had broken through.
Although it was only a single minor realm, for her current talent, every breakthrough was incomparably difficult.
For several moments, she simply sat there quietly, then, she lowered her head and looked at the numerous scars covering her body.
A bitter smile appeared on her face.
The cultivation path truly wasn’t easy.
Ever since Tian Yongheng left that day, she had been wandering throughout the Mortal World alone.
Searching, searching endlessly, for the Eternal Peak.
Unfortunately, the farther she traveled, the more despairing the truth became.
The Eternal Peak was simply too far away, far beyond imagination.
Many times she would finally arrive at a city after months of traveling, only to discover that she was still unimaginably distant from her destination.
To ordinary cultivators, the Eternal Peak was already a legendary holy land, and to mortals, it was practically a myth.
Many people she met even thought she was joking whenever she asked for directions.
The Eternal Lord?
The Eternal Peak?
The supreme being who suppressed the heavens beneath his feet?
The existence who annihilated Immortals?
The exalted entity who killed the Demon God?
Those stories sounded more like ancient legends than reality.
At first, such things had shaken her confidence, but gradually, they produced the opposite effect.
Every time she thought about giving up, she remembered a certain sentence. freewebnσvel.cøm
"If you can reach the Eternal Peak, I shall accept you as my disciple."
Just that single sentence was enough.
At this moment, Ouyang Chenyao slowly clenched her fists.
Her eyes became firm once more.
No matter how long it took, even if she had to spend her entire life walking there, she would reach that place.
Several years ago, after countless life or death experiences, she had finally broken through to the Qi Condensation Realm.
Not long afterward, Meng Hongling found her.
The young lady of the Meng Family had quietly helped her numerous times throughout the years.
Providing resources, information, and even a place to cultivate safely.
Without that assistance, Ouyang Chenyao knew she likely would have died already.
Unfortunately, her cultivation speed still remained painfully slow.
The Initial Mortal Transformation Spirit Body was simply too weak, only comparable to the lowest kinds of Five-Elemental Spiritual Roots, with Foundation Establishment Realm being almost impossible without great opportunities.
After reaching the Qi Condensation Realm, every breakthrough felt incomparably difficult.
Months became years, years became longer years, but her cultivation barely advanced.
That was when she finally remembered the contents of the Mortal Transformation Dao Scripture.
A cultivation method unlike anything else in existence, a path capable of transforming one’s very existence, capable of evolving one’s talent.
At first, she thought it was impossible, but then she remembered who had given her that scripture.
The Eternal Lord, that same uncle she used to hang around with since her birth, an existence capable of creating miracles, standing above the myriads of Immortal Cultivators in the Mortal World.
Thus, she chose to gamble.
At the Third Stage of Qi Condensation Realm, she initiated her first Physique Transformation Tribulation.
The result had nearly killed her.
Even now, recalling that experience caused her face to pale slightly.
The heavenly lightning had descended continuously, splitting her flesh apart and shattering her meridians repeatedly.
Several times during the tribulation, she truly believed she would die.
If not for her astonishing willpower and the protections secretly left behind within the scripture, she would have perished long ago.
But at the same time, the rewards were equally astonishing.
Her Initial Mortal Transformation Spirit Body had transformed into a Minor Achievement Mortal Transformation Spirit Body, now comparable to Four-Elemental Spiritual Roots.
Although still far from being considered a genius, it was already infinitely superior to before.
At this moment, Ouyang Chenyao could clearly feel the difference.
Her Spirit Qi absorption speed had increased greatly, her cultivation efficiency had improved dramatically, and even her physical body had become much stronger.
And after relying on the remnants of the tribulation’s power, she had successfully broken through to the Fourth Stage of Qi Condensation Realm only several months later.
She even believed that in just another four or five years, she might be able to breakthrough to the Fifth Stage of Qi Condensation Realm; achieving the Seventh Stage of Qi Condensation Realm was possible within thirty years.
Such progress would have been unimaginable previously.
At this moment, footsteps sounded from outside.
The stone door slowly opened as a beautiful woman entered.
It was none other than Meng Hongling, who had recently entered the Foundation Establishment Realm.
The moment she sensed Ouyang Chenyao’s aura, surprise immediately appeared within her eyes.
"You broke through?"
Ouyang Chenyao nodded slightly, a trace of pride appearing on her face, "Fourth Stage of Qi Condensation Realm."
For several moments, Meng Hongling simply stared at her.
Even now, she still found everything unbelievable.
The first time she met Ouyang Chenyao, she had considered her talent completely ordinary.
Not bad, not good, just very ordinary, like most of the cultivators in the world.
But somehow, this girl’s aptitude had actually improved.
Such a thing completely overturned her understanding of cultivation.
Talent was supposed to be fixed from birth, determined by the heavens, yet Ouyang Chenyao had shattered that common sense.
At this moment, Meng Hongling’s gaze landed upon the lightning scars still covering Ouyang Chenyao’s body.
Her expression became somewhat complicated.
She finally understood why that mysterious senior valued this girl so highly.
Back then, she couldn’t comprehend it, only now she could.
Any cultivator capable of improving their own talent was terrifying, not because of their current strength, but because their future possessed limitless possibilities.
Unfortunately, Meng Hongling still didn’t know the full truth.
She didn’t know that everything Ouyang Chenyao possessed today originated from Tian Yongheng.
At this moment, Meng Hongling suddenly smiled.
"Looks like you’re one step closer."
Ouyang Chenyao immediately understood what she meant. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
She was talking about the Eternal Peak.
For a moment, silence filled the room.
Ouyang Chenyao slowly looked toward the distant horizon.
Her eyes seemed capable of seeing beyond countless mountains and rivers, beyond innumerable states and regions, toward that legendary place.
A faint smile appeared on her face.
"Yes, one step closer."
