Free Web NovelChapter 693: Chapter 693: The Runic Illusion
Ethan knelt smoothly onto the cold, dusty stone floor of the central chamber. He carefully picked up his heavy brass calipers and a silver clamp, tapping the ground at various intervals with a look of intense concentration.
Behind him, the Vice Sect Leader and the General watched his every movement with bated breath, captivated by the theatrical precision of the young doctor.
In total reality, Ethan had zero knowledge of high-tier formation mechanics. His hand´s was simply resting flat against the primary node, serving as a physical conduit for his hidden AI core.
[Master, I have successfully bypassed the outermost firewall of the local array,] Crul’s voice echoed calmly inside his mind, sounding entirely natural yet structured within his thoughts. [However, to forcefully override the subterranean security lock without shattering the integrity of the vault below, I require a massive influx of pure, high-density energy to recalibrate the local nexus.]
Ethan slowly stood up, turning toward the two powerful leaders with a grave, authoritative expression.
"The defensive matrix has been locked from within using a highly volatile inversion sequence," Ethan announced, his gravelly voice filled with conviction. "To safely unravel these specific nodes without triggering a explosion, I require exactly three hundred high-tier spiritual stones immediately. They must be placed at precise geometric intervals to stabilize the counter-resonance."
"Bring them instantly!" the General barked toward the elite vanguard outside the door.
Within less than two minutes, a heavy leather sack filled with pristine, glowing high-tier spiritual stones was placed at Ethan’s feet.
Ethan smoothly picked up the stones, walking across the chamber with measured steps. Guided by the precise tracking coordinates flashing directly across his visual cortex, he began placing the glowing crystals at highly specific points around the hollow room. The moment the final stone was set into its calculated position, Ethan returned to the center of the node and firmly pressed his palm against the ground. freewēbnoveℓ.com
[Initiating energy siphon and terminal bypass now, Master,] Crul stated calmly.
HUMMM!
A blinding, iridescent wave of spiritual energy violently erupted from the floorplates. The three hundred high-tier spiritual stones simultaneously shattered into dense clouds of pure mist, their energy violently pulled into the local circuitry. Suddenly, hundreds of intricate, ancient silver runes materialized in the empty air, floating and spinning around Ethan’s towering figure like a cosmic galaxy. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
The visual spectacle was breathtaking. The shimmering light cast deep reflections across the stunned faces of the Vice Sect Leader and the General, who looked at Ethan as if he were a supreme, unmatched grandmaster of the runic arts.
[Subterranean vault lock successfully overridden,] Crul reported smoothly. [Opening the primary gateway now.]
With a heavy, grinding roar of shifting stone, the solid floor at the center of the chamber began to retract, revealing a dark, massive downward staircase that led straight into the depths of the hidden bunker.
The General’s jaw dropped his eyes wide as he stared at the yawning stone staircase. Beside him, the Vice Sect Leader was in disbelief. He had lived for centuries and dealt with top-tier grandmasters, but witnessing a young doctor effortlessly dismantle a high-tier military formation core with a handful of stones and floating runes was nothing short of an miracle. The evidence was glaring directly at them; they couldn’t deny it even if they tried.
"Let us move, immediately!" the Vice Leader commanded, his voice sharp with urgency as he dashed down the dark, downward staircase, with Ethan, Heidy, and the General following closely behind.
At the bottom of the deep subterranean bunker, the air was suffocatingly thin and reeked of rotting blood and corrosive miasma. Lying near the primary life-support array were three unconscious women—one older woman and two young disciples. They were all hovering at the brink of death, their skin pale white with dark purple veins webbed across their necks.
"It is Branch Leader Koma!" the Vice Leader exclaimed, his breath catching as he knelt beside the older woman. "She is too heavily injured... her meridians are actively collapsing."
Ethan smoothly glided past him, his amethyst eyes narrowing as he placed two fingers onto the pulses of the two younger disciples. "Do not move them under any circumstances!" Ethan barked, his voice carrying an , authoritative weight that made the General instinctively freeze. "They have been systematically poisoned by an extremely lethal, high-potency toxic agent. Their life baselines are almost at their limit. Moving them even a single centimeter will cause immediate cardiac arrest."
He stood up, his mind already calculating the counter-agent metrics provided by Crul. He turned to the General with an unyielding glare.
"I need ingredients immediately!" Ethan ordered, his gravelly voice snapping like a whip. "Bring me Ghost-Face Grass, Silver-Stem Lotus, three ounces of Grade-4 Iron-Fang Wolf blood, five intact Venom-Stinger Barbs, and a handful of crushed Sun-Fire Seeds! Move!"
The General didn’t hesitate for a single millisecond, sprinting up the stairs to raid the flagship’s high-tier medical stores. Within three minutes, the raw components were slammed onto a clean stone slab before Ethan.
Ethan’s hands became a blur of precision. Without a single wasted movement, he crushed the Ghost-Face Grass, filtered the Iron-Fang blood through the pulverized Sun-Fire seeds to neutralize the raw heat, and expertly extracted the concentrated fluid from the venom stingers. He vigorously mixed the elements together on the slab, rapidly processing the volatile compounds until they coagulated into a thick, glowing green medicinal paste.
"If I had access to a proper alchemical furnace, I could easily refine a flawless, high-tier pill to restore their pathways instantly," Ethan muttered aloud, masterfully letting out a frustrated sigh to maintain his professional facade. "But this crude paste will have to suffice given the emergency."
Without a single shred of hesitation or modesty, Ethan scooped a large amount of the green paste onto his fingers. He stepped toward the first young disciple, smoothly tore open her blood-stained robes to expose her corrupted chest and torso, and began to aggressively massage the medicine directly into her skin to force the counter-agent straight into her dying meridians.
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From this moment forward, to avoid confusion regarding cultivation ranks, I will include this footer with the current established levels.
Note: These are only the ranks mentioned so far to avoid spoilers.
Body Refinement Realm
Skin Refinement / Bone Refinement / Organ Refinement
Spiritual Gathering Realm
Spiritual Perception / Spiritual Mist / Spiritual Condensation
Spiritual Core Realm
Core Solidification / Core Awakening / Spiritual Collapse (Half-step Spiritual Core)
Spiritual Soul Realm
Spiritual Soul Awakening / Soul Nourishing / Soul-Core Fusion
Golden Core Realm
Prime Fusion / Core Perfection / Core Destruction
Spiritual Sea Realm
Stage 1 ?? / Stage 2 ?? / Stage 3 ??
Dao Manifestation Realm
Stage 1 ?? / Stage 2 ?? / Stage 3 ??
Spiritual Transcendence
Stage 1 ?? / Stage 2 ?? / Stage 3 ??
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Sword mastery levels
Sword Intent.
Sword Aura.
