Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 311 - 187: Ten-Year Contract? Not Really!

"Of course." Qi Chuan nodded.

This Celestial Illusion Cyan Wood Talisman is merely a Tier Two Top Grade Talisman, and in my eyes, besides having some commemorative value, it’s truly nothing special.

Lending it to Qian Lai, he’ll return it in a few days, so naturally, there’s nothing wrong with that.

Upon hearing Qi Chuan’s agreement, Qian Lai was immediately delighted and expressed his gratitude.

After Qi Chuan handed the Celestial Illusion Cyan Wood Talisman to Qian Lai, the two continued their conversation for a moment before bidding farewell and leaving separately.

Shortly after returning to the Cave Mansion, Qi Chuan sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and gradually calmed his mind.

After some time, his mind became like a serene lake, with fewer intrusive thoughts than usual.

Yet, there were still some lingering thoughts.

Intrusive thoughts are like a spring without a source, impossible to prevent from appearing.

If forcibly suppressed, eliminating one intrusive thought only gives rise to thousands more, coming and going endlessly.

Forcibly trying to sort them out can quickly lead one into a trap, difficult to extricate oneself from.

Thus, noticing fewer intrusive thoughts, Qi Chuan considered it sufficient and did not forcibly suppress or eliminate them.

Then, he focused on fully activating the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique.

In an instant, waves of mana rose from his Dantian, pouring into his meridians, creating a turbulent rush that caused significant pressure on them.

Qi Chuan carefully controlled the operation of the mana overload, without launching an attack toward the Core Formation Realm.

In fact, once reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection, one can immediately begin attempting to break through to the Core Formation Realm if desired.

However, without any preparation, the success rate is exceedingly low.

Once unsuccessful, various side effects can occur.

At worst, the physical body suffers severe injuries, cultivation regresses, meridians and Dantian are damaged, and even the Divine Soul may perish...

A fortunate few might experience milder aftereffects, yet when attempting again to break through to the Core Formation Realm in the future, the difficulty doubles, which is unacceptable for any Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivator, as it means possibly being stuck in the Great Foundation Establishment Realm for life.

Qi Chuan merely maintained the mana overload without striving for the Core Formation Realm. However, as the copious mana circulated through the body, a faint, elusive, and enigmatic sensation emerged from within his heart.

Familiar with this feeling, Qi Chuan naturally knew it was an Inspiration Opportunity he had encountered several times before.

However, this Inspiration Opportunity was related to Core Formation, weaker than any previous occurrence.

If not for Qi Chuan’s experience applying Hundredfold Critical Strike to break through bottlenecks multiple times, he might not have recognized it as an Inspiration Opportunity.

Although extremely faint and easily overlooked, Qi Chuan was very careful, earnestly feeling it, experiencing it, and trying to sense and capture it.

When the mana fully returned to the Dantian, the meridians became quiet once again.

At this moment, the initially faint Inspiration Opportunity vanished instantly and could no longer be sensed.

Qi Chuan sighed slightly and opened his eyes. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

He sensed that this Inspiration Opportunity was more difficult than any previous one.

However, at this moment, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[You fully operated the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique for a Grand Circulation, attempting to capture the Inspiration Opportunity for breaking through to the Core Formation Realm, triggering a Seventyfold Critical Strike, and gaining seventyfold rewards. You successfully captured a trace of the Inspiration Opportunity for breaking through to the Core Formation Realm.]

Accompanied by the emergence of this text, the faint Inspiration Opportunity, which had long disappeared, reappeared and abruptly increased by seventyfold.

Despite the seventyfold increase, it was still very faint, albeit slightly clearer.

With just this level of Inspiration Opportunity, it’s not possible to break through to the Core Formation Realm.

"It seems that achieving perfection in the Inspiration Opportunity this time will be a lengthy process."

Qi Chuan sighed.

In the coming days, Qi Chuan’s cultivation adopted a new focus.

He no longer pursued daily progress in mana.

Instead, he chose to diligently enhance his Inspiration Opportunity.

He also set aside time daily to do other things.

Such as practicing the Celestial Punishment Thunder Prison Visualization Method.

Such as Talisman Making, Alchemy, and more.

Qi Chuan’s Divine Soul was actually a step ahead in cultivation, breaking through to the strength level of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator’s Divine Soul.

For years, he hadn’t neglected the cultivation of the Divine Soul.

In fact, he had long reached the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment Late Stage Divine Soul strength.

The next step forward would be a Core Formation Stage Divine Soul.

However, even with the Celestial Punishment Thunder Prison Visualization Method, breaking through is extremely challenging.

In comparison, the Divine Soul aspect is slightly better than cultivation, being difficult yet simple in technique.

It’s just a matter of continuously practicing the Celestial Punishment Thunder Prison Visualization Method.

Plus, with the help of Hundredfold Critical Strike, theoretically, constant effort will ultimately lead to a breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage Divine Soul.

During this period, however, there is a huge bottleneck resembling a chasm, making it extremely difficult to overcome.

Initially, Qi Chuan believed his Divine Soul could break through to the Core Formation Stage earlier than his cultivation.

But precisely because of this bottleneck resembling a chasm, whether it can break through sooner remains uncertain.

Perhaps, the cultivation realm, due to the Inspiration Opportunity and various other aids, could break through to the Core Formation Stage sooner?

A few days later, unexpectedly there was news from the Diwu Clan, and Diwu Feng had not brought it, instead seemingly disappeared.

Regarding this, although somewhat surprised, Qi Chuan found it unremarkable as well.