Chapter 554: 553
With Yang Fei’s assistance, Xu Xiao had taken seven hours to successfully step into the Innate Realm.
Having lingered in the Unique Tier of this realm for many years, his strength was sufficient. Under the guidance of Yang Fei, once he understood the essential rules of Heaven and Earth Power and how to nourish the Primordial Spirit Consciousness, the threshold of the Innate Realm seemed virtually non-existent for him.
After stepping into the Innate Realm, Xu Xiao did not cease his cultivation, nor did he reveal any excitement. He continued to maintain this highly efficient state of cultivation, racing against time as if trying to make up for the decades of spiritual power he had not cultivated in the past.
It did not bother him much, but Xu Liangyou was clearly disturbed by Xu Xiao’s breakthrough.
In such a state of efficient cultivation, Xu Liangyou became exceptionally sensitive to his surroundings. The aura emanating from his younger brother Xu Xiao was distinctly different, characteristic of the Innate Realm, which stimulated him significantly.
Previously, when cultivating, the advancement of the three brothers in their realms had been very stable, growing in order of age without anyone surpassing the other.
But now, as the older brother, being overtaken by his younger brother who stepped into the Innate Realm first, Xu Liangyou felt certain fluctuations in his mindset.
Fortunately, he was also over ninety years old. His envy and competitiveness were not too intense, and he quickly stabilized his mindset.
Time flew by, and two days passed quickly.
Xu Liangyou had a moment of sudden enlightenment at the end of the second day. He could perceive the Power Elements in a free state between Heaven and Earth and could somewhat control these powers for his use, thus crossing the threshold of the Innate Realm.
Noticing Xu Liangyou’s breakthrough, Yang Fei opened his eyes.
After several days of quiet cultivation, the spiritual power in Yang Fei’s Sea of Consciousness had grown more robust, experiencing another wave of growth.
Just as Yang Fei was about to congratulate Xu Liangyou, his gaze sharpened and shifted to Xu Xiao.
He keenly noticed that Xu Xiao’s perception of the Heaven and Earth Power was much sharper than Xu Liangyou’s.
Moreover, after these two days of solidifying his realm, Xu Xiao’s spiritual power seemed to have taken shape, with even a faint possibility of opening a Sea of Consciousness Space.
Was this as he had initially told them, directly stepping into the Half-step Divine Travel Realm?
In Yang Fei’s view, once the Sea of Consciousness Space was opened and spiritual power could be released to control the Heaven and Earth Power and attack opponents with strong spiritual force, it was considered Divine Travel.
At that moment, Xu Liangyou, his face beaming, opened his eyes and stood up to give a deep bow to Yan Fei, "Mr. Yang, Xu Liangyou will never forget this great kindness for the rest of his life."
Yang Fei waved his hand and said, "I’ve already said that there’s no need for such formalities between us. Don’t speak now; do not disturb the delicate state that Elder Xu Xiao is in."
Xu Liangyou felt grateful to Yang Fei, but hearing him say this, he also focused his mind and seriously looked toward his younger brother Xu Xiao.
Now that he had stepped into the Innate Realm, Xu Liangyou’s perception had become much sharper. He was clearly aware that Xu Xiao was in a mysterious state and was greatly surprised as he looked at Yang Fei in astonishment.
Yang Fei made a gesture to keep quiet, and Xu Liangyou had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and quietly wait.
After thirty minutes, Xu Liangyou suddenly felt an alarm, looking up.
Just in that instant, he seemed to sense someone watching him.
Yang Fei’s expression showed surprise as he stared at Xu Xiao.
Sure enough, Xu Xiao suddenly spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood. His face turned ashen, and large sweat beads appeared on his forehead, making him appear extremely weak.
"Younger brother, are you okay?" Xu Liangyou was startled and rushed over to Xu Xiao, asking with concern.
Xu Xiao shook his head, looking towards Yang Fei.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Yang Fei said to Xu Xiao, "You are too impatient."
Wiping the sweat from his forehead and wearing a bitter expression, Xu Xiao nodded at Yang Fei, "Yes... yes, too impatient."
Xu Liangyou asked in confusion, "What’s going on?"
Yang Fei explained, "He was just trying Divine Traveling."
"Divine Traveling?" Xu Liangyou was taken aback.
Yang Fei clarified, "It’s equivalent to the projection of the Primordial Spirit... well, it’s more like the projection of perception. We have only touched upon the surface of spiritual power, and we haven’t been able to condense spiritual power into a real Primordial Spirit Body in the Sea of Consciousness World. If we could condense it fully, it would reach the status of a Nascent Soul, which belongs to high-ranking cultivators."
"Nascent Soul?" Both Xu Liangyou and Xu Xiao were startled.
As Martial Cultivators, both of them had been stuck at the Energy Transformation Realm for decades, and had barely stepped into the Innate Realm. They were already content, but Yang Fei then brought up the Nascent Soul Realm.
Both had read extensively and knew that Nascent Soul was a stage in Taoist cultivation, belonging to true Cultivation.
They hadn’t expected that they themselves might have the opportunity to encounter something similar to the Nascent Soul Realm through Divine Travel.
"Heh, it’s still too early to talk about that. According to true Taoist Cultivation, you haven’t even reached the Foundation Establishment yet, and even I have only stepped into the Foundation Establishment Stage and haven’t yet completed the foundation of all acupoints and meridians in my body," Yang Fei said.
Xu Liangyou and Xu Xiao were secretly astonished; they now understood that Yang Fei had stepped into the Foundation Establishment Stage.
No wonder, despite being at the same Innate Realm, Yang Fei’s combat power was much stronger than that of Wang Chengcuo and Luo Yong. It turned out that he had entered the true Foundation Establishment Realm, far surpassing ordinary people in physical condition.
At this moment, the two brothers also vaguely understood something.
The reason this young man could possess such accomplishments at a young age wasn’t only because he was more talented than most, but more importantly, he was pursuing the path of true Cultivation, while the vast majority of cultivators in the world were following the most basic route of Martial Cultivation.
For Martial Cultivators, reaching the Innate Realm was the end, a desperate sense of having nowhere else to go.
But now, Yang Fei was guiding them to open the World of the Sea of Consciousness, to nourish the Primordial Spirit, and control the Power Elements floating between Heaven and Earth. This direction pointed out how they could continue cultivating beyond the Innate Realm, a great kindness indeed.
With these thoughts, Xu Xiao was moved to tears, kneeling on the ground to Yang Fei, "Young Master Yang has shown us such great kindness, even grinding our bones to dust wouldn’t pay you back."
Xu Liangyou also knelt down.
Yang Fei quickly helped them up, chuckling bitterly, "Both of you are nearly a hundred years old, kneeling to a youngster in his twenties, it’s really too much for me, please don’t do this again."
By then, Xu Liangyou and Xu Xiao had no further doubts about Yang Fei in their hearts.
Looking at the open and graceful young man in front of them, they firmly believed that the Martial World was bound to undergo groundbreaking changes, and that this young person would indeed bring a great surprise to the entire world.
If the current Earth’s Cultivation Realm was mired in a quagmire, then this young man was surely going to break free from the mire and lead numerous cultivators to a broader world.
Little did Yang Fei know that the Xu brothers had elevated his image in their minds to an unimaginable extent. He looked at Xu Xiao and said, "Sudden enlightenment is very important, but nothing can be achieved overnight, you should not be so rash in the future."
Xu Xiao, still shaken, responded, "It won’t happen again. I just felt like I might be able to achieve Divine Travel, so I gave it a try, but I almost damaged the foundation of my Sea of Consciousness. After all, it’s still just the beginning of opening the Sea of Consciousness, and my Realm isn’t stable yet."
Yang Fei earnestly said, "You are being modest. I think you have extremely high talent in soul cultivation, the highest among all the people I’ve met. Your future achievements may surpass all expectations."