for dinner later, but since you want to die sooner, I'll oblige!" The hideous old ghost laughed wildly and madly at Xiao Yu before saying in a vicious tone.The hideous old ghost and the black-clad gho...Chapter 782: Foundation Establishment Stage

At this thought, Xiao Yu gradually understood why the Five Ghosts and Zhong Kui were so cautious. This was definitely an event that would trigger a war involving all three realms.

"Alright, let's stop here for today. No one is to mention this again!" Xiao Yu waved his hand to cut off the Five Ghosts' words and said sternly to them.

Xiao Yu naturally understood the value of the Five Ghosts. If other cultivators were to find out about this, it would definitely trigger a great war. After all, the abilities of the Five Ghosts are too extraordinary, whether in ancient times or now, they could be considered heaven-defying existences that can ignite a war across the entire cultivation world.

Now, Earth is in the Dharma-ending era, with extremely thin primordial energy. However, yin and煞qi actually exist. This just needs to be converted.........

Even though there are no experts in the secular world right now, a great war is likely inevitable, especially considering Xiao Yu's family

The secular world might be fine, but what about the cultivation realm Or if it spreads to the cultivation realm Who knows whether those powerful beings in the Earth Immortal Realm and Heaven Realm are still alive or not Just this ability to transform primordial energy into混沌之力 (chaos force) is enough to trigger a great struggle among these powerful beings. Even the sages might not be able to resist.

Thinking about this, Xiao Yu felt uneasy. Back then, because Zhong Kui was a yin god and couldn't store混沌之力 in his body, he always cultivated righteous energy, but after being transformed by the Five Ghosts, Zhong Kui's cultivation still rapidly increased, which is also the foundation of Zhong Kui standing in all three realms. Otherwise, how could a thousand-year-old ghost like Zhong Kui compete with powerful beings across all three realms

However, even so, he was still a bit inferior to those truly powerful beings in the three realms. If he were to keep his human form, spending a thousand years cultivating混沌之力 would make him far from sages but definitely one of the top figures below sage level.

But it's fate and destiny. Now all these benefits are for Xiao Yu.

It was also because of this that back then when Zhong Kui saw he couldn't withstand the great calamity, he deleted all memories about the Five Ghosts to prevent his true spirit from being obtained by some surviving powerful beings who could turn the Five Ghosts into puppets. After all, in his heart, the Five Ghosts were like brothers.

After hearing Xiao Yu's words and seeing his look, the Five Ghosts couldn't help but feel warmth in their hearts. They felt that taking the risk to tell Xiao Yu this secret was correct.

Their intention of telling Xiao Yu this secret was because he wasn't only their savior, but also because he was Zhong Kui's successor and a new generation celestial master. At this time, after hearing Xiao Yu's concerned words, they felt even more that their decision was right.

"Yes, Grandmaster Celestial Master, we won’t mention it again!" After hearing Xiao Yu's words, the Five Ghosts respectfully bowed to him and said, after which they looked at each other. Then, Earth Ghost took a step forward and said, "We invited you here today because we can help your cultivation reach another level!"

"Oh!" When Xiao Yu heard what the Five Ghosts said, he suddenly felt a movement in his heart. Reaching another level of cultivation was definitely something he needed most right now. With each major sect emerging and these large sects having been in seclusion for a hundred years, who knows what kind of figures will emerge. And now that those major sects' founding ceremonies are approaching, there must be some confrontations between them.

And Xiao Yu also felt the difficulty in advancing his cultivation. Although his current growth rate was undoubtedly freakish compared to others, it still fell short of his expectations.

"Your primordial origins haven't recovered yet; is that okay" Although what Xiao Yu needed most right now was to advance in cultivation, three out of the five ghosts had only just condensed their ghostly bodies, making him somewhat hesitant.

"Hehe, Grand Celestial Master, rest assured. Your current cultivation level is still rather low, so we can handle it. However, we can only convert these Yin煞qi into righteous qi for now; we must wait until our primordial origins recover before converting them into chaotic qi!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, the five ghosts chuckled and replied.

Indeed, three of the five ghosts had just recently reformed their ghostly bodies, so what they were doing was already quite impressive. Although their combined power was only a thousandth of their peak state, this was actually ideal for Xiao Yu; otherwise, with their full strength, any conversion would likely overwhelm him.

"What should I do then" Since the five ghosts said it was fine, Xiao Yu didn't hesitate to ask.

"Grand Celestial Master, you just need to sit cross-legged and circulate the righteous qi technique!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, the five ghosts replied without any hesitation.

They had already done this countless times before, so they were well-versed in it.

In response, Xiao Yu walked to the center of the underground tomb and sat cross-legged, beginning to circulate the righteous qi technique. The four ghosts—Metal, Wood, Water, and Fire—then floated to the four cardinal directions around Xiao Yu's body and sat cross-legged as well, while Earth ghost hovered above Xiao Yu's head in mid-air.

"Begin!" With Earth ghost sitting cross-legged and closing her eyes, she shouted.

"Reverse Chaos Five Elements..." Upon hearing Earth ghost's words, the other four ghosts formed hand seals and roared towards the void.

As they shouted, all of the frenzied Yin煞qi within the underground tomb transformed into a torrential flood that surged toward them from every direction.

When this flood formed, it sucked in all the Yin煞qi within the underground tomb. Even the newly emerged Yin煞qi from beneath the coffins split into four streams and flowed into these torrents.

At this point, aside from these four torrents, there was no more Yin煞qi left in the entire underground tomb.

All of the Yin煞qi that composed these four torrents entered the Metal, Wood, Water, and Fire ghosts' bodies, where they were converted into their respective elemental energies before being expelled.

These elemental energies then flowed into Earth ghost's body as she sat cross-legged in mid-air.

After the four types of energy entered into the Earth Ghost's body, his body in midair wavered slightly but was quickly stabilized.

The earth element represents the ground, heavy and capable of bearing all things. Therefore, the Earth Ghost occupies the center to convert these four energies.

As the four types of energy entered the Earth Ghost's body, after his conversion, a golden light emerged from him; this is the righteous and abundant aura they converted into.

This righteous and abundant aura feels like it has substance. Looking at it makes one sense its vast and profound atmosphere.

Once this golden light surged out of the Earth Ghost's body, it wildly rushed towards Xiao Yu’s head. When this golden light entered Xiao Yu's body, his entire body involuntarily trembled as he hurriedly circulated the righteous aura technique to digest this righteous and abundant energy.

Fortunately, this righteous and abundant energy was very pure, making it much easier for Xiao Yu to refine.

This golden light kept entering Xiao Yu’s body, while the righteous and abundant aura in his body gradually solidified into a liquid.

Eighty-five percent liquefied...

Ninety percent liquefied...

With the continuous influx of the righteous and abundant aura, Xiao Yu's internal righteous and abundant aura rapidly liquified, and his cultivation level gradually increased as well.

Bang... Bang... Bang... Suddenly, a series of muffled sounds echoed from within Xiao Yu’s body. His expression also showed signs of pain.

Breakthrough!!

The four ghosts surrounding his body were startled by Xiao Yu's condition and quickly stopped absorbing the Yin energy. After the four ghosts halted, the Earth Ghost also gradually ceased his conversion process.

Once all five ghosts completely stopped, their bodies wavered, and their previously solid forms dimmed slightly. Although Xiao Yu’s cultivation level was relatively low, the five ghosts had only just recovered for a short period; therefore, enduring until Xiao Yu's breakthrough was already at their limit.

The five ghosts did not wait for Xiao Yu to finish his breakthrough but immediately flashed into the Gathering Yin Umbrella to recover.

Xiao Yu's body produced one hundred and eight booming sounds before finally stopping. As these rumbling sounds ceased, Xiao Yu’s expression gradually returned to normal.

Sitting in the lotus position at the center of the tomb chamber, after the sounds stopped, Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened them, two beams of golden light flashed from his eyes.

Nurturing Ming Foundation Stage!!!

Xiao Yu sensed all the righteous and majestic aura in his body had been completely transformed into essence, bringing him a hint of joy.

He could break through so smoothly mainly due to Zhong Kui's True Spirit. With Zhong Kui’s True Spirit, his realm was very high, making it effortless for him to break through. If an ordinary person were in his situation, they might be stuck at ninety-nine percent liquid essence and make no further progress.

This ninety-nine percent liquid essence transformation is a bottleneck; this bottleneck could drag on for ten or twenty years. To breakthrough such a bottleneck depends on one's realm and understanding of the world.

While Xiao Yu’s breakthrough seemed simple, it was actually the result of many factors combined. For ordinary cultivators to break through into the Nurturing Ming Foundation Stage is extremely difficult.

It should be noted that a vast amount of heaven and earth essence energy is required for an ordinary cultivator to break through from late-stage Condensation Qi Realm to peak Condensation Qi Realm. After reaching peak Condensation Qi Realm, each additional ten percent of heavenly energy requires more substantial energy to transform into liquid form. In modern society, a cultivator who can convert five tenths of the heavenly essence energy into liquid after a hundred years is considered a genius. For large sects with cave-heavens and blessed lands, converting seven tenths in a hundred years would be impressive, considering that each additional ten percent requires exponentially more heaven and earth essence energy.

Of course, those who have other extraordinary experiences don't count.

Xiao Yu stood up from the center of the tomb chamber and looked at the direction of the Umbrella of Gathering Yin. This umbrella is not only a dwelling place for the Five Ghosts but also his magical treasure. Thus, he slightly sensed their state and found that they were extremely weak.

"Rest well. In a few days, I'll show you something interesting." Xiao Yu said to the Five Ghosts recovering within the Umbrella of Gathering Yin before leaving the underground tomb chamber.

When Xiao Yu emerged from the chamber, it was already gradually lightening up. He hadn't expected this transformation process to last an entire night.

However, breaking through into the Nurturing Ming Foundation Stage in one night is absolutely unbelievable within cultivation circles. Even within the large cultivation world where True Blood Flame resides, he would be considered a prodigy.

Note: Due to power outage from yesterday evening until 8 PM, I couldn't write as much today and am thus running late. Apologies! Yu to be such an adept fighter. Yet when he caught sight of the Black Cloaks, something felt oddly familiar. Suddenly, he recognized one young man among them; his complexion changed drastically as he...