Chapter 58: Breakthrough to the Spiritual Realm

Watching the chat in the group, Shi Jian smiled knowingly, then inquired about everyone's recent situation. After confirming that no one had encountered any trouble, Shi Jian resumed his Cultivation. Everyone in the group had made significant progress in their strength, and he couldn't afford to fall behind. Shi Jian recalled all the battles he had fought on the Great Wilderness Road, then began to comprehend the lightning runes left for him by the Dean of Deer Chase Academy. Within a few days, he had familiarized himself with these lightning runes and felt he possessed a special, innate talent for lightning. He had a feeling of being particularly adept. Especially the Precious Technique named "Lightning Thunder Fist" which Shi Jian had only briefly Cultivated, yet instantly reached a state of complete mastery. This truly bewildered him. However, this was also a good thing, as lightning techniques were very powerful. After thoroughly processing his experiences on the Great Wilderness Road, Shi Jian's understanding of Cultivation deepened further. During his journey on the Great Wilderness Road, he had undergone dozens of life-and-death struggles. In these battles, he deliberately avoided using powerful Divine Abilities like the Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist and the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength to defeat his enemies. Instead, he used various basic runes recorded in the Original True Understanding to fight. He did this to hone his combat awareness and his comprehension of runes. The gains from his actions were immense; now, looking back, all those trials had become necessary refinement! Shi Jian felt that he had touched the threshold of the Spiritual Realm. The Spiritual Realm, with the character 'HUA' (change) in its name, reveals its true meaning: evolution, reshaping, and recreation. This is a very crucial Realm on the path of Cultivation. All things possess spirituality, and the Spiritual Realm is the process of shaping one's true spirit, recreating the true self, and reaching one's strongest state. The Cave Heaven Realm is about laying an unshakeable foundation and showcasing one's potential, while the Spiritual Realm is the process of soaring. This Realm involves not only the Physical Body but also the Soul! Shi Jian began to try activating the spirituality of various runes on his body, causing every spiritual ray within him to produce spirituality, far surpassing what it was before. Behind Shi Jian, fourteen Cave Heavens appeared simultaneously. When ordinary people break through to the Spiritual Realm, they generally integrate the Precious Technique runes they have mastered with their Cave Heavens. Then, they nurture a "Spiritual God" within their Cave Heaven! The combat power of a Spiritual God is not weaker than the true body. In the original work, Shi Hao, during his first transformation, evolved a Kunpeng and a Suan Ni within his Cave Heaven. Shi Jian effortlessly caused various runes and flesh within his body to evolve spirituality. He sat cross-legged on the ground, and a dazzling light emanated from his forehead. His entire body was enveloped in a layer of glazed Divine Light. From his flesh to his bones, his Physical Body completely evolved spirituality, as if one Divine Being after another sat within his physique, guarding his form and spirit! This was a very long process. The Spiritual Realm involves seizing all of Heaven and Earth, creating and evolving one's own spirituality, allowing oneself to transcend! A translucent, terrifyingly vital membrane appeared on all parts of his body. Shi Jian gradually immersed himself in this state of Cultivation. Strands of rosy light swirled around him, and as Shi Jian breathed, columns of Dragon-shaped Qi entered and exited his nostrils, seeming to follow a certain pattern. During this process, Shi Jian's Physical Body was constantly transforming. On the mountain peak where Shi Jian was located, a flash of rosy light appeared, and a five-colored phoenix manifested! Clouds swirled, and the morning light was dim. On the five-colored phoenix sat a woman dressed in golden battle armor! Her features were picturesque, her face as smooth as jade and translucent, and the golden battle armor could not conceal her impressive figure. This was precisely the War Goddess. After she learned that Shi Jian had arrived at Deer Chase Academy, she immediately came to find him. The two had become acquainted in the Virtual God Realm. However, as soon as she landed on the mountain peak, she immediately frowned. Dressed in golden battle armor, she looked directly at the palace on the mountaintop, her frown adding a unique kind of beauty. "This is... Cultivating into a spirit?" Feeling this unique aura, she naturally knew that Shi Jian was in the process of becoming a spirit. "How could it be so fast?" She was very confused as to why Shi Jian had broken through to the Spiritual Realm so quickly. Shi Jian looked only seven or eight years old; for him to break the limit of the Blood Moving Realm at such an age was already Heaven-defying. Not to mention he had also reached a terrifying Divine Power of two hundred thousand jin. Now, only a few months had passed, and Shi Jian was actually breaking through to the Spiritual Realm? Could it be that he was already in the Cave Heaven Realm when he was in the Initial Land? Was his Cultivation merely suppressed by the Virtual God Realm? The War Goddess had doubts in her heart. At the same time, there was also curiosity. Judging from Shi Jian's terrifying Divine Power of two hundred thousand jin in the Blood Moving Realm, Shi Jian was definitely pursuing the ultimate. Now that he was breaking through to the Spiritual Realm, did this mean that he had already condensed the Ten Great Heavenly Passage Boundary? With these thoughts, the War Goddess rode the five-colored phoenix and left the place. She had to go and inform the Dean of Deer Chase Academy about Shi Jian's breakthrough. In a blink of an eye, more than half a month passed. Shi Jian finally opened his eyes. His gaze revealed a sense of spirituality, and his entire being was in a state of emptiness. This was a manifestation of the Physical Body becoming spiritual, also describable as extraordinary and refined. Undoubtedly, Shi Jian had broken through to the Spiritual Realm, and his combat power had risen by another level. The Spiritual Realm has a total of three major steps. The first is the Physical Body becoming spiritual, then the spiritual reshaping of the true self, and finally the nurturing of spirits in the Cave Heaven. The Physical Body becoming spiritual is the most important part, and it is also the foundation. Shi Jian quietly comprehended the profoundness of this Realm. The Physical Body transforms into a spiritual embryo, capable of converting various spiritual powers for its own use. Not only does the speed of Cultivation double during breathing and comprehending the Dao, but even when an enemy attacks, one can convert the opponent's spirituality for one's own use. Only those who truly reach this Realm can appreciate its benefits and mysteries. "I've become stronger again..." Shi Jian clenched his fists, then looked at his Cave Heaven. Similar to the Cave Heaven Realm, his Spiritual Realm was also different from others. When others reach the third step of the Spiritual Realm, "Cave Heaven Nurturing Spirits," they need to nurture a "Spiritual God" within their Cave Heaven to reside there. However, Shi Jian's Cave Heaven had already merged with the Giant Elephant embryo during the Cave Heaven Realm. There was already a "Giant Elephant Spiritual God" residing within his Cave Heaven. "It seems I've already completed the step of nurturing spirits in the Cave Heaven..." Shi Jian pondered. He felt that he could command the Giant Elephant Spiritual God within his Cave Heaven to fight for him. This was extraordinary. His Cave Heaven, after merging with the Giant Elephant embryo, could continuously increase in number. In the future, thousands of Cave Heavens, tens of thousands of Cave Heavens... And the Giant Elephant within each Cave Heaven would evolve into Dragon Elephants, Primeval Elephants, Divine Elephants... Cultivating to the peak, he would then command countless "Divine Elephant True Spirits" to fight for him. At that time, the Ten Great Progenitors of the Plateau would be nothing but mere cannon fodder! Shi Jian felt that his life had reached its peak!!!