The Examination Department. A quiet room.
Sealed off from the clamor of the outside world and the pressure of the two Purple Mansion Masters, the small space returned to a deathly silence.
Chu Bai sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion. He didn’t rush to begin his Breath Regulation. Instead, with his eyes gently closed, he let his Divine Thought pour into his Dantian Qi Sea like quicksilver spreading across the ground.
This was the first time, outside of a life-or-death battle, that he could so meticulously examine the Dao Foundation forged in his moment of desperation—the [Circulation Wheel].
The landscape within his Dantian had changed dramatically.
The once-gaseous sea of Spiritual Power clouds had long since vanished. In its place was a bottomless lake of Five-Colored Spiritual Power, as viscous as mercury.
And in the center of this lake, a five-colored wheel floated above a platform. It was crystalline through and through, inscribed with the intricate Dao Charm of the heavens and earth, and it spun slowly.
It didn’t turn quickly, but each rotation seemed to resonate with the rhythm of the Celestial Dao, driving all the Spiritual Power in his body through a perfect Small Circulation.
Endless Life, an inexhaustible source.
’So this is Foundation Establishment...’
Chu Bai marveled inwardly at the power flowing through his meridians.
Compared to the light, gaseous Spiritual Power of the Qi Cultivation Stage, his current Liquid Spiritual Power was heavy and condensed. A single drop was worth a hundred from before.
If he were to use a [Microscopic]-level Magic Technique now, he wouldn’t need to gather power at all. He could unleash a killing blow with a mere flick of his hand.
What surprised Chu Bai even more were the unique properties granted by the [Circulation Wheel].
When ordinary Cultivators reached Foundation Establishment, their Dao Foundation was typically of a single element. One who cultivated a Fire Technique would find it difficult to use a Water Technique.
But the [Circulation Wheel] shattered this barrier.
’Dominion over the Five Elements, transformation at will.’
With a single thought from Chu Bai, the wheel in his Dantian flashed. The vast Five Elements Spiritual Power instantly converted into peerlessly sharp Geng Metal Qi. In the next moment, it transformed into heavy Earth Element, as imposing as a great mountain.
This meant that from now on, he would face no elemental barriers when practicing Magic Techniques. Any Five Elements Technique in his hands could unleash two hundred percent of its power.
Furthermore, this Dao Foundation came with its own Profound Technique—Devour.
’Not only can it refine the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism, but it can also act like a taotie, devouring the traits of others to strengthen myself...’
Chu Bai felt the sensation in his Dantian. ’This is a perfect match for my [Nourishing and Exquisite] Fate Chart.’
After inspecting his Cultivation, Chu Bai flipped his wrist.
VWOOM!
The air in the quiet room suddenly compressed downward, as if instantly sucked into a vacuum.
A fist-sized Square Seal, dark yellow in color, floated silently three inches above his palm.
This was the crystallized essence of that thousand-foot-tall Divine Body.
’Still a bit crude.’
Chu Bai looked at the mottled stone-like crust on the Seal’s surface. The [Circulation Wheel] in his Dantian spun again, and Five-Colored Divine Fire erupted from his palm.
This time, it was for refinement.
He was purging the last of the rocky impurities.
Amidst a SIZZLING sound, stone fragments flew off. A moment later, the Seal had shrunk to about an inch in size. Its entire body became smooth and archaic, and one could faintly see the outlines of mountains and rivers flowing within it.
Although it was smaller, its sense of weight had become even more terrifying.
’It weighs as much as a small mountain.’
Chu Bai hefted it, a slight smile on his lips. This thing didn’t need any fancy Restriction Arrays carved into it. Its primary feature was absolute weight and suppression.
No matter what Protective Treasure or exquisite Escape Technique you had, one smash from this Seal would be like the sky falling. It would flatten a person directly into a bloody pulp.
’I’ll call you the [Mountain God Seal].’
Chu Bai put away the Treasure Seal and turned his gaze to his sleeve.
There, he had suppressed three "ingredients," each radiating a terrifying aura.
The headless corpse of the [Prison-Suppressing Evil Flood Dragon], the black iron fragments of the [Night Patrol God], and the dissipating ball of Original Evil Qi from the [Beastkeeping Commissioner].
To an ordinary person, this was a collection of Divine Dao poisons and Resentment so lethal that a single touch meant death.
But in Chu Bai’s eyes, it was a sumptuous victory feast.
A sharp glint flashed in Chu Bai’s eyes. Using the Devour Profound Technique of his [Circulation Wheel], he drew the three dead things directly into the furnace of his body.
The first to be refined was the Evil Flood Dragon.
A massive amount of the Essence of Water Element and the essence qi of its flesh and blood washed through Chu Bai’s entire body like a flood from a broken dam.
His heart pounded violently, like a war drum.
A cool sensation spread from his kidneys. Nourished by the Water Element Essence Qi, his body’s ability to produce blood surged wildly.
His already formidable physical body, irrigated by the qi and blood of a Foundation Establishment Demon God, was elevated once more!
An extremely faint pattern of dragon scales surfaced on his-skin before fading away. In terms of pure physical strength, he was now comparable to a Demon Beast Overlord of the same realm.
Next was the Night Patrol God.
It was pure Geng Metal Qi and a Divine Dao Law Fragment.
This power was incredibly domineering, drilling directly into Chu Bai’s lungs and bones.
A series of rapid-fire CRACKS echoed from all the bones in Chu Bai’s body. They were restructuring, their color gradually shifting from stark white to a dark silver with a metallic sheen.
Although his Iron Bone Casting Body Technique was still at the Perfection Realm, the Cultivation Technique had undergone a qualitative leap in its very essence, evolving in some unknown direction.
Finally, there was the most troublesome of them all: the Beastkeeping Commissioner.
That ball of Original Evil Qi was mixed with countless shattered Divine Soul Fragments and Resentment.
If an ordinary person were to absorb it, they would suffer a complete psychotic break on the spot.
But Chu Bai was prepared.
He activated the Guardian Scripture. His Divine Soul became as solid as a rock, forming a fine-meshed filter.
The impurities of Resentment were ruthlessly purged, leaving only the purest Soul Power to nourish his Sea of Consciousness like a clear spring.
His Divine Thought, which had been somewhat ethereal just after his breakthrough, began to expand wildly under the infusion of this Soul Power.
Three thousand feet... five thousand feet... eight thousand feet...
Finally, it settled at a full two miles!
Chu Bai’s eyes snapped open. The motes of dust floating in the quiet room were now perfectly clear to him.

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