Chapter 14: Advancement

Tang Chen lay on the ground for a long time before he recovered his strength, his body was still empty, and he was exhausted to death.

Try to get up and grab the rope and examine it carefully.

Between the lines naturally formed by the rattan rope, there was a small piece the size of a soybean, which was the [Gathering Water Array] that Tang Chen entered. The [Water Gathering Array] looks inconspicuous, but if you observe it with your divine sense, you can find that the nearby water vapor is more abundant, and the water vapor is attracted by the [Water Gathering Array] and attaches to the rattan rope, constantly nourishing the vine body.

[Gathering Water Array] is in play!

Tang Chen had a smile on his face, and the successful entry of the [Water Gathering Array] gave him great encouragement.

[Sturdy] is not more complicated than [Gathering Water Array], and from the perspective of the spiritual force line structure that makes up the formation, [Sturdy] is actually slightly simpler. Tang Chen was able to compress the [Water Gathering Array], so he was naturally more confident in compressing the [Solid]. Once the formation compression problem is solved, the rest is simple.

Tang Chen decided to go all out of his way and enter the formation for all the existing rattan ropes in his hands.

If you enter the formation early, the rattan rope will be warmed up early, and the safety of the ladder will be more guaranteed.

The first time he entered the [Gathering Water Array], he almost exhausted all of Tang Chen's spiritual power, making him embarrassed. However, after having the experience of successful compression, it seems that it is not as difficult to do the same thing again. Tang Chen, who had recovered to his peak state after meditating and pranayama, still had the strength to recover after completing two compressions in a row. In hindsight, the reason why the first time was so embarrassing was that one was inexperienced, and the other was that too much spiritual power was wasted in the early stage, and the time dragged on for too long. Even in the stalemate phase, the formation in the compression state will continue to consume his spiritual power, and the shorter the compression process, the lower the spiritual power consumption.

As his experience increased, Tang Chen's compression became faster and faster.

Draw a formation, compress, enter, exhaust spiritual power, meditate to recover, and draw a formation again...... Cycle.

To Tang Chen's surprise, his cultivation had broken through.

Unconsciously, he cultivated to the sixth layer of advanced qi refining!

Cultivation is the foundation of a monk, and at this time, cultivation is improved, which is tantamount to a timely rain for Tang Chen, and its significance is extraordinary. After reaching the sixth layer of qi refining, he can mobilize more spiritual power, whether it is refining rattan rope or others, it will be helpful. When he left the sect, Tang Chen's cultivation was at the fourth level of qi refining, and he had been mixed outside for two years before he was promoted to the fifth level of qi refining, so this time his cultivation was improved, which made Tang Chen feel very surprised.

Cultivation is a water grinding kung fu, and there are no shortcuts, which is a well-recognized saying in the cultivation world. Tang Chen didn't think so, if there was no shortcut, how could he advance this time?

He clearly knew that this advance was not the result of hard cultivation, but because of the black beetle!

The black beetle is suspected to be a three-grade spirit animal, and its flesh contains amazing spiritual power, which is a very high-end spiritual food material, and the spiritual power in the black beetle's meat is very easy to be absorbed by the body. Tang Chen had been eating black beetles every day in different ways recently, and his spiritual power was naturally increasing very quickly; on the other hand, entering the formation for the rattan rope would constantly consume spiritual power, and every time his spiritual power was exhausted, the total amount of spiritual power in his body would increase by one point after meditating and pranayama. The cultivation effect of these days is probably more than Tang Chen's previous half a year combined.

Coupled with the previous accumulation, he finally advanced to the sixth layer of qi refining in one fell swoop.

The benefits of cultivation promotion soon became apparent, and in his heyday, he was able to enter three formations in a row.

After entering three formations in a row, the spiritual power in Tang Chen's body trickled down, and he was almost completely sucked dry. This is the ultimate he can do at present, if he wants to make another breakthrough, unless his cultivation continues to improve.

Three days later, more than 20 rattan ropes were all refined.

On each rattan rope, the [Gathering Water Array] and [Sturdy] are staggered.

The effective radius of [Water Gathering Array] and [Sturdy] was not less than two meters, but Tang Chen entered a formation every half a meter, and the number of formations on the vine rope was outrageous. The number of formations is the embodiment of the idea of seeking stability, as long as there are no four consecutive formations of the same type that fail, there is no need to worry about the reliability of the rattan rope.

Why do turtles live long?

It's because it's slow and steady!

A foodie's greed for life and fear of death is exposed.

In fact, Tang Chen's original idea was that he would have to break into the formation by half, which was equivalent to adding double insurance to the vine rope, but the advanced cultivation halfway made him change his plan. Tang Chen realized that depleting his spiritual power by entering the formation would be of great benefit to improving his cultivation, and he decisively doubled the number of formations.

Tang Chen didn't like to cultivate, but now that he was trapped here, he had no choice.

He needs strength, more power!

Tang Chen was glad that there were enough black beetles in the valley, and these fierce and terrifying creatures could help him increase his strength. If you want to continue to improve your cultivation and complete the Heavenly Ladder as soon as possible, black beetle meat is the key to it.

The Heavenly Ladder is not an overnight achievement, and he has time to continue to improve his cultivation!

"Tom!"

"Meow. ”

"From today onwards, double the number of black beetles to be caught every day!"

"Meow meow. The cat objected.

"Catching bugs can improve your hunting skills, and a little hard work is nothing. Eat hard, the cat is on the cat, catch it, catch it. Tang Chen was kind and inducing.

"Meow meow. ”

Tang Chen sighed, the kitten was intimate with him, but it was not yet to the extent of obeying his words.

I can only magnify the move.

"You grab more, I'll make a supper at night. ”

"Meow!" the cat happily changed her stance.

Easily getting the cat, Tang Chen began to plan the next actions.

He found himself facing a lot of work.

1. Distinguish between daytime and nighttime work: Many tasks in the ladder plan can only be carried out during the day, such as cutting rattans, driving wedges into rock walls, setting up stepping points and advancing camps, tying processed rattan ropes, etc. It is important to plan your time wisely, and what you can accomplish at night does not take up the time of the day.

2. Physical exercise: After refining rattan rope for three consecutive days, he now feels stiff all over his body, although this reaction is not a big deal, but it reminds him that physical exercise needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. A lot of the work of the Ladder Project is manual work, and climbing cliffs of more than 1,000 meters requires physical strength to ensure it. Physical exercise should also include climbing training, which can only be done during the day, which can affect the progress of the ladder and extend the time to complete the project, but it is essential.

3. Tool problem: To set up a foothold and advance camp, to drive a wedge on the cliff wall, you must first solve the tool problem, and hole-punching tools and wood-cutting tools are essential.

4. There is a lack of suitable iron tools at hand, and two kitchen knives can make a revolution, but they can't complete the ladder project, so they can only try to use local materials in the valley. If it's too hard, you can't cut it, if it's too soft, you can't use it, and it's a big head when you think about it......

5. The physical exertion during the climb is very large, and it may be necessary to reserve a small amount of fresh water in each forward camp.

There are so many things that can be thought of now, and I don't know how many new questions will emerge later.

Tang Chen's eyes darkened.

What a bleak life!