Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Cat-Faced, Human-Body; Breaking Through the First Trial of Foundation Establishment

The Yin Spiritual Qi in the cave mansion was so dense it almost became tangible, swirling around the cave mansion without spilling outside, clearly indicating this cave mansion had a blocking array.

Through the light curtain.

One could faintly see a large tree about six or seven zhang tall inside the cave, its entire body pitch black, with a single red fruit hanging from its crown:

”Black Wood Red Fruit, it really is a Soul Condensing Tree!”

Fu Changsheng suppressed the excitement in his heart.

He did not act recklessly.

Since the cave had an array.

It indicated there might be a cultivator or a ghost soldier hiding inside:

”Xiaoqing”

Fu Changsheng conveyed a message to the Little Cyan Snake.

Hiss hiss hiss.

A Silver-Spotted Poison Snake, urged by the Little Cyan Snake, slowly approached the cave. Upon reaching the light curtain, a buzzing warning sound was heard.

Immediately.

A ghost creature with a cat face and human body emerged from behind the Soul Condensing Tree.

The ghost creature unexpectedly exuded the aura of a Tier One Peak.

”Trouble!”

Fu Changsheng frowned.

The Soul Condensing Fruit was within reach.

Fu Changsheng didn’t want to give up.

He carefully observed and found that the ghost creature seemed to lack intelligence, stupidly glanced at the Silver-Spotted Poison Snake, and seeing that the array light curtain was intact, it turned around and sat down again.

Before long.

Snores resounded like thunder.

Seeing the ghost creature completely off guard, Fu Changsheng quickly thought of a feasible plan.

After surveying.

The array before him was nothing more than a simple Tier One Low-Grade blocking array, which could be easily broken.

”Take action!”

Fu Changsheng commanded.

At once.

Thousands of threads from Autumn Cicada shot out with swishing sounds, as though arrows striking banana leaves, landing on the array light curtain. The curtain trembled violently, cracking, and then shattered with a boom.

”Meow”

The ghost creature with a cat face and human body leapt up as if startled.

Turning around, it opened its mouth towards Autumn Cicada:

”Roar!”

Instantly.

Wave upon wave of sonic attacks swept forth.

It was actually a magic attacking the Divine Soul.

Fu Changsheng quickly waved the Hundred Ghosts Banner in his hand, instantly pulling Autumn Cicada into it. The sonic wave missed, hitting the stone wall beside it.

Rumble!

Flying sand and rolling rocks.

The wall collapsed, creating a hole over ten zhang deep.

Such power.

If it had landed directly.

Autumn Cicada would have vanished in soul and form.

Fu Changsheng waved the Hundred Ghosts Banner again, gusts of eerie wind blew, and a figure in red, Autumn Cicada, flashed out. This time, as thousands of threads roared out, they formed a braid halfway, slightly trembling like a spiritual snake, wrapping towards the ghost creature with a cat face and human body.

”Meow”

The ghost creature lightly waved its right claw.

A foreboding white Wind Blade swiftly and accurately landed on the braid, producing clinking sounds, yet it wasn’t severed. The braid spiraled and attempted to entwine the ghost creature with a cat face and human body.

”Meow”

The ghost creature’s form flickered.

Its body dodged like a specter to the right-side stone wall.

At this moment.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle.

The spot it landed on was stained with blood.

In a blink, its legs melted into a pool of blood.

The ghost creature waved its right claw.

Swiftly severing its lower leg with the Wind Blade.

But in an instant, a sound of bone rotation was heard, and incredibly, in the next breath, its legs regrew.

Now.

The ghost creature’s eyes turned from jet black to blood-red.

Clearly enraged.

Its body lightly circled around the Soul Condensing Tree.

Savagely opened its mouth:

”Roar!”

Wave after wave of sonic attacks.

Rolled out from the cave.

Like an earthquake, rolling rocks fell with a bang, leaving devastation in its wake.

Once everything returned to calm.

The cat face and human body ghost creature believed it had annihilated its enemy.

Returned to its original position and lazily lay down again.

Suddenly.

Its body jolted.

Then its whole body, even its eyes, couldn’t move.

Upon a closer look.

A Soul-Calming Talisman had been preemptively placed where it lay.

From beneath the ground.

A sword light rose.

With a swift slicing sound.

It sliced across the ghost creature’s neck like lightning.

”Meow!”

A wailing sound was heard.

The ghost creature with a cat face and human body dropped down, decapitated.

Only then did Fu Changsheng burst out from beneath the ground.

From provoking the ghost creature, to letting it think it had annihilated the enemy and lowering its guard, to himself sneaking underground to set a trap — all this seemingly slow, was actually done in just a short dozen breaths’ time.

Fu Changsheng made a gesture.

The Tier One Top-Grade Soul Crystal on the ghost creature’s body floated up instantly.

Fortunately, the ghost creature’s intelligence was low.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have succeeded today, though this practical experience verified the effectiveness of the Tier One Top-Grade Soul Suppressing Talisman.

Seeing Autumn Cicada by his side already drooling with desire, he smiled and signaled that it could eat.

Fu Changsheng turned towards the Soul Condensing Tree.

The Soul Condensing Fruit needed to be refined immediately after being picked, or the medicinal power would easily be lost:

”Xiaoqing, Autumn Cicada, watch over me.”

Fu Changsheng decided without hesitation.

A technique was cast upon the Soul Condensing Fruit.

The red fruit instantly floated off the tree, turned into a rainbow light, and fell into his mouth.

The moment the Soul Condensing Fruit entered his stomach.

With a bang!

Fu Changsheng felt as if he had been punched on the forehead, then it seemed as if his head was split open, his brain was being stirred, waves of dizziness attacked him, and the intense pain made him unable to suppress a muffled groan, his robe instantly drenched in sweat.

He felt as if his brain was being split into two halves.

The intense pain made him wish to faint.

After about three hours.

Suddenly.

Traces of coolness climbed into his heart.

While sitting in meditation with closed eyes, Fu Changsheng discovered he could see Autumn Cicada and Xiaoqing guarding the cave, and extending further, he could see the stone walls that the ghost creature had damaged:

”This is... Divine Sense projection!”

Fu Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes.

He had developed Divine Sense.

Moreover.

The range of Divine Sense projection was about ten zhang.

The smile on his lips couldn’t be suppressed.

Developing Divine Sense.

Meant he successfully broke through one of the Three Great Foundation Establishment Gates, the Spiritual Barrier, and as long as he achieved the required levels in Qi Blood and True Qi in the future, he could breakthrough in one go.

But he was now only at Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer!

It was extremely rare for a cultivator at Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer to develop Divine Sense.

At this point, he felt confident that whether controlling objects or fighting, his success rate increased several times, and this was the benefit of developing Divine Sense.

If his mana was sufficient.

He could even attempt to create Tier Two Talismans!

Developing Divine Sense.

Alone made this trip to the Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss worthwhile:

”It’s time to reunite with Big Brother and the others.”

Fu Changsheng was still somewhat worried about the three of them.

He immediately took out the Communication Jade Talisman and spoke a few sentences, but after waiting for a while, he noticed the jade talisman was unresponsive, making his heart skip a beat:

”Could it be that something happened to Big Brother and the others?”

He forced himself to calm down.

Took a deep breath.

Immediately looked at the panel.

It would take seven or eight days to reach the Ancient Battlefield, and before that, he needed to understand what happened to Big Brother and the others to devise a strategy along the way:

”Hopefully, the panel can provide useful information.”

Immediately, he moved his mind:

”Exchange for intelligence!”