Chapter 25: Practicing the Fireball Spell! Transcendental State

Chen Feng sat in front of Lin Wei and said

"You should know that I purchased a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. I conducted my first experiment on animals today, and I discovered that while the chamber indeed allows organisms to absorb radiation rapidly, some problems have arisen."

Chen Feng could only use animals as a substitute for himself; he couldn't possibly tell Lin Wei that he was absorbing spiritual qi.

Lin Wei immediately asked, "What kind of problems?"

"The radiation improved the animal's body in all aspects, but the radiation spread throughout its entire body, causing mutations..." Chen Feng explained.

After hearing Chen Feng's description, Lin Wei was somewhat surprised and then said

"Although I don't know what kind of radiation you had the animal absorb, I feel that this shouldn't be radiation, but rather a type of special energy."

Chen Feng looked at Lin Wei in surprise. This woman knew it wasn't radiation just by listening to his brief description.

"I suspect there might be two possible scenarios causing this phenomenon."

"First, it could be because the pressure and oxygen content brought by the hyperbaric chamber are too high, leading to an excessive absorption of that energy. Furthermore, this absorption isn't one-sided; every part of the body is absorbing it."

"Do you remember when I mentioned the Carboniferous period to you? The flora and fauna of the Carboniferous period were different from humans; many plants and animals did not have lungs and instead relied on absorbing large amounts of oxygen through other parts of their bodies."

"As for the second possibility, it might be that the environment where you are using the hyperbaric chamber itself has extremely high oxygen content, making the effects of the chamber even greater than in a normal environment."

Lin Wei's answer made Chen Feng feel that both scenarios were possible.

When he was cultivating, he had felt his entire body filled with spiritual qi, which closely matched the state of absorbing spiritual qi through the whole body.

Generally speaking, once a cultivator reaches the first level of Qi Refinement, spiritual qi is only present in their spiritual apertures.

Having spiritual qi throughout all parts of the body was something not recorded in the *Qi Induction Technique*.

Seeing Chen Feng lost in thought, Lin Wei continued

"As for you saying that all aspects of the body have improved, it might be due to the special nature of the energy combined with the excessive amount being absorbed."

"But regardless of the type of energy, once it exceeds the biological limit of the organism itself, it becomes dangerous."

"You've probably seen movies where the protagonist becomes like a superman because they absorbed a certain energy, but once they use it for a long time, they enter a weakened state or even face life-threatening consequences."

"I call this state the 'Transcendent' state. Of course, this is just my hypothesis; the specific details still require data for verification."

Chen Feng nodded slightly

"Thank you for clearing my doubts."

Having said that, Chen Feng stood up. He had a rough idea of the changes occurring within him.

It was simply due to absorbing too much spiritual qi.

Just as Lin Wei said, he likely could not maintain this state of having spiritual qi filling his entire body for long.

If the spiritual qi was not contained within the spiritual apertures but spread throughout the entire body, it would certainly cause damage to his physical form.

He possessed a mortal constitution; although he had taken pills to strengthen his physique, spiritual qi was not something to be taken lightly.

He would have to be more careful when using spiritual qi in the future. This was mainly because Chen Feng had no other cultivators to use as a reference; otherwise, he wouldn't have so many doubts.

Lin Wei suddenly leaned close to Chen Feng's ear and whispered

"Actually, if you are working on a research project, you can call me to join you. I promise I won't tell anyone else!"

Lin Wei was currently extremely interested in Chen Feng's research; there was actually an energy capable of causing mutations in animals!

This was definitely an energy substance she had never encountered before.

Looking at Lin Wei's expectant gaze, Chen Feng said with a smile

"When the opportunity arises, I will let you know, Professor Lin."

Chen Feng would, of course, not tell Lin Wei that he was practicing immortality cultivation; he knew too little about this woman.

Unless the other party was under his control, he would absolutely never reveal his secrets to her.

Lin Wei said helplessly

"Alright, if you have any questions in the future, feel free to ask me anytime. I am willing to discuss them with you."

Chen Feng nodded slightly and then bid Lin Wei farewell.

He planned to go back and order another hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Since the previous one was gone, if he lowered the power next time, it shouldn't explode.

Returning to his room, Chen Feng immediately took out the business card of the manager from Boai Medical Equipment and made a call.

He informed the manager that he wanted to purchase another hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

Upon hearing that Chen Feng wanted to place another order, the manager immediately guaranteed that the chamber would be delivered in three days.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed quietly.

During this half-month, Chen Feng spent most of his time cultivating within the Scroll World.

After he lowered the oxygen content of the newly purchased hyperbaric chamber, it never exploded again.

And that gale-like spiritual qi did not appear in the Xingfeng Sect.

In half a month, Chen Feng's realm had risen to the second level of Qi Refinement. He didn't know if his cultivation speed was considered fast or slow.

Now, Chen Feng had begun to practice the spells recorded in the *Qi Induction Technique*.

The most basic among them were the Fireball Technique and the Wind Blade Technique; both spells were driven by the use of spiritual qi.

The Fireball Technique was the first spell Chen Feng learned, allowing him to manifest a fireball in his palm to defend against enemies.

According to the description in the *Qi Induction Technique*, the fireballs produced by this technique were different from ordinary fire; they were a type of spiritual fire that not only burned rapidly but also possessed extremely high temperatures.

In a dense forest within the Xingfeng Sect's mining area.

Chen Feng, with silver hair, stood before a large tree. At this moment, he was in the Transcendent state, and his spiritual apertures had been activated.

A tiny flame condensed in Chen Feng's right hand, no larger than a thumb.

Chen Feng threw the condensed flame toward a tree five meters away. Under the enhancement of spiritual qi, the flame instantly adhered to the trunk.

In just a moment, the tiny flame transformed into a raging fire that engulfed the trunk.

The fire burned for only a second before the trunk was reduced to ashes.

Chen Feng immediately showed a look of satisfaction.

"Even though it is only the basic Fireball Technique, this power might even be something that the Astral Qi of a Xiantian expert cannot block!"

At this moment, he truly possessed the ability to protect himself.

After activating his spiritual apertures, spiritual qi adhered to every part of his body, resulting in an all-around enhancement.

Generally, the Astral Qi of a Xiantian expert could no longer harm him.

Combined with an offensive method like the Fireball, he could be considered a top-tier expert in the entire State of Yue.

Chen Feng withdrew the spiritual qi from his body back into his spiritual apertures, and his body immediately returned to its original state.

Looking at the changes in his body, Chen Feng felt a bit of a headache. The Transcendent state was indeed excellent.

However, he could not control this state; as long as he utilized the spiritual qi in his spiritual apertures, the qi would flow through his entire body like a flood.

Furthermore, the consumption of spiritual qi was immense.

With his current cultivation at the second level of Qi Refinement, he could only maintain the Transcendent state for three minutes.

Once the three minutes were up, not only would the spiritual qi in his body be exhausted, but he would also feel a burning sensation in his internal organs.

"Perhaps it will be much better once my cultivation level increases," Chen Feng comforted himself.

Ending his cultivation, Chen Feng walked out of the dense forest and immediately saw Wang Hu guarding the forest edge with over a dozen people.

"Sect Leader!"

Wang Hu and the others bowed respectfully.

The looks in Wang Hu and the others' eyes toward Chen Feng were now filled with awe. They had seen the flames within the forest just now.

In their minds, their Sect Leader was already an existence akin to an immortal.

These people were part of the group that had seen Chen Feng's immortal appearance last time.

These dozen or so people were now considered the core strength of the Xingfeng Sect.

Only then did Chen Feng realize that the lowest cultivation level among them was the fifth level of the Houtian realm.

The highest was Wang Hu, who had reached the ninth level of Houtian, only one step away from the Xiantian realm.

Since reaching the Qi Refinement stage, he was already able to see through the realms of these martial artists.

(End of Chapter)