Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow. The technique has been completed? The voice seemed familiar, certainly Luo Gang's. With a flash, he appeared several kilometers away.

Strictly speaking, Chu Xuan's abode was merely the Water Curtain Cave. However, in a broader sense, the Water Curtain Cave and the surrounding zombie farm, the various formations, and the thousands of square kilometers around it, all belonged to his domain. Thus, anyone wishing to meet him would hesitate to enter his territory without permission.

Yet, for Chu Xuan, such a distance was nothing; in the blink of an eye, he had crossed it. When he reappeared, he saw Luo Gang, Xiong Zhen, and Liu Huafang standing there, their expressions full of excitement. Upon seeing the immortal's arrival, the three immediately knelt in respectful reverence.

"We greet the Immortal!"

Chu Xuan nodded slightly. "What is it?"

The three exchanged glances, and it was Luo Gang, the strongest among them, who stepped forward first.

"Immortal," Luo Gang began with utmost respect, "After consuming the meat of the Purple Star Rhinoceros, we three entered the twenty-first level of Body Refinement simultaneously, about half a year ago. The doubts and confusion we once had while practicing the 'Giant Elephant Body Refining Art' vanished in an instant. We even had some new insights. From time to time, visions of the beast's scales and claws flash in our minds."

Luo Gang continued reverently, "In recent days, I've often dreamed of a colossal pillar reaching to the heavens and the earth. Upon closer inspection, I realized it wasn't a pillar at all but rather the hoof of a giant beast!"

Xiong Zhen followed suit, adding, "Immortal, I too dreamt of a part of this giant beast's body—a long nose that spanned across the sky. When it inhaled, it could drain a great lake. When it exhaled, it created torrential rain."

Liu Huafang quickly added, "Immortal, I dreamt of a vast gray plain, though it was constantly rising and falling. Upon further perception, I realized it was not a plain, but the back of a giant beast. We initially suspected this was the Dragon Elephant Visualization from the 'Thousand Trials Dragon Elephant Art,' but upon further comparison, we realized it was not."

Luo Gang, growing more respectful, continued, "We three combined the visions we each experienced and drew an image of this giant beast. We believe this might be the visualization diagram for the next phase of the technique."

He retrieved a scroll, presenting it with both hands.

With a casual motion, Chu Xuan summoned the scroll, and it floated in midair, unfurling before his eyes. Immediately, the image of a vast and mysterious giant beast appeared.

Its head rested against towering mountains, its gaze reaching for the heavens. Its long nose swept across the stars, its enormous hooves stomped the underworld. Even the immortals and buddhas would flee in terror; demons and monsters would tremble and bow in fear!

The giant beast's hooves, nose, and back were depicted with unparalleled detail. Yet other parts of its body lacked the same lifelike quality.

This was only natural. After all, Luo Gang and the others had only dreamt of three parts of the beast's body. Unless they had dreamed of the full form of the giant beast, the depiction would inevitably be incomplete.

However, this was already enough for Chu Xuan. The rest, he could naturally complete himself, relying on his powerful soul.

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As the saying goes, "A glimpse of one part reveals the whole."

Now, two-thirds of the beast had been depicted, and if he couldn't fill in the remaining third, then his status as a Nascent Soul cultivator would be for naught.

"Excellent!"

Chu Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

With a wave of his hand, a piece of Purple Star Rhinoceros meat, weighing three pounds, materialized before the three men.

"You have done well. This piece of Purple Star Rhinoceros meat shall be divided among you three."

Luo Gang and the others were overjoyed. They immediately bowed deeply. "Thank you, Immortal, for your generosity!"

When they lifted their heads again, Chu Xuan had already vanished.

Without another word, the three of them took the meat and departed.

One pound of Purple Star Rhinoceros demonic beast flesh was more than enough for a Body Refinement cultivator at the twenty-first level to sustain themselves for a long time.

After all, the Purple Star Rhinoceros was a Nascent Soul-level demonic beast. Even a small bite would leave them feeling satiated.

Luo Gang and the others, being sharp-witted, certainly knew they were working for the Immortal. But so what? As long as they could become stronger, as long as they could break through to higher realms, what did it matter to work for someone else? Many would spend their entire lives and never have the chance to serve an Immortal!

Meanwhile, Chu Xuan had returned to the Water Curtain Cave. Staring at the giant beast's depiction, his satisfaction grew. The Enlightenment Institute had truly been worthwhile. Especially Luo Gang and his companions, who had managed to reach the twenty-first level of Body Refinement despite the sparse resources available. This alone proved their exceptional talent for Body Refinement.

If they could, like Chu Xuan, consume demonic beast meat without restraint, their cultivation speed would likely surpass his. Of course, he would never allow that to happen. Blue Star was his personal sanctuary, his most stable refuge.

The beings within his sanctuary should have some strength, enough to serve him better. But they should never surpass his own limits.

"It's time to begin the completion."

Chu Xuan hung the depiction in front of him, focusing intently, his gaze fixed. Before long, he was completely immersed in it. There was nothing else in the world, only the image of the beast.

As time passed, even the image itself seemed to fade away. All that remained was the still figure of the giant beast. Slowly, the giant beast began to stir. It was as if it had awoken from a long, deep slumber.

As the giant beast began to move, Chu Xuan's thoughts also raced at high speed. A brand-new image gradually took shape in his mind. The details that Luo Gang and the others had failed to depict were swiftly filled in by him, at an astonishing pace.

A month later, within Chu Xuan's consciousness, the giant beast no longer moved stiffly and slowly. It had fully come to life, becoming a living being in its own right.

It was at this moment that the image Chu Xuan had woven in his mind was finally complete!

Chu Xuan's eyes turned blood-red, but he did not blink. With a swift motion of his hand, the pen and paper flew into his grasp.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Under his hand, a fresh, new image of the giant beast took shape rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the entire beast's depiction was completed in one continuous stroke!

At that moment, the entire Water Curtain Cave seemed to tremble with a violent jolt. Only then did Chu Xuan close his dry, exhausted eyes and fall into a deep slumber.

His soul had been drained from the intense effort, and he was utterly fatigued. Were it not for the fact that his soul far surpassed that of most Nascent Soul cultivators, he likely wouldn't have been able to endure such strain.

After sleeping for ten full days, Chu Xuan suddenly awoke.

"Ha..."

He gazed at the completed image of the giant beast, a smile appearing on his face. Now, it was no longer just an ordinary picture. It had become a Visualization Diagram! For it had fully captured the essence of the legendary giant beast.

Were an ordinary person to gaze upon this image, they would likely be frightened half to death, as if the beast were about to leap out and trample them into the earth.

"The preface of 'Giant Elephant Body Refining Technique' mentions that this technique is formed by visualizing the giant elephant," Chu Xuan mused, his smile deepening.

"And the giant elephant, in the end, is the descendant of the Dragon Elephant. The Dragon Elephant is an ancient beast, and before the Dragon Elephant, there existed the Beast King, the Ancient Elephant, the giant beast that once ruled the primordial world!"

Chu Xuan stared at the Visualization Diagram, his smile widening.

"Through a thousand trials and countless temperings, it finally becomes a great tool. Let this be named 'Thousand Refining Ancient Elephant Technique'!"