The figure in earthy yellow halted, and then his helmet retracted to reveal Wu Yuan’s handsome and lean face. Sheathing his saber, he flew up to join Bu Yu, Huan Jian, and Fang Xia. Compared to a year ago, Wu Yuan’s aura was no longer outright intimidating. Instead, it was discreet and mature. Now, he commanded respect with his mere presence.
“Wu Yuan, your progress is astonishing,” Fang Xia praised. His armor retracted to reveal his face.
He chuckled, “Even with third-stage Qi Sea mana, I couldn’t withstand your attack and was forced to take to the skies.” During the battle, he had limited his strength to a third-stage Qi Sea cultivator with a ninth-degree immortal root.
Bu Yu and Huan Jian were both astounded. Though both were considered elites among martial artists, their positions on the Heavenly Rankings were mediocre. They were able to unlock their Qi Seas with Fang Xia’s guidance, but only established eighth-degree immortal roots. In a direct confrontation with Wu Yuan, they were sure to lose. At most, they could rely on the flying ability of qi refiners to save their lives.
It could be said that Wu Yuan’s strength had undergone a remarkable transformation compared to a year ago.
However, Wu Yuan himself shook his head slightly, “This is not enough. With this bit of power, I’m still at the bottom rungs of the Heavenly Rankings.”
A third-stage Qi Sea cultivator with a ninth-degree immortal root was equivalent to a first-stage Qi Sea cultivator with a seventh-degree immortal root. Defeating one was hardly a noteworthy achievement. Additionally, a critical disadvantage of martial artists was their inability to fly. While Wu Yuan could technically fly, he had to rely on heaven and earth’s power, rendering his flight pitifully slow and suitable only as a supporting measure rather than for pursuit.
“Patience,” Fang Xia encouraged. “The stronger you are now, the stronger the immortal root you will establish. Once you break through, your strength will increase by leaps and bounds.”
Fang Xia was hugely impressed by Wu Yuan’s progression, especially since the boy was only nineteen.
The Middle Land continued to remain at peace. In what seemed like an instant, winter of the Eastern Martial calendar year 3229 had arrived, and Wu Yuan was now close to twenty.
Wu Yuan did not deliberately control the array, allowing the snow to blanket the peak of Archeldritch Mountain. Within the meditation chamber, Wu Yuan stood unclothed at its center, reveling in the surging, all-encompassing power that flowed through his body.
After nearly two years of cultivating the Dragon Marrow Cleansing Technique, my physical constitution has finally developed fully. A single-arm strength of 4.8 million catties. Is this the limit of my physical constitution?
The Grandmasters of the Middle Land could muster a force of just over 200,000 catties with a single arm. Wu Yuan was more than twenty times stronger than them. The disparity was ridiculous. freewebnvel.com
With each punch, Wu Yuan could unleash a force of tens of millions of catties, enough to cause mid-stage Qi Sea cultivators to pale. But Wu Yuan understood that his extraordinary strength was the result of his second-degree eldritch tattoos and the mysterious blood-red mist.
Both shaped my nearly perfect physical constitution.
Reflecting on his inherited memories, Wu Yuan recalled that eldritch warriors with third-degree eldritch tattoos typically possessed a single arm strength of about 3 million catties before their breakthrough.
It’s time to break through to become an eldritch warrior. The Grandmasters of the Middle Land face numerous difficulties during their breakthroughs, whether due to their mediocre physical constitutions, inadequate skill, or lack of soul strength. As for me?
In terms of soul strength, he was on par with Golden Core Superiors. In terms of skill level, he surpassed the majority of Qi Sea cultivators. In terms of physical constitution, he had reached his human limits. Becoming an eldritch warrior was simply a natural progression for him.
Breakthrough secret art. Wu Yuan began to recall the ‘Archeldritch Divine Codex’, focusing on ‘Communion Art,’ also known as the ‘Hundred Veins Communion Art.’
Wu Yuan’s consciousness converged on his fully developed lower dantian lobe, initiating the first step.
The meridian circulation system channels the spiritual qi, connecting to the 108 acupoints which are linked with the middle dantian lobe.
However, by channeling vital qi within the meridian circulation system instead, one can converge the force to strike the lower dantian lobe! At its core, this Hundred Veins Communion Art revolves around the mobilization of the body’s vital qi, delivering precise strikes to the lower dantian lobe along the meridians. Wu Yuan came to this realization.
The circulation of vital qi was no easy task, beyond the capabilities of the average Grandmaster. Thus, to become an eldritch warrior, one had to possess a remarkably resilient physical constitution, capable of generating a single-arm punch force of no less than 600,000 catties.
Exhaling deeply, Wu Yuan executed a sequence of movements, each one seamlessly flowing into the next, gradually linking all the meridians within his body. The potent vital qi in his body surged into action.
Just as countless rivulets converged into a mighty river, and then merged into a boundless sea, strands of vital qi followed the intricate pathways of his small meridians, swiftly congregating into the auxiliary meridians. Finally, the torrent of vital qi surged into the main meridians, racing through the meridian circulation system at an astonishing velocity, crashing unyieldingly into the lower dantian lobe.
Soul, enter! With a thought, his soul surged forth from the upper dantian lobe, colliding with the lower dantian lobe. Body refiners fused their soul and flesh!
Boom! To Wu Yuan, it felt like he was experiencing the Big Bang, the birth of a new universe. The once tumultuous lower dantian lobe burst open.
Wu Yuan’s mind quivered. Without a doubt, he knew that he had succeeded. His vital qi, having flowed through the intricate network of meridians, flooded into the lower dantian lobe, swiftly coalescing into a colossal vortex. The lower dantian lobe expanded incessantly.
Hum~ Simultaneously, the eldritch tattoos, once dormant within his flesh and blood, began emitting a terrifying pressure, bathing Wu Yuan in a radiant glow.
Rumble~ Wu Yuan was like the center of a vortex. Boundless spiritual qi surged into his body, and he began to undergo a frenzied metamorphosis.
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Hm? The spiritual qi is in chaos? Fang Xia, who had been deep in meditation in the jade chamber opened his eyes. Strange, it’s coming from Archeldritch Mountain.
A slit formed on his forehead, then it peeled back to reveal an eye, which swiveled towards the Archeldritch Mountain. Arcane art: Spirit Eye!
“Ah!” A sharp pain pierced Fang Xia’s mind, forcing him to shut his Spirit Eye.
Such formidable soul pressure. Could it be the young master? Has he achieved a breakthrough? This was the only possibility he could think of.
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Meanwhile, within the meditation chamber, Wu Yuan voraciously devoured and absorbed the vast spiritual qi from the Luminous Immortal Soil. He concentrated the majority of his soul’s consciousness in his lower dantian, which had expanded to incredible proportions and was now known as his soul chamber.
Intricate and cryptic patterns adorned the surfaces of the soul chamber. At its center, a miniature phantom that looked exactly like Wu Yuan sat in the lotus position, radiating immense pressure. It was the manifestation of his soul.
A total of 108 illusory passageways were connected to the soul chamber, through which vital qi flowed. Strands of earthly-yellow energy orbited around the phantom, emitting a vigorous vitality. A substantial quantity of vital qi was constantly being converted into this earthy-yellow power within the soul chamber.
Vital ether! Realization dawned on Wu Yuan.
Qi refiners cultivated qi sea mana, known by various names such as essentia, demonflux, or devilflux. This power was a direct conversion of spiritual qi. On the other hand, body refiners cultivated vital ether, derived from the body’s vital qi. Eldritch warriors referred to it as eldritch ether.
Vital ether originates from one’s life force and is an inseparable part of the body. It has an array of wondrous applications, such as nourishing and fortifying the body.
Why did body refiners have such strong bodies? The answer lay in the assimilation of vital ether into the body.
With a silent command from Wu Yuan, the recently formed earthly-yellow vital ether surged forth from the soul chamber, coursing through the intricate network of meridians that spanned his entire body. The sensation was exhilarating, as if Wu Yuan’s blood itself is reaching a boiling point. His already formidable physique underwent an unprecedented metamorphosis, an evolution of his bones, muscles, internal organs, skin, and blood.
This was a leap in the order of life, an advancement that surpassed all of Wu Yuan’s past experiences. It was not merely a surge in muscular strength, but rather the endowment of every fiber of his being with a spiritual nature. The speed of physical recovery, the rate at which injuries healed—everything underwent earth-shattering changes. And now, he was truly granted the ability of flight. This was transcendence!
Qi refiners soared through the skies and tunneled into the depths of the earth, communicated with heaven and earth, and cast impressive arcane arts through essentia. On the contrary, once body refiners stepped on the path of transcendence, they found it difficult to establish a connection with heaven and earth. This was because their bodies already reached the extremities of strength. With absolute strength, one could shatter all laws.
Eldritch body! This is what it means to be a real body refiner. Wu Yuan could feel his body undergoing rapid transformation, his eyes ablaze with battle fervor. It’s no wonder they say that once a cultivator with second-degree eldritch tattoos becomes an eldritch warrior, they can rival the power of an ordinary eighth-stage Qi Sea cultivator.