Emerging from Seclusion, Dou Sheng, Bodhi Heart

The gel concocted from Dou Sheng Essence Blood, Dou Sheng Marrow, and various medicinal ingredients undoubtedly contained enormous energy.

Xiao Ming had merely cut off a piece the size of his little fingernail, yet his Dou Qi Realm rose rapidly as if he were simply eating and drinking.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, a breeze first swept by, followed by a violent gale. Centered on Xiao Ming, the vast lake was drawn in and condensed into an enormous vortex.

The Heaven and Earth Energy contained within the Pill Realm also rushed into Xiao Ming's body. His body refused none of it, seeming to transform into a black hole that absorbed and refined all that energy.

One-Revolving Dou Zun, Two-Revolving Dou Zun, Third Revolution... Nine-Turn Dou Zun. By then, that thumb-sized piece of gel had been completely absorbed by Xiao Ming.

"Half-Saint..."

Xiao Ming sat cross-legged atop the lake, his body never moving as he murmured softly.

He did not know how long he had cultivated. He only knew that his progress had been astonishingly swift. With the aid of that small piece of gel, he had unknowingly reached the Nine-Turn Dou Zun realm.

At this stage, Xiao Ming stood at the true pinnacle of the Dou Zun realm. His body had also undergone nine transformations, reaching the utmost limit of a mortal body.

One more step would make him a Half-Saint, an entirely different realm from Dou Zun. This bottleneck had trapped countless Peak Dou Zuns, preventing them from reaching Half-Saint even until their deaths.

Xiao Ming knew this bottleneck could not stop him. After all, he had only consumed a piece of gel the size of a little fingernail. He still had a chunk nearly as large as a brick.

"Eat another piece and continue breaking through."

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