An Bulang Collapses

Chapter 47: An Bulang Collapses

The Emperor of the Soaring Dragon Empire, Qin Xuanyang, has come to the royal palace to settle the score!

The members of the royal palace were shaken.

The Emperor of the Soaring Dragon Empire, Qin Xuanyang, was scared away by An Bulang!

The members of the royal palace were shaken once more.

An Bulang is too awesome?!

Just as everyone was curious about who An Bulang was, he had already entered the princess's boudoir to enjoy the fruits of his victory.

He opened a large black chest, and the light of Spirit Stones was dazzling and moving, emitting extremely dense fluctuations.

"These are high-grade Spirit Stones! So many!" Wu Wanyue said with fiery eyes.

"What are high-grade Spirit Stones?" asked Ji Yinyin, a novice in cultivation.

Wu Wanyue took out a Spirit Stone from the chest that emitted dense fluctuations, green like jade, and said, "High-grade Spirit Stones contain extremely rich and pure spiritual energy. They are more than twice the size of ordinary Spirit Stones. In terms of value, one high-grade Spirit Stone is equivalent to one hundred ordinary Spirit Stones! This is the top currency in the empire's cultivation world. I never expected Qin Xuanyang to actually be able to mobilize so many high-grade Spirit Stones in such a short time."

An Bulang patted the chest and said, "If there aren't a hundred high-grade Spirit Stones in here, do you think I would have let Qin Shiyue go? Alright, you guys go out first. I'm going to cultivate. Sister Hongxue will guard me outside."

"Master, why do you always let Sister Hongxue guard you? Let me guard you this time," Ji Yinyin said coquettishly, her eyes filled with affection.

"You guard me?" An Bulang chuckled coldly. "I'm afraid that before the enemy arrives, you'll pounce on me first."

Ji Yinyin's pretty face turned red. "You're annoying. You know it, why do you have to say it out loud?"

An Bulang: "..."

You actually have the nerve to admit it?

An Bulang silently added another restriction to his secluded cultivation protection formation.

"Wu Wanyue, patrol around the royal palace. Make sure no one ignorant disturbs me," An Bulang instructed again.

"Yes, Your Highness." Wu Wanyue bowed obediently.

Ever since An Bulang forced Qin Xuanyang to retreat after the battle, she had been completely convinced and devoted to him.

Although she hadn't reaped any benefits yet, following such a promising cultivator was clearly a path to a bright future.

The three women left, leaving An Bulang alone in the room.

"In terms of combat power, I really can't beat Qin Xuanyang..." An Bulang murmured. "Although it seemed like I had the upper hand at the beginning, it was only for one move. If it were a fight to the death, I'm afraid I'd have to run..."

He had no psychological burden about running. If he went too far, he had to escape; that was a fundamental skill.

The minor realms of the Spirit Attunement Realm and the Heavenly Origin Realm were like heaven and earth for each minor level. The gap in strength between different realms was enormous. An Bulang could defeat the Heavenly Origin Sixth Layer Tiger Demon Ancestor, but he couldn't defeat the Heavenly Origin Sixth Layer Qin Xuanyang. He could accept this.

"Although I can't beat Qin Xuanyang, after I absorb these Spirit Stones, it might not be the same..."

An Bulang chuckled. "Ten thousand Spirit Stones... it should be enough to push my realm directly to the Spirit Attunement Realm, right?"

The mark of a cultivator entering the Spirit Attunement Realm was the ability to open up a sea of Qi.

The sea of Qi was located in the dantian area, equivalent to a small space in the human body. Cultivators could draw in spiritual energy from heaven and earth into the sea of Qi for storage and body tempering, which was why cultivators at this stage were called Spirit Attunement Realm cultivators.

When fighting, they could also draw the spiritual energy from the sea of Qi to fight. Using their own power was more convenient than snatching spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Because of this, Spirit Attunement cultivators' speed and intensity when using sorcery would be significantly improved.

An Bulang's sea of Qi had already been opened once. Now, absorbing the energy of the Spirit Stones to improve his cultivation should not be difficult; it was just retracing the old path.

It took 300 Spirit Stones to go from Body Refinement Seventh Level to Eighth Level.

It would take over a thousand Spirit Stones to go from Body Refinement Eighth Level to Ninth Level. He didn't know how many he would need to absorb to break through.

An Bulang picked up a high-grade Spirit Stone and began his journey of indulgence.

One... two... three...

The spiritual power of the high-grade Spirit Stones was particularly dense and easy to absorb.

An Bulang absorbed them with great intoxication, feeling extremely comfortable all over.

Crack...

Upon absorbing the tenth high-grade Spirit Stone, he broke through the shackles and successfully reached the peak of Body Refinement Ninth Level!!

The surrounding spiritual energy turned into a vortex and surged into his body. His blood, bones, and meridians all successfully leaped to a new level.

His strength began to grow explosively.

An Bulang was startled and immediately circulated the Seal God Art, sealing ninety-nine percent of his increased power within the Chaos Divine Jade in his consciousness.

The core of the Chaos Divine Jade was actually his crystallization of power, something truly his own condensed by An Bulang through the Seal God Art, and it was the key thing that made him appear ordinary, even deceiving the heavens' observation.

Otherwise, how could he have appeared so unremarkable?

It was all thanks to the Chaos Divine Jade!

After a fierce sealing operation.

An Bulang became an ordinary peak Body Refinement Ninth Level cultivator, which was to say, a peak Mystic Body cultivator.

The next realm was the Spirit Attunement Realm.

He still had ninety high-grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to nine thousand ordinary Spirit Stones. It should be enough to break through a major realm.

An Bulang began to calm his thoughts and prepare for the final breakthrough.

"I absorb, I absorb, I absorb, absorb, absorb!!"

As his strength increased, so did the speed at which he absorbed Spirit Stones. Coupled with the fact that these high-grade Spirit Stones were particularly easy to absorb, An Bulang's absorption rate was very fast.

One by one, the high-grade Spirit Stones turned from a deep green to dull, lusterless stone dregs.

The energy within his body became increasingly surging and vast.

After another absorption session as fierce as a tiger, With a "boom,"

An Bulang finally broke through to the Profound Body Ninth Layer.

He became...

Profound Body Tenth Layer.

Tenth Layer...

Tenth...

Ten...

An Bulang: ∑(っ°Д°;)っ

An Bulang was completely stunned, his mind a blank slate.

There was no sound around him.

There were no thoughts either.

Who am I?

Where am I?

How did I become Profound Body Tenth Layer?

He felt like he was dreaming.

"Slap, slap, slap!" An Bulang angrily slapped himself a few times. The pain felt very real.

He carefully examined the energy within his body again and found that it was indeed the aura of the Mystic Body, and it was indeed one layer more than the ninth layer...

This feeling was something that anyone with profound cultivation could sense. Each layer of the realm was distinct. An Bulang truly possessed one more layer of cultivation than a cultivator at the Profound Body Ninth Layer.

"Calm down... calm down..."

"An Bulang... what kind of storms haven't you weathered?"

"You must remain calm..."

His excellent mental fortitude allowed An Bulang to quickly regain his composure.

Even though he was covered in cold sweat, he remained calm and looked at the Spirit Stones in front of him.

It took twenty high-grade Spirit Stones, or two thousand ordinary Spirit Stones, to go from the Profound Body Ninth Layer to the Profound Body Tenth Layer.

He still had seventy high-grade Spirit Stones!

Under normal circumstances, the Profound Body Ninth Layer was the highest realm of the Mystic Body.

But!

Who stipulated that cultivators must advance to the Spirit Attunement Realm after reaching the Profound Body Ninth Layer?

That was for mortals! And I, An Bulang, am not a mortal!

All mediocrity is the result of self-imposed limitations.

I, An Bulang, have no highest, only higher. The Profound Body Tenth Layer can also advance to the Spirit Attunement Realm.

Yes, that's it!

An Bulang comforted himself, gradually calming down, his Dao heart more steadfast than ever.

With seventy high-grade Spirit Stones, he could continue to break through again.

The next breakthrough would surely allow him to become a Spirit Attunement Realm cultivator!

An Bulang began to frantically absorb the energy from the high-grade Spirit Stones, starting his breakthrough towards the Spirit Attunement Realm.

Ten... twenty... thirty...

When he reached fifty-one Spirit Stones.

Boom!

The bottleneck was broken.

An Bulang let out a sharp cry and broke through to the Profound Body Eleventh Layer!!