Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, five years had passed.
Over those five years, Di Jun had grown steadily. Outside, however, storms were brewing as several princes began openly and covertly tearing at each other over the throne.
Yet none of this had affected Di Jun, who still lived within the imperial palace.
At this moment, Di Jun sat cross-legged alone on his bed, continuously absorbing the strange Spiritual Qi from all directions, Qi that carried a cold, Weird aura.
However, once that Spiritual Qi entered Di Jun's body, it was purified by the glowing sphere within him.
In the end, it became pure Spiritual Qi and merged into his body.
Thanks to this, five-year-old Di Jun had already entered the Foundation Establishment Realm.
That was right—the Foundation Establishment Realm.
In this world, cultivation was divided into ten realms: Body Forging, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Pill, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Body Integration, Void Refining, Tribulation Transcendence, and Great Vehicle.
However, for more than a thousand years, those capable of cultivating to the Spirit Transformation Realm had become exceedingly rare.
The main reason was that strange Spiritual Qi. Unless one found a way to remove the special energy within it, one would turn into a Demon or something similar.
Because of this, no one in the Three Kingdoms had been able to break through the Void Refining Realm in over a thousand years.
Not to mention the realms beyond that. Of course, none of this was of any use to Di Jun right now.
"Phew..."
Di Jun opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them before he slowly exhaled.
Then, the light in his eyes flickered uncertainly.
"Foundation Establishment, ninth level. It won't be long before I can try breaking through to the Golden