"A bottleneck like a heavenly chasm—without some special opportunity, even thousands or tens of thousands of years might not be enough to break through it."
"No wonder so many Body Integration Realm cultivators remained trapped in the early or middle stage for their entire lives."
Li Qing let out a deep sigh. He had just attempted to charge into the Integrated Body Late Stage, only to be firmly blocked by this bottleneck. He could not shake it even by the slightest fraction.
In the end, he took out the Creation Source Crystal he had obtained within the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm.
This pale gray crystal was roughly the size of an infant's fist, yet it contained an aura of creation, as if it could reshape all vitality. Even holding it in his hand gave him a sensation as though he were about to transcend all things.
The Creation Source Crystal was an advanced form of Creation Source Liquid. It needed tens of thousands of years of accumulation before it could truly take shape, making it incomparably precious.
The power of creation within it had already fully stabilized. Once refined, it could nurture within one's body a vital force that defied heaven and seized creation from earth. This force could assist a Body Integration Realm cultivator in breaking through a minor bottleneck.
Since obtaining this peerless treasure, Li Qing had kept it until now for precisely this moment.
Yet now, he no longer felt confident, because the Body Integration Realm bottleneck before him was simply too thick. Even with the Creation Source Crystal's help, it might not truly be enough to break through it.
"It should be because I consumed too many pills. My cultivation along the way has relied too heavily on Dao Integration Pills, which is why this bottleneck