Breaking Through to the Origin Foundation

Yi Yun looked at the residence in front of him. The residence was about several hundred square meters in size and had a pill-making room, a study, a living room, a bedroom, and a cultivation room.

The room contains expensive array formations that can gather the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, allowing martial artists to cultivate within them with twice the results.

This is the 99th floor of the Tower of Babel, the Heaven-grade Rooms!

The ninety-nine floors of the Tower of Babel are only a few thousand square meters in size, and are divided into only four rooms. These rooms are not open to trial participants, but for now, Yi Yun can stay here for an extended period.

Think back to a year ago, when Yi Yun first entered Tai'a Divine City, looking at the rooms on the ninety-ninth floor of the Tower of Babel, it seemed like an unattainable place.

As Yi Yun was reflecting on this, she suddenly heard a childish girl's voice behind her. "Miss, Miss, wait for me!"

The voice sounded very familiar. Yi Yun paused for a moment, then turned around and saw Luo Huo'er wearing a red dress and tall leather boots, looking around as if she were looking at a house.

Behind him followed the young maid, Dong'er.

Poor Dong'er, with her short legs, was carrying large bags and bundles. She was out of breath after walking just a few steps. "Miss, slow down."

Dong'er huffed and puffed as she climbed the steps.

Normally, luggage and similar items can be put into Space Ring, but there are always some things that are not suitable for Space Ring. For example, Dong'er is currently holding a bag containing potted plants. Life cannot be put into Space Ring. Yi Yun even saw that Dong'er had a cat hanging around her neck. The cat looked like it was asleep, comfortably curled up in Dong'er's collar.

"This room is a bit better than the one we used to stay in, Dong'er, put your things down," Luo Huo'er said with satisfaction.

Dong'er breathed a sigh of relief and quickly unloaded all her belongings. The kitten reluctantly jumped down as well. Only then did Yi Yun realize that it was not an ordinary house cat, but a Spiritual Beast.

"Uh... you moved in too?"

Luo Huo'er then noticed Yi Yun had already entered the room, and was somewhat surprised.

Luo Huo'er had previously been summoned by the Lord of Tai'a Divine City and received many benefits for nothing, including being allowed to live on the ninety-ninth floor of the Central Divine Tower. Luo Huo'er was quite happy about this, but unexpectedly, as soon as she moved in, she saw Yi Yun loitering around here.

Luo Huo'er no longer dislikes Yi Yun, but she certainly doesn't like him either. Whenever she Luo Huo'er, she inevitably recalls some unpleasant experiences, including the time she had to hug Yi Yun while healing his injuries, which made Luo Huo'er quite unhappy.

"Yes... what a coincidence..."

Yi Yun said this helplessly, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not surprising that the Lord of Tai'a Divine City had arranged for Luo Huo'er to move to the ninety-ninth floor of the Central Divine Tower.

The Tai'a Divine Kingdom may face a great disaster. Luo Huo'er has a special identity. Although the Lord of Tai'a Divine City does not expect the power behind Luo Huo'er to save the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, it is always good to befriend Luo Huo'er.

Even if we befriended her, it wouldn't make a difference. However, as long as we keep Luo Huo'er on the ninety-ninth floor of the Central Divine Tower, if Beast Tide were to attack the city one day, Luo Huo'er's Lineage would naturally not stand idly by. They would likely send people to the Central Divine Tower of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom.

At that time, it might save Yi Yun's life.

After thinking about all this, Yi Yun gradually realized that perhaps the Lord of Tai'a Divine City wanted to use Luo Huo'er's identity as a protective shield.

"What, you seem unwilling to be my neighbor?" Luo Huo'er pouted.

Yi Yun quickly shook his head, "How could that be? I should thank you for the healing last time."

"That's more like it!" Luo Huo'er's lips curled up slightly. She casually sat down in the chair, checked its comfort, and said, "This place is so-so, although it's still a bit worse than where I used to live at home."

Hearing Luo Huo'er's words, Yi Yun rolled his eyes. Although Luo Huo'er liked to boast, he didn't doubt that this Yi Yun was worse than her home. He had never understood why Luo Huo'er came to Tai'a Divine City.

Speaking of mission execution, let's not even talk about the fact that Tai'a Divine Kingdom isn't a high-level place, so it's hard to imagine what would attract those super powers. Even if there were something they wanted to send someone to carry out a mission, there's no reason to send a young lady like Luo Huo'er, who hasn't even grown up yet, to do it.

"I'll stay here!" said Luo Huo'er, referring to the room she had chosen.

Yi Yun was speechless. He had wanted to say that he had already chosen the room, but then he thought better of it. Especially seeing Xiao Dong'er carrying large and small items and struggling to put them down everywhere, there was no need for him to say anything.

The same thing happened at the other place.

Yi Yun took his leave and chose a Heaven-grade Rooms next door. He needed to hurry up and break through to the Origin Foundation Realm.

The calamity could come at any time. If it were as terrifying as the Lord of Tai'a Divine City had foreseen, Yi Yun knew that with his own power, he would be as insignificant as a small ripple in this upheaval.

Improving one's own abilities, even by just a little bit, gives one a greater sense of control over one's destiny.

Yi Yun entered the cultivation room and closed the stone door.

This cultivation room is one of the key points of the Tai'a Divine City's Yuanqi Grand Array. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi inside is so dense that it almost turns into water droplets.

Yi Yun flipped his hand and touched his Space Ring; a bright red pill appeared in his palm.

This is precisely the Blood Yang Pill.

Holding the Blood Yang Pill in his hand, Yi Yun felt as if he were holding a ball of fire.

The Blood Yang Pill is made from Primordial Relic Medicine and contains astonishing pure Yang Medicinal Power, which ordinary Purple Blood Realm cultivators could not absorb at all.

Even Origin Foundation Realm martial artist wouldn't dare to swallow the Blood Yang Pill directly. Instead, they would soak the Blood Yang Pill in water and drink the liquid repeatedly, just like drinking tea.

However, doing so will cause the medicine to lose its Medicinal Power after the first infusion, resulting in a great waste.

Yi Yun didn't need to consider any of these things. With the Purple Crystal and his incomplete Pure Yang Body, swallowing the Blood Yang Pill directly wouldn't be difficult for him.

However, refining it may take several months.

These past few months have also been the months that Yi Yun has been working on to break through to the Origin Foundation Realm.

Yi Yun adjusted his breathing, calming his mind completely. He sat quietly for two full hours, allowing his heart to become as still as water.

Then, Yi Yun swallowed the Blood Yang Pill.

The Blood Yang Pill is an extremely yang medicine. Holding it in your hand is like holding a ball of fire, and swallowing it is like swallowing a branding iron. Yi Yun immediately felt as if flames were burning fiercely inside his body.

This heat caused Yi Yun's internal organs to burn.

Yi Yun was prepared. He placed his hands on his dantian, endured the pain, and connected his spiritual power to the Purple Crystal, slowly guiding out all the energy from the Blood Yang Pill.

Most of the energy was stored in the Purple Crystal, while a small portion flowed into Yi Yun's meridians and blood vessels, circulating throughout his limbs and bones.

The energy flowing into his meridians brought the burning pain to Yi Yun's entire body.

The energy seeped into his bones, Yi Yun felt as if his blood was boiling.

He was covered in sweat, and his skin was as red as blood, as if he had been boiled.

Moisture, blood streaks, and sticky gray impurities from his body were expelled from his pores. Yi Yun felt as if his whole body was a furnace, with fire erupting from every acupoint, causing him unbearable suffering.

Previously, Yi Yun had the experience of devouring the Golden Crow Remnant beast seal. Now, when absorbing the Blood Yang Pill, although the pain was unbearable, it did not truly damage his meridians.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome to cultivate while also healing one's injuries.

Time passed second by second, a full hour later, and the pain gradually subsided.

Yi Yun's body was now covered in blood and sticky impurities. The prolonged pain had left Yi Yun pale and his hands trembling slightly.

However, Yi Yun didn't care about any of this. He could already feel that all the vital energy in his body had been gathered into his dantian, where it was accumulating more and more and gradually solidifying.

This is the prototype of the metabase!

This change delighted Yi Yun; he could feel his power growing stronger and his strength increasing.

Yi Yun's current state should be called half-step Yuanji, meaning he has one foot in the threshold of the Origin Foundation Realm. Half-step Yuanji is not a specific realm; it is just a transition. A person at the Purple Blood Peak might never be able to break through to the Origin Foundation Realm in their lifetime, while anyone who reaches half-step Yuanji will break through to the Yuanji realm in a short period of time.

At this moment, the Medicinal Power of the Blood Yang Pill was still very strong. Yi Yun felt hot all over his body, as if he would be burned to death if he didn't release it.

Yi Yun pressed on, continuing to absorb the Blood Yang Pill energy from the Purple Crystal and channeling it into his dantian.

The second time, the burning sensation had lessened considerably. Yi Yun was prepared and proceeded step by step. It was a long, tedious, and painful process.

Day after day passed, and the clothes Yi Yun was wearing were so soaked with sweat, blood, and dirt that they were no longer wearable. He took off his clothes and began to cultivate naked.

With each energy cycle, the pain lessened, Yi Yun felt the energy accumulating within his primordial essence growing stronger.

Later, Yi Yun felt as if his dantian was about to explode.

This feeling made Yi Yun somewhat uneasy; his dantian's tolerance for energy had clearly reached a critical point.

At this point, if he continued to extract the energy of the Blood Yang Pill from the Purple Crystal, he might encounter danger. This is mainly because the Blood Yang Pill is, after all, a pill that exceeds the limits of what Purple Blood Realm martial artist can withstand. Yi Yun's breakthrough to the Yuan Foundation required far more energy than other martial artists.

After a moment's thought, Yi Yun still felt that it would be best to break through in one go; otherwise, if he missed that crucial spark, his breakthrough wouldn't be as perfect.

With gritted teeth, Yi Yun extracted a large amount of Blood Yang Pill energy from the Purple Crystal once again.

When this energy flowed into his dantian, Yi Yun felt as if his body was a volcano, and all the energy he had been suppressing erupted.

A surge of heat coursed through Yi Yun's body, making his meridians feel as if they were about to burst.

Yi Yun's veins bulged like earthworms all over his body as he mustered all his strength to force all this energy into his dantian.

"Boom!"

A jolt ran through Yi Yun's dantian, and he felt a surge of heat rush straight to his sea of consciousness, directly separating his consciousness from his body. His sea of consciousness trembled, and he immediately fainted...

[I haven't figured out the later plot points yet. One update today, three more tomorrow to make up for it]

...(To be continued~^~)