Achieving the Venerable Realm
Yi Yun looked at the Divine Silkworm Blood floating in front of him. The blood was crystal clear, like a ruby under the sunlight.
He took a deep breath and swallowed the Divine Silkworm Blood.
The essence contained in the blood then flowed into Yi Yun's limbs and bones.
The Divine Silkworm Blood boiled within Yi Yun's body without any pain or obstruction, as if this blood was originally a part of Yi Yun's body.
Yi Yun cultivated quietly like this. The effects of the Oblivion River Water were not as great as before, but it still allowed Yi Yun's body to maintain a time flow ratio of about 1:20 with the outside world.
Cultivation transcends time; Yi Yun's foundation, forged over time, has reached the Dao Palace Realm.
At this moment, the cracks on Yi Yun's Dao Palace increased, and finally, a fragment of the Dao Palace peeled off. The moment the fragment was separated from the Dao Palace, it turned into a golden stream of light.
As time went by, more and more fragments peeled off, and Yi Yun's Dao Palace became brighter and brighter. Endless light shot out from the cracks in the Dao Palace, like 108,000 light swords, illuminating Yi Yun's inner world.
Like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, at this moment, even Yi Yun's body, like the Nine Treasures Dao Palace, began to disintegrate.
First the skin, then the flesh, then the internal organs, all disintegrated. But strangely, although Yi Yun's physical body disintegrated, not a single drop of blood flowed out. All the disintegrated flesh and blood turned into streams of energy, merging into the vortex of primordial energy around Yi Yun.
Yi Yun's body had almost disappeared, but his face was still clear, and there was no sign of pain on his face.
To become a Venerable One, one must first shatter the Dao Palace. In this way, the laws condensed within the Dao Palace will be completely integrated into the physical body, allowing the physical body to become energy and completely merge with the laws.
This is an invaluable opportunity for every martial artist, almost a leap in their life level.
However, when the physical body disintegrates, the Divine Soul also loses its vessel and is greatly disturbed. At this time, the inner demons will erupt.
A martial artist's breakthrough is always accompanied by inner demons, which is why many martial artists constantly strive for clarity of mind and the ability to vent their anger and vengeance during their training.
If one cannot overcome the inner demon, it is very likely that the martial artist Going into demonic possession during the breakthrough process. At best, it will damage the mind; at worst, it will cause the Divine Soul to disintegrate, turning into fragments of souls, losing self-awareness, and eventually dissipating into the world.
From the Dao Palace Realm onwards, every step of a martial artist's cultivation involves seizing the power of heaven and earth. The birth of any powerful life form is inherently extremely difficult. Born as mortals, they must climb step by step to ascend to the Heavenly Dao and pursue the origin of the universe. The difficulty of this is unimaginable. Only by experiencing trials between life and death can one break free from the cocoon.
"Collapse!"
With a thought, Yi Yun 'Yi Yun Dao Palace shattered completely, turning into endless fragments of laws, all of which were swept into the vortex of primordial energy.
At the same time, his body exploded completely, transforming into streams of light that merged with his energy-based physical form.
This is a true transformation!
Within this vortex of primordial energy, Yi Yun's body was completely shattered and cleansed by the primordial energy.
Yi Yun's Nine Treasures Dao Palace contained far too much power of law, and its Yuan Qi vortex was more than ten times larger than that of an ordinary martial artist, so the baptism process was naturally much more intense!
In this sense, the more profound a martial artist's understanding of the laws, the more difficult the test they face when breaking through to the Venerable realm. If their foundation is unstable, they will be completely annihilated in the vortex of primordial energy.
For Yi Yun, this process was particularly painful, but he had to stay clear-headed, or he would be forever lost in the past.
Just as a ephemeral mushroom knows neither dawn nor dusk, and a mole cricket knows neither spring nor autumn, in the vastness of the world, a mortal's life is but a few short decades, no different from that of an ant. Martial arts, however, is a path to the heavens, a path fraught with peril, where one careless step can lead to certain death. From the moment Yi Yun embarked on the path of martial arts, he never considered giving up. No matter how difficult, he would persevere!
At this moment, Yi Yun seemed to be reliving his entire life.
From a young boy in Yunhuang, he has experienced many things and slowly arrived at where he is today. Countless times, the illusion of memories and reality overlapped, immersing Yi Yun in the process.
Throughout this process, the pain in his soul did not diminish, but Yi Yun remained clear-headed. Having lived two lives, his mind was steadfast.
After an unknown amount of time, a loud boom resounded, and the vortex of primordial energy spun wildly before compressing and condensing together.
A hazy, ethereal figure slowly emerged from this energy compressed to its limit.
This is a luminous image of energy, its appearance exactly like Yi Yun's, but it is not Yi Yun's true form.
This is the Venerable Dharma Image of Yi Yun!
The Dao Palace shattered, solidifying into a Venerable One. Based on the Venerable One's Dharma Image, Yi Yun's Dantian began to be rebuilt.
The dantian forms an inner world, incorporating the image of the Venerable One. Then, based on the dantian, Yi Yun's meridians, bones, and internal organs are condensed one by one, followed by flesh and blood, skin, and finally hair.
Yi Yun's figure appeared step by step, his surging life force constantly pulsating forth.
Behind Yi Yun, the illusory image of the Venerable One in his dantian was projected. He stood tall and upright, and although his appearance was similar to Yi Yun's, his features were filled with indescribable majesty, like a god looking down on the world!
When Yi Yun's body was completely reconstructed, the figure also became real from an illusion.
Boom boom boom!
A thunderous roar echoed through the heavens and earth—the sound of the Great Dao resonating with the universe!
These resounding sounds, like congratulations to Yi Yun, surged and rippled like a tide, causing the Heaven and Earth Laws to resonate. This resonance burst forth from the great formation of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom and spread across the vast world of the Ancient Ruins Realm.
From the air, it looks like a huge ripple appearing in the Ancient Ruins Realm.
"What happened?"
At this moment, a thousand miles away, the group of the Wu Ling Clan were sensing the resonance of the Heaven and Earth Laws, a resonance that astonished them.
A year ago, they failed to capture the Nine Transformations Divine Silkworm and reported the situation truthfully. However, their training did not end. A training in the Ancient Ruins Realm usually lasts for several years. They were still training when they suddenly encountered this strange resonance of the Heaven and Earth Laws.
This kind of resonance usually occurs when someone breaks through to a higher realm.
But the scale of this resonance is too large. Judging from the extent of the resonance's spread according to the laws, its source should be very far away from them.
"Could this be the resonance of the laws caused by someone breaking through?"
"It's possible... This resembles a breakthrough for a Divine Lord, but it's different. It's more like a breakthrough for a Venerable, except that a Venerable breakthrough wouldn't have this kind of fanfare."
The bald man frowned; when he broke through to the Venerable Realm, he was nowhere near as advanced as this.
"I have a feeling that the area where the person who stole our spiritual item a year ago belongs is in that direction."
Song Yuge spoke up, but the bald man shook his head. "Junior Sister Yuge, you're too sensitive. The Space Law of this Ancient Ruins Realm are chaotic. The direction you're sensing is most likely wrong."
"Maybe..."
Song Yuge nodded, still staring in confusion at the direction from which the layers of laws resonated. She wondered what caused this resonance. She didn't believe it was a Venerable's breakthrough; perhaps it was the birth of some extraordinary treasure, or maybe some ancient demon undergoing tribulation.