A Brand-New Realm!

As Luo Jun began to guide his vital energy to break through, and as it circulated within his body repeatedly, the excess vital energy began to integrate into his flesh and blood, tempering his body.

With each tempering, Luo Jun's body was strengthened once again. Much of the vital energy in his meridians was consumed, and the feeling of fullness was greatly relieved.

However, the energy of that huge gem was too abundant. He had barely caught his breath when his meridians were filled again, and the throbbing pain returned.

But this time was different from before. He had reached a bottleneck before, and his meridians could not be expanded any further. But now he had broken through to the ninth level, and the upper limit had been opened. With the primordial energy washing over him again and again, his meridians were slowly expanding despite the swelling and pain!

But this speed... was a bit too fast, and the pain it brought was extremely intense. Luo Jun couldn't bear it and finally cried out!

"Aaaaaah..."

Hearing his screams, Old Yuan below was extremely anxious. He pushed off with his legs and rushed forward, trying to pull his apprentice back.

However, as Luo Jun and the gemstone came into contact, a huge halo burst forth from the top of the pyramid. As soon as Old Yuan approached, he was bounced back by the halo and crashed heavily to the ground!

Can't I even get close...?

Others also used their abilities to try to save "Night," but no matter what power they used, they could not break through that enormous halo.

The two pairs of dice are spun together: one pair shows 47, and the other shows 53!

Is that all?

I can't take it anymore... If this continues, I really will...

As his pores opened up, Luo Jun felt the pressure inside his body suddenly ease, and a surge of immense power poured out, forming a flame-like force around his body!

"That is..."

But things are different now. That gem is clearly derived from the power of a fallen Deity. Even the mysterious night cannot resist the erosion of that power and is finally forced to use all its strength!

Moreover, unlike blood vessels, these newly formed tiny meridian branches are extending towards the epidermis, eventually connecting with the pores all over the body, breaking through the barriers between the surface and the inside of the body!

Just then, a vaguely familiar feeling came over me...

"No..." Mu Ning, who had activated her Insightful Wisdom Eye, shook her head. "That's not entirely the power of the gemstone. There are two forces colliding, one from the gemstone and the other... from the night!"

Choose 53 points!

"Ding! Event Difficulty: 11 points; Final Points: 53 + 5 points; Event Success!"

"Night is using her protective energy to resist the gem's erosion!"

If the meridians were previously described as arteries and veins running through the human torso and limbs, then these branches are now like capillaries that are ubiquitous throughout the body!

But only Old Yuan stared wide-eyed at the sky, shook his head slightly, and muttered to himself, "How is this possible..."

Everyone else thought it was only natural; when facing death, you have to use all your strength!

Despite enduring immense pain, Luo Jun felt no signs of breakthrough. He felt as if he were a pressure vessel, with someone constantly adding gas to it. As the pressure increased, the concentration of vital energy within his body also rose, and the pain intensified...

Even more critically, the output of that enormous gem showed no signs of decreasing. If this continued, Luo Jun would likely still be unable to escape the fate of exploding and dying.

Um?

As the pressure on his meridians eased, Luo Jun's senses returned somewhat. He keenly sensed that this transformation was different from previous physical tempering... This vital energy wasn't increasing his Root Bone, but rather making certain functional changes...

This is...

In this state, the output of his internal energy is greatly limited. The fact that Ye has been able to maintain this state indicates that none of the opponents he has encountered so far have been worth his full strength.

The others below looked up and saw that an unusual burst of energy had suddenly erupted from the center of the glowing gem!

"The Strength Enhancement?" Jin Fei exclaimed in surprise. "Under this energy field, Ye would surely be burned to ashes!"

Luo Jun was plunged into despair. He had neither Intermediate Modification nor the Regret Skill, and he had even exhausted all his resources. He was truly at his wit's end...

Qi resistance?

Is it possible to break through...?

Is it possible to break through?

Due to the intense pain, Luo Jun's senses were in disarray; he could only vaguely sense signs of a further breakthrough in his cultivation level... but it seemed different from the previous attempts...

No matter what it is, Luo Jun only has this one path to choose. Only in this way can he release the terrifying power in his meridians!

But this time, he had no help at all...

Huh?

Luo Jun was taken aback. The breakthrough difficulty was 11 points? That meant the success rate was as high as 90%? Why?

But the immense pain left him no time to think; he immediately began to follow his instincts and break through!

As before, with each cycle of the body's energy, vital energy begins to integrate into the body, undergoing some kind of transformation...

Under his perception, the meridians seemed to be expanding, and the originally thick main trunk began to branch out into countless small branches, densely extending towards the surface of the body!

The breakthrough to the Seventh Layer was already less than one in ten thousand; now, the probability is probably much lower than winning the lottery... On his own, this extra chance is practically nonexistent. It's better to keep the dice, in case he fails to break through...

But now his body was swollen and he might not be able to withstand it at any moment. Luo Jun had no choice but to force his way through.

"Try to break through!"

The others, having heard this, had not seen any trace of Qi on Ye's body from beginning to end. They certainly did not believe that Ye was a Body Refinement Realm was completely unaware of Qi; their understanding was that Ye simply used Qi to tightly cover his body and concealed it using the technique of Hidden Qi.

As for Luo Jun, who was in the midst of it all, he quickly felt a new bottleneck amidst the immense pain!

So fast?

After each breakthrough, his energy doubles, meaning that in such a short time, he has absorbed the total amount of his previous energy from the gem!

Is the breakthrough about to fail? At this critical juncture?

Luo Jun even considered simply abandoning the event, giving up on the Dice of Heavenly Secrets, and relying on his own luck to try again... but he immediately rejected the idea.

Others might not know, but he knew best that his precious disciple was only at the Body Refinement Realm and hadn't even learned the cultivation method yet, so how could he possibly possess internal energy!

"So that's how it is..." At this moment, Luo Jun also understood that the reason why the difficulty of the breakthrough was only 11 points was because he was not Body Refinement Realm Ninth Layer Strengthening Realm, but the First Floor of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

When he first came into contact with Yuan Qi, his Master taught him that the three realms of consolidating the foundation, cultivating the essence, Mind Condensation are essentially parallel, representing three dimensions of Yuan Qi. As long as the prerequisites are met, there is no hierarchy among them.

But now it seems that this theory was wrong!

According to the way the Deity operate, once the Body Refinement Realm is cultivated to its peak, one will naturally break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!

So this is the true nature of Vital Energy Cultivation! The versions that humanity has cultivated over the years have all been incomplete!

With the successful breakthrough, the vital energy left the body and completed the internal and external circulation, and Luo Jun successfully advanced to a completely new realm!

The Foundation Establishment Realm!

(End of this chapter)