The Qi Refining Realm was divided into three phases and nine layers. The early phase was from the first to the third layer; above the third layer was the middle phase of Qi Refining.
Mo Hua had already been at perfected third-layer Qi Refining, only a step away from breaking through to the middle phase of Qi Refining.
After cultivating the Heavenly Derivation Art, in barely half a month, Mo Hua felt his qi sea fill to the brim, unable to refine any more spiritual energy.
This also meant that Mo Hua was about to break through.
For breakthroughs in ordinary cultivation methods, one needed to prepare special spiritual objects of heaven and earth, using them during the breakthrough to stimulate the meridians and qi sea in hopes of breaking through the bottleneck and advancing realms.
The Heavenly Derivation Art did not require special spiritual objects to assist cultivation, so he should only need to continue cultivating.
Most of Mo Hua's time was still spent drawing formations, and each day he set aside one hour to sit in meditation and cultivate.
Several nights later, Mo Hua was carving formations on the Dao Stele in his sea of consciousness as usual when, all of a sudden, fortune reached his heart and insight arose; his qi sea churned wildly.
Mo Hua hurriedly withdrew from his sea of consciousness, sat cross-legged on the bed, then took out two Spirit Stones and quietly absorbed spiritual energy.
In barely a moment, Mo Hua felt all the crucial apertures around his body open wide. His absorption of spiritual energy was several times faster than usual, and before long, the spiritual energy in the two Spirit Stones had been completely drained.
Mo Hua felt a little pained, and also a little delighted.
He was pained by the