After breaking through to the High-level Chaos realm, Lin Yue shifted the focus of his cultivation from "raising his cultivation level" to "consolidating his laws." He discovered that as his strength grew, absorbing ordinary Chaos Qi became increasingly difficult. A higher realm required greater energy purity; impurities in ordinary Chaos Qi not only slowed his cultivation but could also destabilize his laws.
One morning, Lin Yue tried absorbing the Chaos Qi outside the valley. Following his previous method, he used his will to guide the energy into his body. But the moment it touched the Golden Vortex in his dantian, he felt a sharp sting. The impurities in the energy repelled the Law of Heaven Opening in the vortex, and even threatened to damage the Law Triangle.
"Just as I thought. It won't work." Lin Yue furrowed his brow and hurriedly stopped absorbing. He looked at the turbulent Chaos Qi outside the valley, feeling helpless. Ordinary Chaos Qi could no longer meet his cultivation needs, while Chaos Qi Condensation was limited, and Origin Qi Condensation was even more precious. He couldn't keep relying on gifts from Senior Pangu forever.
He took out the Space Leaf and tried using the Law of Space to filter the impurities from the Chaos Qi. The leaf spun in his palm, forming a small spatial vortex that drew the surrounding Chaos Qi inside. Spinning at high speed, it used the power of Space Distortion to separate the impurities from the pure energy. The pure energy flowed through the vortex into his body, while the impurities were flung away and dispersed into the chaos.
"It works!" Lin Yue was delighted. Though this method could filter out impurities, it was extremely inefficient. He could absorb only a wisp of pure energy in half an hour—more than ten times slower than absorbing Chaos Qi Condensation. The Space Leaf also consumed a great deal of energy. Before long, its green glow dimmed, forcing him to stop.
"Looks like I still need to improve it." Lin Yue didn't lose heart and began thinking of a more efficient method. He remembered the Law of Life in the Spiritual Root Fragment. The Law of Life could nourish and purify energy; perhaps it could work with the Law of Space to improve the filtering efficiency.
He placed the Spiritual Root Fragment beside the Space Leaf and guided both laws at once. Like a gentle stream, the Law of Life enveloped the spatial vortex. It not only sped up the vortex's rotation but also actively drew in the pure energy in the Chaos Qi while repelling the impurities. This time, his absorption rate tripled, and the Space Leaf consumed considerably less energy.
"Wonderful!" Lin Yue excitedly increased the speed of his guidance. The two laws worked together more and more smoothly, and the spatial vortex gradually expanded, drawing in more and more energy. He could feel the Golden Vortex in his dantian slowly growing stronger, while the Law Triangle became more stable.
Before long, however, a new problem emerged. More and more impurities appeared in the Chaos Qi, including fragments containing the Law of Destruction. These fragments couldn't be filtered. Instead, they attacked the spatial vortex and the Law of Life, throwing the fusion of the two laws into disarray.
Lin Yue had to stop absorbing. He stared at the fragments of the Law of Destruction with a furrowed brow. He knew they were remnants of the Demon Gods' battles, filled with violent destructive energy. Ordinary filtering methods were no match for them.
"Does that mean I have to give up absorbing ordinary Chaos Qi?" Lin Yue was reluctant to accept it. Looking at the Space Leaf and Spiritual Root Fragment in his hands, he suddenly had a bold idea: use the Law of Space to seal the fragments of Destruction temporarily, then purify them with the Law of Life.
He tried forming a small "spatial cage" with the Law of Space, drawing the Chaos Qi containing the fragments of Destruction into it. Then he slowly permeated it with the Law of Life, purifying the destructive energy within. The method worked. Though it took time and effort, he could successfully process Chaos Qi containing fragments of Destruction.
"Slow as it is, it's better than nothing." Lin Yue patiently repeated the process of "sealing, purifying, and absorbing." Each time he successfully processed a wisp of Chaos Qi, his mastery of the two laws improved, and their fusion grew smoother.
From time to time, Senior Pangu brought him new Chaos Qi Condensation, each batch purer than the last. Lin Yue knew Senior Pangu was encouraging him to keep exploring rather than rely on resources. He carefully stored away the gifts and only took out a small piece to absorb when he encountered a problem he couldn't solve. The rest of the time, he worked on finding ways to absorb ordinary Chaos Qi.
One day, as Lin Yue was absorbing Chaos Qi with his newly improved method, he suddenly felt the valley's barrier shudder violently. A familiar green light shot in from outside: Great Immortal Yang Mei.
"Young fellow, that method of yours is rather interesting." Great Immortal Yang Mei walked into the valley with a smile. The Snowball in his arms watched the spatial vortex in Lin Yue's hand with curiosity.
"Great Immortal!" Lin Yue hurriedly stopped absorbing and cupped his hands in greeting.
Great Immortal Yang Mei came over and studied the spatial vortex and the Spiritual Root Fragment. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "I didn't expect you to fuse the Laws of Space and Life so well, or to come up with a method like this for absorbing Chaos Qi. Very good, very good." He paused, then added, "Still, your method is far too inefficient. I'll teach you a simpler one."
As he spoke, Great Immortal Yang Mei took a willow branch from his robes and gave it a light wave. A stream of green spatial energy flowed into Lin Yue's vortex. In an instant, the vortex spun ten times faster, and its impurity-filtering efficiency increased dramatically. It could even repel fragments of the Law of Destruction automatically.
"This is... a way to 'refine' energy using the Law of Space?" Lin Yue asked, surprised and delighted.
Great Immortal Yang Mei nodded. "The Law of Space can do more than distort and cut. It can also refine energy; it just requires greater mastery. Your approach was right—you were only missing a little technique." He explained in detail how to refine energy with space, then continued, "Chaos Qi may be chaotic, but it still contains plenty of pure energy. Once you learn the right method, you can grow stronger more effectively than by relying on Chaos Qi Condensation. After all, if you want to eat, you have to work for it."
Lin Yue listened closely, nodding repeatedly as his earlier confusion cleared. He followed Great Immortal Yang Mei's method and tried absorbing Chaos Qi again. His efficiency increased more than tenfold, while the Space Leaf consumed much less energy.
"Thank you for your guidance, Great Immortal!" Lin Yue said gratefully.
Great Immortal Yang Mei smiled. "It was nothing. By the way, the chaos is about to settle down, and that fellow Pangu will be back soon. Get ready—the end of the turmoil will bring great changes to the order of the chaos. For you, it will be both a challenge and an opportunity."
With that, Great Immortal Yang Mei carried Snowball away, vanishing in a streak of green light. Lin Yue stood in the valley, gazing at the spatial vortex turning in his hand, his heart full of anticipation. He knew a new stage was about to begin, and he was ready.
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