Breakthrough to the Spirit Condensation Realm

Su Yu returned to the Quiet Room, sat cross-legged, and placed the Green Storage Bag in his palm.

He calmed his mind and regulated his breathing. A thread of spiritual power flowed from his fingertip and slowly entered the bag.

As his spiritual sense probed inside, the items in the storage space appeared clearly in his Sea of Consciousness.

The first thing he sensed was a hill-like pile of Low-grade Spirit Stones, numbering around five thousand. Each one was crystal-clear, radiating pure spiritual power.

Beside them sat four exquisite Jade Bottles. Fine patterns were carved into their surfaces, clearly meant to preserve the efficacy of the pills inside.

Su Yu swept his spiritual sense over them and found that the first two bottles contained Human-grade Mid-tier pills: Spring Return Pills and Spirit Gathering Pills.

The former were emerald green, their pill patterns spreading like leaf veins; the latter were milky white, with cloudlike patterns flowing across their surfaces.

There were around a dozen pills in each bottle. At market prices, the two bottles alone were worth nearly two thousand Spirit Stones.

When his spiritual sense reached the last two bottles, Su Yu felt his heart jolt.

They contained Human-grade High-tier pills: Spirit Condensing Pills and Body Tempering Pills.

The Spirit Condensing Pills were only as large as a thumb, yet they radiated astonishing spiritual power. Their bodies were a deep purple, with starlike patterns faintly visible on their surfaces.

These pills were practically divine treasures when breaking through minor stages of the Spirit Condensation Realm, though each person could take no more than three.

Combined with the spiritual power replenished by the Ancient Sword, their effects would be even harder to measure.

What surprised Su Yu most were the Body Tempering Pills.

They were golden all over, their pill patterns layered like dragon scales, and they radiated a powerful, solid aura.

It was worth knowing that an ordinary Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator could exert around five thousand jin of force, while Body Tempering Pills could help one break through the limits of the physical body.

A cultivator with an ordinary constitution like Su Yu's needed just this sort of pill to make up for his innate shortcomings.

By a rough estimate, the resources in this Storage Bag were worth more than ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Su Yu couldn't help marveling at the Yunlan Sect's generosity. At the same time, he understood all the more just how precious a Nascent Sword Intent was.

After sitting quietly and regulating his breathing for a while, Su Yu took a gleaming golden Body Tempering Pill from a Jade Bottle.

The pill felt heavy in his hand, and its dragon-scale patterns glimmered strangely in the candlelight.

He drew a deep breath and placed the pill in his mouth.

The instant it slid down his throat, a wave of scorching medicinal power exploded through his body like magma.

Su Yu felt as if every meridian in his body were being scorched by flames, and his skin quickly flushed an unnatural red.

Fine beads of sweat seeped out, and faint white mist steamed from his skin.

He endured the burning pain and circulated the Qi Nurturing Technique, guiding the medicinal power throughout his body.

As the technique flowed, the violent medicinal power gradually grew docile, nourishing every inch of his bones, muscles, and flesh like a gentle stream.

Su Yu could clearly feel his muscle fibers changing in subtle ways, growing tougher and stronger.

His bones were also growing denser, making faint cracking sounds.

About a quarter of an hour later, the medicinal power was finally fully absorbed.

Su Yu let out a long breath. The foul air he exhaled hung in the air without dispersing, even making the candle flame three feet away waver.

He slowly rose and casually threw a punch. As the wind of his fist howled, the air let out a sharp bang.

Around six thousand jin.

Su Yu estimated that the force behind this punch had increased by a full thousand jin.

Though he was still some distance from the ten-thousand-jin limit of the Qi Refining Realm, he was quite satisfied with this improvement.

More importantly, he could feel that his body had grown considerably tougher, which would greatly benefit his future cultivation.

Looking at the two Body Tempering Pills left in the bottle, a glimmer of anticipation flashed in Su Yu's eyes.

Over the next half month, Su Yu's cultivation routine became extremely regular.

Every day, as dawn's first light appeared, he was already practicing his sword in the courtyard.

The Azure Edge Sword carved sharp arcs through the morning light, the sound of its blade cleaving the air ringing without end.

As he gradually mastered his new strength, his sword moves grew ever more fluid and natural. Each strike carried immense force, yet felt effortless.

After every practice session, Su Yu carefully sensed the changes in his strength.

He discovered that the best time to take the next pill was after he had fully adapted to the previous Body Tempering Pill's effects.

So he waited patiently, taking another pill only once he could wield his increased strength as easily as his own arm.

The second Body Tempering Pill was indeed less effective than the first, but Su Yu wasn't in a hurry.

He understood that the path of cultivation lay in gradual progress. Forcing quick results would only leave hidden dangers.

When he took the third pill, its effects weakened a little further, and his strength eventually settled at around seven thousand five hundred jin.

Though he was still short of the ten-thousand-jin limit of the Qi Refining Realm, this improvement already surpassed that of ordinary people by far.

One morning, Su Yu circulated the Qi Nurturing Technique as usual.

When his spiritual power completed its thirty-sixth circuit through his meridians, he suddenly felt an unusual fluctuation in his dantian.

It was a long-lost sensation of something loosening, as if an invisible shackle were slowly opening.

It's finally here! Su Yu was secretly delighted, but didn't dare grow careless.

He drew a deep breath and settled his excitement.

The worst thing when breaking through a realm was to let one's emotions run wild. A moment's carelessness could ruin everything.

Su Yu focused all his attention on guiding the vast spiritual power along the Qi Nurturing Technique's path through his meridians.

He could clearly feel his spiritual sense undergoing a subtle change, growing increasingly keen.

This was the key to breaking through to the Spirit Condensation Realm.

Spiritual sense would become tangible and could be released to explore the surroundings.

As spiritual power continued to gather, the barrier in his dantian grew weaker and weaker.

Finally, with a crisp sound that only Su Yu could hear, the bottleneck that had troubled him for so long was completely shattered.

Surging spiritual power burst forth like floodwaters breaking through a dam, instantly coursing through every meridian in his body.

At that moment, Su Yu's five senses became sharper than ever before.

He could hear leaves rustling outside the courtyard, disciples talking in the distance, and even insects crawling beneath the earth.

His spiritual sense could easily cover a radius of ten li, and he could even sense spiritual power flowing through the air.

So this was the Spirit Condensation Realm?

Su Yu slowly opened his eyes, their depths glittering brightly.

He gently clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him.

Compared to the Qi Refining Realm, his spiritual power was not only much more abundant, but also as easy to control as his own arm, obeying his every whim.

Thinking of this, a confident smile appeared at the corners of Su Yu's mouth.

He slowly raised his right hand and felt the torrent of spiritual power rushing through him.

His current reserves of spiritual power and their purity were more than twice what they had been in the Qi Refining Realm.

If he faced Yuwen Jie again now...

Su Yu's gaze sharpened as the scene of their sparring match surfaced in his mind.

Back then, he had narrowly won by relying on his Nascent Sword Intent, but the fight had been perilous from beginning to end.

But now...

He gently clenched his fist, and his knuckles cracked sharply.

Seven thousand five hundred jin of physical strength surged through his body, backed by the abundant spiritual power of the Spirit Condensation Realm.

Even without using his Nascent Sword Intent, he could easily defeat Yuwen Jie.