Breakthrough, Origin Core Peak!

Yuan Heming and the other River-Facing Sect Origin Core cultivators had seen their cultivation progress slowly for many years, forever unable to advance into higher minor realms. This was the result of several factors piled atop one another...

First, their innate endowments were limited. Second, their foundations were insufficient. Third, they lacked fortuitous opportunities!

But none of these were problems for Shen Mo.

Speaking of innate endowment.

His aptitude had risen to [Millennium Rarity], a level above even many Spirit Bodies in the cultivation world. His physique had also entered the [Ancient Sacred Body] state, allowing him to rival peak fourth-tier demon beasts with pure physical strength alone. Both were orange-quality, only a single step away from the gold-quality [Immortal Seed] and [Divine Body].

His monstrous talent had already touched the limit of what this world could contain. One step further, and heavenly tribulation would immediately descend to kill him!

It could be said that one could search the entire Taichu Realm and scarcely find anyone with Shen Mo's current innate endowment. As for [Immortal Seed] and [Divine Body], there was even less need to mention them. Even if there were a one-in-a-hundred-million chance for one to be born into this realm, it would be annihilated by the world's tribulations the instant it was born. Even a Heavenly Monarch guarding its Dao could not protect such an utterly monstrous newborn infant.

Speaking of foundation.

When Shen Mo had attained the Qi Gathering Realm, he had consumed the Purple Sun Vermilion Fruit and used the power of that wondrous fruit to open three great dantians.

After opening his Spirit Sea, he had also expanded his sea of spiritual power to the utmost limit of that realm, enough to look down proudly upon all cultivators of the same rank!

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