True Essence Alchemy! The Realm of Object Manipulation!

Li Bufan felt as though his essence, qi, and spirit had all improved.

His formerly wilted spirit recovered directly to its peak as he began refining the pill. His true qi rapidly replenished, his Spiritual Sense swiftly grew stronger, and his physical body was nourished.

However, the medicinal power of a fifth-grade pill was far too abundant. With his Qi Sea Realm cultivation, his refining speed was extremely slow. At this rate, it would likely take several days to refine it completely.

Just then, Xiao Tianlin's True Essence entered Li Bufan's body. Gentle yet abundant, it flowed through Li Bufan's meridians.

He said, "Do not be afraid, Li Shidi. I will help you refine it."

Though True Essence and true qi differed by only one word, they were as far apart as heaven and earth. True qi was the power of Qi Sea Realm cultivators, formless and intangible; True Essence was a power only Jade Liquid Realm Warriors could obtain, already liquefied and dense as mercury, its might more than ten times greater.

Xiao Tianlin's True Essence coursed through Li Bufan's body, wrapping around the pill's medicinal power and accelerating its refinement.

Driven by the True Essence, the fifth-grade pill's medicinal power rapidly spread out, nourishing Li Bufan's upper, middle, and lower dantians.

As the pill was refined, Li Bufan's realm began rising step by step. His proficiency in the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm soared, drawing ever closer to the eighth level.

Yet his Spiritual Sense cultivation advanced the fastest. His Spiritual Sense had already reached the peak of the Understanding Realm, only a single step away from the Object Manipulation Realm. Now, propelled by the pill, that bottleneck began to loosen.

A flash of inspiration struck Li Bufan, and he immediately circulated the Fetal Breath Spirit