Xiantian Realm, Break!!!

Xiantian Realm, Break!!! The Heavenly Bridge!

It was said to be the primal passage connecting the human body to heaven and earth, hidden deep within the spiritual platform of the skull, in the depths of the Niwan Secret Realm—formless, intangible, shadowless, and without appearance.

Ordinary martial artists were shackled by their Martial Bones and limited by their mortal flesh. Their souls were shallow, their true qi impure; throughout their lives, they found it difficult even to glimpse its traces. Only those whose bodies had reached perfect completion, whose true qi had transformed and ascended, and whose essence, qi, and spirit had become one could stir their own origins and faintly sense the existence of this mysterious bridge reaching the heavens.

Before this, his twelve primary meridians and eight extraordinary meridians had all been opened, leaving his meridians unobstructed.

Now, his Black-Iron Golden Body had reached completion. His flesh had been forged to the realm of adamantine, and his Postnatal True Qi had been tempered into a golden phenomenon, completing a half-step Dao transformation.

It was precisely this foundation, layer upon layer, that had forcibly torn through the fog and allowed Chen An to glimpse the final heavenly barrier between the Postnatal Realm and the Xiantian Realm.

Break through that heavenly barrier, and one could return from the Postnatal Realm to the Xiantian Realm, becoming a Xiantian Realm martial artist.

What was a Xiantian Realm martial artist?!

Xiantian meant being born in accordance with heaven, sharing the same origin as heaven and earth.

Upon entering the Xiantian Realm, one's five viscera and six bowels transformed and purified, flesh and blood were remade, and the mortal body became the embryonic form of a Xiantian Dao Body. One's lifespan would surge by more than sixty years.

Beyond that, Xiantian martial artists could draw the vital energies of heaven and earth into their bodies. With a single thought, they could stir the winds and clouds in all directions. Their true qi would break free from the shackles of their meridians and flow outward at will, condensing qi into blades and transforming qi into shields.

With every gesture, their power would soar. Splitting mountains, rending earth, severing rivers, and cutting off currents would be mere trifles.

At this realm, one had already taken the first step into true transcendent martial arts. Not to mention Wurong County—even in Chengtian Prefecture City, one would be qualified to establish a sect and found a school.

Wurong County had a population of several million, yet there were only three Xiantian Realm experts known to the public!

But no one could have imagined it.

That tonight,

A county academy student who was only seventeen years old and would face the county examination in three days,

At this very moment!

Was charging against the barrier that countless Houtian Realm martial artists had been unable to break throughout their entire lives!

The incomparably dense Postnatal True Qi, seemingly on the verge of liquefying and flecked with fragments of gold, like the waters of the heavenly river, suddenly crashed viciously toward that ethereal, intangible barrier hidden deep within the Niwan spiritual platform.

"Break for me!!!"

A roar like crashing thunder rang out within Chen An's mind.

Rumble!!!~~

A colossal shock as if the heavens were collapsing erupted from the depths of his sea of consciousness. The invisible barrier shuddered violently, ripples spreading outward in layer upon layer.

A wild gale suddenly rose within the small room. Airwaves rolled and surged, and every speck of dust on the floor was swept into the air.

"Crack!!~~"

Deep within the hazy spiritual platform, the invisible barrier spanning the Postnatal and Xiantian Realms finally could no longer withstand the frenzied impact of the endless golden true qi. A fine crack split across it, before it shattered with a thunderous boom!

The Heavenly Bridge, sealed away for endless ages, was forcibly opened at last!

At that very instant, heaven and earth changed color, and the surrounding void heaved violently.

The endless, thin, scattered primordial qi that had drifted between heaven and earth seemed drawn by an invisible force. Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, like moths rushing into flame, it poured ceaselessly through the newly opened Heavenly Bridge and into Chen An's limbs and bones.

The pure, vast primordial qi surged straight in, rapidly merging, colliding, and tempering with his dense, solid Postnatal True Qi, which carried a gleam of fragmented gold.

The murky, heavy aura of mortality was washed away layer by layer, stripped off and purified, while the shackles of his mortal body crumbled inch by inch.

Under the guidance of the Heavenly Bridge, the two forces continuously fused and transformed, slowly giving rise to an azure true qi that was pure to the utmost, warm and boundless, and brimming with inexhaustible vitality.

Clear and ethereal, with Dao resonance arising naturally from within—it was as different from Postnatal True Qi as heaven was from earth.

Xiantian True Qi!!!

At this moment, the Postnatal had faded away, and mortality had ascended.

Xiantian Realm, achieved!!!

However, even after successfully breaking through into the Xiantian Realm, Chen An's cultivation did not stop.

The Heavenly Bridge had opened completely, with no further obstruction. The vast, boundless primordial qi from all directions surged into his meridians and dantian like a river and sea bursting through a dam.

Endless pure primordial qi flooded into his body. His newly opened eight extraordinary meridians stretched wide, taking in this transcendent power with all their might.

The newly transformed azure Xiantian True Qi rapidly grew, settled, and condensed beneath the infusion of massive amounts of primordial qi.

His reserves of true qi increased severalfold. The vital aura throughout his body became unbroken and continuous, firmly linked to heaven and earth; with every breath, he could naturally inhale and exhale spiritual qi.

His flesh, meridians, and true qi ascended together as one. The foundation of his newly entered Xiantian Realm was continuously polished and solidified, steadily advancing at great speed from the entry stage toward the completion of the Early Xiantian Realm.

Buzz!!!~~

Chen An's body shook violently, and a terrifying burst of qi force that cowed all directions exploded from him. Violent currents of air swept through the entire room, sending desks, tables, and chairs brutally flying as wood splinters and dust filled the air.

At the same time, within his dantian sea of qi, the azure Xiantian True Qi vortex, originally only the size of a washbasin, abruptly expanded more than tenfold. Like mercury spilling across the ground, it filled his entire dantian.

The Xiantian power flowing through his meridians became ever more vigorous and majestic, and heaven and earth resonated ever more intensely.

The barrier broke again, and his realm soared!

Mid Xiantian Realm!!!

[ Ding! The five hundred years of cultivation time have been exhausted. Cultivation terminated! ]

At that moment, the system's voice rang out in his mind once more.

The ceaseless flow of primordial qi into his body abruptly stopped, and the drawing power of the Heavenly Bridge slowly fell silent.

The azure Xiantian True Qi that had been wildly surging and wantonly expanding within him gradually withdrew as well. Its violent, turbulent momentum faded as it flowed in an orderly manner through his meridians, settling steadily into his dantian sea of qi and his limbs and bones.

His restless aura slowly calmed. The fierce winds ravaging the room gradually dispersed, and silence returned to the wrecked chamber.

Chen An slowly opened his eyes. A deep azure gleam flashed through their depths, then vanished in an instant.

"Mid Xiantian Realm!!!"

Feeling the power within him surge once more, Chen An actually had the faint sensation that he could blow apart heaven and earth with a single punch.

However, Chen An quickly came to his senses, knowing that it was merely an illusion born from his rapidly increasing strength.

The Xiantian Realm was all it was. In this little Wurong County, he still could not claim supremacy, much less across the entire Great Luo Dynasty or the entire Azure Origin Continent.

He was still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from blowing apart heaven and earth.

"Looks like my strength has risen too quickly!"

Chen An slowly raised both hands. With a thought, a faint azure spiritual glow immediately emerged from his palms.

Although, with the system's blessing of arduous cultivation across the years, his control over this suddenly increased cultivation had long since reached perfection—his true qi flowed smoothly and without hindrance, while his realm's foundation was firm and stable, without the slightest trace of hollowness or flaw.

Still, in a single night, he had broken through several realms in succession: from the Qi Condensation Realm to the Houtian Realm, then from the Houtian Realm to the Early Xiantian Realm, before advancing directly into the Mid Xiantian Realm. The leap in power had been far too swift. His flesh and cultivation could keep pace in an instant, but the settling of his state of mind could not be accomplished overnight.

Chen An lowered his gaze slightly and slowly suppressed the restless turmoil churning within his heart. He let out a long breath of foul air, then rose to his feet, only to find his entire body sticky and uncomfortable, with a faint stench wafting toward him.

"Pores spraying... no, cleansing the marrow and washing the sinews?!"

Looking at the additional layer of black, oily grime on his skin, Chen An raised an eyebrow. After a moment's thought, he understood that these were likely impurities expelled from his body when he broke through into the Xiantian Realm and returned from the Postnatal Realm to the Xiantian Realm.

The foul stench coming from the impurities made him uncomfortable. Chen An immediately walked into the bathroom, took off his clothes, and began washing up once more...