Fifteen years later, in the cave abode on Red Cloud Mountain.
Liu Yu sat alone in the courtyard pavilion, slowly leafing through a cultivation manual and enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
His aura had grown more profound, noticeably stronger than before.
Over the past fifteen years, he had perfected the Blazing Sun Realm of the Astral True Form, truly reaching the third-tier peak.
As for qi refining, he was only a small step away from the golden core peak. If the stages were counted as precisely as those of the Qi Refining Period, he would be at roughly the golden core eighth-layer peak.
At this level of cultivation, he was already qualified to challenge the nascent soul bottleneck. There would be no problem attempting it directly.
With all Liu Yu's preparations, he really did have a considerable chance of success.
However, the first attempt at the nascent soul bottleneck always offered the greatest chance of success. If the attempt failed, even someone lucky enough to survive would see their subsequent chances plummet.
Given his habit of laying his plans before acting, he naturally intended to reach the golden core peak before making his attempt.
His body refining had already reached the third-tier peak, qualifying him to attempt a breakthrough directly.
However, achieving "physical sanctification" was far more difficult than advancing through qi refining.
After all, the transition from the third tier to the fourth tier involved a truly tremendous transformation of the flesh.
The physical body belonged primarily to "essence" among essence, qi, and spirit. Its greater stability also made an earth-shattering transformation within a short period far more difficult.
Liu Yu had collected only one or two ordinary spirit treasures. If he attempted the breakthrough with his current physical foundation, his ultimate chance of success would be