Advancing to Half-Step King

Murong Qingcheng had already emerged from seclusion. Compared to her time in the ruins, her demonic power cultivation had grown by an unknown amount. With the slightest circulation of demonic power, the skies around the island darkened, demonic winds howled, and it felt as though they had entered a world of darkness. By Ye Chen's estimate, Murong Qingcheng's cultivation had now roughly reached the mid-stage of the Half-Step King realm, while the woman in yellow was clearly at the high stage.

That was the difference made by having Magic Crystals.

With Murong Qingcheng present, Ye Chen could enter seclusion and break through without worry.

Inside the spacious cave dwelling, Ye Chen sat cross-legged on a stone platform, palms up and soles together, swiftly entering a state of utterly focused cultivation.

Gurgle!

Under the conscious and unconscious control of his mind, the True Essence in Ye Chen's Dantian began to rotate slowly yet forcefully. Threads and wisps of True Essence flowed out from his Dantian and into his blood vessels, then, carried by the blood, began their charge toward the Half-Step King realm.

The human body contained countless blood vessels. Other than the cornea, hair, nails, dentin, and epithelium, blood vessels spread throughout the entire body. Based on their structure and function, they were divided into arteries, veins, and capillaries. To charge into the Half-Step King realm, one naturally did not need to merge True Essence into all three kinds of vessels. It was only necessary for the True Essence to follow the blood in the arteries through one perfect circulation.

His blood began to accelerate, and Ye Chen's heart pounded faster and faster. It contracted and expanded like a coconut, like a clenched fist, full of power. The continuous thudding made the air in the cave dwelling tremble and spread