Within the quiet room, the space rippled violently, with powerful energies surging rapidly, forming a large column of air that rushed wildly into the body of the young man sitting cross-legged on the bed. Faced with this endless influx, his body was like a bottomless pit, no matter how much surging energy was poured in, it never overflowed.
Since refining his first Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, Xiao Yan has maintained this state for nearly a week. During this time, his figure remained as still as a rock. Inside the room, only the dimly lit Spirit Stone in his arms and the surrounding void trembled. As a result, the energy of heaven and earth surged above the house where he was, producing gusts of howling wind.
Within Xiao Yan's body, thanks to the terrifying energy contained in the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, coupled with the refinement of the Flame Mantra, Origin Qi flowed through his meridians like a tide. Moreover, a considerable amount of Heaven and Earth energy was also mixed in with this energy. After being refined and absorbed, it all transformed into pure Origin Qi and merged into the Qi vortex within Xiao Yan's body.
However, although the amount of heaven and earth energy was abundant, after being refined by the Heavenly Flames and combined with the Flame Mantra, the amount of pure Origin Qi that Xiao Yan could absorb was naturally not much. But it was better than nothing, especially since cultivation was not something that could be accomplished overnight. Everything accumulates gradually, and over time, it can reach an extremely terrifying level. Otherwise, if one wanted to improve their strength solely by relying on external resources, the result would inevitably be unsatisfactory. No matter how good the cultivation resources were, they were still just external shortcuts. If one relied on them too much, it would likely backfire.
However, if we're really talking about using Spirit Stone to break through cultivation, this seems to be the first time for Xiao Yan. Although he had previously used High-Grade Spirit Stone to help his avatars improve their strength, in reality, those were not used by Xiao Yan himself. Therefore, this can't really be considered an overemphasis on external objects.
Under Xiao Yan's Xiao Yan, the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone in his arms had almost completely absorbed all the energy of heaven and earth contained within it in just one week. As a result, his cultivation level had successfully advanced to the Three-Star Origin Emperor level. It seemed that he had already reached the late stage of the Late Three-Star Origin Emperor level, not far from the four-star level. Before he had finished absorbing all the Origin Qi in his body, Xiao Yan took out another Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone. With the continuous infusion of the energy of heaven and earth around him, his cultivation level broke through again in no time, reaching the Four-Star Origin Emperor level!
However, this was clearly not the end yet. The Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone in his arms still contained a considerable amount of energy. Perhaps with this, his cultivation could break through to the Five-Star Origin Emperor level in one fell swoop!
Upon thinking of this, Xiao Yan's heart burned with excitement. As the void around him rippled more violently, streams of pure and powerful energy continuously surged into his internal energy vortex. The combined effect of the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone and the energy of heaven and earth further solidified Xiao Yan's aura. In just a few hours, his cultivation level was completely stabilized at the Early Four-Star Origin Emperor. In the following days, Xiao Yan devoted all his attention to absorbing the pure energy within the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone. This caused the Origin Qi flowing through his meridians to become increasingly surging and powerful. Each circulation brought him almost inexhaustible and formidable strength.
This feeling of abundance caused Xiao Yan's aura to rise even faster. Until the Late Four-Star Origin Emperor, the energy within the Spirit Stone gradually became depleted, and the Origin Qi in the surrounding world slowly began to show signs of being insufficient to sustain him. If this continued, Xiao Yan's aura would probably stagnate.
But the more this happened, the calmer Xiao Yan became. He continued to absorb the mottled energy of heaven and earth for his own use, while simultaneously gathering all the remaining Origin Qi in his meridians and suppressing it back into the Qi Cyclone Space. As the saying goes, "one effort, one breath," now that things had come to this point, if he could go all out and make a final push, a powerful breakthrough would further enhance Xiao Yan's strength.
When the internal Qi Cyclone Space was completely overflowing and the meridians were filled with Origin Qi, Xiao Yan slowly clenched his fists with a slight tremor in his body. His brows furrowed, and a sense of urgency formed within him, suppressing the Qi Cyclone Space and causing it to change. The Origin Qi that was already abundant within it also became restless. As the pressure within his body gradually increased, it was as if a wild beast within Xiao Yan was about to burst out.
This situation lasted for over an hour. Xiao Yan, lying on the bed, was already covered in sweat, his face flushed red, and his internal energy was becoming increasingly tense, almost bursting. The void around him was constantly surging, and invisible spatial ripples spread outwards. The furniture and decorations in the entire room were trembling violently. Until a certain moment, Xiao Yan, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly raised his head, his eyes wide open, revealing a ferocious expression. His two fists, with veins bulging, slammed heavily into his chest. As a powerful energy ripple swept outwards, an invisible barrier within Xiao Yan's body suddenly shattered!
"Drink!"
At the same time, Xiao Yan's body suddenly trembled, and he stood up. The breath he had been holding in his chest suddenly transformed into a long roar like thunder, which actually blew the roof off. The earth-shattering shout spread like a bolt from the blue. Inside the Heavenly Cloud Manor, many people's expressions changed drastically. Bai Hua and Lian'er, Luo Jin and Li Bingrui, Xiao Jin Long Lin, as well as Huo Zhu and the Luo Clan's high-ranking members, all rushed over upon hearing the sound. They saw Xiao Yan standing in the void, his upper robes torn to shreds, revealing his fair and muscular body. A powerful aura was emanating from his body in waves.
But that wasn't all. With his breakthrough in cultivation, the vast energy of heaven and earth was once again drawn in, forming a massive energy whirlwind above Xiao Yan's head. The hurricane howled, and a huge energy pillar shot straight into Xiao Yan's body from the top of his head. Under the frenzied refinement of the Heavenly Flames, it was all refined into streams of pure Origin Qi and absorbed into his body in a short time. When the storm dissipated, Xiao Yan's aura was completely stabilized at the Early Five-Star Origin Emperor!
This entire process lasted for less than half a month.
In just half a month, Xiao Yan leaped from Two-Star Origin Emperor. Although this was largely due to the effects of the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, it was ultimately also an opportunity for Xiao Yan himself, which indeed made many people envious.