Xiang Yun stretched and said, "It's not like there's anyone at nine yuan Nirvana in the Hall, so why not test the waters with someone at Initial Life Profound?"
"At least it'll give me some idea of where I stand. I feel like I've gotten a little too full of myself."
"If the gap between the Life Profound Realm and the Nirvana Realm is too big, at least it'll wake me up!"
Xiang Huang was exasperated. Just listen to him! "I feel like I've gotten a little too full of myself"? Still, it did remind him of something.
He was indeed worried that Xiang Yun had gotten too full of himself. He had to bring Xiang Yun back to his senses.
"Why don't I spar with you when you come out of seclusion?"
"Don't. I'm worried I might send you flying with one punch. You probably wouldn't be badly hurt, but it'd be too embarrassing."
Xiang Yun waved a hand, but Xiang Huang felt his authority had been challenged. He said in a low voice, "Your father's fists aren't exactly light either. Besides, if I spar with you, at least I'll know what flaws you still have."
"All right."
Xiang Yun nodded. That way, he wouldn't have to worry about killing someone at Initial Life Profound when he went all out.
"I'm going in first."
Xiang Yun instantly became a streak of light and plunged back into the Nirvana Pill River, breaking through its pressure as he went. Even the deeper platforms were only in the middle section of the Pill River.
As he continued downward, the pressure increased geometrically, mainly because the pressure of the Nirvana Qi was utterly terrifying.
In fact, it was because the energy density was too high. Why could someone in the Nirvana Realm poke someone at the peak of Fortune to death with one finger? Of course, that meant an ordinary peak Fortune cultivator.
Xiang Yun didn't count.
It all came down to energy density. Nirvana and Fortune cultivators weren't even the same kind of creature. Every tribulation was a transformation.
In Shrouding the Heavens, it was like a single drop of a Great Saint's blood crushing a mountain.
Naturally, that was just an analogy.
"My Qiankun Battle Body just broke through. You think this little bit of pressure can crush my scales?"
Xiang Yun sneered and sped up again, constantly slamming aside the Nirvana Qi in his path. Just as he was about to reach the bottom,
he saw a golden mass of light a hundred zhang long, radiating an utterly terrifying fluctuation of Origin Energy.
"Nirvana Golden Qi!"
Xiang Yun couldn't be bothered to think it over. All he had to do was devour, devour, devour!
He immediately sat down cross-legged and began circulating his Qiankun Battle Body.
At the same time, the miniature black hole in his dantian spun at a frenzied speed.
The Nirvana Golden Qi, so dense it was almost tangible, immediately swarmed toward him and poured endlessly into his body, wildly strengthening his flesh at a terrifying rate.
"Now that's what I'm talking about! This is the kind of power a real man dares to absorb!!"
Xiang Yun couldn't help letting out a low roar inside the Pill River. Once the Nirvana Golden Qi entered his body, it began to rampage wildly.
But it was suppressed in an instant. At the same time, the World Tree Sapling began to sway, actually absorbing the Nirvana Golden Qi too and feeding back wisps of power that seemed to hold endless colors.
"Oh, good tree! Absorb more!"
Xiang Yun's eyes lit up. The World Tree was very proud. Before, it had only absorbed a little when he forced it to, and its conversion efficiency had been very low.
He hadn't expected Nirvana Golden Qi to catch its eye.
Not bad at all.
Neither the Earthly Fiend Cold Pearl nor the Qian Thunder Essence could compare to the World Power radiating from the World Tree in their effects on the Qiankun Battle Body.
If the World Tree could grow, never mind the Tianxuan Continent-he could be invincible even in the Great Thousand World.
Billowing Nirvana Golden Qi poured madly into Xiang Yun's body. Even the barbarians of the Primordial Hall at seven yuan Nirvana wouldn't dare absorb it like this. Each time, they had to refine what they absorbed and then take a breather
before absorbing more.
Only someone with Xiang Yun's physique could absorb it like this, as casually as drawing a sharp breath.
"Way too little."
Xiang Yun opened his eyes, sounding somewhat disappointed. He'd thought it would last a while. Who knew it would all be gone after only a little over two days?
Hadn't they said other people could absorb it for over ten days?
He wasn't asking for much. Surely there should have been enough for five days at least? But it had only been two, not even three.
"All right, then."
Xiang Yun rose to his feet, violent fluctuations continually radiating from his body. His skin was crimson, like a bed of glowing coals from a distance.
The Nirvana Tribulation appeared again.
He had devoured far too much, far too fast.
At the rate others refined it, they could never have refined that much Nirvana Golden Qi. But for Xiang Yun,
with his Heavenly Tyrant Body, Qiankun Battle Body, Great Devouring Technique, and the World Tree all refining it together, the Nirvana Golden Qi became his Origin Energy and Nirvana Qi the instant it entered him.
Perhaps even the Nirvana Golden Qi hadn't realized what was happening before it was thoroughly molded into Xiang Yun's shape.
The Nirvana Demonic Flame appeared again. Billowing black flames erupted from Xiang Yun's body, colliding wildly with the surrounding Nirvana Qi and stirring up numerous Nirvana flames.
If the riverbed hadn't already been tempered by so much Nirvana Qi, it would probably have shattered long ago.
But the Nirvana Demonic Flame, which even someone at seven yuan Nirvana found terrifying, failed to stir up the slightest ripple inside Xiang Yun. The moment it showed itself,
it was instantly crushed.
The black hole in his dantian immediately pulled it in. Since this power had come out of his body, it wasn't going anywhere!!
Xiang Yun exerted himself and devoured the Nirvana Demonic Flame. Tribulation or not, it was all just fuel.
"All that Nirvana Golden Qi, and I only advanced one yuan? That's ridiculous."
"Though the World Tree might have devoured some of it. The World Power it produced should also have helped my Qiankun Battle Body complete one stage."
"But the amount of resources I'm using is way too much. Is this the price of being invincible against opponents above my level?"
Xiang Yun sensed the exceedingly dense Nirvana Qi inside him. Now that he was at four yuan Nirvana, he should have been at the stage of forming objects with his golden body.
Yet wisps of Nirvana Golden Qi-his Primordial Spirit Qi-had already begun to form inside him.
By the density of his Nirvana Qi alone, he was already comparable to someone at seven yuan Nirvana. If this continued, he would probably break his pill and nurture his spirit ahead of time, giving rise to Primordial Spirit power.
"But that's only natural. With everything I have, it would be ridiculous if I couldn't fight above my level."
Xiang Yun stretched. Never mind the Martial Ancestor-even Mu with his cheats hadn't had such a lavish setup at his level. Of course, if you counted One Qi into Five Purities,
that was another matter.
Xiang Yun burst out of the river.
The Primordial Hall disciples who were cultivating rose and called out, one after another, "Young Hall Master!"
At that moment, a disciple hurried over and said, "Young Hall Master, the Hall Master said that if you came out of seclusion, you should go to the Primordial Battle Hall."
"Mm, thanks for your trouble."
Xiang Yun glanced at him. The disciple had clearly been waiting for him. He casually sent a stream of Origin Energy into the disciple, who froze, thinking he had offended the Young Hall Master.
Then he heard Xiang Yun say, "Pay close attention. You're cultivating the Three Primordial Fists, right? The circulation route for the final fist is a little off."
With that, Xiang Yun turned into a streak of light and headed for the Primordial Battle Hall at the top of Primordial Peak.
He left behind an overjoyed disciple and the many disciples around him, green with envy. Who would have thought that simply coming to inform the Young Hall Master could earn him a little guidance from the Young Hall Master?
That would save him at least several months of hard work!
Xiang Yun landed outside the Primordial Battle Hall and heard many voices talking inside. Was it really such a grand occasion?
"Isn't this just fooling around? I admit the Young Hall Master is very talented and has exceptional comprehension, but we're already starting experiments?"
"Why don't we wait a little longer? When that boy Xun Wu heard what the Young Hall Master had come up with, his Dao heart nearly shattered. He said he wanted to try it himself!"
Xiang Yun had just walked in when he heard an elderly voice speaking.
Though the tone wasn't angry, it sounded urgent.