I Will Succeed

"Does entering the realm of Divine Ability require enduring such immense pain and danger?"

Ren Anran's calm demeanor reassured Ren Yisheng, but Ren Anran's pained and struggling expression left Ren Yisheng feeling utterly insecure, wishing he could recite the "Grave Sutra" eight hundred times to protect Ren Anran.

In Emperor Luo Taizong's palace, no one continued the practice of absorbing Spiritual Qi.

Everyone removed their tokens and moved as far away as possible from the center of the Qin Meng Secret Stone, trying to maintain their physical stability while observing Ren Anran's situation.

The thirty-six fire crystals emitted specks of red light, blending into the Spiritual Qi of the palace.

The number of fire crystals increased dramatically from one to three, then from three to six, twelve, twenty-four, and thirty-six, which also meant the high risk Ren Anran faced in his long-term failure.

From initial adventurous eagerness, to solemn caution, then to turning pale when things didn't go as planned, and finally to a desperate gamble forward.

Ren Yisheng was an expert in psychology; how could he not understand Ren Anran?

Because he understood, Ren Yisheng was very clear about Ren Anran's condition. In fact, all of them were psychological players and understood the underlying principles.

The palace was quiet, except for Zhang Xuezhou, who crushed the outer shell of the fire crystal and placed it around Ren Anran's body in order.

After the thirty-six fire crystals were arranged, Ren Yisheng couldn't help but ask Zhang Xuezhou, who was gradually retreating, in a low voice.

"The difficulty lies not in reaching the Divine Ability Realm, but in forging your own path!"

Zhang Xuezhou maintained a calm expression.

The danger he faces upon entering the Divine Ability Realm is far greater than that faced by Ren Anran.

At present, Ren Anran's body acupoints are filled with fire-attribute Spiritual Qi, causing the acupoints to expand abnormally and her body's capillaries to rupture and bleed profusely. Zhang Xuezhou, on the other hand, almost died at that time and only survived by combining a series of Daoist techniques.

If Ren Anran had no ambition and simply wanted to be an ordinary cultivator in the Divine Ability Realm, it would have been easy for Ren Anran to reach that Divine Ability Realm.

But Ren Anran didn't want to take a dead end, and didn't want to end up like Zhang Xuezhou after reaching the Divine Ability Realm.

Zhang Xuezhou was a pioneer who explored the dead end, Ren Anran obviously wouldn't repeat that mistake.

"You faced great danger when you entered the seventh chapter of Mental Strengthening back then," Zhang Xuezhou whispered.

"Isn't there an insurance method? Does everyone have to repeat this?" Ren Yisheng said unwillingly.

Only when we get through this will those who follow not have to repeat it!

Zhang Xuezhou's reply made it clear to Ren Yisheng that Zhang Xuezhou genuinely had no solutions at the moment, nor could he possibly provide guidance to Ren Anran.

Perhaps Zhang Xuezhou inherited only so much from Hongku, or perhaps Zhang Xuezhou possessed only this much, or perhaps the rules set by that fire meteor creature were difficult to break.

Zhang Xuezhou cultivates extremely quickly, advancing to a new realm almost every year, but Zhang Xuezhou has been stagnating at the Divine Ability Realm for several years.

Just as he himself had been trapped in the Sixth Sequence for nearly twenty years without finding a way out, Ren Yisheng endured this ordeal.

Only by breaking free from constraints can a new beginning be possible.

Zhang Xuezhou's hopes were clearly placed on Ren Anran, and so were those of them who cultivated Realm Technique.

From the moment the sequence lock bound the Gene Sequence and the Realm Technique, the choices they made were no longer up to them, and only by embarking on a completely new path of cultivation could they advance.

This path cannot be simply defined by one person. There are guides, assistants, and others who refer to and derive theories, and there are even those who simply pile up theories out of thin air. All of these require human cooperation.

Ren Yisheng paced back and forth, his heart filled with unease, yet he could only wait, going back and forth.

"If you really can't hold on any longer, you can try to use Spiritual Qi energy to break through your cultivation level. Breaking through the special energy that comes with a new cultivation level might actually benefit An Ran!"

Seeing that Ren Yisheng's mind was in turmoil and he could not find peace, Zhang Xuezhou could only try to find a way to calm Ren Yisheng down.

"I haven't practiced my Realm Technique for a long time, so they're quite rusty. Even the stimulation from the Qin Meng Secret Stone's aura couldn't get me to the next realm!"

Ren Yisheng felt a slight sense of powerlessness and embarrassment.

The first three realms of the Realm Technique can be advanced by accumulating elixirs, but the Fourth Realm is no longer driven by external objects, even when immersed in Spiritual Qi.

Ren Yisheng went through repeated vomiting and medication before finally reaching the True Spirit Realm, and then remained in that realm for a long time.

He hasn't practiced Realm Technique much in recent years, so how could he possibly break through to the Consciousness Creation Realm in such a short time?

"I'll do it," Luo Burang raised his hand and said, "My cultivation level is low. If I don't need to carefully study the Meridian Circulation Realm, the probability of me breaking through to the Blood Penetration Realm is very high!"

"My cultivation level is too low to have much impact. Let me try to enter the Body Transformation Realm!"

Wang Haoran whispered, indicating that he was the person with the highest cultivation level besides Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran. He had spent very little time on Gene Sequence in recent years, and had devoted almost all his energy to Realm Technique, just wanting to follow the same path as Zhang Xuezhou.

Even though he was determined to rely on the Realm Technique to reach the end, Wang Haoran never expected that he would end up back where he started.

The sudden emergence of sequence locks made Realm Technique the catalyst for their development.

The higher one's own Realm Technique, the higher the limit of the sequence lock.

Compared to those who quickly acquire sequence locks, the sequence locks they themselves have condensed are undoubtedly matched to the maximum extent, and their high level of skill means they don't need to worry about their sequence locks falling behind.

Wang Haoran was undoubtedly the one who benefited the most among them. He was even only one step away from the Body Transformation Realm, and after him was the Divine Ability Realm, where Zhang Xuezhou was.

He took a step forward, and blue Law Power light appeared in his hand, the Law Power almost as blue as the sky.

The purity of one's Law Power undoubtedly demonstrates the level of Realm Technique; Wang Haoran even took a bottle of Spirit-Forging Pill Elixir.

He frowned and swallowed it in one gulp, then reached out and grabbed the Spirit Gathering Formation token again.

The moment the token was in hand, the Spiritual Qi in the palace was drawn to it, no longer the residual Spiritual Qi emanating from Qin Meng's secret stone.

Wang Haoran stood quietly in place, his body radiating Law Power light, clearly as he repeatedly activated the Yin Yang Great Compassion Nine Heavens Incantation.

"The Qin Meng Secret Stone leaks a lot of Spiritual Qi. Don't be afraid to steal An Ran's Spiritual Qi. Everyone can try to break through to a higher realm!"

Ren Yisheng's attempt to break through to a higher realm is of little use, and Wang Haoran's role is also limited.

Seeing the heavy atmosphere among the crowd, Zhang Xuezhou could only try to appease them by mentioning that breakthroughs in cultivation levels would bring some positive effects.

This caused a noticeable change in the expressions of the crowd who wanted to help but couldn't. People were constantly adjusting their breathing and reaching out to grasp the jade tokens again.

Compared to their previous attempts to be drawn by the aura of Ren Anran entering the Divine Ability Realm, the group was now clearly trying to move forward as much as possible to seek assistance from Ren Anran.

"The original pure Spiritual Qi has been mixed with the aura of fire crystals, which will cause greater stimulation to the acupoints. Please be careful!"

After Zhang Xuezhou gave his repeated instructions, many people nodded but remained silent, only able to adjust their bodies, which were stinging from the excessive Spiritual Qi.

If there's a chance, they'll take the risk and try; if there's no chance, they'll try to find one; if all else fails, they'll have to give up.

The Realm Technique cannot be improved immediately if one wishes to advance; even Ren Yisheng, who is at the Eighth Sequence, is helpless in this regard.

Among the group, Wang Haoran was the most persistent, followed by Qin Wenhan, who habitually chirped, and then Song Bu'er, whose background was difficult to ascertain. People like Li Yingbo and Zhu Liangping lacked confidence.

For a moment, everyone fell silent, while Ren Anran, who was next to the Qin Meng Secret Stone, opened her eyes again and gestured to Zhang Xuezhou.

Compared to her earlier shouts of "add!", Ren Anran now seemed weak even when speaking, having devoted almost all her attention to the task at hand.

"Seventy-two fire crystals are a fixed number. If you can't achieve that, you need to try your best to exit the state of attempting to break through to the Divine Ability Realm!"

Zhang Xuezhou gestured to the fire crystal.

According to the theory of Yin-Yang School, nine is the extreme number. The extreme number for men is nine, and the extreme number for women is eight. When the number reaches seventy-two, it is already a limit.

The philosophy of the Eighty-Nine may seem idealistic, but even Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't deny the underlying principles of gender balance within it.

He slowly increased the number of fire crystals to seventy-two, in multiples of thirty-six. This was not just a matter of Ren Anran adapting; the number of fire crystals in the Void Furnace was less than one hundred, which was already close to its limit.

I will succeed!

Ren Anran didn't make a sound, but her mouth opened and closed, conveying a very clear message to Zhang Xuezhou.

The information Ren Anran conveyed prompted Zhang Xuezhou to quickly reach out and touch the fire crystal. He used the petrification technique to cover the fire crystal, and the hard stone layers immediately peeled away, revealing the high-temperature spiritual Spiritual Qi in the core area that carried a scorching aura.

Just like lighting seventy-two braziers in Emperor Taizong's bedroom, the temperature in the bedroom kept rising.

As Wang Haoran, standing near the center, began to contort his facial muscles, the Law Power surging through his body rippled towards a deep blue, gradually transforming into a profound blue resembling the sea.

Such a breakthrough is obviously extremely difficult. Most cultivators have to spend a lot of resources to repair their bodies after a breakthrough, or rely on a long period of time to heal the trauma of the breakthrough.

Normally, such a breakthrough would be somewhat counterproductive.

But Zhang Xuezhou then saw a change in Ren Anran's aura, with a hint of purple emanating from her deep blue Law Power.

The Yang Soul Incarnation did not manifest outwardly, but this Divine Ability technique had clearly been successfully mastered, guiding Ren Anran's Law Power towards the purple realm of the later three stages.

Zhang Xuezhou was overjoyed. Whether it was due to Wang Haoran's breakthrough or simply because they happened to be breaking through at the same time, Zhang Xuezhou felt that all the price he paid for his success was worthwhile.