106: Realm breakthrough, Yuanli is born

Zi Ning, who was acting as Protector, felt a surge of joy in her heart when she saw the Qi and Blood phantom reappear, but then she wanted to remind Yang Kai, fearing she might disrupt his rhythm. She could only remain silent and continue to diligently act as Protector.

Yang Kai opened his eyes, and with a thought, the Qi and Blood phantom behind him moved within the hall. Yang Kai nodded in satisfaction, then retracted it back into his body, feeling the immense power contained within his fists and the surging Qi and Blood within him. Yang Kai couldn't help but want to let out a long roar to the sky; the weakness he had felt for many days was swept away, and he had now returned to his body's Peak state!

But Yang Kai was no longer a novice who had just started to Cultivate; naturally, he wouldn't do such a thing. Instead, he quickly adjusted his state of mind to be as calm as an ancient well, took out a crystalline rhomboid Spirit Stone, and carefully examined it in front of his eyes.

"Is this a Top-Grade Spirit Stone? It really does look much purer than an ordinary Spirit Stone." Saying this, Yang Kai took out a milky-white crystal he usually used for Cultivation. Comparing the two, the difference became even more obvious.

"Of course! The one in your hand is a Low-Grade Spirit Stone, which is only used during the Qi Refinement Stage. The internal magical power of a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator is dozens of times more abundant than that of the Qi Refinement Stage, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi they absorb far exceeds the Qi Refinement Stage. At this point, using Low-Grade Spirit Stones would be insufficient for Cultivation and restoring magical power. Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators use Medium-Grade Spirit Stones." Zi Ning, seeing Yang Kai speak, then dared to chime in a few words and took out a light-white Spirit Stone, tossing it to Yang Kai for comparison.

Yang Kai placed the three Spirit Stones side by side, marveling at them, then put the other two into his storage, leaving only the Top-Grade Spirit Stone, and once again closed his eyes to adjust his breathing.

Zi Ning was almost angered to laughter by Yang Kai's shameless behavior. Yang Kai had so brazenly and shamelessly taken her Medium-Grade Spirit Stone. If not for her vast family wealth and not caring about such an item, anyone else would probably have tried to snatch it back.

Zi Ning rolled her eyes dramatically, glared at Yang Kai, and then continued to act as his Protector in a huff.

As for Yang Kai, he swept all complicated matters from his mind, and only after feeling that his state of mind was stable did he begin to absorb the Spiritual Qi from the Top-Grade Spirit Stone in his hand.

"What terrifying Spiritual Pressure, what pure Spiritual Qi." Yang Kai felt the Spiritual Qi continuously pouring into his palm, his body trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He quickly returned to calmness, circulated his Cultivation Technique, and guided the Spiritual Qi entering his body to continuously flush through the acupuncture points within him.

The reason Spirit Stones can quickly restore a Cultivator's magical power and provide for their Cultivation is not only because a large amount of Spiritual Qi is stored within them, but more importantly, they naturally contain a Spiritual Pressure. As long as a Cultivator holds a Spirit Stone and begins to absorb, the internal Spiritual Pressure of the Spirit Stone will automatically infuse the Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Stone into the Cultivator's body, without consuming the Cultivator's magical power.

If there were no Spiritual Pressure, even if a large amount of Spiritual Qi were stored in a Spirit Stone, the Cultivator would need to activate their magical power to create a Spiritual Pressure, forcing the Spiritual Qi into their own body, which would result in a loss. What Zi Ning said earlier about Low-Grade Spirit Stones not being suitable for Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators is also because the Spiritual Pressure within Low-Grade Spirit Stones is lower than the Spiritual Pressure within a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator's body, making it unable to autonomously infuse Spiritual Qi into the body. Moreover, the Spiritual Qi stored in Low-Grade Spirit Stones is merely a drop in the bucket for Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators. Therefore, Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators almost never use Low-Grade Spirit Stones anymore.

The Spiritual Qi within this Top-Grade Spirit Stone seemed inexhaustible, and its Spiritual Pressure was also very strong. Besides Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators occasionally using it to quickly restore magical power, it was rarely used for Cultivation because this item, due to its abundant Spiritual Qi and strong Spiritual Pressure, was mostly used for setting up formations, Artifact Refining, and other purposes, making its value quite high. Ordinary Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators would also be reluctant to use it for Cultivation, preferring to save it for other uses.

At this moment, Yang Kai once again felt the sensation he experienced when receiving Spiritual Qi infusion in the Town Demon Tower within the Flowing Cloud Sect. A powerful Spiritual Pressure pressed down on him like a great mountain, but the effect was evident: the acupoint at the end of his newly expanded acupoint pathway was rapidly turning from dim to bright, progressing at an astonishing speed.

"Boom!"

After a while, Yang Kai only heard a roar within his body. This last acupoint finally couldn't bear the load and completely opened under the immense Spiritual Qi flush. Yang Kai's "Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art" officially entered the Peak of the second stage!

Upon reaching the Peak of the second stage, Yang Kai decisively stopped absorbing the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stone. He looked closely, and the Top-Grade Spirit Stone seemed to have no change. He then placed it aside, ready to use it later if needed, and turned to look at Zi Ning, revealing a smile.

"Succeeded?" Zi Ning's spirits immediately lifted at the sight, and she asked.

Yang Kai nodded, and Zi Ning pondered for a moment before saying, "How is your condition? If you feel a bit tired, you can temporarily postpone the plan and wait until you've fully rested to make a Breakthrough in one go."

Yang Kai shook his head. He didn't feel any fatigue; on the contrary, he felt that his condition had never been better, and he wanted to seize this opportune moment to accomplish everything in one fell swoop.

Zi Ning didn't try to dissuade him further upon hearing this. Instead, she reiterated the precautions for the Breakthrough. Yang Kai signaled her to relax, then began his preparations.

Yang Kai held the star essence fruit he had just taken out in one hand and a dagger in the other, which was incredibly sharp. Yang Kai took a deep breath, removed his upper garment, and then slowly made an incision on his abdomen. However, having refined Divine Phoenix Blood Essence, his self-healing ability was extremely strong; the newly made wound immediately showed signs of healing. Yang Kai could only hold the wound open with his hand, then inserted the star essence fruit into it, and then closed his eyes to enter a meditative state.

To refine this star essence fruit, it could only be buried within the body and repeatedly flushed with one's own Qi and Blood. If directly swallowed, it would not only be ineffective but also harmful to oneself. Without Zi Ning's guidance, even if Yang Kai had obtained this item, he would not have been able to refine it successfully.

The surging Qi and Blood within Yang Kai's body continuously flushed the star essence fruit. The star essence fruit then transformed into specks of starlight, constantly dissipating into Yang Kai's Qi and Blood. As time passed, until the entire star essence fruit completely disappeared within his body, Yang Kai introspected himself and found that his internal Qi and Blood were dotted with specks of starlight, like blood-colored galaxies. Yang Kai nodded in satisfaction in his heart; with this, he could proceed with the Breakthrough.

"Condense!"

Yang Kai roared in his heart, and all the Qi and Blood in his body began to gather towards the center of his abdominal cavity. The specks of starlight contained within the Qi and Blood also condensed together, forming a strange space similar to a Dantian. Blood-red spread all around, with endless stars dotting it. As this primal energy space formed, a blood spring emerged from the center of the bottom of the space, and a brand-new energy slowly flowed out.