107: Breakthrough success

Yang Kai breathed slightly, as forming this Yuan Power space consumed a vast amount of his Qi and blood. Fortunately, when he refined the crimson blood dragon ginseng earlier, a large amount of vital blood had not been absorbed and was now hidden in the corners of his body. This now served to replenish his insufficient Qi and blood.

As Yang Kai's vital blood was depleted, his Qi and blood no longer needed to supply that Yuan Power space. At this point, the Yuan Power space had stabilized, and the Yuan Power within it was almost filling the entire space.

Yang Kai knew this was because he had Cultivated the Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art, opening too many acupoints and possessing profound foundations. Therefore, upon Breakthrough to the Gathering Yuan Realm, his Yuan Power was in a state of abundance, effectively solidifying his Realm. For others, a recent Breakthrough would necessitate seclusion to refine Yuan Power, making them unable to fight for a long time until their Realm was stable.

"Now, only the last step remains." Yang Kai inwardly observed himself, feeling the stable operation of the Yuan Power space within his body. Satisfied, he withdrew his gaze and began preparing to Breakthrough the third Realm of the Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art.

"The Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art has a total of three major hurdles in its Cultivation. One hurdle is breaking through the second stage, which requires a drop of the essence blood of a Divine Beast or a powerful Yao Beast as a guide. The remaining two hurdles are breaking through the fifth and ninth stages. Hongwu Perfected Person only Cultivated this Cultivation Technique to the eighth stage, and even until his death, he could not Breakthrough the shackles of the ninth stage. For tens of thousands of years, no one has been able to Breakthrough this hurdle and reach the ultimate Realm of a Body Refiner: Physical Body Immortal Ascension!"

"However, these are still very far from me. The third and fourth Realms do not have special Bottlenecks. As long as a new acupoint pathway is opened, one can smoothly Breakthrough. I already have experience with this; all that is needed is a large amount of energy. The power accumulated within my body should now be sufficient to break existing pathways and reconstruct new ones."

Yang Kai thought to himself. After clearly calculating everything, he once again focused his mind and prepared for the Breakthrough!

Within Yang Kai's body, a winding pathway covering more than twenty acupoints illuminated an area. Not far from this pathway, there was a huge light source. Looking into it, one could even see pure Yuan Power continuously gushing out like a spring. This was the Yuan Power space that Yang Kai had just condensed upon Breakthrough to the Gathering Yuan Realm, also known by Body Refiners as "Yuan Acupoint."

"The Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art that I Cultivate contains Hongwu Perfected Person's personal Cultivation insights. It records that Yuan Power has miraculous effects on Cultivation Technique Breakthroughs." Yang Kai's mind once again reviewed all the matters in the Cultivation Technique, then began the Breakthrough according to the method described in the Cultivation Technique.

As Yang Kai's mind stirred, pure Yuan Power immediately surged out from the Yuan Acupoint. Under Yang Kai's control, it covered all the acupoints involved in the third stage of the Cultivation Technique. However, because his Yuan Acupoint had just condensed, the Yuan Power it contained was limited, and Yang Kai had almost completely drained it.

Yang Kai had anticipated this. While controlling the Yuan Power to continue covering those acupoints, he simultaneously circulated the Cultivation Technique within his body, refining the remaining vigorous medicinal power of the crimson blood dragon ginseng and star essence fruit, continuously refining it to generate Yuan Power.

As time passed, a torrent of Yuan Power formed within his body. Looking closely along its path, one could clearly see numerous dim acupoints.

"This Yuan Power is indeed the most suitable energy carrier for condensing pathways. As my Qi and blood and Physical Body grow stronger, the unrestrained flow of magical power within my body becomes increasingly difficult. I estimate that in the future, it will only be able to circulate along the Meridians." Yang Kai gradually began to feel some of the difficulties brought by Dual Cultivation of both magic and body. He understood that as his Body Refining Realm gradually improved, this contradiction would become more severe. This was also why Hongwu Perfected Person's combat power was unparalleled on the continent, yet he was always unable to achieve Immortal Ascension.

As the massive medicinal power accumulated in Yang Kai's body was depleted, the rate of Yuan Power generation within the Yuan Acupoint suddenly dropped. However, at this point, the acupoint pathway was ninety-nine percent complete, just one step away. A suction force emerged from Yang Kai's palm, drawing a Top-Grade Spirit Stone into his palm, and he began to absorb it.

After Yuan Power is generated within a Body Refiner's body, Spiritual Qi's assistance to Body Refining Cultivation is much greater than before. It can be said that after a Body Refiner Breaks through the Gathering Yuan Realm, he can absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for Cultivation like a Cultivator, instead of only having the path of Body Tempering and condensing Qi and blood as in the Body Tempering period.

The abundant and pure Spiritual Qi from the Top-Grade Spirit Stone was absorbed into Yang Kai's body. After being refined by the Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art, the Yuan Power in the Yuan Acupoint began to recover rapidly. Although the conversion ratio was very low, it was much faster than relying solely on his own Qi and blood to nourish it.

With the Yuan Power supply restored, the acupoint pathway that had stalled in Yang Kai's body once again began to circulate, showing signs of subtly merging with his original acupoint pathway.

Yang Kai's mind was almost entirely immersed within his body. He could not feel the passage of time there, nor was he anxious. He waited quietly until the two truly came into contact, and his body once again resonated with a roar, his body trembling slightly.

"It's done!" Yang Kai looked at this brand new pathway with some joy. If, before, when there was only a segment of the pathway, its specific form was unclear, now this pathway had taken initial shape, almost completely encircling the Yuan Acupoint at its core. Looking closely, between the two ends of this pathway, there was only an unremarkable acupoint separating them. It was this single acupoint that prevented the pathway's ends from connecting.

Yang Kai was not confused by this. This acupoint was the key point to Breakthrough the fourth stage of the Cultivation Technique. When he had opened all the acupoints covered within the new pathway, reaching the Peak of the third stage, and then constructed the pathway for the next stage, that would be when this pathway's ends connected. At that time, his strength would experience a terrifying increase. The Cultivation Technique recorded that after the pathway was fully connected, the Yuan Power recovery speed would greatly increase. A Body Refiner at this Realm could fight for three days and three nights with abundant energy, and would never be slowly worn down to death.

After Yang Kai completed his Breakthrough, he felt his strength surge again. This was the terrifying aspect of the Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art; each Breakthrough brought a tenfold increase, which was far greater than the strength gained from Breakthrough to the Gathering Yuan Realm. This top-tier Body Refining Cultivation Technique was extremely difficult to Cultivate, but once mastered, the increase in strength was terrifying!

Feeling the surging power throughout his body, Yang Kai thought to himself, "After this increase in strength, I should be able to contend with a Core Formation Stage Cultivator, right?" Thinking this, Yang Kai was somewhat eager to find a Core Formation Stage Cultivator to spar with.