Chapter 75

After a moment of deep thought, his soul manifested in the World God Stele, sitting cross-legged with his hands forming seals, just like his physical body. One inside, one outside, both cultivating simultaneously.

The difference was that his physical body absorbed the external elemental energy, while his soul manifestation condensed soul power within the World God Stele. Both processes occurred simultaneously, yet they did not interfere with each other, as they were connected by a single mind and spirit.

"Indeed, these are two different laws of the universe!" His eyes sparkled with a fierce light, and he said excitedly, "If so, when I cultivate, can I divide my attention and cultivate both my spirit and body at the same time! This way, even if my cultivation path is more difficult than others, I can save half the time! Moreover, within the World God Stele, the Great Derivation Divine Technique can directly manifest, so restoring the soul power of a 9th Rank Alchemy Master won't be a distant dream!"

Cultivating the soul is a hundred times more difficult than martial arts. Although he possessed various strange soul cultivation techniques, there were no shortcuts on the path of the great way!

No matter how good the resources, they could not replace the arduous cultivation, the hardships, and the time required. Any martial artist or alchemy master could only become a hero through continuous cultivation.

Although he still couldn't fully understand the World God Stele, he had already achieved a mental connection with it. He knew that his current strength was too low to explore it thoroughly, and his top priority was to quickly enhance his strength!

His soul condensed the Great Derivation Divine Technique within the World God Stele, while his body in the Li family's secret chamber began performing the various strange movements of the Tyrant Heaven Body Strengthening Technique. He carefully controlled the increase in gravity, pushing himself to the brink of his limits. Only by doing so could he continuously break through!

Under the Tyrant Heaven Body Strengthening Technique, the gravity increased to thirty times, finally reaching his limit. His muscles and bones were taut, and a massive pain spread through his body. The soul manifestation within the World God Stele was also disturbed, and his brows furrowed slightly.

A tiny beam of light shot out from the center of Li Yunxiao's forehead, and ten low-grade essence stones instantly flew out from the World God Stele, forming a line in front of him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Black Girl Mini Sword in his palm transformed into a palm, and a golden light flashed. The ten low-grade essence stones exploded, and the elemental energy contained within them began to spread like boiling steam. The shattered essence stones turned into a light-colored powder, drifting and dispersing within the secret chamber.

"Creation Qi, absorb it all!"

Li Yunxiao's body, which had been stretched to its limit, suddenly snapped back to its original shape, recovering from the Tyrant Heaven Body Strengthening Technique. He sat cross-legged with his hands clasped, and all the capillaries in his body seemed to open. His billions of cells began to breathe, and the vast amount of elemental energy in the secret chamber rushed into his body like a whale swallowing.

"Zzz!"

His breathing synchronized with the circulation of his blood and true qi. With one breath, he absorbed most of the elemental energy from the ten low-grade essence stones, converting it into the purest true qi, which circulated through his body. During this process, most of the elemental energy would be lost, a small part would be absorbed by his body, and the final condensed and deposited energy would return to his dantian, transforming into his own true qi.

Li Yunxiao opened his eyes, filled with shock and joy, "Indeed, the soul, body, and qi are intricately connected. With the assistance of the first two, I can absorb the power of about eight low-grade essence stones at once when using the Creation Qi Technique. In my previous life, being able to absorb two at once was already considered miraculous."

A divine light flashed in his eyes, and he muttered to himself, "With the simultaneous cultivation of the three, the amount of elemental energy needed for each advancement is several times that of ordinary martial artists, but the absorption speed is also several times faster. In this way, I am not at a disadvantage. Moreover, with this cultivation method, even a low-star martial artist may not have as vast and pure true qi as I do! When I return to the peak of the Ninth Heaven Realm, who in the entire Heavenly Martial World will be my match!"

Li Yunxiao's eyes burned with fervor as he took out a large number of essence stones and scattered them into the air. The Black Girl Mini Sword continuously struck, causing the essence stones to explode. In a short time, the concentration of elemental energy in the secret chamber became almost tangible!

"Creation Qi Technique, absorb it all!"

If these elemental energies were allowed to disperse, they would eventually return to the universe. However, under Li Yunxiao's Creation Qi Technique, he became the center of a vortex, and the elemental energy around him was drawn into his body like a small tornado.

If this scene were seen by outsiders, they would not believe it.

"Gurgling!"

His body suddenly began to emit various strange sounds, and his flesh seemed to inflate like a balloon, visibly expanding. His meridians also suddenly expanded several times.

"Bad! I absorbed too much, I was too greedy!"

He was horrified to find that his body's capacity to absorb the elemental energy had reached its peak in a short time, and his limbs and bones felt as if they were about to burst!

"Never mind, die if I must! It's just the elemental energy of a hundred low-grade essence stones; it can't possibly burst me!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and the blood vessels and meridians on his body became visible, like the tangled roots of an old tree, making him look terrifying.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

A series of suppressed roars, like thunder, erupted from his chest. After three roars, his body began to crack, and blood spurted out like juice. Blood tears also streamed from his eyes, but his expression was unusually calm, his gaze clear.

The secret chamber suddenly became quiet, and the originally swirling elemental energy began to slow down and stop flowing.

Li Yunxiao sat cross-legged, motionless, as if he had no life left, and the light in his eyes began to dim.

"This feeling... Is it really that I can't bear it, and my body is collapsing?"

"Ridiculous, how could that be!"

He suddenly lifted his head, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light, like a star exploding. The soul manifestation within the World God Stele suddenly disappeared, and his consciousness returned, merging with his mind.

"Roar!"

A defiant roar echoed, and Li Yunxiao's eyes widened, his fingers clenched, and his bones crackled. The elemental energy in the secret chamber, which had calmed down, was once again drawn in madly.

"Seven-star martial artist realm, go to hell! Just break through it!"

He roared, and the powerful divine consciousness guided the excessive elemental energy to surge through the seven-star bottleneck, like waves crashing down. His blood boiled, and blood blisters formed on his skin. His teeth were clenched, and blood seeped from his seven orifices.

"Boom!"

A dull thunderous sound echoed in his mind, and suddenly his entire body relaxed. A new force surged through his limbs and bones, and the meridians in his body felt incredibly comfortable.

"Finally succeeded! Ha ha, I'm still alive, ha ha!"

Li Yunxiao laughed wildly, his eyes filled with madness. If he had been unlucky just now, he might have burst and died, with no chance of recovery!

But which of these martial arts experts wasn't a madman?

Feeling the power of an eight-star martial artist surge within him like a river, Li Yunxiao laughed, but he was also somewhat fearful. He thought to himself that he shouldn't push himself to the limit like this in the future. One stroke of luck is one thing, but it doesn't mean it will always work. One mistake, and it's all over.

The Li family's secret chamber had a separate resting room and bathing room. He washed the blood off his body and changed into clean clothes. The wounds and cuts on his body rapidly healed under the flow of true qi.

Just as he was about to continue cultivating and stabilize his eight-star martial artist realm, a voice came from outside the door, calling him for an urgent matter.

He frowned, showing a hint of displeasure and helplessness, and quickly opened the door.

At the door stood the old man, who smiled awkwardly and coughed, "Ah, I really didn't want to disturb you, but... Ah! Ah? You, you, what happened? You broke through to the eight-star martial artist realm?!"

The words he had intended to say were choked in his throat, and his eyes widened to the size of copper bells, his mouth open wide enough to fit a watermelon.

Li Yunxiao frowned and said, "What's the matter, just say it quickly. If you keep disturbing me, I planned to break through to the martial master realm before coming out."

"Ah!"

Li Chunyang let out an "ah" and still stared with his mouth open, completely stunned. After all, this was too shocking and unbelievable. He had just broken through to the seven-star realm two days ago by absorbing the righteous qi of those scholars, and now, after just two nights, he was already at the eight-star realm?

How was that possible? Even if he ate ninth-grade pills every day, it wouldn't be this exaggerated!

At this rate, wouldn't he announce his breakthrough to the Martial Emperor realm in a few months?

Li Yunxiao turned to go back into the secret chamber, "If there's nothing, I'll continue cultivating."

"Ah! No, no, no, there is something, there is something!"

Li Chunyang hurriedly held Li Yunxiao, trying to treat the immense shock as a hallucination, and slowly regained his composure. He decided not to casually probe Li Yunxiao's strength to avoid losing his composure.

Indeed, after calming down, he quickly explained the matter.

It turned out to be about the military mobilization order, and the old man didn't dare to go to court.

After the incident with the Three Virtuous Scholars, they all either retired, returned home, or went mad, and the business on the Qinhuai River became very quiet.

Kong Renyi was so angry that he spat out three liters of blood and had a high fever. He had himself carried on a stretcher and gathered all the grand tutors of the Imperial Academy, waiting in the court for Li Chunyang to give an explanation. Li Chunyang was so scared that he fled at the sight of them. He heard that the group was still waiting in the court today, vowing not to leave until they got an answer. This forced him to call Li Yunxiao out.

"Damn, a bunch of weak scholars, what are you afraid of, Grandfather? Whoever blocks me, I'll kill them!" Li Yunxiao's eyes flashed with a murderous intent, and he said fiercely.

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**End of Chapter**