Chapter 15: Advancing to the Innate Realm

"Uncle Luo, someone is following us." The leader of the three mercenaries suddenly frowned and said with a hateful tone, "It must be that spy from 'Dark Nether' who left earlier!"

This mercenary exuded a heroic aura, was around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, stood at 1.85 meters tall, and had a robust build. He was at the third level of the Innate Realm, with eyes that sparkled with vitality, always on high alert, clearly a skilled fighter.

"He's not from 'Dark Nether,' just a reckless and audacious young man. Ignore him," Luo Hao shook his head and frowned, "Let's hurry and shake him off."

Zhao Xin's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Does he actually have designs on Miss Mu? Should I deal with him?" As he spoke, he glanced concernedly at Mu Yudie, who was being supported by Luo Hao.

"Don't cause unnecessary trouble," Luo Hao shook his head again and then asked softly, "Xiaodie, can you handle it? Should we go even faster?"

Mu Yudie's face was pale, and a light sheen of sweat appeared on her snow-white forehead, but she smiled lightly, "Alright, let's go faster. It's better to get rid of him early, or he might be killed by 'Dark Nether's' messenger."

Luo Hao sighed inwardly, feeling a bit reluctant, but he nodded obediently, "Xiaodie, don't use any essence energy. I'll take care of everything."

With that, Luo Hao grabbed Mu Yudie's shoulder, and they moved through the forest like a gentle stream, the melodious sound of a qin (a traditional Chinese string instrument) resonating around them, directed towards the direction where Shi Yan was.

Shi Yan, with his eyes blood-red and almost unable to suppress his bloodlust, was startled by the melodious qin sound. A look of confusion flashed in his wild eyes, and he suddenly froze in place.

A faint mist, mixed with negative emotions such as exposure, despair, and fear, began to swirl around him, enveloping his entire body. The 720 energy points in his body spun wildly, and a strange energy was repeatedly refined and purified.

Shi Yan's blood-red eyes gradually returned to normal, and a hint of clarity appeared in his gaze. He realized that the beautiful girl had finally extended a helping hand.

Feeling grateful, Shi Yan immediately sat down, immersing himself in the beautiful and moving qin sound, focusing on circulating the essence energy in his body, gradually relaxing.

In this perilous, dark forest, he entered a state of spiritual emptiness and selflessness.

After an unknown amount of time, the mist surrounding Shi Yan was gradually absorbed back into his body, guided to re-enter the energy points within him.

Suddenly, a series of strange warm currents emerged from his 720 energy points, flowing through his meridians and merging with the essence energy in his body.

Shi Yan's body trembled, and he clearly felt the essence energy in his body becoming thicker and more refined at an incredible speed!

In just a short ten breaths, the essence energy in his body had become five to six times thicker!

The suddenly enhanced essence energy condensed in his lower abdomen, making him feel an overwhelming surge of strength. Shi Yan was overjoyed, realizing that the essence energy he had obtained from Kalu had finally been purified by his energy points.

Holding his breath and focusing, Shi Yan concentrated entirely, not thinking about anything else, and directed the essence energy to flow through the twelve main meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians.

The rapidly increased essence energy surged through his body, breaking through the blocked meridians one by one, accompanied by the pain in his meridians. The blocked meridians were gradually cleared and became unobstructed.

The essence energy, now several times thicker, had boundless potential, flowing through his body like a river breaking its banks, following the path of the Grand Circulation, and gradually unblocking the blocked meridians.

The sun set, and the bright moon rose in the starry night sky.

Suddenly, Shi Yan's body trembled as the last blocked meridian in his body was broken through by the essence energy. Suppressing his inner joy, Shi Yan completed a full Grand Circulation cultivation.

After completing the Grand Circulation, he took a deep breath, waking from his intense cultivation, and looked up at the starry sky, feeling a sense of relief and comfort.

With all his meridians unblocked, he had officially entered the Innate Realm!

Thanks to the essence energy from Kalu, after experiencing two near-madness crises, he finally achieved his goal, purifying Kalu's essence energy and using the more refined and pure essence energy to unblock all his meridians, entering a new realm.

The bloodlust and madness in his heart, which had been triggered by the unrefined essence energy from Kalu, had now completely disappeared.

Recalling the previous incidents, Shi Yan concluded that whenever his energy points absorbed the essence energy of the dead, a part of the negative emotions would overflow before being completely purified, triggering the darkest aspects of his heart, making him uncontrollably violent and mad.

The few martial artists at the Pre-Innate Realm had weaker essence energy, so he could barely control his inner desires.

However, Kalu was a level higher, and the negative emotions attached to his essence energy were too much, almost causing him to lose his mind.

Now that Kalu's essence energy had been thoroughly purified, and he had entered a new realm, he no longer had to worry about being affected by it.

"Crack, crack!"

Shi Yan slowly stood up, moving his limbs. The pain in his body was gone, and the broken bones in his chest seemed to have healed.

Feeling the changes in his body, a satisfied smile appeared on Shi Yan's lips.

He understood that the rapid recovery of his injuries was not only due to his enhanced realm but also related to the 'Undying Martial Spirit.'

Before he went mad, he clearly felt the cells in his chest wound become unusually active, starting to repair the injury early.

Observing his surroundings, Shi Yan realized that he was in an open area. Thinking about how he had been so engrossed in cultivation in such an exposed place, he felt a bit of fear.

If Mo Yan Yu was still pursuing him, he would not have been able to escape her.

The melodious qin sound had long disappeared. He remembered it was still daytime before he started cultivating, but now the moon was high in the sky. He must have been cultivating for a long time. He felt grateful to the beautiful girl who had saved him twice, the first time unintentionally and the second time intentionally.

From the conversation of those people, Shi Yan knew that someone was still hunting them. Out of gratitude, he didn't hesitate much and decided to continue following them.

He didn't like owing favors, and he intended to repay the woman for her two acts of kindness in his own way.

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