Chapter 35

"NO!" Jing Yan roared in his heart.

"Break through it!" The belief was unwavering, only breakthrough.

At this moment, even if Jing Yan wanted to stop, he couldn't.

Because, once he stopped the operation of the First Divine Skill of the Azure Sky, his martial arts meridians would likely be torn apart instantly. Even if he could save his life, he would surely become a cripple, with no hope of advancing in martial arts.

Of course, Jing Yan had no intention of stopping; his resolve to break through was incredibly firm.

Even if the pain from his martial arts meridians was enough to make one faint.

Even if his entire body was almost oozing blood.

His resolve would not waver.

"Break, break, break!" The surging and vast primordial energy, like a towering wave, struck the mountain-like barrier.

Jing Yan, with all his might, controlled the nearly uncontrollable primordial energy.

With each impact, even the most solid mountain gradually disintegrated.

"Crack!"

Finally, Jing Yan's entire body violently trembled.

The terrifying primordial energy pressed down in the space, then swept around.

The tables and chairs nearby were instantly shattered by the primordial energy. On the ground, only fine, barely noticeable wood chips remained.

"Rustle..."

Jing Yan suddenly stood up, his long hair flying in the air. His eyes glowed with a red light, like flames.

A trace of almost dried blood lingered at the corner of his mouth, from when he had bitten his lip hard during the breakthrough.

"Broken through!"

"Truly perilous, even the slightest deviation could have caused me to explode." Jing Yan thought.

"Soul Crystal..."

In Jing Yan's hand, there was no sign of the Soul Crystal. His gaze swept around, but it was empty.

The bed beneath him, the tables and chairs around, had all turned to dust.

"How is this possible?"

"The power contained in the Soul Crystal is extremely strong. Even a low-grade Soul Crystal, I shouldn't have consumed it so easily, right?" Jing Yan's brows furrowed slightly.

When he broke through from the Fourth Heaven to the Fifth Heaven, he used the Soul Crystal once.

When he broke through from the Sixth Heaven to the Seventh Heaven, he used it again. In total, he used the Soul Crystal only twice. But now, the Soul Crystal was gone.

Although Jing Yan had never used a Soul Crystal before, he knew that the energy contained in it was not trivial. Otherwise, it wouldn't have made innate and Dao Spirit realm experts envious.

Above the innate realm was the Dao Spirit realm. The entire Jing family had no Dao Spirit realm experts. In the entire Lanqu County, Dao Spirit realm experts were high-ranking figures.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Jing Yan noticed that Tian Shui, dressed in white, had come out of the Qiankun Ring and was standing not far from him.

"You scared me to death, kid. You almost gave me a heart attack just now." Tian Shui patted his chest, exaggerating his expression and panting.

Jing Yan's face instantly turned dark. What the hell, you're already dead, right? You're just a wisp of divine soul, how can you be scared to death?

"Jing Yan, you don't know how dangerous it was just now! I thought you were going to explode. Fortunately, you made it through. Hehe, this shows that I didn't misjudge you; your will is very, very firm. If it were an ordinary martial artist, they would have exploded for sure."

"Of course, it's also because the First Divine Skill of the Azure Sky is so powerful. If you hadn't cultivated this divine skill, even if your martial arts meridians were made of iron, you would have exploded." Tian Shui chuckled.

Jing Yan, of course, was very clear about his experience. Even now that he had successfully broken through, his martial arts meridians still felt fiery.

The danger during the breakthrough was something others couldn't understand.

"The power of the Soul Crystal is too fierce. My current realm is too low, and I absorbed too much energy at once." Jing Yan was also a bit scared. To save time, he had absorbed the energy contained in the Soul Crystal as much as possible, which led to his body being unable to bear it.

"You're right. The Soul Crystal is formed by spirit beasts absorbing the yang energy in the heavens and earth, making it extremely fierce. Plus, the First Divine Skill of the Azure Sky is also extremely powerful, so... Fortunately, the First Divine Skill of the Azure Sky is strong enough to help you escape this crisis and successfully break through." Tian Shui nodded.

"You..." Jing Yan's forehead was instantly covered with black lines.

"Senior, since you knew, why didn't you warn me?" Jing Yan had the impulse to slap this old man to death.

He himself wasn't very clear about the energy of the Soul Crystal, as Jing Yan had never used a Soul Crystal except for the recent breakthrough from the Fourth Heaven to the Fifth Heaven. It was only this time, when he used the Soul Crystal to break through to the Seventh Heaven, that he understood this.

However, Tian Shui clearly knew this long ago.

Hearing Jing Yan's question, Tian Shui's old face showed an awkward expression.

"Jing Yan, this... is indeed my fault. But I really didn't do it on purpose; I just forgot. Think about it, I've been in a deep sleep in the Qiankun Ring for so long, how could I remember everything clearly? Besides, before I died, I was a very strong expert. Using a Soul Crystal was a piece of cake, so I overlooked this." Tian Shui explained awkwardly.

"Phew!" Jing Yan took a long breath, suppressing his anger.

He also knew that Tian Shui must have forgotten. One thing Jing Yan was very sure of was that Tian Shui wouldn't harm him. However, this mistake by Tian Shui almost cost him.

"Senior, why did I consume the Soul Crystal so quickly at my current realm?" Jing Yan changed the topic; he really didn't want to mention the near explosion again.

If he really exploded and died, the entire Donglin City would probably laugh at him.

"All consumed?" Tian Shui rolled his eyes. "Do you think you're a Dao Spirit realm expert? At your current realm, how could you consume a Soul Crystal so quickly?"

"Hmph, the power of this Soul Crystal was indeed absorbed into your body, but most of it hasn't been digested and is just temporarily hidden."

"Of course, this is also thanks to the First Divine Skill of the Azure Sky. The divine skill sensed that your body couldn't bear it, so it suppressed the part of the Soul Crystal's power that you couldn't bear, keeping it from affecting you." Tian Shui spoke quickly.

Hearing Tian Shui's explanation, Jing Yan suddenly understood. Indeed, this made sense.

After all, a low-grade Soul Crystal is enough to let an innate expert advance several realms. For him, a martial artist breaking through from the Sixth Heaven to the Seventh Heaven, to consume the entire Soul Crystal's power at once was indeed impossible. Even if his primordial energy was more condensed than other martial artists and required more primordial energy to break through, it was still impossible to consume so much.