Chapter 1806, Enlightenment Pill
Translator: Silavin & PewPewLaserGun
Editor and Proofreader: Leo of Zion Mountain &Dhael Ligerkeys
Although some herbs medicinal efficacies had passed greatly, there was still a massive number of rare and precious ingredients so it was still not a small gain.
“You’re not hiding anything, are you?” Yang Kai squinted at Lu Gui Chen.
“I wouldn’t dare!” Lu Gui Chen was taken aback and waved his hand quickly. People under the eaves had to lower their heads, so how could he dare deceive Yang Kai here? Lu Gui Chen quickly swore a vow that if he was hiding anything the Heavens should strike him down.
“Good, then there’s nothing more for you to do here, leave,” Yang Kai waved his hand impatiently.
But Lu Gui Chen stood there and didn’t move, looking at Yang Kai expectantly, as if he was hesitant to speak.
“What else is there?”
“Young Hero…that, that, that Source…”
“Is that something you’re qualified to ask about?” Yang Kai’s face sank and the chill from his eyes increased sharply as an invisible burst of Spiritual Energy left his forehead.
Lu Gui Chen instantly took a hard hit as his Knowledge Sea defences were torn apart, causing a splitting headache which made him stagger back and forth as his face paled.
After suffering this blow, Lu Gui Chen was shocked and immediately understood that his previous speculations were true. If Yang Kai really wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as killing a chicken or a dog…
Looking up, there was no trace of Yang Kai in front of him and he had no idea when the latter had even left.
With a wry smile, Lu Gui Chen hurriedly sat down cross-legged and began circulating his Secret Art to heal his injuries.
At a certain spot on the floating continent, atop a beautiful mountain surrounded by clear waters, Yang Kai leisurely appeared.
“The scenery here is quite good, en, this will do,” He muttered to himself before releasing a few Blood Beasts and dispersing them around to stand guard.
Lu Gui Chen was the only one on this floating continent besides him, but Yang Kai could not be certain the former would not come to disturb him rashly, so just in case he released a few Blood Beasts to guard the perimeter.
Next, Yang Kai summoned his Purple Origin Furnace which he always used for Alchemy and began looking through the herbs in his Space Ring.
“What pill should I refine?” Yang Kai’s Divine Sense scanned his Space Ring.
This time, performing Alchemy was mainly to inspire a breakthrough, so it did not really matter what pill he refined, all Yang Kai needed was the act of Alchemy to adjust his mental state.
“Purple Sun Grass, Hundred Leaves Lotus… oh, there’s even a Pure Heart Fruit in here. En, I have all the ingredients necessary for the Enlightenment Pill. After my breakthrough, I can take it to consolidate my realm,” Soon, Yang Kai made a decision.
Seeing that he had all the ingredients to refine the Enlightenment Pill, and it would soon be useful to him, he decided to go with it.
Taking out all kinds of herbs one by one and setting them down beside himself, Yang Kai stretched out his hand and placed it onto his Purple Origin Furnace.
Conflagrated Spiritual Energy instantly poured out, warming the Purple Origin Furnace rapidly.
Each of the herbs was then methodically placed into the pill furnace as Yang Kai adjusted the intensity of his Conflagrated Spiritual Energy to refine them. Yang Kai entered the Alchemic Way after receiving the True Alchemic Way back in the Great Han Dynasty, after which he had been taught a bit by Old Man Li in Tong Xuan Realm. Then, he had inherited the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture which contained the most profound Alchemy techniques in the Star Field.
In addition, he had many discussions with Xia Ning Chang on the Alchemic Way, so his accomplishments in Alchemy were not small.
Forming various seals with his hands as he focused his Spiritual Energy into the Purple Origin Furnace, numerous Spirit Arrays were portrayed, destroyed, and replaced in rapid succession. Yang Kai quickly became extremely focused as the rest of the world seemed to fade away as he dedicated himself to his Alchemy.
Even his aura began to meld with the surrounding world, as if he had become one with it.
The process of refining a Spirit Pill was complicated and complex. One could not just condense medicinal liquids and push them together inside a pill furnace.
How much heat to use and when, what kind of Spirit Arrays to portray at what time, what Alchemy methods needed to be applied at which points, every step needed to be executed flawlessly as even a single misstep could lead to failure. Even if one managed to remedy the situation and refine a pill, that pill would always suffer a loss in quality.
Alchemy was a perfect way to focus one’s mind and temper their perseverance.
Yang Kai’s Conflagrated Knowledge Sea gave him a distinct advantage in Alchemy, so the time and energy he required to refine pills was much shorter than ordinary Alchemists.
This was only boosted further by the restorative function of his Seven Coloured Soul Warming Lotus and his powerful Spiritual Energy. Yang Kai was able to use his Conflagrated Spiritual Energy unscrupulously as a result.
As time passed slowly, a percolating sound began to emerge from the Purple Origin Furnace as the various precious medicinal liquids interacted with one another and underwent miraculous transformations.
A faint medicinal scent began to waft from the furnace, one that was incredibly refreshing, a clear sign the pill had begun to condense.
Yang Kai’s expression became more solemn as he waved his hand and a Blood Beast that had been guarding the perimeter transformed into a Golden Blood Thread and shot back into his hand.
The Golden Blood Thread danced atop Yang Kai’s fingers like a golden-red wisp.
As it danced, the Golden Blood Thread gradually reverted to its golden colour as a red mist was extracted from it.
From this red mist, the roar of a beast rang out as it transformed into the indistinct shape of a Monster Beast.
“Don’t make trouble, using you for Alchemy is the best you could hope for, now behave,” Yang Kai stretched out his hand to catch the red mist and said with a light smile.
The red mist seemed to perceive its peril and not only refused to settle down but resisted even more fervently.
Yang Kai coldly snorted before directly tossing the red mist into the pill furnace.
In the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture, it was written that a pill can only become a Spirit Pill if it has spirituality!
Yang Kai spent a long time contemplating this before enlightenment hit him and he was able to comprehend its meaning.
A pill could not obtain a spirit spontaneously unless it was preserved for an extremely long time and placed in an environment with extremely strong spiritual energy. Taking advantage of favourable conditions and an advantageous environment, after hundreds or thousands of years, even a pill could form its own Pill Spirit.
So, since a pill couldn’t form a spirit on its own otherwise, one would need to infuse spirituality into it during its refinement.
The simplest way to achieve this was to use a Monster Beast’s Monster Core as a Pill Spirit!
A Monster Beast’s Monster Core contained the Spiritual Essence of a Monster Beast, which could serve as a Pill Spirit.
Although Yang Kai did not have any High-Grade Monster Cores on hand, he had his Blood Beasts.
Blood Beasts could also be used as Pill Spirits!
In order to refine this Origin King Grade Spirit, a Pill Spirit was indispensable, so Yang Kai could only use one of his Blood Beasts. As a result, the number of Blood Beasts he possessed reduced by one; but compared with the Enlightenment Pill, it was still a bargain.
The blood mist was thrown into the Purple Origin Furnace and, instantly, a phenomenal chain reaction occurred, causing a deep and profound rumbling.
“You still want to resist!” Yang Kai’s expression sank as he quickly formed a new set of seals to suppress the riot.
Worthy of the Soul of a Ninth-Order Monster Beast, it took Yang Kai a few dozen breaths to completely stabilize.
The fragrance filling the air grew more and more intense.
*Dong dong dong…*
At the same time, Yang Kai felt the Saint Qi in his body begin to fluctuate and pulse loudly.
“Is it time?” His eyes flickered, knowing that this kind of movement was an early sign that he had reached the threshold of a breakthrough.
But right now, his Spirit Pill was about to form, so he did not want to give up on it either.
Forming a new set of seals, Yang Kai used the Pill Condensing Technique recorded in the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture.
The furnace’s vibrations grew stronger still and it was not until after Yang Kai formed a few hundred seals that they began to die down and instead a rolling, clinking sound emerged from the Purple Origin Furnace.
“Ha!” Yang Kai shouted and slapped his palm onto the Purple Origin Furnace. The next moment, three rays of light shot out from the furnace and fled in three different directions.
“Haha, want to run? In your dreams!” Yang Kai laughed loudly as his figure flickered and he quickly captured all three pills, placing each one into its own pre-prepared jade bottle.
From one set of Alchemy ingredients, he had condensed three pills. This was an accomplishment not seen before in the Star Field.
Even for those famous Alchemy Grandmasters, no matter how superb their techniques were, a single set of ingredients could at most produce a single pill.
But Yang Kai had broken that common sense today.
The ancient Alchemy techniques recorded in the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture were utterly amazing.
Perhaps in ancient times, there were peerless geniuses in the Alchemic Way that could also accomplish this, but as time passed, such magical Alchemy techniques had been lost to history, leading to the current situation where Alchemists could only refine one pill per set of ingredients.
*Hong long long…*
High up in the sky, a muffled thunder-like sound suddenly rang out.
Yang Kai looked up and saw dark clouds gathering above his head, like a black night that pressed down on him heavily.
From the black cloud, a terrifying aura of destruction radiated, one that seemed capable of annihilating the floating continent.
This was just the beginning though as a massive amount of aura from the surrounding area poured into the black cloud, constantly increasing its volume.
Yang Kai’s expression grew solemn.
This time, the World Energy baptism he needed to endure to break through to the next Great Realm, from Origin Returning Realm to Origin King Realm, would certainly be different.
After observing for a moment, Yang Kai waved his hand and spread out countless Saint Crystals before sending out a punch.
“Shatter!”
With a rumble, the tens of millions of Saint Crystals exploded into dust and all the energy contained with them flooded the surrounding region.
In the blink of an eye, the richness of the World Energy aura in a ten-kilometre radius around Yang Kai soared upwards.
A large amount of World Energy was needed for this breakthrough, and although the floating continent’s World Energy was quite rich, Yang Kai did not take any chances and had not hesitated to use up millions of Saint Crystals to enhance the environment.
Even after raising the level of the World Energy aura, Yang Kai did not stop.
With another wave of his hand, several hexagonal-shaped stones containing a calm but profound aura were arranged in a circle around his body.
There were a hundred of these stones and each one was giving off a subtle energy field.
Domain Stones!
Many of the Domain Stones Yang Kai possessed were distributed to his close relatives and friends, but he kept a number for himself. Now that he was about to break through to the Origin King Realm, he would not be stingy.
He hoped that by absorbing the energy from these Domain Stones at the same time he broke through, it would enhance his perception and understanding of Domain.
With a single thought, Yang Kai released all his Blood Beasts, along with Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan before issuing them an order, “Spread out and secure the area within thirty kilometres of this spot. If anyone attempts to intrude, kill them!”
Yang Kai made this move mainly to guard against Lu Gui Chen. If that bastard were to interfere with his breakthrough, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The next moment, the Blood Beasts and Stone Puppet scattered, leaving only Liu Yan, who took a moment to look up at the dark clouds in the sky before leaving with a look of fear and worry on her face.
She could perceive how terrifying this World Energy baptism was going to be and knew that, even with her current strength, she would not be able to withstand it easily.
Chapter 1807, Breakthrough
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“What’s happening now? Is this damned place going to be destroyed?” Lu Gui Chen rushed towards the spot where Yang Kai was breaking through.
He had only managed to recover slightly from his injuries when his eyes were forced open by the sudden change in the floating continent’s atmosphere. Thunder boomed and black clouds covered the sky while the ground trembled beneath his feet.
Completely stunned, Lu Gui Chen did not know what was going on and could only trace the disturbance to its source to try to find out what had happened.
As he rushed forward, he saw the black clouds in the sky growing ever larger as terrifying bolts of lightning shuttled back and forth like great dragons.
The scene was truly frightening.
After flying a few hundred kilometres, Lu Gui Chen’s eyes flashed as he suddenly ran across a strange Monster Beast that had a bloody glow about it that barred his way forward.
Lu Gui Chen was taken aback and stopped quickly because he saw that this Monster Beast’s pupils radiated a malicious light, as if it was warning him to go no further.
He believed if he continued, this Blood Beast would definitely strike out at him mercilessly.
The Blood Beasts belonged to Yang Kai, and he knew this, so Lu Gui Chen only had to think a little before realizing that the current situation on the floating continent was related to Yang Kai.
Was this the result of him trying to refine the Star Source? Lu Gui Chen speculated wildly in his mind, but to no avail.
After hesitating for a moment, he soared up into the air, stood at a high altitude and looked forward.
Yang Kai’s figure immediately appeared in his eyes, and although they were still separated by about thirty kilometres, Lu Gui Chen was now a Second-Order Origin Returning Realm master, so he was able to see the situation clearly.
“This… aren’t these the signs of a breakthrough?” Lu Gui Chen exclaimed in amazement, his whole body shaking.
Yang Kai was a Third-Order Origin Realm cultivator, so if he were to make a breakthrough… didn’t that mean he would become an Origin King?!
When the three words ‘Origin King Realm’ came to Lu Gui Chen’s mind, it was like a bolt of lightning struck him and he nearly fell from the sky in shock.
The Origin King Realm! That was the peak of the Star Field. Lu Gui Chen could hardly believe that he would be able to witness a cultivator break through to the Origin King Realm with his own eyes one day. Only after biting his tongue hard enough that he felt pain did Lu Gui Chen confirm he wasn’t dreaming or witnessing some kind of hallucination.
Several dozen years ago, the Origin King Realm was an unreachable summit in his eyes. Back then, a random look from an Origin King would have been enough to extinguish his Soul.
Even today, several dozen years later, Lu Gui Chen still had a sense of awe and terror towards the Origin King Realm.
With the improvement of his strength, he could better understand just how towering the Origin King Realm was.
[This little brat is so young, yet he was about to make a breakthrough to the Origin King Realm? When I saw him back then, he was just an insignificant Saint that I could seal casually…]
The past was as fleeting as smoke, but it was also vivid.
If this boy could break through at this time, he would definitely be the youngest Origin King in the entire Star Field, an unprecedented achievement that could only be described as shocking the ancient and dazzling the present!
Lu Gui Chen bit his tongue again to put away these chaotic thoughts before flying down to the ground and sitting down cross-legged.
He knew that being able to witness this was definitely an opportunity for him.
Observing the breakthrough of an Origin King at such a close distance was not a chance that could be encountered casually. If he could learn something from this baptism, his cultivation would surely become smoother in the future.
As such, Lu Gui Chen made the decisive decision to observe everything that transpired next.
The power of the black clouds in the sky became stronger and stronger, and when the atmosphere reached a certain peak, there was a sudden crackling and a jet-black stream of light, like a descending dragon, fell from the sky.
Yang Kai’s muffled snort rang out as the entire continent trembled under this impact.
“This…” Lu Gui Chen was shocked and exclaimed, “So terrifying?”
Every time a cultivator broke through to a new Great Realm, they would receive a World Energy baptism that was in some senses a test given to them by the ambient World Principles.
As an Origin Returning Realm cultivator, Lu Gui Chen had experienced multiple World Energy baptisms before.
He had also broken through to the Origin Returning Realm in this place less than thirty years ago.
But at that time, the intensity of the baptism was far, far less than the bolt of black lightning he just witnessed.
And that was only the first strike. As the baptism continued, the following strikes would only grow stronger and more terrifying!
“If it was me, would I have survived?” Lu Gui Chen could not help thinking, putting himself in Yang Kai’s position and imagining what he would do if he were to try to endure such a terrifying blast of raw power as a Third-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivator.
The answer was simple…
He could not! It was absolutely impossible, and even if he was lucky enough to survive the first strike, the second or third would surely take his life!
Thinking so, Lu Gui Chen’s aura suddenly became disordered as his Martial Heart, which had always been filled with deep determination, began to falter.
*Kacha…*
The second baptism bolt struck, and although the jet black beam of energy physically struck Yang Kai’s body, it always seemed to pierce the flaws in Lu Gui Chen’s mind several dozen kilometres away.
*Wa…*
Lu Gui Chen opened his mouth and coughed up blood after which his entire aura began to deflate.
His cultivation began to regress at a speed visible to the naked eye, Second-Order Origin Returning Realm, First-Order Origin Returning Realm, Third-Order Saint King…
Finally, it stopped at the Second-Order Saint King!
There was a saying: If you don’t seek death, you won’t die!
Lu Gui Chen wanted to observe and emulate Yang Kai’s breakthrough in order to gain some benefits, which was not a bad idea in its own right, but what he didn’t know was that the baptism Yang Kai was experiencing was far different from that of an ordinary cultivator. The World Energy baptism Yang Kai needed to withstand was several times more intense than an average cultivator.
This time, it was even more exaggerated as he was breaking through to the Origin King Realm. Even Yang Kai himself had been wary of the baptism he would have to face today, so what did a trivial Lu Gui Chen count for?
Lu Gui Chen was far too presumptuous to think of placing himself in Yang Kai’s position. It was simply a self-inflicted trauma.
One’s Martial Heart should only grow stronger after each setback if one wanted to continue to advance on the path of cultivation! Lu Gui Chen had questioned himself and his Martial Heart, so he had suffered devastating consequences.
The only reason he survived was that his Martial Heart had collapsed too quickly.
If his indecision had continued much longer, he would likely have died on the spot.
Sitting dumbly on the spot, Lu Gui Chen could no longer give birth to any other thoughts, not even reacting to his realm regressing to the point it was at several dozen years ago.
His eyes were dull, with no trace of light within them.
At the same time.
Outside the space where the floating continent existed, in the Chaotic Abyss.
It had not been long since Yang Kai had disappeared, but Zi Long and his son were already becoming impatient and irritable.
Gui Zu on the other hand wore a leisurely expression as he relaxed.
Although Xue Yue had received Gui Zu’s guarantee that Yang Kai was safe and sound, she was unable to calm herself and leaned over and asked softly, “Senior, it’s been almost ten days yet there’s been no movement at all.”
“And what movement do you want to see?” Gui Zu glanced at her with a grin. “He’s very safe where he is, or what, do you want him to run out right now?”
“No,” Xue Yue waved her hands quickly, “As long as he’s safe, I can feel relieved, it’s just…”
“Relax, I know what you’re worried about, but didn’t this old master already promise you? That damned place was able to trap this old master for two thousand years, but it cannot hold Yang Kai. When he wants to leave, he will naturally come out, and when he does, this old master will be sure to convey your concern to him.”
“Senior…” Xue Yue flushed with shame and stomped her feet repeatedly.
“I can’t wait here too long,” Ni Guang frowned to the side, “There are too many things waiting for my attention back in the Chamber of Commerce, so this old master cannot remain here indefinitely. If this old master leaves, Old Ghost, can you fight Zi Long one on one?”
“Are you looking down on me?” Gui Zu coldly snorted, “Zi Long isn’t worth a fart to me.”
“Even if you can tie down Zi Long, when that boy Yang Kai runs out, Xu Wei and Kong Fa will definitely focus on him, and there’s only one of you, so what do you plan to do at that time?”
Gui Zu frowned.
This was exactly what he was worried about.
If Ni Guang left and Yang Kai came out, there would still be three Origin Kings on Zi Long’s side. While Gui Zu was confident he could entangle Zi Long and Xu Wei, who were severely injured and weakened, but could Yang Kai deal with Kong Fa on his own?
Kong Fa was currently standing on Zi Long’s side. Only the Heavens knew what kind of benefits Zi Long promised him to achieve this.
It was a serious headache…
What Gui Zu hoped for most was that Yang Kai remained hidden. He did not believe that Zi Long could remain here forever; after all, how could the Sect Master of Purple Star have so much free time?
“Hm?” Ni Guang frowned suddenly as he stared towards a certain place, “That’s…”
“Something’s wrong. What’s happening?” Gui Zu also muttered.
On the other side, the three Origin Kings, Zi Long, Xu Wei, and Kong Fa also noticed an anomaly and stared towards a certain spot where space seemed to be distorting and a violent power was burst forth from.
“What’s going on?” Ni Guang looked puzzled and turned to Gui Zu, hoping he could explain.
“Why are you asking this old master?” Gui Zu coldly snorted. Although he had been trapped on the floating continent for two thousand years, he did not know much about the situation outside of it.
“Is there going to be a Chaotic Vortex?” Xue Yue asked in surprise.
When these words came out, Gui Zu and Ni Guang both shivered.
The Chaotic Vortex was not an anomaly one could rush into casually. If a Chaotic Vortex was about to occur, they would all need to escape. Gui Zu had been sucked in by a Chaotic Vortex and landed on the floating continent alive once, but it was not an experience he was willing to go through again. If his luck wasn’t as good this time, he would be torn apart by the chaotic energy and be reduced to dust.
Chapter 1808, Origin King Realm
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“Look!” Xue Yue suddenly pointed, “There seems to be some movement over there.”
Through the flickering cracks in space, some unbelievable scenes were vaguely visible to everyone’s eyes.
“That’s… how is that damned place visible?” Gui Zu almost bit his tongue. Although the cracks were extremely small and unstable, Gui Zu was still able to see a scenery resembling the floating continent.
“That’s where Yang Kai went?” Xue Yue asked in surprise.
“En, if this old master isn’t mistaken, it should be, but… do you hear something?” Gui Zu looked at Ni Guang and Xue Yue.
Xue Yue shook her head, but Ni Guang wore a solemn expression and nodded, “There’s a vague sound of thunder and the aura coming from those cracks… tss, is that boy trying to break through?”
“You mean… this movement was caused by his World Energy baptism?” Gui Zu’s expression changed.
“Isn’t it?” Ni Guang asked back.
“It looks like it, but that damned place is an isolated, independent world! Even if Yang Kai was trying to break through to the Origin King Realm, could he really cause such a massive disturbance that it could be seen across worlds?” Gui Zu face twitched, still stunned by the words that left his lips after he spoke them.
Others may not necessarily be able to create such a scene, but that did not automatically mean Yang Kai couldn’t.
He was proficient in the Dao of Space, so if he really was breaking through to the Origin King Realm, disturbing the boundaries between two independent spaces might be possible.
“If that’s really the case, then this boy is in danger,” Ni Guang quickly said.
“What do you mean?” Xue Yue was shocked as her pretty face turned white.
“The energy is too terrifying, I don’t know if he can withstand it,” Ni Guang frowned and replied.
When one attempted to break through to the Origin King Realm, if they were unable to withstand the accompanying baptism, the consequences would be severe. This was vastly different from break thoughts in lower Great Realms. Even if someone attempted to break through and failed, while there was danger, it would not be serious.
However, once one failed to break through to the Origin King Realm, there would only be one of two results: crippling losses, or death!
And the probability of the latter was more than eighty percent!
While Ni Guang and Gui Zu were discussing, on the other side, Zi Long, Xu Wei, and Kong Fa were also pointing at the same place and had come to a similar conclusion, that Yang Kai was breaking through to the Origin King Realm!
Zi Long’s face had turned blue from gloom.
He was not afraid that Yang Kai’s breakthrough would succeed, because even if he did, he would still only be a First-Order Origin King, nothing to worry about in Zi Long’s eyes.
What Zi Long was worried about was that Yang Kai would fail!
If this little brat died inside that strange space, how could Zi Long obtain the Immortal Tree?
“That bastard!” Zi Long shouted angrily while ironically hoping Yang Kai would succeed.
Floating in the Chaotic Abyss, all kinds of strange phenomena continued without end, keeping everyone on edge as they watched and wondered whether Yang Kai would encounter any accidents.
This situation lasted for a full day before the turbulent space gradually stabilized and the faint sound of thunder gradually dissipated.
“Did he succeed?” Xue Yue was as anxious as an ant on a hot wok, wishing she could rush into that floating continent to get a closer look.
Ni Guang and Gui Zu wore solemn and unreadable expressions as they held their silence.
By now, the results of this breakthrough had been decided, but from where they stood, they couldn’t infer whether Yang Kai had succeeded or not. All they could do was wait anxiously.
On the floating continent, a massive pit had appeared in the place where Yang Kai had attempted his breakthrough, and the surrounding landscape had been destroyed.
In the centre of the pit, a dark figure sat upright on the ground. Who else could it be but Yang Kai?
A burnt smell filled the surroundings.
“Wasn’t that a bit too much?!” Yang Kai looked up at the sky as his face twitched. He felt pain all over his body, as if the bones had been shattered and his flesh had been ground to paste. Every single movement he made was agonizing as each of his nerves felt like they were on fire.
The baptism he faced to reach the Origin King Realm had been far more violent than he expected!
On his cultivation journey, each time Yang Kai had broken through to a new Great Realm, he had crossed a life-threatening experience, but he almost died this time.
Even his Five Elements Indestructible Sword Tempering Art was almost shattered by the torrent of World Energy, and he was forced to use his Dragon Transformation Secret Technique to withstand the final moments.
At this moment, his Dragon Transformation Secret Technique had yet to be withdrawn, so his right arm was covered in pieces of Dragon Scales while his right hand had taken on the appearance of a dragon claw. Even so, the scales on this dragon arm had been torn and bloodied.
Yang Kai was in a miserable position, but as soon as he sensed his current state, he could not help grinning widely.
Origin King Realm!
After many years, he had finally set foot into the Origin King Realm.
Feeling the surging power in his body and his new, completely different comprehension of the Heavenly Way and Martial Dao, Yang Kai felt that all the suffering he just endured had been worthwhile.
Making the leap from the Origin Returning Realm to the Origin King Realm was like stepping into a completely new world.
After taking a rest for a while, Yang Kai struggled to his feet, holding back the pain he felt, took out a handful of pills from his Space Ring, and without even checking what they were, stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them wildly.
Focusing his mind, Yang Kai began to connect his Soul, body, and Dantian…
This was undoubtedly the best time to consolidate his cultivation, so he was not willing to miss it.
The Dragon Scales on his right arm quickly retreated and a faint golden light began to emerge. Yang Kai’s wounds began repairing themselves at a speed visible to the naked eye while a powerful vitality pulsed from his figure.
The golden light became more and more radiant until the place where Yang Kai stood was completely shrouded in it, making it impossible to see his figure.
The activity of his Golden Blood was now countless times stronger than before.
One day later, the golden light dissipated, revealing Yang Kai’s intrepid physique.
His exposed regions were covered in a layer of dried-up blood, but with just a shake, Yang Kai shattered this covering, exposing skin underneath that was as fresh and tender looking as a newborn’s.
“Oh, the Enlightenment Pill!” Yang Kai suddenly remembered something and quickly searched for it in his Space Ring, taking out a jade bottle and pouring out a Spirit Pill a moment later.
This was one of the three Enlightenment Pills he had refined before.
One of the three had formed Pill Veins, while the other two did not but were still extremely high quality.
“En, you,” Yang Kai naturally picked the Enlightenment Pill which formed Pill Veins and stuffed it into his mouth, where it quickly dissolved into pure medicinal essence that he used to enhance his comprehension of the Martial Dao.
The aura coming from his body became more refined and condensed as it seemed to resonate with the Heavenly Way around him…
After half a month, Yang Kai suddenly opened his eyes and let out a breath.
His eyes seemed clear but also ordinary, just like a mortal’s. Even his violent Saint Qi fluctuations from his breakthrough had been completely calmed.
“Not bad. Although my realm has not been completely consolidated, it’s not far off from it,” Yang Kai muttered to himself as he spread his Divine Sense and released a profound and mysterious strength into his surroundings.
Suddenly, within a radius of a thousand metres, space became viscous and innumerable tiny Void Cracks began to form.
Domain!
After breaking through to the Origin King Realm, Yang Kai’s Shi had finally evolved into Domain! And this Domain had incorporated his Space Force, making it more powerful than the Domain of an average Origin King.
In this Domain, he was the master!
It was for this reason that Origin Kings could so easily kill Origin Realm cultivators. An Origin Realm master could only use their Shi to influence and interfere with others, but an Origin King could use their Domain to manipulate the environment around them directly.
With a quick thought, his Domain dissipated and Yang Kai turned his head to look around before flying up into the sky and calling back his Blood Beasts as well as Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan.
A moment later, all the Blood Beasts flew back, turned into Golden Blood Threads, and returned to his body. Xiao Xiao also obediently returned to the Sealed World Bead while Liu Yan took a moment to observe Yang Kai before saying, “Congratulations on breaking through to the Origin King Realm, Master!”
“Haha, I was just lucky,” Yang Kai chuckled lightly, thought for a moment, then said. “You can rest assured, I will find a way to help your strength improve as well.”
Liu Yan’s eyes lit up as she respectfully bowed, “Many thanks, Master.”
As an Artifact Spirit, although she had managed to refine her natal Artifact Refining Furnace into her body, it would be almost impossible to increase her strength further unless she could swallow another existence like the Heaven Scorching Thunder Fire, enhancing herself would be quite difficult.
However, Yang Kai’s words put Liu Yan completely at ease.
Because Yang Kai still had the Sun’s True Essence!
As long as she could swallow more Sun’s True Fire, her strength would continue to rise.
“Alright, return to the Sealed World Bead for now. You know where I’ve placed the Sun’s True Essence, so swallow as much as you can, but be careful not to advance recklessly and harm yourself.”
“Yes!” Liu Yan was overjoyed and disappeared in a flash. The next moment, she appeared in the Sealed World Bead and quickly found where the Sun’s True Essence was. Immediately transforming into her Firebird appearance, she let out a joyful cry as she rushed over.
After dealing with this, Yang Kai turned his head and looked in one direction, frowned, and immediately teleported a few dozen kilometres away.
Lu Gui Chen was still sitting there, his expression pale and languid. After realizing the arrival of Yang Kai, he raised his head and gave a wry smile.
“Ignorant!” Yang Kai shook his head, understanding why Lu Gui Chen had wound up in such a state. Although Yang Kai had been breaking through, it did not mean he was completely ignorant of what was happening around him.
On the contrary, Lu Gui Chen losing confidence and nearly killing himself after witnessing the power of his baptism was clearly shown to Yang Kai from beginning to end.
To a cultivator, whether it was a physical wound or one on their Soul, no matter how severe, there would always be a way to recover, but if a cultivator’s Martial Heart collapsed, even the Great Emperor would be powerless to help them.
Because this was a wound to one’s own convictions, and only if one could overcome such a setback themselves could they recover.
Yang Kai wasn’t familiar with Lu Gui Chen, and instead had grudges between them. He was not even worthy of Yang Kai killing, so how could he spare any effort to comfort Lu Gui Chen now?
So after just a glance, Yang Kai ignored him.
Next, Yang Kai spread his Divine Sense out, extending it towards the inner depths of the floating continent.
He wanted to see how his Embodiment’s refinement of the Star Source was progressing.