The Divine Dao Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 32
Ling Han drew his sword and said, smiling, "Will you tell anyone about what happened here today?"
"Of course not!" Liu Dong and the others quickly shook their heads.
"It's okay, then. None of us present here will say anything, so who will know that Hang Zhan and his henchmen died here?" Said Ling Han.
However, Liu Dong and his companions still could not let go of their worries. After all, the name "Stone Wolf Sect" was too intimidating; based on its strength, the sect could easily eliminate their respective clans a hundred times. With such feelings, they did not dare to linger here, afraid that Ling Han would kill them as well to ensure their silence. Moreover, they each had a Green Spiritual Fruit in their hands, adding to the uneasy feeling in their hearts.
They immediately said goodbye to Ling Han and departed, quickly disappearing from his sight.
Killing an eyewitness ... Ling Han naturally did not have such a plan, as his little female servant was the daughter of the Liu Clan of the Imperial City. Against such a noble existence, what does the insignificant Hang Zhan count for? If the Stone Wolf Sect found out that Hang Zhan actually dared to bear malicious intent towards Liu Yu Tong, they might even personally behead Hang Zhan as an apology.
Just like how Liu Dong and his group felt immeasurable fear towards the Stone Wolf Sect, what did the insignificant Stone Wolf Sect count in the eyes of the Eight Great Clans?
'I will take one Green Spiritual Fruit first. Once I reach the peak of the ninth layer of the Body Refining Tier, I will take the second one, ' thought Ling Han. Although he had already walked through all nine levels on his journey from Body Refining Level to Heaven Level, this did not mean that/that he could easily step over the gap between the two levels.
That was because, aside from the comprehension and comprehension accumulated in a certain level, breaking through the bottlenecks between tiers was an effort that required a large amount of energy to support it.
Where does this energy come from?
Spiritual medicine, alchemy pills, treasures obtained from demonic beasts, spiritual fluids found in nature can all be used as sources of this energy. Unfortunately, these ingredients are extremely rare and hard to find.
This was the reason why the higher the tier, the fewer martial artists could achieve it. Without this kind of supporting materials to provide additional energy for martial artists to break through to higher levels, it was impossible to do so, the only thing they could do was rely on themselves to slowly gather the energy needed for a breakthrough. Some would successfully break through, while some might cause themselves to explode from the excessive accumulation of energy.
If he did not possess the Green Spiritual Fruit, Ling Han might need to gather around ten days plus Origin Power to reach the peak of the ninth layer of Body Refining Level, he said, and then break through to the Element Gathering Level in bursts of energy. But everything is different now. When he reached the barrier between Body Refining and Element Collection Level, Ling Han only needed to take the Green Spiritual Fruit, and it would be smooth along the way.
Ling Han freed all the precious items from the bodies of Hang Zhan and Elder Yu. Since the two of them were on their way, they obviously did not keep too many precious items on them, so all he managed to find was some money and a book on some secret martial arts.
The amount of money reached a total of about one hundred thousand coins, which could not be considered a small amount. Meanwhile, the book was titled "Detonation Arts", and it was a rather unique skill. Basically, it allowed a martial artist to inject his Original Power into something that would cause the item to explode. It would be difficult for one to defend against such a skill.
Elder Yu should have just obtained this secret art manual and had yet to begin mastering it. Otherwise, if Liu Yu Tong was surprised by such an attack in the midst of a battle, then he would definitely suffer a little.
Both moved to new locations. After all, there were two corpses at their previous location; just looking at the two corpses would ruin their mood.
Ling Han sat in a cross-legged position. He then took out the Green Spiritual Fruit and washed it with a little clean water. Then, he quickly consumed it in a huge bite.
It really deserves to be called a Spiritual Fruit born from nature. Although his level could not be considered high, it was still very delicious and, in a few bites, Ling Han had already finished eating it. He felt very dissatisfied, and really wanted to take the other fruits and eat them as well.
He quickly suppressed this impulsive impulse, and quietly waited for the medicinal effects to play out.
In just a short moment, a powerful and intense medicinal effect was unleashed, turning into innumerable tiny particles, entering his bloodstream and spreading throughout his body.
Ling Han circulated the Five Elements Heaven Grade Skill. The Spirit Base in his dantian gave off a glittering light like a Dao lotus flower, guiding the medicinal effects to nourish every part of the flesh, every bone, and every blood vessel in his body.
His cultivation level was already very fast to begin with. Before he consumed the Green Spiritual Fruit, he had already reached the middle period of the seventh layer. Now that he had gained the support of the Spiritual Fruit, his rate of development was naturally even scarier.
The final period of the seventh layer of the Body Refining Level .. the peak of the seventh layer of the Body Refining Level!
He gathered some Origin Power and, in one breath, broke through to the eighth layer of Body Refining Level. At this moment, the medicinal effects of the Green Spiritual Fruit had yet to be fully exhausted, and it still continued to increase its cultivation. They ended up exhausted once Ling Han managed to reach the middle period of the eighth layer of the Body Refining Tier.
"That's great, it saved me about six days."
The two continued their journey around the mountain. Ling Han continued to refine his sword skills, hoping to achieve three flashes of Sword Qi before he broke through to the Elemental Gathering Level.
After another eight days, Ling Han had reached the peak of the eighth layer of Body Refining Level. After storing the Origin Power one night, he began the process of breaking through to the ninth layer of Body Refining Level. By the time morning arrived and the sun had risen, he stood up, the corner of his lips raised slightly upwards with a smile.
The ninth layer of the Body Refining Level.
'Very good, I need about ten more days and I will reach the peak of the ninth layer of Body Refining Level. At that time, I will consume the second Green Spiritual Fruit, and in one breath break through to the Elemental Gathering Level! '
Liu Yu Tong was naturally already numb. If Ling Han could break through to the Element Collection Level tomorrow, he might not feel surprised. Otherwise, if he was still shocked every time this man did something shocking, he really might die early.
Ten days passed very quickly and Ling Han, as he expected, had reached the peak of the ninth layer of the Body Refining Tier.
He took out a second Green Spiritual Fruit, and smiled, saying, "Today is my last day at Body Refining Level ... Ai, this has really been a long time!"
Liu Yu Tong could not help rolling his eyes in response. He had been by Ling Han's side since the time he had only been at the second layer of the Body Refining Tier. How many days has it been? Just one month! It's a "very long time" he's talking about! But when he remembered how Ling Han had stagnated for several years in the second layer of his previous Body Refining Tier, his feelings of sadness could be considered quite logical.
He started cultivating when he was thirteen, and reached the Elemental Gathering Level when he was fourteen. This point alone made it seem that his/her cultivation progress was much faster when compared to Ling Han.
After Ling Han swallowed the Green Spiritual Fruit, he started breaking through to the Elemental Gathering Level.
He's not in a hurry. Instead, he simply started to gather the medicinal effects within his body.
Normally, when a martial artist started the process of breaking through, even if they had the support of the medicinal effects, they would have to hit the barrier repeatedly until it was somewhat loose to be able to break through it. However, Ling Han had absolute confidence that/that as long as he stored sufficient energy, he would be able to break through this barrier on his first attempt.
Half an hour later, his body was filled with Origin Power, and he felt as if his entire body was increasing.
It's just a misunderstanding of course. It was just that he had stored too much energy within his body, causing him to have this kind of "increasing" feeling. But if he still did not break through or release this energy somehow, his body might actually explode due to this accumulation of energy.
It was like a water bag that was already fully filled. If the bag is not punctured to make a hole to release water, or if the water is not moved to a larger pouch, then the only result is that the pouch will explode.
"That's enough," Ling Han thought. 'Now all that was left was to guide this boundless energy towards the dantian and hit the barrier.'
Body Refining Tier was meant to store Origin Power in every bit of blood and flesh, and so it was actually very limited in number. As for the Element Gathering Tier, it meant opening one's Dantian, and forming a strange space within one's body.
Everyone has this kind of small universe, or small world, in their body. In terms of martial arts, this kind of small world was considered to exist within one's Dantian.
"Hong!"
Under the barrage of ferocious energy, a gap-like hole appeared in his dantian. For others to break through, they would have to rely on a continuous repeated barrage to expand and enlarge these holes or gaps endlessly. However, Ling Han was different. The energy he gathered was more than enough for him to immediately start breaking through.
Opening the Dantian was only the first step. The next step is the most important.
That is, to strengthen the Origin Power into a high-speed rotating core.
This was something like installing a motor in one's dantian. With mental commands, the origin core spinning at high speed would produce energy that would erupt with a terrifying attack.
How could the Element Collection Level be able to easily destroy the Body Refining Level? That was because once the origin core was formed, energy would gush out like a flood from it. Even if two warriors had accumulated the same amount of Origin Power, the person who actually formed the origin core would have a faster and stronger attack, having an overwhelming advantage over his opponent.