Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

Chapter 409 - 1st level of Essence Qi Realm!

Li Yun slowly suppressed the shock within his heart before immediately sitting down cross-legged on the spot.

He could clearly feel the terrifying energy left behind by the Divine Maiden continuously surging throughout every corner of his body like a vast roaring ocean.

The energy was simply too enormous.

If he did not refine it quickly, his meridians would eventually be unable to withstand the pressure.

Li Yun immediately calmed his mind and entered a cultivation state.

Boom!!

The moment he activated his cultivation techniques, violent energy fluctuations instantly erupted from his body.

Without holding back in the slightest, Li Yun directly circulated all three of his cultivation arts simultaneously.

The three cultivation arts began operating at full power together.

In an instant, the spiritual energy within the underground chamber started shaking violently.

Huge amounts of heaven and earth spiritual energy surged toward Li Yun crazily before being devoured into his body like rivers flowing into the sea.

Meanwhile, the strand of divine energy left behind by the Divine Maiden continuously fused into Li Yun’s meridians, flesh, bones, and Dantian.

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

Violent sounds continuously echoed from within Li Yun’s body.

His flesh began shining faintly with divine radiance while streams of lightning occasionally flashed beneath his skin.

The aura surrounding him rose higher and higher at an astonishing speed.

At the same time, the vast Qi Sea inside Li Yun’s Dantian began trembling violently.

The endless Chaos Qi contained within it continuously compressed and condensed under the refinement of the three cultivation arts.

As more and more energy was refined, the bottleneck separating Half-Step Essence Qi Realm from the true Essence Qi Realm became increasingly unstable.

Li Yun’s expression gradually became solemn.

He could already feel that breakthrough approaching rapidly.

Boom!!

Suddenly, an enormous rumbling sound erupted from within Li Yun’s body.

The bottleneck that had trapped him for so long finally shattered completely.

At that moment, Li Yun felt as though his entire body had undergone a complete transformation.

The Chaos Qi within his Dantian instantly evolved.

Compared to before, the energy now contained traces of far greater purity and explosive power.

Not only that, his meridians also expanded dramatically while his physical body became even stronger under the nourishment of the divine energy.

The aura erupting from Li Yun’s body instantly skyrocketed several times over.

A terrifying pressure swept violently through the underground chamber like a storm.

The surrounding walls immediately began cracking under the pressure alone.

Meanwhile, the spiritual energy in the surrounding area crazily surged toward Li Yun before being absorbed completely.

This process continued for several more hours.

Only after fully refining every strand of the Divine Maiden’s energy did Li Yun slowly stabilize his cultivation.

Whoosh...

Li Yun slowly opened his eyes.

The instant his eyes opened, a terrifying pressure flashed through the underground chamber before disappearing again.

At this moment, Li Yun had officially stepped into the first level of the Essence Qi Realm.

Feeling the explosive power surging throughout his body, Li Yun slowly clenched his fists.

Boom!!

Just the slight movement of his hand caused the surrounding air to explode violently.

Compared to before, his strength had once again undergone a heaven-shaking transformation.

"At the Essence Qi Realm, a cultivator’s Qi normally undergoes refinement and transformation into Essence Qi, which is a higher and purer form of energy."

Li Yun silently assessed the condition of his body while carefully examining the changes within his Dantian.

"However, my situation is completely different. The Chaos Qi inside my body has not transformed into Essence Qi at all. Instead, only its purity and density have increased dramatically."

As he sensed the terrifying energy flowing through his meridians, a thoughtful expression gradually appeared on Li Yun’s face.

Ordinary cultivators would experience a qualitative transformation after entering the Essence Qi Realm. Their original Qi would evolve into Essence Qi, allowing both the purity and explosive power of their cultivation to increase several times over.

But Li Yun’s cultivation path had always been different from normal Martial Artists.

The moment he began cultivating the mysterious Chaos Qi, his foundation had already surpassed ordinary cultivators by an absurd margin.

Li Yun slowly clenched his fists.

The terrifying Chaos Qi within his body instantly surged like a roaring ancient beast.

Even though it had not transformed into Essence Qi, the pressure released by the Chaos Qi was incomparably terrifying.

Then, Li Yun gradually smiled in understanding.

"But then again, my original Chaos Qi was already countless times stronger than ordinary Essence Qi itself."

"In that case, there is no real meaning in comparing Chaos Qi with ordinary Qi or even Essence Qi."

"After all..."

"Chaos Qi exists in an entirely different league altogether."

After successfully stabilizing his cultivation at the first level of the Essence Qi Realm, Li Yun finally returned to the main hall of the Li Family and informed Patriarch Li Jinyun about everything that had happened regarding the mysterious huge boulder.

Naturally, Li Yun did not reveal the existence of the Divine Maiden completely.

He only told Li Jinyun that the huge boulder was an extraordinary ancient object that had now exhausted its energy and shattered apart completely.

Even so, Patriarch Li Jinyun was still deeply shocked after hearing Li Yun’s explanation.

Afterward, Li Yun spent the remainder of his final day quietly within the Li Family estate.

For the first time in a very long while, he temporarily set aside cultivation and simply accompanied his family.

During the day, he spoke with the various elders of the Li Family, listened to the recent developments within Azure Wind City, and occasionally guided some younger disciples in cultivation.

The younger generation of the Li Family almost worshipped him like a divine figure now.

Everywhere Li Yun walked, countless young disciples looked toward him with admiration and excitement shining brightly in their eyes.

Meanwhile, Li Yun spent most of his remaining time accompanying his grandfather, Li Zhen.

The grandfather and grandson quietly sat together for long periods while discussing many things from the past.

Sometimes they spoke about Li Yun’s childhood.

Sometimes they spoke about the Martial Ascension Gate and the Eastern Martial Domain.

And sometimes...

The two simply remained silent while enjoying the rare peaceful atmosphere together.

Night gradually passed.

Soon, the final morning arrived.

Outside the Li Family estate, many members of the Li Family had already gathered together.

Everyone knew that Li Yun would soon leave the Southern Martial Region and head toward the Eastern Martial Domain.

This departure might last years.

Or perhaps even longer.

At the entrance of the estate, Li Yun slowly looked toward the familiar faces before him.

Then, his gaze finally landed upon Li Zhen.

The old man’s eyes were slightly red, though he tried his best to maintain a calm expression.

Li Yun slowly walked forward before respectfully bowing toward him.

"Grandfather..."

Li Yun’s voice became softer than usual.

"I will definitely find Father and Mother soon."

The moment those words entered his ears, Li Zhen’s body trembled slightly.

For a moment, the old man seemed unable to speak.

In the end, he could only heavily pat Li Yun’s shoulder while nodding repeatedly.

"Good..."

"Good..."

"As expected of my grandson..."

Li Yun smiled faintly.

Then, without allowing himself to hesitate further, he turned around and stepped into the sky.

Whoosh!!

His figure transformed into a streak of light that rapidly disappeared into the distant horizon.

His destination...

Was naturally the location where the envoys of the Heavenly Sword Sect had instructed him to meet them.