Chapter 140: 8th Stage of the Spirit Vein Condensation Realm
’Can I use the Spirit Qi here to condense spirit veins? Can I do it without making a scene?’ This was Tang Yin’s thought, he wanted to use the Spirit Qi which was constantly pressuring him to condense spirit veins.
There was only one way to find out, to condense spirit veins. Tang Yin was always alone with the exception of Xiao Fei. He always brought the Heaven Devouring Abyss out of his body when he condensed spirit veins, he had never condensed spirit veins while his Martial Spirit was inside his body.
Tang Yin slowly controlled the Heaven Devouring Abyss to surge into his legs, then he started to condense spirit veins. The condensation was very precise and quick due to his prior experience.
The constant presence and pressure of the Spirit Qi allowed a steady source of replenishment for the Heaven Devouring Abyss. Within a minute, Tang Yin had almost fully condensed his 798th spirit vein.
In the next few seconds, the spirit vein would be fully condensed. This would also show whether the other cultivators and Tian Huang would discover what he was doing.
Tang Yin was climbing the Heaven Ascension Peak much slower compared to the other cultivators, he was only at the 40th step. The others were way ahead of him, they were around the 70th step. Scattered Soul Daoist had even reached the 80th step.
He did not care though, there was no time limit, he would take his time and reap the most benefits he could by devouring the Spirit Qi.
The next moment, a quiet bang resounded in Tang Yin’s body. He slowly looked ahead where the other cultivators were, they did not seem to hear or notice anything. They continued trudging ahead with ease.
The first 100 steps of the Heaven Ascension Peak did not require much effort, even Physique Transformation Realm cultivators could climb them. The real difficulty would appear on the steps after 270+, it would take actual effort to forge ahead.
Tang Yin knew this because he had calculated this according to the pressure increase of each step. If he could do this, then the others could also do the same.
A light crease appeared in Tian Huang’s brow, ’The Spirit Qi around that red-haired kid distorted for a second there, he must be practising something.’ Tian Huang briefly thought as he looked at Tang Yin, the distortion around Tang Yin he saw was due to the condensation of his spirit vein.
’It’s a pity, I’m only a wisp of divine sense left behind, my abilities are limited.’ Tian Huang let out a soft internal sigh and continued to watch the participants of his trial climb the Heaven Ascension Peak.
Tang Yin did not continue devouring the Spirit Qi pressuring him, instead, he observed the actions of the other cultivators and sent occasional glances at Tian Huang. He wanted to make sure they did not notice anything before he continued to Devour Spirit Qi.
When Tang Yin reached the 90th step, the others were already at the 120th step. Upon seeing no reaction from the other cultivators and Tian Huang, he continued devouring Abyss Qi.
He was only originally devouring a little at a time, now Tang Yin was going to slowly increase the amount he devoured. He wanted to reap the maximum benefits he could without being discovered. It was a sticky situation, one wrong move could get him discovered.
Even if Tian Huang did not lust over the Heaven Devouring Abyss, there were still 15 Qi Transformation Realm cultivators and Scattered Soul Daoist, Tang Yin needed to be careful and cautious.
Tang Yin used all of the Spirit Qi he devoured to replenish the Heaven Devouring Abyss. The amount needed to replenish the Heaven Devouring Abyss increased with each spirit vein Tang Yin gained. Now that he had already condensed 798 spirit veins, the amount of replenishment needed for the Heaven Devouring Abyss was monstrous. This was why Tang Yin wanted to reap the most benefits from the seemingly endless Spirit Qi.
Tang Yin was now condensing his 799th spirit vein, the amount of essence of the Heaven Devouring Abyss required was much more compared to normal. Once he condensed this spirit vein, he would reach the 8th stage of the Spirit Vein Condensation Realm.
It only took a few minutes to condense the 799th spirit vein, and a small bang rang out in Tang Yin’s body. The other cultivators did not notice anything, but Tian Huang saw the Spirit Qi around Tang Yin distort once more. He remained silent though.
The aura of an 8th-stage Spirit Vein Condensation Realm cultivator did not spread out from Tang Yin, he used the Heaven Deceiving Art to hide it.
Alas, he could not hide it from Tian Huang. When Tian Huang saw Tang Yin’s cultivation rise to the next stage, his expression changed.
’This red-haired kid must be using a special technique to condense his spirit veins under the pressure of the Heaven Ascension Peak, should I capture him and search his soul?’ Tian Huang contemplated, but in the end, he decided not to. ’Forget it, for now, my main body has already died. It won’t be of any use at the moment.’
Tang Yin did not realise that he had escaped death by a hair’s breadth. After reaching the 8th stage of the Spirit Vein Condensation Realm, he continued towards the summit of the Heaven Ascension Peak slowly. He devoured the Spirit Qi around him constantly and condensed more spirit veins, he was getting stronger every minute.
