Chapter 2987: Chapter 2987
The western district had already been thoroughly subdued by them, so next time they’d have to try a different direction. Although other areas would be more dangerous, their strength would have improved by then. Besides, they still had thirty helpers—if they encountered real danger, they could always unleash them.
Without hesitation, everyone immediately entered a state of cultivation. The resources here were too valuable to waste, and no one wanted to miss this opportunity.
Ye Liuyun had recently honed his skills through countless battles, and now with so many resources at his disposal, this was the perfect time for a breakthrough.
But before he could even begin, Chi Lian purified and refined the bloodline energy from the demonic cultivator, advancing her own cultivation by one level. She promptly came over and divided half of the power of bloodline between Ye Liuyun and his clone.
The moment that refined bloodline energy entered his body, Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement. His power of bloodline was about to take another massive leap forward.
After receiving the bloodline energy from Chi Lian, Ye Liuyun laid out all the resources he had acquired and planned the order in which he would refine them.
"Better start with the bloodline first, then compress and refine everything together. This would also be the perfect time for Luo Yi to help me refine some pills to condense bloodline energy."
With that thought, he sent a message to Lin Luoyi, asking her to prepare the bloodline-condensing pills for him. Meanwhile, he and his clone began absorbing and refining the demonic bloodline essence.
His first clone also began cultivating simultaneously. With two clones now, Ye Liuyun needed all three of them to break through together if he wanted to advance his realm.
However, refining the demonic bloodline essence was a time-consuming process. On one hand, they had to absorb demonic energy to fuel the conversion between Buddhist and demonic power; on the other, they had to assimilate the bloodline energy while also absorbing true essence.
Meanwhile, Lei Ming and the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon immediately entered a breakthrough state upon absorbing the bloodline essence. The two of them had already been at the late stage of the first level of Unity Realm, on the verge of breaking through. Given how perfectly suited this energy was for them, an immediate breakthrough was hardly surprising.
The Dragon Maiden, on the other hand, reverted to her true form and swallowed two dragon pearls and a fragment of a dragon horn, along with two drops of the Primordial World’s origin energy, before slowly refining them. She still had a long way to go before her next breakthrough, so there was no need to rush.
Within the spatial world of the second clone, one person after another continued to break through.
Thirty days later, Ye Liuyun and his clone finally finished absorbing the demonic bloodline essence, but they still needed time to condense the bloodline energy. He could feel that his current power of bloodline was now comparable to that of the Blood King from before—though he lacked the Blood King’s method of externalizing bloodline energy for attacks.
With such formidable power of bloodline, he felt as if he could effortlessly crush any Unity Realm cultivator at the first level without even needing to fight.
Without hesitation, he immediately tossed the primordial energies of both the Ancient Desolate World and the ordinary world into the Transmutation Cauldron, allowing it to refine them into the Profound Essence he needed. The simultaneous conversion of these two types of primordial energies perfectly matched the requirements of his Profound Essence, accelerating his cultivation speed far beyond what he could achieve by absorbing the desolate energy alone.
Time was of the essence, so he prioritized breaking through to the next realm first, leaving the absorption of other elemental energies for later. However, the sheer volume of energy required for his breakthrough was staggering. Even after the Transmutation Cauldron had processed the primordial energies of four entire worlds, his cultivation had only just reached the peak of the ninth level of the Dominator Realm.
Realizing that his impending breakthrough would demand an enormous amount of resources, he had no choice but to continue feeding different primordial energies into the cauldron for conversion. To supplement his efforts, he swallowed a pill crafted for him by Lin Luoyi while simultaneously refining his power of bloodline.
Once his bloodline was fully tempered, he split his consciousness—one soul wandering the void to attune to the surrounding cosmic energies, merging them into his Profound Essence to enhance its purity, while the other remained focused on condensing the Profound Essence itself. Every minor improvement in the quality of his Profound Essence was immediately cycled back into the Transmutation Cauldron, refining it into a form more suited for his absorption.
It wasn’t until he had exhausted six more batches of primordial energy that he finally sensed the first stirrings of his impending breakthrough.
A wry thought crossed his mind: *At this rate, the resources I have left won’t last long.*
He had initially set aside fifteen portions of the Ancient Desolate World’s primordial energy, assuming that—combined with other energies—it would sustain him for a considerable time. Yet, before even breaking through, he had already consumed over thirty percent of his reserves.
Still, the breakthrough was now imminent, and his current stockpile would suffice. The real challenge would be securing enough resources for future advancements.
Putting aside these concerns, Ye Liuyun withdrew his wandering soul fragment and concentrated fully on his breakthrough.
In preparation, he had already expanded and reinforced his core dantian and meridians, uncertain of what drastic changes the breakthrough might bring. However, the moment the process began, he realized his precautions were almost irrelevant.
This time, the transformation wasn’t about expansion—it was about integration. The cosmic energies within his Profound Essence fused directly into his dantian and meridians, reinforcing their structure.
A flash of understanding struck him: *So at this level, it’s not just about size—it’s about fortification. And mere Profound Essence alone wouldn’t withstand the impact of the new energies.*
He felt a surge of relief. Thanks to his prior efforts in enhancing his cosmic energies and continuously infusing them into his Profound Essence, he now had an abundant supply. Even after reinforcing his entire dantian and meridian system, a substantial surplus of cosmic energy remained within his Profound Essence.
Once his core and meridians were reinforced, the profound energy within his body began to surge violently, rushing through his meridians and expanding his core.
The swelling of his core and meridians made it clear that his profound energy was severely insufficient. At that moment, the converted energy within the Yuan Conversion Cauldron was rapidly absorbed by Ye Liuyun in a frenzy.
Soon, Ye Liuyun’s body was brimming with energy, forcing him to continuously compress and refine the profound energy within his core.
*"Thankfully, both my core and meridians have been reinforced by the power of heaven and earth—otherwise, this level of intense impact would have shattered them despite the strengthening."*
As he endured the overwhelming force, he focused all his efforts on compressing the profound energy while simultaneously channeling the power of heaven and earth to enhance its quality.
The higher the quality of his profound energy became, the faster it absorbed the energy of the world around him.
Previously, Ye Liuyun had needed to rely on his soul force to sense the presence and flow of this celestial power. But now, he realized he no longer had to enter a meditative trance—he could perceive it with increasing clarity, as though he had become one with the world itself. It felt as if he could now manipulate this energy with far greater ease.
A sudden thought struck him: *If my core and meridians can integrate the power of heaven and earth for reinforcement, then surely my physical body can as well. As for my bloodline and soul force... I’ll have to test that to be certain.*
