Early morning, at the Su Nu Peak, beside the Taisu Pond.

Lian Qingchen's small face was tense, sitting cross-legged on the boulder by the pond, absorbing the first wisp of purple energy from the new sunrise.

Perhaps it was due to her parents' teachings, or maybe her own self-discipline, but despite her young age, Lian Qingchen had never been slack in her practice.

However, today's cultivation brought a new change. After completing the Grand Circulation and absorbing the morning's purple energy, instead of slowly finishing the practice like usual, Qingchen mobilized her inner strength to rush upwards through the top of her head.

She was trying to open the bridge between Heaven and Earth to break through today and reach the Innate Realm.

"A ten-year-old reaching the Innate Realm, calling this little girl talented might be an understatement."

Not far away, a man and a woman were observing Lian Qingchen's breakthrough, and the man spoke softly.

"Too impatient, lacking caution. She's just a child, trying to bridge Heaven and Earth without any supervision. What if she fails?" Xuanzhen frowned and said.

For martial artists in the Postnatal Realm, to break through to the Innate Realm, aside from opening the bridge between Heaven and Earth, they must also control the inflow of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, lest they absorb too much and explode.

In this aspect, children, due to their young age, have a significant disadvantage. For any disciple with a heritage or connections, Innate Realm and above martial artists are specially assigned to oversee their breakthrough, to prevent any tragedy.

"As you said, she's just a child, being a little impatient is to be expected. It's better for her to learn the importance of caution now, so she doesn't face crisis because of it in the future," said an old man who lives by the creed of caution.

"However..."

Qing Yu's eyebrows raised lightly, "Isn't the quantity of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi a bit too high? Even though you frequently draw in Primordial Qi to the Taisu Pond, no Gathering Essence Array has been set up, so why is it able to gather such a large amount of Primordial Qi?"

"Recently, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi has increased, and since Zhenwu Sect is already considered a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, this is normal. Many disciples in the sect have also had breakthroughs due to this increased amount of Primordial Qi," Xuanzhen explained.

"How come I didn't know about this?" Qing Yu asked in astonishment.

"You've handed over all mundane affairs to Xuanfeng and the other senior brothers, even some major events have been entirely left to me to handle. How would you know?" Xuanzhen retorted without good humor.

This one has delegated all matters except the major ones to others; otherwise, there wouldn't be enough time to go into seclusion and practice. Had it not been for the fact that no harsh measures were taken to eliminate non-ally Peak Masters, instead brainwashing them for personal use, the affairs of Zhenwu Sect would indeed be overwhelming.

"Besides, can't you feel it yourself?"

'Sorry, I really can't feel it.' Qing Yu thought somewhat helplessly.

His surroundings were constantly gathering Primordial Qi. Even in areas with scarce Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, Qing Yu could forcibly squeeze out enough Primordial Qi, making it difficult to discern any changes in its quantity under such circumstances.

'It seems that the Tribulation Qi has finally taken effect, and the limitations of Heaven and Earth have slightly eased. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such an increase in Primordial Qi.'

Qing Yu dispelled his instinctual reaction to gather Primordial Qi, quietly sensing the subtle changes in the world.

Great tribulation brings great fortune; within tribulation, there is boundless opportunity, especially in catastrophes affecting entire heavens and earth.

To date, Qing Yu and the other Nine Heavens Members have orchestrated several wars, resulting in nearly a million deaths over just a few years. This intense Tribulation Qi has at last caused changes to the heavens and earth.

The current increase in Primordial Qi is just the tip of the iceberg; greater changes await in the future.

For now, the difficulty in breaking through to the Innate Realm has slightly lessened, and soon the bottlenecks in the Divine Origin Realm and True Pill Realm will also be relaxed.

Of course, the further one goes, the harder it gets, and even if all restrictions are lifted, reaching Divine Communication is one in a hundred thousand, requiring supreme talent.

'This makes my assembly line cannon fodder production even easier. Perhaps in a few years, even True Pill Realm cannon fodder can be produced.'

"Mm-hmm—"

At this moment, Lian Qingchen let out a muffled groan by the Taisu Pond, the previously orderly Primordial Qi suddenly became agitated, surging turbulently within her body.

In the end, she couldn't avoid the naivety of youth, instinctively absorbing too much Primordial Qi, and now it's overabundant.

Xuanzhen moved her Lotus Step lightly, suddenly arriving beside Lian Qingchen, placing her delicate hand on her back, helping her to sort out the agitated Primordial Qi, converting it to True Qi of an Innate Realm martial artist.

Meanwhile, Qing Yu began his unused all-day random Character Card draws, as well as the two advanced draws obtained earlier.

The war to conquer the grassland had been very profitable for Qing Yu. With the popularization of Demon Body transformation, he got two advanced draws and a copy of the "God's Oath Manual." By completely conquering the grassland, he received fifty thousand Villain Points.

For the time being, he wouldn't use the fifty thousand Villain Points, but could proceed with the random Character Card draw and advanced draws.

"System, draw me a random Character Card first," Qing Yu said to the system in his mind.

"Random Character Card, drawing... "

"Ding, congratulations to the host on obtaining Five and a Half Star Villain·Maha Ye."

Name: Maha Ye

Realm: Supreme

Items: Heart Light Decree (drawn), Wan Hua Ru Yi, Zen Shocking Staff, Brahma Sound Tuo Bell

Martial Arts: "Pure Land Six God Technique" (drawn), "Four Forms of Buddha's Divine Palm," "Three Seals of Buddha"

Evaluation: Lay down the butcher's knife, immediately become a Buddha.

Maha Ye was an exceptional genius, practicing Buddha Skills to a level hard to reach even for orthodox Buddhists, and eliminated the six senses, cultivating the Reaching God Divine Palm. Later, he dominated the world with the Four Forms of Buddha's Divine Palm.

Frankly, the same four forms of Divine Palm in Li Shimin's hands were far less powerful than with Maha Ye.

In the Emperor World, the rise of the Great Tang was due to this person; without him, there would be no Heavenly Khan, Tang Taizong Li Shimin in later days.

In fact, if Maha Ye hadn't ultimately been redeemed by Buddhism, the Great Tang might have changed the world.

In the original story, Maha Ye reached an epiphany inside the Three Seals of Buddha Tower in Tianzhu Buddhism, attaining the state of becoming a Buddha on the spot. His martial arts essence lay not in the four forms of Divine Palm, but in the Three Seals of Buddha.

'Maha Ye, a fairly successful villain, unfortunately became redeemed in the end, becoming an old grandpa sacrificing for the protagonist.'

Skill-wise and strategically, Maha Ye was top-notch, but being not the protagonist, he ultimately became a sacrificing old grandpa.

Qing Yu had a genuine interest in this Pure Land Sect Master, not just for his martial arts but for his strategies as well.

"Just one step away from the so-called Other Shore in the original, let me see it,"

"System, I want to challenge Maha Ye," Qing Yu said.

"Inheritance Space, activating... "

As the system's mechanical sound played, the scene shifted, and Qing Yu found himself transported from Su Nu Peak to another setting.

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