Chapter 308: Chapter 304: Stepping into the Innate Realm

In the sunless, moonless cave, time flew by. In the blink of an eye, three or four days had passed.

Inside the cave, a hazy purple light and a shimmering green light illuminated each other as Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi saturated the air.

Ye Xing sat cross-legged with his eyes closed in the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture.

The vast Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the air formed a vortex, pouring into Ye Xing’s body through his palms, the soles of his feet, and the Baihui acupoint on his head. Under the circulation of the Innate Skill, it transformed into a powerful, surging torrent of True Qi!

The breakthrough was entering its final stage.

Ye Xing’s face was flushed, and beads of cold sweat trickled down his forehead. He continuously gathered wave after wave of pure True Qi, directing them to assault his Qi Sea Acupoint.

Under the sustained assault, the bottleneck to the Innate Realm began to loosen.

An hour later—

HUMMM!

Accompanied by a humming sound, the surging True Qi finally broke through the Innate Realm bottleneck and cleared the Qi Sea Acupoint. A torrent of True Qi crazily poured in, flooding the entire acupoint.

Contracting and expanding! Expanding and contracting!

During the violent contractions, the True Qi was constantly refined, transforming into True Essence Power. And during the frantic expansion, the Qi Sea Acupoint constantly enlarged, gradually evolving into a Dantian.

The Qi Sea became a Dantian!

Ye Xing’s entire aura became increasingly powerful and pure. The True Qi throughout his body transformed frantically, becoming streams of potent Innate True Essence within the Dantian in his lower abdomen!

As his energy evolved, his entire being felt as if it had ascended.

「Two hours later.」

The transformation was complete. All of his Postnatal True Qi had been converted into Innate True Essence and stored within his Dantian.

"Phew, I’ve finally stepped into the Innate Realm!"

Ye Xing opened his eyes. They shone with a spiritual light, filled with joy and excitement.

’The saying "all those below the Innate Realm are but ants," while somewhat of an exaggeration, still spoke to the esteemed status of Innate Realm experts.’

’Leaving aside power, there was a fundamental difference in lifespan alone between Innate Realm experts and Postnatal Realm Martial Artists. Although the Postnatal True Qi of a Postnatal Realm Martial Artist could nourish the body and improve one’s constitution, the effect wasn’t very significant. As a result, their lifespans weren’t much longer than an ordinary person’s, generally only reaching about a hundred years. Innate Realm experts, however, were completely different. Nourished by their Innate True Essence, their bodies were far stronger than a normal person’s. Under the long-term tempering of Innate True Essence, the body would continuously improve and could even, to some extent, regain its youth.’

’For example, if an old Martial Artist in their eighties or nineties, nearing the end of their life, suddenly broke through to the Innate Realm, they would instantly appear younger because their lifespan had just doubled.’

’The lifespan of an Innate Realm expert was generally over two hundred years. Even someone who had just broken through to the Third-class Innate Realm could live to be around two hundred. Compared to ordinary people, their lifespans were incredibly long.’

’Tang Ancestor Li Qishan, for example, had lived to the ripe old age of one hundred and eighty-six, a life that spanned three or four generations of the Southern Tang dynasty. Of course, one hundred and eighty-six was already close to the limit for an Innate Realm expert. If the Tang Imperial Ancestor couldn’t open his Ren and Du Meridians and step into the Second-level Innate Realm, he would probably only live for another ten years or so before he was six feet under.’

’The Innate Realm was divided into three levels: the Third-class Innate Realm, the Second-Level Innate Realm, and the First-class Innate Realm. Each of these was further divided into early, middle, and late stages. National Master Meng Shuming and Grand General Ouyang Xu were both around the early stage of the Third-class Innate Realm, making them among the weakest of Innate experts. Tang Ancestor Li Qishan, on the other hand, was likely somewhere between the Third-class and Second-Level Innate Realms. He had probably opened one of the Ren and Du Meridians—either the Ren Meridian or the Du Meridian. If he could open both, his Innate True Essence would expand and become purer, allowing him to step into the Second-Level Innate Realm. Tang Ancestor Li Qishan’s long, arduous seclusion in the Ancestral Dragon Hall was clearly an attempt to break through to the Second-Level Innate Realm in one fell swoop.’

’I’ve only just broken through and I’m still in the early stage of the Third-class Innate Realm. However, if I were to face the Tang Imperial Ancestor again, as long as he hasn’t stepped into the Second-Level Innate Realm, I’m confident I could defeat him with my current strength.’

’After all, when I fought the Tang Imperial Ancestor before, I was only using Postnatal True Qi. Now that I’ve entered the Innate Realm and can wield Innate True Essence, the power of my Sword Techniques will naturally have increased dramatically.’

With a thought, strands of Innate True Essence left his body, forming a swirling ring of Protective Gang Qi around him.

Ye Xing waved his hand again, and in an instant, the surging Innate True Essence transformed into sharp streams of Innate Sword Qi that went whistling through the air.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Instantly, the entire cave was filled with crisscrossing Sword Qi. Debris flew everywhere, and deep slash marks were carved into the stone walls.

Ye Xing retracted his power and stood. He checked the time on his phone and saw it was already the 29th, leaving only a day and a half until the New Year.

’I definitely have to go home for the Spring Festival, or Mom and Dad will kill me. But it’s only the 29th... hehe, no rush. I should have enough time to completely refine the Thunder Heart Spring Wood before heading back!’ Ye Xing’s eyes glinted. With a thought, he drew the Thunder Heart Spring Wood back into his Dantian and began circulating his Innate True Essence to refine it.

’The Thunder Heart Spring Wood was a Wood Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure. Although I had refined it before, with my Postnatal Realm cultivation, it was only a preliminary refinement. Now that I’ve reached the Innate Realm, I have to use my Innate True Essence to completely refine this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure. Once it’s fully refined, my Recovery Power will take a qualitative leap, greatly enhancing my survivability.’

Inside his Dantian, a finger-sized, dark green piece of wood floated. His True Essence acted like fire, continuously refining it.

As time trickled by, the Thunder Heart Spring Wood was steadily refined. The process wasn’t fast, but it wasn’t slow either.

The refining process continued for four hours.

"Phew, I’ve finally refined the Thunder Heart Spring Wood completely!" Ye Xing opened his eyes.

With the Thunder Heart Spring Wood completely refined, Ye Xing’s body radiated a surging Power of Life. From now on, no matter how severe his injuries, he could likely recover completely in an incredibly short amount of time. With such a monstrous Recovery Power, even though he was only at the early stage of the Third-class Innate Realm, he would now dare to fight experts in the middle or late stages.

"All that refining took until the afternoon of the 29th. It’s time to head back!" Ye Xing glanced at the time on his phone and immediately walked toward the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate.

Just as he was about to step into the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate, Ye Xing froze. His eyes flickered as he stared blankly at it, lost in thought.

The Purple Light Group was wreathed in a rosy mist, its light a dense, swirling purple. Like a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure, it gathered a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi around it.

’What on earth is this Purple Light Group? Why can it gather Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi just like the Thunder Heart Spring Wood? If this Purple Light Group is also a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure, then why can’t it be refined?’ Ye Xing couldn’t help but fall into deep thought. He had been pondering this question for a long time and had always been intensely curious about it.

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