Chapter 313 - 312: A Surge in Strength

Chapter 313: Chapter 312: A Surge in Strength

The Seven-Aperture Exquisite Talent activated at full power, his Heart Spirit like a brightly hanging mirror that clearly reflected every minute change within his body, leaving no detail unobserved.

The River True Scripture Heart Method surged like a great river, guiding the violent Spiritual Qi to circulate, refine, and be absorbed along a predetermined path... becoming a part of his Cultivation and power.

In the center of his Dantian, the phantom of the azure River Spirit Vein suddenly lit up, dazzling and brilliant.

A torrent of milky-white Spiritual Qi surged into his Dantian, frantically devoured by the vortex at the entrance of the Spiritual Vein.

The Spiritual Vein expanded, extended, and solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye... The rate of improvement was astonishing.

Ten feet, twenty feet, a hundred feet, a thousand feet... The Spiritual Vein, which was originally just over three kilometers long, was now like a vine injected with infinite vitality, frantically extending into the void.

Xia Wuyang could clearly perceive this wondrous sight through Introspection; after all, his Spiritual Power was already Extraordinary.

His Dantian seemed to have transformed into a boundless void. An azure river snaked its way out of this void. Its banks were hazy, formed from condensed, pure Water Attribute True Qi, yet they were firm and solid.

The riverbed was as smooth as a mirror. Within the water, countless tiny azure specks of light twinkled like stars, forming patches of mist.

At this moment, the river was extending into the depths of the void at an unprecedented speed. With every ten feet it extended, the riverbed grew more solid, the water grew deeper, and the banks became clearer. Everything was developing in a positive direction.

What was even more miraculous was that, under the enhancement of his Deep Rooted Companion Talent, the width and depth of this Spiritual Vein far exceeded that of an ordinary True Monarch, making them completely incomparable.

If an ordinary True Monarch’s Spiritual Vein was a small creek, then Xia Wuyang’s was a surging river. Though their lengths might be comparable, the amount of True Qi they could contain was worlds apart; the two could not be mentioned in the same breath.

’Five kilometers... six kilometers... seven kilometers...’

Xia Wuyang counted silently, his Heart Spirit as still as an old well, without the slightest ripple.

He calmly guided the Spiritual Qi, ensuring every bit of power was used in the most appropriate way, without the slightest waste.

The Spiritual Qi from the Stalactite was truly immense, even more so than he had imagined.

If an ordinary True Monarch were to obtain this item, they would likely need to absorb it in several sessions over a few months, and even then, they would risk an unstable Foundation.

But Xia Wuyang’s Foundation was three times stronger than an ordinary person’s. The strength of his meridians, the capacity of his Dantian, and his control over Spiritual Power all far surpassed others of the same rank, reaching an almost exaggerated level.

Yet now, he was forcibly taking in this entire torrent, refining and absorbing it at an astonishing speed and making it a part of himself.

Time slipped by silently. What felt like the blink of an eye was, in reality, a long while.

Inside the Practice Room, the milky-white Spiritual Mist grew thicker and thicker, almost completely submerging Xia Wuyang’s figure. However, it was all contained within the room, with none of it leaking out.

Within the mist, the faint sounds of a surging river, the low roars of a Dragon and Tiger, and a certain profound, rhythmic heartbeat intertwined, creating a strange yet harmonious scene of cultivation.

The light of the Luminous Pearl penetrated the Spiritual Mist, illuminating Xia Wuyang’s profile, which was as calm as still water. He was focused and earnest, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

His eyes were slightly closed, and his breathing was so faint it was almost nonexistent. Only a point of glazed, colored light flickered erratically between his brows. This was the sign of the Enchanting Heart Scripture operating at full power to maintain the absolute clarity of his Heart Spirit. Of course, it was also effectively controlling every bit of the medicinal power, preventing it from overstepping its bounds.

An unknown amount of time passed. Inside his Dantian, the azure River Spirit Vein finally stopped extending, and the medicinal power of the Thousand-year-old Stalactite was almost completely consumed.

Eight kilometers!

A full eight thousand meters!

Compared to before he consumed the Stalactite, it had explosively increased by nearly five kilometers—that is, almost five thousand meters.

The Spiritual Vein had grown from a slender stream into a magnificent, surging river, far surpassing what it was before.

The azure riverbed was wide and solid. A mist of True Qi permeated the water, and when it flowed, it emitted a low rumbling, as if a real river were surging through his body.

Even more astonishing was the quality of the Spiritual Vein. Boosted by the Deep Rooted Companion Talent, the width, depth, and resilience of this eight-kilometer-long Spiritual Vein far surpassed that of an ordinary True Monarch. Even with such a massive increase, it was still much tougher than that of a True Monarch of the same rank.

Xia Wuyang roughly estimated that in terms of True Qi capacity alone, his eight-kilometer-long Spiritual Vein was comparable to the twenty-plus-kilometer-long Spiritual Vein of an ordinary One Spirit True Monarch, and was even catching up to that of a Two Spirits True Monarch.

’What did that even mean?’

An ordinary One Spirit True Monarch’s Spiritual Vein was usually around ten kilometers long. At most, it would be in the teens; very, very few exceeded twenty kilometers.

Even when cultivated to its absolute limit, that was as long as it would get.

And yet, Xia Wuyang’s was only eight kilometers long, but its True Qi capacity was already more than double theirs. One could only imagine what it would be like if it reached twenty-one kilometers.

Furthermore, its True Qi purity, circulation speed, and recovery rate... were all a cut above due to the characteristics of the River Scripture, a High Level Technique. It wasn’t something ordinary Spiritual Techniques could compare to. Moreover, it was tailor-made for him, allowing him to unleash one hundred and twenty percent of its power.

HUMMM...

The moment the Spiritual Vein completely stabilized, an aura uncontrollably burst forth from Xia Wuyang for a brief, fleeting instant.

Azure Water Attribute True Qi surged out like a tide, forming a three-foot-diameter, pale-blue halo around him. Within this halo, the faint phantom of a river flowed and the forms of a Dragon and Tiger coiled, creating a truly magnificent and strange spectacle.

Struck by this aura, the Spiritual Mist in the room receded in all directions like an ebbing tide, revealing his seated figure.

He sat like the unmoving Mount Tai, capable of suppressing all.

In just an instant, he perfectly retracted the aura, not letting another trace of it leak out.

But in that single instant, if a True Monarch Level expert had been nearby, they would have been horrified to discover something.

That aura—so dense, so pure, so immense, so powerful... How could it possibly belong to a newcomer who had just recently entered the True Monarch realm?

Even many veteran experts who had been immersed in the One Spirit True Monarch realm for decades, or even some Two Spirits True Monarchs, were only on par with this, and some might not even measure up.

Xia Wuyang slowly opened his eyes. An azure starlight flared within them, as if two miniature stars were rotating in the depths of his pupils, exuding a strange charm.

He gently raised a hand and made a grabbing motion with his five fingers.

POP!

He hadn’t used any True Qi, merely clenching his fist with his physical Power alone, yet it produced a faint pop in the air. The air around the center of his fist distorted slightly, creating a ripple visible to the naked eye.

’My Power... it’s increased a bit again.’

Following the explosive growth in his Qi Refining Cultivation, his Body Refining Cultivation and Refining God Cultivation were also spurred to improve, gaining significant benefits.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit are fundamentally complementary; as long as one improves, the others will benefit as well.

Xia Wuyang felt the surging River True Qi and Dragon and Tiger Spirit Blood coursing through his body, a hint of satisfaction rising in his heart. ’The gains this time were truly immense. The Thousand-year-old Stalactite really lived up to its name.’

’If only I could get my hands on a few more, that would be great.’

Unfortunately, Spirit Treasures were far too rare, even ordinary ones.