Chapter 1530: Limit

Chapter 1530: Chapter 1530: Limit

The body underwent earth-shattering changes, making Lin Tian feel completely at ease. There was a sensation as if he were swimming inside clouds.

Yet, despite this, the Golden Core within his Sea of Qi showed no change, remaining in its original state, at most only surrounded by a haze, making it impossible to see what was happening inside the core.

This wasn’t good news because... he hadn’t really broken through.

Originally, he thought progress would come naturally as before, but now it seemed he needed to push himself harder to reach a higher level.

"Just like before, gather all your Spiritual Qi towards the Golden Core. At this moment, the surface of the core already has some cracks. You just need to use your Spiritual Qi to scrub the core, enlarging its fractures. The Late Stage Golden Elixir mentioned in the Tyrant Emperor’s Record is quite vague and might not be accurate. As your mentor, I tell you, the Late Stage Golden Elixir is the most crucial step in breaking through to the Grotto Heaven Realm. The more your Golden Core breaks apart after washing it with Spiritual Qi, the higher the hope. Do you understand what I mean?"

After hesitating for a few seconds, Lin Tian finally nodded, saying, "I understand."

"When I broke through to the Late Stage Golden Elixir back then, my Golden Core shattered into eight pieces, already a notable achievement. But at that time, I didn’t have the Thousand Jin Rock Formation inside me, which made my conditions much weaker than yours. Your future... I can’t predict."

Lin Tian let out a long breath. Now, he could internally visualize, and see the Golden Core wrapped within the mist.

The Golden Core is a dream pursued by countless cultivators, a crystallized essence formed only with the utmost dedication, its hardness unimaginable. What’s more... the current Lin Tian had soaked in the Dragon Transformation Pool and consumed Taiyi Elixir.

Not only his meridians and bones were strengthened, but so was the Golden Core. If previously it was a clay ball, now it’s a solid iron ball.

Never mind breaking this thing into eight pieces, even two... Lin Tian lacked confidence. The difficulty far exceeded his expectations; wasn’t it supposed to be just cracking it would solve the problem? Damn it, this was a trap!

Yu Yang could hear his internal complaints and said crossly, "You have the Thousand Jin Rock Formation, you know its explosive power, don’t you? Even if the core is like an iron ball, so what? Your current strength has to reach the Late Stage Golden Elixir, only then can you have the qualification to contend with Wang Xingkong, or else your whole family can hide in this mountain gully, being turtles in their shells!"

Lin Tian instinctively swallowed and simultaneously sweated profusely.

All that Yu Yang said, how could he not know? So be it, this step he had to take eventually; although he had only cultivated for a year, he had reached the achievements others needed over a hundred years to accomplish. He hadn’t suffered much, what right did he have to complain?

Dismissing many distracting thoughts from his mind, Lin Tian’s focus intensified.

At this moment, the Spiritual Qi within him was surging like a river, its speed already quite fast, yet Lin Tian was still unsatisfied. Within almost two seconds, he employed the Tyrant Emperor’s Record to push the flow of Spiritual Qi to the extreme.

The Spiritual Qi surged through every meridian, simultaneously accelerating blood flow. Lin Tian could even hear the sound of his blood rushing, his brain buzzing.

The aching sensation from his heart re-emerged; it was entirely due to the rapid blood flow.

Thump, thump, thump...

The sound of heartbeats echoed like thunderous drums, the heart rate nearing two hundred, a feeling of nearly jumping into his throat! Fortunately, his body had strengthened to a monstrous level, and was within his endurance; if it were weaker, he might have burst and died by now.

Yet this was just the beginning! Lin Tian still needed to gather all his Spiritual Qi around the Thousand Jin Rock Formation at the periphery of the Sea of Qi, then use the formation’s explosive force to break open the Golden Core at once!

This process was also fraught with hardships; at least right now, Lin Tian felt as if his meridians were near bursting. Muscles across his body swelled, veins bulged prominently, hair stood on end, teeth clenched tightly, and sweat continuously dripped down.

He felt as if every cell in his body was being tortured, such pain! Especially around the meridians near the Sea of Qi!

Lin Tian thought whether childbirth for women might be as painful as this?

"The more often the array operates, the greater the impact. How much you can withstand, entirely depends on you. I believe you can find your threshold." Yu Yang’s calm voice echoed.

"..."

Lin Tian felt a stampede of ten thousand alpacas charging through, what kind of statement was that? Was he expected to drive himself to the brink of death to taunt the grim reaper?

But to break through to the Late Stage Golden Elixir, to break it into pieces, Lin Tian still gritted his teeth and fought on!

Actually, Yu Yang knew Lin Tian’s threshold; probably three rounds of the array operation would be nearly enough. Yet, he didn’t inform Lin Tian, letting him try it himself evidently seemed better.

What shocked Yu Yang even further was, after three rounds, Lin Tian still appeared as if he had strength left to spare, the Thousand Jin Rock Formation spun even faster, and the Spiritual Qi grew even more vigorous, seemingly ready to burst Lin Tian’s meridians the next second.

Yu Yang’s concerns ultimately didn’t materialize; even with the turbulent torrent of Spiritual Qi, Lin Tian still maintained a composed and adept demeanor.

Five circles, eight circles, ten circles... seventeen circles, eighteen circles!

Yes, eighteen circles, far exceeding Yu Yang’s estimations by six times! It must be noted that with each additional circle, the difficulty nearly doubled, after all, even resilient meridians had a limit to their tolerance.

This fellow was desperately fighting!

If Yu Yang had an expression now, it would undoubtedly be spectacular, his mouth agape, able to fit two eggs.

If Lin Tian knew Yu Yang’s astonishment, he would certainly jump in protest! Wasn’t this a trap for the apprentice? You said to reach the threshold!

Ultimately, the surging Spiritual Qi was released by Lin Tian, pouring into the Sea of Qi!

Currently, Lin Tian’s Spiritual Qi had fully solidified, like a waterfall cascading down, carrying the force of a thousand jin, with a ’boom’ crashing down.

The Golden Core emitting a golden light was instantly engulfed, surprisingly without a sound.

However, Lin Tian’s attention wasn’t focused on this; an excruciating pain stemmed from the Sea of Qi once again, spreading throughout his limbs and body. He knew the Golden Core was splitting!

Not knowing how much time had passed, the feeling of pain gradually faded. What took its place was an exuberant comfort of pores across his entire body.

But this didn’t mean he had completed the breakthrough, as the Spiritual Qi was still scrubbing over the Golden Core!