Chapter 4: Frenzied Breakthrough
{T/N: This is just a reminder, the cultivation realms from low to high, were: Body Tempering Realm, True Essence Realm, Oceanic Realm, Divine Core Realm, Divine Ability Realm, Soul Palace Realm, Golden Body Realm, Immortal Realm, and Saint Realm…}
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[Host's cultivation level: Body Tempering Realm, 4th Level. Ten thousand-fold enhancement available. Proceed? Yes/No.]
Chu Yuan selected 'Yes', and immediately, a system notification sounded.
[Ding!]
[Initiating ten thousand-fold enhancement for the host's cultivation...]
As soon as the system's voice faded, Chu Yuan felt his cultivation rapidly expand and intensify within his body. The speed of this enhancement was astonishingly fast.
*Boom—!*
In the blink of an eye, his cultivation broke through.
4th Level Peak of the Body Tempering Realm!
5th Level, 5th Level Peak!
6th Level, 6th Level Peak!
...
9th Level, 9th Level Peak!
In no time at all, his cultivation had reached the pinnacle of the Body Tempering Realm.
'The previous Chu Yuan spent eight years just to reach the 4th Level of the Body Tempering Realm. And as cultivation progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult. If the guy had not died and continued cultivating, it would have taken at least another thirty years to reach this level... maybe even forty!'
'Now however, with my innate talent, if I were to cultivate as I am it would be a lot faster than previously, though it would still take some time. Yet, here I am, breaking through instantly!'
Chu Yuan couldn't help but marvel.
However, his breakthrough did not stop there. That was only the beginning.
After reaching the peak of the 9th Level of the 'Body Tempering Realm', the true Qi within his body began to condense into liquid, transforming into true essence.
*Boom—!*
Another resonant boom erupted from within him.
He had now reached the 'True Essence Realm'.
In the Tianyuan Sect, reaching the 'True Essence Realm' was enough to become an inner disciple, a status far superior to that of an outer disciple.
1st Level of the True Essence Realm, 1st Level Peak...
2nd Level, 2nd Level Peak...
3rd Level, 3rd Level Peak...
...
9th Level, 9th Level Peak...
Without any difficulty, he had reached the pinnacle of the 'True Essence Realm'.
Then, all the true essence circulated through his body, unlocking his meridians.
In an instant, his dantian expanded a hundredfold, and his true essence surged uncontrollably.
He had broken through to the 'Oceanic Realm'!
In the 'Body Tempering Realm', one cultivates true Qi and tempers the body. In the 'True Essence Realm', one refines true essence. And in the 'Oceanic Realm', one opens up the dantian sea, allowing for the storage of vast amounts of purer true essence.
The true essence of the 'True Essence Realm' flows like a small stream, while the true essence of the 'Oceanic Realm' is as boundless and profound as the ocean.
Within Chu Yuan's dantian sea, the true essence surged endlessly.
1st Level of the Oceanic Realm, 1st Level Peak...
2nd Level, 2nd Level Peak...
...
9th Level, 9th Level Peak...
In the Tianyuan Sect, reaching the 'Oceanic Realm' meant becoming a core disciple, a status far above that of inner disciples and a crucial part of the sect.
"The Oceanic Realm isn't the end. It seems I can still break through further..."
Chu Yuan felt his cultivation continuing to rise, unstoppable.
Within his dantian sea, the vast amount of true essence was constantly being compressed. Every moment, it underwent multiple compressions, and after countless cycles, the massive amount of true essence had vanished.
In its place, within his dantian, was a fist-sized divine core.
This divine core contained unimaginable power.
'Divine Core Realm' achieved!
And it didn't stop there.
1st Level of the Divine Core Realm, 1st Level Peak...
2nd Level, 2nd Level Peak...
3rd Level, 3rd Level Peak...
4th Level.
At this point, the breakthroughs finally stopped.
The ten thousand-fold enhancement of his cultivation was complete.
'From the 4th Level of the Body Tempering Realm, a ten thousand-fold enhancement directly propelled me to the 4th Level of the Divine Core Realm! I've leaped across three major realms!'
'In the Tianyuan Sect, reaching the Divine Core Realm means I can now serve as an outer-sect elder!'
Chu Yuan was ecstatic.
He opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.
In just a short time, he had gone from a mere 4th Level Body Tempering cultivator to a powerhouse of the Divine Core Realm!
He had known that the ten thousand-fold enhancement would significantly boost his cultivation, but he had not expected it to be this immense.
"Compared to the enhancement of pill grades, cultivation is much harder to improve..."
Generally speaking;
- Body Tempering Realm uses 1st-grade pills.
- True Essence Realm uses 2nd-grade pills.
- Oceanic Realm uses 3rd-grade pills.
- Divine Core Realm uses 4th-grade pills.
- Divine Ability Realm uses 5th-grade pills.
Of course, this is the general rule. If one is wealthy, lower-realm cultivators can also use higher-grade pills.
A 1st-grade pill, after a ten thousand-fold enhancement, becomes a 5th-grade pill.
But a Body Tempering cultivator, after a ten thousand-fold enhancement, reaches the 'Divine Core Realm'.
It doesn't reach the 'Divine Ability Realm'.
Even with the same ten thousand-fold enhancement, the improvement in pill grades is one level higher than the improvement in cultivation.
This is natural because a 5th-grade pill is used by 'Divine Ability Realm' cultivators, but a 5th-grade pill cannot equate to a 'Divine Ability Realm cultivator'.
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"Divine Core Realm, 4th Level... I'm now on par with some of the true disciples of the Tianyuan Sect."
In the Tianyuan Sect, apart from outer disciples, inner disciples, and core disciples, there are also true disciples.
However, the cultivation levels of true disciples vary greatly.
True disciples are the direct successors/disciples of the sect's inner elders, the sect leader, or vice-sect leaders.
The status of a true disciple is even higher than that of an outer-sect elder.
For example, Gu Qingxue is the direct disciple of the Grand Elder.
Some true disciples have just entered the sect and have low cultivation levels.
Others have already reached the Divine Core Realm.
Half a year ago, when Gu Qingxue went to the Hengduan Mountains, her cultivation was at the 9th Level of the Divine Core Realm.
In just eight years, she went from a mortal to the 9th Level of the Divine Core Realm, earning her the title of a peerless genius.
At the same time, Gu Qingxue is also the strongest among all true disciples, with combat power approaching the 'Divine Ability Realm'. Many true disciples of the Tianyuan Sect have been defeated by her.
This is why she became the Tianyuan Sect's Divine Maiden.
A sect's Divine Maiden or Divine Son is often seen as the future sect leader.
The Tianyuan Sect has no Divine Son, only her, the Divine Maiden.
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'Fortunately, my body and soul were also enhanced ten thousand-fold earlier. Otherwise, I might not have been able to control this sudden surge in cultivation.'
Chu Yuan muttered to himself, "Next, it's time to enhance my cultivation techniques and martial arts ten thousand-fold..."
Under his control, it didn't take long for the system's notification to sound.
[Ding!]
[Ten thousand-fold enhancement of the cultivation technique 'Tianyuan Body Tempering Arts' successful!]
[Ten thousand-fold enhancement of the martial arts skill 'Mystic Serpent Spear Technique' successful!]
[Reminder: Renaming option is available!]
"Renaming is possible?"
Chu Yuan was momentarily stunned but quickly made a decision, "Let's call them 'Tianyuan Golden Body Arts' and 'Mystic Dragon Spear Technique'!"
[Ding!]
[Renaming successful!]
Ignoring the system's notifications, Chu Yuan immediately checked the details of the techniques using Ocular Evaluation.
< Tianyuan Golden Body Arts (Earth Grade, Mid Tier)! >
< Mystic Dragon Spear Technique (Earth Grade, Top Tier)! >