Qin Yi felt that his meridians and bones became more resilient, and the strength of his body had improved more than one level.
He thought that now, even if he faced the Stone Ape head-on, he could smash it with a punch.
What exactly is this golden energy flow? It doesn't feel like it's from the Spirit Fruit.
According to records, the Spirit Fruit only contains Spiritual Energy, with no other substances.
Qin Yi thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he simply focused his mind on breaking through to the next level. After all, this golden substance didn't harm him.
He is now at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and the next layer is the Golden Core Stage.
Qin Yi couldn't wait to see how strong he would be after breaking through to the Golden Core Stage.
Vast Spiritual Energy was being refined and pushed towards the Qi Sea. Watching the gradually filling Qi Sea, Qin Yi's lips slightly curled up. The Spiritual Energy contained in this Spirit Fruit was indeed rich. Under normal circumstances, it would take at least a few months for the external Spiritual Energy to fill the Qi Sea.
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A few hours later, Qin Yi had refined almost ninety percent of the Spirit Fruit's power. In fact, the Qi Sea was already full. But to ensure a smooth breakthrough to the next layer, he continued furiously refining the Spirit Fruit's power, persistently pushing it towards the Qi Sea.
Crack…!
A slight cracking sound startled Qin Yi.
What was that sound?
Crack…crack…
The sound of something breaking became more frequent.
Qin Yi finally discovered the source of the sound, and his soul almost flew away in fright. The cracking sound was actually coming from his Qi Sea.
Qi Sea, the same as Dantian; if the Dantian breaks, cultivation is completely destroyed.
Qin Yi's face went pale with fear. He hurriedly tried to restrain the power of refining the Spirit Fruit, but the Qi Sea was still shattering.
Crack, crack…!
Qin Yi looked inside and found cracks spreading around his Qi Sea, and these cracks kept increasing.
Qin Yi was really frightened. He quickly circulated his energy to repair the Dantian, but he couldn't stop the increasing cracks.
What's happening?
Could it be that he refined too much of the Spirit Fruit's power, causing the Qi Sea to explode?
Qin Yi didn't care about anything else. He frantically circulated his energy to repair the Dantian, but it was all in vain.
The Qi Sea's surroundings were full of dense cracks, like a doll about to shatter, ready to explode at any second, falling apart.
Qin Yi's forehead was covered in bean-sized sweatdrops, and he was trembling with fear. He absolutely couldn't let the Qi Sea explode; he couldn't become useless.
However, some things can't be done just because he wants them to; with a boom, the Qi Sea still exploded.
As the Qi Sea shattered, the immense power gushed out, sweeping and attacking every part of Qin Yi's body, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, including every pore.
Every pore of Qin Yi spurted purple light, illuminating the surrounding dozens of meters in purple.
"Ah..."
The Qi Sea shattered. The pain was unbearable, more agonizing than being cut by a thousand blades. Qin Yi couldn't help but let out a dull howl.
Sweat soaked through his clothes, pouring down his face like rain. His expression was distorted, and the veins on his forehead, neck, and entire body bulged as if about to burst.
Qin Yi looked like he had been fished out of water; his clothes were drenched and could be wrung out.
Pain, life was not worth living; it felt like someone was crushing his bones while extracting his marrow, and his heart was enduring the torment of a thousand cuts.
The pain was unbearable, but the hardest part to bear was the psychological torment. His Qi Sea was broken, cultivation destroyed, reduced to a useless person. How could he save the world, protect the people around him?
Qin Yi was afraid, endless fear haunted his mind, lingering for a long time.
"Ah..."
Qin Yi trembled, letting out a terrifying howl, and then blacked out and fainted.
However, as soon as he fainted, the power surged out from the shattered Qi Sea suddenly surged back, all rushing towards the Qi Sea's location.
Qin Yi screamed in pain, forcing himself awake from sheer agony.
That is to say, he couldn't even stay unconscious.
The immense power backflowed along his meridians, like it was going to tear his meridians apart, destroying them. Qin Yi wished he could stab himself; the pain was unbearable.
"Ah..."
Qin Yi couldn't take the pain anymore. It was beyond human endurance; he rolled on the ground, hitting his head hard against the floor, which cracked as a result.
The power backflowed, all rushing to the Dantian's position.
Qin Yi trembled with pain, his vision blurred, and he didn't notice the power gathering at the Dantian position slowly rotating and swiftly condensing.
Boom!
The floor cracked into pieces from Qin Yi's headbutt, causing him to faint again.
"Owooo~ Owooo~"
The little creature saw Qin Yi faint and cried out in anxiety.
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He didn't know how much time passed, but Qin Yi felt his face was wet. When he opened his eyes, he saw the little creature licking his face.
"Owooo~"
Seeing Qin Yi awake, the little creature was as happy as could be, jumping with joy.
Qin Yi thought of the scene of his Qi Sea shattering, and his heart sank with fear.
He sat up suddenly, only to feel an indescribable comfort in his body. Previously, when his Qi Sea shattered, the pain almost killed him.
Was he ruined?
Qin Yi slowly raised his hand, trying to circulate energy, and saw purple light surging in his palm.
Qin Yi was dumbfounded, full of disbelief. His Qi Sea was shattered, so why was his cultivation still there?
He hurriedly sat cross-legged and looked inside, only to be shocked. The original Qi Sea was gone, replaced by two grape-sized beads slowly rotating at the Qi Sea's location, one purple, one gold.
What's going on?
Qin Yi was completely confused. With the Qi Sea shattered, he should have become a useless person, yet these two beads not only did not dissipate his cultivation, but he felt it was much stronger than before.
Qin Yi even felt that he could now punch and destroy the distant Stone Ape.
Golden Core Stage, could it be that the so-called Golden Core Stage is about the Qi Sea shattering, breaking and then rebuilding? Are these two beads the Golden Core?
However, according to the knowledge brought by the Eye of Righteous and Evil, the Golden Core Stage is just a term. The Golden Core Stage is still the Qi Sea, just that the Qi Sea expands, and the power increases. There is simply no such thing as physicalization.
He destroyed the cultivation of a Qi Refiner at the Golden Core Stage; the opponent clearly still had a Qi Sea.
Besides, even if at the Golden Core Stage the Qi Sea becomes a Golden Core, why does he have not just one Golden Core, but also a Purple Pill?
Qin Yi stood up, and his bones made cracking sounds like exploding beans, accompanied by a faint metallic ringing. It was because his bones and meridians had metallicized.
He tried circulating his cultivation, and the two beads, one golden and one purple, suddenly burst into brilliant light. The horrifying power coursed through his meridians.
Qin Yi's mouth opened wide. He felt his strength was much more formidable than before, practically doubling. He felt he could now fight the Azure Dragon, uh... maybe still somewhat lacking, as that old fellow's cultivation was unfathomable. But at least, he could battle against those elders of the Mo Family without losing ground.