'Eighth Rank... that is a treasure of nirvana rank that could cause an entire empire to wage war. And the Yin and Yang Essence… this is enough. This is more than enough to bridge the gap,' Lin Yi mused internally, his initial analytical calm giving way to a profound sense of opportunity.
He instantly made a decision: the time for consolidation was over. He was breaking through.
'I will not stop at the initial stage. With this massive Yin and Yang Essence return only, I will reach the peak of the next major realm: the Qi Creation Realm,' he determined.
He recalled the crucial difference between his current realm and the next. The Form Creation Realm allowed the practitioner to mold their Yuan Power into physical forms… beasts, mountains, weapons, and natural phenomena. These forms, though generated by energy, possessed the terrifying power to shake the heaven and earth, raze mountains, and disturb the landscape for hundreds of miles.
However, the Qi Creation Realm was a level of true mastery. It allowed the practitioner to take those transformed shapes and imbue them with real, tangible attributes. It was the transformation of energy into reality, condensing Yuan Power forms into real objects.
'To condense a flock of birds, each one exuding the crushing pressure of the Creation Realm, but containing the real presence of a physical object. They lack spirituality, they possess no spirit, but they act perfectly under the control of the Qi Creation expert, giving the user control over an army of destructive, semi-real entities. That is the essence of true Creation,' he realized, a chilling certainty forming in his heart.
He took a deep, steadying breath, his gray eyes shining with renewed purpose. He reached out and carefully gathered the invisible, ethereal forms of the returned resources. The Yin and Yang Essence coalesced into a shimmering, gray mist above his palm, while he did not release the Nirvana Sun flower as it will be useful in the breakthrough to nirvana realm… also his current physical fitness can't contain the nirvana energy in Eighth rank elixir.
He would use the small amount of Yin Yang Essence to directly initiate the breakthrough, transforming his Yuan Power quality, and then use the remaining massive amount to perfectly anchor the new realm, stabilizing his dual Yin-Yang cores at the peak.
Lin Yi didn't hesitate, he inhaled deeply, absorbing the Yin Yang Essence.
KRAK!
The serene room instantly filled with an invisible pressure that threatened to buckle the structural integrity of the entire fourth floor. Within Lin Yi's Dantian, the two fist-sized, perfectly balanced Taiji Yuan Dans of Yin and Yang began to convulse violently.
Slowly Yin and Yang Essence dissolved into the Yuan Dans, not merely expanding them, but fundamentally changing their very nature. The Form Creation quality of the Yuan Power, which only allowed shaping, was being systematically compressed and transformed into the ultimate quality: Creation Qi.
This Creation Qi was denser, purer, and possessed the subtle, fundamental property of matter.
Qi Creation, Initial Stage!
The power surged outward, transforming his meridians, pushing his already formidable physical body to its absolute limit, a process made painless and perfect by the tempering of his Holy Physique. But the breakthrough did not stop.
The remaining massive Yin and Yang resources continued to dissolve. Its massive, life-giving Yang essence, combined with the potential of deathly Pure Yin, fueled a relentless, explosive growth.
The black Yin Dan and the white Yang Dan absorbed the remaining energy, swelling slightly, their density increasing to an unbelievable degree. The Taiji symbol in his Dantian now possessed the terrifying, tangible attribute of real creation.
Qi Creation, Mid Stage!
Qi Creation, Late Stage!
The relentless surge finally subsided, settling into a stable, terrifying calm. Lin Yi opened his eyes. They were no longer merely gray; they now held an imperceptible, crystalline quality… the clarity of one who could manipulate the essence of reality.
He stood up, the charcoal robe concealing the immense, world-shaking power within. He was at the Qi Creation Peak Stage, a cultivation level that truly entitled him to the status of a major power in the Great Yan Empire, far surpassing anyone in this small Tiandu Province.
'Finally Peak Qi Creation realm… My Creation Qi is now fully materialized. I can fight toe-to-toe with early-stage Nirvana experts of the empire's capital, even without the spiritual power of Nirvana,' Lin Yi concluded, his spiritual consciousness sweeping over the cityscape with calm dominance.
Middle Stage, FIfth Seal Symbol Master, Achieved.
He checked his soul space, the current spiritual energy, already at the Fifth Seal (Earthly Soul) Symbol Master Rank, had stabilized in the middle stage from early stage, perfectly complementing the new, terrifying power of the Qi Creation realm.
'Next is the period of the explosive growth of Lin Dong, there are still six months remaining before the next main events… anyway I will consolidate my power and influence till then.' Lin Yi thought and then he turned around sat down on the couch, started going through the recent sales and finance information of Yi pavilion.
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The serene calm of the next few months was almost unnerving, a consequence of the Yi Pavilion's absolute, uncontested dominance following the Blood Wolf Gang incident.
Lin Yi, now seventeen, maintained his meticulously crafted prestige, his power… now at the Peak of Manifestation Realm and Fifth Seal mental energy… a perfectly contained secret. Yet, his true progress was relentless, silently fueled by the distant, accelerated journey of his family.
Lin Yi recalled as his days of deep meditation were interrupted two months ago by a soul-shaking tremor, confirming a major, foundational character breakthrough for his brother.
[Target Character, Lin Dong has successfully visited and refined the Celestial Dan Pool (Tier 5)]
[1000x achievement return Initiated.]
[You have gained the Celestial Dan Pool (Tier 7)]
[You have gained the Celestial Enlightenment Pill (Seventh Rank Pill)]
Lin Yi raised his brow looking at the new notification, which also confirmed the current timeline and Lin Dong progress… Also, as he observed the return rewards, the Celestial Dan Pool was not a physical location but an inexhaustible, spiritual reservoir of pure, unified Yin and Yang Essence and Spiritual power.
More astonishing was the Celestial Enlightenment Pill, a legendary pill form naturally in the Celestial Dan Pool Yin and Yang natural formation, a treasure capable of propelling a cultivator directly into the enlightenment state and increase their understanding by a hundred times.
This celestial pill was a resource that could trigger a war among the major sects in this world.
Without hesitation, he took the Celestial Pill and directed the colossal Celestial Yin and Yang Essence torrent to his dantian in order to break away the final limitations of his Qi Creation Peak Stage.
Within his Dantian, the two Creation Dans… the black Yin and the white Yang merged into a perfect, ethereal Taiji symbol that pulsed with the life-force of a budding universe. The High quality Essence of seventh rank Dan Pool systematically purged the Yuan Power's final impurities, replacing the mere attribute of the Qi Creation Realm with the true, fundamental property of the Manifestation Stage, which is the addition of spirit to the creation Qi.
Manifestation Realm, Initial Stage, Achieved.
Manifestation Realm, Middle Stage, Achieved.
Manifestation Realm, Late Stage, Achieved.
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