Published: March 3, 2025
Inside the cave dwelling, piles of spiritual stones were stacked like small mountains.
These densely packed spiritual stones glowed with various colors of spiritual light, with the lowest being medium-grade spiritual stones and a noteworthy number of high-grade spiritual stones as well.
Having reached the yuan ying realm, the bit of spiritual energy contained in low-grade spiritual stones was nothing more than a drop in the bucket to him.
In the dozens of zhangs (a traditional Chinese unit of length) of the training room, even if filled with low-grade spiritual stones, it would not be enough for his advancement, so there was naturally no need to take them out for use.
Next, Liu Yu's storage bracelet flashed with spiritual light as he took out the cave dwelling array talisman and executed dozens of spell techniques in succession.
“Boom!!!”
The spirit gathering array of the fourth stage was activated, causing the ground of the cave dwelling to tremble imperceptibly.
At this moment, the spiritual energy of the entire Heavenly Peak rapidly gathered towards Liu Yu's cave dwelling.
“Whoosh~”
Outside, winds rose and clouds surged, with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a hundred miles of Heavenly Peak being gently drawn in.
Under the effect of the spirit gathering array, it slowly flowed towards Heavenly Peak.
“Bang bang bang!”
Inside the training room, Liu Yu unleashed thin strands of magical power, and the mountains of spiritual stones piled in the room began to explode one after another, releasing a massive amount of spiritual energy that filled the air.
A large quantity of spiritual energy appeared in a very short time, but due to the spirit gathering array already functioning, it curbed the natural tendency to disperse towards lower concentrations, thus becoming visible to the naked eye.
Colorful mist began to fill the spacious training room, quickly showing signs of liquefying and crystallizing.
“It’s time.”
After completing his preparations, Liu Yu flashed this thought and immediately sat cross-legged, beginning the advancement to fourth stage body refinement.
“Boom!!!”
As the cultivation technique “Star Body” operated, his body instantly began to grow.
In the blink of an eye, he entered the “true body” state, growing to a height of nine zhangs (about 27 feet).
“Rip!”
His black robe immediately exploded, turning into flying strips of cloth.
In the next moment, it was all reduced to ashes in an instant by the intense heat radiating from Liu Yu's body.
His bronze-colored skin, perfectly proportioned like a streamlined golden body, and muscles resembling cast iron were once again exposed to the air!
Fortunately, his pants had reached the level of magical treasures, so his lower half was not exposed to the cold wind.
His chest bore a circular pattern made up of nine major acupoints, now shining with strong spiritual light.
The colors red, silver, and azure continuously shifted, with three different magical properties coexisting at once.
With the operation of “Star Body,” Liu Yu naturally emitted a chilling might, as if he were a gradually awakening primeval beast, giving off an oppressive feeling akin to that of a top predator.
As he displayed the full state of his “true body,” vast amounts of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy surged in, quickly seeping into his body.
However, this time, it did not enter the cycle of qi refinement.
Instead, it gathered towards the nine major acupoints in his chest, continuously refining into body refinement magical power, swiftly absorbed by every inch of his limbs and bones.
At this moment, Liu Yu's body felt like a sponge, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy from the heavens and earth.
Nothing was rejected!
“Rumble!”
In the training room, the sound of waves crashing surged like a tide, a result of the vigorous flow of qi and blood.
With abundant resources, Liu Yu's foundation in body refinement was exceptionally solid, having remained at the pinnacle of the third stage for dozens of years, making his foundation incredibly firm beyond what an ordinary cultivator could imagine.