33: Chapter 33 Li Siwen Achieves Perfected Understanding of Qi, Chen Yaojia Breaks Through to the Opening Yuan Realm

Within the Living Spirit Spring, the ethereal Spiritual Qi was almost solidified, and the milky white spring water was warm and full of vitality.

After that sudden, deep kiss, sweet with the taste of spring water and their mutual palpitations, a subtle and sweet tranquility filled the air.

Li Siwen (Li Shiwen) slowly released Chen Yaojia. Their foreheads touched, their breathing was somewhat ragged, their cheeks were flushed, and their eyes intertwined with shyness, surprise, and an indescribable, lingering affection.

Chen Yaojia gasped softly, her beautiful eyes shimmering with moisture. She raised her hand, her fingertips gently tracing “Li Shiwen’s” delicate and smooth cheek, her voice a little hoarse and more serious than ever before:

“Siwen… this time, you really took liberties with me. You… must be responsible for me to the end, and never let me down.”

Her tone carried a maiden’s shyness, yet also her unique persistence and determination.

A warm current and a sense of responsibility surged in Li Siwen’s heart. He held her hand, looking at her sincerely: “Sister Yaojia, I swear, I will never let you down in this life. No matter what the future holds, I will protect you and walk with you.”

These were not perfunctory sweet words, but a promise from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Yaojia’s sincerity and courage deserved such a response from him.

Upon hearing this, a light of satisfaction and reassurance flashed in Chen Yaojia’s eyes, and a captivating smile curved her lips.

She softly “hmm’d,” resting her head on his shoulder, savoring this warmth that felt even more precious after their narrow escape and shared adventure.

[From Chen Yaojia’s reassurance and sweetness +75]

After a tender moment, both knew that serious matters were at hand.

“Alright!” Chen Yaojia was the first to adjust her emotions, gently pushing him away, her expression regaining some seriousness. “The Opportunity here is rare; we need to seize the time to Cultivate. My injuries need to recover quickly, and you also need to stabilize your Realm and improve your strength.”

Li Siwen nodded: “Okay.”

Without further words, they each found a suitable spot in the Living Spirit Spring, sat down cross-legged, focused their minds, and began to circulate their Cultivation Technique, fully absorbing the vast and gentle energy from the Living Spirit Spring.

Chen Yaojia closed her eyes, fully unleashing her Refining Viscera Perfection/half-step Kaiyuan Realm cultivation.

The energy of the Living Spirit Spring surged into her body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, rapidly nourishing her damaged Meridians and the hideous wound on her back.

Wherever the gentle yet powerful vital energy passed, damaged tissues repaired and healed at a visible speed, and even some old hidden injuries were quietly smoothed out.

Her Internal Energy, which had been sluggish due to her injuries, began to surge and flow, becoming increasingly pure, quietly transforming into a higher level of Origin Qi.

She could clearly feel that the sturdy barrier leading to the Kaiyuan Realm was slowly loosening under the dual impact of vitality and Spiritual Qi!

Li Siwen was also immersed in Cultivation.

The 300% talent bonus in his female disguise allowed his efficiency in absorbing and refining energy to reach a terrifying level.

The energy from the Living Spirit Spring could be easily converted into pure Internal Energy without much purification, flowing into his already opened Meridians.

His cultivation level steadily increased at an astonishing speed. His Meridians were continuously widened and strengthened, and his Internal Energy became increasingly condensed and powerful, encountering almost no Bottleneck.

At the same time, he briefly checked the System panel.

The emotion points, accumulated since the last ten consecutive draws, had already reached 2000+.

He could find time to do another round of draws later.

Just then, he suddenly noticed an emotion points prompt that seemed out of place among the others—

[From ???’s confusion and curiosity +50]

“???” Li Siwen’s heart slightly tightened. “As expected, there are other existences in this blessed land? Are they secretly observing us?”

He remained calm, not stopping his Cultivation, but secretly keeping his guard up.

At the same time, with a slight thought, he sent a wisp of his consciousness into the chat group.

He sent the bone-quenching spiritual flower and the Molten Fire Lizard second-tier demon core obtained from the previous mission to Tang Jingjing.

[Jiuji - Li Shiwen]: “@Holy Maiden of Yaoguang - Tang Jingjing Sister Jingjing, the Materials I promised you earlier~ Can I trouble you with something else?”

He then took out several jade bottles, filled them with Living Spirit Spring water, and sent one bottle each to Shang Ting, quadratically Su Qingxue, Mo Rui, and Tang Jingjing.

[Jiuji - Li Shiwen]: “Sisters, share the bounty~ This is a local specialty ‘Living Spirit Spring.’ It tastes good, and can also beautify your skin and consolidate your cultivation oh~ [Red Packet: Living Spirit Spring]”

[Holy Maiden of Yaochi - Mo Rui]: “Wow! Thank you, Sister Shiwen! (*≧▽≦) Such rich vitality! I feel like my skin will improve!”

[Saintess of Tianxuan - quadratically Su Qingxue]: “This spring is indeed miraculous. Thank you, little sister Shiwen, for your thoughtfulness.”

[Saintess of Kunlun - Shang Ting]: “Living Spirit Spring? Hmm… this item is also beneficial for my rune deductions. Thank you.”

[Holy Maiden of Yaoguang - Tang Jingjing]: “With the bone-quenching spiritual flower, the Materials are complete. I’ll start refining the vein forging extreme realm pill for you immediately! And this spring water is indeed a good thing! Oh, you said you needed another favor? What is it?”

Li Siwen then explained in detail the situation of Yu Qing’s severe injuries and damaged Meridians and Qi Sea.

[Jiuji - Li Shiwen]: “Senior Brother Yu Qing suffered this great calamity because of me; I truly cannot rest easy. Sister Jingjing, you are proficient in the Dao of Pills. I wonder if you can refine some Medicinal Pills for his condition? What medicinal herbs are needed, I will do my best to find!”

[Holy Maiden of Yaoguang - Tang Jingjing]: “Damaged Meridians and Qi Sea? This is a Dao injury, extremely troublesome! Ordinary Medicinal Pills are ineffective and may even worsen the burden.”

“However… with this ‘Living Spirit Spring’ as the main medicine, there is a glimmer of hope. The vast vitality it contains is key to repairing the Dao foundation.”

She pondered for a moment, then continued: “I need some time to research the Pill Formula. Don’t worry, since it’s someone little sister Shiwen values, I, your elder sister, will do my best! If I can find a ‘Nine Aperture Spirit Nurturing Flower’ as a medicinal primer, the chances of success will greatly increase!”

[Ding! From Tang Jingjing’s admiration and praise +50]

Li Siwen felt grateful and quickly expressed his thanks.

He knew that since Tang Jingjing had agreed, she would definitely go all out.

After handling these trivial matters, he completely relaxed and focused all his efforts on breaking through his Realm Bottleneck.

With the almost endless energy support of the Living Spirit Spring and the terrifying bonus from his female disguise, his strength and Realm advanced rapidly.

Aperture Opening Early Stage… Aperture Opening Middle Stage… Aperture Opening Late Stage…

Finally, that barrier leading to Aperture Opening Completion was easily pierced like thin paper!

Boom!

A surge of Internal Energy, far more powerful and condensed than before, erupted from his Dantian, instantly coursing through all his Meridians, completing a perfect grand circulation!

His Aura suddenly soared, stabilizing at the Aperture Opening Completion level!

He was just one step away from Marrow Cleansing!

He slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.

As he broke through, Chen Yaojia beside him was also undergoing astonishing changes!

Her body’s Aura became exceptionally active, and her originally vast Internal Energy was undergoing a qualitative transformation; wisps of purer, more spiritual Origin Qi began to emerge and gather!

The Origin Qi between heaven and earth seemed to be drawn, swarming towards her, forming a small Origin Qi vortex above her head!

The wound on her back had long since healed, her skin as smooth as jade, even emitting a faint glow.

Her Aura was continuously rising, impacting the Realm barrier that had troubled her for so long!

In the deepest part of this blessed land, within that hazy glow, the ethereal “Fairy” silhouette was still gazing at them.

Especially towards Li Siwen, who had just broken through, her gaze showed even deeper curiosity.

[From ???’s deep curiosity +60]