82: Breakthrough to the Spirit Core Realm!

In the Ghost Fiend Nether Abyss.

Chu Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed, fully operating the Spirit Core chapter of the Cultivation Technique he had just learned.

At this moment, all the spiritual energy within his body had been absorbed into his spiritual vortex.

And at this moment, the spiritual vortex began to vibrate violently, as if it was under immense pressure.

Chu Yuan's mind sharpened, and he fully circulated his Cultivation Technique, maintaining the spiritual vortex's rotation.

A suction force began to appear around him, drawing in the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

And from the Spirit Stones, wisps of Spiritual Qi quickly emerged and drilled into his body.

However, this suction force seemed unsatisfied, and the absorption speed grew faster and faster.

Countless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from around the small courtyard swept over, forming a small vortex above his head, pouring Spiritual Qi into his body.

The High-Grade Spirit Stones on the bed were quickly drained, turning into clumps of white powder.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan did not hesitate and directly took out almost all the Spirit Stones from his sumeru ring.

He only left four, one each of Low, Mid, High, and Top-Grade.

These four, of course, were to be kept for replicating 'primal divine crystal'!

As a pile of Spirit Stones appeared, Chu Yuan was instantly submerged by them.

And as the Spirit Stones appeared, the suction force around him, though stronger, contracted its range.

That suction force acted on these Spirit Stones, no longer drawing in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from further away.

Time passed, unknowingly for how long.

Tens of thousands of Spirit Stones in the room all turned into powder, and even the nine Top-Grade Spirit Stones were no exception.

And it was at this moment that the suction force on Chu Yuan's body suddenly disappeared.

Immediately after, the spiritual vortex in his Dantian suddenly vibrated, and then rotated at an even faster speed.

As the spiritual vortex spun rapidly, mysterious runes appeared out of thin air in his Dantian, all being drawn into the spiritual vortex.

As those runes joined, the spiritual vortex's rotation speed began to slowly decrease, and Chu Yuan's aura also climbed accordingly.

Before long, the spiritual vortex returned to its normal rotation speed, and its appearance had indeed changed.

Where the spiritual vortex once was, a chaotic-colored oval, only the size of a child's fist, slowly rotated.

This was the Spirit Core!

At this point, the Breakthrough was almost complete.

Chu Yuan continued to operate his Cultivation Technique, changing his hand seals again, and the Spirit Core vibrated once more.

Then, countless pure spiritual energy surged out from the Spirit Core, rushing rapidly out of the Dantian.

Just like a Breakthrough in the Spirit Vortex Realm, this spiritual energy surged along the Meridians, continuously flushing and refining Chu Yuan's body, strengthening his Physique.

A moment later.

As the spiritual energy was completely exhausted, Chu Yuan's rising aura also stopped.

Breakthrough!

Spirit Core Realm Early Stage!

Chu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, a hint of joy in them.

He did not get up, but instead replicated a Top-Grade Spirit Stone and quickly absorbed and refined it.

Before long, feeling a few wisps of spiritual energy appear in his Meridians, Chu Yuan stopped.

He got up and walked out of the inner room, only to see You Lian sitting cross-legged in the main hall.

Seeing Chu Yuan emerge, she slowly opened her eyes, with surprise in them, and exclaimed, "You brat, you really are a Prodigy!"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan blinked, puzzled, "Sister You Lian, what happened to me?"

"What happened?"

You Lian was a little speechless. She took a deep breath and said, "As far as I know, ordinary Cultivators of the Human Race who want to learn Heaven-Grade Cultivation Techniques, even those with Heaven-Grade Spiritual Roots, need three to five days."

"And you, you only took one night!"

"Even those with God-level Spirit Root would need two or three days to Break through the Spirit Core Realm Bottleneck, but you only took one morning."

"Tell me, what happened?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan was slightly startled, his expression a little surprised.

He had thought his Breakthrough speed was normal?

He didn't expect it to be so abnormal?

He scratched his head and said, "My previous Breakthroughs didn't seem to have a Bottleneck, I thought it was normal?"

Upon hearing this, You Lian gave him a deep look, then said, "In the future, Cultivate away from others, what you're doing is very dangerous."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan's eyes narrowed. Why did he feel like this Ghost Maiden seemed to be concerned about him?

A misconception?

He quickly nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you for the reminder, Sister You Lian, I understand."

You Lian nodded, then asked, "You still have some qing you wine, right? Give me two jars."

Chu Yuan nodded, took out twelve jars and handed them over, saying with a smile, "All sixty wine jars Sister You Lian sent have been filled. Besides the two jars used yesterday, Sister Dark Moon took ten jars, and there's still a lot left!"

You Lian nodded slightly, accepted the qing you wine, but said, "Give me the rest, I'll send it to the Venerable One. Also, I'll send some more wine jars later, and you can brew some more."

"Okay!"

Chu Yuan nodded, not refusing.

He still had more than half a vat in his sumeru ring, so there was no rush for now.

Handing all the remaining bottled qing you wine to You Lian, Chu Yuan casually asked, "Sister You Lian, what would you like to eat tonight?"

Hearing this, You Lian looked up at him, and asked with a half-smile, "The ingredients I want to eat are quite Advanced, can you make them?"

Chu Yuan awkwardly scratched his head, "Then I'll just make something, I hope Sister You Lian will like it."

You Lian glanced at him, her lips slightly curved, and she chuckled, "You don't need to curry favor with me. In this Ghost Fiend Nether Abyss, as long as you satisfy the Venerable One, no one will touch you."

Chu Yuan was slightly stunned, then nodded thoughtfully, "I understand, thank you for the advice, Sister You Lian."

You Lian got up and disappeared before Chu Yuan.

Watching her leave, Chu Yuan was deep in thought.

He wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he always felt that You Lian's attitude towards him seemed to have improved significantly compared to when he first arrived.

Chu Yuan shook his head, no longer thinking about it, and turned back into the inner room.

Although he had made a Breakthrough, being in this ghost den, he couldn't use the primal divine crystal to quickly advance; he could only take it slow!

He sat cross-legged, continuing to Cultivate... On the other side, Ye Qingyi slowly opened her eyes, a faint smile on her lips.

"Soon!"

"You'll be mine soon!"

"Hmm, why does my little brother seem to smell even better?"

"Strange!"

She murmured a few words, her voice gradually fading and disappearing into the air... In the evening, Chu Yuan prepared four new dishes, which put Ye Qingyi in a wonderful mood.

Everyone finished eating, still wanting more, and then left one after another.

However, one person remained.

Looking at the graceful figure, faintly discernible beneath the white gauze dress, Chu Yuan dared not think too much for the time being.

Although he had the heart to be Ning Caichen, with the current disparity in strength, the timing was clearly not right.

Moreover... the paths of humans and ghosts diverge; this issue needed to be carefully considered.

Unless... it was purely physical, not emotional!

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "Sister Illusion Concubine, do you have anything else?"

Illusion Concubine stared at him intently, her eyes filled with scrutiny.

Chu Yuan's heart tightened. What was with this woman's gaze?

Was she suspecting something?

At this moment, Illusion Concubine asked, "So much time has passed, you must have finished consuming the nine yang profound spirit flower, right? How were the effects?"

Hearing this question, Chu Yuan did not hesitate and directly said, "I'm not sure. At the very end, all the Yin-Yang Power disappeared, as if it merged into my body."

"However, I can feel that Yin Qi and Yin Fiend Qi no longer seem to harm me."

This was the explanation he had prepared earlier; this matter couldn't be hidden.

Moreover, he never intended to hide the Yin-Yang Spirit Body Physique, otherwise it would only arouse more suspicion.

Currently, what he was concealing with the primal divine crystal was his own destiny and Spiritual Root.

As well as most of his Physique, spiritual energy, spiritual energy intensity, and Soul intensity!

Hearing this, Illusion Concubine's figure flickered, and she appeared before Chu Yuan, raising her hand to touch his glabella.

Chu Yuan's pupils contracted slightly, but he did not dodge.

Firstly, he couldn't avoid it!

Secondly, the other party most likely wouldn't harm him!

Indeed!

Chu Yuan only felt a wisp of ghost Qi sweep around his body, but it quickly left.

Illusion Concubine lowered her hand, her gaze deep as she looked at Chu Yuan, her expression slightly complex.