274: Chapter 274 Breakthrough to the Ninth Level of the Origin Realm

Cao Yang gazed at the sleeping Ning Rongrong by his side with a smile. At this moment, he looked radiant and high-spirited, as if his entire body was filled with endless vitality and joy.

Given Ning Rongrong's profound cultivation Realm, she shouldn't have needed sleep to recover her energy, but everything last night had simply been too intense.

Cao Yang was truly too powerful; his strength had already reached the Source Venerable level, and his Physical Body was resilient beyond imagination—one could say it was incredibly formidable.

Moreover, he had already been a 'Saint' for several months now.

It was no exaggeration to say that Cao Yang's current physical strength could already rival a top-grade holy artifact.

Fortunately, even so, when it came to certain special circumstances, he could still rely on his powerful willpower to exercise precise control over it.

Just then, a crisp and pleasant 'ding' suddenly rang out, followed by the System's sweet loli voice: 'Congratulations, Master, for successfully conquering Ning Rongrong. You have gained 3 million sign-in attempts.'

This sudden sound instantly snapped Cao Yang back to reality from his deep contemplation.

After hearing the System's notification, Cao Yang was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead in realization, inwardly annoyed: 'Aya! How could I have forgotten such an important matter?'

It turned out that in the void outside the Small Universe, he had been constantly busy fighting fierce battles against those terrifying Void Creatures, while also taking Ning Rongrong on a desperate flight to search for extremely precious source medicine.

In such a tense and exciting situation, he had actually completely forgotten about the crucial matter of signing in.

Thinking of this, Cao Yang couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, secretly complaining: 'It's all this System's fault. During this period in the Small Universe, the sign-in function has been practically useless. Because of that, I haven't used the System's sign-in function for over a year.'

But since things had come to this, regret was futile. Cao Yang could only comfort himself, thinking he would sign-in properly the next time he left the Small Universe.

Cao Yang glanced casually at the System interface, and a satisfied smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

Heh! Not bad at all. Looking at the data, he actually possessed over seven million sign-in opportunities!

This was truly a staggering number.

Cao Yang nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction with the current situation.

However, just then, as if suddenly remembering something important, he frowned slightly and asked the System in his mind: 'System, how did Rongrong break through to the Half-step Source Realm? I don't think I've heard of this Realm before.'

The System emitted a crisp 'ding' and then answered in its sweet loli voice: 'Ding! Master, here is the situation. In this Small Universe we are in, there isn't actually a so-called Half-step Source Realm. Normally, once a cultivator reaches the level of the Half-step Source Realm, they will immediately trigger the descent of a Heavenly Tribulation. Then, they will be heartlessly cast out of the Small Universe by its Heavenly Dao. But, don't forget, Ning Rongrong had already crossed a Heavenly Tribulation once before, which is why she could break through to the Half-step Source Realm so smoothly.'

Cao Yang nodded thoughtfully, continuing to ponder in his heart.

After a short pause, he followed up: 'According to that, does the Half-step Source Realm exist outside the Small Universe? Then why was I able to directly skip this Half-step Source Realm?'

One had to know that this time, he had relied on his own hard work to Cultivate results, not on the System to help him break through!

The System patiently explained again: 'Ding! Master, the main reason for this is that your own Foundation is simply too powerful, plus the Cultivation Technique you practice is also quite formidable. It is precisely the interaction of these factors that allowed you to directly bypass the Half-step Source Realm.'

After hearing the System's words, Cao Yang's heart stirred.

It turned out that among his many women, there were several beauties who had joined his harem later and had not yet begun to Cultivate that supreme Cultivation Technique.

Thinking of this, Cao Yang made up his mind that once he returned, he would definitely have them all embark on this path of cultivation. After all, this supreme Cultivation Technique was vital for increasing strength and could not be ignored in the slightest.

Thus, Cao Yang slowly backed out of Ning Rongrong's bedroom and walked with light steps toward the simple wooden hut where he used to live.

After entering the room, he cautiously took out two other extremely precious source medicines from his robes.

Gazing at the source medicines emitting a strange light in his hand, Cao Yang fell into deep thought.

After some consideration, he finally couldn't help but ask the System: 'System, if I refine and absorb these two source medicines to raise my Realm, will the resulting Realm be insufficiently solid and stable?'

One had to know that all along, most of his cultivation Breakthroughs had relied on rewards from daily sign-ins. Regarding this method of relying on his own refinement of source medicine to raise his Realm, Cao Yang was somewhat uncertain, so he had to ask clearly first.

Just then, the System's sweet and cute loli voice rang out at the right time: 'Ding! Master, please rest assured! Although cultivating by yourself does require some time and energy to consolidate the Realm, there will definitely be no situation of instability. Moreover, the cultivation base gained through your own hard work is not only solid and reliable, but its power is far superior to cultivation bases obtained solely through signing in!'

Hearing the System's certain answer, Cao Yang couldn't help but nod.

Indeed, recalling the single level of cultivation he had obtained through personal cultivation in the past, he hadn't felt any lack of solidity.

However, as for the claim that self-cultivated power was stronger than that given by the System's sign-ins, Cao Yang didn't feel it was that obvious.

For a moment, he couldn't help but feel suspicious, secretly wondering if the System was intentionally cheering him on and boosting his morale.

Forget it, source medicines are rare, so I'll just refine them! Besides, the cultivation base required to break through Realms now is already an astronomical figure. If I don't Cultivate myself, the Breakthrough speed will definitely not keep up with before.

After all, obtaining sign-in attempts had become increasingly difficult, with the difficulty coefficient rising day by day.

The reason was none other than the fact that the targets that needed to be conquered were all powerful individuals.

And those legendary Children of Destiny were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, making them hard to find.

Even if their traces were finally found with great difficulty, putting them to death was an extremely difficult task.

Furthermore, in some Holy Realms, there were simply no so-called Children of Destiny, only some quasi-Children of Destiny.

Facing such a thorny situation, Cao Yang acted decisively and without hesitation took out the source medicine that had been sealed at the very beginning.

With a flick of his right hand, that source medicine flew directly into his mouth like a bolt of lightning. Immediately afterward, he quickly circulated his Cultivation Technique and began to refine the source medicine.

This was a source medicine called 'Source Power Grass.' Its effect was singular but extremely significant—it could purely increase the consumer's cultivation base.

However, the fly in the ointment was that this was merely a Low Grade source medicine.

But even so, as time passed, Cao Yang clearly felt the conversion speed of Source Power in his body suddenly accelerate.

Before long, his body actually contained a full fifty percent more Source Power!

This vigorous Source Power continuously gathered at his Dantian, finally triggering a grand Breakthrough.

In an instant, light flared around Cao Yang, and his Aura surged like a rainbow as his cultivation base successfully broke through to the seventh level of the Source Realm!

Feeling the surging power within his body, the corners of Cao Yang's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile: 'Not bad. With this great increase in strength, things should go much more smoothly in the future.'

After taking a deep breath, Cao Yang once again carefully took out the Void Condensation Leaf emitting a mysterious Aura from his robes. This time, he decided not to hesitate and began to refine this precious leaf directly.

As Cao Yang activated his Cultivation Technique, streams of Source Power surged toward the Void Condensation Leaf in his hand like a tide. The leaf began to tremble slightly, gradually emitting a hazy light that enveloped Cao Yang entirely.

Time passed minute by minute. Cao Yang concentrated fully on refining the Void Condensation Leaf. Fine beads of sweat gradually seeped from his forehead, but he did not dare to be the least bit negligent.

Finally, when the last wisp of Source Power was absorbed into his body, a powerful force erupted suddenly!

However, somewhat unexpectedly, even though Cao Yang had done his utmost, his cultivation base only broke through to the ninth level of the Source Realm.

But the changes brought by this Breakthrough went far beyond that.

Just as Cao Yang was feeling the increase in his strength, a strange realization suddenly flooded his mind. To his surprise, he found that he had actually comprehended the Great Dao of Void.

This Great Dao of Void was an extremely rare and powerful existence in the world. Once successfully deployed, it allowed one to ignore any physical attacks.

Whether it was sharp blades, violent Holy Arts, or surging energy impacts, they were all like nothing before the Great Dao of Void.

Of course, this Great Dao of Void was not invincible. If one encountered an extremely powerful curse, it might be difficult to resist completely.

But even so, having such a life-saving trump card was undoubtedly like adding wings to a phoenix for Cao Yang.

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