Chapter 1128: Hunyuan Dao Scripture, Late Fifth Layer

The medicinal effects of the myriad-drug Dragon Blood Pill aren't absorbed that quickly, so Chen Chuyang isn't in a hurry; he proceeds step by step.

The Hunyuan Dao Scripture is absorbing and operating at full strength; it's rare not to have to worry about spiritual energy, so Chen Chuyang is naturally delighted, enjoying a lavish bounty of rich heavenly and earthly spiritual energy.

Countless heavenly and earthly spiritual energies enter his body, being transformed by him into his own Hunyuan true qi, which is of high purity; after transformation, it's only a tiny amount, far from enough, and the spiritual energy of Longshe Shan begins to be rapidly drawn away, becoming much thinner.

If this continues, it might be drained dry; the spiritual energy gathered by the formation cannot keep up with Chen Chuyang's extraction speed, and continuing like this will affect Longshe Shan, especially the spiritual herbs, which cannot lack spiritual energy nor have their growth hindered.

Elder Xinran reminded, "Qinglong Daoist, you should quickly take out spirit stones to set up a spirit-gathering formation to help him gather heavenly and earthly spiritual energy."

"Relying on Longshe Shan's spirit-gathering formation to collect heavenly and earthly spiritual energy isn't enough; you need to provide more spiritual energy."

Qinglong Daoist can't hold onto his spirit stones any longer; at times like this, he must bring them out to use.

Chen Chuyang is currently cultivating and cannot set up a formation or contribute spirit stones, so Qinglong Daoist, helpless, continues to set up the formation, taking out a heap of spirit stones directly, constructing a huge formation to provide more spiritual energy for him.

With the addition of spirit stones, it's obvious Chen Chuyang is satisfied; he no longer draws Longshe Shan's spiritual energy, which begins to replenish gradually. Elder Xinran then felt relieved, turned his head, saw Qinglong Daoist's pained expression, and teased, "Hoarding spirit stones is useless; it's better to let Chen Chuyang absorb them."

"What's converted into your own is truly yours; why do you feel heartache?"

Qinglong Daoist dared not stop, continuously feeding spirit stones; Chen Chuyang absorbs them quickly, and even many spirit stones aren't enough for him—he keeps adding more, nonstop. In just half an hour, he's gone through two batches; if this continues, Qinglong Daoist will also become impoverished.

After great difficulty he had obtained a batch of resources, his own treasures, and now they have to be given away.

Not giving them would be unacceptable; as his main body improves, he will improve too, bringing many benefits—giving the spirit stones to Chen Chuyang is essentially giving them to himself, a fact Qinglong Daoist still clearly understands.

He spared no effort in producing spirit stones, then looked at Elder Xinran and the black goat, smiling narrowly: "You two, shouldn't you also take out some spirit stones to support the main body?"

The black goat lay down, silent; its actions said everything.

If not given spirit stones, it has none, possesses nothing—don't look for it, don't ask it.

Elder Xinran was quite perceptive, taking out a few spirit stones and handing them to Qinglong Daoist, wincing: "These are my last treasured reserves; take them."

Qinglong Daoist didn't want to accept them; just a few spirit stones wouldn't help at all.

"That's all?"

"Exactly, these are all the spirit stones I have on me; you know my cultivation consumes a lot, requiring many spirit stones. Over the years I've stayed on Longshe Shan without a chance to earn spirit stones, so..."

Basically there's no income; most of it relies on Qinglong Daoist's support. She also wants to help, but helplessly, she can't.

Qinglong Daoist: "……"

He really wanted to retort a couple of times, but this is true.

Elder Xinran's cultivation these years has been pure consumption; he hasn't earned a single spirit stone, and having none in hand is completely normal.

He turned to the black goat, rubbing his hands: "Black goat, you surely have a stash of spirit stones hidden on you—bring them out."

The black goat exhaled: "None."

"We're grasshoppers on the same boat—shared honor, shared loss."

"And then?" the black goat asked, grinning.

Qinglong Daoist conceded: "You are our most loyal companion; when the master is in trouble, shouldn't you help?"

The black goat tilted its head: "He doesn't look like he's in trouble; I think you're just unwilling to part with your own spirit stones, wanting to swindle mine—go dream on."

"When it's time for me to act, I'll naturally act; no need for your reminder."

Qinglong Daoist somewhat understood: the black goat has grown clever, won't be swindled, nor will he swindle it.

Having been swindled many times before, this time he won't be swindled again.

"Sigh."

Qinglong Daoist felt helpless; he could only provide spirit stones himself, after all, he is the master here.

If he doesn't give them, who will?

Three days passed quietly.

Qinglong Daoist once again took out spirit stones and placed them into the formation.

His expression changed many times, each one painful; watching his hoarded spirit stones run empty, Qinglong Daoist couldn't help but complain: "Three days have passed, full three days, and it's still not over—do you know how many spirit stones I've poured in?"

"Back to the pre-liberation era in a single morning, sigh."

The last few spirit stones were all given to Chen Chuyang; truly, there are none left.

This time, there will be none anymore.

He can't produce any more spirit stones either.

Who would have known that after those spirit stones were fully absorbed, Chen Chuyang's cultivation halted and his realm began to rise.

Finally, reaching a limit, after the breakthrough Chen Chuyang's strength saw a huge increase.

Opening his eyes, Chen Chuyang showed a smile.

"The effect of the seventh-grade myriad-drug Dragon Blood Pill is powerful—far stronger than I imagined—directly pushing my cultivation to a brand-new realm, the late stage of the fifth layer of the Hunyuan Dao Scripture; all those years of cultivation couldn't fill it, but a single seventh-grade pill did."

Actually, besides the pill's effect, many spirit stones were invested and the local spiritual energy is ample; otherwise, his breakthrough couldn't be satisfied.

Chen Chuyang naturally knows the spirit stones Qinglong Daoist has contributed.

He is delighted; the Hunyuan Dao Scripture has again achieved a breakthrough, reaching the late fifth layer, and the sixth layer is now near.

Finally having reached this point, Chen Chuyang is naturally happy; this trip to Tianwai still brought gains.

"My strength has increased manyfold again; I can protect that world."

"If I can advance to the sixth layer, that would be even more perfect."

"I have a premonition that the sixth layer of the Hunyuan Dao Scripture will make me even more terrifying; then I'll no longer need to worry about those people coveting our world."

The True Realm has three levels: True Person Realm, True Destiny Realm, True Lord Realm, and the True Lord Realm further subdivides.

Only upon arriving in Tianwai did I learn this from the words of Bai Hang Holy Maiden and her companions.

The True Lord has three stages: merging life, extinguishing life, and heavenly destiny—three layers.

Unlike the earlier True Realm, upon reaching heavenly destiny and finding one's own Dao, one can advance to the Dao Realm.

All these situations are known to Chen Chuyang after arriving in Tianwai, from the memories of Qinglong Daoist.

The True Realm is hard to elevate; each step requires a hundredfold effort.

Fusing Life, Perishing Life, Heavenly Mandate, finally the heavenly mandate unites as one — that is the Dao.