Chapter 139: When Essence, Spirit, and Vitality are Sufficient, the Pill is Formed

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Yuan ascended Longshe Shan again and saw his son waiting for him.

According to the old rule, first let the son examine his own physical condition and his true Qi. Chen Yuan remained motionless the whole time, allowing his son to examine him; he did not dare to resist. The son's Spiritual Sense entered his body, and he felt a vast oppressive pressure enveloping him, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing—truly terrifying.

Feeling the son's oppressive pressure up close, at that moment Chen Yuan finally saw a glimpse of his young son's power—a terrifying, frightening sight.

That pressure immobilized his soul, leaving no room for resistance; if this young son wanted to kill him, he could guarantee that he would obediently stand still and be killed by Chen Chuyang. Such pressure Chen Yuan had never felt, with death so close.

Fortunately it was his own son, and fortunately this Spiritual Sense did not harm him; otherwise, he would have only been waiting for death.

After the examination, Chen Chuyang withdrew his Spiritual Sense, saw his father's tense nerves, and laughed, "Relax, no need to be nervous. The check is done; your body is okay, a level higher than before, but still has some issues. How about I brew a pot of Item for you to soak in, then you take the Dragon Blood Pill."

"Your bones are still not strong enough, there are too many impurities, and the purity of your true Qi is insufficient; condensing an inner core this way would only yield a lower third‑grade inner core, and in the future it would be stuck at the condensation stage."

Condensation is divided into the Void Core realm, the Inner Core realm, and the Golden Core realm.

The Golden Core realm here is not Chen Chuyang's Golden Core; the two are not the same product nor the same thing.

The Golden Core realm is the cultivation realm of this world; Chen Chuyang learned about it from Zhuge Ruolan. After his father condenses the core, he must enter the Void Core realm. As the name suggests, the Void Core is where the inner core has not fully solidified and remains very tenuous.

Then, step by step, it solidifies into an inner core, and thereafter advances to the Golden Core. These three realms are ones that many spend a lifetime never reaching; each realm contains nine heavens, totaling twenty‑seven heavens, making the Advancement process exceedingly long.

The condensation realms are roughly subdivided like this; to go further is very difficult and requires more effort and resources.

However, after condensation, lifespan increases dramatically, up to five hundred years.

This is a realm many desire: a long lifespan, transforming into a true cultivator; taking this step puts one beyond the mortal realm.

These are some pieces of information Chen Chuyang knows; a five‑hundred‑year lifespan is unimaginable to many mortals.

"I understand, I'll follow whatever you arrange."

Chen Yuan had no choice but to obediently listen; the son acts for his own sake.

Without this son, he could not reach this step.

Next, Chen Chuyang brewed a pot of Item for his father; the effect of the Hundred Herbs Pill is insufficient to sustain his father's consumption and cannot reshape his body; a special Item is needed to alter his body.

To purge impurities, this time it is different—it aims to remove some internal impurities.

With the Item prepared, Chen Chuyang let his father enter; Chen Yuan, being sensible and knowing the procedure, sat into the pot, the Item soaking his whole body, leaving only his head exposed.

Chen Chuyang began igniting the Pill Fire, letting it burn slowly.

This pot of Item took one day.

One day later.

Father Chen Yuan felt clear‑headed and invigorated, his whole being in an extremely excited state; the impurities inside his body were cleared, and he felt completely different.

The feeling of condensation grew stronger, as if he could condense at any moment.

Chen Chuyang suppressed his father's desire, and after the cleansing, said slowly, "The feeling of condensation is strong, isn't it?"

"Hmm, very strong. If it weren't for you, I might have condensed right away."

Heaven and earth seemed different.

That feeling, that premonition, he sensed the thunder tribulation of heaven and earth staring at him.

As soon as he breaks through, the tribulation would descend immediately.

This sensation is abrupt yet normal; at this stage, such perception is common.

Chen Chuyang forcibly cut off this perception, causing his father's body to be suppressed again.

"Don't rush to condense yet; the time isn't right, your body isn't strong enough."

"Your essence, spirit, and vitality must reach their peak; your soul is also lacking a bit."

"Everything must be raised to your limit; the body's limit is the limit of your essence, spirit, and vitality."

Therefore, to increase the body's strength, thereby… raise his essence, spirit, and vitality.

This step is crucial and useful.

Chen Chuyang derived this from his own experiences and the records he had seen.

His research is not wrong.

The direction is also correct.

The body is a vessel; the stronger the body, the stronger the inner core it can condense.

However, each person's body is different and has its own limits.

Father, obviously, has not reached his limit.

Breaking the limit is not easy; it's not something ordinary people can do. For the father to reach his limit is already quite good.

As for breaking the limit, Chen Chuyang does not dare to think for him, nor are there any heavenly materials or earthly treasures for his father to break his limit.

Moreover, when the breakthrough is imminent, seeking heavenly materials or earthly treasures is clearly unrealistic.

"I know, but I can't improve it."

Chen Yuan naturally knows that the body is like this; reaching this step is already good enough, let alone piling resources forcibly.

The Chen Clan lacks such conditions.

Even possessing a single condensation method is difficult, let alone other things.

For the Chen Clan, anything concerning the condensation realms is precious.

"Alright, just do as I say. After a few hours, you'll take the Dragon Blood Pill; the rest is up to me."

"Don't rush to condense the inner core, remember."

Chen Chuyang, feeling unguarded, repeatedly warned his father not to act recklessly, and not to be so happy as to condense the inner core.

When that time comes, there truly will be no room for recovery.

The grade of the inner core concerns the future; it cannot be taken lightly.

That is, Chen Chuyang's father and others—Chen Chuyang will not interfere.

After taking the Dragon Blood Pill, Chen Yuan's body began to stir, boiling up.

Heat waves rolled, blood Qi surged skyward, being Protector by Longshe Shan's Formation, unable to penetrate, and therefore unknown to anyone.

The commotion was great, Chen Chuyang watched it, stretched out his hand and Protector those blood Qi, his father's body was struck by the blood Qi until it turned bright red, his whole body crimson, like a perfectly cooked small lobster.

This scene did not make Chen Chuyang anxious; instead he folded his arms, stood beside it and watched, recording it.

Spiritual Sense released, observing every change in his father's condition, this is very useful material.

Any change in condition must be recorded, for future research.

Chen Chuyang saw someone else condensing a pill for the first time, found it rare and treasured it.

"Blood Qi is abundant, the qi and blood have reached their limit; trying to break through is not easy."

"The body's changes are still ongoing; the qi and blood alter the meridians, thereby affecting true qi."

"The Dragon Blood Pill's effect is so good, the body-tempering effect is truly powerful."

"Father's body has undergone another transformation, and his soul has also been elevated."

"He can still improve; it seems father is more formidable than I thought."