Chapter 21: Spiritual Awareness Surges, Fifth Tier of Foundation Establishment

Qin Yu and the inner-door disciples of Lei Fa Gu Lu knew nothing about the impending clash among the three elders from the outside world.

The crowd's gazes were fixed on Qin Yu, watching his condition.

"He's only at the Body Tempering stage; he can't last long... If I can intervene in time to save him, I could form a good bond and also earn a favor from a senior," thought an inner-door disciple.

They rarely interact with true geniuses, because they're on a completely different level.

Now that they have a chance to contact an as‑yet un‑emerged strong individual, they naturally look for ways to latch onto him.

Bzzzz!

Amid the faint buzzing, waves of ancient oppressive pressure, as tangible as solid matter, slammed at Qin Yu's spirit, trying to crush it.

Countless thunderbolts and electric flashes flickered, continuously striking Qin Yu's flesh.

At this moment, Qin Yu was immersed in his comprehension of Lei Fa's power, as if he were standing in an ocean of thunder.

Time passed second by second.

Half an hour later, Qin Yu had spread lightning threads over his entire body, becoming increasingly adept at controlling them.

Although Lei Fa's power continuously damaged his flesh, the recovery was extremely rapid, giving the impression that the thunder obeyed his will.

In his dantian, tiny lightning threads also appeared.

【Due to your cultivation efficiency doubling, your grasp of the Lei Path has reached the Minor Accomplishment realm.】

【Your body and bones have been fully tempered; your physical strength has increased to 25,000 jin.】

【As time passes,】

【In another half hour, the doubled cultivation effect will vanish, and the martial insight trait will also disappear.】

Qin Yu looked at the prompt in his mind, realizing his advancement was tremendous, yet time was running short.

The grand competition was about to commence.

Moreover, as the lingering time increased, the assaults of lightning threads and oppressive pressure grew more frequent.

Once the ignoring trait disappears, he will be annihilated in an instant.

But at that moment, a flash of insight sparked in Qin Yu's mind.

"My current cultivation speed is fast... but to break through to the Ninth Body Tempering before the grand competition, I need the power of Nirvana."

"I have now taken the suggestion, ignoring the thunder and oppressive pressure's assaults."

"But what if I withdraw all my qi and blood, and directly use spiritual energy to fuse the oppressive pressure and Lei Fa's power into my body?"

Qin Yu's eyes lit up, thinking it was a good idea.

The ancient oppressive pressure could not pierce the barrier to attack his spirit.

But if we directly channel it into the Sea of Awareness, wouldn't that be fine?

If you say it, do it.

"Diamond Sutra, disperse!"

Qin Yu halted the operation of the Diamond Sutra, and his physical strength instantly returned to normal.

His flesh began to feel pain.

Not enough.

Qin Yu directly ceased the circulation of qi and blood; a burning sensation spread across his skin as countless thunderbolts struck, and charred smoke rose.

Then, he mobilized spiritual energy, opened the Sea of Awareness, and allowed the oppressive pressure to enter.

"What the hell!? Is this guy crazy? He actually withdrew his qi and blood, letting the thunder hammer him?"

"His flesh has already begun to be damaged!"

"Bad, something's going wrong; he might be going berserk. Return to the third stage quickly, we can't surpass this realm!"

An inner-door disciple roared, "Is this literally going berserk and still not retreating?"

Still cultivating?

Are all geniuses crazy?

Know that even fully Foundation Established cultivators wouldn't dare take such risks in Lei Fa Gu Lu.

They leave no fallback for themselves at all.

If Lei Fa intensifies, they would be reduced to ash in an instant, their flesh nonexistent.

You're only at the Body Tempering stage!

Brother!

Give yourself a clear positioning!

The delicate young lady also showed a look of worry at this moment.

But everyone was powerless.

The two elders from the outside world and the beggar elder, upon seeing this, had their eyes light up, and a thought simultaneously surfaced in their minds.

If I could rescue him at the first moment.

Wouldn't that allow me to forge a good bond with him?

They would surely choose me as their master.

Immediately, the three of them simultaneously circulated spiritual energy, and wave after wave of terrifying momentum rose, their bodily functions reaching peak, ready at any moment to wield the power of rules, break through Leize, and rescue Qin Yu.

At this point, the other disciples, seeing this, were filled with envy.

Especially Zhang Wu and the others who had just emerged; seeing this scene, their hearts instantly became unsettled… If they had been any slower before, they might have fallen on the spot.

But no elder made a move.

Indeed, when you compare goods you get tossed, when you compare people you die.

It's certainly not a fair treatment.

…………

But, at this moment, Qin Yu.

was amidst the pain and pleasure of cultivation.

As long as he controls the amount of ancient oppressive pressure and Thunder Punishment power entering his body, he can ensure he won't be instantly annihilated.

His spiritual consciousness seemed to explode, as if countless hammers weighing thousands of jin struck down fiercely.

His awareness gradually blurred, even becoming somewhat unconscious.

Thunder Punishment power spread throughout his body; Qin Yu already felt this flesh no longer belonged to him, numb beyond measure, completely uncontrollable.

"Wah‑la‑la…"

Nirvana power surged again from deep within his dantian, continuously flowing to every part of his body, repairing it.

Combined with the double‑repair trait, the effect was better than before.

He lingered constantly between life and death.

Thus, Thunder Punishment power destroyed the flesh, while oppressive pressure ravaged the sea of consciousness.

Nirvana power continuously remedied it.

In a state of constant repairing.

Qin Yu's spiritual consciousness grew ever stronger, even able to peer into the mist ten meters away as if it were a clear mirror.

He could also feel the flesh's qi and blood becoming increasingly vigorous.

That sense of fullness was extremely pleasant.

Time flew by rapidly, leaving only the final hundred breaths.

A prompt also surfaced in his mind.

【Your skull's tempering is complete, bone refining perfected; every bone now contains a trace of destructive power. In future tribulation crossing, any Thunder Punishment's destructive force against you will be reduced by thirty percent.】

【Your flesh's strength has increased to thirty thousand jin, reaching the pinnacle of body tempering across all eras.】

【Your spiritual consciousness, after millions of strikes, has attained Foundation Establishment Fifth Tier.】

【Your cultivation breakthrough reaches Body Tempering Ninth Tier.】

Qin Yu slowly opened his eyes, expelling all oppressive pressure and Thunder Punishment from within his body.

He held a teleportation jade pendant in his hand, ready to crush it at any moment and head to the outer gate grand competition.

The delicate young girl and the others, upon seeing this, all stared in shock.

Again… it's over?

So, is this truly his limit?

The three who had been wrestling outside, upon seeing this scene, were also stunned.

Does this damn thing even need saving?

At that moment, a cold voice rang out above the heavens.

"Body Tempering Ninth Tier, breaking three consecutive barriers, achieving thirty thousand jin flesh strength, shattering two records, surpassing Lin Wu Ren, inaugurating the title of the first Body Tempering master of the Xuan Yang Sect."

"Obtained one Thunder Dao treasure."

"Gained twenty strands of Thunder Dao law; due to continuously setting records, the reward is doubled…"

But at that instant, before the words finished…

Qin Yu already felt excruciating pain, as tide‑like thunder light and oppressive pressure surged toward him, blasting him.

He instantly crushed the jade pendant; his figure gradually turned to void, dissipating on the spot.

Thunder Spirit: "…"

I hadn't finished speaking, that's all.

But you damn it, you haven't even taken the reward!