BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM

Chapter 484: Advancing Beyond the Primary and Intermediate Stages, Becoming a High-Level Half-Saint!

Chapter 484: Advancing Beyond the Primary and Intermediate Stages, Becoming a High-Level Half-Saint!

The existence of the Soul Hall was fundamentally tied to two primary objectives. Otherwise, as an immensely powerful ancient imperial clan, it would have had no interest in involving itself in the power struggles of the mortal world.

The first objective was to use its countless branch hall members to continuously gather souls from across the continent. These souls would then have their soul essence extracted and transported back to the Soul Realm, where they would serve as nourishment for a certain individual attempting to break through to the Emperor Realm of the soul.

The second objective was related to the grand formation previously mentioned—a colossal sacrificial array capable of draining all of Central Plains in a blood ritual. Over an extended period, the Soul Hall had secretly established an unknown number of formation bases across Central Plains to support this massive ritual.

Now, although Gu He had learned the locations of several of these formation bases from the memories of the Four Heavenly Lords’ Xue He, he had no intention of acting rashly. If the formation bases were threatened, it could provoke a severe counterattack from the Soul Hall. At Gu He’s current strength, he was not yet capable of directly facing a powerhouse like Hun Miesheng. At the very least, these matters would have to wait until he reached the Dou Saint level before taking action.

“All right, Xue He, go and complete your task now. Also, if the Ninth Heavenly Lord, Mo Yu, moves alone, notify me immediately.”

After issuing his final order to Xue He, Gu He willed the surrounding purple fire web to contract. The surging flames rapidly retracted into his body.

With the purple fire web gone, the spatial restriction in this area disappeared, allowing Xue He to swiftly traverse through space and leave.

Following his battle with Xue He, Gu He had gained deeper insight into his own cultivation and combat abilities.

Afterward, he returned to Tianbei City, briefly meeting with Yun Yun before setting out once more. This time, he traveled deep into the vast mountains of the Northern Region, where he located a secluded valley to begin preparing for his breakthrough into the Half-Saint realm.

Although Gu He’s cultivation advancements were often fueled by refining the cultivation returns from his disciples, his body had never suffered from an unstable foundation. This was due to the continuous tempering of his physique by his innate divine fire, ensuring that his dou qi was always solid and refined.

Under the relentless refinement of his innate divine fire, his body had reached an extraordinary level of strength.

Even among the powerful magical beasts, few could surpass Gu He in terms of raw physical strength and durability.

At this moment, in the tranquil valley, Gu He sat cross-legged atop a massive green stone slab. He retrieved an eighth-grade medicinal pill—the Bodhi Pill—an elixir so valuable that countless peak Dou Venerates would fight to the death for it.

The Bodhi Pill was renowned for significantly increasing the success rate of peak Dou Venerates attempting to step into the Saint realm. Without hesitation, Gu He swallowed the pill.

Simultaneously, he focused his mind and accessed his system space, extracting the forty-one years of cultivation that had been returned to him after transferring energy to Xiao Yi Xian.

In the next instant, within Gu He’s body, the energy at his peak nine star Dou Venerate dantian surged, rapidly approaching a state of complete perfection.

…

On the third day of Gu He’s secluded cultivation, a terrifying surge of energy radiated outward from the valley.

Above the valley, the sky churned as a massive energy vortex nearly a thousand feet wide spiraled continuously. In less than ten seconds, nearly eighty percent of the surrounding heaven and earth energy within a twenty-mile radius was drawn into the vortex at an astonishing rate.

Deep within the mountains, countless magical beasts trembled as they sensed the overwhelming energy fluctuation, their bodies instinctively prostrating against the ground, not daring to move an inch.

As the colossal energy vortex persisted for a full minute, its influence spread to a hundred miles away, causing a dramatic shift in the natural energy flow. Many powerful human cultivators and magical beasts alike were shocked by the sudden disturbance.

“What’s going on? Could it be the emergence of a rare treasure or the reappearance of an ancient ruin?”

“I don’t think so. A disturbance of this magnitude is most likely caused by a powerful cultivator undergoing a breakthrough!”

“This is a sign of a breakthrough? What kind of advancement would cause such a massive commotion?”

“With this level of intensity, could someone be breaking through to the Dou Venerate realm?”

Since there were no known powerhouses within a hundred-mile radius, and the source of the disturbance was unclear, most people could only speculate that an extraordinary individual was advancing into the Dou Venerate realm.

The energy vortex persisted for a full hour before gradually dissipating from the sky. At that moment, a deafening explosion erupted from the valley below. The towering mountain peaks surrounding the valley crumbled into rubble, completely burying the entire valley beneath countless shattered stones.

As the valley was filled with debris, the terrifying aura that had emanated from within vanished without a trace.

…

“I didn’t expect that in this breakthrough, I would completely surpass the primary and intermediate Half-Saint stages, directly reaching the high-level Half-Saint realm!”

Standing in the void, Gu He was extremely satisfied with the results of his secluded cultivation.

Although, in his memory, Xiao Yan had once leaped past the primary, intermediate, and high-level Half-Saint stages in a single breakthrough to become a true one star Dou Saint, Xiao Yan had refined the Bodhi Heart during that advancement. The Bodhi Heart was a supreme treasure nurtured by the heavens and earth, capable of replacing a person’s original heart. Even if their heart suffered a fatal blow, they could survive, and the power it provided far surpassed that of an ordinary human heart.

However, Gu He had once refined the essence blood of an ancient Divine Phoenix within the Phoenix Blood Stone, granting him the Undying Flame and the ability of Nirvana Rebirth. This ability was several times stronger than the Bodhi Heart in terms of survival and regeneration.

Overall, Gu He was highly satisfied with his current cultivation level. Since he gained cultivation returns whenever he transferred power to his disciples, he had little concern about future breakthroughs. In fact, having time to familiarize himself with each stage of power might even be beneficial.@@novelbin@@

“This breakthrough took far less time than I expected! Yun’er is about to give birth. Perhaps I can use this time to refine the Tianxuan Vitality Pill for her!”

After his breakthrough, Gu He suddenly recalled Yun Yun’s impending childbirth and immediately decided to take action.

Following the memories in his mind, Gu He left the void space and arrived at a large city near the site of his breakthrough, beginning his search for the medicinal ingredients required to refine the Tianxuan Vitality Pill.

The Tianxuan Vitality Pill was an eighth-grade medicinal pill with the primary function of swiftly restoring the vitality of female cultivators after childbirth, eliminating all potential postnatal complications.

(End of Chapter)

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