Chapter 21: Practicing and Leveling Up

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"You arrived pretty quickly!" Li Yu nodded slightly as he watched the girl named Weiwei riding a rainbow light through the system connection. "The fall of the Nine Dragons Coffin must have alarmed the nearby cultivators. It's no wonder this girl named Weiwei arrived so fast."

"With the system in hand, Zhou Yi will definitely shine brightly after joining the cultivation sect. There's no need to pay too much attention to him anymore," Li Yu chuckled. "Now, I need to focus on my own cultivation."

With a flash of light, Li Yu's figure appeared on the peak of a high mountain.

This was a desolate wilderness, located at the border between the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land and the Yan Kingdom.

"I'll just practice here for a while," Li Yu muttered, surveying the peak. He spotted a cliffside and flicked out a wisp of sword qi. The thin, soft sword qi sliced through the cliff, scattering stone fragments.

"Whoosh, whoosh!" The sharp sword qi easily penetrated the cliff, sending stone debris flying.

Li Yu waved his hand, and the system automatically collected and converted the debris into energy. In no time, a spacious cave, two meters wide, appeared before him.

"How convenient," Li Yu laughed, stepping into the cave. He glanced at the smooth, spotless walls and sighed in admiration, "With this ability, I could make a fortune tunneling back in my old world!"

In this moment, the true essence of Li Daxian was fully exposed.

"Now, let's settle down for some cultivation," Li Yu set up a protective barrier of sword qi at the entrance for safety before sitting cross-legged inside the cave to begin his practice.

"The cultivation system of this world is divided into five realms: Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Transforming Dragon, and Immortal Platform."

Recalling the content of the Primal Beginning Sutra in his mind, Li Yu considered his own cultivation path.

"The Wheel Sea can be seen as the Dantian, the Dao Palace is the Tan Zhong, the Four Extremes are the twelve meridians, Transforming Dragon is the Ren and Du meridians, and the Immortal Platform is the purple palace at the brow."

"Although it's more profound, it still follows the path of refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and merging with the Dao. This means..."

Li Yu's eyes lit up, and he quickly inquired with the system, "System, can I consume the life force in the blood of the crocodile ancestor to open up the Bitter Sea?"

"You can."

"Haha! Just as I thought!" Li Yu was overjoyed. "The essence of opening the Bitter Sea is refining essence into qi and opening the Dantian. The blood of the crocodile ancestor contains boundless life force. Activating the Dantian and opening the Bitter Sea should be no problem!"

With the Bodhi leaf, Li Yu had already comprehended the first volume of the Primal Beginning Sutra and had a clear understanding of his own cultivation path. However, he did not rush into practicing just yet.

"System, extract the cultivation insights from the great saint body's spirit and transmit the insights of the Wheel Sea realm to me."

Li Yu placed a Bodhi leaf on his forehead and commanded the system.

A stream of inexplicable information flowed into his mind, causing Li Yu's spirit to waver.

It was as if he had become another person, personally experiencing the entire process from opening the "Bitter Sea" to transforming into the "Other Shore."

The gradual changes in the body, the steady increase in power, Li Yu experienced the entire cultivation of the Wheel Sea realm as if it were his own.

"Poof!" The Bodhi leaf turned to ash, and Li Yu exhaled a long breath.

"No wonder the Great Saint Body is described as unparalleled and peerless! The saint body's secret method indeed lays a foundation as solid as iron."

Sitting cross-legged to calm his mind, Li Yu smiled, "Having exchanged for the innate saint body Dao fetus, I possess all the characteristics of the saint body. This secret method is perfectly suited for me."

"System, extract a drop of the crocodile ancestor's blood, refine its pure life force, and gradually infuse it into my body."

Taking a deep breath, Li Yu adjusted his mind, breath, and spirit, entering a state of tranquility as he began practicing the Primal Beginning Sutra according to the saint body insights.

As a saint, a drop of the crocodile ancestor's blood contained a terrifying amount of life force. Earlier, a small amount of this life force had reverted Zhou Yi and the others to their youthful states.

Now, as the life force was infused into his body, even though Li Yu had the system slow down the process, he still felt his body swelling, like a balloon being inflated.

His short hair instantly grew to over two feet long. His skin turned red, and sweat poured out like a torrent, with heat waves billowing from his body.

As the technique circulated, a massive suction force arose from his lower abdomen, continuously absorbing the life force being infused.

"Boom!" The sound of raging tides echoed as an endless purple-gold light illuminated the entire cave.

In Li Yu's lower abdomen, the roaring sound was unceasing, with purple-gold light spreading out like a vast ocean, waves crashing and surging.

Each wave's impact caused a rumbling noise, making the cave tremble.

Li Yu's mind remained calm and undisturbed, continuously circulating the technique.

The roar of the tides grew louder, resembling a tsunami. Purple-gold light rippled through the cave, and the tremors caused the protective sword qi at the entrance to emit a faint "clang."

After a while, a point of divine light rose from Li Yu's lower abdomen. Initially, it was just a small light dot, gradually growing brighter like a candle flame, then a lantern, a night star, and finally, a bright moon.

Eventually, this point of divine light transformed into a radiant sun, shining brilliantly. When the divine light reached its peak brilliance, it began to retract slowly.

After half an hour, all the light retracted into Li Yu's lower abdomen. The roaring sound of the tides subsided, and the cave returned to normal.

"Whoosh!" Li Yu exhaled a breath of turbid air, the breath forming a three-foot-long column that lingered in the air.

Standing up, Li Yu's entire being radiated vitality, his eyes gleaming with divine light, his skin as smooth as jade, with no visible pores, and his long black hair falling over his shoulders, each strand exuding a faint luster.

"Good! Good! Good!" Feeling the abundant power within, sensing the vast purple-gold ocean in his lower abdomen, Li Yu was full of praise and joy.

"With the pure life force extracted from the crocodile ancestor's blood, one of the most powerful techniques in existence, the Primal Beginning Sutra, and the cultivation insights and secret methods of the great saint body, my foundation is unmatched."

Clenching his fists, Li Yu felt a surge of pride.

"Although my current cultivation is still shallow, having only just opened the Bitter Sea and far from reaching the Other Shore, my foundation is incredibly solid. From now on, I just need to proceed step by step."

Stepping out of the cave, his long hair fluttered in the wind.

"Even my hair has grown this long." Glancing at the long hair draping over his shoulders, Li Yu smiled and shook his head. He exchanged a rubber band from the system and casually tied his hair into a loose ponytail hanging down his back.

"I wonder how Zhou Yi is doing now?" Suddenly thinking of Zhou Yi, Li Yu connected to the "Tai Shang Heavenly Book" system to check on his situation.

"Hmm? Outrageous!" Seeing Zhou Yi's situation, Li Yu's anger flared, causing the rock under his feet to crack with a sharp sound.

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