Chapter 342: Nine Cycles Return to One, the Crystal Condensation Realm!

In the Liquid Realm, Ye Yuan had already laid an extremely solid foundation, so breaking through to the Crystal Condensation Realm was a natural progression.

Sometimes, breaking through a realm requires a single burst of momentum; being overly cautious can instead affect the success rate of the breakthrough.

When Ye Yuan broke through to the ninth level of the Liquid Realm, he had already accumulated this momentum to its peak.

Choosing to break through to the Crystal Condensation Realm at this moment was the best choice!

The eighty-one drops of liquid essence boiled in Ye Yuan's dantian, and his momentum continuously climbed!

Guided by the "Lingzhe Nine Yang Divine Art," these eighty-one drops of liquid essence began to spin rapidly within Ye Yuan's dantian!

At this moment, Ye Yuan did not compress the liquid essence in his dantian; instead, he set these drops in motion, circulating them through his meridians!

The spinning liquid essence gradually formed a vortex, spinning faster and faster, growing smaller and smaller!

The vortex shrank at a visible rate, all the liquid essence transforming into yuan power and circulating within Ye Yuan's body.

Finally, the vortex shrank to its extreme, nearly disappearing.

"Nine cycles return to one, condense!" Ye Yuan shouted.

A very faint "crack" seemed to sound from within his dantian.

Looking closely, a tiny crystal had appeared in Ye Yuan's dantian, and that crystal was still spinning at high speed.

Just then, the yuan power within Ye Yuan's body had just completed a major cycle and returned to the dantian.

As soon as the yuan power returned to the dantian, it was immediately attracted by the crystal, circled it once, and then flowed back into the meridians.

And at that moment, the tiny crystal had grown slightly!

"This kid, why is his breakthrough to the Crystal Condensation Realm making such a commotion?" Wei Xiao couldn't help but frown.

The yuan power within the formation frantically drilled into Ye Yuan's body, and Ye Yuan absorbed it all without reservation.

Those yuan power were like floodwaters bursting from a sluice gate, making Wei Xiao's heart race.

Ye Yuan's body was like a bottomless pit, no matter how much floodwater poured in, it could never be filled!

Eighty-one drops of liquid essence condensing into a crystal—such a thing had probably never occurred in the history of the Boundless Border. Thus, the commotion during Ye Yuan's breakthrough seemed so immense in Wei Xiao's eyes.

The frenzied yuan power continuously cycled through major cycles in Ye Yuan's body, and that tiny crystal kept growing.

Finally, after completing eighty-one major cycles, Ye Yuan's momentum suddenly retracted, and he stopped the frantic absorption of yuan power.

At that moment, in the center of his dantian, a pale yellow crystal hovered quietly.

Ye Yuan had finally broken through to the Crystal Condensation Realm!

Wei Xiao's eyes narrowed, but he let out a long sigh of relief and murmured, "Heh, this kid actually succeeded! What a reckless move!"

Ye Yuan also exhaled a long breath of turbid air, but he did not relax.

For other martial artists, the soul transformation was a very easy step; for him, it was the deadly step!

Before long, the yuan power that had just calmed down began to stir again.

Ye Yuan's head suddenly felt as if it were splitting with pain, and the agony of soul tearing came again!

This abnormal method of transformation truly made Ye Yuan feel like tearing his hair out.

He knew that this transformation was due to those golden characters in his sea of consciousness, and he also knew that such a transformation would bring him greater benefits.

But the pain experienced in the process was unimaginable for ordinary people!

This time, Ye Yuan was mentally prepared; he clenched his teeth and his fists tightly.

Even so, muffled groans escaped from his throat.

Just then, the black bead that had been lying quietly in Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness finally stirred!

The black bead trembled slightly, and a few black powder particles shook off.

As soon as the black powder fell off, it disappeared instantly.

Immediately after, Ye Yuan felt a coolness in his sea of consciousness, and the splitting pain in his head was gone!

However, Ye Yuan could clearly sense that his soul was still being torn.

At this moment, Ye Yuan was like a cold observer, watching his own soul being torn apart bit by bit.

Finally, those golden characters made their move!

These golden characters were like a skilled tailor, stitching Ye Yuan's torn soul back together without leaving any cracks!

"Hoo..."

Ye Yuan exhaled a long breath of turbid air; the soul transformation was finally complete!

"What exactly is this black bead, to have such a miraculous effect?"

Ye Yuan, once a pinnacle existence in the Divine Realm, had never heard of such a miraculous black bead, indicating that its origin was definitely extraordinary!

But on the surface, there was no way to discern the grade of this black bead, nor did it have any remarkable features.

If it hadn't been drawn into his sea of consciousness by the golden characters, he would probably have tossed it aside as trash, right?

Feeling the strength of a martial artist at the Crystal Condensation Realm, Ye Yuan felt full of power!

The crystal in Ye Yuan's dantian was condensed from eighty-one drops of liquid essence, making its quality far superior to that of an ordinary first-level Crystal Condensation martial artist.

Leaving aside other aspects, in terms of yuan power alone, Ye Yuan's current first-level Crystal Condensation was no less than that of an ordinary third-level Crystal Condensation!

Seeing Ye Yuan walk directly out of the secret chamber, Wei Xiao was taken aback.

"Why are you out so soon? You've just broken through to the Crystal Condensation Realm; don't you need to consolidate your realm?" Wei Xiao asked in surprise.

After a breakthrough, one usually goes into seclusion for a while to consolidate the realm; who would come out directly like Ye Yuan?

"No need. Elder Wei, thank you for your care over these past two days, but I'm worried about my fellow disciples, so I'll take my leave now. Regardless, I need to confirm whether they are alive or dead!" Ye Yuan said.

Wei Xiao said, "I understand your feelings, but even if you've broken through to the Crystal Condensation Realm, going out won't change much, right? In my opinion, you should stay here and improve your cultivation, and only go out when you reach the Soul Sea Realm. That way, you'll have the ability to protect yourself in the war between the two realms!"

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "The Six Extremities Sealing Formation is extremely powerful; it can only be damaged from the Boundless Border side. But even if the seal is broken now, the Gale Realm cannot launch a full-scale attack immediately. Even if my fellow disciples are no longer here, I must hurry back to the sect; I don't want anything to happen to my friends!"

Wei Xiao sighed and said, "Since you've made up your mind, I won't keep you. But since the passage between the two realms has been opened, take care of yourself when you go out."

With that, Wei Xiao led Ye Yuan to a teleportation array.

Ye Yuan bowed deeply to Wei Xiao and said farewell, "Elder Wei, take care!"

With that, Ye Yuan stepped into the teleportation array.

Ye Yuan's vision blurred, and when he reappeared, he was back on the second floor of the Yonghua Palace!

At this moment, the second floor of the Yonghua Palace was empty, appearing somewhat desolate.

Without hesitation, Ye Yuan headed straight for the exit.

Just as Ye Yuan was about to descend to the next floor, a warning sign suddenly arose, and a figure leaped out from the side—who else could it be but Lan Feng, who had been waiting here?

"You're finally out! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"