Ling Tian Sword God

"You've been poisoned."

Ling Chen laid Lin Ya down. Her lips had already turned black, indicating she was severely poisoned.

"Don't worry, Liu Yi's poison won't kill me." Lin Ya took out a specially made Detoxification Pill and swallowed it. Then, her gaze fell on the stone door. "Mo Feng shouldn't be able to get in, should he?"

"This stone door is extremely robust. Mo Feng shouldn't be able to open it with his strength. However, he must be standing guard outside, waiting for us to come out," Ling Chen said.

"As long as he can't get in, we'll swiftly heal our injuries here. When we go out, we must give Mo Feng a surprise."

A cold light appeared in Lin Ya's beautiful eyes. It was the first time she had been forced into such a sorry state, nearly losing her life.

"First, let's heal our injuries and remove the poison. Mo Feng is no ordinary character. We can't rashly step out without full assurance."

Ling Chen didn't plan to leave anytime soon. For now, with the stone door blocking the way, Mo Feng couldn't get in. They were temporarily safe.

In his Heavenly Mansion Ring, there was enough food to last a month, so he wasn't afraid of being trapped and starving to death.

However, they had at most a month. Even warriors wouldn't last long without food or drink.

They had to reach the Martial Artist Seventh Realm before going out.

A flash of determination lit up Ling Chen's eyes.

With a wave of his hand, the nine Spirit-Containing Stones lined up in a row.

Clutching a Spirit-Containing Stone in his palm, Ling Chen began to slowly absorb its Spiritual Qi.

The Spiritual Qi, like a gentle stream, flowed into Ling Chen's body, coursing through his meridians.

Seeing Ling Chen enter a meditative state, Lin Ya also closed her eyes and began to circulate her True Qi to heal her injuries.

「Five days later.」

Ling Chen opened his eyes.

He furrowed his brow. Although his True Qi had condensed considerably in the past five days, his refining speed for the Spirit-Containing Stones was extremely slow.

At this rate, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the Martial Artist Seventh Realm even after a month.

These are extraordinary times; extraordinary measures are called for.

Ling Chen's eyes narrowed slightly as a sudden idea struck him. He decisively drew the remaining eight Spirit-Containing Stones into his hand.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. Ling Chen's True Qi suddenly surged. He shattered all eight Spirit-Containing Stones at once and then absorbed the immense power into his body in a single breath.

Swallowing the Spiritual Qi of eight Spirit-Containing Stones at once? Is he trying to kill himself?

Lin Ya stared at Ling Chen, dumbfounded and in disbelief. Who would use Spirit-Containing Stones like this? It's utterly insane!

CRACKLE!

It was as if thunder exploded on the surface of Ling Chen's body. The immense Spiritual Qi continuously surged into him. He controlled this violent influx, rapidly assimilating it into his True Qi and swiftly neutralizing its wildness.

Majestic and violent power surged through his meridians like a tidal wave. However, this Spiritual Qi was extremely wild and uncontrollable, like a bucking bronco.

This violent True Qi, upon entering his body, rushed entirely towards his Dantian. The terrifying energy threatened to instantly shatter his Dantian.

"Calm down!"

Ling Chen suddenly roared. The Ling Tian Sword Scripture within him activated, and his True Qi surged madly, forcibly suppressing the terrifying Spiritual Qi.

At this moment, Ling Chen's Dantian swelled to its limit, like an overinflated balloon. It was extremely dangerous; the slightest misstep would cause it to explode. In the best-case scenario, his martial arts would be crippled; in the worst, his body would explode, and he would die.

However, Ling Chen maintained his body in this state, desperately suppressing the Spiritual Qi at this critical point.

With a focused mind, Ling Chen fully activated the Ling Tian Sword Scripture, continuously refining the massive Spiritual Qi and channeling it into the False Pill within his Dantian.

As this majestic Spiritual Qi continuously poured in, the False Pill in his Dantian grew increasingly brighter. Originally somewhat indistinct, the False Pill gradually became clearer and more solid.

Everything was progressing on the right track towards a breakthrough. Now, all he needed was to wait for the opportune moment!

This wait lasted for seven days.

During these seven days, Ling Chen had completely refined all the energy from the Spirit-Containing Stones, converting it entirely into True Qi.

Suddenly, his palm trembled slightly. An extraordinarily powerful True Qi fluctuation emanated from the surface of his body; it was so abundant he could no longer suppress it.

It's time!

A sharp glint suddenly flashed in Ling Chen's eyes. He abruptly redirected his True Qi, intending to break through to the next Realm in one go.

In his Dantian, the True Qi Virtual Pill resembled a star in the cosmos. Waves of True Qi rippled outwards from it, creating a rushing sound like the tide.

Ling Chen abruptly formed hand seals. The True Qi in his Dantian suddenly erupted with radiant beams of light. Streams of pure, refined True Qi then surged rapidly towards the True Qi Virtual Pill.

Facing the influx of pure True Qi, the True Qi Virtual Pill absorbed it all like a bottomless pit. While absorbing the True Qi, the True Qi Virtual Pill suddenly swelled by a size, its surface shimmering with flowing light.

Everything had reached the critical point for breaking through the Realm, but at this very moment, Ling Chen did not succeed!

The energy is still insufficient!

Ling Chen was extremely surprised. A shortage of energy at this critical juncture is an incredibly tricky situation. Even if I took a Solid Reality Pill now, it would be too late. Refining it would take more time, and I'd miss this golden opportunity to break through to the Martial Artist Seventh Realm.

Ling Chen found himself in a dilemma.

Just then, a soft palm suddenly pressed against Ling Chen's lower abdomen, over his Dantian. The next moment, a stream of pure Spiritual Qi was abruptly injected into his body, surging into his Dantian.

Ling Chen's expression changed with surprise. The owner of this hand... who else could it be but Lin Ya?

He saw Lin Ya exerting all her strength, channeling the Spiritual Qi from a Spirit-Containing Stone into his body, providing him with the final bit of energy.

Such a transfer undoubtedly consumed a great deal of her True Qi and mental energy.

"Thank you."

Ling Chen felt a surge of warmth; he hadn't expected Lin Ya to help him at such a critical time.

"I'm not helping you; I'm helping myself. If your breakthrough fails and your strength is damaged, neither of us will be able to get out of here."

Lin Ya said, her pretty face calm, "Besides, I owe you my life. Consider this me repaying the favor."

As her words fell, Lin Ya gave a final push, driving the strand of Spiritual Qi into Ling Chen's Dantian.

PFFT!

In that instant, a faint tearing sound seemed to echo. The moment the True Qi Virtual Pill completely solidified, a formidable wave of energy abruptly swept out, engulfing Ling Chen's entire body and causing him to tremble violently.

At this moment, he exhaled a puff of white vapor. He could feel the majestic True Qi roaring like a flood within him—a level of power far more formidable than it had been just days before.

This sense of immense power made Ling Chen realize that he had successfully broken through to the Martial Artist Seventh Realm!