Chapter 170 - 169: Breaking Through to Super Grade

Chapter 170: Chapter 169: Breaking Through to Super Grade

After careful consideration, Yun Liyue wrote a reply to Mo Qianqiu.

"Master Mo, I am pleased to know you are well. However, the Imperial Secret Medicine is beyond my reach, and I was not responsible for the Vice Minister’s death. There may be an expert operating in the shadows. Master Mo, you must remain cautious."

This reply both denied her involvement and hinted at the possible existence of another expert.

However, Yun Liyue did not voice her own suspicions. After all, it was an unlikely possibility. Just as Mo Qianqiu had surmised, Wenhua Hall was now crawling with eyes and spies.

Even a Super Grade Celestial Human would find it difficult to remain hidden there, to say nothing of Xia Wuyang, a deposed and elder Crown Prince.

After receiving the reply, Mo Qianqiu grew even more confused. ’If the Crown Prince Consort wasn’t responsible for this, then who was?’

Within the court and beyond, what other powerful figure would show such concern for an old retainer of the Crown Prince’s Mansion like him?

More importantly, why would this person act in such secrecy, unwilling to reveal their identity?

Just as Mo Qianqiu was racking his brain to no avail, a name inexplicably surfaced in his mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

’Although His Highness would do something like this, he would need the requisite strength and resources.’

Now that he had broken through, his lifespan had soared to around five hundred years. He had plenty of time to investigate this matter; there was no need to rush.

Moreover, with his Super Grade Level strength, he was fully capable of protecting himself within the Capital City. At the very least, his old enemies could no longer touch him.

Even if he couldn’t win a fight, escaping wouldn’t be difficult.

In the vast expanse of White Jade City, there were very few Celestial Humans who had reached the Super Grade Realm—likely not even in the double digits.

For now, he could remain here peacefully, secretly amassing power while consolidating and adapting to his new strength. It wouldn’t be too late to properly repay his benefactor once he discovered their identity.

’Unfortunately, it’s highly unlikely to be the Crown Prince. If only it were him... that would be wonderful. We would still have a chance to make a comeback.’

"Sigh..."

Mo Qianqiu sighed, pushing the thoughts aside and continuing to peacefully consolidate his Cultivation.

What he didn’t know was that the person *was* the Crown Prince.

The reason he could accomplish so many impossible things was simple: he had a cheat.

Without his Golden Finger, not just he, but likely no one in all of Fallen Dragon Land could have done it.

But then, who would ever suspect something like a Golden Finger?

Not long after, in a Practice Room in Wenhua Hall, Xia Wuyang sat cross-legged. Within his Sea of Consciousness, 290 points of Spiritual Power churned and swirled, guiding him into a state of enlightenment.

The purpose of this enlightenment was none other than to prepare to break through his bottleneck and advance to a higher level.

After many days of Cultivation and consuming nearly all his Middle Level Miracle Treasures, his Cultivation had reached Blood Exchange Perfection, and he was ready to break into the Celestial Human Realm.

If not for his ’Deep Roots and Strong Trunk’ talent tripling his Cultivation Foundation and thus requiring far greater accumulation for a breakthrough, he would have been able to attempt this long ago.

But it wasn’t too late. In fact, his profound Foundation made his overall strength far exceed that of Martial Artists at the same level, allowing him to easily fight opponents several minor realms—or even a Grand Realm—above him.

’The Celestial Human Realm...’

Xia Wuyang murmured to himself, a flicker of anticipation in his eyes.

For an ordinary Martial Artist, this realm might be an unattainable dream. But for him, the possessor of the Supreme Talent Seven-Aperture Exquisite, it was merely a matter of time.

All sorts of insights flooded his Sea of Consciousness like a rising tide.

The profound mysteries of Qi Blood’s metamorphosis, and how to induce a qualitative change in it, enabling it to cleanse the impurities in his Dantian and the deeper filth within his body...

The method of coordinating Qi Blood and Spirit; how to better utilize Spiritual Power...

And even a Technique for making the Dantian resonate with the Power of Heaven and Earth. Although he hadn’t grasped it yet, given enough time, he might just be able to deduce it from scratch...

...

Unconsciously, Xia Wuyang gained a deeper understanding of the Celestial Human Realm.

The so-called Celestial Human was a Martial Artist who used their Qi Blood, refined to its absolute limit, to cleanse the accumulated impurities in their Dantian and open a channel to the heavens and the earth.

Once they could successfully achieve Sensing of the Power of Heaven and Earth, they could condense a True Qi Seed in their Dantian and step into the Extraordinary Realm.

Furthermore, upon reaching the Celestial Human Realm, a Martial Artist could use their increasingly powerful Qi Blood to temper their body on a deeper level, further enhancing their overall constitution.

While not as comprehensive a change as in the Blood Transformation Realm, the resulting increase in overall strength was by no means inferior.

At some point, Xia Wuyang subconsciously took out his treasured Blood Lotus Fruit, preparing to use its medicinal power to help him shatter the bottleneck.

This High Level Mortal Treasure was entirely blood-red, its surface adorned with natural lotus patterns. The energy it contained was enough to drive any Martial Artist to madness.

In his state of enlightenment, he could control the absorption of the Blood Lotus Fruit’s medicinal power with far greater precision. And with his Extraordinary Spiritual Power to assist, the efficiency of the absorption was simply unparalleled.

The immense medicinal power was guided to every corner of his body, further tempering his Qi Blood which had already reached its peak.

His already dense and heavy Qi and Blood Power began to improve at this moment, its color deepening and its flow becoming more fluid.

Once it reached a certain level, he could begin to assault the bottleneck. Only by breaking through it could he advance to the next stage.

Xia Wuyang had long ago thoroughly understood how to assault this bottleneck, and had even modified the process to suit himself perfectly.

BOOM BOOM BOOM... THUD THUD THUD... BANG BANG...

A series of irregular impact sounds rang out. Each strike was tailored to the state of the bottleneck’s "dam," and each one was different from the last.

Sometimes light, sometimes heavy; sometimes continuous, sometimes halting.

It wasn’t about being stronger or fiercer. It was about being able to unleash a sufficiently powerful and violent impact precisely when needed.

You might not always need to use it, but you absolutely must have the ability. And for shattering a bottleneck, it was a necessity.

CRACK...

With ample preparation, aided by the Blood Lotus Fruit and his Extraordinary Spiritual Power, a crack appeared on the bottleneck’s dam in just about an hour.

A fleeting smile touched Xia Wuyang’s lips but vanished just as quickly. He continued the process methodically—unrushed, unhurried, yet advancing with deliberate and astonishingly efficient steps.

CRACK... CRACK... CRACK...

More and more cracks appeared on the bottleneck’s dam, signifying that he was getting closer and closer to shattering it. Small fissures merged into medium-sized ones, and medium ones coalesced into large fractures.

Finally, the bottleneck’s dam shattered into pieces, collapsing with a great rumble, no longer able to withstand the surging Qi Blood and the power of the Blood Lotus Fruit.