“Where is Ji Die?” Ye Chu completely ignored the contemptuous look Ye Jing Yun shot him. He naturally sat down on the bluestone by the lake, turned his head, and said to Ye Jing Yun.
“She is healing. I just came to see how you are tricking Miao Tong again!” Ye Jing Yun stared at Ye Chu and said.
Ye Chu smiled and did not bother with Ye Jing Yun. He took out the Dark Nether Ink Jade from his chest. A faint light shone from the Dark Nether Ink Jade. A warm and gentle aura spread to Ye Chu’s hand. Ye Chu felt a sense of warmth.
When Ye Jing Yun saw this item, light also flashed in her beautiful eyes. This thing truly moved her.
“Do not even think about taking it from me!” Ye Chu smiled at Ye Jing Yun. “I almost lost my life to snatch this thing. If you dare to have designs on it, I would even fight you to the death.”
“Just a broken piece of jade. As if I care!” Ye Jing Yun pretended to disdain it. She pulled Tan Miao Tong to the side, not letting her get close to Ye Chu again.
Ye Chu smiled at this. His gaze fell back on the Dark Nether Ink Jade. True essence was nurtured inside the Dark Nether Ink Jade. This was something only profound cultivators who had reached the level of Swallowing the Essence of Sun and Moon could cultivate. By using this jade, Ye Chu could possess true essence ahead of time. This was an opportunity that could not be encountered again.
Before this, Ye Chu had planned to use the Dark Nether Ink Jade when he stepped into the Yuan Spirit Realm. But right now the energy of the colourful patterned evil spider in his body was not enough. Ye Chu could only refine the Dark Nether Ink Jade first and use it to increase his strength.
For the current Ye Chu, the stronger he was, the better.
Ye Chu’s gaze fell on his arm. The cool sensation in his arm had not spread these past few days. It seemed the patterns he obtained in the Ancient Nightmare Forbidden Ground were taking effect. Ye Chu felt even more urgent to reach the Weak Water Clan.
He could not see through these patterns. He only hoped someone in the Weak Water Clan could unravel their secrets.
His gaze returned to the Dark Nether Ink Jade. Ye Chu drove his own power and wrapped the Dark Nether Ink Jade with spiritual qi. The black iron radiance merged into Ye Chu’s Yuan Spirit. The Yuan Spirit pulled and landed on the Dark Nether Ink Jade.
He had originally thought the Dark Nether Ink Jade would be very hard to refine. But under the cover of his Yuan Spirit, the Dark Nether Ink Jade actually seeped out strands of power. These powers merged into Ye Chu’s body and directly rushed toward his qi sea.
True essence was vast and far surpassed the grade of spiritual qi. Ye Chu was shocked by this. He feared his qi sea could not withstand the impact of true essence. But the flashing light of the black iron smoothed the surging true essence. It slowly merged into Ye Chu’s qi sea and then permeated from the qi sea into his meridians and body.
True essence was very different from Ye Chu’s current true qi. True qi was refined by Ye Chu from his own Yuan Spirit. It was his own essence. Its effect on tempering his physical body was limited.
But true essence was different. It was the power of heaven, earth, sun, and moon. When merged into Ye Chu’s body, it could fully be used to temper his physique.
This was also why the physical bodies of great cultivators were far stronger than those of ordinary cultivators.
Such massive tempering of the body originally required reaching the level of Swallowing the Essence of Sun and Moon to achieve. But now Ye Chu was already starting to temper his body with true essence.
This was an opportunity ordinary people could never have. It meant Ye Chu’s physical strength would surpass that of cultivators at the same realm. When physical strength increased, his meridians and qi sea would naturally become tougher. This was greatly beneficial to him.
The true essence in the Dark Nether Ink Jade was continuously absorbed by Ye Chu. Strands of true essence merged into his qi sea at a very fast speed.
Ye Jing Yun, who stood to the side, occasionally caught sight of this scene and was stunned in place. She knew the true essence in the Dark Nether Ink Jade could be absorbed by cultivators. But absorption required a gradual process. Ye Chu was only at the Innate Realm right now. Absorbing the true essence from the Dark Nether Ink Jade at such speed— was he not afraid his qi sea would burst?
The outcome Ye Jing Yun feared did not happen. Ye Chu absorbed strand after strand of true essence. His whole body shone with light. She could clearly see the true essence flowing through his skin.
“What a lucky kid!” Ye Jing Yun muttered and cursed under her breath. She felt extreme envy in her heart. Tempering the body at the Innate Realm was something even she had never experienced.
True essence kept pouring into Ye Chu’s body. True essence resonated with Ye Chu’s Yuan Spirit. It faintly vibrated and began to transform.
Ye Chu’s intent realm carried a sense of agility. The stimulation from true essence made his intent realm even more active. It slowly blended together and became even more lively and endless.
From Ye Chu’s body, intent realm gradually surged out. The intent realm manifested. It was sometimes gentle, sometimes domineering, sometimes fierce, sometimes sharp. Various intents intertwined and turned into patterns that fused together. With a spiritual will, they wrapped around Ye Chu. The lake surface trembled with ripples because of Ye Chu’s intent realm. These ripples turned into patterns and were extremely eye-catching.
Tan Miao Tong was also shocked by this. She said in surprise and wonder, “Ye Chu actually faintly has the intent of a great cultivator. It seems his intent realm is about to take shape and begin to fuse with his heart.”
Ye Jing Yun stared at Ye Chu. She thought that comprehending the intent realm of a great cultivator at the Innate Realm could no longer be described as monstrous. Ye Chu’s comprehension was simply too strong.
Ye Chu did not know how much shock he was giving the two women at this moment. He continued to absorb the true essence from the Dark Nether Ink Jade. True essence was indeed not something Ye Chu’s current power could compare to. Even with only one piece of Dark Nether Ink Jade, it still greatly increased Ye Chu’s strength. From just stepping into the eighth layer of Innate Realm, he reached the peak of the eighth layer of Innate Realm. It felt as though the next moment he would break through to the ninth layer of Innate Realm.
This kind of improvement was astonishing. If Ye Chu cultivated at his normal speed, it would probably take several months. But with the supplement of true essence, Ye Chu’s strength surged instantly.
Ye Chu could not help thinking that if there were enough true essence, perhaps it could push his strength to the Yuan Spirit Realm. However the Dark Nether Ink Jade was too precious. Ye Chu did not have the capital to squander it on cultivation right now.
True essence tempered Ye Chu’s body. From his body, some impurities appeared with a foul smell. This was the waste expelled from Ye Chu’s body through tempering.
Ye Jing Yun felt jealous. She wished these impurities were appearing on her own body. She had no doubt that Ye Chu’s body was undergoing a transformation right now.
Just as Ye Jing Yun thought, true essence circulated through Ye Chu’s body and expelled toxins from within. A refreshed and clear feeling surged up. Ye Chu felt his whole body become lighter.
Ye Chu clearly felt his meridians expand because of this. The grade of spiritual qi in his body more than doubled. His intent realm truly became lively. Intent was born from the heart. This was what delighted Ye Chu the most. Intent born from the heart was a method only great cultivators possessed. Yet now it appeared in his hands. If Ye Chu used Moon Shock Slash again, he could unleash its true essence.
At this moment ordinary Yuan Spirit Realm cultivators were not even worth mentioning in his eyes.