The formation truly possessed a spirit of its own. Moonlight poured down upon this area, transforming into sun and moon essence that sank into the grand array. Such a surging tide of sun and moon essence drove Ye Jingyun and Yang Hui to rush towards the centre of the formation, where they frantically devoured the energy.
Fueled by the replenishment of sun and moon essence, each person underwent a profound transformation. The essence entered their bodies, merging with their muscles and qi seas. It was like vegetation bathed in sunlight, bringing forth vigorous vitality.
Such a downpour of sun and moon essence was terrifying, representing a magnificent opportunity. Ordinary cultivators usually only drew sun and moon essence from heaven and earth, but this method was highly limited. For instance, despite Ye Jingyun, Yang Hui, and Yang Ning possessing high cultivation levels, the concentration of sun and moon essence they normally absorbed was extremely low, even scarce. If not for the dragon blood lake tempering their bodies, even an unlimited supply of Qingyuan pills would not have allowed their strength to improve so rapidly. This was because, upon reaching the Mystic Life Realm, sun and moon essence became the very foundation.
Yet at this moment, they absorbed it frantically, like withered trees meeting rain. Their auras gradually grew full, and their bodies shimmered with a faint luminescence. Upon reaching the fifth level, cultivators required sun and moon essence to be highly refined. Besides improving the quality of their spiritual energy, it was also needed to temper their physical bodies.
The three women absorbed the sun and moon essence endlessly, like whales drinking water. Their cultivation realms remained stable, but their bodies underwent frantic transformation. In this short span of time, the temperament of the three women was completely renewed. Although their combat strength had not yet increased, their auras grew far more enduring and profound.
Jin Wawa watched as the sun and moon essence merged into the three women like a tidal wave, and doubt filled his mind. Even with such dense energy, a cultivator could only absorb a limited amount. Refining and absorbing it required time, making it extremely difficult to swallow it like a tidal surge.
Achieving such a rapid absorption rate normally required reaching the King Realm within the Mystic Origin stage. Yet the three women were clearly only at the Mystic Life Realm, but their speed of devouring sun and moon essence was terrifyingly swift.
“Bizarre!” Jin Wawa could not comprehend it. His own talent was extraordinary. Yet when the old madman once drew sun and moon essence, his absorption speed still fell short of these three women. Could it be that their talent surpassed his?
Jin Wawa naturally refused to believe anyone could surpass him in talent. He would not admit defeat even to Ou Yi or Shui Gu. Unable to hold back, Jin Wawa looked at Ye Chu and asked, “These three women are devouring sun and moon essence so greedily. Such gluttony will not benefit them. If it gathers in their qi seas, it will easily cause damage.”
Ye Chu smiled, feeling no worry at all. All three women possessed Chaos Azure Qi, granting them an extraordinary affinity with sun and moon essence. Precisely because of this, they required very little time to refine and absorb the energy.
Protected by the Chaos Azure Qi, such a rapid devouring of sun and moon essence was hardly considered fast.
Ye Chu sat cross-legged, feeling the impact of the sun and moon essence. Rolling streams of light penetrated his body, and he felt every pore on his skin stretching open. His body seemed to leap with joy, much like trees undergoing photosynthesis.
Ye Chu focused his mind and spirit inward, drawing the sun and moon essence into his body. The tidal waves of energy flooded into him, cleansing every inch of his skin. At the same time, the essence merged into his qi sea, blending with the mystic energy of heaven and earth, and continuously expanding his qi sea.
Ye Chu absorbed the sun and moon essence even faster, almost like a howling gale. This rate of devouring was several times stronger than Ye Jingyun, leaving Jin Wawa utterly stunned.
“Bloody hell! How could Ye Chu possibly devour so much sun and moon essence?” Jin Wawa found it unbelievable. He knew Ye Chu background perfectly well. In his opinion, achieving even one tenth of that speed would have been impressive, yet Ye Chu was currently absorbing it like a breached river, leaving him breathless.
Most importantly, despite such frantic absorption, there was not the slightest sign of Ye Chu strength increasing.
“When did his qi sea become so vast?” Jin Wawa wondered. Based on his understanding of Ye Chu, such a massive amount of sun and moon essence should have easily boosted his strength by a good margin.
Ye Chu frantically devoured the sun and moon essence. It washed over his physical body, driving its transformation. Simultaneously, the essence merged into the azure lotus, strengthening Ye Chu primordial spirit. The lotus gained more vitality and appeared even more lush and radiant.
A strange aura diffused from within, sinking into his qi sea. Consequently, his qi sea continued to expand and grow. As the sun and moon essence merged into it, the power within the qi sea became far more refined.
Guided by the Chaos Azure Essence, all forms of spiritual energy resonated with it. This caused the sun and moon essence to strike Ye Chu body with even more terrifying force.
Terrifying changes occurred around Ye Chu. With him at the centre, the sun and moon essence surged towards him, flowing relentlessly like a rushing river. The destination was Ye Chu himself. Surrounded by boundless energy, he sat cross-legged within it, watching as the sun and moon essence crashed into his body with rolling, thunderous waves.
Jin Wawa widened his eyes even further, staring blankly at the spatial patterns. With the four of them devouring energy so frantically, the waterfalls descending from the highest heavens were actually running dry. The surging sun and moon essence was quickly divided among the four.
“How can this be?” Jin Wawa stared blankly at the scene. He had originally believed such a grand array would easily supply enough for all four of them.
Seeing the patterns on the verge of collapsing, Jin Wawa cursed loudly. He shot several mystic stones from his body in all directions. The moment they landed, terrifying pillars of light erupted, stabilising the grand array.
Jin Wawa moved like lightning, his surging power shaking the air. He drew distant boulders towards him and uprooted trees, arranging and planting them around the formation to begin expanding it.
“Boom… boom…”
The power trembled continuously, and the grand array instantly doubled in size. Several more mystic stones burst forth from him. Spending so many mystic stones would have caused severe heartache for any other cultivator. Yet for Jin Wawa, it meant nothing. He fired eight more stones into the eight directions, securing them and doubling the array once again.
Guided by the expanded array, boundless sun and moon essence surged forth. Sunlight poured down, truly taking solid form. Like a waterfall descending from the highest heavens, it crashed into the grand array.
The sun and moon essence multiplied several times over. The gushing energy flooded into the four of them, finally providing enough for them to absorb.
Jin Wawa wiped his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. Gazing at the surging sun and moon essence, he felt utterly astonished.
The speed at which the four were currently absorbing sun and moon essence rivalled that of a fifth level Mystic Origin Realm cultivator. It was truly an extraordinary rate of absorption.
Ye Chu, in particular, was not merely absorbing the energy. He was like a vast river itself. The sun and moon essence, flowing like water, merged completely into his body. Yet even so, there was still not the slightest increase in Ye Chu combat strength.
“Bloody hell!” Jin Wawa muttered in confusion, his expression growing grim. If even this could not push Ye Chu up by a single level, would it not be a slap in his own face? He had boldly claimed he would help all four of them advance by one level.