Chapter 533

Chapter 533: Thunder Spirit False Pill

One step!

Two steps!

Three steps!

Each step took ten breaths, and with every move, Ye Yun’s expression twisted further, turning almost monstrous.

Eleven zhang!

Ye Yun finally stepped onto the eleven zhang mark, standing under the stunned gazes of nearly everyone present.

No one had expected him to reach eleven zhang. Though the distance between ten and eleven zhang seemed trivial, it marked a fundamental difference. Below ten zhang, the hidden energy in the Spiritual Pond differed only in strength and speed.

But at eleven zhang, the hidden energy transformed entirely—infused with exotic spiritual energy. Though sparse compared to ordinary spiritual energy, its effects were starkly different.

Boom!

Three distinct types of spiritual energy surged into Ye Yun: ordinary spiritual energy dominated, but Thunder Spirit Qi, Ice Spirit Qi, and Fire Spirit Qi followed.

Each exotic energy brought unique torment.

The Thunder Spirit Qi struck like a war hammer, battering bones, meridians, blood, and muscles. Had his body not been reforged during the True Qi False Pill’s formation, this agony alone would’ve broken him.

The Ice Spirit Qi’s hidden energy froze his meridians and bones to brittleness. Combined with the thunderous hammering, his body teetered on shattering.

Worst was the Fire Spirit Qi—scorching heat that threatened to reduce his five internal organs to ash.

First came ice, then thunder, then fire. His frozen body endured hammer blows before the fiery onslaught. Ye Yun felt his flesh might explode any moment.

His face alternated between pallor and crimson. Trembling, he fought the urge to retreat.

With a blood-curdling roar, Ye Yun dug in his heels, eyes blazing red.

"Junior brother, steady your breath. Treat this as illusion."

Shu Anshi’s voice boomed like temple bells, jolting Ye Yun’s awareness.

His swaying stilled. Gradually, he stabilized.

Ice and fire raged within. Thunder pummeled his soul. The trial exceeded all imagination, pushing him to the brink.

As his body steadied slightly, doubt flickered—how had Kuang Wuwei endured this at thirteen zhang? Kuang’s physique barely surpassed Kun Huazi’s, yet Kun Huazi remained stuck at ten zhang.

No time for wonder. The energies threatened to tear him apart. Though less unsteady now, his body still quivered under elemental fury.

Shu Anshi’s voice pierced through: "The Spiritual Pond contains heaven-earth energies. Those without cultivated exotic energies feel only amplified force at eleven zhang. But you…"

Ye Yun gritted his teeth, not daring to speak.

"…harbor Thunder and Ice Spirit Qi. Thankfully not Fire—its extremes would’ve shattered you instantly. Master these energies, and eleven zhang becomes trivial."

Ye Yun grimaced inwardly. Three energies ravaged him, not two—Shu Anshi had missed the Fire Spirit Qi.

Focusing through agony, Ye Yun began channeling the energies.

First, Ice Spirit Qi flowed into the nearly formed Ice Spirit False Pill. Continuous infusion would compress it to Dan Fluid, paving Golden Core formation. Next, Thunder Spirit Qi encircled its nascent False Pill—completing it would boost both cultivation and physique, leaving only Fire Spirit Qi to conquer.

The Ice Spirit Qi liquefied smoothly under compression. Pain eased marginally.

Seizing the respite, Ye Yun drove Thunder Spirit Qi into its False Pill. Three hours passed.

The trembling ceased. A ghost of a smile appeared—his pain had halved.

Within him, the Thunder Spirit False Pill glowed, fully formed.

Second False Pill achieved!

With Ice and Thunder Spirit False Pills complete alongside the original True Qi False Pill, only Fire Spirit False Pill remained. Merge these with spatial laws and sword intent, and an unprecedented Golden Core would emerge—a Golden Pill Dao milestone unseen in millennia.

Who else could fuse multiple energies and laws into one core?

None.

Ye Yun might become the first.

Steady at eleven zhang, he opened eyes gleaming with determination.

To the crowd’s disbelief, he stepped forward again.

Twelve zhang—his new target.