The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Promoted to Innate Middle Stage Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Promoted to Innate Middle Stage Grandma San Ying had lived so long, what kind of genius hadn’t she seen?

She had personally witnessed countless geniuses rapidly rise, shine with glory across the continent, praised by everyone, only to fall just as quickly.

In the long river of time, one genius after another emerged, but how many were remembered by the world for long?

Thus, Grandma San Ying simply didn’t care about Jing Yan’s veiled threats.

Jing Yan’s words, however, only intensified her killing intent towards him.

“City Lord, thank you!” Jing Yan turned and thanked Huo Chunyang with a cupped fist salute.

This was the second time Huo Chunyang had saved him.

That day at the City Lord Mansion, if it weren’t for City Lord Huo Chunyang returning in time, Jing Yan might have already died.

Counting this time, it was the second time Huo Chunyang had saved him.

Although Jing Yan knew that Huo Chunyang was also looking after him because of Bai Xue City Lord, gratitude was still gratitude, and Jing Yan took note of it in his heart.

Repay a debt of gratitude, as well as revenge!

Huo Chunyang waved his hand and smiled indifferently.

“Uncle Chenxing, you will take charge of the construction of the Pill Tower!” Jing Yan then said to Jing Chenxing with a smile.

“Sure,” Jing Chenxing replied.

“Fourth Elder, how are your injuries?” Jing Yan finally turned his gaze to Jing Tianying, who had been sent flying by Grandma San Ying earlier.

Jing Tianying’s injuries were not severe, and with a healing potion, a few days of rest would suffice for recovery.

“I’m fine,” Jing Tianying said to Jing Yan after glancing at Grandma San Ying.

After settling these matters, Jing Yan prepared to return to the Jing Family Mansion.

“Die!”

Just as Jing Yan passed by Long Chenyu, his figure suddenly burst forth, with a palm seal condensing in the air.

Before that, there had been no sign at all, Jing Yan had suddenly attacked Long Chenyu.

Long Chenyu had not expected Jing Yan to strike at him with Grandma San Ying not far away, yet Jing Yan had dared to make a move on him.

Caught off guard, he did not even have time to circulate the primordial energy in his body.

Nevermind that his strength was far inferior to Jing Yan’s, even if he had the power to contend with Jing Yan, he could still have been seriously injured by this abrupt attack.

“Ah!” Long Chenyu screamed as his heart was directly shattered by Jing Yan.

Blood flowed from his seven orifices, and in the blink of an eye, he was utterly silent.

The incident happened so suddenly that even Grandma San Ying, who was at the Dao Spirit Realm, didn’t react in time; how could she have anticipated that even after she had spared Jing Yan, he would suddenly attempt to kill her own Yu’er without any warning?

By the time she reacted, Long Chenyu had already been killed by Jing Yan.

“Beast, you dare to kill my Yu’er?” Grandma San Ying, her gray hair suddenly dancing wildly.

Her entire body’s primordial energy puffed up like an inflated ball, her eyes emitting a terrifying light.

“Grandma San Ying, don’t act recklessly, do you want to bring a calamity to the Wen Family?” Huo Chunyang spoke up timely, stopping Grandma San Ying from attacking Jing Yan.

Huo Chunyang frowned slightly as he glanced at Jing Yan.

He also hadn’t anticipated that Jing Yan would suddenly strike down Long Chenyu.

He had thought Lu Chen was going to leave, but as Lu Chen passed by Long Chenyu, he suddenly launched an attack on him.

“Ah, ah, ah!” Grandma San Ying slammed a palm toward the sky in fury, and the terrifying black palm seal, bursting with astonishing power, seemed as if it would shatter the heavens.

Grandma San Ying’s expression was as if she was in a frenzy, her gaze fixated on Jing Yan, her murky eyes filled with a shocking red.

“Didn’t you say before that the strong killing the weak doesn’t need a reason?

Between Long Chenyu and me, I am clearly the stronger one, so I killed him,” Jing Yan, smiling, said to Grandma San Ying.

Initially, Jing Yan indeed had no intention of killing Long Chenyu.

He knew that Long Chenyu was connected to the Wen Family and didn’t want to escalate the conflict further, as he already had many enemies.

However, the appearance of this Grandma San Ying wanting to kill him had enraged Jing Yan greatly.

Furthermore, Long Chenyu was a person whose death would not be a great loss; killing him would also rid Donglin City of a nuisance.

After all, Grandma San Ying certainly wouldn’t dare attack him in front of so many others, and if she truly disregarded everything and attacked, City Lord Huo Chunyang would surely intervene.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it was better to completely eliminate Long Chenyu to save future trouble.

After delivering those words, Jing Yan drifted away unhindered.

Grandma San Ying did not stop him; trying to prevent Jing Yan from leaving was meaningless, as she could not bring herself to strike him dead.

Watching Jing Yan floating before her would only provoke her further.

The surrounding onlookers were all stunned beyond belief.

Of course, they could never have imagined that Jing Yan, before his departure, would kill Long Chenyu right before Grandma San Ying’s eyes.

Jing Yan’s audacity was truly astonishing.

Even with the support of the City Lord, offending a Dao Spirit Realm powerhouse, and to such an extent, was something most wouldn’t dare to do.

For an ordinary Innate Martial Artist, the deterrence of a Dao Spirit Realm expert was unimaginable!

Even Martial Artists at the Peak of Innate wouldn’t dare to offend a Dao Spirit Realm expert without strong sect background support.

After leaving the South District Market, Jing Yan headed straight to Donglin First Building.

There, within the Treasure Pavilion, he converted all his remaining ordinary Spirit Stones into Top-grade Spirit Stones.

Most Martial Artists, when given a choice between Top-grade Spirit Stones and Guiyuan Pills, would definitely choose the Guiyuan Pills.

But Jing Yan was different.

With the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill, Jing Yan could absorb the energy contained in the Top-grade Spirit Stones without any barriers.

And the energy contained in the Top-grade Spirit Stones was obviously much more intense than that of Guiyuan Pills, which were low-level Elixirs.

Therefore, for Jing Yan, both Guiyuan Pills and Top-grade Spirit Stones were indispensable.

After that, Jing Yan returned to the Jing Family Mansion and re-entered seclusion.

This time in seclusion, he aimed to advance from the Early Innate Realm to the Innate Middle Stage.

In his room, Jing Yan sat cross-legged on the bed, taking out the Guiyuan Pills, the Top-grade Spirit Stones, the Azure Abyss Elixirs, and the High-level Soul Crystals.

First, Jing Yan placed his palm on a High-level Soul Crystal.

“Let’s begin!” Jing Yan’s thoughts stirred slightly in his mind.

The Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill then rapidly circulated, and the robust Pure Yang Energy contained in the Soul Crystal was quickly absorbed into Jing Yan’s body.

In just an instant, Jing Yan felt the Mist Vortex in his abdomen gently tremble.

The vast, immense energy crazily surged into his body, into the Mist Vortex, and then throughout every Martial Arts Meridian in his body.

As the absorbed energy increased, the Mist Vortex began to swell.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Jing Yan felt a sense of fullness of Primordial Energy expand within him.

He knew the Mist Vortex was about to undergo a Transformation.

Once successful, he would step into the Innate Middle Stage Realm, and his strength would increase manifold.

An ordinary Martial Artist, who absorbed so much masculine power from High-level Soul Crystals in such a short time, would have to rest, digesting the energy over a longer period before they could continue absorbing.

Even Jing Yan felt a burning sensation in his body.

His Martial Arts Meridians were scorching hot, as if they were about to catch fire.

At this moment, he quickly took out a Third Grade Azure Abyss Elixir and swallowed it.

The Azure Abyss Elixir melted in his mouth, and a soft, feminine power immediately surged into Jing Yan’s abdomen and flowed into the Mist Vortex.

The effect of the Azure Abyss Elixir was apparent; almost instantly, the burning sensation Jing Yan felt dissipated substantially.

Replacing it was a soothing coolness.

The effect of the Azure Abyss Elixir was far superior to simply ingesting Nine Yin Grass.

Not wasting any time, Jing Yan continued to absorb the energy from the Soul Crystal.

When the burning sensation returned, he would directly swallow another Azure Abyss Elixir, repeating the cycle.

Days passed, and in the blink of an eye, a week had elapsed from when Jing Yan began his seclusion.

“Boom!”

That day, Jing Yan’s Mist Vortex violently shook within his abdomen.

During the previous week, even though the Mist Vortex continually trembled, it had been very mild.

But now, it was an intense quaking.

Jing Yan’s entire body noticeably jolted.

“Pfft!” Following that, came an indescribably delightful sensation of limitless freedom, as if the ocean was vast enough for fish to leap freely and the sky high enough for birds to soar.

Jing Yan’s Mist Vortex completed its first Transformation.

He clearly sensed that the space within his Mist Vortex had expanded several times over compared to before.

A larger Mist Vortex space meant that it could store even more Primordial Energy.

“I’m in the Innate Middle Stage now!”

“The power of a Soul Crystal is indeed domineering and intense.

In such a short time, I’ve advanced to the Innate Middle Stage.

Without the Soul Crystal, the time needed for this breakthrough would probably have been ten times longer, if not more,” Jing Yan felt a surge of joy within.

He was exceedingly pleased with the effect of the Soul Crystal.

Jing Yan was right; without the High-level Soul Crystals, even with a significant amount of Top-grade Spirit Stones and Guiyuan Pills, he would have needed at least half a year to successfully ascend to the Innate Middle Stage.

It should be noted that Jing Yan’s Primordial Energy was incredibly thick, incomparable to that of an ordinary Martial Artist in the Early Innate Realm.

For him to advance and break through to another realm was more difficult than for most Martial Artists, and it required much more resources.

After the breakthrough, Jing Yan’s thick Primordial Energy was naturally unmatched by any Martial Artist in the Innate Middle Stage!

With this thought, Jing Yan did not immediately open his eyes but continued to sit in meditation.

Next, he needed to stabilize his realm and absorb a large amount of Primordial Energy to fill the newly expanded storage space in the Mist Vortex.

At this point, he could absorb Top-grade Spirit Stones and ingest Guiyuan Pills in large quantities.

Jing Yan didn’t absorb Top-grade Spirit Stones continuously, nor did he ingest Guiyuan Pills continuously.

He chose to alternate between the two resources, first consuming a Guiyuan Pill, then absorbing Top-grade Spirit Stones.

This method was somewhat more efficient.

Under the operation of the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill, Primordial Energy in Jing Yan’s body rapidly replenished.

His personal strength grew swiftly as well.

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