In the blink of an eye, the number of energy magic patterns scattered across the sky significantly decreased, becoming sparse and countable.

The remaining energy magic patterns, like obedient weaving needles, interlaced the fragments of dust-like flesh.

Linking, integrating.

During the integration process.

Tan Tianzhong saw a faint stream of life energy pouring from Fang Yu's hands.

Although it's not much.

It was enough to nourish the entire body.

Xu Zhaopei needed a lot of life energy to extend her life, change her appearance, and restore her youth.

But Tan Tianzhong didn't need that.

He just needed a breakthrough in cultivation.

With a cultivation breakthrough, longevity naturally increases.

Therefore...

For Fang Yu, it was merely a matter of altering his talent cap, like resetting a game character and modifying the initial value.

At this moment, Fang Yu was like the creator of a game.

Everything, everything was under his control.

Weaving the thread.

From the meridians to the bones, to the Qi Sea, and the Qi Sea Wall...

And then it all came together in one go.

...

...

At the same time.

In the back garden.

Mo Huajian, following Fang Yu's instructions, shared his insights with Zhang Xiaoya one by one.

After so much time spent honing and settling, Mo Huajian's heart realm had become more stable and patient.

Zhang Xiaoya was naturally an impatient person.

In social interactions, those whose aura wasn't as strong as hers were often dominated by her impatient nature.

As time went on, those who followed her also became impatient.

But now.

Mo Huajian's demeanor was like water.

No matter how anxious Zhang Xiaoya was, she remained as calm as a deep well, without a ripple.

Explaining the pros and cons clearly.

Gradually, she understood the meaning of the heart realm.

Whether it's the Tao Heart or the Holy Heart.

It was just a state in the process of cultivation.

How to face it with the best mindset... overcoming all kinds of difficulties, even facing inner demons. These are the trials and tribulations one encounters on the path of cultivation in the future.

If it were before...

These philosophical life lessons would have been annoying to hear.

But for some reason.

As Zhang Xiaoya listened, she became captivated, as if she had entered Mo Huajian's world. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Everything, everything flashed past like movie scenes before her eyes.

...

Elsewhere.

In the courtyard, Tan Tianzhong's two students, Bai Yandong and Yuan Xiao, paced back and forth.

Their faces bore expressions of worry.

"Senior Brother, do you think Master will be okay!?"

"Nonsense, what if something happens? Sitting in there is the Emperor Yu of Tiandu Mountain!"

With the Emperor Yu of Tiandu Mountain present, who could have any objections?

Even their Master didn't say a word. They certainly couldn't speak up.

"Master's issue has been unsolvable for so many years; even after spending hundreds of thousands of years in the Secret Realm, he couldn't achieve a breakthrough! Does the Emperor Yu really have a way to make a breakthrough?"

"Who knows."

"Let's just wait... an hour isn't too long."

"Mm."

The two continued to wait outside.

...

An hour passed quickly.

Inside the room.

Fang Yu's threading work was completed.

The new body, under the nourishment of powerful energy, was like a ball of light, suspended in the air.

With a snap.

Fang Yu snapped his fingers and said lightly, "Alright."

In midair.

Tan Tianzhong, due to his decent level of spiritual will, witnessed this process almost entirely firsthand.

Just as he was about to enter his body.

Fang Yu said, "After returning to your body, don't rush to mobilize your primordial qi; think of yourself as a newcomer who has just started cultivating. This is very important!"

"Yes."

"Your Qi Sea Wall, meridians, and bones have all been reset. In other words, you are now like a newborn... So don't be hasty, use primordial qi to slowly refine your body. The Qi Sea Wall has been constructed. Alright... that's all."

Fang Yu waved his hand.

The body fell from the air.

Before Tan Tianzhong could express his gratitude to Fang Yu, his soul entered the body.

In an instant.

Energy surged.

The energy in the Qi Sea flooded out like an ocean. He adhered strictly to Fang Yu's instructions, not daring to make any moves, allowing the previous energy to surge freely.

Tan Tianzhong was astonished to discover that the energy he had accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years was flowing towards the meridians like water in a vast ocean.

The meridians were like oceans, rivers.

As water flowed, the meridians broadened.

The bones were also strengthened.

Continuous refining allowed Tan Tianzhong's cultivation to ascend anew from the beginning.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

He instantly leapfrogged from the Small Heavenly Rank to the Great Heavenly Position, and then again to the Supreme Heavenly Rank... Then Saint, Full Saint, Daoist Saint, Void Saint, Supreme Saint…

It was like starting a game server.

Upon creating a character, it felt like being given an unlimited upgrade button.

This energy was not given to him by Fang Yu.

Rather, it was what Tan Tianzhong had accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years in the Secret Realm.

Years of accumulated cultivation never allowing him to break through the Half-step Ancestor.

But today, the changes in the Qi Sea Wall and the body's meridians, along with the root and bone transformations, gave this energy purpose.

Very soon.

Tan Tianzhong's cultivation reached the Shattering Origin Realm.

Then Shattering Ancient, Heaven Stepping…

Crunch, crunch.

Fang Yu smiled slightly and said, "You have reached the Heaven Stepping Realm, you can mobilize the primordial qi now... The remaining part requires you to actively mobilize the energy for breakthrough!"

"Mm."

Tan Tianzhong thought, and all that energy surged toward the Qi Sea Wall.

This time, Tan Tianzhong felt the transformation of the Qi Sea Wall.

It was significantly different from before; the Qi Sea Wall had multiplied countless times.

Previously, he still felt it was ordinary; it turned out the Qi Sea Wall was in its initial state.

With each increase in cultivation, the Qi Sea Wall seemed to multiply and reinforce.

"How... is this possible?"

As he channeled energy into the Qi Sea,

The Qi Sea truly formed an ocean.

And then a sky.

A universe.

Vast and boundless Qi Sea!

Heaven Stepping Realm breakthrough!

Human Immortal Realm, Heavenly Human Immortal Realm, Profound Human Immortal Realm…

It was like riding a rocket.

He had owned these realms before, but going through them again left him deeply amazed.

This sensation was wonderful.

Primordial Human Immortal Realm!

"Next step is the Half-step Ancestor!" Tan Tianzhong knew, up next was the critical moment.

Once the Half-step Ancestor was broken through, his life course would be rewritten, and his lifespan limit would completely change!

He would become the second cultivator on this continent to reach the Ancestor Realm.

Energy continued to channel in.

Crunch.

Crack.

The sound of the Qi Sea Wall breaking came forth.

Tan Tianzhong raised his eyebrows, surprised, "Ancestor?!"

It wasn't just Half-step Ancestor; he went straight into being an Ancestor!

The Qi Sea Wall broke, symbolizing the now stronger Qi Sea Wall of the Ancestor Realm had been broken through!

Vast energy surged into the Qi Sea.

Hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation, at this moment, turned entirely into primordial qi energy.