Ten days after planting the seeds of the Three Yang Fruit Tree, three fruits quietly ripened! They hung brightly on the branches, inviting admiration.
Yang Kai could sense a very dense yang energy from these three fruits.
In just ten days, this low-grade Earth-class spirit fruit had grown from nothing to maturity, all thanks to the power of that drop of yang liquid.
Carefully extending his hand, he picked the three fruits and played with them in his palm for a while, growing more and more fond of them.
But no matter how delightful these fruits were, they needed to be eaten to take effect.
Without hesitation, Yang Kai sat cross-legged on the ground and directly tossed one of the Three Yang Fruits into his mouth. The warm and sweet juice spread over his tongue, leaving a lingering fragrance.
As the spirit fruit entered his stomach, the True Yang Art began to circulate. His abdomen felt as if it were on fire, but for Yang Kai, who practiced the True Yang Art, this temperature was most comfortable, even making him feel extremely refreshed.
The yang essence energy contained in the medium-grade Earth-class spirit fruit quickly flowed into his meridians, filling them to saturation. With a light click, a drop of yang liquid quietly formed.
A moment later, another light click was heard.
Three drops of yang liquid were condensed before the medicinal effects of this low-grade Earth-class spirit fruit were completely released.
In his dantian, there were now four drops of yang liquid. Three of them had just formed, while the remaining one was the result of Yang Kai's ten days of cultivation.
Due to the strange fragrance from the incense burner hindering his progress, the results of his ten days of cultivation were rather meager, but Yang Kai was not concerned. His focus was on the future; how could he care about such trivial gains?
Moreover, Yang Kai had a vague premonition that if he ate the remaining two fruits, he might break through to the ninth layer of the Body Tempering Realm and touch the threshold of the Origin Opening Realm.
With this thought in mind, Yang Kai unhesitatingly threw the remaining two Three Yang Fruits into his mouth.
The yang essence energy dissolved in his abdomen, and a fierce burning force ignited in his meridians, turning his skin a deep red.
The True Yang Art circulated wildly, and with a series of clicks, the yang liquid in his dantian increased drop by drop. The yang energy overflowing from the Dragon Trapped Valley seeped in through the pores of his skin, working in concert with the internal yang energy.
The fluctuation of the yuan qi in his body grew increasingly intense and fierce. If someone with profound insight saw Yang Kai in this state, they would be shocked to the point of dropping their jaw. No Body Tempering Realm martial artist had ever had such a dense concentration of yuan qi in their body.
Body Tempering Realm martial artists had narrow meridians and a low dantian capacity, unable to withstand such a vast and powerful yuan qi.
The intensity of the yuan qi fluctuation alone was enough to rival that of an Origin Opening Realm martial artist, yet Yang Kai was only at the eighth layer of the Body Tempering Realm.
Yang Kai also felt a pressure, indescribable and intangible, as if it were a constraint imposed by the heavens and earth. Without breaking this constraint, he could not break through.
The scorching True Yang yuan qi circulated, burning away this invisible constraint. As time passed, Yang Kai could feel this barrier gradually thinning. The breakthrough was imminent. Yang Kai's mind was clear, and the speed of the True Yang Art's circulation increased.
With a loud boom, as if breaking free from a shackle, his entire body felt light, and all the pressure and discomfort vanished. Yang Kai felt refreshed and invigorated.
Ninth layer of the Body Tempering Realm! Standing at the threshold of the Origin Opening Realm.
Although he had broken through, the previous state of mind had not disappeared. Acting on impulse, the ten drops of yang liquid stored in his dantian began to rotate, dispersing in all directions and seeping into his organs and blood vessels.
The yang fire within the yang liquid dissolved, burning away impurities in his body and refining his organs and meridians.
Just as steel needs to be hammered and forged to form, the human body is no different. Therefore, every time a martial artist breaks through a major realm, they use the heavenly energy that surges into their body to refine their physical body, thus rapidly increasing their strength.
This time, Yang Kai had only broken through a minor realm, so there was no additional heavenly energy to use, but the yang liquid in his body had the same effect.
After a long while, Yang Kai slowly opened his eyes. He could feel the tremendous improvement this breakthrough had brought him. His strength alone was already incomparable to what it was before the breakthrough.
If he encountered Cheng Shaofeng and Nuta now, Yang Kai was confident he could easily kill them without using the yang liquid.
In addition to the increase in strength, Yang Kai had also vaguely grasped a bit of the essence during the breakthrough. However, this essence was too profound to comprehend at the moment, and he could only wait for future breakthroughs to experience it again.
His meridians were filled with True Yang yuan qi, but his dantian was empty.
After carefully sensing, Yang Kai's face darkened.
All the hard work of these many days had vanished in an instant! The ten drops of yang liquid formed by the three Three Yang Fruits, plus the one drop he had previously condensed, were completely absorbed into his body during the breakthrough.
Although his body had benefited greatly, the yang liquid was gone.
But it didn't matter. As long as he had money, obtaining yang liquid was simple and easy. He could buy some yang-attribute heavenly treasures and directly absorb them.
The only problem now was that Yang Kai was penniless. Apart from the spoils from killing Cheng Shaofeng and Nuta, he had no other valuable items.
Sitting there for a moment, Yang Kai had an idea.
If he couldn't afford those heavenly treasures, could he at least afford seeds?
The success of the Three Yang Fruit Tree was right before his eyes. With the extraordinary nature of the yang liquid, as long as he had suitable seeds, obtaining spirit fruits would be easy.
However, seeds were indeed quite rare. During his visit to the Black Wind Trade Market, Yang Kai hadn't found anyone selling seeds. This was understandable, as planting spirit grass or spirit trees required finding a suitable environment, careful tending, and many years of waiting for results.
Who would go through all that trouble? With the time and energy, it would be better to focus on cultivation. Without demand, there was no supply.
Yang Kai decided to buy, and buy in large quantities!
With his mind made up, Yang Kai left the Lingxiao Pavilion and headed toward the Black Wind Trade Market.
Although it was his second visit, Yang Kai was already familiar with the route. After more than half a month, the Black Wind Trade Market was still bustling with activity. Martial artists came and went in droves, and the stalls were filled with a dazzling array of heavenly treasures, leaving one's eyes wide with wonder.
After circling the bustling stalls, he indeed didn't find anyone selling seeds. Having been prepared for this, Yang Kai wasn't disappointed. Following his memory, he headed toward the stall of the Blood Battle Gang he had encountered last time, hoping to see if the guy had any extra seeds.