Beside the Dragon Trapped Ravine, Yang Kai focused on his cultivation. Not far away, several Three Sun Fruit trees were growing vigorously. The largest tree had already borne three fruits, which were about to ripen, while the smallest one was just a sapling that had just broken through the soil.
Since the day he returned from the Blood Battle Gang's mine, Yang Kai had been cultivating here, day and night, without rest or sleep. The unreasonable attack by Long Zaitian had left him with a strong desire to become stronger. He was determined to avenge the humiliation with his own hands.
After nearly ten days of intense cultivation, he was already at the peak of the Ninth Layer of the Body Tempering Realm, and it seemed he was about to break through. However, he always felt that he was missing something, which left him feeling frustrated.
He knew that a major realm breakthrough required some kind of opportunity, unlike the easier breakthroughs of minor realms. Even if he had enough primordial energy in his body, he still needed to seize the right moment and understand the necessary principles.
In the past few days, his cultivation had been relatively smooth. He no longer needed to sweep the floor, which gave him more time to cultivate. The Three-Leaf Residual Soul Flower and the Desolate Land Withered Wood Grass had long been used up, and without the suppression of their unusual fragrance, the True Yang Art circulated much faster, making it easier for Yang Kai to absorb the yang energy from the heavens and earth.
However, all the yang liquid he had condensed in these days had been used to catalyze the Three Sun Fruit seeds, and not a single drop remained in his dantian.
The surrounding heavenly energy was gathering, ready to pour into his body once Yang Kai broke through to the Origin Opening Realm, cleansing his meridians and marrow. However, Yang Kai, sitting cross-legged on the ground, failed to succeed.
For a whole day and night, Yang Kai remained at a standstill. Although he was not anxious or restless, he could not break through the constraints that bound him, which was truly strange.
As the night grew deeper and the dew heavier, under the vast starry sky, beside the Dragon Trapped Ravine, Yang Kai suddenly fell into a state of confusion. His primordial energy became slightly chaotic, and a look of pain appeared on his face.
Not far away, Xia Ningshang, who was quietly watching Yang Kai, couldn't help but exclaim softly. Although they were at a considerable distance, Xia Ningshang could still sense the unusual fluctuations of primordial energy, which carried a cold and evil aura.
How could this be? This was clearly a sign of a cultivation mishap. He was only trying to break through from the Ninth Layer of the Body Tempering Realm to the Origin Opening Realm, so how could he possibly have a cultivation mishap?
To put it bluntly, a low-level martial artist like Yang Kai didn't have the qualifications to experience a cultivation mishap. Only those with deeper cultivation would encounter such situations during their cultivation.
But now, this was really about to happen to Yang Kai.
Xia Ningshang's delicate brows furrowed, and she was puzzled.
She had come here on her own. After all, she had been secretly observing Yang Kai for more than two years, which had become a habit. His sudden disappearance these past few days had left her feeling a sense of emptiness, as if she had lost interest in everything. After searching everywhere, she found him beside the Dragon Trapped Ravine, and a heavy stone in her heart finally fell.
After arriving, Xia Ningshang knew that Yang Kai was about to break through. She had waited for a whole day, but Yang Kai had not succeeded. Now, with this strange occurrence, how could she not be puzzled?
Just as Xia Ningshang was secretly anxious, a pure and intense heat aura suddenly surged from Yang Kai's body. With the surge of this aura, the signs of the cultivation mishap were instantly burned away, and Yang Kai's primordial energy immediately stabilized.
"True Yang Energy!" Xia Ningshang's mouth opened slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise, almost exclaiming aloud, "How pure!"
That intense heat aura was clearly yang energy. Many disciples of the Lingxiao Pavilion had cultivated fire or yang energy techniques, and they also had this kind of heat energy in their bodies. However, none of them were as pure as Yang Kai's.
This heat aura was not too intense, given Yang Kai's low strength, but it was exceptionally clean, without any impurities, like an unpolluted water source.
Before she could recover, Xia Ningshang noticed that Yang Kai had fallen back into the state of a cultivation mishap. An evil aura replaced the heat energy and slowly spread in Yang Kai's body.
After a while, another burst of True Yang Energy suppressed this evil aura, allowing Yang Kai to recover.
This cycle repeated several times, leaving Xia Ningshang speechless. She had never seen any martial artist experience such a bizarre situation when breaking through to the Origin Opening Realm.
Generally, breaking through to the Origin Opening Realm did have some resistance from the heavens, but since this realm was relatively low, it could be broken through with a bit of effort. However, Yang Kai's situation was clearly different. The resistance he faced was much greater than anyone else's, comparable to the difficulty she had faced when breaking through to a major realm.
Yang Kai was also suffering greatly. Just a moment ago, he had glimpsed a hint of the profound truth and had already put one foot into the Origin Opening Realm. But at that moment, an evil aura suddenly emerged from his bones, nearly causing him to lose his mind. Fortunately, the True Yang Energy in his body burst forth, allowing him to regain his senses.
Now, two energies were battling within his body. One was the True Yang Energy he had cultivated, and the other was the evil aura that emerged from his bones. They fought incessantly, treating his body as a battlefield. Sometimes the evil aura gained the upper hand, and his mind became unclear, filled with excitement and a bloodthirsty desire to kill someone.
This feeling was similar to the excitement after being injured in battle, but it was different. When he was injured in battle, he felt excited and bloodthirsty, but his mind remained clear.
Sometimes the True Yang Energy gained the upper hand, and his mind became clear, and his body felt comfortable.
The battle went on and on, with no clear winner.
Yang Kai was in agony.
Xia Ningshang rushed through the Lingxiao Pavilion, wearing a black tight-fitting outfit that revealed her graceful figure, her slender waist, and her long, shapely legs, which were quite alluring. Her long hair was tied back, and her face was covered with a black veil. She quickly approached Yang Kai.
She had been watching him for a long time and was genuinely worried about him. After much thought, she decided to help him. Generally, one should not be disturbed during a breakthrough, but Xia Ningshang could clearly sense the intense battle aura within Yang Kai! It was a desire for a blood bath.
Only through battle could he be freed from this endless cycle.
So, Xia Ningshang first returned to her residence to change her clothes, so he wouldn't recognize her, as they had met before.
After a hurried trip, when she returned to the Dragon Trapped Ravine, Yang Kai was still in agony, and the situation seemed even more intense than before.
Without any hesitation, Xia Ningshang directly pounced on Yang Kai, her beautiful eyes filled with killing intent, and she struck with a palm.