A cold arc formed on Xia Wuyang’s lips. ’If Xia Shengming knew the Low Level Spirit Treasure Ji Ruxue prepared for him ended up helping my cultivation skyrocket, he’d probably cough up blood from rage.’
Without further hesitation or second thoughts, he placed the White Fruit in his mouth.
The pulp melted the instant it touched his tongue. It wasn’t sweet, but instead had a crisp, spring water-like coolness that was quite pleasant.
In the next instant, a vast torrent of Spiritual Qi, like a bursting dam, flooded into his body.
BOOM—
Xia Wuyang felt a violent tremor run through him. Every pore in his body opened, frantically absorbing the impeccably pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
Like parched earth soaking up a long-awaited rain, the River True Seed began to spin wildly, converting the influx of Spiritual Qi into Water Attribute True Qi with astonishing speed.
Within his Dantian, the True Qi swelled at a rate visible to the naked eye.
What began as a trickle of water soon became a stream, which then converged into a river, and finally swelled into a raging sea—a pace of growth that far surpassed normal cultivation.
His entire Dantian was filled with a churning, azure mist of True Qi.
When the River True Seed grew to the size of a fist, Xia Wuyang knew it was time for the next step.
’Then let’s begin...’
Xia Wuyang silently recited the Heart Method of the River Scripture, guiding his True Qi to charge toward the faint, embryonic form of a Spiritual Vein.
Forging a Spiritual Vein is a key step in a True Monarch’s cultivation and a critical milestone for advancing to higher realms.
For an ordinary True Monarch, forging a Spiritual Vein takes months, if not years, and even then, they typically only manage to create a small section.
This is because a Spiritual Vein must be forged from scratch within the body, built bit by bit with True Qi. The process requires breaking through numerous internal restrictions, much like digging a canal. The slightest mistake could cause physical injury, or even make one’s True Qi run rampant, wasting all previous effort and leaving nothing behind.
But Xia Wuyang was different. He had the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Talent, had mastered various Companion Talents, and possessed an incomparably powerful Spiritual Power that encompassed seven different aspects.
With a Mind Like a Mirror, his control over True Qi was exquisitely precise. He had the Deep Roots and Strong Trunk talent, giving him a Foundation three times stronger than an ordinary person’s and making his True Qi vast and potent. More importantly, he had a massive supply of Spiritual Qi from the Thousand-year-old White Fruit, enough to support this brute-force endeavor.
’Break... open!’
At Xia Wuyang’s mental command, the vast True Qi in his Dantian surged forth like a flood released from a dam. It rushed violently into the blurry channel, both forging the new path and excavating it by clearing all surrounding obstacles.
GUSH—
He could clearly hear the sound of rushing water inside his body. Of course, this wasn’t real water, as his True Qi was currently in a gaseous state.
Wherever the True Qi passed, the illusory channel rapidly solidified, widened, and extended... from inches to feet, to yards, and beyond...
The first Spiritual Vein forged by an ordinary True Monarch was typically around ten kilometers long.
However, the River Scripture was a Top Level Spiritual Technique, one that Xia Wuyang had modified and tailored specifically for himself.
A single Spiritual Vein created through it was a full twenty-one kilometers long—more than double that of an ordinary True Monarch.
Of course, Xia Wuyang’s goal wasn’t to complete all twenty-one kilometers at once. He only needed to forge three kilometers for now; the rest could be completed gradually over time.
Supported by the vast Spiritual Qi from the Thousand-year-old White Fruit, he forged three kilometers of the Spiritual Vein in one go. Although some of the fruit’s medicinal power remained, he did not continue.
Three kilometers—a full six li!
This was already about a third of the length of an ordinary True Monarch’s entire Spiritual Vein, but for Xia Wuyang, it was just the beginning.
RUMBLE... RUMBLE...
The rumbling within his body was incessant as the True Qi continued to surge.
The newborn Spiritual Vein began at his Dantian, extended up along his spine, passed through his chest cavity, over his shoulder and neck, and finally came to rest near the Jade Pillow Acupoint at the back of his head, awaiting the next stage of its creation.
The entire Spiritual Vein was a deep azure, its inner walls as smooth as a mirror. As True Qi flowed through it, it emitted a strange, resonant sound.
This Spiritual Vein looked just like a river, which would normally seem impossible. After all, how could a human body possibly contain a river so long?
But this was a Fantasy World, and Xia Wuyang had now become Extraordinary. The Spiritual Vein existed in a state between the ephemeral and the real. It could be infinitely large or infinitely small; though rooted in the body, it transcended the physical.
Otherwise, how could this realm be called Extraordinary? To be Extraordinary is precisely to make the impossible possible.
Meanwhile, within his Dantian, a swirling, misty blue fog of True Qi had filled nearly the entire space.
The River True Seed had vanished, having merged into the fog and become one with the mist of True Qi.
An indescribable joy surged through Xia Wuyang. ’The first Spiritual Vein is finally forged!’
Though he had only completed three kilometers and was still far from his twenty-one-kilometer goal, this meant he had completely stabilized his standing in the True Monarch Realm and was already advancing toward the next stage.
With the forging of the first Spiritual Vein complete, his overall power had changed dramatically, far surpassing his previous limits.
The capacity, quantity, purity, and circulation speed of his True Qi had all increased severalfold.
Thanks to his Deep Roots and Strong Trunk Companion Talent, the capacity of his Dantian and Spiritual Vein was three times that of a True Monarch at the same level. Combined with the twenty-one-kilometer-long Spiritual Vein from his tailor-made River Scripture, once he reached the peak of the One Spirit True Monarch realm, his total amount of True Qi would be more than six times that of an ordinary True Monarch.
When combined with Spiritual Artifacts, Spirit Talismans, and Spiritual Techniques... his combat prowess had truly reached the level of a one-man army. A million-strong Imperial Guard would be nothing before him.
Xia Wuyang clenched his fist, feeling the surging Power within him. ’As I am now, if I were to face that old ancestor of the Royal Family, the Three Spirits True Monarch... while I still wouldn’t be confident of victory, I could at least hold my own against him for a few rounds without issue.’
Although his Spiritual Vein was only three kilometers long, thanks to the effects of his Deep Roots and Strong Trunk Companion Talent, it was equivalent to the nine-kilometer Spiritual Vein of a normal True Monarch. This put him near the very peak of the One Spirit True Monarch realm.
He slowly rose to his feet and stretched his limbs.
A series of crisp CRACKS and POPS echoed from his joints, like a string of firecrackers.
With a casual wave of his hand, using no True Qi at all, the sheer force of his physical movement tore a white gash in the air that lingered for a long moment. The power was astonishing.
’My Body Refining Cultivation is also close to a breakthrough. Once that happens, my overall power will increase even more.’
Xia Wuyang could feel his Qi Blood surging with the ferocity of dragons and tigers. A faint golden sheen had spread beneath his skin, covering his entire body, and the sound of a Tiger’s Roar from within his bones grew ever clearer.
It would only be a matter of time before he naturally broke through to the Body Refining True Monarch Realm!
At that point, he would be a True Monarch in three separate disciplines: his Qi Refining and Body Refining would both be Extraordinary, and his Refining God Cultivation was already at the level of a Two Spirits True Monarch. In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, who could possibly stop him then?
’But, there’s no hurry.’
Xia Wuyang reined in his aura, his appearance returning to that of a decrepit, doddering old man. ’Xia Shengming hasn’t suffered nearly enough. I’ll let him enjoy his life for a while longer.’
He pushed open the stone door of the Practice Room and walked toward the Sleeping Palace.
’Time to continue the act. Besides, there are still a few new beauties I have yet to favor with my presence.’

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