Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 289 - Two Hundred and Fifteen: The Prelude to Sword Essence

Chapter 289: Chapter Two Hundred and Fifteen: The Prelude to Sword Essence

Xu Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed, finely attuned to the strange sensations coursing through his body after his breakthrough.

The transition from the Iron Body Realm to the Soul Condensation Realm represented the first major bottleneck on the path of cultivation.

The Will-spirit wasn’t something everyone could cultivate, essential elements being secret techniques, enlightenment, and aptitude, none of which could be lacking.

Originating from the Sea of Consciousness, the Will-spirit immensely elevated a cultivator’s five senses—almost like a qualitative leap—and a Will-spirit that could leave the body and solidify could be used almost like telekinetic force.

Although a Will-spirit at the initial Soul Condensation stage wouldn’t be very consolidated, it could still cause some trouble for an enemy in combat.

In the throes of battle, a momentary daze could spell the difference between life and death.

However, this applies to ordinary cultivators.

For someone with an Innate Taoist Body, their Will-spirit could leave the body right from the start of cultivation, and Xu Yuan had long since integrated its use into his daily life.

Therefore, Xu Yuan’s perception of his own Will-spirit wasn’t that pronounced, just feeling slightly more consolidated, the unusual feeling in his body coming more from the Origin Qi within.

Like a dam bursting, there was a significant increase in his storage of Origin Qi.

Moreover, this Origin Qi wasn’t merely greater in quantity, but seemed to have become extremely refined during the breakthrough, as if compressed by the Will-spirit.

While thinking this, Xu Yuan put on his boots and walked out of his chamber.

He could feel that his foundational strength in every aspect was much stronger than it had been in the Iron Body Realm, perhaps by more than a factor of two.

This precisely echoed a common saying among cultivators,

"Below Soul Condensation, all are mere mortals."

To the common people of Dayan and lower-ranking cultivators, the Soul Condensation Realm was already terrifying.

In some minor sects, one could already become a revered figure.

After all, when the manager of the Xu Residence in Jingjiang was ordered to organize an assassination against the former protagonist Qin Mo, at most he could mobilize several Seventh Grade Bone-Strengthening cultivators; any higher, like a Sixth Grade Iron Body, would require a formal request and report.

Gathering his thoughts, Xu Yuan silently rose to his feet, slipped on his boots, and prepared to go find his maternal uncle for training.

Although entering the Soul Condensation Realm was quite an accomplishment, Xu Yuan didn’t feel much in the way of a breakthrough.

Even if he could feel his own strength improving in a way that was almost visible, there was still no real sense of it.

Silently, he stepped out of his chamber,

Silently, he stepped onto the stone path,

Silently, he took a few steps forward.

Then,

A figure in blue garments appeared at his side.

Very abruptly,

There had been no one in the blink of an eye before, and then suddenly there was after.

Look,

From the drainage of the Prime Minister’s Mansion to the floor tiles, could he really feel anything substantial?

Xu Changge didn’t speak, and Xu Yuan too remained silent; the two brothers quietly made their way out of the Inner Court.

As they stepped out of the Inner Court and looked at the greenery in the courtyard, Xu Changge suddenly asked as if it were nothing:

"You broke through?"

Xu Yuan glanced at his brother:

"What do you want?"

Xu Changge furrowed his brow:

"Heard some noise over here, came to check."

Xu Yuan looked away and retorted:

"With your level of cultivation, can’t you tell? Had to come over and ask, are you sick?"

"...."

Hearing this, Xu Changge’s expression changed slightly, looking like he was about to leave, but he held back:

"Changtian, as your brother, I naturally have to show some concern."

Xu Yuan stared at Xu Changge with a strange look, slowly raised a finger, pointed at Xu Changge, then at himself, and cocked his head.

"...." Xu Changge was expressionless.

Xu Yuan suddenly chuckled:

"Xu Changge, did you take the wrong medicine?"

"...." Xu Changge.

Xu Yuan turned to pat Xu Changge on the shoulder:

"Don’t be afraid, though my cultivation speed is fast, I won’t beat you until I reach the Primordial stage."

"...."

Xu Changge took a deep breath, staring at Xu Yuan as his aura began to leak out:

"Changtian, daring to face the Primordial barely after entering Soul Condensation, that’s impressive."

Xu Yuan sneered, glanced behind Xu Changge, and said:

"Father, Xu Changge’s head is full of muscles, won’t you manage him?"

Xu Changge paused for a moment, realizing if their father came, indeed he wouldn’t sense it; he collected his aura and turned around.

"...." Xu Changge.

The vast courtyard was empty, devoid of their father’s presence.

With a smile creeping on his face, Xu Changge looked back only to see Xu Yuan raising his sword behind him.

Step Void Slash!

"...." Xu Changge.

Then, the person was gone.

Looking at the spot where his younger brother vanished, Xu Changge felt a tremor of irritation, his fists clenched as he pondered whether to chase after him and give that lad a thrashing.

But after a moment,

Xu Changge suddenly chuckled:

"Really, just like before, I was considering going with him to urge our uncle to go easy, but now it seems better to let the kid enjoy himself slowly."

With those words,

Xu Changge took out two bottles of Foundation-nourishing Elixirs from the Sumeru Ring, sent them into Xu Yuan’s room, shook his head, and leaped back to his own courtyard.....

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Prime Minister’s Mansion, northwest, Sword Pavilion.

Employing the Saint’s Soul Power to instantly transport a hundred yards, Xu Yuan abruptly appeared at the summit of the Sword Pavilion.

Very abruptly, and though he had just appeared, another figure clad in white as snow also appeared atop the pavilion’s roof.

He should have been quicker than Xu Changge, but to Xu Yuan it made no difference.

Before Feng Jiuxuan, Xu Yuan was very respectful:

"Uncle, I’ve broken through."

Feng Jiuxuan glanced briefly, his eyes filled with a trace of gratification:

"Very fast, very good."

Xu Yuan grinned:

"Besides all sorts of Elixir Medicines, there were also medicated meals and baths to assist; naturally, the pace of cultivation had to be a bit faster."

It took Xu Yuan less than a year to rush from a commoner to a breakthrough at Soul Condensation Realm; besides his own talent, what was more crucial were the virtually inexhaustible cultivation resources.

Rich in knowledge, strong in wealth.

You aren’t strong enough often because you haven’t spent enough.