His Heaven's Blood Immortal Root pulsed violently, greedily devouring the vast quantities of essence, refining it, transforming it into pure, crimson Qi.
His internal landscape exploded with light and power. He felt his Qi core expand rapidly, deepening, becoming denser, more complex. The boundaries of his previous cultivation stage shattered, breaking like fragile glass under the immense pressure of the incoming energy. He had reached the Third Stage of Qi Refinement, then the Fourth, and still the essence poured in, a seemingly endless cascade of power.
The process was exhilarating, terrifying. He felt his mind struggling to contain the sheer volume of knowledge and raw energy being integrated. The insights of the scripture became clearer, deeper. His control over his crimson Qi refine
