One day later, Gu Yuan contacted Di Liu again, as he had spent the day preparing and had restored himself to his optimal state.
First Martial Arts University, Cultivation Tower.
Di Liu led Gu Yuan to the front of the Cultivation Tower, and as they walked, he explained the tower's origins.
"The Cultivation Tower was created by the founder of First Martial Arts University, who absorbed a planet from beyond the domain, fused countless materials, and finally turned it into a spiritual artifact!" Di Liu recounted the history of the Cultivation Tower.
Gu Yuan looked at the cultivation tower, hundreds of meters tall, and was surprised to learn it was a spiritual artifact. Wow, if it were to be used to attack someone, even a Demon King wouldn't be able to withstand a few blows.
As they conversed, the two entered the Cultivation Tower.
Upon reaching the first-floor lobby, they found themselves in a vast space. At the entrance was a large service area, where staff members were busy opening cultivation rooms for students and teachers.
Di Liu led Gu Yuan to a service channel that appeared to have very few people.
He tapped on the counter, and a beautiful face emerged from beneath it. Upon recognizing Di Liu, a bright smile immediately appeared on the girl's face.
"Hello, Elder Liu!" the girl greeted with a smile.
"Hello, Xiao Lu. Help me open a cultivation chamber at my level," Di Liu replied, stating his request.
"Okay!" Xiao Lu's amber eyes noticed Gu Yuan standing calmly behind Di Liu. With a flicker of her gaze, information about Gu Yuan appeared in her mind. As a frequent internet user, how could she not know about Gu Yuan, who ranked second among commoner martial artists in Zhongzhou Prefecture?
She knew that Gu Yuan had been admitted to First Martial Arts University, but the semester hadn't started yet. What was Gu Yuan doing here at the Cultivation Tower with Elder Liu? Could he be about to break through?!
Thinking this, Xiao Lu's eyes sparkled with a light known as gossip. Should she leak this information? Xiao Lu struggled internally but decided against it, not wanting to cause trouble for Gu Yuan.
Such an achievement was unique among commoner martial artists participating in the national martial arts examination. After all, the foundation of Tianxia still lay with these commoner martial artists, so Gu Yuan had fans all over the country.
Moreover, Gu Yuan was truly handsome. Since inviting a god into his destiny, his demeanor had become increasingly profound, like a deity from the nine heavens (but still not as handsome as the readers in front of the screens!!!!)
Gu Yuan noticed Xiao Lu's gaze but, being accustomed to being observed, paid it no mind.
Xiao Lu was highly efficient, finding a cultivation chamber that met Di Liu's requirements in just under a minute.
Di Liu took the key to the cultivation chamber and was about to lead Gu Yuan away when a voice suddenly called from behind.
"Gu Yuan, I'm your fan. Can you give me an autograph?" Xiao Lu bravely voiced her wish.
Gu Yuan was somewhat surprised that he had a fan here, but he still smiled and nodded, giving Xiao Lu an autograph. This made Xiao Lu extremely happy, as she was just a young girl.
After signing, Gu Yuan bid farewell to Xiao Lu and returned to Di Liu's side. Di Liu's smile was somewhat lewd.
"That's great, Gu Yuan. I didn't expect you to have fans even at First Martial Arts University. You're amazing!"
Gu Yuan shook his head and remained silent. He didn't care about such empty fame. Even if all his fans were female, it wouldn't interfere with his aspiration for martial arts' peak.
Seeing that Gu Yuan wasn't responding, Di Liu smiled and shook his head, saying nothing more. He then led Gu Yuan onto an elevator, heading to the higher floors of the Cultivation Tower.
Ding!
The elevator door opened. Di Liu, guided by the key in his hand, walked to the door of the cultivation chamber.
Turning to Gu Yuan, he said, "This is your cultivation room for breaking through to the True Qi realm. You can use it to your heart's content until you break through to the True Qi realm."
Gu Yuan nodded, took the key from Di Liu, and swiped it on the doorknob. The door automatically opened.
Gu Yuan surveyed the interior of the cultivation chamber. There were only two spaces: a bathroom and a cultivation room. A meditation cushion sat in the center of the floor, with array patterns connecting to the central point.
The spiritual energy within the entire cultivation chamber was about twice that of the outside world, and this was before activating the array. If the array were activated, it would be at least five times that of the outside.
"Alright, go ahead. I'll guard you here. Break through with peace of mind!" Di Liu said confidently.
"Thank you for your help, Teacher Di. Gu Yuan will not forget this!" Gu Yuan bowed solemnly to Di Liu. He was deeply grateful for Di Liu's assistance, as Gu Yuan was someone who repaid kindness with kindness and grievances with grievances.
"Hahaha, don't be so sentimental. If you break through to the True Qi realm, that will be repayment enough for me." Di Liu laughed heartily, unconcerned by Gu Yuan's words. Little did he know that one day he would be glad he had helped Gu Yuan at this moment.
After thanking Di Liu again, Gu Yuan no longer hesitated and closed the door of the cultivation chamber. Seeing this, Di Liu took out a meditation cushion from his storage ring and sat down by the door to guard Gu Yuan.
After closing the door, Gu Yuan inserted the key into the central control of the array. Instantly, streams of blue light illuminated the array patterns on the floor, and the spiritual energy inside the room surged to five times that of the outside world, with the spiritual energy already forming a faint mist drifting in the room.
Gu Yuan couldn't help but take a deep breath, filling his lungs with pure spiritual energy. He walked to the meditation cushion, sat down cross-legged, and began to adjust his mind and heart, bringing himself to his optimal state.
He activated "Qi Swallows the Bull," and even "Son of the Stars" began to exert its power, drawing down rays of starlight into his body. The one hundred and eight qi meridians within him seemed to breathe, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy into the qi meridians. Then, following a mysterious trajectory, they began to move in an orderly fashion towards a single direction: the lower dantian of the human body.
The Primordial Embryo within the dantian began to slowly rotate, emitting strands of innate primal qi. These innate primal qi did not escape the dantian but instead absorbed the converging pure spiritual energy, circulating within the dantian. Gu Yuan continuously circulated the "Yuan Shi Zu Qi Zhang," controlling the innate primal qi in his dantian and slowly condensing it into a continuously rotating vortex of qi.
Under this formidable suction, the spiritual energy in the cultivation chamber began to form a funnel-shaped vortex, constantly entering from above Gu Yuan's celestial gate. After being absorbed and purified by the one hundred and eight qi meridians, it entered the dantian and was eventually absorbed by the innate primal qi.
Meanwhile, the boundless starry sky above poured down rays of pure stellar energy into Gu Yuan's body, which was eventually absorbed by the innate primal qi, strengthening itself.
Time flew by. Di Liu outside the door regulated himself rhythmically, not the least bit hurried, as breakthroughs either happened naturally or required painstaking effort.
Inside the room, Gu Yuan's qi vortex in his dantian was now very stable, with the Primordial Embryo situated directly below the vortex. Strands of innate primal qi flowed in and out of it, being continuously purified.
Gu Yuan gently exhaled a breath of turbid air and looked inward, a satisfied smile on his face as he observed the qi vortex in his dantian. This was the True Qi realm. A wisp of gray mist appeared on Gu Yuan's palm, nimbly transforming into various shapes.
This was True Qi, truly magical, Gu Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of awe.
However, the next step was to transform the innate primal qi into Gu Yuan's chosen ninth-tier cultivation technique, the "Nine Heavens Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Method."