Back at the Heaven-Stepping Sect, Lin Hao appeared in the Saha World and let out a long sigh of relief.

The other day, after Lin Hao had brought the two elders out of the secret realm, he found himself pestered by the turtle egg.

It dodged Lin Hao’s questions about the Array Pattern Skill, claiming the time wasn’t right, but schemed endlessly for his Saint Medicine. For the past few days, Lin Hao had been locked in a battle of wits with it.

Now that he had finally escaped the turtle egg, at least for a while, Lin Hao was all smiles.

He exhaled slowly...

After letting out a breath, Lin Hao sat down cross-legged beneath the Ancient Tree.

Lin Hao hadn’t had any time to practice his Cultivation Technique over the past few days. Now that he was in the Saha World, he certainly wasn’t going to let this opportunity go to waste.

After taking out the bottle of Divine Spring and downing a large gulp, Lin Hao began circulating his technique to start the refining process.

Cultivation in the Saha World was twice as effective with half the effort, and Lin Hao planned to use this advantage to break through to a higher realm.

As the Divine Spring entered his body, Lin Hao immediately activated his Cultivation Technique to refine it.

At first, Lin Hao used the Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill to nourish his muscles and bones with the Divine Spring, but the effect was minimal.

His physical body was already perfect; even the Divine Spring had little effect.

However, Lin Hao didn’t give up. He had a nagging feeling that his body needed this Divine Spring.

At first, Lin Hao didn’t understand why he felt this way, but it wasn’t long before he had an epiphany: the Divine Spring was nourishing his internal organs!

The Divine Spring was gentle and had a wondrous effect on tempering the internal organs.

This discovery sent Lin Hao into a state of ecstasy.

Although his physical body was formidable, his internal organs were still fragile and had not been significantly tempered. If the Divine Spring could temper them, it would be not only beneficial but also extraordinarily significant.

’If the Divine Spring can temper my organs, then it should also be able to expand my Dantian!’

The lower Dantian was one thing, but his True Self Divine Soul was rooted in his Upper Dantian, which he desperately needed to expand.

Without a moment’s hesitation, upon realizing the Divine Spring’s wondrous effect on his organs, Lin Hao immediately began to guide it toward them.

This would normally be a perilous process, but Lin Hao’s body was extraordinary, and his progress was surprisingly fast.

An hour later, Lin Hao’s body became translucent and crystalline. His heart pounded like a drum. From the outside, one could faintly see his heart enveloped in a flowing substance—it was the Divine Spring, nourishing it.

At the same time, a similar phenomenon occurred with his other internal organs; he was nourishing them all simultaneously.

Huh!

Suddenly, Lin Hao let out a soft sound of surprise, his expression turning exceptionally grave.

He had discovered some hidden injuries within his body.

They were remnants from the Flowing Light Divine Flame.

Originally, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon had kept the yin and yang energies in his body balanced. But after the Flowing Light Divine Flame entered him, his Yang Qi had tipped out of balance. Although Lin Hao had promptly replenished the yin with moonlight, some damage to his body remained.

The damage was nearly undetectable. If not for the Divine Spring nourishing his body this time, Lin Hao feared he would have never noticed it.

Taking another large gulp of the Divine Spring, Lin Hao continued to nourish his organs while also mending his body.

The Divine Spring possessed an unimaginable divine essence. Lin Hao felt as if every pore on his body had opened up to receive it.

BOOM!

In the instant Lin Hao cleared his mind, he felt as though he had broken through his shackles.

At that moment, Lin Hao’s cross-legged body rose into the air, hovering.

This was not an increase in his cultivation level, but a sublimation of his mental state.

At this very moment, the Divine Illumination Scripture began to operate on its own, without any prompting from Lin Hao.

The instant the Divine Illumination Scripture began to circulate, Lin Hao realized everything was different.

The True Self Divine Soul that had been residing in his Upper Dantian suddenly leaped out and hovered above his head.

It was a profoundly shocking sight.

If any Martial Artist from the Celestial Yang Continent were to witness this, they would be shocked beyond measure.

No Martial Artist at the Second Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm had ever managed to have their Divine Soul leave their body in such a way!

Even genius Martial Artists had to pay a heavy price for using their Divine Soul in combat during the First and Second Layers of the Soul Gathering Realm.

At this stage, a Divine Soul was like a newborn infant, having only just taken form.

Only upon reaching the Fourth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm could a Divine Soul be considered truly born.

Now, not only had Lin Hao’s True Self Divine Soul left his body, but it was also absorbing the power of the stars manifesting in the skies of the Saha World.

Although the amount it absorbed was minuscule, the feat itself was astonishing.

Lin Hao’s eyes were tightly shut, his face devoid of sorrow or joy, completely immersed in this bizarre state.

Even though his True Self Divine Soul had left his body, Lin Hao wasn’t the least bit worried, for he could still feel his connection to it.

Not only that, but the starlight absorbed by his True Self Divine Soul was being channeled into his body, working together with the power of the Divine Spring to expand his Upper Dantian.

Lin Hao discovered that the starlight became even gentler after merging with the energy from the Divine Spring.

With a single thought, Lin Hao simultaneously executed two imperial arts, deploying his External Incarnation Secret Skill as well.

His Primordial Body, his true body, and his Divine Soul all manifested simultaneously in the Saha World.

Lin Hao’s body was translucent and thrummed with power, as did his Primordial Body.

In the skies of the Saha World, the sun and moon shone simultaneously as stars twinkled. Below, a towering Ancient Tree swayed. Beneath it, Lin Hao’s true body, Primordial Body, and Divine Soul all manifested together—a truly bizarre spectacle.

However, this bizarre spectacle didn’t last long. Lin Hao’s Divine Soul submerged back into his body.

The Divine Soul was too weak, after all; it could not exist outside the body for long.

The instant the Divine Soul returned to its place, Lin Hao’s eyes snapped open. For a moment, the sun, moon, and stars flashed within his pupils before disappearing.

Without a word, Lin Hao took out a leaf and placed it in his mouth.

The leaf, of course, was from the Saint Medicine plant.

The fruit was the true essence of the Saint Medicine, and Lin Hao didn’t want to consume it yet; with his current cultivation, he would be unable to refine it completely. Therefore, this Saint Leaf was the best choice.

Its efficacy was certainly greater than that of the Divine Spring, yet weaker than the Saint Medicine’s fruit. This was the perfect time to consume it.

The moment the Saint Leaf entered his mouth, before he even had a chance to chew, Lin Hao could feel the vast, majestic essence it contained.

Closing his eyes once more, Lin Hao withdrew his Primordial Body and began circulating the two imperial arts.

The majestic essence surged into his body. Propelled by the imperial arts, it dispersed at an unimaginable speed throughout his limbs, bones, meridians, and every fiber of his being.

Meanwhile, from the firmament above, three distinct powers poured into Lin Hao’s body—the powers of the sun, moon, and stars.

The powers of the sun, moon, and stars, combined with the majestic essence of the Saint Leaf, achieved a perfect balance under the mediating influence of the Divine Spring, ultimately forming a completely new stream of energy within Lin Hao’s body.

The union of yin and yang creates chaos. Chaos Qi was being manifested!

The moment the Chaos Qi appeared, an aura powerful enough to crush the heavens erupted from Lin Hao. The leaves on the towering Ancient Tree beside him clanged and chimed, drooping one by one.

BOOM!

A roar thundered from within Lin Hao’s body, its sound overwhelming the entire Saha World.

Meanwhile, Lin Hao’s cultivation level began to skyrocket at an unimaginable speed.

He blew past the Third Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm and, in an instant, broke through to the Fourth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm!

And the very instant his cultivation reached the Fourth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm, his True Self Divine Soul leaped out once more, reappearing above his head!