This pool looked green from the outside. It was unknown how deep it was. The last time Yi Yun explored it, he had not been able to dive to the bottom.
After diving for about ten meters, he felt his eardrums begin to hurt.
A human's eardrums were the weakest. The first thing a diver would find unbearable was the pressure from the eardrums. Even warriors were no exception.
If he continued diving, his organs would not feel the pressure, but his eardrums would rupture first. Yi Yun used all his strength to inflate the air in his mouth, increasing the pressure in his mouth. As a result, the pressure in his eardrums would increase, balancing it with the outside world, and his eardrums would no longer hurt.
Yi Yun did not know how deep he had dived. It was very dark underwater. Only by looking up at the surface could he see the bright sunlight shining down.
In order to make it easier for him to borrow strength in times of danger, Yi Yun stuck close to the rock wall. The rock wall was filled with strange, jagged rocks. The strange rocks extended downwards, becoming darker and darker until they completely disappeared into the darkness underwater. It felt like a terrifying, endless abyss.
Thankfully, Yi Yun had reached the Vigor realm. His breathing was extremely long, so he could dive for fifteen minutes without taking a breath.
On Earth, the record for holding one's breath in a dive was thirteen minutes. Of course, those people had undergone professional training. If Yi Yun had trained himself, he could last longer.
As the pressure increased, Yi Yun felt like his lungs were being flattened. His chest was filled with fluids.
Especially his ribs, which supported his chest, were bearing a great deal of weight. It felt like a giant bear was stepping on his chest. Yi Yun could even hear his ribs creaking.
If he had not completed the bone refinement, Yi Yun's ribs would have broken at this point.
His abdominal cavity had completely shrunk, and the huge pressure was transmitted to Yi Yun's body, compressing his fluids and organs.
Slowly, Yi Yun felt that he had reached his limit.
Diving was a very dangerous activity. Once one lost consciousness due to the pressure, they would die without any suspense. Their corpse would slowly sink to the bottom and be completely crushed.
On Earth, diving enthusiasts had to make all sorts of preparations. There were ropes, balloons and other life-saving devices.
But Yi Yun did not have these. He could only rely on himself to estimate.
"Splash! Splash! "
It was extremely quiet underwater. Yi Yun could hear his heartbeat and even the sound of his blood flowing.
The sunlight in the mountains was not bright to begin with, and with the depth of the water, Yi Yun's surroundings had turned pitch-black. In this quiet, dark, and pressurized environment, the only thing that Yi Yun could clearly feel was the Purple Crystal Origins at his chest. There was a slight coolness that flowed through his blood.
This coolness was like the Spring of Life in myths. Although it was extremely weak, it preserved Yi Yun's vitality. It allowed Yi Yun to maintain his basic consciousness under such extreme circumstances.
This feeling was like returning to Earth, when he was trapped in a cave by a collapsing mountain. It was the same silence, darkness, the same body reaching its limits, and the same Purple Crystal accompanying him.
Yi Yun even felt that the Purple Crystal was the last refuge of his life. When his organs were damaged under the immense water pressure, the Purple Crystal was slowly repairing Yi Yun's organs, allowing them to recover at the fastest speed while also allowing them to withstand the greatest water pressure.
Yi Yun did not know how long he stayed underwater. He had been circulating the energy in his body according to the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'. When Yi Yun felt that he had used up most of his energy, he began to swim upwards.
Deep divers had little stamina and air in their lungs, and they had to expend a lot of energy to swim upwards. Most deep divers on Earth could only rely on balloons to float upwards, but Yi Yun had to rely on himself.
This was no doubt another big test for Yi Yun's heart.
Under such pressure, his breathing and heartbeat had to be under a hundred times the pressure.
Yi Yun held his breath, and with his willpower and the vitality that the Purple Crystal gave him, he swam out of the water meter by meter!
"Splash!"
Yi Yun's head came out of the water as he gasped for air. His face was pale, and his lips were bloodless. His pupils had lost their focus.
After diving underwater for more than twenty minutes and reaching a depth of more than a hundred meters, Yi Yun did not expect to reach such a level in his first attempt at cultivating "Dragon Dancing in Vast Water".
Yi Yun swam out of the water with his hair still wet. After taking deep breaths, he could faintly feel that his body was different.
The Power of Desolates he absorbed from the desolate bones had been completely digested. Before coming to the pool, Yi Yun's body felt extremely full, but after this round of cultivation, Yi Yun felt extremely hungry. It was as if he had not eaten for three days.
This was the effect of 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'!
'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' combined with the Power of Desolates within the desolate bones had allowed Yi Yun's strength to increase by leaps and bounds!
"It's really … satisfying!"
Yi Yun could not help but let out a long roar.
"Ka Ka Ka!"
With this long roar, Yi Yun's joints began to emit crackling sounds. Although it was not very loud, it was extremely crisp, like the sound of frying steel beans.
"Thunderous realm, this is the third level of Mortal Blood, Thunderous!"
Yi Yun was overjoyed. Reaching the fifth level of Mortal Blood was a natural process. There were no bottlenecks. As long as one worked hard and had enough energy, anyone could reach the fifth level of Mortal Blood.
But, although everyone could reach the fifth level of Mortal Blood, the difference in cultivation speed was like night and day.
Those with good talent not only had fast cultivation speed, they also had a solid foundation, far exceeding the average person.
As for those with poor talent, it was not surprising for them to be delayed at the fifth level of Mortal Blood for three to five years.
Yi Yun did not think his talent was anything good. He was a normal person after crossing over. He was thin and weak, and had little strength. He could barely lift a fifteen pound rock weight.
How good could his talent be? He was not even comparable to the strong man's son, "Big Head".
But with the help of the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun's cultivation level had increased by leaps and bounds. In half a month, he had reached the third level of Mortal Blood.
Then was it possible for him to become a Purple Blood Warrior in two and a half months, which was the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's warrior selection?
If a Purple Blood Warrior was placed in a small tribe like the Lian tribal clan, it would be amazing. It was enough to cause a stir and a frenzy!
No matter who it was, if they became a Purple Blood Warrior in the Lian tribal clan, they would be revered like a god!
In the tribe, they would have the highest prestige and absolute power over life and death.
Yi Yun looked at the time. It was already afternoon from his cultivation. Yi Yun had not slept the entire night after cultivating from morning to afternoon.
Having just broken through to the third level of Mortal Blood, Thunderous, Yi Yun did not feel tired. He followed the "Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist" method to meditate for about two hours. It was as if he had slept for eight hours. He felt a hundred times more energetic!
"It's almost time to refine the desolate bones. I've been cultivating for a day, so I'm famished!"
Yi Yun had not eaten for a day. Previously, with the energy from the desolate bones, although he was hungry, his body had no problem supplying him with energy.
Now, with the intense cultivation of "Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist", the energy from the desolate bones had been depleted. This made Yi Yun even more hungry.
Looking at the sky, the sun was about to set. Yi Yun returned to the village.
In the grain-sunning grounds, the cauldron was burning brightly. It was time to change shifts.
Seeing Yi Yun return, "Big Head"'s father pointed to a pile of firewood not far away and said in a nonchalant manner, "Chop all this firewood. You did nothing last night. We don't raise cripples here. If you can't finish this, you don't need to eat today's porridge."
Yi Yun was speechless. It was as if I had eaten yesterday's porridge, and all of you had rushed to snatch it. I could count the number of grains I scooped with my fingers. After drinking that bit of rice soup, all of you would have licked the metal bucket clean. There was no need to scrub it.
Yi Yun sat in a corner and leisurely chopped the firewood.
These pieces of wood were as thick as a thigh. They had to be sawed open and chopped into smaller pieces. This was to make the desolate bones fire even.
Yi Yun remained calm. No one knew that while he was chopping the firewood, the cauldron in his field of vision was covered in red and blue energy dots.
Previously, when Yi Yun used the Purple Crystal to absorb the herbs' essence, he had left some soup for Lian Chengyu to drink. He was afraid that Lian Chengyu would find out that there was a problem with the herbs.
But this time, absorbing the desolate bones was different. After Yi Yun absorbed all the energy from the desolate bones, his strength would increase by leaps and bounds. When that happened, he would no longer be afraid of Lian Chengyu.
Yi Yun felt that he had let Lian Chengyu down. He began to repent in his heart.
"Young Master Lian, I'm sorry. If I can't reach the Purple Blood realm, then there's nothing I can do. I'll probably have to eat the desolate bones clean, leaving nothing behind. I can only apologize."
"If I'm lucky enough to reach the Purple Blood realm before I finish absorbing the desolate bones, then I'll … Well, I'll have to continue eating it clean. After all, the Purple Blood realm is just the beginning of martial arts. There's still a long way to go."
"So be a good person to the end. I will remember you in the future."
After Yi Yun was done repenting, he began absorbing the desolate bones' energy.
After his body was in an extreme lack of energy, he could freely absorb the Power of Desolates. This feeling was extremely comfortable.
Although the feeling of having empty energy in one's body and being hungry were two different feelings, there were many similarities between the two.
What could be more blissful than having a delicacy to eat when one was extremely hungry?
Yi Yun did not stand on ceremony with Lian Chengyu. He could tell that the desolate bones would take him a long time to absorb.
Lian Chengyu had used the soil method to refine the desolate bones, but he could only refine out a small portion of the essence. Just this amount of essence was enough for him to break through to the Purple Blood realm.
As for Yi Yun, he had used the Purple Crystal to absorb the desolate bones' energy. The absorption was extremely thorough and efficient. Yi Yun's cultivation level was low, only at the Thunderous realm. This cultivation speed was something that even Yi Yun himself was afraid of.
[The title 'True Martial World' is a title that was left unfinished on another website. Speaking of which, it can't be helped. Ever since the birth of web novels, there have been more than a million novels. Many authors would write a title on a whim and leave it unfinished after a few chapters. Instead, they would take up the title of the book. With more than a million book titles, it resulted in fewer and fewer book titles for later authors. "True Martial World" is the title of my new book that I had planned to use for a long time, but later I discovered that it clashed with the title of a novel that had already been abandoned. Uh, when reading "True Martial World", please remember the author — — Cow in a Cocoon.]
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