In the mansion of the city lord,
In the backyard bathroom,
Mist swirled and steam filled the air.
The bathing pool was filled with fragrant soup made from various rare herbs and exotic fruits, giving off a strong medicinal aroma amidst the mist.
If one looked closely,
They would notice faint streams of blood-like qi floating amidst the emerald green medicinal soup.
That was the essence of the demonic soul extracted from the carcass of the dead tiger king.
These treasures, considered invaluable by outsiders, were now piled up in the bath like a pot of stew.
And in the center of the pool sat Li Mugui.
The soup had risen past his shoulders.
His eyes were tightly shut, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
After all, he was only a second-realm martial artist, and absorbing the essence of the demonic soul of a third-realm peak tiger king was too much of a burden for his body.
If it weren't for the numerous mild-natured herbs mixed in, he would have already succumbed.
Even so, Li Mugui still endured great pain.
Every inch of his skin trembled as if being stabbed by countless steel needles.
Moreover, under the stimulation of the demonic soul essence, his muscles, bones, skin, and membranes were filled with a numbness and intense pain.
This kind of suffering was far beyond what ordinary people could endure.
But Li Mugui gritted his teeth, fully activating his cultivation technique to absorb the demonic soul essence into his body.
He drove it to continuously wander through his five viscera, six bowels, and twelve meridians.
Every part of his body that the demonic soul essence passed through greatly enhanced the strength of his meridians and nourished his flesh.
At this moment, he felt a mixture of pain and pleasure.
After an indeterminate amount of time,
The emerald green color in the bath gradually faded, returning to the normal color of water.
The streams of blood-like qi also completely disappeared.
Around Li Mugui, sharp golden qi and pale blue sword qi began to emerge in sequence.
The golden qi and sword qi intertwined, wrapping around him like a dragon, making him appear like an unsheathed sharp blade, radiating a piercing aura!
Their appearance was like a tiny ripple on the calm sea.
And as the ripple expanded,
A mighty storm seemed to be gradually brewing.
Soon,
The storm within his body grew larger and wilder.
Ultimately,
It turned into monstrous waves sweeping in all directions!
"Break!"
The golden qi and sword qi wandering around Li Mugui reached their limit, and a transformative power suddenly spread throughout his body.
BOOM!
Like a silent thunderbolt.
The sharp qi that had been nurtured deep within his body exploded!
A powerful aura soared into the sky!
Li Mugui slowly opened his eyes.
A dazzling radiance shot out from his pupils.
Within them,
A hidden trace of domineering aura flashed past.
"Phew."
He let out a long sigh of relief.
Easing the fatigue from his long period of cultivation.
Only then did a look of joy appear on his face.
"Finally, I have broken through to the Wanxiang Realm!"
This breakthrough was not as easy as he had imagined.
The pain he experienced during the process was truly unforgettable.
But as long as he achieved a perfect foundation in the Wanxiang Realm,
Everything would be worth it.
With a perfect foundation, his cultivation speed would greatly increase in the future!
Li Mugui examined himself.
He felt full of strength from head to toe.
The deeper change lay in his spirit.
It was an ineffable realization.
With a thought,
He summoned the imagery within his body.
A radiant golden sword appeared before him.
Unlike the Qingfeng Sword imagery created through special effects before,
The golden sword imagery he had honed himself lacked some inclusiveness but had more of a unique edge.
However, this was truly his own power.
Li Mugui gradually calmed his breath.
Preparing to stabilize his realm.
"Ding!"
"Detected user's cultivation has been elevated to the Wanxiang Realm!"
"Special effects deepening... Special effects sublimating..."
"User's 'Reputation' limit has been broken through to 10,000 points."
"User's 'Reputation' has reached the limit, eligible for one lottery draw."
"One additional use of real special effects has been granted."
A familiar mechanical voice sounded in succession.
Li Mugui's tired mind immediately perked up.
Immediately, a panel appeared:
[User: Li Mugui]
[Realm: Martial Arts Third Realm - Wanxiang Realm Early Stage]
[Realm Effect: Jiaotai]
[Skill Effects: Xialong Yingyin, Xue Nue Feng Tao, Tian Guang Po Yun]
[Aura Effects: Swordsman, Fierce God]
[Reputation: 10000/10000]
[Number of times the real effect function can be tried (in beta): 2]
Li Mugui eagerly checked the upgraded realm effect [Jiaotai].
"Effect [Jiaotai]: It is the intersection of heaven and earth, and all things come into being! Connect the qi of heaven and earth, and trigger the anomalies of heaven and earth!"
His eyes immediately lit up.
Truly deserving of the title of Martial Arts Master, the [Jiaotai] realm.
It's even more impressive than the Wanxiang realm.
The Wanxiang realm can at most manifest some flying birds and animals, swords, spears, and halberds.
Its might only covers a hundred meters around.
But the Jiaotai realm directly triggers anomalies in heaven and earth!
Comparing the two.
No wonder even the most powerful martial artists in the Wanxiang realm are only treated as young talents.
The Wanxiang realm is just one person guarding a city.
The Jiaotai realm is one person guarding a state!
The gap between the two is even greater than the gap between the Wanxiang realm and the Xilu realm.
"No, no, I have to hold back and not turn on this effect casually."
Li Mugui muttered to himself.
Suppressing the urge within.
Afterward, he continued to look at the other sections of the panel.
The [Reputation] value has exceeded the limit, changing from the original 1000 to 10000.
Whoa.
Why doesn't this make me happy at all?
Li Mugui's face suddenly darkened.
This damn limit has increased, but to draw a lottery, I still have to reach the limit!?
What a shitty system!
He felt like ten thousand llamas were running through his heart.
Li Mugui sighed. He didn't expect that as he broke through, the cost of the lottery would also increase.
"Wait, I forgot something."
As he changed his clothes, he suddenly remembered something.
The system function triggered by the Tiger King's demon core!
Fortunately, he had it with him.
With a wave of his sleeve, a jade bottle appeared in his hand.
He opened it.
The Tiger King's blood-striped demon core lay quietly inside.
"High-energy mass detected. Do you want to consume 1000 points of [Reputation] to absorb and extract?"
Upon hearing this, Li Mugui raised an eyebrow.
This one didn't increase in price.
"Yes."
He didn't hesitate for a moment.
With his current status and position, 1000 points of [Reputation] can quickly be regained.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a warm sensation in his hand.
Afterward, the Tiger King's demon core disappeared from his hand.
"Absorption complete, performing brief analysis..."
"Brief analysis complete. Skill effect [Fenru Baohuo] detected. Please select an extraction method:
Permanently extract the [Fenru Baohuo] effect;
Extract a one-time use of the [Fenru Baohuo] real effect (power based on realm effect)."
Looking at the options before him, Li Mugui's eyes widened!
So this is how you can obtain effects?
Moreover, you can even extract the number of uses for real effects!
Although it's only a one-time use.
But, the power is based on the realm effect.
And his current realm effect.
Is [Jiaotai]!