Raeed didn't wait; he swallowed the second pill immediately and focused on the swirling energy emerging from the portal. He concentrated all his spirit power on the pill, and saw the energy dissipate instantly. Blue energy, clearly Celestial Qi, and red crimson energy, clearly the essence and blood from the monsters the pills had accused, emerged.
He then swallowed the third pill, and the same process of dissipation and absorption occurred, but after waiting for a while, nothing happened.
"…Damn, is the energy insufficient?"
In the next moment, a roar erupted from inside the portal, followed by a collision sound and then the sound of chains breaking—thousands of chains shattering, creating a sound that directly entered Raeed's soul, so only he could hear it.
Then, an extremely powerful impact occurred as a violent energy collided with the portal, creating a tiny opening about the size of Raeed's fist.
From inside, an immensely powerful energy was released, far stronger than the energy Raeed had absorbed from the heavens, reaching the first level of Qi Gathering.
Raeed didn't wait long; he activated the Celestial Tyrant Emperor Technique and began absorbing the energy. As the energy passed through his meridians, it tore them apart and repaired them instantly. The same process occurred with his muscles and bones, expelling all impurities from Raeed's body. The energy then gathered around the bead positioned in the Dan Tian.
An explosion occurred, forming a vortex of energy around the bead, ten times stronger than before. Another cycle happened, breaking and repairing the meridians again, and removing impurities from the blood, flesh, and bones.
The pain was excruciating, but Raeed had endured burning pain before, so his willpower increased somewhat, allowing him to bear it as he gritted his teeth.
The cycle occurred four times, creating four vortices around the bead, resembling rings like a planet, forming a very beautiful sight.
At this moment, Raeed broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refinement. He then stopped the energy flow from the portal and noticed something like a transparent barrier blocking its passage.
"… This doesn't seem like Celestial energy. What kind of energy is this? Could it be Stellar energy as the technique said from the beginning?"
Raeed was puzzled. This energy was definitely not Celestial. It was extremely tyrannical, having destroyed his body four times consecutively, creating much stronger energy vortices than before, and crazily enhancing his body.
"Hm?!!!... I can sense Celestial energy around me, but why is it trembling like this? ... Could it be because of me?"
Raeed felt the Celestial energy around him, but before he could feel pleased, he noticed there was aversion, fear, and hostility towards him.
"It seems it's because of the Celestial Tyrant Emperor Technique. Hmph... It doesn't matter. The Celestial energy has rejected me from the beginning. I reached the fourth level of Qi Refinement in just half a day."
"… I remember my grandfather saying that the most important thing for a cultivator is to stabilize their cultivation and lay a good foundation. Otherwise, if your foundation is unstable and has flaws, it will limit your future growth and be very difficult to correct."
"He also said that fighting provides the best foundation and stability, and battles between life and death forge a powerful warrior…"
Raeed thought, then sat down, exploring the techniques in his mind that he had obtained from the Celestial Ring's memory. He found them filled with techniques from the Yellow level, Human, Earth, and Heaven levels, up to the Immortal level.
The highest level in this world is the Heaven level, which is so rare that only the strongest individuals practice and pass it on to the exceptional talents of their families.
What shocked Raeed was not the presence of Immortal level techniques in various levels that were not found in this world, but the sealed memories he couldn't even approach.
Clearly, these techniques surpassed the Immortal level.
Also, the highest technique he had was the Immortal techniques, but he had never heard of them before; this was his first time. The highest level he had heard of was Heaven, the highest level known in this world.
"… So what level is the Celestial Tyrant Emperor Technique? I haven't found its level, and those Immortal techniques are not on the same level at all. How tyrannical!"
"Could it be at the level of skills that I can't examine or... stronger?!!!"