Soon after, a bright moon emerged behind Chen Qingyuan. It gradually changed from being transparent to becoming substantial.
After several more hours, the bright moon started to shrink and formed a golden pill the size of a fist.
Apparently, Chen Qingyuan had condensed a golden pill, and his strength had been greatly enhanced. However, Chen Qingyuan didn't stop and continued to cultivate.
Buzz—
The golden Dao bone within his body seemed to emit an extremely rich power of laws, enveloping Chen Qingyuan's body and causing a layer of mysterious Dao patterns to attach to the surface.
"This is not my limit," Chen Qingyuan could clearly sense that his body still held great potential, precisely coming from that mysterious Dao bone.
Consequently, Chen Qingyuan continued to stabilize his foundation and deduce a Golden Elixir Path that he had never known before.
A month later, a slightly dark - red bead manifested itself, located between Chen Qingyuan's eyebrows. Slowly, the red bead floated behind him, emanating the aura of the Golden Elixir Realm.
Two golden pills!
Nevertheless, this was not Chen Qingyuan's limit.
According to ancient records, when a great prodigy makes a breakthrough, it is likely that two golden pills will be formed within the body. However, such prodigies are extremely rare, hardly found among millions of cultivators.
The golden pill represents the foundation of the path to the heavens and is generally classified into lower, middle, and upper grades.
The commonly recognized ordinary Heaven's Pride in the world can easily condense an upper - grade golden pill. Qin Yutang, who fought with Chen Qingyuan earlier, had such aptitude.
In addition, there are Earth - grade, Heaven - grade, and Saint - grade.
It is extremely difficult to form a golden pill foundation of Earth - grade or above. It not only demands strict personal talent but also tests one's character, perseverance, and opportunities.
A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan had a Heaven - grade golden pill foundation and was expected to strive for the Mahayana Realm in the future.
Unfortunately, in the eyes of the girl in red from the Forbidden Area of the Abyss, the Heaven - grade foundation still had some flaws. She directly abolished Chen Qingyuan's cultivation, allowing him to re - cultivate without harming his body's root and without causing his body to age.
The two golden pills condensed by Chen Qingyuan at this moment were still in a strange state, not yet finalized, and it was unknown what level they could finally reach.
When Chen Qingyuan felt that this was his limit, something strange occurred.
The golden Dao bone seemed to be activated, causing Chen Qingyuan's body to tremble slightly several times, and a powerful force swept through his entire body.
Clang—
A faint Dao sound emanated from the bone and kept echoing in Chen Qingyuan's ears.
Suddenly, Chen Qingyuan opened his eyes, and deep within his eyes seemed to be something, the patterns of laws from the end of time.
Buzz!
Subsequently, the golden Dao bone elevated Chen Qingyuan's talent to a higher level, enabling him to break through his own limits.
Several days later, a third golden pill was formed, with a luster flowing on it.
A total of three golden pills were suspended side by side above Chen Qingyuan's back.
"Return!" Chen Qingyuan formed seals with both hands and murmured.
The golden pills all returned into his body and became an inseparable part of it.
Simultaneously, the blurry laws on the golden pills became increasingly clear. Chen Qingyuan was striving to resist the pressure of the golden - pill laws and couldn't allow his Dao Heart to waver in the slightest.
This was the final stage of shaping the quality of the golden pills. If he made a single wrong step, the torment he had endured in the Abyss for a hundred years would be in vain.
Back then, the girl in red first guided Chen Qingyuan to learn numerous Daoist spells and divine arts and taught him the true Golden Elixir Path.
After Chen Qingyuan understood these, the girl in red erased his cultivation but did not harm the root of his body and did not allow his body to age.
"If you don't meet my requirements, I will cripple you again," the girl in red once said.
Whenever Chen Qingyuan recalled these events, he felt as if countless ants were crawling on his body, which was extremely uncomfortable. To be crippled again just thinking about it was painful.
At that time, Chen Qingyuan asked the girl in red, "Why must I form a perfect golden - pill foundation?"
Regarding the answer to this question, the girl in red did not give a direct reply. Instead, she looked into the distance, her eyes full of stories, and said, "You will understand later."
Alright.
Chen Qingyuan stopped asking and could only let things take their course.
Countless pressures bore down on Chen Qingyuan, making him feel suffocated. Many parts of his body had blood marks, with skin split open and blood flowing out, staining his clothes red.
Forming three golden pills was a bit more than Chen Qingyuan could bear.
If he could endure it, everything would be fine!
Chen Qingyuan gritted his teeth and persevered, absorbing the pure spiritual energy in the void and executing the basic incantation of the Golden Elixir Path.
This incantation was taught to him by the girl in red, and it took Chen Qingyuan a full year to learn it.
In his memory, during the hundred years of life in the Abyss, he spent the first ninety years cultivating strenuously. After his cultivation was abolished, he spent another ten years cultivating his body and mind, making what he had learned in the past become an instinct of his body.
In short, cultivation in the Abyss was too cruel. If he could choose, he would never want to go there again in this lifetime.
"Buzz... buzz... buzz..."
The three golden pills within his body kept trembling and emitting Dao sounds.
The physical pain, the tearing feeling of the soul, and various sensations mixed together, causing Chen Qingyuan to break out in large beads of sweat. He clenched his teeth and held on.
The higher Chen Qingyuan's innate talent and mental strength, the better the quality of the golden pills.
The quality of the three golden pills was breaking through the shackles, rising from lower - grade to middle - grade and quickly advancing to upper - grade.
If Chen Qingyuan wanted all the golden pills to leap to Earth - grade, he still needed to endure slowly and not slack off at all. If his spirit relaxed for a moment, all his previous efforts would be wasted.
In this way, Chen Qingyuan toughed it out for three months, elevating the quality of the golden pills to Earth - grade. For this, Chen Qingyuan gritted two teeth to pieces. He was numb to physical pain, as if he had lost all sensation.
"Can't hold on anymore?"
Chen Qingyuan's consciousness was somewhat blurred, but he still didn't relax.
Previously, Chen Qingyuan had only one golden pill and reached the Heaven - grade level with his own strength. Now, with three golden pills, the difficulty factor had increased countless times.
At least among the ancient books recorded today, there had never been a prodigy with three golden pills. Moreover, they were of extremely high quality.
"No, I don't want to be with that woman again. It's too painful."
Chen Qingyuan seemed to hear countless voices urging him to give up in his ears. In an instant, he suddenly thought of the girl in red, and his mind became a bit clearer, allowing him to persevere again.
Don't look at the girl in red's enchanting figure and captivating beauty. Her ruthlessness still made Chen Qingyuan shudder to this day.
At that time, the girl in red gave him two choices: whether to become a Taoist couple with her.
Regarding this, Chen Qingyuan decisively chose the second option. Only someone with a muddled brain would become a Taoist couple with the girl in red.
"I want to see if forcing myself to endure will cost me my life."
If he couldn't hold on, Chen Qingyuan would surely be captured back to the Abyss by the girl in red and endure another round of torture. Instead of going through it again, it was better to risk his life this time and hold out until the end.
If news of the three Earth - grade golden pills spread, it would surely shock the world.
However, Chen Qingyuan was still not satisfied.
According to the girl in red, anything less than Saint - grade is trash.
Chen Qingyuan could only have a chance if he pushed forward. Even if it meant risking his life, he had to attempt to reach the level of Saint - grade golden pills.
As for whether he could succeed, it all depended on his own fortune.