That tattered broom was actually more effective than a high-end mop, and Gu Yu suspected that the old man was cleaning up the bloodstains and traces he had left behind.

Seeing Gu Yu stuck at step 8999 for several days, the old man frowned. The next second, he actually slapped Gu Yu's butt with a broom. Gu Yu immediately felt a huge force coming from him, and his body fell directly to step 9000.

Before he could even curse the old man, his blood boiled instantly. A terrifying force made it hard for him to breathe. His body trembled uncontrollably, his blood vessels were rupturing, and the divine and demonic power within his bone marrow was surging violently. He felt like he was about to explode.

Gu Yu groaned continuously, clearly in great pain. This startled the old man sweeping the floor. "Gods and demons are not so fragile. How could they be wiped out by a mere Ascension Stage cultivator?" the old man muttered.

At this moment, Gu Yu had become a blood-soaked figure, his mind was foggy, and he was gradually losing consciousness.

In the instant he lost consciousness, a phantom slowly appeared behind Gu Yu. The phantom was surrounded by gray mist, and its eyes opened instantly, emanating a terrifying aura. At the same time, the divine and demonic power in Gu Yu's marrow surged out and surrounded his entire body. He instantly stood up and walked towards the higher steps.

Seeing this, the old man sweeping the floor smiled.

"Master, everything is going according to your plan. Once he fully awakens, he will definitely be able to change everything," the old sweeper murmured to himself.

At this moment, Gu Yu was like a machine, quickly stepping over one step after another. Gray divine and demonic power surrounded his entire body, and the bloodline baptism of the steps had no effect on Gu Yu's movements.

Gu Yu quickly reached the 9999th step. Without stopping, he took a step forward, and as he reached the next step, the entire platform trembled. Waves of ripples swept towards Gu Yu, and the gray mist around his phantom condensed towards it, making the previously blurry phantom much clearer.

At this moment, the divine and demonic power surrounding Gu Yu surged and roared.

A gray beam of energy shot out from Gu Yu's body, soaring straight into the sky. If it weren't for the powerful restrictions of the Dragon Palace Tower, the gray beam of energy would probably have shot even higher and farther, causing even greater vibrations.

At this moment, Gu Yu was completely enveloped in gray light, and the injuries he had suffered from climbing the Heavenly Stairs were instantly healed.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and a ripple of energy emanated from his body. One of his pupils was black, and the other was white. The next second, both pupils turned gray. The phantom behind him vanished instantly, and the divine and demonic power around him returned to his body as the phantom disappeared. Unlike before, Gu Yu now not only had divine and demonic power in his bone marrow, but also in his blood.

"Second awakening of gods and demons." Gu Yu's eyes gradually returned to their normal color, and his consciousness returned in an instant. Feeling his body, a look of joy appeared on his face.

Contribution:

Talent: 108

Combat strength: N

Triple boost: (Contribution points once, lasting three minutes)

Source Qi: (1 wisp for every 10 contribution points)

Source space: 10 cubic meters (1 cubic meter for every 1000 contribution points)

Source Soldier: (One contributor, maximum 10)

Feeling his current combat power, Gu Yu was stunned. He had surpassed the Spine Realm and reached N. This was not because his cultivation had broken through, as his cultivation had not yet reached the Spine Realm. However, his physical combat power had reached N, which was the power of a dragon. With his divine and demonic bloodline awakened for the second time, his pure physical strength was comparable to that of a young true dragon.

At this moment, Gu Yu, without using source energy, could fight against a Cone Realm expert using only his physical strength.

"After the second awakening, he can control the divine and demonic primordial spirit?" Thinking of this, Gu Yu immediately sat down cross-legged and began to try to control the divine and demonic primordial spirit.

Suddenly, a divine and demonic spirit appeared behind him. It was the same phantom from before, very blurry. Apart from a pair of eyes, everything else was indistinct.

"Great, I can control it." Gu Yu was overjoyed when he sensed the divine and demonic primordial spirit appearing behind him. His essence, energy, and spirit had long been able to unite, but he had never been able to condense his primordial spirit. He immediately focused his essence, energy, and spirit towards the divine and demonic primordial spirit.

In an instant, his essence, energy, and spirit merged into the Divine Demon Primordial Spirit. He suddenly had a feeling that the world was pitifully small in his eyes, and he felt like the master of this world. He could destroy it at will. This was the feeling he had been pursuing all along. He could shake the heavens and the earth, move the universe, reverse the creation, and control life and death. However, Gu Yu knew very well that this was just a feeling. He did not have such cultivation now. It was just an illusion brought to him by the Divine Demon Primordial Spirit.

However, the original divine and demonic primordial spirit had no emotions, and its deep, dark, and terrifying eyes seemed to have gained a touch of brilliance as Gu Yu's essence and spirit merged into them.

At this moment, Gu Yu couldn't care less about anything else; he extracted one cluster of life essence after another.

He began to absorb the essence of life to condense the source cone, and suddenly a vertebra slowly took shape in front of the phantom of gods and demons behind him.

As it continuously absorbed the essence of life, the source cone became increasingly solid.

Rumble...

After exhausting all the life essence in the source space, the source cone finally solidified and shone with a dazzling white light. Gu Yu's eyes opened instantly, and a powerful force swept out.

Gu Yu has finally reached the Vertebra Realm. In less than four months since his rebirth, he has gone from having full blood apertures to reaching the Vertebra Realm. This is probably the fastest cultivation in human history.

Crucially, he also possesses divine and demonic power. During his first awakening, this power was not under his control; instead, it controlled him. Now, with his second awakening, he should be able to control it to some extent.

But when he turned around and saw the Divine Demon Primordial Spirit and the Source Cone, he was stunned.

When a cultivator reaches the Vertebra Realm, they have truly surpassed the limits of the human body. The limit for ordinary people is one image, hence the saying "breaking the limit." However, some people far exceed ordinary people, and their limits are much higher. For example, Xu Ling'er and Gu Yu can reach five or even nine images before entering the Vertebra Realm. However, even if they are stronger than normal people, there is still a limit, which is 10 images, which is one Vertebra.

Just like Gu Yu before, when he couldn't condense the cone, he couldn't break through to the 10th image no matter what he did, and could only stay at the Nth level. That's because this is a limit for all humans, a boundary that no one can break or withstand. Of course, Gu Yu's awakening of the divine and demonic bloodline is a special case, because gods and demons do not belong to the category of humans.

Therefore, those who created the cultivation system found another method: to condense the primordial spirit and continue cultivation based on the primordial spirit.

Therefore, to condense the Source Cone, one must first condense the Primordial Spirit. The Source Cone is condensed on the Primordial Spirit, generally corresponding to the spine of the Primordial Spirit, from top to bottom. However, the number is different. The human spine has 32 vertebrae, but the cultivation of the Source Cone only has 13 vertebrae. However, no one or any species has ever been able to cultivate to 13 vertebrae. Even the Ancestral Realm only has 12 vertebrae.

Therefore, the primordial spirit and the source cone are actually one, but at this moment, Gu Yu's primordial spirit and the source cone are actually separate, and the two seem to have no relation to each other, which makes Gu Yu very puzzled.

Although he had one foot in the divine realm in his previous life, he had always cultivated step by step without any abnormalities. The current situation was truly overwhelming and difficult for him to understand.

"Long Yuan, have you ever seen this before?" Gu Yu asked Long Yuan, completely bewildered.

“I don’t know either.” Long Yuan shook his head.

"How interesting!" At this moment, the old man sweeping the floor was right behind Gu Yu. He looked at Gu Yu's primordial spirit and source cone with a look of surprise! He even shook his head from time to time, as if he knew something.

Gu Yu dared not ask, however, because the old man's mouth was too sharp. He couldn't bear being scolded so harshly!

"The divine and demonic primordial spirits are born naturally and are extremely powerful. You also possess the bloodline of a divine and demon. Divine and demonic beings do not need to condense a cone; they only need to awaken their bloodline to become powerful. However, you insist on condensing a cone, which prevents your source cone from fusing with the divine and demonic primordial spirit, resulting in your current situation. There's nothing seriously wrong with it. Although they are not one, they are interconnected and both belong to you. You just need to continue cultivating," the old sweeper said.

"Huh!" Gu Yu was stunned. He seemed to have both understood and not understand the old man's explanation. It was that gods and demons did not need the Refining Cone, nor did they need the Source Cone, so they could not fuse.

"After all these years, you are only the second person to ascend the steps. Out of respect for your divine and demonic bloodline, I'll give you a word of advice: it's best not to enter the Dragon Palace Tower now," the old sweeper suddenly warned.

"Why?" Gu Yu asked, puzzled.

"Hehe..." The old man sweeping the floor chuckled, his previous sarcastic tone completely gone. "There's an old guy in here. If you go in, you'll never come out again."

"Huh?" Gu Yu still didn't understand why he couldn't come out after going in.

"You will know when it's your turn." The next second, the old man sweeping the floor suddenly pointed a finger at Gu Yu's brow. Gu Yu immediately felt his body stiffen, and the next second, his figure disappeared.

The old man sweeping the floor looked at the vanished Gu Yu, then glanced at the top of the Dragon Palace Tower. "The stalemate of thousands of years is not yet over. You are too weak. If he knew about you, you would definitely not survive."

At the top of the Dragon Palace Tower, an old man with white hair and beard, exuding an air of otherworldly wisdom, suddenly changed his expression.

"Disappeared? Why didn't he come in? Why?" The old man's expression was somewhat distorted, but he couldn't leave the Dragon Palace Tower.

At this moment, within the Dragon Division, Jiang Tianchen, who had been crippled, was now surrounded by flowing light. Behind him was a primordial spirit, and on that primordial spirit were two source cones. Clearly, he was already a powerful expert with two cones.

"The Tongtian Pill is indeed powerful." Jiang Tianchen opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming. The Tongtian Pill from his family not only restored his crippled cultivation to its original state, but also allowed him to break through to the Spine Realm.

"Gu Yu, I will kill you." Jiang Tianchen stood up instantly and walked out of the room. He did not hide his aura at all. The pressure made the people around him frown and look horrified.

"Wasn't he crippled?" someone murmured. "How can he have such a strong aura?"

"That's a primordial spirit? He's already entered the spinal realm! We need to run!"

The next second, Jiang Tianchen moved and instantly knocked the people around him to the ground. Then, a layer of red mist suddenly appeared around him, and the people convulsed instantly. The next second, they turned into dried corpses, and Jiang Tianchen's aura became even stronger.

As he watched the people around him die, a hint of madness and a touch of pleasure flickered in his eyes.

No one knows what he went through after being crippled by Gu Yu. No one understands the feeling of falling from heaven to hell.

Before he was crippled, he was the center of attention, and these people fawned over him like lapdogs. But after he was crippled, they began to ridicule and humiliate him relentlessly. So he wanted to kill them—no, he wanted to kill everyone who had humiliated him during this time.

He moved swiftly, heading towards the apartment where Gu Yu was. Gu Yu was his number one enemy; if it weren't for Gu Yu, he wouldn't have been treated this way.

At this moment, Gu Yu realized that he had left the Dragon Palace Tower and appeared outside. He frowned. Although he didn't know if the old sweeper's words were true or false, he couldn't go in for the time being, since a pass was required.

However, upon closer reflection, he realized that his cultivation problems had been resolved. He was now at the Convex Realm and no longer needed to consult the wise man in the Dragon Palace Tower about how to break through.

Contribution:

Talent: 108

Combat strength: 20 elephants

Triple boost: (Contribution points once, lasting three minutes)

Source Qi: (1 wisp for every 10 contribution points)

Source space: 10 cubic meters (1 cubic meter for every 1000 contribution points)

Source Soldier: (One contributor, maximum 10)

Looking at the data template, Gu Yu was very satisfied. Although he had just entered the Cone Realm, his strength was comparable to that of two Cones, and his combat power was as high as 20 Elephants. Although the current triple amplification was ridiculously expensive, if he used the triple amplification, Gu Yu could fight against three Cones, and he was even confident that he could kill his opponent.

Most importantly, Gu Yu can now use the power of gods and demons for short periods of time. Of course, he will still be controlled by the power of gods and demons after a long time. As for how long and how strong he can use the power of gods and demons to his limit, he will have to try it to find out.

Jiang Tianchen had already arrived at the apartment building where Gu Yu was located. He made no attempt to conceal his imposing aura and shouted loudly towards the apartment building.

"Gu Yu, get the hell out here!" This shout and Jiang Tianchen's imposing manner immediately startled everyone in the surrounding apartment and dormitory buildings.

"Brothers, someone's causing trouble!" Qian Duoduo was discussing something with a group of people in a room when he suddenly heard this shout. He was startled and then said angrily.

"Let's get him! How dare he cause trouble in my war zone!" A young man stood up, exuding an imposing aura. He was actually an eleventh-grade Grandmaster.

In the past month, thanks to Qian Duoduo's efforts, the War Department has developed rapidly. In particular, the fact that the War Department provides three primary source stones for its members to cultivate each month has attracted a lot of people to join. Some people who had already joined other gangs even left their gangs to join the War Department.

The most impressive thing is that some gangs disbanded entirely and joined the War Department. Why did they establish gangs? Of course, it was to protect cultivation resources. By joining the War Department, they could not only protect the resources they deserved, but also gain access to even more resources. Why wouldn't they do it?

Although the War Department is not the most powerful gang in the Dragon Department at this moment, it certainly has the largest number of members. With resources and benefits, it is something that everyone dreams of.

The War Department's actions also aroused the resentment of several other gangs. Wasn't this blatant kidnapping?

Although many gangs had objections to this matter, they did not actively seek trouble because of Gu Yu's power in crippling Jiang Tianchen and killing the head of the teaching affairs hall a month ago.

The members of the War Department stormed out of their dormitory apartment, and some onlookers also came out. The War Department's recent actions had affected the interests of many people, and there were many who disapproved. Therefore, they hoped that someone could put the War Department's arrogance to a stop.

When everyone arrived and saw that the person was Jiang Tianchen, they were all stunned. Everyone knew that Jiang Tianchen had been crippled by Gu Yu. But this guy suddenly appeared now, and the aura he exuded was so powerful. He had actually recovered his cultivation and even made a breakthrough.

"This... how is this possible?" When Qian Duoduo saw that the person who came was Jiang Tianchen, his squinty eyes, squeezed by his fat, widened. When he came out, he had guessed that the person who came was Jiang Tianchen.

"How can someone whose cultivation has been destroyed possibly recover?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps the Jiang family used some precious rare and precious herbs on him!" someone explained.

"The Jiang family is quite generous, giving him the Tongtian Pill." A young man in the crowd murmured as he looked at Jiang Tianchen, whose aura had become incredibly powerful.

"Does the Jiang family possess the Heaven-Reaching Pill?" A tall woman wearing a veil frowned and asked.

“The Jiang family does indeed have one,” the young man replied. “This is also why my Lu family has always been suppressed by the Jiang family. The Jiang family patriarch possesses the Tongtian Pill and is very likely to enter the Emperor Realm. Even if he becomes a Quasi-Emperor, my Lu family cannot compete with him and can only show weakness and avoid his sharp edge.”

"Such an important thing, how could the Jiang family patriarch give it to Jiang Tianchen?" The woman couldn't understand. A genius is nothing if he doesn't grow up. The Emperor Realm is a realm that many families pursue. As long as a family has an Emperor Realm member, they can stand above other families. The Emperor Realm is the true powerhouse nowadays.

"I don't know, I can't figure it out. Maybe it's to compete for a spot in the Kunlun Origin Sect! After all, you and I both know why we're fighting for that spot, right?" The man looked at the woman, whose beauty could not be hidden even though she was wearing a veil.