"...

You have taken the first Sheng Yuan Pill (00:35)

Under the combined effects of the pulling force and the elixir, your vital energy begins to undergo a qualitative change (00:37) (Note 3).

..."

To verify his hypothesis, Chen Qian scrolled directly to the bottom of the AFK (away from keyboard) logs and found all the annotations.

The first two annotations are about the formations. As Shen Qian had predicted, these two formations were not of a high level, at least far inferior to the Ten Directions Locking Star Formation personally set up by Duke Yanshan.

What truly made Shen Qian frown was the third annotation.

"Note 3: The pulling force cannot penetrate the broken space-time to reach the 'gate', but the molecular structure of the primordial energy will change under the pulling force from a distance. Combined with a large number of Essence-Boosting Pills, the breakthrough becomes feasible. All that is needed is to grasp the timing of the pills."

After reading it, I suddenly understood and was filled with amazement.

Just as I had just had a flash of inspiration.

So this is the real reason why the system must enter the "door"!

Only in the world behind the "door" can one draw upon the pull without actually setting foot on the mountains and seas.

It's like two magnets.

Even if there are any obstacles in between, if the magnetic force is strong enough, they can still be attracted together from a distance.

After pondering the underlying principles, one can only marvel at the wisdom of the system.

However, this kind of thing can only happen to him; no one else would have the same conditions.

The previous journey to the Dao Sea during the Heaven-Seizing Array had already made Shen Qian realize his uniqueness.

He... is a man who can jump around repeatedly on the main road.

He could enter the "Tao" that others might not be able to reach even after a lifetime of hard work, without any pressure.

Most importantly, you can exit again.

The subsequent AFK (away from keyboard) records are nothing special.

The system, with perfect timing, took the remaining eight Sheng Yuan Pills at each correct juncture.

In the end, all the vital energy in Shen Qian's body was reorganized and sublimated into Yuan Power.

But before sinking, they still paid a small price.

The pulling force could not find its target for a long time, nor could it dissipate in a short period of time. Under the continuous action of the pulling force, the body before sinking was almost turned into a piece of dried meat.

Almost all the water in his body evaporated, and his blood suffered as a result.

The tiny bit of newly generated Yuan energy within the body was completely consumed in the process of resisting the pulling force.

This is why he became extremely weak before sinking, and even remained unconscious for more than a day.

However... none of that matters.

The important thing is that he succeeded.

He accomplished a feat that may be unprecedented in the history of martial arts.

He possessed Yuan Power even before the existence of the Mountains and Seas!

He now possesses a spiritual core, primordial energy, the ability to attain enlightenment at any time, and supernatural powers that are already within his grasp.

Except that his life level is not truly that of a Mountain and Sea warrior, he is almost no different from a Mountain and Sea martial artist.

At least in terms of combat strength, there shouldn't be a significant gap.

etc……

Suddenly, another question came to mind.

Theoretically speaking, when he truly breaks through the mountains and seas, he will once again be subjected to the baptism of the pulling force.

When that time comes, will his Yuan Power be able to undergo another transformation?

Before sinking, I wasn't sure if that was possible, but assuming it really was...

What is the elemental power of the second transformation?

The bright prospects filled Shen Qian with immense joy, and this sense of accomplishment in martial arts brought him unparalleled happiness in that instant.

He was awakened by the sound of fighting.

Shen Qian quickly detached himself from the system interface and saw Tantai Qin fighting with a "person" a dozen meters away.

The man looked distressed. He was wearing bronze armor, but the armor was covered in damage and bloodstains, and the halberd in his hand was only half intact.

He lost an arm and only had half a face. Black mold had grown over the wound, which was clearly not the work of Tantai Qin, but rather it was his original state.

His eyes were empty, but his movements were incredibly agile. He muttered syllables that Shen Qian couldn't understand at all, as if he were repeating something.

Although he was dead, he did not have any deathly aura, which was completely different from the Otherworldly beings that Shen Qian had seen. In fact, he also had an indescribable ethereal quality and a certain noble air about him.

But he doesn't look like a living person either... No living person would look like this.

He observed for a while before sinking in, then frowned.

This bronze-armored warrior, who appeared out of nowhere, was about the seventh level of a high-level martial artist, but he was extremely difficult to deal with, and seemed to be neither afraid of death nor pain.

The material of his armor was unknown; when Tantai Qin stabbed it with her longsword, it would only produce sparks, but it was difficult to actually penetrate it.

Even with Tantai Qin's strength at the half-step Mountain and Sea realm, he couldn't defeat his opponent in a short time.

Shen Qian wanted to go up and help, but he was powerless to do so.

He didn't know if it was because of the special nature of what was behind the "door," but he could feel his strength recovering, though at an extremely slow pace.

If the normal recovery rate in the external environment is 1, then here it might only be 0.01 or even 0.001.

Before checking the AFK logs, Chen Qian had already taken a few pills to restore his energy, but the effect was minimal.

Without the support of Yuan energy, relying purely on physical strength, Shen Qian was not much stronger than an ordinary high-level martial artist. Going up there would only cause trouble for Tantai Qin.

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