Fortunately, the elixir found on the young master of the Iron Armor Gate was of decent quality. Terra Su's injuries were healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The True Qi in his Dantian was also gradually replenishing under the effect of the elixir.
Terra Su meditated for an entire night, and his injuries were almost fully healed. Early in the morning, he found a small stream to wash his face, changed into clean clothes, and continued on his journey.
Following the direction in his memory, he ventured deeper into the mountains, getting closer and closer to the location marked on the map.
After another day and a half, Terra Su finally arrived at the marked location on the map.
The place was at the foot of a cliff. Looking up, he could see the opposite cliff face. The cliff was covered with moss and vines, appearing dark and unremarkable in the shadow.
However, Terra Su was certain that there was something here because the source of the map he obtained in his previous life was very reliable; the map couldn't be fake.
He carefully examined the cliff and suddenly discovered a very inconspicuous cave entrance.
The entrance was in a corner of the cliff, covered by many vines and moss, making it look like just a dark patch. If Terra Su hadn't been meticulously searching, he would have missed it.
"It should be there," Terra Su's eyes gleamed with a hint of joy.
The cave was not low, about thirty meters above the ground, but this was no challenge for Terra Su now.
He climbed the vines like a nimble monkey, quickly moving up the cliff. When he was just over three meters away from the entrance, Terra Su leaped and easily jumped into the cave.
Inside the entrance was a winding downward tunnel.
The tunnel was very dark and damp, with moss growing on the ground, making it extremely slippery. A single misstep could send someone sliding to the bottom.
Terra Su advanced cautiously while observing his surroundings. After a while, he finally reached the bottom of the tunnel.
The bottom was a vast and empty cavern.
In the faint light, the cavern appeared empty, with nothing inside.
Terra Su walked around the cavern, feeling every inch of the walls. Finally, he discovered a small mechanism on one of the walls.
Without hesitation, Terra Su activated the mechanism, and soon, he heard the rumbling sound of a stone door opening.
Terra Su was a bit surprised to find a hidden stone door in the wall.
As the stone door opened, it revealed a small stone chamber inside.
The stone chamber was small, about the size of an ordinary room. In the center was a stone platform, and on the platform lay a faintly glowing object.
As soon as Terra Su's eyes fell on the object, he gasped, as if struck by lightning, and stood there in shock for a long moment.
He rushed forward and picked up the object from the stone platform, examining it closely with incredulous eyes, muttering, "The Primal Five Elements Lotus! It's actually the Primal Five Elements Lotus!"
Upon closer inspection, the object looked like a lotus but wasn't quite a lotus. It had the shape of a lotus, but its petals were as crystalline as jade, as if made from the finest jade. The entire "lotus" emitted a glow of five colors: gold, green, blue, red, and yellow.
This object might be unrecognizable in Clear River City or even the entire Cloud Abyss Empire, but Terra Su, who was the Alchemy Emperor in his previous life, knew it very well.
In the Alchemy Domain, it was known as the Primal Five Elements Lotus!
The Primal Five Elements Lotus couldn't be simply described as a rare treasure. Ordinary rare treasures merely contained a large amount of Spiritual Qi, which could rapidly enhance a martial practitioner's cultivation level upon consumption.
The Primal Five Elements Lotus, however, was a divine object of the world, capable of transforming a martial practitioner's body, akin to defying fate!
This was no exaggeration. In his previous life, Terra Su had witnessed Martial Emperors fighting tooth and nail to secure a Primal Five Elements Lotus for their juniors.
What surprised Terra Su the most was that the Primal Five Elements Lotus appeared in this place!
Given his understanding of the Cloud Abyss Empire, the Spiritual Qi here shouldn't be able to nurture such a divine object.
Could it be that the Cloud Abyss Empire harbored some unknown secret?
Shaking his head, Terra Su stopped pondering and focused on the Primal Five Elements Lotus in his hand, muttering, "It seems that the martial practitioner in my previous life must have accidentally fallen into this cave and inadvertently activated the mechanism, discovering this Primal Five Elements Lotus."
This explained why that martial practitioner's strength had suddenly surged, allowing him to rise to prominence and become a powerful figure.
The Primal Five Elements Lotus indeed had such miraculous effects on martial practitioners, capable of turning mediocrity into genius and elevating geniuses to even greater heights.
At this moment, Terra Su's heart was filled with excitement. He never expected that his rebirth would grant him such a great opportunity, obtaining the Primal Five Elements Lotus!
Without hesitation, Terra Su sat cross-legged, preparing to consume the Primal Five Elements Lotus.
The Primal Five Elements Lotus, being a divine object, wouldn't lose its Spiritual Qi over time like ordinary rare treasures. However, to avoid any unforeseen complications, it was still better to consume it as soon as possible.
Terra Su was currently at the tenth level of the Inducing Qi Realm. After consuming the Primal Five Elements Lotus, the powerful Spiritual Qi contained within could even allow him to break through to the Condensing Origin Realm.
Immediately, Terra Su consumed the Primal Five Elements Lotus and began to circulate the Chaotic Immortal Records to absorb its Spiritual Qi.
The Spiritual Qi within the Primal Five Elements Lotus was extremely violent, transforming into True Qi in Terra Su's Dantian in the shortest time possible, expanding his Dantian to an unprecedented extent.
At this moment, Terra Su's Dantian was filled with True Qi, making him feel like a balloon about to burst. This was naturally an illusion, caused by the excessive accumulation of True Qi in his body.
Just like an overinflated balloon, if not released, it might explode.
"It's about time to break through to the Condensing Origin Realm."
Terra Su knew that once this bursting sensation appeared, it meant he could start breaking through to the Condensing Origin Realm.
Just like compressing the air in an overinflated balloon into a smaller, denser substance, the balloon wouldn't burst.
The Condensing Origin Realm involved compressing the True Qi in the Dantian to the limit, transforming it into a smaller, more powerful True Essence.
This was why martial practitioners in the Inducing Qi Realm couldn't defeat those in the Condensing Origin Realm. True Essence was much more powerful than True Qi. To put it metaphorically, an Inducing Qi Realm practitioner wielded a wooden sword, while a Condensing Origin Realm practitioner wielded a blade that could cut through iron like mud.
The hallmark of entering the Condensing Origin Realm was the condensation of True Qi into True Essence, and the aggregation of True Essence into a True Essence Core!
The True Essence Core was a rapidly rotating core formed from True Essence, akin to the True Qi vortex in the Inducing Qi Realm. Once the True Essence Core was formed, it acted like a high-speed motor, continuously outputting True Essence.
Upon first entering the Condensing Origin Realm and forming the first True Essence Core, one would be at the first level of the Condensing Origin Realm. This process continued until the formation of the tenth True Essence Core, marking the tenth level of the Condensing Origin Realm.
At this moment, Terra Su controlled the True Qi in his Dantian and began to condense it into True Essence!
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