Chapter 493: The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current. If you dare to take that step,

 I will push you forward."Keep going, keep going!"On the battlefield, Li An's voice had been blasted to pieces, yet he continued to shout, his shattered eyes gleaming with a frightening coldness!Ji Lie gasped for air, taking deep breaths.He was now fuming, and staring at the man before him, his body rotten beyond recognition, his scalp tingling.He had already exploded to the tenth level.If the heat continued to rise, his own body would also be in trouble.So he hesitated for a moment.Why risk his life in a competition with no prizes?Others were fighting for five hundred yuan, and they were better than him.He couldn't possibly win, and he wouldn't get a penny.Should he keep heating up?In just a dozen seconds,Li An's skin and flesh had grown back a little.He felt the pain and the changes in his body. Over the past year and a half, he'd consumed countless monster blood essences.Many Divine Realm cultivators probably haven't performed blood fusions half as often as he has.Even across the entire Xiu Sheng Temple, no one has gone as far as he has in this matter.No other contestant possesses Li An's financial resources.With his inherent strength, he's fully vested in all the rewards, and a wealthy woman providing funding, Li An has now single-handedly bought out all the powerful blood essences related to self-healing from the first to the fifth floors of the Xiu Sheng Temple.The only blood essences he'd consider now must be Divine Realm!Blood essences below Divine Realm would offer him negligible benefits.This is the fundamental reason for his immensely powerful physique.Poor in literature, but rich in martial arts.A body built on money!But recently, Li An had also sensed something was amiss with his body.He couldn't pinpoint what it was.He asked Liu Dahu what was wrong. "Nonsense, you've taken too many drugs.""Everything should be done in moderation.""In human history, there's never been anyone like you. In less than a year and a half, you've fused your bloodline hundreds of times.""There will always be some side effects.""But our race's technology in the field of bloodline fusion is unparalleled. Don't worry, it's nothing serious. It'll be fine after a while.""Of course, there's another way to solve the problem quickly.""Forced digestion.""Go into battle, and through battles that will cause your body to collapse, eliminate the trace impurities remaining in those hundreds of blood essences." ""Perhaps, you can even drive those impurities into your body, achieving a fuller improvement. There are examples of this happening."Finally, Liu Dahu sighed, "Suzaku has laid a fantastic foundation for you.""Only she, a high-level god, could have fed you her own essence and blood when you were still a tiny being.""It's quite a bit.""This foundation is like a demon-suppressing tower. The essence and blood that enter your body later might sound impressive, but they're nothing compared to you, Suzaku.""If you sense a problem with your body, it means there's demonic energy in the Demon-Suppressing Tower.""Get it?"Today.Li An completely abandoned attacking not only to reverse his mind-body training, but also to fully complete the first stage of his physical transformation.Physical transformation is also known as physical sanctification.Yu Jingnian's endurance at the time was due to his innate holy body.Even without cultivating his physical body, his strength remained incredibly high, almost on par with Li An's.Li An also wanted to follow that path. The method for transforming the physical body into the Dao is very simple.Our ancestors left us a single word: refine!Whether it's fire refinement or any other kind of refinement, refine it. Use every method you know to refine your physical body.There are no shortcuts, and no special techniques are required. Just practice the normal physical cultivation method: increase your strength tenfold, and when you reach a bottleneck, repeat the process hundreds of times.Refine over and over again.When you reach a certain level, the transformation into the Dao will come naturally.At this moment.Bathed in the roaring sound, feeling the flying flesh and blood, Li An finally realized that this was what physical refinement was.Had Li An ever refined his body before?No, because he was either absorbing essence and blood, or on the way to absorbing it.Lying in a pool of blood, a scientist pressed an incomprehensible button.Sleep in it.Waking up, the pool was dry, and his body had grown stronger. From beginning to end, he felt no pain, nor did he feel any sense of refinement. This isn't called physical training at all; it's just throwing money around and taking shortcuts.For martial artists, the word "refining" is extremely important.In layman's terms, it means practice.But after reaching a certain level, refining becomes necessary.Refining weapons, refining elixirs.Taking some unformed material and throwing it into a certain space to refine it until it takes shape.Now, Li An is just a piece of unformed material.He looks at his body, incredibly strong.But ultimately, it's still just material.At this moment, Li An finally feels the sense of refining.Through constant destruction and reconstruction, Li An feels his body becoming increasingly solid and heavy.Before joining the battle today, he tested his physical strength and found it had reached 387 points.Luo Chitian said that to barely withstand the Blue Sky Poison and achieve the Three Realms Integration, one must reach 450 points.Now.Li An is still far from that score, and even if he breaks through the Eighth Realm, he probably won't be able to reach it.It's too difficult. In the past, each portion of blood essence he consumed would increase his strength by six, even seven points.Now, the blood essence he consumed was much greater than before, but even consuming divine-level essence only increased his strength by about three points.Each additional point was like rowing against the current, becoming increasingly difficult.Until today.Li An could clearly feel his physical strength growing stronger.It had reached at least 389.He was extremely sensitive, as every five points represented a level, but he still hadn't felt the need to break through.He hadn't absorbed any blood essence.Just by letting this guy explode a dozen times, he had actually increased his strength.It seemed that there was a considerable amount of demonic energy in the Demon Suppression Tower, and now, all of it had been consumed by the Demon Suppression Lord, Suzaku.So, he had become stronger.He hadn't made the mistake of following the right path!He looked up, silently observing Ji Lie before him.Everyone was nervous.The geniuses below watched Ji Lie, eager for him to heat up again, bombard Li An, and exhaust his strength.But Ji Lie was a little hesitant. If I rise any higher, I'll be in trouble too!But the longer he hesitated, the more Li An recovered.Until now, Li An had only partially recovered, and it seemed as if all Ji Lie's previous attacks had been wasted.Suddenly, Li An spoke calmly: "I hope everyone present here understands one thing.""Cultivating the Dao is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you retreat.""Chu Yunluo bravely took that step, and the bottleneck that held him back has been removed.""Of course, not everyone who takes that step can break through their own bottleneck. It all depends on whether they've accumulated enough experience. Only when they have enough can they achieve something.""What about you?"Li An, his hands tucked into his Fiery Combat Pants, stared intently at Ji Lie, unhurried.Ji Lie gritted his teeth.His aura was completely suppressed!But suddenly, as if something had dawned on him, he let out a long sigh, his expression becoming resolute. "We all understand what you're saying.""It's rare to meet an opponent like you.""Opportunities are rare."Ji Lie clenched his fists fiercely, his body suddenly flushing red and hot, steam rising fiercely."Everyone just saw you personally help Chu Yunluo condense the Dao Fruit.""Why?"Li An shook his head. "Don't let small acts of kindness go unnoticed.""It's just a simple thing, why not do it?""No!" Ji Lie said gravely. "I mean..."Forget it.He had wanted to ask Li An if he were ever in a life-or-death situation, would Li An give him a hand?But asking that would be a clownish question.We're enemies!But who is Li An?Few people can hide their thoughts in his slow-motion vision.He knew what Ji Lie was thinking.He chuckled and said, "Yes.""Why?" Ji Lie's eyelids twitched slightly.Isn't Li An's arrogance a little too much?On the other side, Li An said with a relaxed expression, "Because it doesn't matter.""Even if everyone here today possessed Dao Fruits.""They wouldn't pose any threat to me."These domineering words, coupled with Li An's nonchalant demeanor, stunned everyone present for a moment, unsure whether to be angry or not.Ji Lie, caught in the middle of the situation, was even more acutely aware of the charisma of the man before him.It gave him a feeling.The so-called geniuses he had encountered since childhood, including himself, had a relationship with Li An that was like the stars and the bright moon.To be able to fight such an opponent for free was a blessing.To receive his guidance was even more of an honor.So what was there to hesitate about?Ji Lie gritted his teeth and said, "Blood Explosion!"