"Young Master Xu, thank you for what happened just now! If it weren't for you, I..."
Ning Youci's face flushed slightly as she thanked Xu Chuan. However, she trailed off at the end of her sentence.
But the meaning she wanted to convey.
Both of them knew it clearly.
"You're welcome. We are friends, and it's normal for friends to help each other," Xu Chuan said with a gentle smile.
Ning Youci nodded repeatedly, agreeing with him.
She didn't dwell on the matter any further.
However, this incident had planted a seed in her heart.
She had never been so close to a man before; Xu Chuan was the first.
But she didn't reject it. It was clear that Xu Chuan had already gained her considerable favor.
"Since Miss Ning has fully fused with the Taiyin Origin, what will you do next?" Xu Chuan asked.
"My purpose for this trip has been achieved, and I have no further requests."
"As for you, Young Master Xu, I see you possess profound Great Sun Yuan Force. You might consider trying to refine this cluster of Solar Origin."
"I believe it will be of great use to you, Young Master Xu!" Ning Youci said, composing her thoughts.
"That's exactly what I intended!" Xu Chuan nodded.
He was determined to obtain this cluster of Solar Origin. Even if Ning Youci hadn't mentioned it, he was already prepared to refine it.
The fluctuations of the Great Sun Sutra within his body were almost uncontrollable.
It was evident that it also desperately desired this Solar Origin.
"If that's the case, Young Master Xu, please begin quickly!"
"This time, let me guard you, as repayment for your help before," Ning Youci said.
"Alright!" Xu Chuan didn't refuse, agreeing to her proposal.
He could tell that Ning Youci was also someone who didn't like to owe favors. In this aspect, they were quite similar.
Stepping forward to the cluster of Solar Origin, Xu Chuan's face showed anticipation.
The opportunity was right before him; now it was up to him.
"Hoo!"
Taking a deep breath, he circulated the Great Sun Sutra within his body and transformed into a golden light, plunging into the cluster of Solar Origin.
A majestic figure appeared within the Solar Origin, observed by Ning Youci.
This was a sign that Xu Chuan had begun to refine the Solar Origin.
Inside the Solar Origin, Xu Chuan was not having an easy time.
Although the Great Sun Yuan Force cultivated by the Great Sun Sutra originated from the same source as the Solar Origin, his cultivation was too low.
Furthermore, the Origin Power contained within the Solar Origin was immensely powerful, and he didn't have the Taiyin bloodline like Ning Youci that needed to be awakened.
Therefore, all the Origin Power was being directed towards every part of his body.
The Origin Power entering his body felt like an upheaval of mountains and seas, a cataclysmic event, assaulting his physique.
Countless Origin Powers accumulated within him, unable to find an outlet.
The Great Sun Sutra continuously refined and suppressed it, but it was like trying to quench a bonfire with a single drop of water.
"Ahhh!"
Even with his tenacious will, Xu Chuan cried out in agony.
Yet, even so, Xu Chuan did not give up.
He continued to absorb the Origin Power into his body.
"Young Master Xu..."
On the ground, Ning Youci heard Xu Chuan's screams and couldn't help but cover her face and exclaim, worried for him.
She even wanted to urge him to give up.
But the words died on her lips. To advise him to stop now would be no different from snatching away his opportunity and obstructing his path.
It would likely lead to them becoming enemies in the end.
Therefore, she could only pray for Xu Chuan in her heart.
Fortunately, the agonizing torment didn't last long.
Quantitative changes led to qualitative transformation.
As the Origin Power was continuously refined and compressed.
New Great Sun Yuan Force began to reshape Xu Chuan's body.
The speed at which the Great Sun Sutra refined the Origin Power greatly increased.
This was a virtuous cycle.
"Following this trend, the transformation of my physique is not far off!" Xu Chuan, within the Solar Origin, felt his spirits soar and his confidence surge!
He accelerated the absorption of the Origin.
More and more Solar Origin was refined.
Many of Xu Chuan's bones turned golden, emitting a divine radiance.
Xu Chuan was certain that once his bones and meridians completely turned golden, his physique would transform into the Solar Sacred Body.
"Crack!"
One day later.
The Solar Origin was completely absorbed by Xu Chuan. A terrifying cracking sound echoed.
Under Ning Youci's astonished gaze, cracks began to appear all over Xu Chuan's body.
His body was shattering.
But strangely, not a single drop of blood flowed from his fractured body.
Instead, a terrifying solar true flame erupted from an unknown source, enveloping Xu Chuan's shattered form.
He transformed into a giant cocoon of flame.
Another day passed.
At this point.
The giant flame cocoon slowly extinguished, revealing Xu Chuan within.
Xu Chuan now looked like a completely different person.
The previous Xu Chuan was already considered handsome, but now, on top of that, he had become even more exquisite!
The only regret was that all of Xu Chuan's hair had been burned off.
He was now a bald, eyebrowless, boiled egg!
"Pfft... Hahaha!"
Seeing Xu Chuan's appearance, even Ning Youci couldn't help but burst into laughter.
This left Xu Chuan somewhat bewildered. He casually conjured a water mirror and looked at his reflection.
Instantly, his face darkened.
A lifetime of reputation, ruined by a boiled egg!
Xu Chuan hurriedly circulated his Yuan Force, stimulating the growth of hair and eyebrows, and soon regained his former state of having hair on his head.
Ning Youci also stopped laughing.
She could see that Xu Chuan had successfully refined the Solar Origin.
At this moment, Xu Chuan began to feel his brand new body.
"Is this the Solar Sacred Body!?"
Xu Chuan clenched his fists, sensing the profound changes in his body.
This body was powerful and filled with energy.
Every movement was accompanied by boundless might.
And it wasn't over yet.
After completely absorbing this Solar Origin, Xu Chuan's cultivation realm, like Ning Youci's before, began to skyrocket.
Mortal Transformation Realm Fourth Level... Fifth Level... Sixth Level.
Boom!
When he broke through to the Seventh Level of the Mortal Transformation Realm, Xu Chuan's advancement speed did not diminish in the slightest; it continued to increase rapidly.
Xu Chuan had already condensed the seed of the Martial Dao True Soul. Before the Samsara Realm, there were no bottlenecks; he only lacked Yuan Force.
Now that he had refined the Solar Origin, energy was no longer an issue, and he began to break through rapidly.
It didn't take long for Xu Chuan to break through to the Ninth Level of the Mortal Transformation Realm.
Only one step away from entering the Divine Ability Realm.
However, Xu Chuan did not rush to break through.
Rapidly advancing through the Mortal Transformation Realm had no issues; he had the foundation for it, and it wouldn't cause any future cultivation problems.
The nine realms of Martial Dao were structured such that the first three realms laid the foundation for future cultivation, the middle three realms built upon that foundation, and reaching the final three realms signified having forged one's own path in Martial Dao cultivation.
The Divine Ability Realm, as the first realm of the middle three, represented a qualitative change.
Upon breaking through to this realm, one would manifest their own unique innate divine ability.
The stronger the foundation, the more powerful the innate divine ability.
Therefore, Xu Chuan wasn't in a hurry to break through. He suppressed the urge to advance and stabilized his cultivation at the peak of the Ninth Level of the Mortal Transformation Realm.
Only after he had laid an extremely solid foundation in the first three realms would he choose to advance to the Divine Ability Realm.
He retracted his aura and slowly descended.
Sensing the earth-shattering changes within his body, even Xu Chuan couldn't help but smile.
On this journey, not only had his cultivation broken through to the Ninth Level of the Mortal Transformation Realm.
Furthermore, his Great Sun Physique had completely transformed into the Solar Sacred Body, a heaven-defying physique.
It could be said that his gains were immense!