After the middle part caved in, the Shaman Qi Origin Stone officially started to split. The shaman energy around me was like the last time I advanced. It became violent again and turned into a hurricane that surged into my body.
I didn't care about that and focused all my power on the Shaman Qi Origin Stone. I used all the shaman energy in my body to pull on the Shaman Qi Origin Stone. However, this time, the splitting of the Shaman Qi Origin Stone seemed to be in trouble and wasn't as smooth as the last time.
The last time it split, I didn't even need to do anything. The shaman energy that surged in from the surroundings was enough to support it. The splitting speed was also extremely fast and I succeeded not long after.
However, this time, the shaman energy that surged in from the surroundings was even more than the last time. However, the splitting speed of the Shaman Qi Origin Stone wasn't even one-tenth of the previous time. The middle part of the Shaman Qi Origin Stone caved in really slowly. After a long while, there were only two small indentations.
I understood that this was most likely due to my two consecutive breakthroughs in a short period of time.
Everything in the world had its principles and cultivation had to be done step by step. Although it was everyone's dream to continuously increase their realms in a short period of time, the risks that came with it were unavoidable.
Moreover, advancing from one star to two stars of Glorious Knowledge was just a small realm increase. Advancing from two stars to three stars was a huge realm and the difficulty was incomparable.
I wasn't in a hurry and used my fastest speed to absorb the shaman energy. At the same time, I controlled the other shaman energy star to slowly move closer to the original star.
This shaman energy star was the one that had split when I advanced to the second star of Glorious Knowledge. Back then, it was only the size of a thumb. However, after absorbing a sufficient amount of shaman energy, it was now the size of a walnut. After I controlled it to come into contact with the original star, I infused the surging shaman energy within it into the original star.
With the addition of the shaman energy, the original star's power instantly increased. Gradually, the depression became deeper and the Shaman Qi Origin Stone slowly turned into the shape of a gourd.
At that moment, the other shaman energy star returned to the size of a thumb. The shaman energy in it was almost used up and it retreated to the side. However, the shaman energy surrounding my body was still very thick. I quickly replenished it and then infused the shaman energy into the original star again.
This time, the original star's requirement for shaman energy was finally satisfied. The gourd-shaped depression became deeper and deeper. Then, it suddenly broke free and officially split into two!
In addition to the small ball that I had split off earlier, I now had a total of three Stars of Shaman Qi in my body. I had officially reached the Three-Star Glorious Knowledge realm!
After my realm had increased, I didn't stop. The three stars that had been split into three were currently very weak and needed a large amount of shaman energy to replenish themselves. I gradually slowed down the speed at which I absorbed the shaman energy, but didn't stop. I steadily replenished the three stars' required shaman energy.
These three stars continued to absorb sorcery energy, and after an unknown period of time, they finally grew to the size of walnuts.
Based on my previous experience, the size of a walnut was the limit of a Shaman Star. Next, it would be time for the Shaman Star to split and increase its power. In reality, the three Shaman Qi Source Stones stopped growing, and the Shaman Qi that I absorbed into my body couldn't stay in them. But this time, no matter how much I tried to stimulate them with the Shaman Qi I absorbed, the Shaman Star didn't move.
After trying many times, I still didn't succeed, so I could only give up. I understood in my heart that I had already reached my limit in absorbing the shaman aura this time. I wouldn't be able to increase my realm again within a short period of time. I could only first digest the increase in my realm this time before I could increase my realm again.
Cultivation realms were always related to one's state of mind. If one's state of mind couldn't reach a certain level, one's realm couldn't increase.
Although I hadn't been troubled in this aspect, I understood this principle.
Thus, I didn't force myself. I stopped absorbing the Shaman Qi and slowly opened my eyes.
When I opened my eyes, I didn't see anyone. Yan Nantian and Chen Yangting had gone far away. However, I didn't think that Yan Nantian would leave me alone. He had said that he had something else to do, so he must be somewhere else in the cave, doing something.
There were no other exits in the cave, so it was impossible for me to escape.
I didn't mind it too much. I stood up and lifted my head to look at the Tai Sui's corpse next to me.
I had absorbed a lot of shaman energy, and my realm had increased by one realm, but the Tai Sui's corpse didn't reduce at all. From this, I could see how strong the Tai Sui was. It was thousands of times stronger than the amount of shaman energy in my body.
When Xiao Jin had transformed, the Shaman Qi on his body wasn't weaker than the Tai Sui's corpse. It wouldn't have taken him much effort to smash Yan Nantian's Yang Spirit.
I chuckled. I was in a good mood. I walked to the entrance of the cave to look for Yan Nantian.
After walking for seven or eight minutes, I finally heard some voices in front of me. I took a few steps forward and looked. It was Yan Nantian and Chen Yangting.
They held a searchlight in one hand and a bundle of golden ropes in the other. With every step they took, they would take out a golden rope and tie it around the necks of the terracotta figures on the mountain wall.
I didn't understand what they were doing, so I walked forward. Yan Nantian heard me and lifted his head to look. He smiled and said, "Have you cultivated to your limit?"
I pretended to accept my fate. My face darkened as I said, "I can't absorb any more Shaman Qi when I reach the third star of Glorious Knowledge."
Hearing that, Chen Yangting lifted his head to look at me. He looked shocked and envious at the same time.
One would only know how difficult and dangerous something was after experiencing it. Chen Yangting was in the later stages of Glory of Memory, so he naturally had a deep understanding of the increase in Glory of Memory realm. That was why he was shocked that my realm rose again and again in such a short time.
Yan Nantian smiled and nodded. He took out half of the golden rope and tossed it to me. "Not bad. Since you can't absorb any more Shaman Qi, help me tie the ropes. The method is simple. Just tie the ropes around the terracotta figures."
I extended my hand to catch the rope and imitated their movements. After tying a few ropes, I asked Yan Nantian in confusion, "Why are you tying these ropes?
There are so many terracotta figures behind. Did you tie all of them? "
Yan Nantian walked in front of me and replied without turning his head, "Of course it's useful. Time is of the essence. The Han family's Celestial Master has retreated due to his injuries and I used the Celestial Master Sect's name to suppress him. However, it's hard to guarantee that he won't report this matter to the Metaphysics Association. Then, the Metaphysics Association will argue with the Celestial Master Sect. If the Celestial Master Sect receives the news, they will definitely rush over. At that time, our lives will be in danger.
Hurry up and tie the ropes. We'll leave after we're done with this matter. "As he said that, his hands didn't stop and he continued to tie the ropes. Due to his speed, some of the ropes were only tied around the terracotta figures. Yan Nantian didn't mind as he reckoned that it was effective.
If I hadn't thought of a solution earlier, I might have purposely dragged the time and waited for the people from the Metaphysics Association and the Celestial Master Sect to come. At that time, I wouldn't let him have an easy time even if I couldn't survive. However, I obviously didn't have such thoughts at this moment. I only smiled and imitated him, quickly tying the ropes around the terracotta figures.
With my help, the efficiency of the work had increased by a lot. In less than ten minutes, we had tied all the terracotta figures with ropes and returned to the cave.
Yan Nantian was in a good mood. He laughed and threw the remaining ropes aside. Then, he walked to Professor Liang's corpse and stooped to take out a cloth bag from his chest pocket. Then, he led us to the Tai Sui's corpse.
I didn't know why, but I didn't ask. Chen Yangting and I followed behind him.
When Yan Nantian arrived beside the Tai Sui corpse, he did not stop. Instead, he turned around and walked to the side of the mountain wall. He stomped on the ground with the tip of his foot and soared into the air. He leaped more than thirty meters up and landed on the mountain wall beside the large clump of True Dragon Saliva.
There was a platform there. It didn't look big, but after Yan Nantian jumped up, I noticed that it wasn't small. I guessed it could hold around ten people.
Did he want to take the True Dragon Saliva?
I didn't have time to think. Yan Nantian raised his hand and beckoned Chen Yangting and me to go up.
We didn't have his ability, so we couldn't jump directly. We could only use our hands to climb up the mountain wall. However, we were at the Glorious Memory realm, so our bodies weren't ordinary people's. It didn't take much effort for us to climb up.
When we reached the platform, I realized that Yan Nantian's target wasn't the True Dragon Saliva. He was aiming for the soft tube protruding from the mountain wall next to the True Dragon Saliva.
His eyes greedily looked at the soft tube. He opened the cloth bag in his hand and took out the things inside, placing them next to the thick soft tube.
I checked the things he had taken out. There were some unknown fungi and some big obsidian stones with different colors. They had all five elements. Finally, there were some live baby mice. They had red skin, and their eyes hadn't opened yet. I didn't know what he had done to keep these baby mice alive until now.
At this moment, Chen Yangting couldn't help but feel suspicious. He asked Yan Nantian, "Master, what is this soft tube?"
This fellow was really shameless. He even called me master.
Yan Nantian straightened his body and smiled while stroking his beard. He answered, "This isn't a thing. It's an ancient beast."
Beast?
Could this thing really be a living thing?
I was instantly interested. I raised my eyes to look at the soft tube.