After everything with fang yu Zhou yu had gone back to his residence there were only two days left and everything would be ready for his earth realm break through two days went by very quickly and two elders came to his residence they told him it was time
He followed them and they took him to a three story building within this three story building was a hall used for disciples to break through to the earth realm when they reached they took everything on him off and wore him white see through clothing
It was more comfortable for his breakthrough but he felt like he could not hide anything so he sat within the stone platform the sect master came he said
" The Beginning Realm was only the preparation a cultivator at this stage was like a mountain waiting for its rivers to form. The energy existed within them, but it lacked proper channels to circulate at its full potential "
Zhou yu simply nodded as his sect master was explaining everything to him sect master xie continued
" Only after opening the meridians could a cultivator truly connect their body with the flow of heaven and earth and step into the Earth Realm."
Zhou yu nodded sect master xie smiled something made him satisfied with this disciple he said
" You may begin "
Zhou Yu sat within the stone platform, his breathing calm as spiritual energy surrounded him his dantian was already full of refined spiritual power now, they guided that power toward the first sealed meridian.
The moment his energy touched the barrier, his entire body trembled the pain was different from ordinary cultivation he was not gathering strength he was unlocking what had always existed inside him.
A roar of spiritual energy exploded within his body then a crack the first meridian opened.
In that instant, his body underwent its first transformation his hair began to grow.
At first, it was only a few strands, but within moments it extended past his shoulders, flowing behind him like a black river.
The spiritual energy within his body nourished every part of him, accelerating his natural growth and removing the limits placed on his mortal form his appearance changed subtly he looked younger, yet his gaze became deeper.
The first meridian did not grant him more power immediately it changed his connection to power a single pathway had been opened a road had appeared.
The second meridian was far more difficult the first meridian had opened the path the second began rebuilding the foundation.
When they guided his spiritual energy forward again, his body reacted violently his skin heated his muscles tightened his organs trembled.
Then black impurities began pouring out from his body a few years of cultivation had already strengthened him, but the Beginning Realm still left behind traces of mortal weakness the impurities that remained in his flesh, bones, and blood were forced out.
Black liquid covered his skin, carrying away the final remnants of his mortal limitations his senses became sharper his spiritual energy became purer his body became a better vessel.
The second meridian was not about gaining strength it was about removing everything that prevented him from reaching a higher existence.
With every meridian opened, Zhou Yu's transformation grew deeper the third meridian strengthened his bones, making them harder and denser the fourth refined his blood, allowing spiritual energy to flow more naturally through his body.
The fifth improved his skin making it pale the sixth improved his control over spiritual techniques the seventh expanded his spiritual perception the eighth stabilized every part of his cultivation, making his foundation almost impossible to shake.
Each meridian was another connection between his body and the world.
But the final meridian was the one that separated ordinary Beginning Realm cultivators from true Earth Realm experts.
The ninth meridian was different when they attempted to open it, the spiritual energy around him became chaotic the cave shook.
The ground beneath him cracked the final meridian was not merely a pathway.
It was the bridge every previous meridian connected his body internally the ninth connected him externally zhou Yu forced his spiritual energy forward the pain nearly overwhelmed him.
It felt as though his entire body was being rewritten then the final barrier shattered the ninth meridian opened at that moment, the world changed.
The spiritual energy around Zhou Yu surged toward him but unlike before, he did not absorb it the earth itself responded the ground beneath him trembled as his newly opened meridians began circulating energy in harmony with the environment.
His body became heavier his presence became stronger his hair moved gently despite there being no wind, carrying traces of spiritual power his bones became like refined stone his blood carried spiritual energy his meridians no longer felt like simple pathways.
They felt like roots buried deep within the earth this was the difference between the Beginning Realm and the Earth Realm.
A Beginning Realm cultivator opens the doors inside themselves an Earth Realm cultivator becomes connected to the world outside.
As the breakthrough completed, Zhou yu felt his body undergo its final change his foundation settled his dantian expanded.
His spiritual energy condensed into a deeper, heavier form the energy he once controlled became something far greater.
Before, he controlled spiritual energy now, spiritual energy flowed naturally toward him.
The earth beneath him acknowledged his existence every breath he took carried the weight of the mountains every step he took felt grounded his strength was no longer just stored within his body it had become part of his existence.
When Zhou Yu opened his eyes, he knew he had crossed a boundary the Beginning Realm had allowed him to walk the path of cultivation opening his meridians had opened the gate but the Earth Realm was where he truly stepped onto the path of becoming something beyond mortal.
He was now a cultivator who had planted his roots into the earth and soon he would reach the heavens
All of a sudden the elder began hurrying out they could not bear to stay within Zhou yu even the sect master hurriedly left he found it weird why did they all leave him alone in this hall
And after taking a look at himself he knew why they left he himself could not bear it
HE STUNK