Cultivating the heart sub ridians, the sense of ti slowly faded from Yuan's mind. He focused solely on cultivation, completely detached from the outside world.
In those monts, cultivation beca everything.
With unwavering focus, Yuan successfully cultivated three of the eighteen sub ridians connected to the Heart ridian, thus stepping into the Low ridian Awakening Stage.
The ridian Awakening Stage was far more complex than the Blood Purification Stage. It was divided into smaller tiers based on progress through the sub ridians.
Low, Middle, and High ridian Awakening.
These sub tiers were tied to how many of the eighteen sub ridians a cultivator had opened for a particular standard ridian.
Once all eighteen sub ridians of a standard ridian were fully open, the cultivator advanced to a new level known as the 1st Grade ridian Awakening Stage.
From there, each additional fully opened standard ridian would elevate the cultivator further, 2nd Grade ridian Awakening, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade and finally the 6th Grade ridian Awakening Stage
Each grade also followed the Low, Middle, and High sub tier system based on progress within the sub ridians of that standard ridian.
Every ti a sub ridian is opened, the spiritual blood becos more refined. Each sub ridian enhances the body's ability to purify spiritual essence, thereby strengthening the spiritual blood further.
Once all eighteen sub ridians of a standard ridian are fully opened, that ridian can store spiritual essence directly, enhancing and enriching the cultivator's spiritual blood even more.
But these were not the only benefits of reaching the ridian Awakening Stage.
Firstly, each ti a sub ridian or standard ridian is awakened, the cultivator's lifespan increases slightly. And when all six standard ridians are fully awakened, the cultivator reaches the peak of what is possible at this stage in terms of longevity.
These were the thoughts that crossed Yuan's mind when he first broke through to the Low ridian Awakening Stage. But soon after, he emptied his thoughts, returning his focus to the azure basilisk fla. He guided the fla once more, letting it seek out and temper the remaining sub ridians tied to the Heart ridian.
Strangely enough, no one disturbed his cultivation. No one summoned him to return to the battlefield, and with ti, Yuan gradually forgot about the war entirely. To him, ti beca aningless, days, weeks, perhaps even longer, slipping away as his world shrank to nothing but breath, blood, and fla.
From opening six sub ridians and reaching the peak of the Low Tier, to advancing through the next six and entering the Middle Tier, Yuan progressed steadily, until, at last, he opened all eighteen sub ridians and fully awakened his standard Heart ridian.
The mont his Heart ridian fully awakened, Yuan felt sothing shift.
It was as if the world had lost most of its color, subtly, inexplicably muted.
But he pushed those thoughts away. Now was not the ti for reflection.
With his Heart ridian fully opened, Yuan could finally begin the true cultivation of the Supre Spiritual Fla Foundation Cultivation Technique.
To cultivate this technique, he needed a beast fla as the foundation, his basilisk fla. It would serve not only to refine the spiritual essence within him, but also to mutate each of his sub ridians and the Heart ridian itself, transforming them into Fla Sub ridians and a Fla Heart ridian.
But these were not the only mutations.
Another subtle transformation had taken place, a small, azure colored snake had taken form within Yuan's heart. This tiny serpent was able to rest peacefully thanks to the mutation of his ridians, and this was precisely the effect Yuan had hoped for.
The presence of this azure snake signified the birth of a beast sense.
Over ti, this beast sense would gradually evolve into a beast mind. And once it had matured, Yuan would devour it, absorbing its strength and gaining countless benefits. But now, while it was still only in its earliest form, it was not yet ti to consu it.
With that, Yuan shifted his focus toward the next standard ridian, the Lung ridian.
Ti passed swiftly.
Yuan had long forgotten he was once part of an ongoing war. His entire world had narrowed down to nothing but cultivation. He needed no outside resources, his speed of progress was already abnormally fast.
Before long, he had successfully opened all eighteen sub ridians of the standard Lung ridian.
The effects were imdiate. His spiritual blood beca even more refined and powerful, and his vitality and lifespan both received another significant boost.
But perhaps most importantly, the small azure snake within his heart had grown significantly since the last ti he observed it.
Once again, the Supre Spiritual Fla Foundation Cultivation Technique triggered a ridian mutation. Just like his Heart ridian had beco a Fla Heart ridian, his Lung ridian had now transford into Fla Lungs ridians.
With these two fla ridians now active, Yuan reached a crucial threshold, allowing him to begin transforming a small portion of his spiritual blood into Spiritual Azure Fla Blood, a form of spiritual blood far stronger and purer than before.
Spiritual Azure Fla Blood was the result of the fla mutations that had occurred in both Yuan's Lung and Heart ridians. Normally, such a transformation would have been impossible, but since the Heart ridian had mutated first, it was able to withstand the small but potent transformation of the spiritual blood.
Though the amount of Spiritual Azure Fla Blood was still minuscule, barely enough to circulate through his body, it was undeniably purer and far more powerful than ordinary spiritual blood.
Seeing its potential, a thought suddenly struck Yuan.
He looked toward the azure snake that was now coiled within his Fla Heart. Driven by curiosity, he decided to feed the Spiritual Azure Fla Blood to the serpent.
There were no imdiate changes, no sudden surge of power, but Yuan remained patient. Even if there was no visible effect now, he decided to continue nourishing the azure snake with the Spiritual Azure Fla Blood.
With that, he shifted his focus once more, this ti, to the Kidney ridian and its eighteen sub ridians.
Ti lost all aning again. And by the ti he successfully beca a 3rd Grade ridian Awakening Stage cultivator, Yuan had completely forgotten that a war had ever taken place… or even where he was.
But he didn't care.
Cultivation had beco his entire world.
Like the Heart and Lung ridians before, his Kidney ridians also underwent mutation, transforming into Fla Kidneys.
With this third mutation, his strength rose once more, and the production of Spiritual Azure Fla Blood increased significantly. Already, it had begun to replace ten percent of his entire spiritual blood.
But Yuan was still not satisfied.
His goal was not partial transformation, he wanted his entire bloodstream to be replaced with Spiritual Azure Fla Blood.
Once that was accomplished, he would be qualified to perform a ritual for awakening a Main ridian, specifically, the Solar ridian.
Even the azure snake had grown, now the length of a full hand. Its size and aura were steadily increasing, becoming more potent with every drop of Spiritual Azure Fla Blood it absorbed.
But Yuan paid the change little mind.
His thoughts had already turned to the next grade, the next ridian.
With his mind emptied of all distractions, he began to focus on the final remaining sub ridians of the Stomach ridian. Ti passed in a blur, and eventually, after sensing the familiar fla mutation take root in his stomach, he knew, he had officially beco a 4th Grade ridian Awakening Stage cultivator.
His Spiritual Azure Fla Blood surged in both quantity and strength. With four mutated standard ridians now producing this refined blood, it had already replaced thirty percent of his total spiritual blood. Yuan could feel the transformation in every fiber of his body, he had grown vastly more powerful.
To his surprise, even his Blood Fiend Lower Physique began to change.
This was unexpected, but not unwelco. he quickly realized that if he succeeded in mutating all six standard ridians, he could completely transform his current physique into a Fla Blood Fiend Lower Physique.
The benefits of such a transformation would be imnse. It would elevate his physique to a whole new tier of power, likely granting him resistance, regeneration, and affinity with fla-based abilities far beyond what he currently possessed.
With renewed determination, he once again threw himself into cultivation.
Not long after, at least, it felt like a short ti, he reached the 5th Grade ridian Awakening Stage.
But sothing was different now.
He felt… strange. As if he were floating in water.
And yet, there was no water.
He couldn't tell where the sensation ca from. It was disorienting, but not threatening. Eventually, he simply ignored it and grew used to the feeling.
Without letting it distract him further, he turned his focus to the final standard ridian in his body the Spleen ridian.
The more he opened the sub ridians of the Spleen ridian, the more he began to feel a dull headache building. It was a strange sensation, painful, yet oddly familiar. Still, he endured it. And at long last, he succeeded.
He had officially beco a 6th Grade ridian Awakening Stage cultivator.
But in that very mont, sothing unexpected happened.
An intense, unforgiving pain surged through his skull, as though his head were about to split apart. he gritted his teeth, trying to bear it, but even that beca impossible. The pain didn't feel like just pain… it felt like a mory, like sothing ancient and forgotten was trying to surface.
And then, instinctively, he opened his eyes.
For the first ti in what felt like an eternity, he looked around, only to find himself surrounded by endless gray mist. Thick, heavy, suffocating mist that stretched in all directions without end.
Confused, he tried to stand up, but he couldn't.
His body wouldn't respond. It was as if he no longer controlled it. He felt paralyzed, completely disconnected from everything below his neck.
"What is this…?" he rasped in a hoarse, unfamiliar voice.
The sound surprised him. He could still speak, but he couldn't move. His eyes, mouth, and head were all he could control. Nothing else.
Just as panic began to rise within him, he felt sothing shift deep within his fla heart.
He closed his eyes and directed his consciousness inward and then he rembered.
The azure snake.
But it was no longer the small serpent he had once fed with his Spiritual Azure Fla Blood.
No.
What he saw now sent a cold shudder through his very soul.
The snake had grown, trendously. So much so that his entire network of sub ridians, standard ridians, and veins had beco part of the serpent's body.
His once fla infused ridians had completely mutated, becoming the sinews and structure of the massive azure serpent that now slumbered within him.
His gaze slowly traveled down from his neck, and there it was, the serpent's body curled around him, its massive form coiled like a god beneath his skin. And then... it looked up.
Its cold, azure slit eyes locked onto his.
There was no warmth in its gaze. Only silence and Indifference.
And then, in the blink of an eye everything turned black.
When he awoke, he found himself floating in an azure lake. The water was calm, glowing faintly with spiritual essence. But he was not alone.
A young man stood nearby.
He had long, flowing azure hair, deep blue slit pupil eyes, and wore a black and gold dragon embroidered azure robe. There was an serene smile on his face, at once casual and terrifying.
He looked directly at him.
"You finally woke up… Yuan."
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