Chapter 1687: White Moon Crystal

Any cultivator, before advancing from the Star Constellation realm to the Moon Veil realm, will try every possible means to refine their spiritual power, reducing impurities within it to the lowest possible level.

The purity and strength of spiritual power will determine the cultivator's potential after advancing to the Moon Veil realm.

This is similar to when cultivators first open their spirit apertures in the Spirit Stream realm: the more spirit apertures opened, the greater their future potential. In fact, if the number of opened spirit apertures doesn't reach a certain level, one might remain stuck at a particular realm for life.

Lu Ye doesn't need to refine his spiritual power; his foundation is, one could say, perfectly pure. So, what he needs to do is simple: activate the Dragon Transformation Art to convert his spiritual power into dharma power. When his spiritual power is fully converted, that will be the moment of his advancement to the Moon Veil realm.

He didn't advance on the spot. Although the grinding force here could no longer cause him significant harm, attempting to advance in such a location would still exert a certain degree of pressure.

Therefore, Lu Ye decided to move towards the outer reaches, where the grinding force would have less impact on him. He just needed to find a spot where it would barely affect his advancement.

Having made up his mind, Lu Ye immediately set off.

After just one day, he stopped. The grinding force at this location was still strong for an ordinary cultivator, but for him, it felt like a gentle breeze.

This was the place!

If it weren't absolutely necessary, Lu Ye actually wouldn't have wanted to advance to the Moon Veil realm here, because such a place might lead to disturbances, which would be highly undesirable. Failing at a crucial moment would be a lifelong regret.

But there was still a late-stage Moon Veil cultivator outside, and Lu Ye was certain that individual hadn't left and was still waiting for him. Without advancing to the Moon Veil realm, Lu Ye wasn't confident he could escape from them.

He would have to settle this score later.

Before advancing, Lu Ye released his three Blood Treasure clones, scattering them in three directions for protection.

After his physique reached its peak in the Star Constellation realm, his Blood Treasure clones also seemed to undergo significant changes. Lu Ye clearly felt that these three clones were considerably stronger than before.

If this place weren't unsuitable for setting up formations, Lu Ye would definitely have deployed a grand formation. But given the current rudimentary conditions, he had to make do.

He believed his advancement to the Moon Veil realm shouldn't take too long.

He calmed his mind and activated the Dragon Transformation Art.

In the cultivation world, there are many types of Dragon Transformation Arts. These arts are not for cultivation itself, nor do they help cultivators improve their strength. Their sole purpose is to guide the conversion of spiritual power.

Lu Ye possessed quite a few Dragon Transformation Arts: some from the Merfolk race, some contributed by You Ling, and others he bought from the Myriad Manifestation Chamber of Commerce.

These things weren't valuable in the starry sky.

Lu Ye had already found the most suitable Dragon Transformation Art among many others. Now, he only needed to activate his spiritual power and circulate it according to the art's operational route.

His spiritual power surged and began to flow along the Dragon Transformation Art's route. Initially, as he activated it, he wasn't very familiar, and the flow speed wasn't fast. But gradually, as the circulation progressed through the body's meridians, the spiritual power flowed faster and faster, eventually forming a roaring river-like movement within Lu Ye's body.

After several hundred cycles, Lu Ye clearly felt a warmth emanating from his lower abdomen, precisely where his Source Spirit Aperture was originally located.

All of his spiritual power, guided by the Dragon Transformation Art, converged and filled that location.

A very clear sensation of distension came from the Source Spirit Aperture, making Lu Ye feel a long-lost barrier.

It had been many years; he had only felt such a distinct barrier when opening spirit apertures in the Spirit Stream realm. He never expected to encounter it again now, at the peak of the Star Constellation realm.

However, the barrier he now perceived was not the same as the barriers in the Spirit Stream realm.

What was similar was that both types of spirit aperture barriers needed to be broken!

Breaking the barriers back then was for opening spirit apertures, while breaking this barrier now was for advancing to the Moon Veil realm!

As spiritual power continuously converged, the sensation of distension grew stronger, but Lu Ye didn't feel much discomfort. He applied more force, and as the spiritual power circulation speed increased, the invisible barrier shattered with a roar!

This was the advantage of having a solid foundation. Because his spiritual power was sufficiently pure and his reserves sufficiently abundant, breaking through the invisible barrier wasn't too difficult.

At this stage, it was actually the most dangerous moment of advancing to the Moon Veil realm.

Because the Source Spirit Aperture was now broken. If the subsequent steps couldn't be achieved smoothly, then advancing to the Moon Veil realm would become an utter luxury, and the cultivator's strength would also severely decline due to the shattered Source Spirit Aperture.

This decline could even be irreversible!

Back then, when Li Baixian's spirit aperture shattered in the Spirit Stream realm, he was later able to repair it with the Aperture-Mending Pill gifted by Lu Ye. However, what shattered for him wasn't the Source Spirit Aperture but an ordinary spirit aperture, which is why it could be repaired.

If the Source Spirit Aperture shattered, it would be extremely difficult to find a way to repair it in this world.

At this very moment, the Dragon Transformation Art operated at its peak. The speed of spiritual power flow was unprecedented. Almost instantly after the Source Spirit Aperture shattered, the spiritual power, condensed and compressed to its limit, seemed to undergo a miraculous transformation.

A faint spark of flame rose from the original location of the Source Spirit Aperture. This was the sublimation of Lu Ye's fire-attributed spiritual power.

Source of Dharma Power!

The origin of a Moon Veil cultivator's dharma power, and the most obvious sign of a cultivator's advancement from Star Constellation to Moon Veil!

Basically, as long as one can condense their own Source of Dharma Power, a cultivator is considered to have successfully advanced to the Moon Veil realm.

However, Lu Ye did not stop activating the Dragon Transformation Art, because the newly formed Source of Dharma Power was still very fragile. Visually, this faint spark seemed as if it could extinguish at any moment.

Lu Ye still needed to convert all of his spiritual power into dharma power by means of this newly born Source of Dharma Power. Only then would he be truly considered to have advanced.

Otherwise, even with a Source of Dharma Power, if his spiritual power hadn't fully transformed, he would be in an awkward, neither-here-nor-there state.

As the Dragon Transformation Art continued to be activated, spiritual power continuously converged into that small spark of flame, acting as fuel. With the infusion of spiritual power, the spark's glow gradually brightened.

It wasn't until most of a day later that Lu Ye's spiritual power was completely depleted, all of it having been injected into the Source of Dharma Power, and he finally rested.

The initially faint spark was still just a small spark, but its brightness was now incomparable to before.

At this moment, no spiritual power flowed within Lu Ye's physical body. Apart from his physique's inherent reserves, all his power was concentrated within the Source of Dharma Power.

This was also the biggest difference between Moon Veil cultivators and those below the Moon Veil realm. Below Moon Veil, a cultivator's spiritual power circulates continuously within their body, whether in a normal state or during combat.

But Moon Veil cultivators are different; normally, their dharma power is highly internalized, concentrated within the Source of Dharma Power. Only when needed does dharma power emerge from the Source of Dharma Power, allowing Moon Veil cultivators to wield it with effortless control.

Having successfully advanced to the Moon Veil realm, the subsequent cultivation would involve continuously strengthening this small spark. Only when its essence underwent a fundamental change would Lu Ye's realm advance further.

The form of each Moon Veil cultivator's Source of Dharma Power differs, especially for those with different elemental attributes. Lu Ye's Source of Dharma Power looked like a small spark, while perhaps some Moon Veil cultivators might have a water droplet, others a small sapling, or even a lump of earth...

But regardless of its form, it was merely the condensation of the cultivator's own power.

He slowly opened his eyes. With a slight shift of thought, dharma power began to flow within his body. Lu Ye felt incredibly powerful right now!

Coming to the Yin-Yang Grand Millstone this time had resulted in two power upgrades for him: one minor and one major. Lu Ye couldn't help but feel emotional, thinking that from now on, he wouldn't have to worry about his power essence being inferior to enemies and collapsing at a touch.

Using spiritual power to clash with someone else's dharma power was truly a disadvantage, like an egg hitting a rock.

Now that he also had dharma power within him, the previous situation where his power was easily overwhelmed upon impact wouldn't occur.

Of course, against a Sun-Gazing realm cultivator... it would probably still be the same.

While Sun-Gazing realm cultivators also wield dharma power, their realm is higher, making them unstoppable by Moon Veil cultivators.

If, after his physique was tempered to its peak, Lu Ye was confident he could defeat a newly advanced Moon Veil cultivator like You Ling, then now that he himself had advanced to the Moon Veil realm, Lu Ye felt that You Ling might not even be able to withstand a few of his strikes...

As he was thinking this, the Pan Mountain Saber at his waist suddenly trembled slightly.

"Hmm?" Lu Ye looked down, somewhat puzzled.

Although the Pan Mountain Saber was transformed from Liao, ever since he subdued it, Liao had been like an inanimate object. This was a characteristic of the Weapon race: their own consciousness only awakened when they had no master. When they had a master, they were truly inanimate!

So, for the Pan Mountain Saber to react without being activated was very strange to Lu Ye.

Had Liao awakened?

Thinking this, Lu Ye prepared to draw the Pan Mountain Saber to investigate.

But as soon as his large hand grasped the hilt, his eyebrows rose, because the moment he touched the Pan Mountain Saber's hilt, the saber actually conveyed a feeling of hunger and thirst to him...

That feeling was like someone who had been hungry for a very long time seeing delicious food.

Although he had never encountered such a thing, Lu Ye quickly realized what was happening.

Without hesitation, he activated his dharma power and channeled it into the Pan Mountain Saber.

The blade vibrated, consuming the power frantically.

Lu Ye initially thought the Pan Mountain Saber wouldn't consume much dharma power and didn't pay much attention. But as his own dharma power continuously decreased, and the glow of that small spark symbolizing his Source of Dharma Power steadily dimmed, he realized something was terribly wrong!

He hurriedly took out a large quantity of spirit jades from his storage ring, placed them beside him, activated the power of his Talent Tree, and frantically absorbed.

Even after advancing to the Moon Veil realm, a cultivator's primary cultivation resource is still spirit jades. Of course, the spiritual power obtained from refining spirit jades will be converted into dharma power via the Source of Dharma Power.

The efficiency of this conversion is related to the quality of the Source of Dharma Power. Although Lu Ye had just advanced, his foundation was extremely solid, so the quality of his Source of Dharma Power was actually quite high, and its efficiency in converting spiritual power was stronger than that of other newly advanced Moon Veil cultivators. Even so, he was struggling to keep up.