Not long after, a bright moon appeared behind Chen Qingyuan, gradually becoming substantial.

After a few hours, the moon began to shrink, forming a golden elixir the size of a fist.

Obviously, Chen Qingyuan had already condensed a golden elixir, greatly enhancing his strength. However, Chen Qingyuan did not stop and continued to cultivate.

Buzz—

The golden Dao Bone in his body seemed to emit a very strong power of law, enveloping Chen Qingyuan’s body, creating a layer of mysterious Dao Marks on the surface.

“This is not my limit.”

Chen Qingyuan could clearly sense that his body still contained great potential, specifically coming from that mysterious Dao Bone.

So, Chen Qingyuan continued to stabilize his foundation, deducing a path of the golden elixir that he had never understood before.

A month later, a slightly dark red bead manifested at the position of Chen Qingyuan’s brow. Slowly, the red bead floated to his back and emitted the aura of the realm of the golden elixir.

Two golden elixirs!

However, this was not yet Chen Qingyuan’s limit.

According to ancient records, when a great evildoer breaks through, it is very likely to form two golden elixirs in the body. However, such evildoers are extremely rare, difficult to find among millions of cultivators.

Golden elixirs represent the foundation of the Dao of Heaven, generally divided into low, medium, and high quality.

It is widely recognized that ordinary Heaven’s Pride can easily condense a high-quality golden elixir. Qin Yutang, who fought against Chen Qingyuan in the past, had this kind of talent.

In addition, there are Earth-grade, Heaven-grade, and Divine-grade.

To shape a golden elixir foundation of Earth-grade or higher is extremely difficult, not only strict in personal talent requirements, but also testing one’s character, perseverance, and fortune.

A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan had a Divine-grade level golden elixir foundation, with hopes of breaking through to the Great Vehicle Realm in the future.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of the red-dressed girl in the Sky Abyss Restricted Zone, the Divine-grade foundation still had some flaws, directly crippling Chen Qingyuan and forcing him to rebuild without any hidden dangers.

The two golden elixirs that Chen Qingyuan had just condensed were currently in a strange state, not yet formed, and it was unknown what level they would ultimately reach.

When Chen Qingyuan felt that this was already his limit, something strange happened.

The golden Dao Bone seemed to be activated, causing Chen Qingyuan’s body to tremble slightly, and a powerful force swept through his body.

Clang—

A faint sound of the Dao emanated from within his bones, echoing in Chen Qingyuan’s ears.

Suddenly, Chen Qingyuan opened his eyes, and there seemed to be something deep in his eyes, the Dao Marks from the end of time.

Buzz!

Immediately after, the golden Dao Bone raised Chen Qingyuan’s talent to a higher level, allowing him to break through his own limits.

Several days later, the third golden elixir was formed, shimmering and flowing on its surface.

In total, three golden elixirs floated above Chen Qingyuan’s back.

“Return!”

Chen Qingyuan formed hand seals and spoke softly.

The golden elixirs all returned to his body, becoming a part of his body that could not be separated.

At the same time, the vague laws on the golden elixirs became clearer and clearer. Chen Qingyuan was working hard to resist the pressure of the golden elixir’s laws, not allowing his Dao Heart to waver in the slightest.

This was the final stage of shaping the quality of the golden elixirs. If he made a wrong move, the torment he had endured in the Sky Abyss for a hundred years would be in vain.

The red-dressed girl had initially taught Chen Qingyuan many Dao techniques and supernatural powers, guiding him on the true path of the golden elixir.

When Chen Qingyuan comprehended these, the red-dressed girl erased his cultivation, but did not harm his physical foundation, and did not let his body age.

“If you do not meet my requirements, I will cripple you again,” the red-dressed girl had said.

Whenever Chen Qingyuan recalled these things, he felt as if countless ants were crawling on his body, feeling very uncomfortable. The thought of being crippled again was painful to even think about.

At that time, Chen Qingyuan had asked the red-dressed girl, “Why do I have to shape a perfect and flawless foundation for the golden elixir?”

The red-dressed girl did not give a direct answer to this question, but looked into the distance, her eyes full of stories. “You will understand in the future.”

Alright!

Chen Qingyuan stopped asking and could only go with the flow.

Countless pressures pressed down on Chen Qingyuan, making him feel suffocated. Many parts of his body had bloodstains, with cuts and blood flowing from the wounds, staining his clothes red.

Shaping three golden elixirs made it difficult for Chen Qingyuan to bear.

Get through it, and all will be well!

Gritting his teeth, Chen Qingyuan persisted, absorbing the pure spiritual Qi from the void and performing the foundational techniques of the golden elixir path.

This technique was taught to him by the red-dressed girl, and it took Chen Qingyuan a full year to learn it.

In his memory, the hundred years of life in the Sky Abyss, the first ninety years were spent in arduous cultivation, and the latter ten years were spent in cultivating his character and letting what he had learned become instinctual.

In short, the cultivation in the Sky Abyss was too cruel, and if possible, he never wanted to go back there in his lifetime.

“Buzz buzz buzz—”

The three golden elixirs in his body trembled incessantly, emitting the sound of the Dao.

The physical pain, the tearing sensation of the soul, and various flavors mixed together, causing Chen Qingyuan to break out in large beads of sweat, gritting his teeth and persisting.

The higher Chen Qingyuan’s talent and character, the better the quality of the golden elixirs.

The quality of the three golden elixirs was breaking through the shackles, from low to medium, and quickly rising to high quality.

To make all the golden elixirs leap to the Earth-grade, Chen Qingyuan still needed to endure slowly, without the slightest slack. If his spirit relaxed for a moment, all his previous efforts would be in vain.And so, Chen Qingyuan endured through three grueling months, elevating the quality of his Golden Elixir to that of the Earth grade. In the process, he ground two of his teeth to bits, having become numb to the physical pain, as if he had lost all sensation.

“Can’t hold on any longer?”

Chen Qingyuan’s consciousness was somewhat blurred, yet he did not relax his mental grip.

The Chen Qingyuan of the past possessed but a single Golden Elixir, and with his own strength, he had broken through to the Heavenly grade level. Now, with three Golden Elixirs, the difficulty had multiplied countless times.

At least, within the ancient texts recorded to this day, there had never been an evildoer with three Golden Elixirs. Moreover, these were of exceptionally high quality.

“No way, I don’t want to deal with that woman again, it’s too painful.”

It seemed as if countless voices were urging Chen Qingyuan to give up. In a fleeting moment, he suddenly thought of the Red-Dressed Girl, and his mind cleared up a bit, allowing him to shoulder the burden once more.

Despite the Red-Dressed Girl’s enchanting figure and world-shaking charm, her ruthlessness chilled Chen Qingyuan to the core.

At that time, the Red-Dressed Girl had given him two choices: whether to become her Dao Companion or not.

Chen Qingyuan decisively chose the latter, reasoning that only someone with a screw loose would become Dao Companions with the Red-Dressed Girl.

“I want to see if forcing myself to endure will cost me my life.”

If he couldn’t withstand it, Chen Qingyuan was certain that the Red-Dressed Girl would drag him back to the Sky Abyss and subject him to another round of torment. Rather than going through it all again, he might as well gamble with his life and endure to the end.

Three Earth grade Golden Elixirs—if word of this got out, it would surely shake the world.

Yet, Chen Qingyuan was still not satisfied.

According to the Red-Dressed Girl, anything less than the Saint grade was trash.

Chen Qingyuan had to press on, to seize even the slightest chance, even if it meant risking his life to attempt reaching the level of the Saint grade Golden Elixir.

As for whether he would succeed, that would depend on his own fortune.