Chapter 226: Ch 226- Preparing for departure (2)

Mo Yuan carefully removed the other elemental particles, leaving only the shadow elemental particle and then he transferred to his body and it started to roam freely inside his body.

Once again, he looked inward.

Within his body, among the trillions of Primordial Qi particles, a newly formed shadow elemental particle could now be seen.

Seeing this, Mo Yuan, who had been sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. A slight smile appeared on his face.

"Nice..."

He took a moment to calculate.

"To reach 0.01%, I should need around..."

Mo Yuan made a rough estimate. Assuming there were at least a trillion Primordial Qi particles inside his body, he would need to convert at least one billion of them into shadow elemental particles.

Looking at this number, he couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

One billion!

Even with his current speed, it would take an enormous amount of time.

However, after calming himself down, Mo Yuan began to think about it more carefully.

"It’s difficult at first but as I remove more and more particles, I’ll gradually become more proficient. Eventually, I should be able to remove ten particles in a second, then a hundred and perhaps even more."

This wasn’t merely his own speculation. David had explained it to him, so he won’t worry to much.

Since the elemental particles inside a cultivator’s body were only a small part of the total Primordial Qi, they would eventually be consumed when the cultivator used their elemental qi.

To replenish them, the cultivator would need to repeat the same process of separating the specific elemental particles from the Primordial Qi.

However, this didn’t mean they had to separate each particle one by one at the same speed forever.

The more they practiced, the more proficient they became. Eventually, they could even absorb the required elemental particles directly from the Primordial Qi in the surrounding environment like they absorbed Primordial Qi.

At that point, replenishing their elemental energy would become much easier.

"With my Exceptional Grade Enlightenment Talent, Space Sense and Cultivation Talent, this process shouldn’t be too difficult."

Mo Yuan paused for a moment before adding another thought.

"Right, I also have the True Sight Talent. That should make things even easier."

After making sure everything was in order, Mo Yuan closed his eyes again and continued the process.

He carefully observed the Primordial Qi particles inside his body, separated the shadow elemental particles and allowed them to gather together.

At first, his progress was only one particle per second.

However, as time passed, his speed gradually increased and by the second hour, he could separate three particles per second.

By the fourth hour, his speed had reached five particles per second and it continued to improve.

Before he knew it, the night had already passed.

May 6, 3027.

It was already nine in the morning.

Mo Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

"I didn’t even realize the next day had arrived."

He looked inward and checked the number of shadow elemental particles inside his body.

232,200!

A smile appeared on his face.

"David was right. As you become more familiar with the process, separating the particles becomes easier and easier."

He paused briefly before continuing.

"Currently, my speed is ten particles per second. At this rate, it should take around two or three months to reach one billion particles but my speed will continue to increase, so the actual time should be even shorter."

His breathing gradually became quicker.

"If everything goes well, I should be able to reach the Sovereign Realm within a month!"

Mo Yuan took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

The Sovereign Realm was a significant milestone for him. After all, reaching this realm would mean that his strength had taken another huge leap.

Then, his thoughts suddenly turned toward the strange girl, Molly. As she had reached the Monarch Realm at just twenty years of age.

"With my current speed, I’ll eventually surpass her."

Mo Yuan couldn’t help but smile.

"Normally, the higher a cultivator’s realm becomes, the slower their cultivation speed gets but with my talent, my speed will only become faster and faster."

After finishing his cultivation, Mo Yuan suddenly remembered something.

The strange black stone he had obtained from the auction!

"Right, I almost forgot about that."

He immediately took the stone out of his storage space and held it in his hand.

The stone was about the size of a human head. Its entire surface was pitch-black and even under the light, it seemed to absorb everything around it.

"Strange. I’m sure my Copy and Paste Talent gave me a signal to buy this when I first saw it but why has it become so quiet now?"

Mo Yuan couldn’t help but wonder.

He brought the stone closer and carefully examined it.

However, he couldn’t find anything special. It was simply black, with no visible patterns or markings.

"Let’s try using Space Sense."

Mo Yuan activated his Space Sense and carefully examined the stone.

Yet, just as before, all he could sense was complete darkness.

It was as if the stone contained nothing at all.

"Strange..."

As Mo Yuan continued to fiddle with the stone, something unexpected happened.

The shadow elemental particles inside his body suddenly became restless.

Previously, they had been moving normally throughout his body but now, they seemed to be trembling, as if something was attracting them.

Mo Yuan’s eyes narrowed.

"Are they attracted to this object?"

He couldn’t help but arrive at this conclusion.

Taking a deep breath, he carefully separated one shadow elemental particle from the Primordial Qi inside his body.

Then, he guided it out of his body.

The moment the particle came into contact with the black stone, it disappeared.

Mo Yuan’s eyes widened slightly.

"Oh? It absorbed it?"

He looked at the stone with newfound interest.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to test it further.

"I can’t waste too much Shadow elemental particles. Let’s try a little more and I’ll investigate it properly once I reach the Late Stage of Sovereign realm."

With that, he separated another ten shadow elemental particles and released them outside his body.

As expected, all ten particles flew directly toward the black stone, disappearing into its surface as if they were being absorbed.

Mo Yuan frowned slightly.

"Strange. If it can attract shadow elemental particles, why doesn’t it simply absorb them from the Primordial Qi in the surrounding environment? Why does it only absorb the particles released from my body?"

He couldn’t understand the reason.

However, he didn’t intend to waste more time thinking about it.

"Whatever. I’ll figure it out later."

Mo Yuan stored the black stone back inside his storage space and stood up.

"Since today is my last day at Cang Lan Base, I should make some preparations as well."

With that thought, he left the cultivation chamber.