And from this moment onwards, warriors would possess a long life. Breaking through to the Yuan Opening realm was like being reborn. The Dao Seed tree in their bodies was a reflection of their limbs, and the leaves' veins were all their meridians. As such, even the weakest Yuan Opening realm warrior would have a lifespan of about ten thousand years. And for peak Yuan Opening realm warriors, their lifespans could even reach tens of thousands of years.
As the Dao Seed tree absorbed and produced Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, the Yuan Opening warrior would have nearly endless amounts of Yuan Qi.
Furthermore, the Dao Seed trees produced by Yi Yun and Lin Xintong were even more terrifying. They seemed earth-shattering, from the moment they appeared, they had already formed the ghostly image of a small world.
"This breakthrough probably took us two or three years..." Yi Yun tenderly helped Lin Xintong wear her clothes as he spoke.
Breaking through to the Yuan Opening realm was extremely time consuming.
Using a decade was already considered fast. Those who lacked the talent might even need to go into reclusion for twenty or even thirty years.
The main reason was that the Dao Seed tree required a long period of time to grow from a sapling.
Ignoring a tree, just a tiny blade of grass took a year's time to go from sprouting to withering.
And most warriors did not accumulate enough Yuan Qi in their Yuan foundation. After the Dao Seed tree sprouted, the first month would cause all their Yuan Qi to be depleted. The future growth of the Dao Seed tree would have to rely on the accumulation of time.
During this period, if a person lacked Yuan Qi and his foundation was insufficient, there was a high chance of a breakthrough failure. The Dao Seed tree's sprout would wither due to a lack of energy. Then, they would have to start all over again.
To the Tian Yuan world's warriors, no one could afford such failure. This was equivalent to destroying most of their martial path.
This was the reason why most young juniors in the Tian Yuan world would choose not to break through to the Yuan Opening realm. They were halt at the peak of the Dao Seed realm until they were fifty or sixty years old. Some times, some might even wait till they were a hundred years old.
This was because the amount of time that the breakthrough took was too long and the process was too difficult. Without enough accumulation in foundation and nomological insight, they did not dare attempt the breakthrough.
During the past two or three years, Yi Yun and Lin Xintong continuously increased their strength while in reclusion. They were completely cut off from the external world, so they did not know what had become of the Tian Yuan world.
However, before going into reclusion, Lin Xintong and Jiang Xiaorou had already separately informed the Lin family and the Desolate race to be on the alert and conserve their strength.
"Let us go." Yi Yun said while looking into Lin Xintong's eyes as she returned his gaze.
On the sixth floor of the God Advent Tower, Jiang Xiaorou was sitting in a small building in a bamboo forest. An ancient aura lingered around her body, and sitting on the wooden platforms in front of her were parts of the "Great Empress Heart Sutra".
Yi Yun had only woken once in the past three years, and that was to pass the "Great Empress Heart Sutra" to Jiang Xiaorou.
Jiang Xiaorou had extremely high perception. She used two years to pass the first five levels of the God Advent Tower, and finish reading all the canonical material. She had also chosen some that suited her cultivation.
Jiang Xiaorou, who had been recognized by the Sacred Spirit and had the best bloodline in the Desolate race, was definitely a peerless genius. Furthermore, in the Azure Yang Lord's massive collection, there were quite a number of canonical manuals that were not meant for humans. There were no records of such canonical manuals in the Desolate race, so when Jiang Xiaorou saw this, she was naturally delighted.
Today, Jiang Xiaorou suddenly sensed something as she opened her eyes.
The moment she opened her eyes, an extremely sacred aura was emitted from her body.
The small building in the bamboo forest was perennially covered in snow. However, when that aura swept past the snow, it was like a gentle spring breeze that immediately melted the ice. Lush green grass grew while flowers bloomed.
Jiang Xiaorou sat in the middle of the flowers with a smile on her lips, resembling a fairy that walked out of the forest. She was like an embodiment of the most pure and pretty creation formed by the Heaven and Earth. She made anyone who saw her feel a sense of endearment and admiration.
"The both of you have broken through to the Yuan Opening realm." As Jiang Xiaorou looked at Yi Yun and Lin Xintong, who had appeared in front of her, she sensed their auras and gave a delighted look.