Before coming to Bloodthistle Yao Mountain, Su Yi had only tempered about a tenth of his true essence into Dao Astral Force.

Yet now, he’d fully converted all of his true essence. This was what they meant by “Astral Manifestation.”

“I can finally begin my Inner Furnace Realm Cultivation….” As he pondered, Su Yi didn’t hesitate to take out the two Pure Yang Fire Peaches he’d kept in storage all this time. 

This was a tier-four spiritual medicine, and it contained abundant pure yang, fire elemental essence. It was extremely beneficial while establishing your foundations in the Inner Furnace Realm.

After swallowing both peaches, Su Yi felt a searing current course through his entire body.

He then immediately circulated the Pine and Crane Body Refining Technique according to its chapter on the Inner Furnace Realm, sat down, and started meditating. 

In the Inner Furnace Realm, cultivators tempered the five major organs: the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Each organ—or set of organs—was like a furnace, hence the name “the Inner Furnace Realm.”

Cultivated to the highest level, each organ became as mighty as a furnace, and a cultivator could digest even metal and stone. 

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