After sending Immortal Xuan Yuezi to the world of the Incense Fire God, Li Yi took advantage of the opportunity to absorb a massive amount of incense power from this world. As the immense incense power poured into his body, Li Yi’s entire being emitted radiant light. Under the blessing of this immense incense power, he felt his strength skyrocketing at a rapid pace. If he had had the blessing of incense power earlier, he wouldn’t have feared the siege of the Sky Demons. A single move of calling the wind and summoning the rain, blessed by incense power, would have been enough to annihilate all those Sky Demons. Unfortunately, once disconnected from the world of the Incense Fire God, the incense becomes like water without a source, dissipating rapidly in a short time. Although a small amount remains in the end, it is not of much use. "However, opening the cross-border gate this time has given me an inspiration. If I encounter a strong enemy, I can completely use the incense power to bless myself, allowing my strength to increase dramatically in a short time." Li Yi looked at the cross-border machine. Now that he had collected three complete miracles, he could basically achieve cross-border freedom. Being extravagant for once, opening the cross-border gate once to obtain the power of incense belief was not impossible. With the energy provided by the three complete miracles, maintaining a cross-border gate that allows only one person to pass through was not difficult. Even after ten minutes passed, the cross-border gate remained stable. Li Yi stood beside the cross-border gate, boldly absorbing the incense power, then used this incense power to perform the Heaven and Earth Qi Gathering Technique. The world changed color, and cosmic energy from the Demon God Realm immediately swarmed towards the direction of Tianyi Palace. This cosmic energy was divided into the five elements, and one stream of cosmic energy poured into Li Yi’s body. He was now at the fourth level of the Five Qi Realm, with several acupoints still unfilled. Without the blessing of incense, cultivation was too slow, especially since he was on the battlefield of the Demon God Realm, where improving his realm was particularly important. As long as he could break through to the fifth level of the Five Qi Realm, even without achieving perfection, his strength would be enough to crush the Sky Demons. The difference between five qi mutual generation and five qi missing one is vast. Li Yi opened the cross-border gate, using the power of incense belief to cultivate, a behavior considered very extravagant. It is known that maintaining the cross-border gate requires a massive amount of cosmic energy every moment. If not for the three complete miracles, long-term maintenance was impossible. But now, given the conditions, Li Yi did not care whether it was extravagant or not. Waste is just waste; now is not the time to worry about such things, as the crisis on the Demon God Realm side is not yet resolved. Even if they win this attack, there will be a next one. As time passed bit by bit. With Li Yi’s previous arduous cultivation, coupled with this impact, his cultivation at the fourth level of the Five Qi Realm was gradually reaching perfection, and the last unfilled acupoint was finally filled with Five Element Spiritual Energy. "Heart Fire Qi, Lung Metal Qi, Spleen Earth Qi, Kidney Water Qi, and finally Liver Wood Energy... I am now at the fourth level of the Five Qi Realm, but it is not enough. Without stepping into the final realm, there is always a deficiency." Although Li Yi’s strength had slightly improved compared to before. But this progress was not significant, primarily making his mana more abundant rather than achieving true transformation. "At least I must step into the final realm, fill an acupoint with Liver Wood Energy, and thus I can operate the Qi of the Five Elements, opening a new path of transformation. I hope all goes well," Li Yi thought to himself. He continued to cultivate, not wanting to waste the enormous power of incense belief. With the increasing amount of incense power, the incense surrounding Li Yi exceeded the peak period when he crossed over as State Preceptor, and the amount of incense continued to increase. The strengthening of incense power also enhanced Li Yi’s Heaven and Earth Qi Gathering Technique, speeding up his cultivation. Because of the influx of Liver Wood Energy, the last missing Five Element Qi was supplemented, causing Li Yi’s body to embark on a transformative path. Due to the mutual generation of the five elements, his internal organs began to emit radiant light. The five-colored qi intertwined, seemingly with countless breaths rolling inside his body. As the Five Element Qi circulated, black qi was forcibly flushed out. These black gases, hidden in his flesh, blood, and bones, were usually invisible, representing the congenital toxins within the body of a cultivator. Now that Li Yi had entered the fifth level of the Five Qi Realm, these toxins lodged in his body were being expelled. His internal organs, under the operation of the Five Element Qi, gradually began to look somewhat crystalline, and his body felt a bit lighter. This occurrence made the divine blood within him surge like a turbulent river. The divine blood was proliferating at an unimaginable speed. "The transformation of the Five Qi Realm has begun..." Li Yi felt the changes in his body, quite surprised at the moment. Although Xian Xiangzi had lectured before that when a cultivator reaches the Five Qi Realm, the mutual generation of the five elements will bring about an astounding transformation in the body, this transformation takes one from a mortal’s fleshly body to the Taoist body a cultivator should possess. In the Xuanxian Continent, this is equivalent to crossing tribulation. The mortal body has its limits, and only by shedding the mortal form and evolving to higher levels can one gain more formidable strength. No matter how much humans train, their strength can never surpass that of a tiger. This is a fundamental difference that postnatal cultivation cannot overcome. Therefore, regardless of the cultivation method, the ultimate goal is to allow the human body to evolve continuously, transform, and simultaneously abandon the old body, shedding the shackles of the flesh. Li Yi’s cultivation method, if considered just step-by-step transformation, then this time’s five qi mutual generation is akin to a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. However, Li Yi had only just stepped into the Five Qi Realm, combined with the Divine Blood in his body, his transformation would take much longer than that of a normal cultivator. Nonetheless, this would bring him unexpected benefits. A strong sense of hunger surged up in him. After the metamorphosis of his internal organs, the Divine Blood was nurtured too rapidly and needed a massive replenishment of Qi-Blood. Not caring for anything else, Li Yi immediately took out the elixirs refined by Tu Daoist from his Five Elements Bracelet. These elixirs contained a vast amount of Essence of Qi and Blood, even though Nun Liu deemed them as trash and scraps, they were more than sufficient to satisfy him. With the infusion of the Essence of Qi and Blood, the nurturing of the Divine Blood accelerated once again. Inside his body, strands of silver Divine Blood intertwined with strands of golden Dragon Blood, roaring and surging like dragons and tigers. This Divine Blood nourished every part of Li Yi’s body, granting him a physique akin to a dragon and god. Silver lightning entwined around him, making him resemble the descent of a Thunder God, while vibrant golden flames danced, as if a True Dragon was being birthed from fire. The Five Elements Qi transformed into five streams of Divine Light soaring into the sky, with Dragon and Tiger Power coursing through his body. Various mystical phenomena occurred frequently. Fortunately, he was currently within the Tianyi Palace, shielding his changes from the outside world. If such visions were captured by the Demon God Realm, a Great Demon might be willing to risk everything to annihilate Li Yi. Only a true powerhouse could understand the astounding changes happening to Li Yi now. The potential he had gained from his previous cross-border cultivation began to bloom today. This transformation resulted in a significant surge in his strength. "I’ve only filled one acupoint at the fifth level of the Five Qi Realm, yet I already feel my strength rapidly increasing. I can’t even imagine how powerful I’ll become once all twelve acupoints in the final level are filled." Li Yi marveled in his heart. Moreover, as the Five Elements Qi merged into one, his mana also changed from before. This change is indescribable, only felt as if his previous mana was like a cloud of mist—vast yet insubstantial, limiting his spell casting, making them not powerful. But now, his mana seemed to turn from insubstantial to substantial, with real quality and innate power. If he were to cast spells now, the power of his Tao Skills would increase dramatically. His bloodline, physical body, and mana had reached a new height. If before, he could only barely contend with a Sky Demon with all his might, now Li Yi could easily kill a Sky Demon bare-handed without relying on a Dao Artifact, unless a Great Demon took action against him. This change is truly remarkable. To think that so few days have passed. Normal cultivators couldn’t possibly progress so much in such a short time. "There’s no longer a need to rely on Incense Power. Now, I just need to sit quietly for a few days to let my body adapt to this transformation process." Li Yi then closed the Cross-border Gate and retracted the Cross-border Machine. He then sat alone in the Tianyi Palace without moving. He sat for three whole days. During these three days, with the miraculous substance providing a vast amount of Cosmic Energy and a large supply of elixirs replenishing the Essence of Qi and Blood, his body never experienced any loss, thus the transformation went very smoothly, and the results were significant. In these few days, many more experts joined the Earth Defense Line. Perhaps due to the last battle where five Great Demons were slain, gaining the Evolvers on Earth confidence. Thus, more Evolvers came this time than before, gradually making the previously empty defense line bustling again. "Li Yi, are you there?" A voice called out from outside the Tianyi Palace. It was a team of ten capable Evolvers dispatched. Their task was to guard this segment of the defense line. Due to Su Mu’s departure, Tao Sheng’s disappearance, and the deaths of several others, only Li Yi was left on this part of the defense line. In this situation, Xiao Jianguo, as the person in charge, naturally had to promptly provide reinforcements for Li Yi. After all, no matter how short-handed they were, they couldn’t possibly leave such a large stretch of defense to Li Yi alone. That wouldn’t make any sense, especially since Li Yi had performed exceptionally in the last battle, killing many Sky Demons, warranting special attention. Outside, the person calling out was a young man around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, named Zhang Tianfan. He wore an Extraordinary Nano Battle Armor, with an ancient Treasure Saber on his back, appearing quite heroic, and his strength was not weak either, being at the Spirit God Realm. Though this realm wasn’t considered strong on the defense line, he had traces of cross-training multiple methods, so in terms of combat power, he could potentially match a Sky Demon. Beside the young man, there were also nine Evolvers, each with considerable strength, being strong contenders at any place on Earth. "Seems like there’s no response. Could it be that he’s not in the great hall?" Said a woman beside him in an Extraordinary Nano Combat Suit, with a treasure sword hanging at her waist. The sword was a low-grade treasure weapon from the Xuanxian Continent, with extraordinary power, although it wasn’t clear how she acquired it.