Eryndor wanted to go out and take a walk around the planet, but when he realized this planet was where the Crappy Birds lived, he thought better of it.

    He would rather get some fresh air on the first checkpoint planet.

    On that day itself, he finished the remaining Qi Gathering pills, consolidating his cultivation at stage six.

    Now I am out of both Qi Gathering pills and Spirit Strengthening pills.

    Eryndor set his sights on the box of Body Tempering pills, before finally making up his mind to use them.

    There was really nothing else to do.

    Taking out a bottle, he returned to his bed and sat cross legged.

    After taking a deep breath, he popped a pill in his mouth.

    Body Tempering pills worked in the same way as the Spirit Tempering pills.

    One had to circulate their practice technique after taking the pill. Depending on how much Qi one absorbed, their body would be tempered at a similar rate.

    They were also similar to Spirit Gathering pills such that their efficacy was dependent on the tempering done rather than time.

    There was just one difference.

    The tempering granted by these pills wasn’t as pleasant as Spirit Strengthening pills. And Eryndor was experiencing that first hand.

    As soon as he realized that his bed might get messy, he stood up and ran to the bathroom, sitting on its floor and resuming his circulation of Qi.

    Indeed, his physique began aching as soon as he completed one revolution of the Qi.

    But that was it, he soon felt a cooling sensation all over his body.

    My Passive Regeneration is taking effect?

    Eryndor was incredibly thankful about it. It meant he wouldn’t reach a state of extreme pain.

    When one continued cycling their Qi while the Body Tempering pill was in effect, the pain would keep stacking, transforming your body.

    Might as well use it at the end of the session.

    Enduring the sweat on his body, Eryndor continued using body tempering pills.

    The entire next week, he entered into a new routine.

    He would stay in the bathroom all the time, exiting after taking a shower only when it was meal time.

    He could feel his strength increasing each passing day.

    It also helped that he was at stage six of Qi Gathering realm. The maximum amount of improvement which a body could handle depended on its rank.

    A body at stage one of Qi Gathering realm would find it very difficult to get tempered till the extent of hurting a stage nine of Qi Gathering realm.

    The same was the case with Spirit Strengthening pills. One shouldn’t expect to strengthen their minds at stage one such that it could defend against someone from stage nine.

    Ever since the advent of the manifestation of four energies and eight power systems, a common saying went around that nothing was impossible.

    No one knew who spread it, but people still adopted it due to the miraculous things they got to witness everyday.

    But even if something wasn’t impossible didn’t mean it wouldn’t be difficult.

    Eryndor had no idea what one would need to do or consume to have a mind or body powerful enough to resist attacks above their stages or even realms.

    He took a look at the pill bottles left in the box and made a rough calculation according to the level of improvement he felt.

    Well, it seems I wouldn’t be wasting pills due to reaching the maximum limit of my physique.

    Eryndor reckoned that his cultivation realm would be able to accommodate the remaining amount of pills just fine.

    After going through his phone for a few minutes, he went back to the bathroom to continue using the Body Tempering pills.

    During the entire return journey back to Earth, he successfully finished the batch of Body Tempering pills as well.

    Apart from taking a short walk on the first checkpoint planet, he was cooped up in the spaceship all the time, so when he finally set foot on Earth, he felt excited for his life to return to normal.

    Finally, back on Earth.

    It was time to go back to the Academy.