Chapter 212: Breakthrough
After 6 hours, Lex who was suffering from extreme mental fatigue and pain in his eyes after overusing his Telekinetic Control Eye was suddenly launched flying from the shockwave that was released around the Earth Leader's body.
Lex had tempered the Earth Leader's body with his energy, strengthening the Earth Leader's meridians, energy pathways and dantian, all while regulating the Earth Leader's bloodstream, making sure that his heart was beating and streaming energy into his body.
The Earth Leader suffered extreme pain, but he didn't contribute anything to the process and the mental strain that Lex was experiencing could be seen as much more painful than the pain that the Earth Leader was going through.
Lex had expected that a quarter of his very dense and pure Internal Energy would be enough for him to forcefully break through the Earth Leader into the Golden Mortal Rank, but he had underestimated how much strengthening and tempering the Earth Leader's body needed.
The quarter of his energy was almost completely exhausted in a short while and although what he was doing was very dangerous and risky, it had paid off as the Earth Leader's body was ready for the breakthrough.
"Listen here, I am going to bombard your body with energy then settle it into your body and everything internally within your body will be expanded and strengthened, however, you still won't be a complete Golden Mortal" stated Lex.
"With your age and the current state of your body, there isn't a chance of you becoming a true Golden Mortal, but after I have forcefully broken you through, you can think of yourself as a half Golden Mortal. Your power will be higher than that of a Heaven Mortal but lower than that of a true Golden Mortal" revealed Lex.
The Earth Leader couldn't help but have tears of joy in his eyes as he nodded his head, overjoyed that he would finally be able to overcome the hurdle that he and many others on the continent had struggled with for decades.
Although he wasn't truly becoming a Golden Mortal, he was in no position to complain and was grateful for anything that came his way, especially since he was getting old and Lex helping him breakthrough should increase his lifespan.
'I am sorry, daughter. It seems that I won't be able to come and see you so soon, but father will make you proud and is finally surpassing the Heaven Mortal Rank. This is all thanks to Lex and with his help, I can finally implement the necessary changes on the continent that we both wished for' said the Earth Leader within his mind believing that his daughter was watching him from heaven.
Lex's Telekinetic Control Eye was using a lot of internal energy and was also very mentally draining, so he needed to finish the process quickly as he streamed a quarter of his total energy into his palms.
"Get ready" warned Lex as he suddenly pushed all of that energy into the Earth Leader's body.
Instantly, the Earth Leader felt as though his body was about to rip apart as he blurted out a large curdle of blood and felt as though his body was on the verge of exploding, however, he was surprised by how durable and powerful his body had become.
His organs, meridians, dantian and energy pathways were all not breaking apart like he would have expected as Lex helped him to slowly absorb and handle the energy and make it his own.
Once the energy left Lex's energy, it was no longer his energy, but he was still able to control and wield it using his Telekinetic Control Eye as he circled it around the Earth Leader's body and slowly passed the control over to the Earth Leader.
It took an entire hour for the Earth Leader to gain control over all the energy that Lex had pushed into his body and when he did, there was a large explosion around him that launched Lex flying.
Lex was very fatigued mentally and his internal energy had been massively drained as he was launched through the cave's wall and crashing down the mountain.
The Earth Leader felt amazing and felt as though he was reborn, meanwhile, Lex had slammed into the sides of one of the mountains and the impact had formed a large crater.
Getting up, Lex had a smile on his face and hadn't suffered any damage from the impact with his Elemental Body and powerful External Cultivation.
The Earth Leader was worried about Lex as he got up and spread his spiritual sense to find him, but Lex was fine and jumped back up the mountain in a single leap.
The cave and the peak of the mountain were obliterated a third time, as it had already been destroyed then rebuilt after Lex's battle with the Ice Leopard and Mason.
"I feel amazing" exclaimed the Earth leader as he turned to Lex.
Lex was shocked by what he saw and the Earth Leader went from looking like an old man to a quite handsome middle-aged man, and even his hair that was previously completely grey, had become more black.
Smiling and pleased with the result of his assistance, Lex patted the Earth Leader's shoulder.
"I will return in a moment" stated Lex before returning to his Portable Sub-Dimension.
Lex's eyes were aching after overusing his Eye Power, but he could still use his Eye Powers and would just need to rest and relax for them to recover.
Finding another bucket, Lex filled it up with the special water then returned to the Earth Leader's side.
"Here, drink this and use its energy to consolidate your cultivation and body, then after you are finished, you can go back to your country. I would like you to publically announce your strength and prove it to the other leaders to solidify your position and even if they become stronger than you, state that you have my support" instructed Lex.