[Evergreen Technique at Unity Stage: 6256/6400]
[Life and Death Profound Light Limit Break: 720/800]
Inside the Cultivation Room.
Chen Ye sat cross-legged in meditation, his mind extraordinarily calm.
He summoned the proficiency panel, assessing his current cultivation status.
At present.
These two cultivation techniques were about to break through.
"Especially the Evergreen Technique, it’s been stuck for two or three years... Back then, when I broke through to Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, it was thanks to the Evergreen Technique’s unity. Now, it’s still at the unity stage."
Chen Ye lamented to himself.
It wasn’t that the difficulty of cultivating the Evergreen Technique doubled after reaching unity.
But because he later focused all his energy on cultivating the Life and Death Profound Light.
Moreover.
Unity was already the second qualitative change in the Evergreen Technique, and to achieve another, he would have to break through two realms in succession; otherwise, the progress would be minimal.
"Relying solely on the Life and Death Profound Light to advance to mastery may not be enough to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Period, but if both techniques break through and are combined with the Taiyin Barrier-Breaking Pill, there’s a good chance."
Chen Ye calculated silently, exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, and put away the panel.
Since everything was ready, it was best not to delay.
The situation within the Luoxiao Grotto Heaven was changing rapidly, and as a mentor, he needed to elevate his cultivation quickly to face all sorts of variables.
He stood up, pushed open the stone door of the cultivation room, and returned to the inner chamber.
On the couch, Mao Qingzhu was already dressed neatly.
Although her hair was still a bit disheveled, and her beautiful face retained a blush, she managed to sit at the jade desk, carefully arranging her appearance.
Hearing footsteps, her body tensed slightly, her eyes dodging, lightly biting her lip, not daring to look at him:
"You... weren’t you going into closed-door training? Why did you come out again?"
Seeing the dignified yet shy appearance of the beauty, Chen Ye couldn’t help but laugh. He walked forward, gently stroking her hair.
"I was about to enter closed-door training, but I came out to tell you a few things."
Chen Ye restrained his previous frivolity, adopting a solemn expression,
"Sister Qingzhu, this attempt to breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Late Period is of great importance. It may be as short as ten days to half a month, or the duration could be unknown. During my closed-door training, the array of Listen to the Wind Pavilion will be fully activated, and no visitors will be seen, including cultivators from the Lingyin Sect like Wang Fu."
"However..."
"If something urgent really happens outside, especially anything concerning the disciples, do not hesitate to disturb me; just knock and wake me up."
Upon hearing this, Mao Qingzhu disregarded her shyness, returning his grip with gentle eyes full of warmth:
"You can rest easy and focus on your breakthrough. I will watch over things outside. I will observe the light screen of the Heaven-Suspended Tower every day, ensuring not even the slightest mistake happens with the three disciples. If there is a change, I will notify you immediately."
"Alright, thank you for your hard work."
Chen Ye smiled warmly.
Though confident in his three disciples, he wouldn’t sit by the water screen every day to watch.
But if his closed-door training lasted long, and he couldn’t pay attention to the situation within the grotto heaven, he would inevitably worry.
Fortunately, Mao Qingzhu came to Hunyuan City, providing someone he could utterly trust within Listen to the Wind Pavilion.
If she weren’t here to help keep an eye on the movements of the Luoxiao Conference, he would have to be constantly preoccupied with the safety of his three disciples, unable to secure a period of absolute peace to break through the Foundation Establishment Late Period.
"Then I’m going in."
Chen Ye gave her a deep look and turned back into the cultivation room.
The heavy stone door fell, and the core isolation restrictions of Listen to the Wind Pavilion were fully activated.
Chen Ye sat cross-legged on the mat again, his mind entering an ancient, tranquil state.
He raised his hand, placing a crystal-clear Taiyin Barrier-Breaking Pill into his mouth.
"Hiss—!"
It felt as if a cold tide entered his belly, sweeping through his meridians with force, making Chen Ye shiver with cold.
An extremely pure force of extreme yin swam through his limbs and bones; this power was extremely domineering, even forming a layer of fine frost along the meridians.
But at the same time,
The effect of the pill exceeded expectations!
These days, he had refined over a dozen Taiyin Barrier-Breaking Pills, more than enough to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Period!
"Such domineering extreme yin medicinal power, it was worth borrowing Sister Qingzhu to repeatedly blend and make thorough preparations."
Chen Ye maintained his mind and immediately began to operate the Life and Death Profound Light.
One withers, another flourishes, continuing endlessly.
The extreme yin power nourished his raging yang energy; yin and yang complement one another, just as expected.
Cultivation knows no passage of time.
Fully immersed in his breakthrough, Chen Ye ignored the passage of time.
"A day... two days? Or a month... several months? No, the Luoxiao Grotto Heaven couldn’t last several months. I wonder how the three disciples are now..."
Chen Ye dispelled distracting thoughts, bringing his focus back to cultivation.
[Evergreen Technique at Mystical Stage: 35/12800]
[Life and Death Profound Light at Master Stage: 8/1600]
Unknowingly,
Both cultivation techniques had successively broken through.
Until now.
Chen Ye finally understood that the realm following unity was called the Mystical Stage.
But the term ’Mystical’ sounded mysterious and barely contributed to the Evergreen Technique’s enhancement, only making his spiritual power purer.
Perhaps, saying so wasn’t intuitive enough.
If Chen Ye were to give an example, the Mystical realm was merely a straightforward numerical increase; whereas Limit Break and Unity were enhancements in mechanism.
Thus, the gap between the two was considerable.
Just as Chen Ye had predicted.
Even though the Evergreen Technique and Life and Death Profound Light successively broke through, it was still challenging for him to smoothly and easily break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Period.
Chen Ye gritted his teeth, not only did he not stop but even more fiercely aimed to smash through the sturdy barrier within the depths of his dantian, which prevented him from stepping into the Foundation Establishment Late Period.
Bang!
Chen Ye’s body shook, a booming resonant sound echoed in his ears like a grand bell, golden stars danced before his eyes, and a wet, bloody taste crept into his nostrils.