Rumble—

The Spiritual Liquid within the Dantian spun crazily, continuously compressing and condensing, then surged explosively!

Peak of Foundation Establishment Second Layer!

Break!

Foundation Establishment Third Layer!

A powerful aura erupted from Chen Ye, causing the array within the Quiet Chamber to hum and vibrate. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

However, the increase in cultivation did not stop.

The feedback from the qualitative change of the Cultivation Technique was overwhelmingly massive, coupled with the Power of Divine Soul bestowed by the Heart Slaughter Sword before, and the medicinal power of the Purple Sun Pill...

Chen Ye’s cultivation climbed all the way up until it touched the barrier of the Middle Period of Foundation Establishment, where this rapid surge finally came to a reluctant halt.

"Phew..."

He opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

That breath condensed instead of dissipating, actually transforming into a sharp air sword in mid-air, piercing through the wooden table in front before slowly dispersing.

"Foundation Establishment Third Layer, just one step away from the Middle Period of Foundation Establishment!"

Chen Ye clenched his fists, feeling the surging ocean-like power within his body, immensely exhilarated.

This sense of power was far beyond what it was before.

Now, if he were to encounter a cultivator like Yuan Ye, who was at the Fifth Layer of Foundation Establishment, even without using the Heart Slaughter Sword, he could definitely fight head-on with the transformed Cultivation and the Jade Treasure Sword, and even slay him!

"If you give me another year... no, a few months, I can attempt to break through to the Middle Period of Foundation Establishment!"

Chen Ye secretly thought to himself.

If this cultivation speed were to get out, it would probably scare a whole bunch of so-called geniuses to death.

Even someone like Zhang Chuxi, who has a Golden Core Mother feeding her resources, couldn’t possibly be this fast.

"However, too much is as bad as too little."

Chen Ye suppressed the agitation in his heart,

"Continuous breakthroughs inevitably leave the foundation a bit unstable, so the next period needs to be spent honing it well."

With this in mind,

Chen Ye looked inward at himself, discovering that the originally five-colored grand cycle had now turned into pure black.

He paused slightly,

"Tsk, even the color of the Spiritual Power has completely changed. But it should be a good change."

He could feel that the quality of his Spiritual Power had increased by at least thirty percent!

Moreover, this brand-new Spiritual Power almost had the mystical aspects of the Law.

"In future battles, even if I merely use Spiritual Power in Magical Battles, it would be a formidable means of slaughter. Not to mention being able to use Spiritual Power to perform Magic... this means all of my Magical Battle abilities have undergone a qualitative change!"

Chen Ye suddenly remembered the Geng Metal Qi.

He had long trained this technique to Grandmaster level, but unfortunately, it is just a First-Tier Lower Grade Magic, with not much potential, so Chen Ye already rarely used it.

"But now..."

Chen Ye gazed at his fingertip, where black light flickered, the originally golden Geng Metal Qi had turned black.

His Five Elements Spiritual Power had now merged into one, able to perform all Five Elements Magic!

"Not bad, now it should be easy to deal with ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Chen Ye retracted his Geng Metal Qi, though he intended to demonstrate it to see the power.

But unfortunately, this was Luoli Courtyard, and he didn’t want to damage a single blade of grass here, so he refrained.

He stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, his whole body’s bones crackling like popping beans.

He pushed open the door, and it was noon outside.

The sun shone on him, warm.

In the courtyard, Zhiwei was practicing swordplay, with three Gourd Swords swirling around her, the sword light flowed like water.

Qing Jun was lying on a stone table, idly teasing a passing butterfly, and her eyes lit up when she saw Chen Ye come out, ready to rush over.

"Master! You’ve come out of seclusion!"

Chen Ye caught her with a smile. The little girl hugged her master’s neck, her delicate little face rubbed against his stubbly face and complained,

"Master, tidy yourself up quickly. You didn’t have this much hair before when you went into seclusion!"

She looked at her master and discovered that not only did he have a lot more beard, but his hair was almost down to his calves, just like hers!

Could it be...

Being close to a group makes one like a group, has master also become a danzi (dumpling)?

Chen Ye pinched his disciple’s smooth cheeks, his mood greatly improved,

"Can’t help it, it’s because of Master’s Cultivation Technique... Master cultivates the Cultivation Technique, and carelessly let the ’Prosperity’ within affect himself."

His simple and straightforward explanation was easy for the little girl to understand, and she furrowed her brows, thinking hard,

"Sounds like the Law practiced by Golden Core True Man... never mind that, Master, come play with Qing Jun! Qing Jun hasn’t played with Master for a long time!"

Chen Ye was just about to agree when the Communication Jade Pendant on his waist suddenly lit up.

He picked it up and glanced at it, his expression turning a bit peculiar.

It was sent by Bai Susu.

Just a short sentence:

"Come to Tianxu Peak in four days to receive your reward. That fool will be there too."

This message was sent three days ago.

The fool naturally referred to Zhang Chuxi.

But since Bai Susu mentioned it was to receive a reward, there probably wasn’t anything major.

Chen Ye looked at Qing Jun in his arms and smiled apologetically, "Qing Jun, Master may have to go out later."

"Ah?" Qing Jun’s little face instantly drooped, "Going out again? Master, you just came out of seclusion!"

"It’s a decree from the sect, I have to go."

Chen Ye set her down,

"And this time I am going to receive a reward, maybe I can bring you something tasty back."

Qing Jun, small as she was, pouted and looked up unhappily at her master,

"Hmph! You are lying, when that bad guy returns to the sect, he’ll definitely be thinking of revenge. This is her home turf!"

"Oh, come on, your master is about to reach the Middle Period of Foundation Establishment and has True Inheritor Bai’s help, why should I be afraid of her?" Chen Ye exuded confidence.

Not only was he unafraid, he was even looking forward to that bad dumpling seeking trouble with him.

Wouldn’t that give him a reason to teach the bad dumpling a lesson?

Chen Ye even planned to gain some teaching experience on Zhang Chuxi first.