I am really not a medical immortal.-Chapter 1525 - 1524: Breakthrough (Seventh Update)
When the spiritual energy within his body reached a certain peak, Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam, and he let out a low roar: "Breakthrough—!"
As Zhang Xiaohao’s words fell, the essence, energy, and spirit within him began to operate comprehensively at that moment.
Crack! Crack! Crack!!!
Inside his body, there was constant cracking, crackling sounds, while the second layer of the Shennong Reincarnation Scripture was running wildly.
With such a tremendous accumulation, the bottleneck that had been blocking his way was directly shattered, and Zhang Xiaohao’s cultivation advanced smoothly, directly breaking through to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!!!
As Zhang Xiaohao broke through to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, under the comprehensive operation of the Shennong Reincarnation Scripture, the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy, invisible to the naked eye, rushed towards him crazily, and was absorbed and refined by Zhang Xiaohao, transforming into the purest spiritual power of the Shennong Reincarnation Scripture, which permeated throughout his body.
This stabilization continued for exactly three days.
After three days, the intense golden light fluctuating on Zhang Xiaohao’s body finally disappeared.
Swish!
Zhang Xiaohao opened his eyes, stood up from the ground, and feeling the abundant and rich spiritual power within his body, he smiled with satisfaction.
"The Shennong Reincarnation Scripture is truly powerful. Although breakthroughs are difficult, its accumulation, explosion, and recovery abilities are ten times better than those of the same level! Even a single palm strike carries tremendous power!" Zhang Xiaohao said with satisfaction.
Looking at the ground where only more than two hundred elixirs for Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation were left, Zhang Xiaohao smiled wryly.
"I didn’t expect that just breaking through to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment would consume over a thousand elixirs. If I were to break through to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment or even the Golden Core Realm, the consumption of elixirs would likely be astronomical!"
Shaking his head, Zhang Xiaohao didn’t concern himself with it anymore. With a flick of his hand, he gathered up all the remaining elixirs on the ground.
He arranged the room neatly, made a hand seal, and cast a water spell on himself to cleanse the impurities from his body.
Looking at the long hair reaching his waist, Zhang Xiaohao smiled slightly.
With a flip of his hand, he took out a hundred pounds of gold from the Shennong Ring, then with another flip, the World-purifying Heavenly Fire flew from his palm and landed on the gold, rapidly transforming it into the purest liquid under Zhang Xiaohao’s control.
Next, Zhang Xiaohao’s hands changed, injecting prohibitions and formations into the liquid. Under his Divine Thought control, a Sky-reaching Crown was successfully refined.
The entire Sky-reaching Crown was golden yellow, with two long golden tassels and a golden dragon hairpin in the middle, looking almost identical to the legendary crown worn by the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.
Zhang Xiaohao put on the Sky-reaching Crown, and the hair spreading behind him was immediately restrained.
His entire appearance became more vivid and handsome, though he still retained the appearance of a Mu Ye Clan member, not his own.
With a flick of his hand, he collected all the array flags of the Heavenly Element Eight Battle Array in the room.
With a squeak, the door opened, and Zhang Xiaohao stepped out.
In the small courtyard, three people sat, two women and a man. The two women were Lan Lingling and Bai Xuefeng, and the man was Bai Xuefeng’s Dao companion, Mu Lingfeng.
Hearing the commotion behind them, the three immediately turned around, instinctively looking at Zhang Xiaohao who walked out of the room.
"Ah! Brother Xu, you’re finally out of seclusion!" Lan Lingling exclaimed excitedly, standing up from the stone bench and running towards Zhang Xiaohao.
Seeing she was only three steps away, she spread her arms and plunged into Zhang Xiaohao’s embrace.
Zhang Xiaohao patted her back and smiled at her.
"There are others around!"
"Ah! Brother Xu, you must be hungry, right? I’ll go make you some food!" After saying this, Lan Lingling ran to the kitchen with a flushed face.
"Hehe." Zhang Xiaohao smiled faintly.
Walking over to the stone bench, he sat down and looked with a smile at Bai Xuefeng and Mu Lingfeng.
"Have you been here for a while?" Zhang Xiaohao asked.
"Three days!" Bai Xuefeng said awkwardly.
"I know what you’re worried about, and if I were you, I’d be worried too! But I’m not someone else; since I’ve promised, I won’t go back on my word! I’ve already prepared the things needed, and helping you both reach the Foundation Establishment Realm is not an issue! I’ve even found a cultivation technique for you." Zhang Xiaohao explained.
"Ah! Is that true, Brother Xu?" Bai Xuefeng asked excitedly.
Although Mu Lingfeng did not speak, his enthusiastic expression said it all.
"Do you think I would deceive you?" Zhang Xiaohao said playfully, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
"Thank you, Brother Xu!" Bai Xuefeng said.
"Don’t rush. After we eat, I’ll lend you a hand and help you enter the Foundation Establishment Realm!" Zhang Xiaohao said with a smile.
"Okay." Bai Xuefeng and Mu Lingfeng both nodded.
Their hearts, which had been tense, finally relaxed, and they had nothing more to worry about.
"Brother Xu, you chat here, I’ll go help Lingling in the kitchen." Bai Xuefeng said with a smile.
"Okay." Zhang Xiaohao nodded.
He took out two cigars and casually tossed one to Mu Lingfeng and lit one for himself.
He had been in the Spirit Realm for years and hadn’t smoked; the craving was catching up to him.
"Brother Xu, what’s this?" Mu Lingfeng asked, puzzled.
"Something nice I’ve made myself; you can’t buy it with money." Zhang Xiaohao said with a mysterious smile.
With a snap of his fingers, a flame appeared between them, lighting the cigar, and he exhaled a perfect smoke ring.
"Nice—!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
Mu Lingfeng paused, seeing Zhang Xiaohao’s satisfied expression. Puzzled, he wondered if it was really something good.
He then mimicked Zhang Xiaohao, lighting the cigar and taking a deep inhale.
Cough! Cough! Cough...
Having never smoked before and taking such a strong puff, Mu Lingfeng immediately coughed violently.
"Hahaha—! It’s your first time smoking; take it easy. It’d be strange if you didn’t cough the way you did it!" Zhang Xiaohao laughed.
"Thank you for the advice, Brother Xu." Mu Lingfeng said awkwardly.
Following Zhang Xiaohao’s advice, he started to smoke slowly.
"Brother Xu, honestly, with your guidance, this thing really does feel pretty good to smoke." Mu Lingfeng said with a smile.
"Hehe." Zhang Xiaohao chuckled and continued smoking without saying more.
Soon, he finished his cigar. Just then, Bai Xuefeng and Lan Lingling came out of the kitchen, each carrying four dishes and two servings of soup.
"Don’t just stand there, sit down and have a meal!" Zhang Xiaohao cheerfully invited.
He picked up chopsticks and began eating first, and Lan Lingling and the other two, not wanting to lag behind, picked up chopsticks, served themselves a bowl of rice, and began eating too.
After several rounds of dishes and meals, Zhang Xiaohao stood up from the stone bench and walked into the room.
