At the outer region of the Crimson Sun Mountain Range, a secluded area remained completely silent. The surrounding trees swayed gently in the breeze.
A young man sat cross-legged on a large rock. At this moment, he was staring at something in his palm.
It was a small silver-white crystal.
Although it was only the size of a fingernail, a terrifying amount of pure energy continuously radiated from it.
This was the reward he had obtained from the system.
The Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite.
Unlike the Thousand-Year Stalactites he had found inside the cave, this Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite had already condensed into a solid crystal-like state after accumulating an unimaginable amount of energy over countless years.
Even though it was only a single drop, the energy contained within it was terrifying.
Long Feng’s eyes flashed with excitement.
"Just a single drop..."
He couldn’t help but sigh.
The Thousand-Year Stalactites inside the cave had already been enough to make Golden Core Realm cultivators go crazy.
Yet, this small crystal in his hand was a Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite. Its value was simply incomparable.
Long Feng didn’t waste any more time.
He had already reached the Peak of the True Spirit Realm. His cultivation had been stuck at this bottleneck for some time.
Moreover, two days ago, his battle with Ye Wuxie had given him an unexpected benefit.
That battle had been extremely intense and forced Long Feng to push his spiritual energy and combat abilities to their limits.
Afterward, he had spent two days quietly recovering and consolidating his cultivation.
His foundation had become even more stable. Now, he was ready to break through.
Long Feng placed the silver-white crystal between his palms and his spiritual energy slowly circulated according to the Blazing Sun Art.
"Let’s begin."
The moment the cultivation method began circulating, a powerful suction force erupted from Long Feng’s body.
The silver-white crystal trembled slightly. The terrifying amount of pure energy surged into his body.
Boom!
Long Feng’s body trembled. His expression immediately became serious.
’What pure energy!’
The energy contained within the Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite was far beyond his imagination.
It was so pure that there was almost no need to refine it.
As soon as it entered his body, it immediately transformed into pure spiritual energy and flowed through his meridians.
The massive amount of spiritual energy continuously flowed through his meridians before gathering inside his dantian.
His body was also silently changing.
The pure energy washed through his meridians. It strengthened his flesh, tempered his bones and cleansed his blood. Even his spiritual energy became increasingly pure and dense.
Long Feng’s aura continued rising from previous Peak True Spirit Realm.
The bottleneck that had stopped him for some time finally began to loosen.
Boom!
A powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body.
The surrounding spiritual energy instantly became chaotic. Long Feng’s dantian trembled violently.
At the Peak of the True Spirit Realm, spiritual energy still existed in a liquid state within the dantian.
But after breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, a cultivator needed to condense their massive spiritual energy into a core.
This was an extremely important transformation.
The moment this core was formed, the quality and density of a cultivator’s spiritual energy would undergo a huge change.
Long Feng’s spiritual energy continuously gathered.
Under the guidance of the Blazing Sun Art, the energy within his dantian began rapidly compressing.
His spiritual energy became denser, more powerful and pure.
The silver-white crystal between his palms continued shrinking, yet the energy it released seemed endless.
"Condense!" Long Feng’s body was trembling.
His spiritual energy suddenly exploded inside his dantian. The massive amount of energy rapidly compressed.
Finally, a golden light appeared and liquid spiritual energy began transforming. A small golden sphere slowly formed in the center of his dantian.
The moment the Golden Core completely condensed, an enormous aura erupted from Long Feng’s body. He had finally broken through.
Golden Core Realm!
Long Feng slowly opened his eyes. A sharp golden light flashed through them.
He had finally stepped into the Golden Core Realm, but his breakthrough wasn’t over.
The pure energy from the Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite continued pouring into his body.
Long Feng’s expression changed slightly.
’There’s still so much energy left?’
He immediately continued circulating the Blazing Sun Art. His cultivation continued rising.
First Level Golden Core Realm...
Peak First Level...
Then, another powerful aura erupted and he broke through to the second Level!
He had directly crossed an entire minor realm. The breakthrough had taken less than half an hour.
"That’s unexpected one..."
Long Feng slowly clenched his fist. A powerful feeling surged through his body. His strength had increased tremendously.
Even his physical body had become stronger after being continuously tempered by the pure energy.
Looking down in his palm, the silver-white crystal was still floating between his palms. However, it had become noticeably smaller.
"There is still left!"
He stared at it in disbelief.
He had broken through from the Peak True Spirit Realm to the Second Level Golden Core Realm, yet this tiny crystal still remained.
And this was only one drop of Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite.
Long Feng couldn’t help but feel shocked that how terrifying is the energy contained within this thing?
He carefully stored the remaining crystal. He had no intention of wasting it.
This treasure was simply too precious. After checking his condition and confirming that his foundation was stable, Long Feng stood up.
"It’s time to return."
His figure flashed and quickly moved through the forest.
Soon, the familiar silhouette of the Azura Heaven Sect appeared in the distance.
At the entrance of the Azura Heaven Sect, two disciples were standing near the sect gate, talking among themselves.
"It’s those idiots’ fault..."
One of them shook his head.
"If they hadn’t started fighting inside the cave, the cave wouldn’t have collapsed."
"Exactly."
The other disciple sighed with despair.
"So many Stalactites were right in front of us. If those two hadn’t fought, we could have obtained at least a few drops."
The disciple who was speaking was none other than Hou Li.
He was the same disciple who had previously forced Ye Wuxie onto the stone bridge.
He had been in the Crimson Sun Mountain Range for several days, but after returning to the sect, he still couldn’t stop thinking about the Stalactites.
That treasure had been incredibly precious.
Unfortunately, because of the battle between Long Feng and Ye Wuxie, the cave had collapsed.
Hou Li’s face became ugly whenever he thought about it.
"Forget it."
His companion shook his head. "There’s nothing we can do now."
Just then, a hand came from behind and landed directly on Hou Li’s shoulder, making him stiffened. With that, a calm voice sounded beside his ear.
"I heard you have some complaints about me."
Hou Li’s expression changed as he slowly turned his head.
Long Feng was standing behind him with a faint smile on his face.
"Why don’t you tell me directly?"
Boom!
An invisible pressure suddenly erupted.
Hou Li’s body instantly trembled, his face turned pale.
"Ugh!"
His legs almost gave out. The terrifying pressure coming from Long Feng was simply too powerful.
Hou Li was only at the Sixth Level of the True Spirit Realm. In the past, he might exchange some attacks.
But now, standing before Long Feng, he was nothing.
Long Feng had already broken through to the Second Level of the Golden Core Realm. The difference between their cultivation was like heaven and earth.
Hou Li’s companion immediately sensed the terrifying aura. His eyes widened.
"Golden... Golden Core Realm?"
He stared at Long Feng with caution. He seems to realized that it’s not good to stay here any longer and turned around, before running away with his top speed.
"H-Hou Li, I’ll leave first!"
"You..."
Hou Li’s face became ugly, but he couldn’t even move.
Long Feng’s hand was still resting on his shoulder. The terrifying pressure made his entire body tremble.
"Don’t be afraid." Long Feng smiled faintly. "I am not petty enough to fight over something so small."
Hou Li’s heart relaxed slightly. But before he could feel relieved, Long Feng said his next words.
"I just want to ask you something."
"W-What?" Hou Li immediately became nervous again.
"Nothing much, just about that kid name Ye Wuxie."
The moment he heard that name, Hou Li’s expression changed slightly. Long Feng immediately noticed this small change in his expressions.
"You seem to know him quite well."
Hearing his strange tone, Hou Li hesitated, before nodded.
"Yes."
"Tell me about him and I would be like hear in detail." Long Feng’s hand slightly tightened around his shoulder.
"I..." Hou Li’s expression became awkward. "I don’t actually know much about him."
"It’s like this?" Long Feng’s eyes became cold. His fingers tightened over his shoulder, making him groan him pain.
Crack!
"Ah! Wait, Senior Brother!"
Enduring the pain, he hurriedly spoke.
"I really don’t know much about him, but my younger brother knows more than me!"
"Your younger brother?" Long Feng’s expression slightly changed, his grip loosened slightly, allowed him to speak.
"Yes! He entered the sect together with Ye Wuxie. They came from the same area, so he knows more about him than I do."
Long Feng’s expression finally softened.
"Lead the way."
"Yes!"
Hou Li immediately agreed, as he was in no position to say no.
Not long afterward, Long Feng arrived at the outer disciple residential area.
Unlike inner disciples, outer disciples didn’t have the same privileges.
Although every outer disciple had their own private room, they generally had to share a house with several other disciples.