Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

After Master Lu Yin finished reciting the prayer, a burst of spiritual fire burned the paper to ashes.

Then, Master Lu Yin slowly spoke: "Let's begin!"

As he finished speaking, his expression turned serious, and Xia Wudi and Ma Dongcan had similar expressions.

As they channeled their spiritual energy into the array beneath them, the patterns on the floor of the stone chamber slowly lit up.

A series of pale green rays of light illuminated the entire stone chamber, turning it into a pale green curtain.

Ye Chen thought to himself, does it have to be green?

The dark stone chamber glowed with a green light, which was quite frightening!

However, Ye Chen felt a comfortable sensation from this green light!

Gradually, the lines under his buttocks began to glow green.

The green light quickly enveloped his entire body.

Ye Chen felt as if he were immersed in nature, experiencing an indescribable sense of comfort!

His Heavenly Dao Golden Core also became active at this time, releasing vigorous vitality.

Ye Chen seemed to sense green light points converging towards him and merging into his body.

But when he opened his eyes, he couldn't see this scene.

This was a scene invisible to the naked eye, and Ye Chen exclaimed inwardly how amazing it was.

Ye Chen could sense that his golden core was very eager for these green light spots!

It's like the feeling a husband has when he sees his wife after a month-long business trip...

One minute.

Two minutes.

half an hour.

One hour.

two hours.

Ultimately, the process lasted for more than three hours.

It was already past 5 p.m. when the green light gradually dimmed.

The three of them, including Master Lu Yin, looked completely deflated and let out a long breath of stale air!

"Phew, finally done. I didn't expect that presiding over this formation would be so hard!" Xia Wudi muttered.

Master Lu Yin and Ma Dongcan nodded in deep agreement: "Who can argue with that!"

Master Luyin glanced at Ye Chen's condition and murmured a puzzled "hmm~".

"Shh, Brother Ye seems to have gained something!" Old Ma made a shushing gesture, indicating not to disturb Ye Chen.

The three of them immediately fell silent.

Although the light from the magic array had dissipated, Ye Chen's body still emitted a faint green glow.

It looks like a luminous pearl, quite magical.

Ye Chen was enveloped in tiny green lights, immersed in a wondrous state.

He felt as if time had stood still at that moment.

The golden core within his body was absorbing the tiny green light spots like it was eating "little green beans"!

After what seemed like an eternity, he finally swallowed the last "little green bean".

Ye Chen let out a long groan: "Oh, ho ho ho—that feels so good!"

The most direct benefit these "little green beans" bring is the improvement of his cultivation level!

Ye Chen broke through directly from the third level of the Golden Core stage to the fourth level!

I made a huge profit from this trip to Deer Hidden Manor, breaking through two cultivation levels in one go!

Besides the breakthrough in cultivation level, there are some other benefits that Ye Chen isn't quite sure about, something like an affinity for wood attributes...

He now seems to be able to sense the emotions of the plants outside the cave.

The plants seemed to be respectfully welcoming him!

Welcome your king!

Ye Chen waved his hands, enjoying the feeling!

Just then, a voice rang out.

"Hehe, Brother Ye, you've broken through to a new level!"

Xia Wudi smiled and spoke.

Xia Wudi's voice immediately pulled Ye Chen's thoughts back from that strange state!

Ye Chen was slightly annoyed. What are you doing, old man?

What are you doing?

His people are welcoming him!

You old man, you brought him back to reality with just one sentence!

"I was having a dream, and you woke me up with just one sentence!" Ye Chen said irritably.

Xia Wudi scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Uh, hehehe, I'm really sorry, you've been sitting for quite a while. When I heard you groan just now, I couldn't help but ask, hehe, were you having that kind of dream!"

As he finished speaking, Xia Wudi revealed a lewd smile.

Ye Chen glared at him irritably: "I have a wife. Why would I have such a dream? Who do you think you are!"

"How long have I been sitting here?" Ye Chen asked, changing the subject.

Talking about that kind of topic with a group of old men always feels a bit awkward.

Upon hearing Ye Chen ask how long he had been sitting, Xia Wudi immediately put on an exaggerated expression: "Holy crap, you have no idea how long you've been sitting? You've been sitting for three whole days and three nights, breathing evenly. I thought you were asleep!"

"Ah, I've been sitting here for so long? It feels like only a short while!" Ye Chen was slightly surprised when he heard the time.

Ye Chen felt a little embarrassed thinking about how he had made them sit there with him for three days!

These guys are really something!

"It seems you've benefited from the blessing, Brother Ye. Not bad, not bad at all. No wonder you're the one who can attract heavenly tribulation!"

Master Lu Yin looked at Ye Chen and praised him with a smile.

Ma Dongcan nodded in agreement: "Your talent far surpasses that of us three old guys. We only felt refreshed and a little younger after receiving the blessing, and we finished in a few hours at most, unlike you who sits for three days straight!"

Xia Wudi sighed and said with emotion, "No wonder Brother Ye was able to attract the Forty-Nine Thunder Tribulation. Look at when we broke through, did we even have one? Let alone a heavenly tribulation, we didn't even see any dark clouds!"

"..."

After chatting for a while, the group got up and left the stone chamber!

As he left, Ye Chen faced the stone chamber and bowed towards the void!

Ye Chen didn't know who he was bowing to, but he just wanted to give a bow!

Perhaps it was also an expression of gratitude!

Since I didn't write an 800-word essay, I can only bow in apology!

As soon as he finished bowing, the entire stone chamber began to shake!

"Holy crap, what's going on? Is an earthquake about to happen?"

Ye Chen couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Of course, the four Golden Core experts were not afraid of any earthquakes.

Even if the mountain collapses, their lives will not be in danger.

This is the confidence of a Golden Core cultivator!

So the group remained calm and observed the situation.

Just then, the wall where Ye Chen had bowed collapsed.

Holy crap, even Ye Chen was a little dumbfounded.

Is he some kind of chosen one, so that even the walls can't withstand his bow?

Then he discovered a box buried under the rubble.

Box?

Huh, what's that box?

Ye Chen looked at the three older men: "Uh, gentlemen, is this...is this someone's secret stash of money hidden in the wall?"

The three old men looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

"Brother Ye, hurry up and pick it up to see what it is!" Xia Wudi urged.

Okay, it seems it wasn't the three of them hiding their secret stash of money, and they didn't even know it existed.

That means the box was left by someone from even earlier times!

"Strange, why is there a box here? Who hid it?"

Master Lu Yin asked in confusion, his face full of thought, but he had no answer.