Are you really trying to cultivate immortality? Something feels off.

[My god, Shen Mei wasn't injured at Qingmu Mountain like in the original book, and now her spiritual root has even developed fire resistance. That means Yan Chenxiao won't be able to hurt her at the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain Tournament!]

[I recall that in the original book, Shen Chunri was suffering from old injuries, and her wood spiritual root was absolutely countered by the fire spiritual root, but in the end, she fought desperately and used a dirty trick to almost poison Yan Chenxiao.]

Shen Chunri is awesome!

[Didn't we still lose? Everyone in the sect except Tan Suiting was killed.]

[If I were part of the main cast, I wouldn't let the last one go; I'd hunt him down to the ends of the earth and kill him.]

Feng Jilan was pleasantly surprised and praised his disciple a few words, making Shen Chunri blush with pride and hold his head high like a peacock courting a mate.

Yu Xintang spoke up quite naturally: "At my peak, I could draw 37 talismans with all my spiritual power combined, but I just tried it."

He raised his hand and drew a talisman, his fingers long and slender, and almost instantly: "Not only is the speed faster and the energy greater, but I can also draw 32 talismans using only half of my spiritual power."

It's almost double what it was before.

[The one who mentioned wiping out the whole family, please state your name.]

[In the original book, the Feng Hua Sect's barrier was blasted open by your Soul-Shattering Talisman, Young Master Yu. But guess who Yu Xintang is now, her direct disciple?]

[And there's the Demon Lord! The Demon Lord is in the late stage of the Void Realm, practically on the verge of becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, okay?]

[The Void Realm is nothing! The Feng Hua Sect currently has two Void Realm cultivators, and after the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain Tournament, Nie Zhao and Tan Suiting are guaranteed at least two Nascent Soul cultivators. Guess who will win?]

[Didn't some book fans say that the main characters only attacked because Feng Jilan and Tan Suiting were both away from the sect? They only have this much guts, even with a Demon Lord by their side?]

While the comments section was buzzing with heated arguments, the atmosphere inside the Hall of Eternal Life was one of joy and harmony.

Tan Suiting spoke calmly, "I've broken through; I'm now in the late Golden Core stage."

Feng Jilan stood up excitedly and walked around happily, asking, "Really?"

He was only eighteen years old.

He is the most likely genius in the cultivation world in the past thousand years to reach the Nascent Soul stage before the age of 20.

Feng Yu turned his gaze to Xie Weixing at the far end: "And you? What did you gain?"

"Me?" Xie Weixing raised an eyebrow, his expression quite calm. He yawned. "I've reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and I've mastered the first move of Azure Snow Cold Moon. I plan to start practicing archery today to prepare for the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain Tournament. Also, it seems like I can use a little bit of my Light Spiritual Root now..."

"Wait...wait a minute," Feng Jilan reached out, his brows furrowed, "Can you say them one by one?"

Xie Weixing blinked: "...Oh, okay."

With a bang.

The group all looked over.

Yu, twenty years old, mid-stage Golden Core Realm, genius talisman cultivator Xin Tang pointed indignantly at Xie Weixing, whose face was full of innocence, and turned to walk out.

"This is too hurtful. I'm going to start cultivating right now to prepare for breaking through to the next realm. I'll fight you to the death!"

Xie Weixing: ...

Is it really that intense?

Mother-in-law, do you think our Tangtang is...?

*

The benefits brought to them by the Li Huo Mountain Range went far beyond the superficial advantages of breaking through realms. Most importantly, it enabled them to expand their spiritual sea, gain absolute control over their spiritual power, and temper their character.

There's no need to elaborate on the expansion of the spiritual sea; while others can only collect 500ml of water, you can collect 800ml, naturally giving you an absolute advantage among cultivators of the same realm.

With precise control of spiritual energy, others can only irrigate one acre of land with a bucket of water, even after waste and losses, but you can irrigate one and a half acres with precise control of every drop.

As for the tempering of character, the team naturally benefits the most.

Each of the disciples of Feng Hua Sect has their own temperament.

Nie Zhao is competitive, Shen Chunri is impulsive, Tan Suiting is aloof, Xie Weixing's thought process jumps too fast, and Yu Xintang has only been here for a short time. They are now fellow disciples and will be life-and-death friends who will entrust their backs to each other in the future. Trust and tacit understanding are naturally the most important things.

Ever since that day when we had a small meeting to summarize our experiences climbing the Li Huo Mountain Range, Yu Xintang has really made up her mind and started cultivating like she's torturing herself.

He stopped arguing with Shen Chunri, stopped fooling around with Xie Weixing, stopped pestering Tan Suiting to teach him a couple of moves of the Dragon Clan Sword Style, and stopped being so shameless as to ask Nie Zhao if he could use Phoenix Fire to roast chicken legs for him.

Every day, he would immerse himself in Lingfeng Ravine, sit down and start meditating to cultivate his inner energy. In the afternoon, he would go to Fengyu's place to draw talismans for three hours at a set time. After eating a meal, he would go back to continue cultivating, preparing to break through to a higher realm.

The deputy sect leader of Fenghua Sect, who was used to taking afternoon naps, was driven to the point of being neither human nor ghost, and all he could ask was if he had come back for revenge.

Shen Chunri was so caught up in the situation that he had to run to the alchemy furnace room, and he would get nervous whenever he saw him.

"You're all grown up now," Nie Zhao said coldly, not understanding what had suddenly gotten into this person, "are you still trying to be rebellious like Xie Weixing?"

Yu Xintang:......

He's trying his best.

Xie Weixing's lips twitched: "Big brother, I've been dreaming about you drawing talismans in my sleep for the past few days. Is it really that intense? I'm not even eating. Are you a masochist?"

Yu Xintang stopped in her tracks: "What is admiration?"

"Masochistic. He gets pleasure from being abused."

"Maybe so," Yu Xintang said sincerely, not feeling that she was being insulted. "I feel uncomfortable if I don't train myself to death right now."

"Go ahead." Xie Weixing looked at him with a hint of awe. "Let's see how long you can keep this up. You're messing with me again."

As the days went by, everyone in the Feng Hua Sect had their own things to do.

Five months later, on a quiet afternoon.

At the same time, spiritual energy surged in three places on the back mountain, and Feng Jilan, who was meditating in the Hall of Longevity, suddenly opened his eyes.

The three locations are: Nie Zhao's Tempering Realm, Yu Xintang's Feather Wind Stream, and Shen Chunri's Mulberry Branch Valley.

This is... breaking through a realm.

When Feng Jilan arrived, the three disciples were chatting at the entrance to the back mountain.

Very pleasant. Very relaxing.

"What a coincidence, Senior Sister, you've also broken through to the next realm?" Shen Chunri asked with a smile, in a good mood.

"Hmm," Nie Zhao replied.

The period before breaking through to the next realm is crucial. During this time, cultivation speed will increase exponentially, and the more power you accumulate, the faster you will cultivate after forming your Nascent Soul.

Their Phoenix lineage is very special; they are a clan favored by the goddess, and their greatest advantage is that they don't have to be struck by lightning when forming their nascent soul.

Nie Zhao could have broken through to the next realm two months ago, but he has dragged it out until now.

Feng Jilan probed her spiritual sea and was very satisfied: "Ah Zhao, your nascent soul spiritual sea is very well constructed."

This year's direct disciples have surprisingly produced a genius who is only 21 years old and has reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Shen Chunri said smugly, "Mid-stage Golden Core Realm cultivator passing by... Mid-stage Golden Core Realm cultivator passing by here..."

Yu Xintang appeared, flicked her dark bangs with her pinky, and clicked her tongue impatiently: "If you're just passing by, get lost. There's no way to talk to people like you who haven't even reached the late stage of the Golden Core Realm."

"Yu Xintang!" Shen Chunri pointed at him, "Don't look down on me! At my age, you're still only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm!"