Deep into the night, the Milky Way shone brightly in the night sky.
"Bam, bam, bam, bam …"
In the pitch-black night, on a mountain ridge to the east of the farmhouse, two silhouettes came and went like lightning. As their figures intersected, the sound of fists and palms clashing could be heard.
Of the two silhouettes, one was as graceful as a roaming dragon, soaring into the sky like a divine dragon and landing without a sound. The other was graceful and graceful, like a fairy descending to the mortal world.
It was Ling Yun and Ye Xingchen. They were sparring.
"Ha, Xingchen, take my punch with all my strength!"
"Who's afraid of you? Come at me! "
Separated by dozens of meters, the two suddenly moved at the same time, swinging their fists and charging at each other!
"Boom!"
Ye Xingchen and Ling Yun's fists collided fiercely!
The wind from their fists surged.
Ling Yun's figure swayed slightly, and Ye Xingchen took three steps back.
"Haha, Xingchen, looks like you've improved a lot in the past three days!"
Ling Yun didn't continue his attack. He clasped his hands behind his back and smiled at the sweaty Ye Xingchen.
"Tch, don't be so smug!"
Ye Xingchen raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and glared at Ling Yun.
It was already the night of the fourth of September.
Happy times always passed quickly. Unknowingly, it was already Ling Yun's fourth night here.
Of course, if the night of the deathmatch was included, this would be the fifth night.
From the night of the first of September onwards, Ling Yun and Ye Xingchen lived and ate together. Apart from the necessary rest, the two of them would either cultivate or exchange pointers in martial arts. After a few days, both of them had benefited greatly and gained a lot. Their martial arts cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds!
Now, Ling Yun's level had firmly stabilized at the late stages of Qi Cultivation Level 3 and was already moving towards the peak of Qi Cultivation Level 3. The speed at which his Divine Energy was condensing was getting faster and faster.
Ye Xingchen's improvement was even greater. She practiced the Stellar Condensation Technique and the Void Star Attraction Technique at the same time, complementing each other and achieving twice the results with half the effort.
Ye Xingchen's Stellar Condensation Technique had broken through another minor realm. He was now at the fourth minor realm of the second major realm. Compared to Ling Yun, he was only three minor realms behind him.
The speed at which Ye Xingchen cultivated the Stellar Condensation Technique was simply too fast. Even Ling Yun was shocked. At this rate, Ye Xingchen would soon surpass him.
While Ling Yun felt the immense pressure, he didn't feel the slightest bit of jealousy. He was truly happy for Ye Xingchen because the two of them were now extremely close and united. All that was left was to penetrate the last layer of window paper. The stronger Ye Xingchen became, the more advantageous it would be for Ling Yun, and the less he needed to worry about Ye Xingchen's safety.
"On the path of cultivation, wealth, companionship, method, and land are all indispensable. The importance of companionship is obvious."
After a few days of deliberate adjustment and focused cultivation, his essence, breath, and spirit were all at their peak. The Divine Energy in the sea of consciousness between his eyebrows was even more full, accumulating more than five thousand drops. It had already become a small lake.
This caused him to be unable to help but sigh with emotion in his heart about the importance of Dao Companions.
"Hmph! I finally understand why you were able to bully me when your realm was so much lower than mine the first time we met! "
"So, after cultivating the Stellar Condensation Technique to a certain level, there's actually such a terrifying increase in strength and defense!"
Ye Xingchen couldn't help but say angrily as she recalled the scene when the two of them first met.
"Heh heh, you still remember that? Haven't I taught you everything now? You're now strong enough to fight me head-on. "
Ling Yun chuckled.
Now, Ye Xingchen's strength, defense, and Qinggong didn't lose to Ling Yun. After all, her realm was actually much higher than Ling Yun's.
However, Ye Xingchen hadn't broken through to Xiantian Realm Level Nine, so she couldn't use any of her true supernatural powers yet.
"Hmph, I'll never forget how you bullied me that day!"
Ye Xingchen's pretty face was slightly red as her beautiful eyes glanced at Ling Yun.
Ling Yun's lips curled into a smile. He took it as she was acting coquettishly and changed the topic. "Xingchen, you should be breaking through to Xiantian Realm Level Nine by now, right?"
Ling Yun always tried his best to slow down the speed of cultivation for others and repeatedly emphasized that they shouldn't rush their breakthroughs. He was afraid that there would be repercussions that would lead to endless trouble in the future.
That was because the people around Ling Yun had all sorts of elixirs to cultivate them. Usually, they would be able to continuously increase their realms in a short period of time. Even though there wouldn't be any side effects with Ling Yun's meticulous care, no matter what, it was still difficult for them to circulate their True Qi as they wished.
Therefore, even though Ling Yun didn't really care about the small hurdles, he would always ask them to stop and stabilize their realms when they encountered a big hurdle, such as advancing from Houtian to Xiantian, from early Xiantian to middle Xiantian, or from middle Xiantian to late Xiantian. Only after they were completely accustomed to their current realms and confirmed that there were no more problems would he let them break through in one go.
There were many such examples. There was Tie Xiaohu, Ling Lie, Ling Xiao, Ling Yue, Cui Lao, and the younger generation of the Ling Family, including the Ling Family's loyalists, Green Bird, and the rest.
However, Ling Yun was constantly urging Ye Xingchen. This was because the foundation Yin Qingxuan had laid for her was simply too good. Her foundation was incomparably sturdy. As long as she reached the required level, she wouldn't need to worry about any side effects at all. She could just focus on breaking through.
Four days ago, when Ye Xingchen cultivated the Void Star Attraction Technique for the first time, she could have broken through. However, she purposely stopped and didn't break through.
Now, after these four days of cultivation and continuous sparring with Ling Yun, Ye Xingchen's breakthrough to the Divine Realm was already a matter of time. However, she still suppressed her realm and didn't break through. Even Ling Yun was anxious for her.
This was really the case of the eunuch worrying to death.
"No."
Ye Xingchen still shook her head. "I broke through to the pinnacle of Xiantian Realm Level Eight less than half a month ago. If I continue to break through to Xiantian Realm Level Nine now, it'll be too fast."
"Sigh … I say, you …"
Ling Yun was completely speechless. He said exasperatedly, "Xingchen, what kind of logic is that? Do you have to keep track of time to cultivate? That's not right. "
Ling Yun suddenly realized that this was a very serious problem. He immediately calmed down and thought about it. Then, he said seriously, "Xingchen, have you ever heard of the saying that one day of enlightenment will allow one to ascend to the heavens?"
As expected, Ye Xingchen nodded. "I've heard of it, but I think it's just a myth?"
Ling Yun shook his head. "It's not a myth, it's a fact. However, I won't tell you the specifics."
Ling Yun wasn't lying. In the Cultivation World, there were indeed a very small number of people who were originally extremely ordinary, but due to a chance encounter, they could suddenly achieve enlightenment and directly ascend to the heavens, instantly killing countless cultivators who struggled bitterly on the path of cultivation.
Of course, Ling Yun wouldn't say such a thing now. He only needed to know that Ye Xingchen had heard of it.
Ling Yun continued. "Many people think that cultivation has to be done step by step. They can't even skip a level in between. They need to put in enough time and grind it out before they're willing to be at ease. Some even use how long others take to cultivate a certain level as a reference. They think that if they spend less time, they won't feel at ease.
"Just like you."
As he said that, Ling Yun glared at Ye Xingchen and smiled.
"But I have to say that this logic is both right and wrong."
Ye Xingchen's beautiful eyes blinked. "Why?"
"Because everyone is different! Everyone's aptitude is different, their encounters are different, and even their luck is different. There's also the martial arts they cultivate, the way they cultivate, and so on. There are too many factors!
"With your nature-defying aptitude, why do you insist on competing with most of those useless people in terms of cultivation time? Aren't you being foolish?"
Ling Yun thought to himself. If it wasn't for the fact that the spiritual energy on Earth was too scarce, he would have reached the pinnacle of the Qi Refinement Stage or even completed the Foundation Establishment Stage in the Cultivation World.
"The path of cultivation is about letting nature take its course. Purposely pulling seedlings to help them grow is definitely not a good idea, but purposely suppressing one's realm is even worse!"
Ling Yun's tone gradually became serious. "Because cultivation is going against the heavens. It's like rowing a boat against the current. If you don't advance, you'll fall behind!
"We cultivate so hard, but what are we cultivating for? To put it bluntly, it's cultivating to live a long life. It's fighting against fate. It's a race against time, but you just have to think about what realm you'll reach at twenty, what realm you'll reach at thirty, forty … fifty, but how many years do you have in life?
"Cultivators don't get stronger the longer they cultivate. This is the biggest misunderstanding ordinary people have about cultivators!
"This logic should be the other way around. It should be that the stronger you cultivate, the longer you'll live!
"When you're fifty, your blood and Qi are already weak. It's impossible to break through crazily like you did when you were in your teens or twenties!
"That's why we should take advantage of our youth and raise our realm as high as possible. That way, we'll still be able to advance by leaps and bounds even after we're fifty. That's the true meaning of cultivation!
"Your aptitude is already heaven-defying and far surpasses ordinary people. Your foundation is extremely solid. Now, you're already at the pinnacle of Xiantian Realm Level Eight. You've also cultivated the Stellar Condensation Technique and Void Star Attraction Technique. Your body is overflowing with astral energy, and you're already at the point of breaking through. However, you insist on suppressing your realm. Isn't that stupid?"
At this point, Ling Yun stopped talking. He only looked at Ye Xingchen quietly, waiting for her to make a decision.
"I understand what you mean."
Of course, Ye Xingchen could understand. She was already moved, but she hesitated. "But …"
"No buts!"
Ling Yun interrupted her immediately. "I know what you want to say. You want to say that you've only been at the pinnacle of Xiantian Realm Level Eight for a short time. You're afraid that breaking through won't be considered a natural process, right?"
Ye Xingchen nodded immediately.
Ling Yun smiled. "Natural process doesn't mean that you have to stay at a certain realm for a long time. It means that you can break through when you want to. That's the true meaning of natural process."
"If you don't believe me …"
Ling Yun pointed at the sky full of stars. "You can try cultivating the Void Star Attraction Technique now. If you don't advance, I guarantee that you won't be able to draw a single strand of astral energy into your body. In other words, the amount of astral energy you draw in will dissipate from your body.
"That's because your body can only store so much astral energy at your current realm. You won't be able to store any more. Isn't this natural process? What does it have to do with time? "
"Uh …"
Ye Xingchen was dumbfounded. She didn't even need to try. This situation had already occurred when she was cultivating the Void Star Attraction Technique yesterday.
"So, you mean that I should start breaking through now?"
"Phew …"
Ling Yun finally let out a long sigh.
In order to convince Ye Xingchen to break through, he had practically worn out his lips.
"I'll protect you. Let's begin!"
"Break through Xiantian Realm Level Nine and reach the Divine Realm. You'll realize that in front of you is a brand new realm!"
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