826: His cultivation level skyrocketed!

Liu Yunnan knew that with Gu Jiancheng's talent, becoming a Core Disciple in the future was almost a certainty, provided no accidents occurred.

In East Immortal Academy, the status of a Core Disciple was far beyond that of an Outer Court Elder, so Liu Yunnan took a great risk in saving Yang Lingchen this time.

"Liu Yunnan, you can protect him for a while, but not forever. Since you insist on being my enemy, then let's wait and see." Gu Jiancheng's voice was utterly cold, and fierce light flashed in his eyes.

"Gu Jiancheng, for the injuries today, This Young Master will repay you a hundredfold in one year! By then, clean your neck and wait on the Life and Death Stage!"

Yang Lingchen's eyes revealed cold Killing Intent. He had already resolved to kill Gu Jiancheng.

"You ignorant fool, since you're sincerely seeking death, what's the harm in This Young Master giving you one year?" Gu Jiancheng sneered, then turned and left the scene.

With Liu Yunnan present, Gu Jiancheng knew it was impossible for him to kill Yang Lingchen.

However, Gu Jiancheng was not in a hurry, because he was not far from the Void Immortal Realm. As long as he made a Breakthrough to the Void Immortal Realm, he could become a Core Disciple.

By then, if he wanted to kill Yang Lingchen, no one in the Outer Court would dare to stop him.

As for Yang Lingchen's challenge, Gu Jiancheng didn't take it to heart at all.

As a Genius among the top ten in the Inner Court, although his cultivation level was only at the ninth layer of the Spirit Immortal Realm, his true combat power had already reached the second layer of the Void Immortal Realm.

And Yang Lingchen's cultivation level was only at the fifth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm; there was a huge cultivation level gap between the two.

Let alone a mere year, even ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, or even a million years, Gu Jiancheng didn't believe Yang Lingchen could catch up to him.

"Little Fellow, do you know how big the cultivation level gap between you two is?" Liu Yunnan asked in a deep voice.

"No matter how strong he is, this Disciple will definitely take his dog head within a year."

Yang Lingchen's tone was firm. At this moment, his face was pale. Having burned a large amount of vital Qi and suffered severe injuries, it was already difficult for him to even stand up.

"Since you've made up your mind, This Seat won't say much more. You'd best raise your cultivation level as soon as possible, otherwise, in the Life-and-Death Battle a year from now, this old man won't be able to help you."

Liu Yunnan pondered for a moment, then continued, "Gu Jiancheng has extraordinary talent and can be considered a top Prodigy in the Inner Court. With his talent, it won't be long before he becomes a Core Disciple of the Academy. So, to defeat him, you'll need to raise your cultivation level to at least the Peak of the Spirit Immortal Realm."

"Thank you, Elder Liu, for the reminder. This Junior will never forget today's kindness. As for Gu Jiancheng, this Junior will find a way to deal with him," Yang Lingchen said.

"Alright, quickly go back and heal your injuries! Be as careful as possible from now on. Before your cultivation level improves, make sure he doesn't get to you again," Liu Yunnan said, waving his hand.

"This Junior understands."

Yang Lingchen bowed with difficulty, then turned and walked towards his residence.

Having suffered such a great loss this time, he naturally couldn't let the other party off easily, so he had to quickly raise his cultivation level to the Spirit Immortal Realm.

Only by becoming an Inner Court Disciple could his safety be guaranteed. As for the Life-and-Death Battle a year from now, he didn't take it to heart.

Yang Lingchen was still very confident in his talent. Defeating Gu Jiancheng in a year was not impossible for him.

Upon returning to his residence, Yang Lingchen immediately looked inward, searching for traces of the nine profound exquisite pagoda.

To Yang Lingchen's disappointment, his Divine Sense swept through every corner of his body, but he still found no trace. The nine profound exquisite pagoda seemed to have completely vanished.

"How strange, where did the nine profound exquisite pagoda go?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Yang Lingchen's eyes. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Forget it, I don't care about it. The most urgent task is to heal my injuries first."

Thinking of this, Yang Lingchen directly entered the haotian jade space, then took out several supreme grade healing pills and began to recover from his injuries.

Three days passed in a flash.

After three days of healing, Yang Lingchen's injuries finally recovered.

At this moment, he took out the storage ring that Baili Tiance had given him, then released his Divine Sense and carefully examined it.

"Holy crap, a Void Immortal Realm demon core."

When Yang Lingchen opened the storage ring that Baili Tiance had given him, he was immediately attracted by a milky white demon core.

This was a demon core at the Peak of the ninth layer of the Void Immortal Realm. If he could refine it, his cultivation level could be raised by at least three Realms. By then, his combat power would greatly increase.

Yang Lingchen gritted his teeth and finally decided to swallow this Void Immortal Realm demon core. Only in this way could he absorb all the energy it contained.

As the demon core was swallowed, an extremely pure energy filled Yang Lingchen's body.

"Ah ah ah...!"

Yang Lingchen let out a heart-wrenching roar. This extremely pure energy surged wildly within his body, and the intense pain made him feel as if he was about to explode and die.

"Holy crap, this is the rhythm of exploding and dying."

Yang Lingchen roared, enduring the pain, then circulated the Undying Golden Body Art and began to refine it frantically.

Fortunately, the Undying Golden Body Art was of a high enough Rank and its transformation speed was fast enough. If an ordinary Golden Immortal Cultivator were to swallow this Peak Void Immortal Realm demon core, they would definitely explode and die on the spot.

As the Undying Golden Body Art continuously circulated, his cultivation level quickly began to rise steadily. In just a moment, he touched the barrier of the sixth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm.

"Break for me!"

"Boom boom boom...!"

"Golden Immortal Realm Sixth Layer."

After breaking through to the sixth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm, Yang Lingchen's cultivation level continued to skyrocket.

Soon, another two hours passed. At this time, his cultivation level had reached the Peak of the sixth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm, and he was only one step away from the seventh layer of the Golden Immortal Realm.

"Holy crap, this feels great! Break through for me!"

Yang Lingchen roared, mobilizing all the Immortal Essence Power in his body, then frantically charged towards the seventh layer of the Golden Immortal Realm.

"Boom boom boom...!"

"Golden Immortal Realm Seventh Layer."

After breaking through to the seventh layer of the Golden Immortal Realm, a small portion of the pure energy in Yang Lingchen's body still remained.

At this time, the intense bloating pain had greatly dissipated.

Yang Lingchen did not stop refining, as this was a rare opportunity.

Three hours later, Yang Lingchen's cultivation level had reached the Peak of the seventh layer of the Golden Immortal Realm and successfully touched the barrier of the eighth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm.

At this point, Yang Lingchen planned to rush to the eighth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm in one go.

After several probing impacts, cracks finally appeared in the barrier of the eighth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen mobilized all the Immortal Essence Power in his body and once again launched an assault towards the eighth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm.

"Boom boom boom...!"

"Golden Immortal Realm Eighth Layer!"

"Golden Immortal Realm Eighth Layer Middle Stage!"

"Golden Immortal Realm Eighth Layer Late Stage!"

"Golden Immortal Realm Eighth Layer Peak!"

When Yang Lingchen's cultivation level broke through to the Peak of the eighth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm, the pure energy within his body was finally completely refined by him.

In the following days, Yang Lingchen remained in the haotian jade space, consolidating his cultivation level.

At the same time, he also took time to study the Thousand-Faced Phantom and the Immortal Shadow Nine Flashes. He attached great importance to these two sets of techniques he created himself, and he would study them whenever he had time... To be continued!