112: Chapter 112 Another Breakthrough

"Yes, Master. I was previously at the Houtian Realm Middle Stage, and after consuming one-sixth of the Divine Pill, I broke through to the Houtian Realm Great Perfection," Sixth Elder Yao Yan also spoke up voluntarily.

"Master, I broke through directly from the Houtian Realm Late Stage to the Xiantian Realm Early Stage. Breaking through across Ranks like this is just too satisfying."

And my fifth younger brother, Yao Ting, reached the Houtian Realm Great Perfection, while Seventh Elder Yao Zhen reached the Houtian Realm Late Stage; both of them improved by two Ranks.

Fourth Elder Yao Qian introduced excitedly. He had previously consumed a forbidden drug to barely reach the strength of the Xiantian Realm Early Stage, but now he was truly at the Xiantian Realm Early Stage.

"What about Elder Yao Li? Did he improve?"

"Big Brother also improved by one Rank and is already at the Xiantian Realm Great Perfection."

"Good, not bad. The effect is about what I imagined."

When saying this, Xiao Yuchen felt somewhat guilty. He only knew that this item was extraordinary, but he wasn't certain about its specific effects.

Now it was finally confirmed that this Medicinal Pill could indeed help people improve their cultivation. However, since he was currently at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage, he would likely need to consume at least half of it to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuchen felt a bit puzzled. Xiao Gu was just a Gu insect, and its strength wasn't considered high. Why was it fine after eating half of the Medicinal Pill?

"You six should have all drunk the well water that had the antidote added to it, right?" Xiao Yuchen asked.

"Yes, we stayed in Medicine God Valley for several days, and we had to drink water," Second Elder Yao Chen replied.

"Then do you know that the poison of the heart-devouring pill in your bodies has been neutralized?"

Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, the five Elders stiffened and knelt down immediately.

"Master, we really didn't do it on purpose. At first, we didn't know, and later when we found out, we truly didn't know that the divine water could even neutralize the poison of the heart-devouring pill," Second Elder Yao Chen hurriedly explained.

"Since you knew the poison was gone, why did you come back? Actually, even if you hadn't come back, I wouldn't have gone to Medicine God Valley to look for you," Xiao Yuchen waved his hand indifferently.

"Master, we acknowledged you as our master voluntarily. It has nothing to do with the heart-devouring pill. It is our honor to follow such a powerful master like you."

If they had said this earlier, Xiao Yuchen might not have believed it, but now he absolutely believed it. These people could only improve their cultivation quickly by following him.

"Alright, but in the future, don't call me Master; just call me Young Master Xiao. Rest assured, as long as you work for me diligently, I will not treat you unfairly."

"Yes, Young Master Xiao."

After assigning the task of protecting Li Yiran and Xiao Yuxin, Xiao Yuchen let the six of them leave.

With these six around, he didn't have to worry about anyone else coming to cause trouble, and he could seize every moment to Cultivate.

After dinner that evening, Xiao Yuchen announced in front of everyone that he was going to Cultivate. Li Yiran and Xiao Yuxin naturally had no objections, as they knew Xiao Yuchen was worried about his parents' safety.

After learning of Xiao Yuchen's plan, Dashan also voluntarily asked to go along. Compared to going to kindergarten, he preferred to Cultivate. Xiao Yuchen did not object to Dashan's choice.

Early the next morning, Li Yiran and Xiao Yuxin went to school, while Xiao Yuchen and Dashan went to Yunlong Mountain.

"Dashan, perform the Xuanyuan Sword Technique I passed on to you; I want to see how much you have comprehended."

"I have been going to school these days, so I haven't had time to Cultivate." Seeming worried that Xiao Yuchen would blame him, Dashan made up an excuse.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you don't know it. I just want to see where you don't understand so I can give you some pointers."

"Oh, alright."

Dashan agreed, then drew the chixiao sword from his back and swung it. His movements were fluid and natural, without any hesitation. Crucially, the power of this strike already possessed seventy to eighty percent of his power.

"Dashan, are you sure you haven't practiced this before?" Xiao Yuchen asked in shock.

"No, before this, I only imagined this strike in my mind according to the formulas; this is my first time performing it."

"You could perform it just by imagining it? You are too amazing."

Although shocked in his heart, Xiao Yuchen still discovered a small flaw and pointed it out to Dashan.

After Xiao Yuchen's guidance, Dashan understood instantly. After performing it a few more times, he successfully mastered the first form of the Xuanyuan Sword Technique.

"Not bad. I will pass the second form of the Xuanyuan Sword Technique to you now."

Xiao Yuchen did not hold back; he tapped his right index finger on Dashan's forehead again, passing the second form of the Xuanyuan Sword Technique to Dashan as well.

"With the foundation of the first form, you should be able to learn the second form very easily."

After receiving the second form, Dashan did not immediately Cultivate but sat on the ground motionless, as if he were thinking.

Xiao Yuchen did not go forward to disturb him. He took out a piece of Dashan Mud, thought it over repeatedly, and took a large portion to put into his mouth.

As the Dashan Mud entered his mouth, Xiao Yuchen felt as if he had eaten a small bite of bean paste. He had originally thought this thing would have a bad taste, but unexpectedly, there was no strange odor.

In just a moment, Xiao Yuchen felt a sense of dry heat emanating from his body, and a large amount of Spiritual Qi flowed within him. Xiao Yuchen hurriedly activated his Energy Absorption Technique to absorb it, but the speed of absorption could not keep up with the speed of production. If this continued, he was afraid he would explode.

"What is going on? Why is the effect of this Dashan Mud so strong? The energy required for those seven people to improve their Rank shouldn't be more than mine, and besides, I didn't even eat a whole one."

Xiao Yuchen panicked a little. Just in case, he had specifically asked someone to test the drug, but he hadn't expected this situation to occur.

"That's it, the Dashan Mud contains mostly Spiritual Qi, and only a small portion is True Qi. Those seven are all Martial Artists and Cultivate True Qi, so they cannot absorb the Spiritual Qi in the Medicinal Pill at all; that's why they weren't affected."

"On the contrary, the Dashan Mud contains a lot of Spiritual Qi, and it erupts instantly. I can't absorb it in time. If this continues, I might really explode," Xiao Yuchen thought of this possibility.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Watching the situation get worse and worse, Xiao Yuchen felt anxious inside.

"Ding! Detected a large amount of Spiritual Qi produced in the host's body. Does the host want to consume Spiritual Qi to upgrade the cultivation system to Level 2? After upgrading to Level 2, the challenge rewards will be better."

"Huh? What the hell? This System can even be upgraded? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

At a time like this, even if upgrading the System had no benefits, Xiao Yuchen would definitely upgrade without hesitation.

"Upgrade!"

"Ding! The System is upgrading, please wait, host."

When the System's voice sounded, Xiao Yuchen felt the Spiritual Qi in his body decreasing rapidly.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for upgrading the cultivation system to Level 2 (cooldown time is 30 days). Reward: Top-tier Formation Master skill, Level 5 Formation Map — Xuanyuan Sword Array, has been placed in the System Inventory. Please check it, host."

"Haha, I have another skill; this is just awesome."

Xiao Yuchen didn't have time to check the rewards because Spiritual Qi was still being produced in his body, and the speed was still faster than his absorption and refining speed.

The System had already upgraded once, and to upgrade again, it would take another 30 days. Just when Xiao Yuchen didn't know what to do, the Spiritual Qi in his body suddenly stopped flowing and was constantly absorbed by his muscles and bones.

Xiao Yuchen felt that every cell in his body was being strengthened, and his defensive power was greatly improved.