Chapter 77 Cultivation Increases Explosively, Breaking Through to the Early Stage of Golden Core

Jing Yue snatched the storage bag, forcibly removed its restrictions, and took out the jade pendant. She lightly stroked it with her fingertips, muttering to herself, "That's it, this is it. I can finally return to the demon realm."

Shi Heming's mind was completely focused on the injured Song Yin. He knew which was more important, the person or the storage bag. Right now, waking Song Yin up was the top priority.

Pushing open a new door, a new space unfolds with a complex array, and the fragment that Song Yin desires floats up and down at the center of the array.

Shi Heming put down Song Yin and treated her injuries.

Most of the pills he possessed were refined by Song Yin herself, hence the majority were grade three pills. The higher-grade pills were all stored in Song Yin's spatial storage, but since Song Yin was currently unconscious, she couldn't access them.

After checking Song Yin's physical condition several times with his spiritual energy, Shi Heming found that everything was developing in a positive direction, which reassured him considerably. Otherwise, if the situation became critical, he would have had no choice but to take the elixir without permission to save her.

Fortunately, Song Yin is out of danger; we just need to wait for her to wake up.

Outside the secret territory.

The three elders returned from different territories, each with a smile on their face, clearly having had a fruitful trip.

Qi Zibo was in a great mood. Using the excuse that Qingxuan Sect's actions seriously threatened the stability of the secret realm, he not only got compensation, but also wanted to take two hundred of the five hundred spots that Qingxuan Sect had for the next opening of the Floating Dream Secret Realm.

Such an outrageous demand left the Qingxuan Sect with no choice but to give in. If they refused, they would have to sacrifice fifty permanent spots. Faced with the choice between losing two hundred spots next time and permanently losing fifty, they could only choose the two hundred spots.

"Judging from Elder Qi's expression, this trip must have been very fruitful." Elder Wen of Lingyin Peak was equally radiant.

Qi Zibo: "Judging from Elder Wen's expression, it must be the same."

Boom—

Thunder rumbled in the sky.

Qi Zibo looked up and saw that the once clear sky was now filled with dark, heavy clouds, and leaves were being swept up by the wind across the oppressive sky.

"The world has changed."

"Judging by the time, the secret realm should be closing soon."

"Have you figured out the innate Dao physique of that girl from the Qu family?"

"A celestial treasure spirit body, no wonder the Qu family is reluctant to send it away."

The two chatted casually, but Qi Zibo's eyelids twitched, and a strange sense of irritation rose in his heart.

Inside the secret realm, Song Yin was still unconscious, but all the spiritual energy was rushing into her body in an abnormal way, so Shi Heming was constantly observing Song Yin's changes.

To others, Song Yin appeared to be in a coma.

But for Song Yin herself, she is currently in a hospital ward.

He was lying in a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown, with his teammates by his side.

Lying in her hospital bed, Song Yin asked her teammates, "Did I really survive the battle with the mutant? But I remember I died together with the mutant; it's hard to survive in that situation."

Two teammates came to take care of Song Yin today. One is short-haired and cute, named Fang Qin, and the other is bald and muscular, named Guo Wenqiang.

Fang Qin carefully peeled the apple and cut it into small pieces. "At that time, it was very difficult to survive, so the doctors all said that your situation was a miracle. Since you are alive, take good care of your injuries. After you recover and are discharged from the hospital, we can go on missions together again."

Guo Wenqiang then brought the food, which was all light and simple. "Don't overthink it, eat something. You were injured while saving us this time, and everyone remembers that. The success of this mission is all thanks to you. I heard that we are going to be commended by the higher-ups, so you need to recover quickly. You must be there when you receive the award."

Song Yin's gaze fell on the food, and a wave of nausea washed over her. "It seems like I haven't eaten in a long time, and even when I have, it's not this kind of ordinary food."

Fang Qin: "Are you stupid? How can you survive without eating for so long? You don't eat ordinary food, do you eat delicacies?"

Song Yin tried to recall, but her mind was a blur. "It wasn't gourmet food, just different ingredients... but how exactly were they different?"

As she pondered, Fang Qin and Guo Wenqiang remained silent, simply watching her in a strangely eerie scene.

"Fang Qin? Guo Wenqiang?"

Fang Qin and Guo Wenqiang's lips curved into precise smiles as they asked in unison, "What's wrong?"

Something's wrong, something's very wrong.

Song Yin threw off the covers and tried to get out of bed, but just as she realized something was wrong, she felt pain all over her body.

"Hiss... If I don't regulate my internal spiritual energy soon, I'm going to explode and die," Song Yin said subconsciously.

Wait! Spiritual energy? Died from an explosion?

The blurry images in my mind were instantly wiped away, and the fog cleared.

She perished alongside the mutant and was reincarnated. Later, she joined a sect and successfully cultivated immortality, gaining a master, mistress, senior brother, and good friends. She was originally fighting a powerful enemy in a secret realm, but ultimately, the enemy's arrogance allowed her to kill him…

Her injuries weren't from fighting the mutants, but from the enemy's sudden self-destruction; she was closest and the most severely injured. Her survival wasn't a miracle, but rather due to the protective artifact given to her by her master; even after the artifact was destroyed, she survived.

All the images were connected by lines, and the illusion before my eyes collapsed with a crash.

There was no hospital, no teammates, only Shi Heming, who was also seriously injured, looking down at her.

"Shi Heming?" Song Yin asked weakly.

Shi Heming: "You're finally awake. Is there anything else that's bothering you? Quickly take some high-grade pills; some of your injuries haven't healed yet."

Song Yin realized she was lying on the ground and understood that Shi Heming had been watching over her.

Song Yin tried to get up, but Shi Heming immediately helped her sit up carefully.

Song Yin first checked her injuries and took out two bottles of fifth-grade healing pills. "One for you and one for me. You're still bleeding, so let's stop the bleeding first. I need to regulate my internal spiritual energy."

After taking the pill, Song Yin immediately sat cross-legged to regulate her spiritual energy, temporarily ignoring Shi Heming.

The phenomenon of surrounding spiritual energy rushing into the body did not stop; on the contrary, it intensified.

Song Yin frowned, drawing out much of her spiritual energy, but at the same time, even more spiritual energy surged into her body. To keep this spiritual energy stable within her, she only had one option—

Forced breakthrough.

Whether a breakthrough can be achieved by force depends on the specific circumstances. Song Yin stopped adjusting and used the cultivation method of Danque Peak.

The spiritual energy within his body increased, and his cultivation level rose steadily.

Shi Heming witnessed Song Yin's cultivation level advance from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

Even after reaching the late Foundation Establishment stage, Song Yin didn't stop; her cultivation continued to rise, but the pain she endured also intensified. This included forcefully increasing her cultivation, widening her meridians, and suppressing the chaotic spiritual energy into submission.

Sweat beaded on Song Yin's forehead, her face was pale, and even her lips, which had regained some color after taking the pills, began to turn white.

Shi Heming wanted to help wipe her sweat, but he knew he couldn't disturb Yinyin during this critical period of advancement, so he could only stay by her side silently.

Each impact felt like a knife churning through her meridians, her consciousness gradually fading. Song Yin bit her tongue, the blood filling her mouth bringing her back to her senses.

Just when Song Yin thought she was about to stop there, the barrier of her cultivation realm began to shatter and disintegrate. The pain disappeared, replaced by an extremely comfortable feeling, like parched land receiving sweet rain to nourish every piece of soil.

Early stage of Golden Core!

The chaotic spiritual energy within the body calmed down, flowing rhythmically without contention or struggle.

Song Yin knew that this was the end of her cultivation journey, so she let out a long sigh and slowly opened her eyes.

Because the lightning tribulation for breaking through to the Golden Core stage wouldn't fall in the secret realm; it would only strike when Song Yin left the secret realm.

"Alright, let me check your injuries." Song Yin got up to examine Shi Heming.

Shi Heming breathed a sigh of relief and finally smiled.

"The fragments you're looking for are right there, there are two of them."

"Let me heal your wounds first." Actually, Song Yin saw the fragment as soon as she opened her eyes. If Shi Heming hadn't been watching over her, she would have run to get the fragment long ago.

She treats those who treat her well in return. Just like her former teammates, if they hadn't treated her like family, she wouldn't have chosen to sacrifice herself to protect them.

During the treatment, Song Yin was once again filled with emotion.

Thankfully, I have the pills my master refined. I'm so touched. I'll ask for another warehouse full when I get back!

"Oh no, I forgot to collect the souls of the remaining three people," Song Yin suddenly said.

Shi Heming: "Xiao Daiheng and the others are also outside."

Song Yin pondered, "I'll go see Xiao Daiheng and the others after I get the fragments."

Shi Heming nodded in agreement and quietly asked Song Yin to help with the treatment.

Half an hour later, Shi Heming stretched his shoulders and said, "I feel about right. I'll go break the formation and get you the fragments."

Song Yin stopped, thankfully saying, "Thanks to your extensive knowledge of formations, otherwise I'm afraid I would be like the person who gave me the fragment to copy, only able to copy the contents of the fragment."

For about half an hour, Song Yin waited by his side, watching Shi Heming keep trying to find a solution.

"how?"

Shi Heming took a step forward and safely entered the formation, then took out the fragment and handed it to Song Yin.

"It's hard to imagine that the best thing protected by the Floating Dream Secret Realm is this." The two fragments were very light in her hands, and Song Yin examined them over and over.

The sound of a door opening came from behind, and Jing Yue walked in, clutching the jade pendant. She tossed the storage bag to Song Yin, saying, "Here's your stuff back. I have a question: how did you get this jade pendant?"

Song Yin caught the storage bag. "It was an unexpected find. There was a remnant soul in the jade pendant, but it has already dissipated. Before it dissipated, it told me to give the jade pendant to someone who is destined to find it, and if I don't, I can do whatever I want with it. If Senior Jing Yue likes it, I will give it to you. I only ask that you help us capture the enemy's soul and ensure that we leave the secret realm safely."

Jing Yue's eyes narrowed: "Aren't you afraid that I'll take the jade pendant and not do anything, or that I'll kill and rob people in a fit of anger? I really hate it when people order me around; it reminds me of those disgusting Dao Lords from the Upper Realm."

Song Yin raised her hand and waved her storage bag, "Senior Jing Yue is not that kind of person... Demon Clan."

"As expected, you're a little girl that demons adore. I can tell you have a wood elemental root. Do me a favor, and I'll give you a great opportunity afterward."

The most precious items in the Floating Dream Realm are the two fragments and the items in the secret chamber.

She needed pure wood-attribute spiritual energy to nourish her remaining half of her original body in order to cope with the spatial-temporal turbulence and return to the demon realm. To repay her debt of gratitude, and also for the sake of the master of the Qi Secret Realm, she wanted to give her most precious possession to this lovable little girl.

"Does the junior need to know what the senior is going to do first?"

“It’s simple. I want you to give me pure wood-attribute spiritual energy.” Thorns climbed up the wall and gently tapped it, revealing a secret chamber. “Inside is a cluster of extraordinary fire from heaven and earth, as a token of your gratitude for transferring pure wood-attribute spiritual energy to me.”

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Author's Note: Song Yin: Meow meow meow? What did you say? A strange fire from heaven and earth??? A windfall! [Let me see][Starry eyes]

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[Empty bowl]