Days passed by, and Sui Xin's progress was extremely rapid. In just nine days, he went from the first level to the second level, and then the speed increased even more.

It only took nearly thirty days to go from the second to the sixth order.

More than 10,000 bamboo stalks were cut down in total. Each time the sword intent required for advancement was increased by another 500 strands. It took a total of 3,000 bamboo stalks to advance from the fifth to the sixth level of True Essence.

Thanks to the improvement in mental strength, I can refine twelve more strands each day than the previous day. Now I can refine nearly six hundred strands a day, so the speed has not slowed down.

Standing in the bamboo forest, the ground was covered with bamboo.

Originally, it was enough to refine the sword intent within; there was no need to cut it off.

But since they were in the way, Sui Xin still chopped them down, clearing out a large area of ​​bamboo forest that stretched all the way to where Li Tianyu used to cultivate. Since they weren't there, Jian Jun must have other plans.

Sui Xin was very satisfied with her improvement, but it seemed like she had forgotten something. Her memory wasn't as good as before, and her head was always a little swollen, sometimes accompanied by severe pain.

I guess I haven't had a proper rest, I thought to myself.

His cultivation level should be about right. Although he is only at the sixth level now, he feels that he can fight even against a cultivator from the Earthly Realm.

After you finish taking the pills, you must get a good night's sleep.

Over the past month, the chubby boy and the others have visited several times. They were extremely shocked by Sui Xin's cultivation speed, but since Xi Yun didn't say anything, there shouldn't be any problem. They just told Sui Xin not to overwork himself.

Xi Yun also advanced from the fifth rank to the sixth rank, but she couldn't be happy at all. She felt that Sui Xin seemed a little off, somewhat dazed, and he was unresponsive when she tried to talk to him. She didn't know if he didn't hear her or what.

On several other mornings, Suixin left before Xiyun woke up, as if she had forgotten about her.

Because of this, one day she deliberately didn't go with Suixin, wanting to see his reaction.

To everyone's surprise, he didn't come back until late at night. He was still sitting there cultivating. If Xiyun hadn't gone to call him, he probably wouldn't have come back all night.

In the middle, using the Source Exploration Method to examine Sui Xin's body, apart from his body appearing somewhat fatigued and his spirit being unusually strong, no abnormalities were found.

Could it be that he didn't sleep well? But that doesn't make sense either; I didn't see him move at all last night, so he should have slept alright.

Xi Yun was confused and extremely worried. She wanted to find an opportunity to ask him clearly, until this day.

It was already dark.

"Go home as you please."

After Xi Yun finished refining a bamboo stalk, she slowly walked towards him.

Sui Xin did not answer and sat motionless on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a faint light flashed across his body, and a powerful force exploded from his body, blasting a large crater in the surrounding ground.

The change happened so fast that Xi Yun didn't have time to react and was pushed back more than ten meters by the impact.

Steadying herself, Xi Yun looked bewildered. Thinking that Sui Xin was still in the middle of the explosion, she couldn't help but call out, "Sui Xin," her voice full of worry.

There was still no answer. As the smoke cleared, he remained seated, seemingly floating in mid-air since there was no ground beneath him.

Xi Yun stepped forward, and after only a few steps, she felt as if she had passed through something.

Turning around, I saw a pale golden barrier in front of me, with a radius of about ten meters centered on Sui Xin.

It's like a special force field.

Floating freely in the middle, its head drooping, its hands hanging naturally at its sides, countless golden threads emanating from its body and connecting to the barrier.

He didn't know what state he was in. He was awake, but he felt unable to think. His mind was blank, and he felt sleepy.

Is someone calling me?

With difficulty, Sui Xin looked up to the side and saw Yun'er.

She smiled slightly, wanting to speak, but seemed unable to utter a sound.

Looking at Sui Xin, although he was smiling, she was full of worry, not knowing what was going on.

She walked to his side and gently stroked his face, her gentle voice saying, "Suixin, can you hear me?"

Feeling really sleepy, Sui Xin struggled to keep her eyes open, nodded, and then fell into Xi Yun's arms and fell asleep completely.

After I fell asleep, the barrier exploded completely, gradually expanding from more than ten meters to over a hundred meters. The original light gold color slowly deepened, and from a distance it looked like a semi-circular golden ball.

Immediately afterwards, spiritual energy began to flow out of his body uncontrollably.

Perhaps he absorbed too much sword intent, for the spiritual energy that flowed out transformed into streaks of sharp sword energy that danced wildly around him, destroying everything in their path.

Xi Yun was naturally also within the sword energy.

Within five breaths, several bloody marks appeared on his body.

She held Sui Xin tightly in her arms, letting the sword intent wander around her.

After the spiritual energy went out of control, Qianmian gradually dissipated, showing signs of exhaustion, with a pale face and sunken eye sockets.

Even after falling asleep, his brows remained furrowed.

After a long period of cultivation, the sudden relaxation of the body caused some abnormalities. The muscles became taut like iron, twitching intermittently before going limp.

Seeing Suixin like this, Xiyun's eyes were filled with heartache.

Since it's cultivation, why use a thousand faces...?

Looking back, how could I have advanced five times in just over a month, relying solely on the limited time available during the day?

My mental strength has increased so much that it's definitely not something I could achieve by refining sword intent alone.

Thinking of this, Xi Yun sighed, two clear tears rolling down her cheeks. She understood everything...

After a thorough examination, I breathed a sigh of relief; he had simply fallen asleep and there was nothing seriously wrong with his body.

Gently patting Suixin's back.

Sleep soundly, I'm here with you...

Sword energy flashed, staining the white robes red with blood, which then fell to the ground and stained the ground red as well.

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