Three days later, a thin red cloud suddenly gathered in the sky in the direction of the mountain behind the main peak.
The red cloud did not last long and then dissipated, and many people did not even have time to notice it.
Yuan Ran was reporting recent events to his master in the main hall when a disciple came in and told them about the situation.
The master and disciple immediately walked out of the hall and just in time saw the red cloud disappear.
"Who is breaking through in the back mountain?" Yuan Ran asked in surprise. Most of the people living in the back mountain were elders. This red cloud had a lot of thunder but little raindrops, and the cultivator who was breaking through didn't seem to have a very high level of cultivation.
"It's Gao Han. I didn't expect that he only took three days to break through." After sighing, Sect Master Bai looked at his second disciple and said, "If you don't work harder, he will catch up with you. It's okay to be caught up by one person. The difference between your cultivation levels is not that big, but you are caught up by two people in a row. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Yuan Ran looked embarrassed, "My two uncles are both top geniuses, how can I compare with them?"
However, Gao Han's breakthrough speed was indeed too fast. In less than a year, he went from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Nascent Soul Stage. Except for the monsters, he had never seen a cultivator with such a speed.
"If you keep thinking like this, you will never be able to compare to them. As a cultivator, you must never forget that you are fighting against the heavens. If you dare to fight against the heavens, how can you fight against humans?"
Sect Leader Bai is an experienced person, so he understands this better than the second disciple. Sometimes he himself doesn't know whether doing this is good or bad for the second disciple.
Just like what his great uncle once said, if he had not taken over the position of the leader of Zixiao Sect and focused on cultivation, would his cultivation level still be limited to the Spirit Transformation Stage?
If Yuan Ran had not been helping him deal with the sect's important matters, based on his qualifications, he would not have reached the Nascent Soul stage until now.
"I understand what Master wants to say, but there is gain only when there is sacrifice. This is the path I have chosen." As expected, the expression on his face was firm.
Sect Leader Bai was surprised for a moment, "Have you thought about this question a long time ago?"
He struggled for a long time back then. Has the awareness of him, the second disciple, become so high?
The determination on Yuan Ran's face instantly faded away at a speed visible to the naked eye. "Actually, Gao Han has already told me about this. I've been thinking about this question recently."
Sect Master Bai suddenly realized, "Gao Han is a rare wise man. Since you have made your decision, I will not say anything more. But you should be mentally prepared. Once you take this position, you may see your fellow disciples around you gradually surpass you in cultivation."
Yuan Ran hesitated for a moment, and the confusion in his eyes was slowly replaced by a determined look. "I have made up my mind. At worst, I will train the next sect leader like my master did."
Sect Leader Bai suddenly coughed dryly and saw his disciple's upright expression, as if what he had just said was just his true feelings unintentionally. He felt a little puzzled.
Is his second disciple really stupid, or is he pretending to be stupid, or is he just wise?
In the mountain behind the main peak, inside the top spiritual cave.
Gao Han had taken off his shirt long ago, and the spiritual fluid in his spiritual cave did not reach below his shoulders. His yellowish skin had long since turned pink due to the impurities discharged through cultivation.
At this moment, he was looking inward at his Dantian.
The golden elixir had disappeared and turned into a tiny Nascent Soul. Looking at the familiar face, it was almost a smaller version of him, curled up in a ball with his hands clenched into fists and his eyes closed.
Behind the little Yuanying, in the empty space, an ancient ring was floating.
This ring is the Yayoi Ring, and an emerald green light occasionally flashes on its surface.
There were faint cracks on it, just like Zhongli Tingzhou's Yin-Yang Bead, but thinner. These cracks could not be repaired by absorbing the spiritual light of various materials. The space ring was cracked, and it could only be repaired with materials. Unfortunately, he still lacked the most important material - Phoenix Feather.
Since the fall of the immortals, no new immortals have been born in the Lingtian Continent. Even the legendary big monsters have not been seen again. No one knows whether they are dead or still alive in some place they can't find.
Now there is only one way to repair the Yayoi Ring, and that is to look for an opportunity in the Wanxiandao.
Wanxiandao is the place where the immortals died in legends, maybe there is something he wants there.
Gao Han withdrew his consciousness from his dantian and breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, but this was just a chance to get started. If he wanted to get a ticket to the Way of Ten Thousand Immortals, he would need even stronger strength.
In the past, he practiced very quickly and rarely worried about how to improve his cultivation quickly. This was the first time he experienced this feeling of being eager to become stronger.
I don't know how Zhongli Tingzhou is doing now. Maybe he has just arrived at the Manyuan Continent. He must work hard so that when he comes back, his cultivation level will not be left behind even further.
Gao Han closed his eyes again, and the spiritual energy in his body began to circulate frantically. The spiritual fluid around him was absorbed by his body with extremely slight movements but at an extremely fast speed.
At most, within a month, he could still practice in this top-level spiritual cave for more than twenty days. Someone would notify him then, so he was very satisfied and immersed all his mind in practice.
Gradually, the surroundings seemed to form a space of its own, all sounds were blocked out, and the world was left with only a void of silence.
"Huh?" At this time, a faint voice of doubt sounded in the air.
"What's wrong?"
Elder Qian was conducting a regular inspection of the Tiandu Destruction Array. The top-level spiritual cave where Gao Han was located was also a part of the array, and his changes were quickly noticed by him.
The one who answered was Chang Tianya.
"This young friend is very special. He just broke through the golden elixir and immediately entered the realm of enlightenment. His talent is extraordinary."
Chang Tianya quickly knew who he was talking about, "So it's him. This boy is Gao Han, a disciple of Tian Dao. I heard that when he first joined Zixiao Sect, he was still in the foundation-building stage."
"Is this person the disciple who lent the Seven Bright Nine Lights Ganoderma to you two?" Elder Qian had been in seclusion studying the formation and didn't know much about these things. He only knew that they borrowed the Seven Bright Nine Lights Ganoderma from a disciple.
Chang Tianya smiled, "Not bad, and he didn't ask for any reward. Lao Wu and I don't dare to really take it for granted. If you need anything in the future, we will do our best."
Elder Qian nodded and said, "You have a good character. Did you succeed in making the Seven Bright Nine Lights?"
Chang Tianya shook his head and said, "Old Five is still refining, but only in the next few days. I just don't know if I should bother you to activate the formation then."
"It's a small matter. It should be opened when the time comes." Elder Qian didn't care.
"This is no small matter. Every time the formation is activated, a large amount of spirit stones will be consumed." Chang Tianya actually didn't want to waste the sect's resources, but it seemed that he couldn't not activate it.
"You have made so many contributions to the sect, and it only needs to be opened once. Otherwise, you can pay for the spirit stones yourself. It's no big deal. Boy Bai will definitely agree to it." Elder Qian looked indifferent.
Chang Tianya: “…” You said you would make so many contributions, but it's only opened once?
"Old Qian, you have changed." Chang Tianya was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Elder Qian looked innocent. He had obviously always been like this.
A month later, Gao Han was awakened by the turbulence of the formation near the top spiritual cave. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a face filled with anger very close to him.
"Get out of here right now when you wake up. Don't you know that the spiritual cave here is only limited to one month?" an unfamiliar elder said angrily.
Gao Han realized that he had been practicing here for a month. He quickly stood up and suddenly found that the spiritual fluid in his spiritual cave seemed to be less. He hesitated for a moment.
"No need to watch. You have practiced for one month, which is equivalent to others practicing for a year. If you continue practicing, this spiritual acupoint will probably be gone." The elder had never seen someone practicing so fast. During the past month, he stood here every day and watched him absorb the spiritual liquid. He felt pain in his body and wanted to get rid of him immediately. But a month had not yet passed.
Gao Han walked out of the spirit cave in silence. After absorbing the spiritual liquid on the surface, he put on his coat. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by the other party again.
"What's your name? I've seen such a fast cultivation speed before."
"My name is Gao Han."
The elder nodded and said, "Don't come next time. Practicing in the spirit cave will only be useful at the beginning. If you do it too many times, it will be difficult to improve your cultivation. Practicing in the spirit cave again will only waste the spiritual fluid."
This was indeed Gao Han's first time practicing in the spirit cave, so after only one month of practice, his cultivation level increased rapidly. In just one month, he was promoted from the early stage to the middle stage, which was faster than riding a rocket.
However, Gao Han was still thinking that this spiritual cave was so useful, so he wondered if he could come here more times. Unexpectedly, it was only effective the first time.
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder. I won't come next time."
"If you want to practice, improving in actual combat is better than just sitting there practicing. Master Zixiao's sword skills were improved through constant fighting. If you don't understand this, you can go ask your master." The elder said again.
Gao Han hesitated for a moment. This strange elder seemed to be giving him a reminder, so he bowed and said, "Thank you for the reminder, elder. I will make a note of it."
The strange elder waved his hand and walked away with his hands behind his back.
After going out, he met Luo Fan who came to find him and asked about the strange elder.
"You should be talking about Elder Sha. He is the guardian of that top-level spiritual cave and a man with a strange personality. He has no disciples and doesn't teach people very often. When he doesn't want to, it's useless to ask him. I didn't expect him to give you some pointers. You are really lucky, but..." Luo Fan looked at him strangely, "Has your cultivation improved again?"
"Well, I have broken through to the Golden Core stage. Now I am at the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage. Unfortunately, I am just a little short of that. If I can stay for a few more days, I should be able to break through." Gao Han nodded in response.
"Oh, so it's the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage..." Luo Fan looked at him suddenly. It took only one month to go from the Great Perfection of Golden Core to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage. How many more days would it take to break through?
Luo Fan suddenly sighed, "It turns out that what Senior Brother Yuan Ran said is true."
Gao Han said calmly: "Thanks to that top-level spiritual cave, but Elder Sha said that only the first time will have the best effect."
Luo Fan was speechless.
Gao Han glanced at him, "What's wrong?"
Luo Fan coughed lightly, "I think... you may have been deceived. Spiritual caves are very useful to cultivators at any time, but they are not very useful above the Spiritual Transformation stage."
Gao Han looked calm, "I know, Elder Sha probably said that on purpose because he was afraid that I would use too much."
Luo Fan couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. He really didn't know how to complain. One relied on his status to fool people seriously, while the other knew that what the other person said was false but still listened seriously.
Are there any normal people left in Zixiao Sect?
Gao Han smiled. He really didn't care. He hadn't planned to practice in that spirit cave all the time. Elder Sha was right. Improving oneself in battle was the right way. He had always thought so. It was only because time was tight this time that he thought of using the spirit cave.
"This is the formation you asked for." He took out Sect Leader Bai's knowledge of formations and threw it over.
Luo Fan hurriedly took it. He could tell without flipping through it that this formation book was the manuscript of the sect master, a manuscript of a spirit-transforming cultivator. It was the most useful to him.
"I have already told Master that during the time you were in seclusion, Master has gone to see Grandmaster, and it is said that Grandmaster agreed immediately."
Gao Han was surprised for a moment. "I heard that every time a formation is activated, even if it is a simplified version, a certain amount of spirit stones will be consumed."
After giving Qian Pang 100,000 top-grade spirit stones last time, he left the remaining spirit stones to Zhongli Tingzhou and took them to the Manyuan Continent. He is now penniless.
"That's right. My master said that Elder Chang Liu agreed to help you with the spirit stones." Luo Fan nodded.
"Why is that?" Gao Han frowned. Although they saved Tian Yijun, Chang Xiaoxiao and the others, and gave them the Qiming Jiuguangzhi, the last time Yizhangling rescued them, it could be considered as a offset.
"I'm not sure about that. It seemed like it was to thank you." Not many people knew about the Qiming Jiuguangzhi.
Gao Han nodded and said, "Then please ask Master Qian Feng to tell Elder Qian that I will use this opportunity again after I return from my training."
Luo Fan asked in confusion: "Didn't you just break through? Why do you still want to go out for training?"
Gao Han smiled and said, "The strength of the middle stage of Nascent Soul is not enough. I need to improve my cultivation before the Ten Thousand Immortals come. It would be best if I can break through to the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul before the Ten Thousand Immortals come."
Luo Fan didn't know what to say for a moment. He thought he had worked hard enough, but there was no other genius working harder than him.
He remembered that there was less than half a year left before the Ten Thousand Immortals Path. Was it possible to break through to the Nascent Soul Great Perfection within half a year? The possibility should be very low.
"Anyway, I wish you success." Luo Fan could only wish him well.
"Thank you very much."
After bidding farewell to Luo Fan, who was holding the formation and preparing to go back to seclusion, Gao Han also returned to Wuming Peak. However, he did not go to his own hut to practice. During this month, with the impact of the spiritual liquid, his foundation had been laid very solid.
He strolled along the winding gravel path in the drizzle and knocked on the door of Master Tiandao's room.
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