Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 1402: Advancement

The cultivators below the stage were no longer watching the match above; everyone was focused here, as cultivators are very sensitive to fluctuations in spiritual energy.

Tan Shaoting was getting anxious; his wife’s displayed spirit root outside was Water and Wood Dual Spirit Roots.

Just as he was worrying, the long-armed ape sent a message to Tan Shaoting that it wanted to release the Immortal Peach Tree and advance, absorbing both water and wood spiritual power at once.

Only then did Tan Shaoting breathe a sigh of relief. This way, the risk of exposure would be significantly reduced.

The Immortal Peach Tree appeared, only the size of a thumb, directly attaching itself to Su Yuanyuan’s wrist.

Tan Shaoting fully extended his Divine Sense, enveloping his wife, ready to block any high-level cultivator attempting to spy.

Qi Wen was very anxious outside the array, and Liu Yan Yue came over to pat Qi Wen’s shoulder, "It’s alright."

Qi Wen nodded, knowing that her anxiety wouldn’t change anything.

Su Yuanyuan was still in that mystical state. She was evolving their spells, becoming clearer, and even aware of their next moves.

Even Tan Shaoting didn’t notice the change in Su Yuanyuan’s eyes; in just a flash, her eyes turned golden.

Water Spirit Power and Wood Spirit Power frantically gathered here, feeling it wasn’t enough, Tan Shaoting directly used top-grade spiritual stones to form a Spirit Gathering Array.

The commotion caught the attention of many high-level cultivators.

Those whose Divine Sense entered the array were stunned by the scene before them.

They couldn’t see through the cocoon of spiritual energy, and there was this Divine Sense protecting her.

It couldn’t be overdone. While it wasn’t impenetrable, acting recklessly could have bad consequences.

Xu Ying came over and stood beside Qi Wen, "Your mother really is impressive."

Qi Wen nodded absently. Now all her thoughts were on the fluctuations of spiritual energy. Seeing the Wood Spirit Power gathering into the array as well, she felt reassured.

An hour later, the depletion of spiritual energy reduced, and Su Yuanyuan in the array had already awakened, still standing in the previous posture. She realized she had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer and felt quite comfortable.

What delighted her most was the ability to discern attack patterns, an enormous advantage. She just didn’t know how high a level she could see now but would find out in the future.

Suddenly thinking about the spiritual energy fluctuations as she advanced, she felt scared but was reassured by the touch on her wrist.

Putting away the Immortal Peach Tree, she looked at her husband with a smile. "It’s alright now."

Tan Shaoting came over to embrace her, and the couple held each other.

After a while, Tan Shaoting dismantled two layers of the array, and the people outside watched them silently.

Su Yuanyuan felt slightly embarrassed, but still, promptly made a gesture of respect. "Sorry to have disturbed everyone."

Xu Ying came over, "Junior Sister Su, the match cannot continue, can it?"

Su Yuanyuan smiled and nodded, "I’m sorry, Senior Sister Xu."

"Go stabilize your cultivation first."

The three quickly left, and only after they left did the stage erupt in chatter.

Everyone marveled, unable to believe that just standing there, she effortlessly advanced to the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer. What was going on?

Yu Huping, the sect master, calmly sipped tea, more convinced that this woman was the one he had been searching for.

After finishing tea, he issued several commands.

After the family returned, Su Yuanyuan immediately secluded herself.

"Dad, I need to go into seclusion too; I want to reach the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer."

Tan Shaoting nodded, "Don’t be too obsessed with it."

Qi Wen understood the principle that haste makes waste.

Only Tan Shaoting was left, and he also went into seclusion the next day.

Qi Hao and Qi Xuan had already learned of their parents’ situation.

"Mom is still the best."

Zhu Huai’en looked at his two disciples with a smile.

That woman indeed was extraordinary, capable of having such exceptional children.

He also took notice of Qi Wen, who was another outstanding cultivator, but he thought the couple was too indulgent toward the girl, which wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

"Master, when my mom participates in the selection, can you take us to watch?"

"Sure, depending on your performance."

"Rest assured, Master."

Over at Qi Yan’s place, he too was doing an upgrade. He had rented a cave mansion for the upgrade directly.

The Thunder Pool in the space continuously fed him spiritual energy, making his upgrade very smooth.

Now he was a cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer. Indeed, many cultivators would directly advance nowadays.

Qi Yan knew there wouldn’t have been any problem if he had tried to breakthrough to the Qi Cultivation Eleventh Level earlier.

He had to suppress his cultivation, mainly so he couldn’t establish a foundation before the ranking competition.

Now, in the Qi Cultivation division, he still had a chance to compete; if he entered the Foundation Establishment, he wouldn’t need to participate in the ranking competition at all.

With only two months left, he had to stay here, avoiding unnecessary attention, which he hated.

In this place, even a Mahayana cultivator’s Divine Sense couldn’t penetrate, so Qi Yan took the rare opportunity to enter the space and directly went into the Thunder Pool.

Initially, he could only stay inside for a quarter of an hour, but now he could manage for an hour, marking a significant improvement. After an hour, he emerged from the Thunder Pool, his cultivation stabilized.

After exiting the space, he began practicing swordsmanship, mastering two sword techniques: one for public use and the other, the Thunder Spirit Sword Technique, ensuring that anyone who saw it would die.

He was someone who could withstand solitude. Practicing swordsmanship was his passion, and he preferred quiet spots. Thus, he’d rather train here than go out.

Qi Hong had also reached the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer, breaking through during alchemy without wasting an elixir, and becoming a Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer cultivator. His senior brothers and sisters were quite envious.

"Junior brother, how are you supposed to let me live like this? Master has already spoken with me."

"Second Senior Sister, I just got lucky."

"Sigh, then it’s even worse; you really are here to make me despair."

Qi Hong didn’t argue. He knew that having good luck was also a form of strength. It wasn’t something others could envy easily.

Daojun Dan Yang was very pleased with his little disciple. You couldn’t blame him for favoritism. Who wouldn’t love a talented disciple like this?

While giving a lecture to his five disciples, he focused on addressing what Qi Hong didn’t understand.

After the class ended, "All of you have to participate in the selection."

The five disciples nodded obediently. Among them, only the little disciple’s Combat Power was decent. He also knew that the little disciple’s twin brother was in the Sword Sect and had to appreciate their parents, who had been strict with their children since young. The little disciple was obsessed with alchemy but never missed his daily sword practice, come rain or shine.

Having observed his swordsmanship, even though Daojun Dan Yang’s swordsmanship wasn’t superb, as a Divinity Transformation cultivator, he could see that his little disciple’s swordsmanship was quite impressive. This time, it all depended on the little disciple.