[Ding!]

[Detected someone bragging nearby. Congratulations, Host, for gaining Mana +99!]

Wang Xiu spoke with a sincere expression, "Senior Brother Li, you're being too modest. In my opinion, if you went all out, you could even pull Li Xuanqi off his pedestal!"

Li Zuoyue puffed out his chest, looking immensely pleased.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Suddenly, a fierce roar thundered in his ears, like the clash of a dragon and a tiger, or a flood dragon emerging from the sea.

Li Zuoyue turned toward the sound and remarked with deep emotion, "Senior Brother Xiang's strength is improving so quickly!"

Beneath a massive, ancient tree, Xiang Tiange sat in a strange, reclining posture with his upper body bare. His muscles, coiled like slumbering dragons, gave him the appearance of a small mountain. His entire body shone with a brilliant golden-yellow light, like glazed jade or a supreme treasure, radiating an oppressive divine might.

The power of his qi and blood surged around him, solidifying into tangible energy that made his whole body glow. He looked like a war god descending from the Nine Heavens, divine and extraordinary. Streams of essential qi and blood flowed from his orifices, transforming into dragon shapes that roared as they ascended. They circled through several major heavenly cycles before re-entering his body, making his golden form seem even more indestructible as it reached a new level.

Xiang Tiange was cultivating the Physical Sect's ultimate techniques, the Heavenly Body Immortal Physique and the World-Shaking Nine Dragons Fist, pursuing the absolute limits of the physical body. The flesh and blood essence of the Fierce Beasts was far more beneficial to him than to an ordinary person, making his qi and blood even more vigorous. He was like a humanoid Fierce Beast, terrifying beyond measure.

He was not the only one making progress.

Not far away, Ji Zidian was wreathed in lightning. Dense thunderclouds gathered above her, coalescing into countless bolts of divine thunder. Her Nascent Soul, glowing with a blue-purple luster like a supreme treasure, emerged above her head.

CRACK!

A bolt of lightning slammed down, cracking the Nascent Soul. In that instant, an infinite radiance burst forth from within. A vast wave of thunderous light enveloped Ji Zidian as the Nascent Soul shed a layer of fractured energy, emitting an even more dazzling golden light. The blue-purple lightning around her body also took on a golden sheen, becoming sacred and inviolable.

Her aura soared. The radiance was dazzling, and a thunderous energy filled the air. Her entire body seemed to be constructed of solid lightning, like a female immortal commanding thunder, her grace exceptional.

Ji Zidian had stepped into the Golden Core Realm!

Furthermore, she broke through consecutively, only stopping when she reached the second layer of the Golden Core Realm. The talent of a Sacred Body was extraordinary to begin with. Combined with the vast amount of essence she had absorbed from the primordial beasts these past days, her body had accumulated an immense amount of energy. It was only natural for such a massive breakthrough to occur after such a deep accumulation of power.

For a moment, wild thunder swept through the area. The forest suffered a devastating blow as countless bolts of lightning rained down, charring the ancient trees and starting a large fire. Fortunately, Wang Xiu had set up a formation to isolate the area beforehand; otherwise, there might have been trouble.

Beyond them, the other disciples of the Sanqing Immortal Sect also made various improvements. Jiang Ling'er broke through from the sixth to the eighth layer of the Core Formation realm. Mo Wuwei advanced from the seventh to the eighth layer of the Golden Core Stage. They had gained so many benefits over these days that the improvement of their strength simply couldn't be stopped.

As for Li Zuoyue, Xiang Tiange, and the others, they could have entered the Nascent Soul Stage long ago if they had wanted to. Had they been in the outside world, they probably would have, as it is difficult to continue improving at their level. But now, they were in the Holy Academy, where opportunities were everywhere. Under Wang Xiu's leadership, they had obtained so many precious medicines, spiritual herbs, and the essence of Fierce Beasts that ordinary people could only dream of. If they didn't use these resources to build upon their current foundations, it would be a criminal waste of such treasures.

Even between two cultivators at the ninth layer of the Golden Core Realm, there can be a huge disparity. They wanted to go further, so their foundations had to be made even more solid. The deeper the accumulation, the more explosive the breakthrough. Even Huang Yunchong, who originally had little interest in the path of invincibility, had now tasted its sweetness. He too wanted to build a deeper foundation in this realm so that his power would be even greater after breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Awesome!"

"This is all thanks to Junior Brother Wang Xiu! If not for him, we could never have improved our strength so quickly!" Xiang Kunlun, the Chief Disciple of the Blade Sect, had also broken through, reaching the ninth layer of the Golden Core Realm. A sharp blade intent radiated from his body, and his skin flowed with a crystalline luster, his face filled with excitement.

The other disciples chimed in, "That's right!"

"We really owe it all to Senior Brother Wang Xiu!"

"Along the way, I saw so many geniuses from the Golden Core Ranking turn tail and run at the mere sight of us! I never would have dared to imagine that before, hahaha…"

"..."

The crowd was ecstatic, their gazes filled with admiration, respect, and gratitude as they focused on Wang Xiu. This journey had elevated his status in the hearts of the Sanqing disciples to an unprecedented height.

"Senior Brother is amazing!" Jiang Ling'er gushed, cupping her small face as she stared at Wang Xiu with an infatuated look.

Wang Xiu smiled and rubbed her cheek. He knew that while he deserved credit for their gains on this journey, many opportunities had simply fallen into their laps. Numerous Fierce Beasts had been chased right to them, which then led to them discovering hidden celestial treasures nearby. Then, they would hear the sounds of other geniuses fighting, and upon investigating the noise, they would find yet another rare treasure. It was a continuous cycle.

Such smooth sailing was mostly due to the influence of Jiang Ling'er, their little lucky koi.

However, Wang Xiu activated the Supreme Sensing Chapter, his eyes gleaming with a glassy light as he peered into the distance.

In his vision, a surge of treasure qi, shaped like a dragon, burst into the sky. Its momentum shook the heavens, as if a True Dragon were present in the world.

That… was the grandest opportunity within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, the one he had locked onto from the very beginning.

Now, its location was clear

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