Chapter 538: Chapter 252: Method to Break Through to the Seventh Layer of the True Master Realm (3)

"It’s normal to slow down when you hit a major hurdle like this."

"Just relax and go back. Take your time grinding it out. Maybe in two years, maybe three, when the time is right, you’ll naturally break through."

"Two years? Three years?"

Jiang Che felt a surge of disappointment.

But he knew there was nothing to be done about it.

"Thank you for the guidance, Senior Brother."

Though disappointed, Jiang Che still cupped his fist in a polite gesture of thanks.

’Since conventional methods won’t work, I’ll just have to find another way.’

"I’ll be taking my leave."

Song Yuan’s eyes glinted as he watched Jiang Che’s retreating figure.

’Peak of the Sixth Realm in one year...’

’If word of this got out, it would scare another batch of people to death!’

Song Yuan shook his head, a wry smile touching his lips.

’Good thing this hurdle is tough enough to hold him back for a while.’

’Otherwise... the pressure on me as his senior brother would be immense!’

...

After leaving Tingfeng Pavilion, Jiang Che went straight to the Scripture Pavilion.

Since Song Yuan was out of ideas, Jiang Che decided to try his luck with the ancient texts, hoping to find an unexpected solution.

He made his way to the floor where personal insights and journals were kept and began weaving through the rows of bookshelves.

Before long, he was holding several yellowed, ancient tomes.

*True Master Realm Breakthrough Insights*, *The Realm Barriers of High-tier True Masters*, *Method of Liquidifying True Qi*...

The titles sounded impressive, but as Jiang Che flipped through them one by one, his brow furrowed ever tighter.

’More talk of slow, patient grinding...’

’It’s all about building a foundation, tempering one’s Temperament, and attuning with the natural world...’

Jiang Che closed the last journal with a helpless sigh.

The collected experiences of his predecessors were all maddeningly alike.

They all boiled down to one core idea:

The Seventh Layer of True Master Realm is a watershed moment. It can’t be rushed. It could take three to five years, or even as long as thirty to fifty. Eventually, with enough time, the breakthrough would come naturally.

But time was the one thing he didn’t have!

’Isn’t there some unorthodox method, some more radical approach?’

Unwilling to give up, Jiang Che roamed the tower for a while longer. He even skimmed some records on Demon Dao cultivation, but still came up empty-handed.

Finally, clinging to his last shred of hope, he approached the counter.

The gray-robed Elder in charge of the Ten Thousand Laws Tower was there, same as ever, engrossed in an ancient book.

"Elder."

Jiang Che offered a fist-and-palm salute and got straight to the point.

"Forgive my boldness, Elder, but is there any way in this world for someone at the Sixth Layer Peak of True Master Realm to quickly break through the barrier and advance to the Seventh Layer?"

"Quickly?"

The gray-robed Elder looked up from his scroll and shot Jiang Che a look one might give an idiot.

"Young man, impatience is a taboo in cultivation. The Seventh Layer is a major hurdle. The liquefaction of True Qi is no child’s play! There are no shortcuts!"

"You should go back, enter seclusion for a good eight or ten years, and you’ll break through naturally!"

Jiang Che’s brow twitched. He pressed, "Is there really nothing? Not even a riskier method?"

The Elder glanced at him, sighed, and said,

"Well, it’s not that there isn’t a way, but..."

Jiang Che’s eyes lit up. He pressed eagerly, "Please, Elder, enlighten me!"

The Elder slowly uttered a name:

"The Seven-Stripe Spirit Ascension Pill."

"What’s a Seven-Stripe Spirit Ascension Pill?" Jiang Che was taken aback. He had never seen such an Elixir Pill at the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion.

"Of course you haven’t."

The Elder snorted. "It’s a new medicine those old fogeys at the Sect’s Dan Ding Courtyard only just developed in the last few years. They combined it with some Body Refining Secret Recipes from the Great Yan Kingdom!"

"The pill’s Medicinal Power is tyrannical. It can forcibly liquefy a person’s True Qi in an instant, using the resulting terrifying impact to blast through the Realm Barrier!"

"Although the process is excruciating and the slightest misstep can result in damaged meridians, for disciples with deep foundations and powerful physiques, it is truly a supreme Divine Medicine for breaking through bottlenecks!"

’Something that good actually exists!’

Jiang Che was ecstatic.

’Pain? Damaged meridians?’

’He had a body full of Passives; things like that were what he feared least!’

’It was practically tailor-made for him!’

"Where can I buy this pill, Elder?" Jiang Che asked urgently.

"Buy it?"

The Elder scoffed as if he’d just heard the world’s funniest joke.

"Production of that pill is extremely low. Every single one is priceless. How could they possibly be put up for sale?"

"The few that exist are all held tightly by the Sect’s leadership!"

"So don’t even think about it. Unless you perform some heaven-shattering deed for the Sect, or you happen to be the child of someone in the upper echelons, you have no chance of getting it!"

With that, the Elder waved a dismissive hand, signaling that Jiang Che could leave, and went back to his scroll.

Left with no other choice, Jiang Che took his leave.

Outside the Scripture Pavilion, Jiang Che wondered to himself:

’I wonder if Daoist Wu Wei has one?’

As the Vein Master of Spirit Void Peak, Jiang Che guessed he might.

’If I went and begged Daoist Wu Wei, would he give it to me?’

But he quickly extinguished the thought as soon as it appeared.

He shook his head, a self-mocking smile playing on his lips.

’What am I thinking?’

’Daoist Wu Wei isn’t my father.’

’He does value me, yes. He gave me the status of a True Inheritor Candidate and even gifted me an Elemental Fusion Vein Protection Pill.’

’But a man has to know his place.’

’Favors are a finite resource; they get used up. I haven’t accomplished a single thing for the Sect. If I act entitled because of his favor and just keep asking for things, I’ll only become a nuisance. People will think I’m greedy and that my Temperament is poor.’

’That would just ruin the good impression the Sect leaders have of me.’

Jiang Che took a deep breath, his eyes clearing with renewed resolve.

He’d have to forget about the pill for now.

If he wanted it, he had to earn it himself by accomplishing great deeds, not beg for it like a commoner.

’Since the path of the Elixir Pill is a dead end...’

’I’ll just have to keep searching for another way!’

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