Five Elements Technique (Eighth Level): 0/800
Inside the meditation chamber, Wang Chen opened his eyes. Starlight gleamed within his pitch-black pupils, like reflected stars.
He had reached the eighth level of Qi Condensation.
This breakthrough had proceeded without a ripple. He encountered no problems at all; everything fell into place as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
Accomplished in one stroke!
The reason it had gone so smoothly was, first and foremost, that Wang Chen had accumulated enough at the seventh level of Qi Condensation.
The Inner Sect's environment was worlds apart from the Outer Sect's. Heaven and Earth spiritual energy was abundant, and with the aid of the Spirit Gathering Array, both the speed and quality of his cultivation had improved in tandem, greatly strengthening his foundation.
Secondly, it was naturally because he had added to his Spiritual Root.
Though it was only a single additional point, it represented two entirely different grades. Wang Chen's cultivation ceiling had thus risen, so breaking through to the eighth level was naturally much easier.
Moreover, the four Vermilion Fruits Wang Chen had consumed had also greatly improved his cultivation physique!
That was equally important.
Only the combination of all these factors had produced such a result.
He spent another two days consolidating his realm.
The current Wang Chen could now be considered a true high-level Qi Condensation cultivator!
Yet once again, the harsh reality stood before him.
Breaking through felt great; breaking through nonstop felt even greater. The problem was that this "great" feeling came at a price.
After running the Spirit Gathering Array at full power for three consecutive days, Wang Chen's already meager reserve of Spirit Stones had been declared empty.
It could not exactly be called completely empty.
If he shook the Storage Bag hard enough,