For mortals, five years was not a short time, but the immortal path was long and endless; to cultivators, it was only the blink of an eye.
With the aid of countless spirit pills and his own bitter effort, Lin Xuan's cultivation had already reached the second layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm—and the very peak of the second layer at that.
The "Nine Heavens Profound Art" Lin Xuan cultivated was immensely powerful. It was divided into three volumes: upper, middle, and lower, suited respectively to cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Realm, Core Condensation, and the Nascent Soul Realm.
And whether by coincidence or not, each volume was further divided into seven layers, which happened to correspond exactly with the seven layers of each cultivation realm.
For example, Lin Xuan was now at the second layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, so he ought to be cultivating the second layer of the upper volume of the Nine Heavens Profound Art.
And once he mastered the third layer of the upper volume of the Nine Heavens Profound Art, his cultivation would enter the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
A one-to-one match, simple and clear—and tremendously powerful. Even among top-tier arts, it stood out from the flock. In other words, Lin Xuan, who cultivated the Nine Heavens Profound Art, would be a notch stronger than cultivators of the same rank.
Among cultivators of the same realm, without taking factors such as magic treasures, pills, and crystals into account, the level of their strength was determined by the art they cultivated.
Take Ouyang Qinxin, for instance. The Sound Wave Technique she cultivated was a top-tier art renowned throughout the world, so although she was only at the early stage of Core Condensation, she did not fall the slightest bit behind when facing a demon