"At the peak of mid-stage Spirit Transformation—only one step away from late-stage Spirit Transformation."
Wei Tu, seated cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes, a trace of delight appearing on his face.
A fifth-tier body refinement was the minimum requirement for secretly crossing into the upper realm and withstanding the immense spatial pressure within the spatial rifts.
There was hope of survival, but not much.
Only when a cultivator reached late-stage Spirit Transformation would they have over a sixty percent chance of safely arriving in the Spirit Realm.
Of course, combined with the foundation of his One-Foot Heavenly Infant, his fifth-tier body-refinement physique, and the many spiritual treasures protecting him—once he broke through to late-stage Spirit Transformation, his odds should rise to eighty or ninety percent.
However, he had just used spiritual pills to break through. In the short term, he still needed to consolidate his foundation and stabilize his cultivation; the opportunity to break through to late-stage Spirit Transformation had yet to come.
Still, Wei Tu estimated that a few decades would be enough. He should be able to reach late-stage Spirit Transformation before the Exalted King Palace Secret Realm opened.
After all, he still had quite a number of mid-grade spirit crystals in hand.
"Golden Silkworm Snow Lady broke through as well?"
Wei Tu waved a hand and drew over the letter outside his cave abode. Seeing Golden Silkworm Snow Lady's name at the end, his heart stirred.
He had been in seclusion for nearly forty years. When he had first entered Great Snow Mountain, Golden Silkworm Snow Lady had already been on the verge of a breakthrough. By now, even accounting for the time she needed to stabilize her realm, breaking through to late-stage Spirit Transformation should have been more than enough.
Wei Tu opened the letter and read