Zhang Qingyuan spent roughly an hour restoring and replenishing the Spirit Essence he had expended in the previous battle.
The Water Essence Art itself possessed a degree of recovery enhancement.
Especially after Zhang Qingyuan reached the fourth level, his continuous and rich Spirit Essence had also greatly strengthened this trait.
"Whew!"
Zhang Qingyuan let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
Unconcealed delight shone from his gaze.
A fierce battle against a Spirit Essence Realm Eighth Level Cultivator had not only further enriched his combat experience, but under such intense fighting, the Spirit Essence inside his body had faintly begun to stir.
That was a sign that his bottleneck was loosening!
Originally,
before the minor competition, Zhang Qingyuan's cultivation at the perfected Seventh Level of the Spirit Essence Realm had never been able to touch its bottleneck. He had been uncertain whether he could reach the Spirit Essence Realm Eighth Level before the Outer Sect Grand Competition.
Yet he had never expected that one battle of such intensity would faintly loosen his bottleneck.
This slight loosening was minute.
But once he had touched that feeling, Zhang Qingyuan only needed to return and meditate diligently for ten days or half a month. He would naturally grind through this bottleneck and step into the Spirit Essence Realm Eighth Level!
"Excellent!"
Divine light burst from Zhang Qingyuan's eyes.
Even if he failed to place in the top ten or win any rewards in this minor competition, the harvest of loosening his bottleneck alone had made the trip worthwhile!
Thinking back,
ever since he had entered the Spirit Essence Realm Seventh Level, the progress of his cultivation had not slowed compared to before. Instead, it had accelerated considerably.
This was not unrelated to how easily he could obtain resources.
But at the same