The benefits Chen Mo gained from this advancement far exceeded those he had received when advancing from the First Layer to the Second and Third Layers of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Even compared to reaching the Fourth Layer, the insights he gained this time were far greater than before. These insights referred to his comprehension during cultivation breakthroughs. If he gained such extensive enlightenment every time he advanced, his cultivation would yield twice the results with half the effort, and breaking through bottlenecks would become much easier.
Of course, such insights varied from person to person. Some gained more, some less, and this would also affect the difficulty of overcoming bottlenecks in future cultivation.
The reason for these many benefits was that the Fourth Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm counted as a minor leap within the realm. It was the threshold between the early and middle stages of the Foundation Establishment Realm! This advancement involved breaking through a minor bottleneck. Naturally, it was more difficult than breaking through to the Second or third layer, but the benefits were correspondingly greater.
This was also one of the reasons Chen Mo had clearly reached the third layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm in his little notebook, yet had kept suppressing his cultivation level, accumulating strength without advancing.
A minor bottleneck was still a bottleneck! If one did not prepare properly, one might fail to break through. And if one failed after attempting to overcome it, the bottleneck would naturally become thicker, making future breakthroughs more difficult.
Fortunately, Chen Mo's accumulation this time had been fairly solid. After several circulation cycles, he successfully broke through to the Fourth Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
At this moment, the rising morning sun was slowly climbing into the sky, and the entire valley gradually