The rain and mist stretched into the distance, falling in a soft, steady drizzle.
Ever since the rainy season began, clear days had grown scarce.
Behind Chenzhong Terrace.
Though it was raining, the water was repelled by an invisible force before it could touch him.
After finishing a round of the Heartless Sword Art, Li Gan felt the True Qi in his body had reached its limit, as if it could break through at any moment.
With a thought, he summoned the System Interface and checked the latest information.
Host: Li Gan. Cultivation Base: Xiantian True Qi (Late Stage 99/100). Sacrificial Tool: Chen Bell (Artifact Power 2642/10000). Martial Arts: Sword Piercing Fist (Perfect), Heartless Sword Art (Perfect), Immaculate Sword Body (Perfect), Soul Chasing Sword Technique (Perfect). Martial Intent: Heartless Sword Intent (True Phenomenon 7/100). Secret Techniques: Myriad Transformation Sword Qi, Blood Burning Technique.
"Finally, I'm close to a breakthrough."
Li Gan murmured to himself.
But he planned to find another place that night.
After all, breaking through from the True Qi Realm to the True Essence Realm might cause quite a commotion.
After nightfall.
It was still raining.
The night was deep and still.
Standing atop the Bell Tower, Li Gan could hear Liu Ming softly snoring inside the room.
He drew a deep breath, then darted away in a flash, vanishing into the darkness like a night owl.
A little over ten minutes later.
Li Gan had reached a hill outside the Divine Sword Sect.
Since it was close to the Divine Sword Sect, Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was still fairly abundant here. The conditions for cultivation were far worse elsewhere.
For Xiantian Martial Artists, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi had a significant effect on their cultivation speed.
Li Gan sat cross-legged and