In the blink of an eye, three years passed. Xu Yang devoted himself to cultivation in his courtyard, paying no heed to outside affairs. With the help of the Spirit Spring tributary and spirit pills, his cultivation advanced rapidly. He had already reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage and was just one step away from the middle stage.
Two years earlier, Xu Yang had received a message from Qin Shuang. In the end, they had decided to find another place to live in seclusion and temporarily evade their enemies' pursuit. Qin Mengyao's cultivation had reached a critical juncture, and Qin Shuang and the others were all on edge, with no mind to battle their enemies.
After receiving the news, Xu Yang could only put the matter aside and pay it no further attention, focusing wholeheartedly on cultivation. Over these three years, his combat strength had increased tremendously. The Spirit Insect eggs he had incubated had hatched, and with his careful nurturing, the creatures were now capable of fighting alongside him.
The two Thousand-Mile Earth Wolf Spiders and the Ice Centipede had all hatched more than two years ago. They had been at the fourth layer of Qi Refining as soon as they were born, while the Ice Centipede had been a seventh-layer Qi Refining demonic beast. Xu Yang had been overjoyed to see this and immediately controlled them with the Insect Control Technique. After more than two years of training, the Thousand-Mile Earth Wolf Spiders had reached the eighth layer of Qi Refining, while the Ice Centipede had reached the peak of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining. Their astonishingly rapid progress was closely tied to Xu Yang's witchcraft.
The Witchcraft Art recorded secret techniques such as the Insect Control Technique and the Spirit Refining Technique. There