With a rumble, Xu Yang's whole body shuddered. A series of crisp popping sounds rang out from him, and a powerful aura surged through the cave. The vortex of spiritual energy above his head rushed straight into his body, where he absorbed every last trace of it.
A moment later, Xu Yang reined in his aura and looked within himself. The 108 apertures in his body had joined together, forming a rudimentary whole. Vast amounts of spiritual energy poured into him and were refined, boosting his cultivation speed several times over. Surging Witch Power raced endlessly through his meridians, nearly doubling in strength. His meridians had also grown broader; they now far surpassed those of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, allowing them to withstand a greater output of Witch Power and greatly increasing his attack power. This was the result of the dual tempering of the Witchcraft Art and the Indestructible Golden Body Art.
Xu Yang was overjoyed. He had successfully broken through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and his strength had soared. However, reaching the Foundation Establishment peak would not be so easy. To get there, he would need to open all 360 apertures in his body. He had opened only 108 so far, nowhere near enough. Next, he would have to build a solid foundation and continue accumulating his reserves, then strive to open them all in one go.
After consolidating his cultivation a little more, Xu Yang slowly opened his eyes. A beam of light shot from them and gouged a small pit into the stone wall in the distance. This was a natural sign of his breakthrough, proof that his strength had greatly increased.
He stood up and made an estimate, then was surprised to find that more than a month had passed during