Changes After the Breakthrough

Xiao Jin had only been unable to temporarily restrain the aura within his body because of his breakthrough.

He was no ungrateful wretch, so naturally he would not try to intimidate Cai Lianyi, who had helped him so much.

In truth, Xiao Jin had done quite well in controlling his aura. At the very least, he had contained its effects within this mountain range and had not allowed them to spread too far.

As Xiao Jin became increasingly proficient at controlling his strength, he concealed his aura more and more effectively.

Before long, he had completely withdrawn that terrifying pressure into his body.

Even a powerful expert like Gu Yuan would not be able to sense the slightest trace of aura from him, only taking him for an ordinary person with no cultivation whatsoever.

This was the principle of returning to one's true nature.

Not long after, the women gradually opened their eyes as well.

"Is this... the power of a Dou Emperor?" Xun Er looked at her hands in disbelief. She knew that with Xiao Jin around, she would one day reach this realm.

But she had never expected that day to come so quickly.

The realm her father had pursued bitterly for a thousand years without attaining had been achieved by her in just over thirty years.

But if anyone was truly stunned, it had to be Ya Fei.

Among them all, her cultivation talent had been the poorest.

Once upon a time, she had been a miserable woman hoping to escape the fate of a political marriage through business.

Yet in such a short time, she had become one of the continent's foremost experts.

And not merely one of them—she stood far above the entire second tier.

What was even more amusing was that the entire first