Having neutralized the extreme cold, Chen Changming felt a heavy burden lifted from his heart. His mood lightened considerably, and with much of the Destruction Sword Intent also worn away, the oppressive feeling in his chest vanished entirely.
Ten years of time was quite long, but for a cultivator in the Golden Core Realm, such secluded meditation was merely a fleeting moment.
Over these ten years, Chen Changming had not only practiced the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art but had also cultivated the Golden Origin Unification Art and the Three-Nine Divine Aperture Technique.
Just last month, his cultivation successfully advanced from the first level of the Golden Core Realm to the second level.
Ten years to break through a minor realm was not slow, yet Chen Changming remained unsatisfied.
During these ten years, the Golden Origin Unification Art had been strengthened for the third time, naturally increasing its power and cultivation speed significantly; however, due to the lack of pills suitable for the Golden Core Realm, Chen Changming still felt his progress was somewhat sluggish.
Residing on an island outside the Illusion Mist Reef, a place extremely desolate, he had no way to purchase or refine the corresponding medicinal pills.
"My aptitude is of the Profound grade, low-tier. Because I possess five-element spiritual roots that generate one another, my cultivation speed is comparable to a cultivator with Earth-grade, low-tier aptitude. Relying on the Golden Origin Unification Art having been strengthened three times, my current speed can rival that of an Earth-grade, mid-tier cultivator. If I had high-tier auxiliary pills, I might even be able to catch up to an Earth-grade, high-tier cultivator..."
Chen Changming muttered to himself, staring into the gloom before him, and sighed softly.
He was still a long way from being a genius with Heaven-grade aptitude, so he