Zhang Yu sensed the spiritual essence accumulated within him. Since becoming a Profound Venerable, his spiritual essence had never been so abundant.
Yet this differed somewhat from before. During his cultivation of the previous four chapters, his spiritual essence had possessed a limit. If spiritual essence were pond water, then he himself was the pond that held it. Once it filled up, no more water would flow in unless some of it was used.
But now, he felt no such restriction. It was as if his capacity for spiritual essence had become limitless; at the very least, he had yet to sense where that upper limit lay.
He believed this might be related to his taking all three primal sources, as well as using the Word Seal as the foundation of his Dao. Yet when it came to actual cultivation, there was not much difference, for spiritual essence was meant to be used in the end.
With a turn of his mind, he poured all the spiritual essence gained this time into the Heartlight Seal and the Six Orthodox Seals. At once, clear radiance shimmered over his body.
After expending the spiritual essence, he carefully sensed himself and felt that his cultivation had advanced another level.
However, this was merely a strengthening of his foundation and an increase in mental strength. Though his combat prowess might have increased greatly because of it, there had been no real advancement in his cultivation or Dao attainment.
There was nothing to be done about that. As one who had opened the path of the Profound Method, there was no well-trodden road ahead for him to follow. He could only grope forward bit by bit on his own.
After considering it, he realized that he had become a Profound Venerable by using the Word