Several dozen breaths later.
"Phew."
Chen Qiu slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a scorching mist, like fire and arrows. The feeling was wonderfully exquisite; he even felt as though he were floating among the clouds.
It felt as if his body had been thoroughly cleansed.
It was somewhat like the feeling of spiritual union.
What pink skeletons beneath silken skin? How could they compare to the sheer exhilaration of a tremendous surge in cultivation?
Only then did he inspect his body internally.
His cultivation progress had reached 96%.
He was only one step away from breaking through to Foundation Establishment Third Layer.
A single Golden Core had raised his cultivation progress by so much. To be honest, he was immensely satisfied. After reaching Foundation Establishment, he had personally experienced just how slowly one's cultivation advanced.
After killing tens of thousands of demon beasts, and cultivating in an environment with such dense spiritual energy—
he had only barely broken through from Foundation Establishment First Layer to Foundation Establishment Second Layer.
This speed was already astonishingly fast.
Next, even if he did not circulate his cultivation technique and relied solely on the Heavenly Dao Foundation to rotate on its own and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth each day, he would only need fifty days to break through to Foundation Establishment Third Layer. If he circulated his cultivation technique day and night, it could be even faster—less than fifteen days.
Chen Qiu looked toward the Heavenly Dao Foundation slowly rotating above his dantian.
Four traits had now vanished from it.
They were—
"Delayed Foundation Establishment," "Start Over," "Never Lose Heart," and "Woodcutter's Sacred Physique."
The first three were traits that became completely useless after breaking through Foundation Establishment, while the last one was equally useless.
He no longer needed