As Ren cultivated, his Sea of Bitterness underwent a tremendous upheaval, yet he remained outwardly calm. Inside him, it seemed to churn for ages, but only an instant passed in the outside world. Ye Fan, who had been watching him the whole time, had no idea he was cultivating.
That speed was simply a feature of the Shrouding the Heavens World's cultivation system. Apart from the later Immortal Platform stages, which required an understanding of the Dao, the earlier realms could be advanced through as long as one had enough energy.
In the original story, Ye Fan had progressed so slowly not only because he lacked resources, but also because he had kept tempering his body and refining his foundation.
Ren, by contrast, had remade his body through the Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique and continued cultivating it, while also gathering a great deal of Spiritual Qi within him. He did not need to worry about his foundation. With the situation so urgent, he consumed the Spiritual Qi inside him and cultivated according to the Sea of Bitterness Secret Scroll recorded in the Dao Scripture.
With sufficient energy, Ren quickly entered the Sea of Bitterness realm. But as his Sea of Bitterness surged, he found that the Spiritual Qi he had accumulated still was not enough.
Ren shook his head slightly and took a Spirit Fruit from the Yellow Dragon Jade Pendant.
The moment the fruit appeared, it caught Duan De's attention. He caught its fragrance and felt his cultivation strengthen.
Duan De followed the scent and spotted the fruit between Ren's fingers.
It was one of the Spirit Fruits Ziyu Daoist Boy had stored in the Yellow Dragon Jade Pendant. Ziyu Daoist Boy had a child's appetite for treats, so he had naturally put plenty of them inside.
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