His cultivation broke through (seventh update-please subscribe; bonus update for 200 monthly votes)

"Thank you."

Su Qing smiled happily.

Breaking through to the Second Order felt even better than she had imagined. Not only had her gene ability grown stronger, but the gene source force in her body had also become several times more abundant.

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Afterward, Su Qing tested her strength some more, then sat down with the others to eat and discuss their plans for the day.

Once they finished discussing their plans, Su Qing looked at Xiao Mingyue beside her and suddenly asked curiously, "Mingyue, you're an Elite Class student too, so the gene you fused with must be Third Order. With your resources, are you really not a Second-Order Gene Cultivator yet?"

"No." Xiao Mingyue shook her head, her tone calm. "The gene I fused with is a little unusual. I may need some more time before I can break through."

After speaking, she sighed inwardly. Why did I act so impulsively? This time, I might have to wait until after the secret realm closes to break through to the Second Order-or even longer.

Seeing that Xiao Mingyue was unwilling to say more, Su Qing tactfully refrained from asking further.

"Let's go take another look at that underground blood river." Zhou Han stood up and looked toward Spider Valley. "Su Qing has broken through. With our current strength, we should be able to give it another try."

"Right." Su Qing nodded too. "Let's try to kill more Blood Beasts today and give Ji Zhixing more to refine, so we can keep Gu Zheng pinned beneath him in the rankings."

"Then let's head out!"

The five of them packed up their tents, left the cliff, and headed toward Spider Valley.

Along the way, Xiao Mingyue walked beside Ji Zhixing and suddenly turned to ask, "How long do