"I really did advance. So this is the initial state of Earth Rank!"
Fang Qianyuan smiled in relief, filled with a sense of exhilarating satisfaction.
Reaching Earth Rank was like a mortal flipping a wondrous switch, allowing them to fully command and use the natural origin energy that filled heaven and earth.
At this stage, what cultivators strengthened was no longer the power of their flesh, but their will and divine sense-the very essence of their true spirit!
Beyond that, bodies tempered by heaven and earth essence would continue to improve until they far surpassed Human Rank. Various traits regarded as supernatural at Human Rank would emerge one after another.
That, however, would come later.
Fang Qianyuan noticed that Little White beside him seemed to have gained tremendous benefits from advancing alongside him, thanks to their lifebound connection.
Moreover, by devouring the black wind spirit, she had obtained the power of that spirit of heaven and earth, strengthening herself through fusion refinement and thereby evolving.
Even her appearance had visibly changed. Starting at the sides of her nose, two black Dao markings spread past her eyes and all the way to the tips of her ears.
This stripped Little White of her original flawless white beauty, adding a stern, martial air.
A moment later, however, Fang Qianyuan saw the black markings on Little White's face gradually disappear.
She returned to her original spotless white appearance.
Those markings were apparently something akin to spirit runes. Fang Qianyuan's use of Wind Path power earlier had triggered their appearance.
The water spirit root was now gone from Fang Qianyuan's body. It seemed he could only cast the corresponding Wind Path spells through Little White. Moreover, Earth Rank divine abilities and spells were far stronger than those of Human Rank. He had yet to