Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, nearly half a year had passed. Once again, late autumn gave way to early winter, the season when all things withered.
After recuperating over this period, Fang Qianyuan had not only restored his cultivation to the peak of the Fourth Transformation, but also broken through the true bottleneck, reaching the Fifth Transformation-a realm he had never attained before.
By then, more than three years had passed since he advanced to Earth Rank.
Judging by the exceptional talent he had shown in the past, this rate of advancement was actually somewhat slow.
Given sufficient resources and the chance to cultivate wholeheartedly without distractions, the world's finest exceptional geniuses could push their cultivation to the Fifth Transformation in roughly two and a half years, becoming true mainstay experts.
But that was only a theoretical timeframe. In practice, it could be faster or slower, depending entirely on fortune.
Fang Qianyuan knew his own circumstances. Over these three-plus years, he had not devoted himself solely to cultivating and improving his strength. Various affairs had delayed him considerably, and he had even poured vast amounts of time and energy into his Past Body, causing a temporary regression. His current pace was already astonishing.
Much of this was thanks to obtaining the Five Qi Returning to Origin Pills, which had given him ample wealth and allowed him to spend lavishly.
In little more than half a year, Fang Qianyuan and the Spirit Creatures under his command had consumed dozens of pills worth three to four million in total. Only then had he been able to restore his cultivation and even achieve a breakthrough, while his Spirit Creatures grew stronger as well, keeping pace with his advancement.
During this period, both the Artifact Sect and the Pill Sect