On the third day of the third month, outside the Fang Residence at the Azure Cloud Sect's Headquarters.
Fang Qianyuan stood alone on a hillside, silently watching the sun rise in the east, its boundless rays illuminating all of heaven and earth.
The Spirit Essence within him seemed to respond as well. Like swimming snakes, it coiled around his body, then abruptly shuddered and plunged back inside him.
His Spirit Sea shook violently, like an ocean struck by a massive meteorite. Waves surged and churned as condensed True Essence and spiritual energy flooded into every limb and bone.
Amid this strange tremor, Fang Qianyuan suddenly sensed that his Spirit Sea had expanded by a full measure. Stronger, more concentrated Spirit Essence poured out of it continuously, triggering a transformation in the Spirit Essence he already possessed.
A crimson aura tinged with purple burned like flames all over his body, even staining a stretch of the hillside red.
At the same time, an aura like an icy purgatory spread outward without cease. Frost froze the earth, and the surrounding vegetation instantly crumbled to dust.
"Seven Turns..."
"After more than ten months of cultivation, my cultivation has risen again. I've finally truly entered the late stage of Earth Rank and reached Seven Turns and beyond!"
As he quietly felt the successive transformations of his body and spirit following his advancement, Fang Qianyuan's heart remained as still as an ancient well.
For him, there had long since ceased to be any bottleneck in cultivating to this level. It was entirely foreseeable.
Even if he did not advance this month, he would certainly advance the next. Such a small difference in timing would have a negligible effect on his strength.
Possessing an innate gift, Fang Qianyuan had entered ahead of time the Half-Step Heaven