After parting with Yun Yun, Ling Feng returned to the Windproof Cave where they had stayed and spent several days cultivating in seclusion.
On this day, Ling Feng finally reached the moment of his breakthrough.
He sat cross-legged on the stone bed where Yun Yun had once rested, his hands forming a cultivation seal as faint fluctuations of Dou Qi surged around him.
At a certain moment, his aura reached its peak and erupted from his body. At the same instant, Ling Feng opened his eyes, a smile spreading across his face. "A Seven-Star Great Dou Master!"
Since returning from the Tianxuan Continent to the Dou Qi Continent, Ling Feng had remained a six-star Da Dou Shi for nearly eleven or twelve days. During that time, he had barely cultivated at all. Otherwise, he would probably have broken through to Seven-Star Great Dou Master long ago.
With his current rate of absorption and digestion, and the energy requirements of a high-level Da Dou Shi, seven uninterrupted days of secluded cultivation to digest energy would allow him to advance by one star.
Crack, pop, crack...
"Whew~ That feels great!"
As he stretched, a series of crisp cracks rang out from his bones. A wave of comfort washed through his body, making him groan involuntarily and exclaim in pleasure.
Grrrrumble~
Just as Ling Feng rose from the stone bed, his stomach began protesting. Clearly, it could no longer endure his prolonged cultivation. He smacked his lips, then went out hunting and brought back a Demon Mountain Chicken.
Crack!
Inside the cave, a crisp crack suddenly came from the fire as the clay split open. Ling Feng knew his Beggar's Chicken was ready.
His lazy demeanor vanished at once. He sprang upright with a carp's leap, picked up a sturdy branch he had