As Yang Tian woke, seven or eight pairs of eyes turned toward him in unison.
Closest to him, Ye Xiaolei looked pale, clearly drained from expending too much energy. Pouting her baby-round cheeks, she said to Yang Tian, "Hmph, you'd better make this up to me. We agreed you were breaking through to the Eighth Order, but this attribute breakthrough of yours was even harder than pushing you into the Ninth Tier."
"You wasted so much of my energy..."
Hearing Ye Xiaolei complain, Yang Tian gave an awkward smile.
"Xiaolei, I'm sorry. I didn't know I would suddenly want to comprehend the nature attribute," Yang Tian said apologetically, then promised, "I'll definitely make it up to you."
"Hmph." Ye Xiaolei gave another haughty snort and glared at Yang Tian before sinking into his chest. Turning into a streak of green light, she vanished from the apartment.
Ye Xiaolei left him with one last remark. "I'm going to rest. Don't disturb me for a while. You used up far too much of my energy. We'll talk about Dream Paradise in six months..."
Yang Tian smiled helplessly. The fact that Ye Xiaolei still remembered showed that she was a good girl who kept her promises, though she had lived for quite a few years.
Yang Tian stood up. After just over a month in seclusion, he had actually reached the Eighth Order so quickly.
After all, Long Haochen had needed an entire year of deep meditation in Spirit-Riding Valley to advance straight from the Seventh Rank to the Eighth Order.
That successful breakthrough to the Eighth Order had relied on two years of accumulated Spiritual Power. If Yang Tian entered Spirit-Riding Valley for a year or two of deep meditation, he might be able to break through to the Ninth Tier.
However,