Zhu Qingge was pleased as well. "Congratulations, Brother Lin, on advancing your cultivation another step."
"Go with an easy mind. I'll help look after things here, and with the others around as well, nothing will go wrong."
Somewhat reassured, Lin Ke immediately thanked him. "Then thank you, Brother Zhu."
With the arrangements made, he lingered no longer and returned straight to his residence.
The moment he arrived, the Dream-Eating Gecko's languid voice sounded in his mind. "Foster Father, are you about to break through?"
The gecko had been sleeping all this time.
As Lin Ke's power gradually increased over the past few days, the gecko had received a replenishment of mental power and awakened.
"It is indeed time to break through."
Lin Ke sat cross-legged, sensing the changes in the power within him as he spoke calmly.
With so many matters demanding his attention lately, he had never had the chance to cultivate properly, so the power within him had not increased much.
Otherwise, he might have broken through half a month ago.
Fortunately, it was not too late now.
Over the past few days, his frequent use of Mountain-Moving and Sea-Overturning had continually depleted his power, only for him to build it up again.
This repeated tempering had instead made his spirit power considerably purer.
Once he broke through, his strength would certainly undergo a qualitative leap.
"Wonderful! Congratulations, Foster Father! Congratulations!"
The Dream-Eating Gecko bounced up and down excitedly in the Niwan Palace, as though he, rather than Lin Ke, were the one breaking through.
That was only natural, though.
After all, once Lin Ke broke through, both his mental power and spirit power would increase considerably, and the gecko depended on Lin Ke's mental power for sustenance.
Thus, Lin Ke's advancement would also make the gecko stronger.