This was only the initial deep-exploration stage before they had even entered the hidden treasury, yet they had already obtained such opportunities and gains rarely seen in the outside world. Once they truly entered that hidden treasury, even more rare treasures of greater value would surely be waiting for them.
With such thoughts in mind, the Central Region cultivators under Yang Xuanzhou's command worked all the harder, further increasing the overall efficiency of the deep exploration.
During this time, the three great families that had not participated in exploring the hidden treasury naturally did not remain idle.
After first discovering the existence of essence qi, they immediately took action. One step ahead of the main force led by Yang Xuanzhou, they headed for key areas they had yet to explore, attempting to awaken the ghost generals of departed souls sleeping there.
For the disciples of the three great families who had followed their elders to the northern lands, breaking through into the Core Formation Realm was simply a matter of course, not even worthy of being called a simple test.
By that logic, essence qi's ability to increase the odds of breaking through realms seemed to be of little use to them. Yet that was not actually the case.
Essence qi increased the chance of breaking through into Core Formation by improving several aspects at once: the efficiency, quality, and total amount of refined true essence.
And every one of those aspects was extremely important to any cultivator on the verge of breaking through into the Core Formation Realm, regardless of whether their talent was high or low.
Given the treatment these disciples received within their respective factions, they certainly would not be missing even a single type of cultivation resource available in the outside world that could strengthen true