Chapter 2428 Collective Breakthrough

It was no wonder Ximen Feng was so excited; after reaching the Great Ascension Stage, there were very few Medicinal Pills that could help them improve their Cultivation.

On one hand, nine-grade Spirit Medicine was scarce, and on the other hand, Alchemists capable of refining nine-grade Medicinal Pills were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, extremely difficult to find.

It was precisely because of this that she had been stagnant at the Late Stage of the Great Vehicle Realm for a full twenty years, and even now, she saw no hope of a Breakthrough.

The Medicinal Pill Ye Bufan gave her now was like a bright lamp lit in the darkness, making her incredibly agitated and excited.

"Of course, it's for you, Grand Elder, feel free to consume it; I will be here to protect you."

Ye Bufan now had a good relationship with Nine Heavens Immortal Palace, and Ximen Feng's increase in strength was also a great benefit to him.

After speaking, he quickly set up several barriers in the room to prevent the Aura from leaking out, and then let everyone consume the Medicinal Pill.

Qin Biyao held the Void Spirit Pill in her hand, her expression somewhat complex; she naturally knew how precious this Medicinal Pill was, and she hadn't expected him to just give it away.

No wonder Zhang He and Zhongli Mei's Cultivation improved so quickly while following Ye Bufan; such generosity could only come from a Medical Immortal.

Shui Yueli held the Medicinal Pill in her hand and asked hesitantly, "My Cultivation just improved not long ago; can I take this kind of Medicinal Pill now?"

Her previous Cultivation was obtained through initiation, and with Ye Bufan's help, she had just stabilized her Foundation, fearing that being too eager for quick success would lead to Qi Deviation.

"It's fine, eat this one too."

Ye Bufan said, giving her another Heavenly Buddha Pill; with this Medicinal Pill as a guarantee, there was no need to worry about Qi Deviation.

"Thank you!"

Shui Yueli was filled with gratitude, then took both Medicinal Pills, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to circulate her Cultivation Technique to break through.

The others did the same; Zhongli Mei and the rest also took their Medicinal Pills and began to circulate their Cultivation Technique to break through, and for a time, the entire room fell into silence.

"Where's mine, where's mine?"

Seeing that everyone else had Medicinal Pills, Xiao Qing couldn't help but shout.

"Yours is here!"

Ye Bufan said, throwing her a Beast Soul Pill.

"Oh, this is good stuff!"

Although Xiao Qing didn't understand Medicinal Pills, out of her Yao Beast instinct, she immediately felt the power contained within this Medicinal Pill, which could help her quickly stabilize her nine-Rank Yao Beast Foundation and lay the groundwork for advancing to a ten-Rank Yao Beast.

"Ye Dage, thank you!"

Xiao Qing kissed him on the cheek with a pop, then threw the Medicinal Pill into her mouth and sat down to absorb and refine it.

Inside the room, everyone except Ye Bufan was seizing the time to absorb the Medicinal Pill's effects.

His Divine Sense covered the few people in the room, and as soon as he found someone in difficulty, he would immediately go to help.

About an hour later, a cracking sound echoed in the room, like an eggshell breaking.

Immediately after, Lu Xueman's Aura suddenly soared, having broken through her Bottleneck and reached the Combined Body Realm Peak.

After her, another cracking sound came, it was Hu Yaoyao who broke through, followed by Jiang Fangzhou, Nalan Yujia…

Everyone was constantly breaking through the Bottlenecks that had troubled them, and the room was filled with constantly rising Auras.

Fortunately, Ye Bufan had set up a barrier earlier, otherwise, such a large commotion would be hard to go unnoticed.

In the end, Ximen Feng's Breakthrough instantly brought the Aura to its Peak, reaching the Major Achievement Peak in one fell swoop.

When she opened her eyes again, her face was full of joy.

As the Grand Elder of the Sect, her Cultivation Breakthrough raised the overall strength of the entire Sect by a significant Rank.

"Ye Yixian, thank you; from now on, you will always be a friend of my Nine Heavens Immortal Palace!"

She bowed to Ye Bufan, realizing that her previous decision was correct; forging a good relationship with such a Medical Immortal was absolutely of immense benefit.

By this point, everyone had broken through a Rank, including Shui Yueli, who had just reached the Dongxu Realm, also reaching the Dongxu Middle Stage in one go.

"Alright, everyone go back and consolidate your Cultivation."

Ye Bufan didn't say much, telling everyone to go back and consolidate their newly improved Realm, and at the same time, he kept the treasured swords of Nalan Yujia, Lu Xueman, Jiang Fangzhou, and others.

After everyone left, he began Artifact Refining again; with the Grand Luo Profound Iron in hand, he upgraded several people's treasured swords to the High Grade Spiritual Artifact Rank.

With the improvement in Cultivation and now High Grade Spiritual Artifacts in hand, their combat power would surely soar significantly in tomorrow's competition.

After completing all this, he began to work on improving his own Cultivation.

His trip to Fair Plaza today had truly allowed him to rake in a fortune; although he failed to find the five-colored mystic stone, he gained many Artifact Refining Materials and Spirit Medicine, and also robbed a large sum of Spirit Stones.

The Spirit Stones in his hand now totaled a full three hundred million, which he estimated should be enough to Breakthrough to the Void Tempering Stage.

To prevent too much commotion here, he returned directly to Dragon King Palace, then took out all the Spirit Stones and gathered them on the small island.

For a time, the entire Dragon King Island was covered with High-Grade Spirit Stones, and the Spiritual Qi was extremely dense.

Ye Bufan sat cross-legged in the center, took a deep breath to regulate the True Qi in his body, and then began to circulate the Chaotic True Qi.

As soon as he started cultivating, it was like a giant pump starting its engine, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi converged into his body like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.

As time passed, he fell into a state of self-forgetfulness, simply allowing his Cultivation Technique to frantically extract the surrounding Spiritual Qi and gather it into his Dantian.

He didn't know how long it had been, but he suddenly woke up and felt everything had returned to peace, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi had become much thinner.

Opening his eyes, he looked around; the mountain-like pile of Spirit Stones from before had been completely consumed, yet his Cultivation was still at the Body Integration Peak.

Ye Bufan simply couldn't believe his eyes; that was a full three hundred million High-Grade Spirit Stones, and it was one thing for them to be used up by him, but the key was that his Cultivation remained stagnant, with no improvement whatsoever.

What exactly was going on?

He quickly used his Divine Sense to scan himself from head to toe, finding that his True Qi was indeed more than twice as dense as before, and he would not be inferior even against a Dongxu Peak, but his Realm was still at the Body Integration Stage.

Ye Bufan tapped his head, forcing himself to calm down and trying to figure out where the problem was.

Could it be that there weren't enough Spirit Stones? But thinking about it, that seemed unlikely; that was a full three hundred million, so it shouldn't be a matter of quantity.

Even if Chaotic True Qi consumed a huge amount of Spiritual Qi, this much should have been enough.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him; if it wasn't a matter of quantity, then it must be a matter of quality.

At this moment, he somewhat understood; practicing the Chaos Cultivation Technique to the Dongxu Realm threshold, the Spiritual Qi density of High-Grade Spirit Stones was no longer enough for him to Breakthrough.

In other words, to Breakthrough the current Bottleneck and enter the Void Tempering Stage, he needed to find even purer Spiritual Qi.

But this was easier said than done; what could be purer than the Spiritual Qi of High-Grade Spirit Stones?

He had heard Ximen Jiayin mention Top-Grade Spirit Stones before, but he had only heard of them and had not yet seen a single one.

Ye Bufan was filled with helplessness, and the thought of the three hundred million High-Grade Spirit Stones he had consumed earlier made his heart ache.

But there was nothing he could do; enjoying the many benefits brought by Chaotic True Qi certainly required some付出 (effort/cost).

Thinking of this, he moved his mind and left Dragon King Palace, then opened the door and walked towards the guest room where Ximen Feng was resting.