122: Chapter 122: Finally, we've reached the eighteenth floor!

Ye Qingcen was the first who couldn't help it, crying out in pleasant surprise.

She leaped straight up from the ground, ran to Xiao Yuan's side, grabbed his arm, and her pretty face flushed red with excitement.

"Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan! My Spiritual Root value has broken through to 10! Moreover, it's a mid-10, and the kind that leans towards the higher end!"

Her eyes were sparkling and filled with disbelief.

"Just what kind of foundation establishment pill did you give us to eat? It's even better than using Foundation Establishment spiritual objects for Foundation Establishment!"

She chattered on.

"I heard that using Foundation Establishment spiritual objects for Foundation Establishment can only raise the Spiritual Root value to 9 at most. My Spiritual Root was originally between 7 and 8, close to 8. When I watched you doing Alchemy back then, I knew the quality was very high, but I didn't expect it to be this high!"

Su Li also walked over, a pleasant and surprised smile on her face.

"Xiao Yuan, my Spiritual Root value has also broken through to 10. It should be a low-10, leaning towards mid-10."

Those two Junior Sisters from Jade Maiden Palace also nodded along, their pretty faces slightly red.

"So are we. Our Spiritual Root values have reached low-10, and they also lean towards mid-10!"

The gazes they directed at Xiao Yuan could practically melt him away.

When Su Ruotong and Lin Qingxue heard this, looks of envy instantly appeared on their faces.

Both of them had single-attribute Spiritual Roots with exceptionally good Aptitude.

However, when they underwent Foundation Establishment back then, they used Foundation Establishment spiritual objects, and their Spiritual Root values only reached mid-9.

If... If they had used the celestial-grade foundation establishment pill given by Xiao Yuan back then...

They looked at Xiao Yuan, a trace of loss in their eyes.

They were very clear on what a Spiritual Root value meant!

The height of the Spiritual Root value directly determined the Cultivate speed!

Even if it was just a difference of half a Spiritual Root value point, the Cultivate speeds would be worlds apart!

The difficulty when breaking through Realms would also be much greater!

A Spiritual Root value of 10 points...

That basically determined that for the four of them, including Ye Qingcen, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future would be a very simple matter!

Although they didn't know what Realm came after Nascent Soul yet, they believed that Nascent Soul was merely their starting point!

Of course, if they couldn't get past the Nascent Soul Heart Demon, there was nothing to be done...

But at the very least, they had the capital to charge towards Nascent Soul!

And what about themselves?

A mid-9 Spiritual Root value...

Although it was not bad, compared to 10, it was far inferior! Breaking through to the Golden Core was not a problem, but wanting to break through to the Nascent Soul might still carry some difficulty!

Meanwhile, Xiao Yuan looked at the six women before him, feeling a wave of emotion and helplessness in his heart. The Aptitude of the six women was far superior to his!

Just as Xiao Yuan was sighing with emotion, he felt six gazes simultaneously land upon him.

He raised his eyes to look, only to see that the six women were staring intently at him at some unknown point.

Su Li's expression was calm, but a hint of tenderness was hidden deep within her eyes.

Ye Qingcen's cheeks were slightly red, her eyes dodging away, yet she couldn't help glancing over in this direction.

Su Ruotong lowered her head, the lobes of her ears completely red.

Lin Qingxue bit her lip, hesitating to speak.

The two Jade Maiden Palace Junior Sisters were even more at a loss, their fingers twisting the corners of their garments.

"Um..." Xiao Yuan gave a dry cough, "Are you done Cultivating?"

Seeing the six women like this, how could he not know what they were thinking.

After all, he had mentioned that matter before. It was just that he felt a bit awkward for a moment, not knowing how to bring it up!

Ye Qingcen took a deep breath and spoke first: "Xiao Yuan, that Cultivation Technique... we've looked at it."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan opened his mouth.

It was just that before he could speak, Ye Qingcen spoke again with a blushed face.

"So... when are we going to, um..."

After she finished speaking, her entire person was practically smoking, yet she still forced herself to look at Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan looked at Ye Qingcen with a mix of amusement and exasperation. This woman... her tsundere nature was truly engraved in her bones.

Su Li stood up, walked to Xiao Yuan's side, and gently clasped his hand.

She didn't say a word, but her actions expressed everything.

Su Ruotong took a deep breath, raised her head, the blush on her face not yet fading, but her gaze having recovered its usual coolness: "Junior Brother Xiao, since the Cultivation Technique is effective and can also help you break through, we... naturally shall do our utmost."

Lin Qingxue also nodded and said in a low voice: "Senior Brother Xiao has helped us so much, this small matter... is only right."

The two Jade Maiden Palace Junior Sisters blushed and said softly: "Senior Brother Xiao, we are willing as well."

Looking at them, Xiao Yuan felt overjoyed in his heart.

The creation cauldron lacked energy, and he was just worrying about how to bring it up to them. Look at this, his living power banks had delivered themselves right to his door!

Moreover, with the aid of that Dual Cultivation Technique, their cultivation could even receive a boost.

There was no need to pop too many Medicinal Pills!

Furthermore, he was now very much looking forward to Foundation Establishment.

You must know that his Five Elements Spiritual Root Foundation Establishment was said to be able to give birth to a mutated three-element Spiritual Root, gathering eight elements in one!

By then, just how terrifying would his strength become?

Just thinking about it was exciting!

"Alright!" Xiao Yuan stood up with a full smile, "Since everyone is willing, let's not waste any more time!"

He rubbed his hands together and looked at the six women.

The six women felt even more embarrassed under his gaze, lowering their heads one by one, their faces as red as cooked prawns.

Xiao Yuan gave a hearty laugh and waved his big hand...

"Come on!"

(Ten thousand words omitted here; please use your imagination)

...

I don't know how much time had passed.

Xiao Yuan lay right where he was, gazing at the colorful radiance above his head, feeling as though his entire being had sublimated.

In his Dantian, the energy within the creation cauldron was so full it was almost overflowing, and its quality had increased by a massive margin compared to before! You must know that the six women were now all in the Foundation Establishment Stage, so naturally the energy quality would rise!

At this moment, the six women lay sprawled haphazardly around him, each with a post-satisfaction languor on their faces, fast asleep.

Xiao Yuan introspected into his Dantian, looking at that glowing, full energy, and grinned widely. What surprised him even more was that his cultivation had actually reached the fifteenth layer of Qi Condensation.

Right after he popped Medicinal Pills, his cultivation had reached the Peak of the fourteenth layer of Qi Condensation. He never expected that Cultivating the Yin-Yang Chaos Harmony Technique together with the six women could actually help him break through his Realm!

Coupled with the energy currently inside the creation cauldron, cooperating with Medicinal Pills, he had the confidence to break through to the eighteenth layer of Qi Condensation in one go.

Xiao Yuan sat cross-legged, surrounded by jade bottles filled with ziyun pills.

He took a deep breath, poured out a handful of Medicinal Pills, and shoved them straight into his mouth.

Boom!

The medicinal power dissolved, surging into his limbs and bones like a rolling torrent!

The Five Elements Rotation Technique operated at full strength, five-colored light surging and circulating within his body! A wisp of energy from the creation cauldron also split off to assist in refining the medicinal power!

One pill after another, one cauldron after another.

Ten... twenty... thirty...

Xiao Yuan's cultivation, cooperating with the energy of the creation cauldron, began to steadily rise: the sixteenth layer of Qi Condensation! Then, the seventeenth layer of Qi Condensation!

The moment the fifty-sixth ziyun pill entered his stomach——

Hum!

Xiao Yuan's entire body shook, his aura abruptly climbing to its Peak!

He hurriedly introspected into his Dantian, looking towards the panel within his Sea of Consciousness:

[Gengjin Sword Soul Art — — Eighteenth level (18 / 18) Perfection!]

[Yimu Azure Emperor Skill — — Eighteenth level (18 / 18) Perfection!]

[Guishui Ice Emperor Art — — Eighteenth level (18 / 18) Perfection!]

[Binghuo Yang God Method — — Eighteenth level (18 / 18) Perfection!]

[Wu Tu Sacred Body Art — — Eighteenth level (18 / 18) Perfection!]

All five Cultivation Techniques had completely reached the Peak of the eighteenth layer of Qi Condensation!

"Finally reached Perfection!" Xiao Yuan opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath of foul air.

That breath of air was like a white ribbon, condensing without dispersing in the air, lasting for a full dozen breaths before slowly dissipating.

The six women watched from the side in dumbfounded astonishment.