124: Chapter 124 Overdoing It

"Big Brother, did you eat the Spirit Stones?"

"How long has it been since you just reached the Integration Realm? Has it even been three years? And you're going into seclusion again?"

"If you keep going like this, won't you reach the Mahayana Realm immediately?"

At the mention of the Mahayana Realm, Li Yingzhen's scalp went numb.

She had experienced Zhao Yi's Breakthrough from Soul Transformation to Void Refining; that Hundred Day Fire and Thunder Tribulation was still fresh in her memory, and the original Mount Heng had yet to recover.

She had also experienced Zhao Yi's advancement from Void Refining to Integration; the more than twenty Mahayana Cultivators from the Nine Sects hadn't even grown cold yet, and now he was going into seclusion again?

With such a fast cultivation speed, you still call yourself a Death Cultivator?

Compared to Zhao Yi, Li Yingzhen felt that she was the one who resembled a Death Cultivator.

"Tch!" Zhao Yi didn't care, waving his hand as he said, "Don't worry, it's still a long way off!"

"Right, let's split the Medium Grade and High-Grade Spirit Stones in half. I don't need the Low-Grade Spirit Stones; you can handle them as you see fit."

"Why?" In the past, Zhao Yi used to really dislike Medium Grade Spirit Stones.

"I need to feed it." Zhao Yi patted the door of the cultivation room.

With a clatter, an unknown number of Spirit Stones were poured by Zhao Yi into the Formation slot.

"Huh, why is there no reaction from the Formation?"

"Clap." Li Yingzhen clapped her hands. "Artifact Spirit, activate the cultivation room Formation."

"Damn, I forgot, you are the master now." Zhao Yi understood in a second. He mimicked Li Yingzhen's action and clapped his hands. "Artifact Spirit, activate the cultivation room Formation."

A stiff voice echoed throughout the golden palace floating jade palace. "Yes, Master, the cultivation room Formation has been activated."

The door to the cultivation room slowly opened, and the Formation inside had already begun to operate, which really opened Zhao Yi's eyes.

"Damn, it's this intelligent?"

"This is the world of cultivation I had in mind."

Inside the cultivation room, a prayer mat floated in mid-air. Taking a deep breath, the air carried a fresh sweetness; that was the Spiritual Qi gathered by the Spirit Gathering Formation.

Ignoring Li Yingzhen's gaze, Zhao Yi closed the cultivation room.

Sitting cross-legged on the prayer mat, the verses of the Azure Spirit Scripture flowed through his heart.

Dots of golden characters broke through the air and came, hovering behind Zhao Yi's head, illuminating the entire cultivation room.

"System,"

【Miner: Zhao Yi】 【Cultivation: Early Stage Integration (Can be upgraded)】 【experience points: 3228 / 3200】 【Reward: None】

"System, upgrade my cultivation."

In the Early Stage of the Integration Realm, the divine infant and the Physical Body are only hastily fused. The Middle Stage is about thoroughly solidifying this Fusion. By the Late Stage of the Integration Realm, the Fusion is completely perfected. If possible, one must also select a heavenly dao law to serve as the foundation for the Immortal Realm.

As the experience points on the System panel rapidly disappeared, a white light suddenly appeared, enveloping Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi, who was calmly breaking through, let out a muffled groan and almost lost his focus.

"Damn it, this is too brutal."

At this moment, Zhao Yi felt as if countless hammers were pounding his divine infant and Physical Body, as if they were trying to forcibly hammer the two together.

At the very beginning, Zhao Yi could still endure it, but as time passed, the pounding became increasingly dense and increasingly painful.

In the end, Zhao Yi felt as if his heart was about to be shattered.

"It's over, it's over, I can't hold on much longer."

Even when breaking through a major Realm, Zhao Yi had never felt this uncomfortable.

Finally~ Whether it was a year or ten years, the pounding disappeared. Zhao Yi only felt that his whole body was clear, and even his bones felt cool.

So this is the Mid-stage Integration?

Sure enough, breaking through a minor Realm is just like the digital technology upgrades from my previous life—it's all just squeezing toothpaste.

It feels like just changing a name, and the increase in strength is just so-so.

"System,"

【Miner: Zhao Yi】 【Cultivation: Mid-stage Integration (Insufficient experience points, cannot upgrade)】 【experience points: 28 / 6400】 【Reward: None】

Looking at the 6400 experience points, Zhao Yi fell into silence. Once he saved up these 6400 experience points, High-Grade Spirit Stones would be useless.

When that time comes, where will he go to mine Top-Grade Spirit Stones to upgrade his cultivation?

Filled with melancholy, Zhao Yi opened the door to the cultivation room.

"Huh!"

"You came out after only three days?"

"Did the Breakthrough fail?"

"Failure is good; for a Death Cultivator, growing in cultivation too quickly is not a good thing."

In the hall, Immortal music played, and seven or eight female cultivators were dancing gracefully. Li Yingzhen was reclining on a cloud cushion, holding a glass of wine, looking indescribably comfortable.

But when she sensed Zhao Yi's aura, the wine glass in her hand dropped without her even realizing it.

"Mid-stage Integration?"

"You..."

"How on earth do you Cultivate?"

From Early Stage Integration to Mid-stage Integration, Zhao Yi felt that the increase in strength wasn't significant, but that was a self-delusion. The feeling Zhao Yi gave people now was one of sharp, exposed brilliance. Didn't you see those dancing female cultivators? Their eyes were practically melting.

"Cultivate?"

"I don't Cultivate."

"As a Death Cultivator, what is there to Cultivate?"

"If I had that time, I might as well go dig with my hoe a few more times."

With a wave of his hand, a white cloud condensed from magic power floated next to Li Yingzhen, and Zhao Yi plopped down onto it.

"So comfortable~" Compared to the moment of Breakthrough just now, this was simply heaven.

"What kind of wine is this? It wouldn't happen to be brewed by the Dukang Immortal Sect again, would it?"

The fire-red spirit wine emitted a unique, fresh fragrance.

Zhao Yi didn't stand on ceremony; he poured a glass and downed it in one gulp.

As a result, a wave of icy cold entered his mouth, freezing his tongue until it was stiff.

"So cold~"

Hearing the words "so cold," Li Yingzhen finally snapped back to reality.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Freeze you to death!"

She was almost angered to death by those few sentences from Zhao Yi. What did he mean by "I don't Cultivate"?

Consider Li Yingzhen, who was gifted; it had taken her three hundred years to break through from the Early Stage of the Integration Realm to the Mid-stage.

Yet Zhao Yi had only used three days. What kind of monster was this, damn it?

Li Yingzhen looked at Zhao Yi with shimmering eyes. She had an urge to cut Zhao Yi open and take a look.

"Y-you, what do you want to do?" Looking from Zhao Yi's angle, Li Yingzhen's eyes were glowing.

Buttoning up his collar and straightening his body, Zhao Yi said solemnly, "Fourth Master, we are not a good match."

"Look at those female cultivators—big chests, slim waists, long legs, and those little faces~"

"Ouch, damn, what exactly are you trying to do?"

The great sumeru treasure hoe had already appeared in Zhao Yi's hand. At this moment, Zhao Yi was full of regret. Why did he have to go and take someone's house for no reason?

"Teach me!"

"Hurry and teach me."

Li Yingzhen excitedly grabbed Zhao Yi's hand.

"Teach you what?"

"Teach me how to upgrade my cultivation without cultivating?"

"I have been stuck at the Middle Mahayana Stage for eighteen hundred years."

Li Yingzhen's voice carried a hint of sobbing.

Zhao Yi... He tried to pull his hand away, but did not succeed.

"Big Brother, I am just a minor cultivator at the Mid-stage Integration; how can I teach you?"

"Besides, how long has it been since anyone in the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty achieved Immortal Ascension?"

"Even if you unearth an immortal fate and Cultivate to the Late stage of Mahayana Realm, do you dare to undergo the Tribulation?"

Hearing Zhao Yi's words, Li Yingzhen's spirit instantly deflated. She sat back down on the cloud cushion, dejected.

"That's right, even if I break through to the Middle Mahayana Stage, what of it?"

"The path ahead is cut off; I cannot achieve Immortal Ascension. There is no road left."

Zhao Yi... It's over. Did he push too hard?