294: Both advance

Qin Shilei thought for a moment, then plucked two tea leaves from the enlightenment tea tree.

He took out a teapot and boiled a pot of hot water nearby using firewood.

He took out two glass cups, put one tea leaf in each, and then poured in the boiling water.

A rich aroma assailed their nostrils, and Qin Shilei and the three women felt their spirits lift, their thoughts becoming much more active.

He hadn't expected the tea leaves to be so fragrant even without being roasted.

"Quick, drink it, and see if you can advance."

Qin Shilei handed the two cups of tea to Zhang Xiaoli and Kong Qingshu respectively.

The two women took the cups and drank in small sips.

Watching their expressions of enjoyment, Qin Shilei and An Qian unconsciously swallowed their saliva.

If only there weren't so few tea leaves, they would have certainly brewed a cup for themselves to taste this spiritual item of heaven and earth.

As Kong Qingshu drank the Enlightenment Tea, a gentle breeze spontaneously formed around her, then softly caressed her body.

Around Zhang Xiaoli, tendrils of vines also emerged, stretching and spreading at will.

Qin Shilei quickly reminded them, "You two, move away from here, lest you damage the enlightenment tea tree."

Upon hearing this, the two women ran several hundred meters in opposite directions, then closed their eyes and began to comprehend their respective rules.

An hour passed.

Zhang Xiaoli's eyes were still tightly closed, but the vines around her became more flexible, or rather, gained a hint of sentience. They seemed to dance left and right as if alive.

The gentle breeze around Kong Qingshu had already turned into a hurricane, swirling up countless bamboo stalks, then countless wind blades sliced those bamboo stalks into pieces.

Another half an hour passed.

A towering tree's phantom image emerged from Zhang Xiaoli's back.

This was the Jianmu Divine Tree!

With each sway of the Jianmu Divine Tree, the small grasses and bamboo around Zhang Xiaoli began to grow wildly.

An invisible aura suddenly burst forth from Zhang Xiaoli's body, and then her body slowly rose into the air.

The Golden Realm was achieved!

With the comprehension boosted by the Enlightenment Tea, Zhang Xiaoli finally became the third human in the Golden Realm on Blue Star.

After days of stagnation, she finally broke through today. Zhang Xiaoli excitedly threw herself into Qin Shi Lei's arms, offering her fragrant lips proactively.

"Husband, thank you!"

"To thank me, you're not allowed to prank your husband with your Wood Doppelganger anymore," Qin Shilei seized the opportunity to state his demand.

"Alright," Zhang Xiaoli agreed very readily, but a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.

"Let's go see Qing Shu," Qin Shilei shook his head helplessly and turned to walk to the other side.

Around Kong Qingshu, strong winds raged, but she had not yet successfully advanced.

An hour was about to pass.

The violent hurricane suddenly subsided slowly, then transformed into an almost imperceptible wisp of clear breeze.

This clear breeze gently enveloped Kong Qingshu.

As the clear breeze caressed her, Kong Qingshu's body also slowly rose.

She suddenly opened her eyes, and a whirlwind swept out from around her.

Kong Qingshu also became the fourth peerless master of the Golden Realm on Blue Star.

Suddenly, a silver whip appeared in her hand.

As the silver whip swung, countless whip shadows suddenly entangled the only male present.

Qin Shilei's mind stirred, and he instantly teleported to Kong Qingshu's side.

However, before he could make his next move, those whip shadows suddenly appeared around him, then abruptly tightened, binding him tightly in the center.

"Husband, you've walked right into a trap."

Kong Qingshu asked with a smile, "I heard you met several pretty girls when you went out this time. Did you have any ill intentions?"

Qin Shilei struggled hard but couldn't break free.

"Don't struggle, just confess honestly," Kong Qingshu gently waved the silver whip in her hand, making the Thousand Entangling Silks bind Qin Shilei even tighter.

"You rebel! See how your husband deals with you."

Countless lightning bolts formed around Qin Shilei, colliding with the whip shadows and simultaneously annihilating each other.

Regaining his freedom, he wrapped his arms around her waist, causing her hips to tilt upwards.

Slap, slap, slap!

He raised his right hand and patted her lightly but firmly.

"Sisters, help!"

"Husband, please spare me, I won't dare again."

After some playful banter, the four returned to the Enlightenment Tea.

"Husband, why don't we also have a cup of tea?" An Qian licked her lips, her eyes shining as she spoke.

"Okay, plucking two more leaves should be fine."

Qin Shilei finished speaking, then plucked two more leaves, re-boiled water, and brewed tea.

The rich aroma of tea once again permeated the surroundings.

As Qin Shilei and An Qian slowly drank the tea, expressions of intoxication appeared on both their faces.

Qin Shilei felt as if a layer of dust had been wiped from his mind, becoming incredibly sharp.

Various combat techniques and abilities emerged from his heart.

Before, he merely used various combat techniques and abilities.

Now, he seemed to have a deeper understanding of them.

Teleportation!

Qin Shilei's figure suddenly appeared one hundred and fifty meters away.

Then he teleported again to two hundred meters.

His figure flickered continuously, and the distance grew further and further. His last teleportation actually reached five hundred meters.

His previous limit for teleportation was only one hundred meters, but with the help of the Enlightenment Tea, his comprehension of it allowed him to increase it fivefold.

Qin Shilei then summoned a phantom, immersing his mind into the latter's body.

Ten minutes later, the phantom disappeared.

Qin Shilei remained with his eyes closed, still comprehending.

Soon, an hour passed.

Qin Shilei suddenly opened his eyes, and a phantom simultaneously appeared beside him.

He opened his personal panel to check.

Phantom (Purple): Forms an energy phantom with ninety percent of one's own strength. The phantom possesses all of the main body's skills. Duration: one hour. Cooldown: half an hour.

Strength increased from eighty percent to ninety percent.

Duration increased from ten minutes to one hour, and cooldown time decreased from two hours to half an hour.

The cooldown time was actually less than the duration. Could he summon two phantoms simultaneously?

However, after half an hour, experiments showed that Qin Shilei had been overthinking it.

Once another phantom was summoned, the original phantom would disappear like a bubble.

"Perhaps if I brew and drink a few more cups of Enlightenment Tea in the future, I really can summon several phantoms at once."

Qin Shilei could only comfort himself in this way.

Even if he couldn't summon two phantoms simultaneously, this ultimate skill had still seen a leap in improvement.

After drinking the Enlightenment Tea, An Qian also gained a deep understanding of her fire-elemental ability, increasing her strength by at least half.

The reason for such significant improvement for both of them was that it was their first time drinking Enlightenment Tea, maximizing its efficacy.

While subsequent consumption of Enlightenment Tea would still lead to significant insights, it would not result in such a drastic leap in improvement.

The Enlightenment Tea's efficacy was heaven-defying, and after fixing the 'indiscriminate' entry, it allowed Qin Shilei to quickly obtain more tea leaves.

However, the consumption was quite large; the enlightenment tea sapling had just grown from five leaves to twelve leaves, consuming nearly a hundred thousand mutated beast corpses.

To obtain more tea leaves, he would need to stockpile more energy-rich mutated beast corpses in the future.