239: Half a year, breakthrough

Time flew by, and half a year passed.

During this half-year, the Heavenly Martial Continent seemed to fall into a strange calm.

There were almost no wars between the myriad races; although local skirmishes were constant, they did not affect the overall situation.

All major forces seemed to be in secluded cultivation.

After all, the Heaven and Earth shackles were weakening more and more, the difficulty for a Martial Artist to Breakthrough was greatly reduced, and with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi becoming increasingly abundant, there was no doubt that this was absolutely a golden age of cultivation.

At this moment, Tai Xuan Sect!

Over the past half-year, the strength of Tai Xuan Sect's Disciples had improved by more than just one level.

After all, with the support of a large number of Medicinal Pills, and various high-grade Cultivation Techniques and martial arts, the Disciples cultivated in seclusion, and their strength rapidly increased.

Currently, Tai Xuan Sect has sixteen more Saint Realm Experts compared to half a year ago; many Elders have Broken Through, and now Tai Xuan Sect has nearly forty Saint Realm Experts.

First Senior Sister Jiang Jiusheng is at the Peak of the Saint Realm Early Stage, just one step away from Breaking Through to the Saint Realm Middle Stage.

Second Senior Sister Chu Xuan cultivated all the way from the Supreme Realm Early Stage to the Supreme Realm Peak; currently, she is only one step away from Breaking Through to the Saint Realm.

"Rumble!"

Thunder rumbled in the sky, and countless Disciples looked up, their eyes showing no surprise, and even accustomed to it.

This thunder must mean someone is about to Breakthrough to the Saint Realm again, and in the past half-year, too many Martial Artists in Tai Xuan Sect have Broken Through to the Saint Realm, so the Disciples were accustomed to it and showed no surprise at all.

The Lightning Tribulation condensed above Lingyun Peak, and a beautiful figure flew out from the Lightning Tribulation, her elegance unparalleled, like a Fairy.

"Hiss, isn't that Senior Sister Chu?"

"It really is, Senior Sister Chu is actually going to Breakthrough to the Saint Realm, what fast cultivation speed."

"As expected of Saint Su Changqing's Senior Sister, this cultivation speed is simply astonishing."

"Isn't that right? Now, Lingyun Peak is full of Saint Realm Experts; Revered Master Gu has three Disciples, all of whom are Saint Realm Experts."

"Terrifying, simply terrifying!"

"......."

The Disciples' eyes held a hint of envy.

Before long, the Lightning Tribulation gradually dissipated, and Chu Xuan successfully Underwent Tribulation, achieving the Saint Realm; a Saint Realm pressure instantly permeated the area, and the Disciples all bowed.

She was, after all, an Emperor Realm Expert in Reincarnation, and had the support of Emperor-Grade Cultivation Techniques and Su Changqing's Medicinal Pills, so her cultivation speed was naturally incredibly fast.

Now that she had Broken Through to the Saint Realm, her strength naturally surged.

Gu Xiran and Jiang Jiusheng, the two women, walked out, smiles on their faces.

"Not bad, Chu Xuan, I didn't expect you to Breakthrough to the Saint Realm so quickly; this speed is top-tier even across the entire Heavenly Martial Continent."

Gu Xiran praised.

"That's right, Junior Sister, your cultivation is almost catching up to mine, your Senior Sister."

Jiang Jiusheng also said with a smile.

Chu Xuan heard this and felt a bit embarrassed; her eyes still dared not meet Gu Xiran's gaze.

Especially when she had just experienced the Heart Demon Tribulation, she saw a scene in the illusion where Gu Xiran competed with her for Changqing, and her heart was filled with grief.

Fortunately, in the end, she relied on the Ten-Rank Du'e Pill refined by Su Changqing to offset most of the pressure from the Heart Demon Tribulation, successfully passing the Heart Demon Tribulation and becoming a Saint Realm Expert.

"Revered Master, Senior Sister, you flatter me."

Chu Xuan said somewhat shyly.

Just then, a terrifying abnormal sound suddenly came from Lingyun Peak again.

Countless Spiritual Qi gathered frantically towards Lingyun Peak, Spiritual Qi from thousands of miles around converging.

"This aura... Changqing is about to Breakthrough!"

Gu Xiran's face immediately broke into a smile.

That's right.

Besides Su Changqing, no one else could cause such a terrifying commotion.

She hadn't expected Changqing's progress to be so rapid; in just half a year, he had achieved such a fast improvement, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged towards him.

Chu Xuan and Jiang Jiusheng also showed faint expressions of anticipation.

The three members of the sect had different expressions, but in their hearts, there was only one name: Su Changqing.

Inside the house.

"Finally done."

"Saint Realm Middle Stage, Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill Tenth Layer Late Stage."

Su Changqing stretched, a smile on his face; he slowly stood up, his entire body filled with a terrifying aura.

Although he didn't use True Qi, he was like an ancient giant beast descending upon the human world.

In reality, that was exactly the case.

The Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill Breakthrough to the Tenth Layer Late Stage was comparable to a Saint Realm Late Stage existence.

But in reality, a Body Cultivator's combat power far exceeded that of a Martial Artist at the same realm.

Therefore, Su Changqing's physical cultivation alone was enough to easily kill a Saint Realm Late Stage existence, not to mention that his True Qi cultivation had already Broken Through to the Saint Realm Middle Stage.

Adding in various treasures, there was no opponent below the Emperor Realm.

Invincibility was probably like this.

"Moreover... my ninety-nine Sword Intents have now Fused into ninety-eight, just one last step to success; if it succeeds, even an Emperor Realm Expert, I will have the power to fight."

Su Changqing secretly estimated his own combat power.

The Fusion of those ninety-nine Sword Intents was just one last step away from success.

But that last step was also the most crucial, and naturally quite difficult; he had cultivated in seclusion for half a year and was still one step away, if he could successfully Fuse, his strength would definitely surge.

At that time, even facing an Emperor Realm Expert, he might not be without the power to fight.

"Number One, has anything happened in the outside world recently?"

Su Changqing spoke indifferently.

Immediately after, a Puppet appeared before him like a ghost, and then handed him a Jade Slip; Su Changqing's Divine Sense entered it, scanned the contents, and then nodded slightly.

It recorded the major events that had occurred recently on the Heavenly Martial Continent.

Overall, there had been no large-scale wars, so it could be considered stable.

In this half-year, he had refined ninety-three Puppets, numbered from One to Ninety-three, all of them Saint Realm existences, with formidable combat power.

Of course, Su Changqing didn't waste these Puppets; he directly dispersed these ninety-plus Puppets to collect information and precious Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.

Anyway, they were all Puppets and did not fear death, even going to Forbidden Grounds was not an issue.

And these Puppets were Su Changqing's eyes, ears, and tools.

It had to be said, Saint-Grade Puppets were indeed easy to use and played a huge role.

"Not bad, you may withdraw."

Su Changqing spoke indifferently.

Number One hummed and nodded, then retreated.

As the first Ten-Rank Puppet refined by Su Changqing, Number One had a Saint-Grade Spiritual Vein enhanced by Su Changqing within its body.

He had acquired it with great difficulty and then infused it into Number One's body, causing its combat power to soar; it had no problem withstanding a Saint Realm Middle Stage Martial Artist.

Due to the rarity of Saint-Grade Spiritual Veins, the other ninety-plus Puppets naturally could not all use Saint-Grade Spiritual Veins.

But the Heavenly Martial Continent was vast; Su Changqing had people take action, slaughtered some races, and thus obtained many low-grade Spiritual Veins, which were injected into these Puppets' bodies, proving sufficient.

"After half a year of secluded cultivation, my strength has improved in all aspects; it's time to go out and take a look."

Su Changqing smiled slightly, stood up, and left the room.