To be honest, now is not a good time for a breakthrough, because Yang Feilong doesn't know if the people from the Heihe Group will send more experts after seeing the two teams not returning.
And if he were at the critical juncture of a breakthrough at that time, wouldn't he be at the mercy of others?
Thinking of this, Yang Feilong did not immediately go into seclusion to cultivate. Instead, he began to set up a formation in the courtyard. Yes, a formation that even a sixth-tier ability user would find difficult to break through in a short time!
He would dismantle it tomorrow!
Because the materials for setting up the formation are precious, and after tomorrow, he doesn't plan to stay here any longer.
The main thing is to get through tonight safely!
Luo Feixue walked out of the house and watched Yang Feilong setting up the formation. She asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing," Yang Feilong shook his head, not explaining.
Luo Feixue pouted, seemingly dissatisfied.
But Yang Feilong didn't grasp Luo Feixue's feelings. He originally didn't want to set up a formation in the courtyard, because he didn't want outsiders to know that he knew how to set up formations, but for the sake of future safety, he had no choice but to set it up!
It took him an hour to set up the formation. Although this formation was only fifth-tier, it could still hold off sixth-tier ability users for half a day. As for fifth-tier ability users, they would probably need more time to break through it.
After greeting Luo Feixue, he entered the house.
Luo Feixue muttered to herself, "It's actually a formation, and such a profound one. What else doesn't he know how to do?"
She sighed inwardly, but her expression was calm. She looked at the moonlight, lost in thought about something.
After a long while, she glanced at Yang Feilong's closed door with a complicated expression.
Yang Feilong, of course, was unaware of Luo Feixue's thoughts. After entering the house, he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate. His first priority was to break through to the peak of the fourth-tier of Qi Refining.
Because this was his foundation.
If Qi Refining could reach the peak of the fourth-tier, his strength would greatly increase. This was his foundation. Even if his abilities both broke through to the fourth-tier, it might not be as significant as his Qi Refining breaking through to the fourth-tier!
Of course, it would still be very beneficial for his water and fire abilities to break through to the fourth-tier!
Yang Feilong's combat power would reach a higher level. He should be able to kill beings at the early stage of the Earth Martial Realm without using his soul or divine sense.
"I wonder if my soul and divine sense can advance further and reach the seventh-tier?" Yang Feilong pondered inwardly.
"But it's too difficult!"
His current soul and divine sense, according to the cultivation realms, were at the peak of the sixth-tier of the Mortal Grade.
According to the ancient martial arts realms, it was at the peak of the Earth Martial Realm. However, it was still difficult to kill enemies with soul-based techniques, because the soul could only destroy souls, and it required entering the opponent's spiritual palace. The spiritual palace had a natural protection, and to kill enemies, one needed to far surpass the opponent's soul and divine sense realm to do so easily!
Moreover, a cultivator's vital energy and energy attacks could also cause some damage to the soul!
So, unless it was a critical moment, Yang Feilong would not easily use soul-based attack techniques. Besides, this was his trump card. If he used it easily, and he encountered a cultivator with soul artifacts for protection, it might backfire on him. Although soul artifacts were rare, they were not non-existent.
...
Boom!
Not long after, Yang Feilong's aura suddenly exploded.
"Peak of the fourth-tier of Qi Refining, I've reached it!" A hint of joy appeared on Yang Feilong's face.
Now, facing cultivators below the Earth Martial Realm, without using his water and fire abilities or soul techniques, he could kill them with just his true qi.
"Next, water and fire abilities! If both water and fire abilities can break through to the fourth-tier, even if it's just the early stage! Together, they would be enough to sweep away fourth-tier ability users!" Yang Feilong's heart was filled with anticipation.
For ordinary people with water and fire abilities, if they couldn't cooperate, their combat power could soar when working together. Let alone Yang Feilong, who could use fused abilities. The power of his water and fire abilities had soared, almost comparable to Yang Feilong's true qi divine might at the same level!
In other words, a fusion of early fourth-tier water and fire abilities could be comparable to a single early fifth-tier ability, or slightly less, but not by much.
Coupled with the characteristics of fused abilities, it could indeed rival the power of a single early fifth-tier ability!
This was a power that only true qi possessed!
This was the power of fused abilities!
...
While Yang Feilong was breaking through his water and fire abilities, in the restaurant.
"It's already this late, and they still haven't returned?" James Bond frowned and asked as his assistant, Jarlestine, walked into his room.
"No! I'm worried something might have happened. Should I go and check?" Jarlestine shook her head and asked.
James Bond fell silent. After a long while, he said, "No need to go! That Yang Feilong might have an Earth Martial Realm cultivator behind him! If you go alone, you might be in mortal danger!"
He had to know that the two subordinates he sent, along with so many others, even if he didn't consider their subordinates, their combined strength was second only to his own, and comparable to Jarlestine's. The fact that they could leave their lives meant that Yang Feilong, or the person behind Yang Feilong, had an Earth Martial Realm expert.
And although Jarlestine was a sixth-tier ability user, she was only an early sixth-grade wood-element ability user, with advantages in healing but relatively weak in combat. She wasn't much stronger than Derek and Rix combined. Going alone might be dangerous.
As for going himself?
He was worried that this was a conspiracy by the Xingyang Group. Although the Xingyang Group was not as powerful as their Heihe Group, they also had Earth Martial Realm experts, as well as many various Martial and Spirit Martial Realm cultivators.
Unless he brought his assistant!
But if he brought his assistant, what about his other subordinates? What if the other party used a feint to lure the enemy away and wiped out all his subordinates?
This was not uncommon.
Because everyone knew that at the upcoming stone gambling event, their Heihe Group was the biggest competitor.
Other forces might not hesitate to eliminate them.
Myanmar was chaotic, and many people knew that even if more people died, it could be attributed to Myanmar's public security. Even if Myanmar compensated, it would take a long time, let alone the possibility of not receiving any compensation.
"We'll talk about it tomorrow!" After a long period of deep thought, James Bond said, "The most important thing for this trip is tomorrow's stone gambling event. You can go back and rest!"
"Yes!" Jarlestine nodded and left.
"Yang Feilong, Xingyang Group!" James Bond clenched his fist, his eyes flashing with coldness, pondering something.
This matter naturally could not be left unresolved, but at present, revenge was not the most important thing.
...
Hoo hoo~~~~
The sky brightened.
Yang Feilong opened his eyes. At this moment, his aura was so strong it felt like it would explode.
It took him a long time to calm down his volatile aura and return to a normal state, appearing like an ordinary person. His aura could be suppressed, but the divine light in his eyes could not.
"My soul, although it didn't break through, it's close. It's already at the limit of the sixth-tier of the Mortal Grade! Next, whether it's abilities or true qi breakthrough, I might be able to break through the limit of the sixth-tier of the Mortal Grade and enter the seventh-tier of the Mortal Grade!"
Yes, his cultivation had improved greatly overnight. His Qi Refining had reached the peak of the fourth-tier, and his water and fire abilities had both broken through to the fourth-tier, reaching the early fourth-tier.
The combined increase in strength from these two aspects was many times greater than before.
"If I had met those people before, I could have killed them with a flip of my hand!" Yang Feilong's eyes flickered.
"Today is the start of the stone gambling event, I can't miss it!" Yang Feilong muttered to himself.
As he got out of bed.
If he left today, he could leave safely, but then his purpose for this trip would not be fulfilled.
But he also knew that delaying his departure by one day would increase the risks he faced. If his cultivation hadn't increased significantly before, he would have been tempted to leave, but now, Yang Feilong had abandoned this idea. With his current strength, he could even fight against early or mid-stage Earth Martial Realm cultivators!
If he went all out, he might even be able to fight against late-stage or peak Earth Martial Realm cultivators!
Suddenly, Yang Feilong thought of something and immediately left his room. He knocked on Li Yufei's door next door. Li Yufei had also cultivated all night, but her cultivation had not broken through further. The main reason was that after reaching the peak of the first-tier, she had encountered the first major bottleneck in cultivation. It was not easy to awaken further!
Moreover, her cultivation in the latter half of the night was always restless, making her cultivation less effective.
The main reason was her worry that if they angered the Heihe Group, would they still send people to hunt them down!
"Should we leave today?" Li Yufei looked at Yang Feilong worriedly.
"My cultivation has made some progress!" Yang Feilong smiled. "I plan to give you another protective item. Be low-key at the stone gambling event today, and leave as soon as possible after it's over. It should be fine!"
He had already decided that he had to be low-key at today's stone gambling event.
He couldn't be as impulsive as he was in the past two days. Come to think of it, if he hadn't taken the initiative to step forward then, and instead used methods like silver needles for assassination, would it have been better?
Of course, it was too late to think about that now; it had already passed.
"What protective item?" Hearing Yang Feilong's words, Li Yufei asked in surprise.
"The Little Zhuge Divine Crossbow, a reward I obtained at the Tang Family Heroic Arena competition!" Yang Feilong said.
"Oh?" Hearing this, Li Yufei's eyes lit up. "Can I use it?"
She had paid attention to the Heroic Arena competition and naturally knew that Yang Feilong had gained quite a lot, including the Little Zhuge Divine Crossbow as one of the rewards.
"Of course!" Yang Feilong smiled.