As the core of the underground dojo, Xuanhuang City, shrouded by the power of heavenly punishment, had always been closely watched by various factions.
It was only because of the heavenly punishment power within it that even Golden Core Great Cultivators dared not approach rashly, let alone break in and seize any fortune.
And now, the heavenly punishment power in Xuanhuang City erupted. Although it became extremely violent, it had already allowed cultivators of the second realm to enter.
In just one month, countless cultivators flooded in. Without the protection of the outer formation, any cultivator could come and go freely.
However, while opportunities were constantly being obtained by the surging cultivators, even more cultivators perished because of it.
Especially the lost ones and fallen ones within Xuanhuang City, who mercilessly slaughtered everything they saw that was an outsider.
Moreover, these people's physical bodies were as sturdy as magical artifacts. Apart from cultivators in the late or peak Spirit Pointing realm, only those in the third realm could shatter them.
It could be said that Feiyun County had become lively because of Juexian Valley and this underground dojo.
One did not know how many cultivators in the entire Lingyang Prefecture had gathered here, some for the bounty in the prefectural city, some for the underground dojo.
While the situation outside continued to change, Ji Yuan and the others remained immersed in the benefits brought by the spiritual spring.
With a five-colored Golden Core as the core, supplemented by countless precious spiritual materials, after a year and a half of consumption by everyone, only about half had been used.
It was not until another eight months passed that the essence contained in the spiritual spring was finally exhausted by everyone.
However, it had been two years and two months, yet no one had emerged from the quiet room. Instead, they had used the fortune brought by the spiritual spring to enter a deeper seclusion.
Ji Yuan sat cross-legged in the clear spiritual pool, carefully sensing the changes within himself.
After absorbing all the essence of the spiritual spring, his greatest feeling was that his physical body had been cleansed, and every piece of flesh and blood within him emitted a bright glow.
Even his blood contained pure spiritual matter, and his meridians had become crystal clear, much wider and tougher than before.
Although his cultivation had been suppressed for two years without breaking through, solely by virtue of his greatly improved physique, he could exert even greater power with the same amount of spiritual power.
And if the improvement in physique brought about more refined and powerful spiritual power, then the improvement in spiritual roots allowed him to more clearly sense the spiritual energy in the world and that faint trace of the Great Dao.
After careful sensing, Ji Yuan found that compared to before, his cultivation speed had increased several times. Now, a day's cultivation was no less than a month's before using the spiritual spring.
If his physique and spiritual roots were to be graded, he would have been at most above average before, but now he had surpassed the upper level and was on the same level as true geniuses.
With the improvement of his physique and spiritual roots, Ji Yuan felt that his cultivation was more handy, his spiritual power circulation was much smoother than before, and his consciousness had become incredibly sharp.
However, the specific benefits would need to be explored bit by bit in future cultivation.
In addition, with the help of enlightenment and later the state of enlightenment, he had comprehended the several cultivation techniques he practiced to their current limit.
At least, before breaking through his current cultivation, he could not advance any further.
At the same time, his soul had also become extremely powerful. Under the effect of the Miaoyuan Yanshen True Method and the Primordial Spirit Prayer Beads, his soul and divine sense were no weaker than any cultivator in the early to middle stage of the third realm.
"It's time to break through..."
He muttered to himself, his eyes still closed.
A moment later, a sharp sword intent rose from his body and instantly flowed throughout his entire body.
In Ji Yuan's dantian, incomparably pure and majestic spiritual power surged into his meridians, circulating according to the cultivation route of the Xuantian Sword Art.
Countless pure spiritual energy, and a large amount of spiritual matter, erupted from his flesh and blood, and were rapidly refined as they surged through his meridians with his spiritual power.
These were accumulated from the spiritual spring, stored in the depths of his flesh and blood, waiting to be used only when he broke through.
About half a day later, Ji Yuan's aura had risen to its peak. Then, streaks of golden divine sense surged out from his sea of consciousness, scanning every inch of his flesh and blood mountain and river.
As the divine sense swept past, the illusion shrouding his flesh and blood instantly dissipated. As surging qi and blood rose, the flesh and blood, like mountains and rivers, immediately burst forth with brilliant light.
In just half an hour, his aura suddenly surged by a small margin, and then he directly broke through to the middle stage of the Spirit Pointing Realm, and was growing at an extremely astonishing speed.
After repeated life-and-death battles, various fortuitous encounters, experiencing the fortune of the spiritual pool, and the states of enlightenment and Dao comprehension.
Ji Yuan's Dao foundation had become extremely thick and solid. No matter how quickly his cultivation advanced, it would not have any impact, nor would it damage his foundation.
In one month, his cultivation had reached the peak of the middle stage of the Spirit Pointing Realm.
When the spiritual spring essence accumulated in his body was exhausted, he had already broken through to the late stage of the Spirit Pointing Realm, and his cultivation had reached a point where it could no longer improve.
To make further progress, other than breaking through to the Ming Dao Realm, he could only continuously refine his own spiritual power to stand at the peak of this realm.
Ji Yuan spent a full four months, finally pushing his cultivation to the late stage of the Spirit Pointing Realm, only one step away from the Ming Dao Realm.
With his current realm, even taking this step would not be too difficult.
However, he did not do so. Although his foundation was already very solid, advancing from the early stage of the Spirit Pointing Realm to the middle stage of the Ming Dao Realm in a short period of time would still have some impact on his foundation.
Furthermore, Ji Yuan also wanted to go further, entering the Ming Dao Realm in the state of the peak Spirit Pointing Realm.
In this way, he would undoubtedly gain more benefits after breaking through, and his Dao foundation would be further improved.
By this time, two years and six months had passed, and this seclusion was considered a complete success.
He stepped out of the spiritual pool, put on a Daoist robe from the Caiyun Jade Pendant, and as the array of the quiet room opened, the spring water behind him slowly receded.
"Master!"
Sensing that the door of the quiet room had opened, the several people who had been waiting for a long time immediately cried out in surprise.
Ji Yuan walked out of the quiet room behind him and saw that the fourteen people, excluding himself, had been waiting outside for a long time. At this moment, they all looked at him with smiles.
Compared to two and a half years ago, everyone had undergone significant changes. Not only had their realms greatly improved, but even their temperaments had changed.
Among them, Xu Qiqi and Lu Yuzhe's changes were the most obvious. If others were brilliant stars, then these two were bright moons hanging in the night sky.