"Is it something related to the recent events?" Tian Yongheng asked bluntly.
"Phew...as expected, you already know about it, senior. But let me explain it to you clearly." Yan Jingfei replied, heaving a sigh of relief.
She told him about her past life's experiences and the identity of Gong Jian. Listening to her, Tain Yongheng couldn't help but feel a bit troubled and scared, though his exterior was as indifferent as always.
This was an Innate Realm powerhouse they were talking about!
Innate Realm experts were capable of changing the surrounding weather in a radius of many miles!
Even the weakest Innate Realm cultivator was capable of demolishing mountains hundreds of feet tall and annihilate hundreds of Ninth Stage Acquired Realm cultivators!
The gap between major realms was very vast, and it will continue to increase the higher one goes.
Being someone who was an entire major realm below him, anybody would feel the pressure.
"How much time do we have left till that fellow starts taking action?" Tian Yongheng asked, looking at her.
Yan Jingfei herself could fight against a newly advanced Acquired Realm cultivator because of her past life's foundations and talents, but she couldn't take on opponents any more stronger than that.
"Senior, I'm really ashamed to say this, but my cultivation right now is not enough to remember such small details of my past life. I can only vaguely recall some events that had a deep impact on me or were relatively important at that time. I have to increase my cultivation so that my sea of consciousness can be strengthened, only then will I be able to recall these small details." She replied in a low voice, looking down.
Clearly, she felt that she was completely useless in these matters despite having the help of a great mighty figure and being a powerful expert herself in her past life. She was afraid that the senior in front of her would be disappointed in her.
"You don't need to feel so down. The information you've given me is already pretty significant, and we'll probably find a way to solve this threat somehow." Tian Yongheng suddenly spoke up, reassuring her.
Immediately, Yan Jingfei broke out of the trance and looked up at him, her eyes shining brightly. What she saw was a benevolent and magnificent, yet indifferent and domineering deity who had descended down from the heaven.
So...dazzling!
Why is senior looking even more handsome than before!?
How can someone this good looking even exist in the world!?
She just stood there rooted to the ground for a few seconds before snapping out of it and bowing slightly in embarrassment.
Tian Yongheng ignored this and waved his hand, "You can choose any spot you want to cultivate here for the time being." He said, dismissing her.
She quickly found a spot, sitting there in a lotus position and started cultivating.
On the other hand, Tian Yongheng also went back into his cave abode to cultivate.
I don't have much time now...I need to increase my strength quickly!
He searched through the system space and took out a Qi Gathering Talisman, which was the last thing remaining in the so called inheritance of the Divine Sovereign. The Qi Gathering Talisman was similar to the Qi Gathering Array Formation, but it could only last for about a year as it was only a Talisman, and Talismans were one-time use items.
Judging by the energy emanating from this Talisman, it was probably refined by a mighty figure more than a billion years ago. That was the only conclusion Tian Yongheng could come to, as all the items in the Divine Sovereign's inheritance were from before his ascension, which happened three Heavenly Karmic Cycles ago.
It was a miracle that these items could still be preserved till now and had not even weakened, probably because of the Providence that the Divine Sovereign had left on them.
To be honest, Tian Yongheng did not want to use this item till the very last possible moment. But he had no choice right now. If he wanted to breakthrough faster, he had to use it.
He placed the Talisman on his forehead and injected some Spiritual Energy to activate it.
*Whoosh!*
*Boom!*
Immediately, Spirit Qi from the surrounding hundreds and even thousands of miles gathered around him!
Outside of his cave abode, everyone's eyes widened in shock at the sight of Spirit Qi rushing into his cave abode from all directions!
"My heavens! I doubt even the Spirit Qi of a Golden Core Realm force would be able to compare with the Spirit Qi that's rushing into senior's cave abode!"
"Have we come across the descendant of some hidden faction? Or the disciple of a supreme expert?"
"Just what kind of Talisman or Array Formation did he use to cause this!?"
All the Yan Dynasty experts outside were in awe, including Yan Jingfei and Yan Guo.
It seems I was totally right about this senior being the reincarnation of some ancient Immortal God!
Yan Jingfei thought silently and smiled, looking at the cave abode in reverence. Although she could only guess it vaguely, she knew that the Talisman or Array Formation that Tian Yongheng just used was refined by a powerhouse at least in the Void Refinement Realm!
Inside the cave abode, Tian Yongheng cultivated steadily, without focusing on whatever was happening outside. The sudden rush of Spirit Qi did not enter his body directly, so he absorbed it in his own pace. But that did not mean his cultivation speed was slow.
...
A year later.
Third Stage of Acquired Realm, accomplished!
Usually, even with this much Spirit Qi, a normal Acquired Realm cultivator would take at least 40 to 50 years to breakthrough a minor realm, which was actually a considerably high cultivation speed. A genius would take less than 30 years, while a supreme genius such as Wang Daoyun would take around 10 years.
But Tian Yongheng was an entirely different case, a different breed of a prodigy who took less than a year's time to breakthrough once again right after having already broken through some time ago!
He started to stabilize his cultivation base soon after checking the rewards for his breakthrough.
When he broke through to the Second Stage of Acquired Realm, he received a Dharma Fusion Stone, which he decided to use on his Primal Dao Sword.
He already had another Dharma Fusion Stone, so he didn't need to keep another one without using it. The Primal Dao Sword was a Rank-3 Dharma Artifact itself, so it could be upgraded to Rank-4 with the Dharma Fusion Stone, further enhancing his strength.
The reward for his breakthrough to the Third Stage of Acquired Realm was a spell named the Golden Lotus Heavenly Rain. As it's Name suggested, it could cause a rain of powerful golden lotuses which would be very fatal to the opponent depending on the user's strength.
After stabilizing his cultivation base, he quickly went to all his techniques and Divine Power. This process took yet another 2 years, and right after this, he started to cultivate the Golden Lotus Heavenly Rain.
After that, he started to merge the Dharma Fusion Stone with the Primal Dao Sword. The process was relatively simple and had already entered his mind the moment he got his first Dharma Fusion Stone.
All of this took a total of 3 years of time.
Suddenly, just as he was about to enter the Simulation Battle Trial with a hundred Gao Fushengs at the Ninth Stage of Acquired Realm, his communication jade sounded.
At this moment, all the communication jades on the Yan Dynasty's experts including Yan Guo and Yan Jingfei also sounded.
Tian Yongheng's heart skipped a beat as he panicked inside before answering the jade.
No bad news, please!
However, his expression turned dreadful after hearing about what had happened from Cui Ming.
"Fellow daoist! 3 Acquired Realm factions have fallen in the last 10 days because of a mysterious Innate Realm powerhouse! He's currently in less than a hundred miles vicinity of the Sword Seeking Sect!"
Damn it, here it is!