Chapter 114: Full? Expanded!
At that moment, Yun Zhonghe’s brain froze up, like his CPU was about to go into meltdown.
Lin Zhongyu’s cheeks flushed a deep red, looking as if bl**d could drip from her face at any moment. She bit her lip hard, feeling the lingering sensation so strong that she couldn’t control herself.
On the other side, Mu Jixue was in even more of a mess. She stretched out her tongue greedily, breathing heavily, and sweet droplets dripped from her lips, blending with the tears of frustration streaming down her cheeks. These drops landed on the ground, forming a tiny puddle.
Yun Zhonghe: ???
Was he just breaking through? Yes, yes, yes!
He didn’t do anything weird, right?
Yun Zhonghe had immense confidence in his character, but seeing the state of these two women gave him a twinge of guilt.
Did he go crazy during his spiritual breakthrough and somehow do something really out there?
But the Book of Prophecy hadn’t sent any warning, so everything should be fine…right?
When Mu Jixue’s dazed gaze met Yun Zhonghe’s, she finally regained some sense, and her face turned red with shame.
“You b*stard! Don’t just pour your spiritual energy into me like that!”
Mu Jixue was speechless. When Yun Zhonghe broke through, his spiritual energy poured uncontrollably into her Sea of Consciousness. She had fought hard to keep it out, but his intense spiritual energy easily flooded her narrow mental space.
Not only did it fill her mind, but it also expanded her entire Sea of Consciousness. Mu Jixue was about ready to cry.
Expanding the Sea of Consciousness makes it much harder for spiritual energy to advance, and who knows if she can bring it along when she cultivates at the Core Formation stage.
Expanding the Sea of Consciousness happens after Initial Understanding, yet Yun Zhonghe had done this for them in advance. Wasn’t he pushing them too fast?
And even now, her mind is still filled with sensations from his spiritual energy, unable to shake it off.
Lin Zhongyu wasn’t faring much better. Her head was buzzing as if she were pregnant.
Yun Zhonghe’s spiritual energy slid over her mental barriers again and again, and then forced its way in, expanding, until she almost passed out several times.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t expect I’d suddenly breakthrough in my spiritual realm. During Initial Understanding, I couldn’t control myself.”
Yun Zhonghe felt extremely apologetic for giving these two ladies such trouble.
But Yun Zhonghe wasn’t heartless; he would absolutely take responsibility!
Responsibility for expanding their Sea of Consciousness!
Expanding the Sea of Consciousness affects the process of Initial Understanding. Without it, they can’t use magic techniques. For someone skilled in magic like Mu Jixue, this hinders her progress immensely.
But since this has already happened, Yun Zhonghe could only try to make up for it. Since it’s expanded, there’s no way back.
This world doesn’t have a tight-restriction surgery for the Sea of Consciousness.
Plus, for Yun Zhonghe, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Before Initial Understanding, the Sea of Consciousness is easily expandable. Afterward, it becomes much harder. Expanding a few more times now means stronger mental power and easier advancements.
It’s a mix of pros and cons, but in the long run, Yun Zhonghe thinks the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
So this is an opportunity! If he accidentally expanded it, he must compensate by feeding it more and making it stronger.
Thinking this way, Yun Zhonghe felt the universe was pushing him forward.
Awesome! Just awesome! Wet too!
“Relax, you can count on me. This was my fault, and I’ll make it up to you.”
Yun Zhonghe looked at Mu Jixue and Lin Zhongyu, his voice filled with determination.
He would take full responsibility.
“Take full responsibility? Don’t say it so weirdly! What are you responsible for? To what extent?”
Mu Jixue’s entire face turned red. Though Yun Zhonghe made sense, something felt off.
As for Lin Zhongyu, she always had that “as long as you’re happy, I don’t mind the pain” expression—which was commendable self-sacrifice.
After all, without Yun Zhonghe, she wouldn’t have come this far.
Forget about initial understanding of spiritual energy; she’s still a rookie at the Qi Refinement stage. She’s pretty content with this.
Even if Yun Zhonghe expands her Sea of Consciousness many times, she has no complaints!
Besides, she trusts Cloud Brother; he won’t abandon them.
“The time to stay here should be ending soon. We need to move to the next layer.”
Now that Yun Zhonghe’s spiritual energy had reached the Initial Understanding stage, he felt the flow of time precisely.
They have been staying on the tenth floor for nearly an hour.
The higher the level, the longer they can stay. On the tenth level, they can stay for one hour, while on the twentieth level, two hours.
Time spent here counts towards their overall time, so if they want to challenge for rankings, they’ll just rush straight through.
Just as the eleventh level trial began, they had no time to bask in their recent experience.
Mu Jixue pouted and rubbed her aching head, getting up reluctantly.
Whatever, she couldn’t change it anyway. At least, it’s not all bad; it might just delay her Initial Understanding. But as a genius, it’s not a big problem.
She never imagined Yun Zhonghe could achieve Initial Understanding this quickly. He’s practically a rare talent in the Cultivation Realm, showing great insight.
The better Yun Zhonghe performs, the more pressure Mu Jixue feels, sensing she may soon be outshined.
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Outside the Myriad Path Divine Tower,
Though the outside cultivators couldn’t see inside, they saw the tenth floor glowing faintly, indicating that someone was undergoing the trial.
Yun Zhonghe’s group wasn’t particularly fast compared to previous records; they were a bit slower.
It seemed these three weren’t aiming for rankings but to gain as much as possible on their journey upward.
“Think these three can make it to the twentieth floor or higher?”
“Probably more than that.”
“No idea!”
“…”
More and more people came by out of curiosity.
Soon, the tenth floor dimmed, and the eleventh lit up briefly, then vanished.
In a blink, the twelfth floor was cleared as well.
Yun Zhonghe and company encountered monster-beast elimination tasks on the higher floors. The ninth level onward featured Foundation Beasts, but even so, they dispatched them rapidly.
They weren’t just cultivators with cultivation levels; they had been through life-and-d*ath battles, significantly boosting their fighting skills.
Thirteenth…fourteenth…
By the eighteenth floor, Yun Zhonghe’s team was among the top contenders, appearing on the Myriad Path List!
Remember, these three took nearly an hour on the tenth floor. To still make the list shows how fast they progressed!
Spectators gasped in awe.
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