Chapter 644 - 616: Avoiding the Spearhead, 1 Year Later

After Yang Chan’s Potential Points surpassed twenty, his cultivation progress sped up again.

If he allocated points according to his previous plan of prioritizing his cultivation, his progress would nearly double. Previously, he had spent a portion of his points on the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill and other cultivation techniques, with only the remainder going to the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture. All things considered, the amount of Potential Points he could now spend on the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture had almost doubled.

However, for Yang Chan, his Sword Master profession was on the verge of advancing. Therefore, after raising his Peng Demon Martial Seal to Tier Three Mastery, he once again focused his improvements on the Sword Master profession. This would bring about another transformation in his combat power.

Although the threat from the Alien Race had disappeared for now, his decision to increase his combat power remained unchanged.

After he finished advancing his Sword Master profession, he would resume spending a large amount of Potential Points to improve the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture.

At this rate, Yang Chan estimated he could complete his Second Bone Marrow Cleansing in just over a year. This was nearly twice as fast as before, a pace that was by no means slow.

If he could acquire more Top Level Spirit Medicine in the future and refine them into Bone Marrow Cleansing Elixirs for long-term consumption, this timeframe could be shortened even further.

However, he didn’t want to take any more risks in the short term and planned to stick to cultivating step-by-step.

A Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster sounded powerful, but in the face of the various Holy Lands, it was nothing at all.

After all, hadn’t several Blood Exchange Martial Saint experts from the Alien Race all perished?

This gave rise to a thought in Yang Chan’s mind: even Blood Exchange Martial Saints were not invincible. Only by breaking through to the Divine Acupoint Realm above it could one truly roam unhindered across the Taiyu Divine Continent.

To achieve absolute security, one needed invincible combat power.

These thoughts flashed through Yang Chan’s mind before he resumed his cultivation. ’There’s no point in worrying about things so far in the future. Focusing on the present is the best choice.’

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In the war between the major border factions and the Alien Race, many young prodigies began to make a name for themselves. As their fame spread among the major factions, these young prodigies also built up considerable momentum.

For instance, during the war against the Alien Race, Baili Xi, the Merak Saint Son from the Merak Sacred Land, managed to kill an Alien Race Martial Saint. During a clash between Blood Exchange Martial Saints, he found a weakness and struck the fatal blow with his spear.

Although it wasn’t a direct confrontation, everyone from the major factions knew the gap between their two realms. For the Merak Saint Son to achieve this was naturally extraordinary, and because of this, his fame skyrocketed.

Within the Merak Sacred Land, his reputation grew even greater, and he gained more power and authority.

Gaining fame was the best way to contend for the position of Saint Master.

In a Holy Land, everyone who could compete for the position of Saint Master had an extraordinary background, supported by powerful factions and possessing immense strength themselves. Therefore, to stand out, it ultimately came down to individual merit.

The Merak Saint Son had seized this opportunity, and the number of people within the Merak Sacred Land who supported his bid for Saint Master increased significantly. Although nothing was set in stone yet, his chances were now much greater than others’.

Meanwhile, the Merak Saintess had grown much quieter.

This was all news that Yang Chan had received from Gu An. It had spread from the Merak Sacred Land to the Cyan Yuan Sect, or more accurately, it was sent over by Chiyu Peak.

The struggles between the major factions within the Holy Land affected not just single individuals, but multiple powers.

Chiyu Peak had sent this intelligence because of Gu An’s earlier proposal to join the Merak Sacred Land. Liu Xuan had not approved and had deliberately sent this information to make Gu An aware of the current political climate there.

The Merak Saint Son’s momentum was at its peak right now. If the Cyan Yuan Sect made any moves at this time, they would likely be targeted. Even if the Merak Saint Son didn’t act personally, his supporters would. Therefore, it was not a good time.

After learning of this, Gu An found Yang Chan and the others. He informed them of the situation in the Merak Sacred Land and temporarily stopped mentioning his plan to join them.

Previously, after returning from the Purple Void Secret Realm, Gu An had felt the time was right. He had made an appearance before the Merak Saintess and left a decent impression, so he was confident he wouldn’t be treated as mere cannon fodder.

The Cyan Yuan Sect had the cultivation resources he needed for his cultivation, but Gu An wanted more. For that, he needed to use the Merak Sacred Land’s channels.

Whether it was Spirit Medicine or Spirit Pills, he naturally believed the Merak Sacred Land would have more.

Although he had high hopes for Yang Chan, sometimes having high hopes wasn’t enough.

Take elixirs like the Five Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill and the Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill, for example. The top-quality versions were better, but not many of them ended up in his hands. He hadn’t even seen Yang Chan successfully refine a Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill yet.

Of course, he didn’t expect Yang Chan to accomplish this feat in a short time, as he knew how difficult it was. Naturally, he set his sights on the Merak Sacred Land instead.

He had harvested quite a few Spiritual Materials from the Purple Void Secret Realm, some of which Gu An had held back. He planned to use them in the Merak Sacred Land, exchanging them for the elixirs he needed for his cultivation, which would help him reach the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster realm faster.

He wasn’t young anymore. Only by breaking through to the Peak of Internal Refining of the Five Viscera as soon as possible would he have any hope of becoming a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster. Only then would the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill in his possession be of any use. Otherwise, it was just sitting there, completely useless.

He was thrilled when he first got it, but now he just felt frustrated. It was agonizing to have such a great treasure in his hands but be unable to use it.

After learning about the situation in the Merak Sacred Land, Yang Chan also felt there was no need to rush.