Chapter 155 - 138: Breakthrough, Tier 3 Genetic Cultivator!

Chapter 155: Chapter 138: Breakthrough, Tier 3 Genetic Cultivator!

However, there were still no signs of it shattering.

"As expected, even with the aid of the Nine-Colored Illusory Sea Flowing Fragrance Honey, I still face a bottleneck in breaking through to Tier Three," Ji Zhixing thought.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Zhixing felt his Spiritual Power completely depleted. He shook his head, stopped his cultivation, and took out a bottle of Spiritual Power recovery potion, gulping it down. While his Spiritual Power recovered, he stepped out of his tent and sat down beside Xiao Mingyue.

"How did it go?" Xiao Mingyue asked, looking up as she saw him come out.

"It will definitely happen within these two days." Ji Zhixing sat down next to her, stretching his somewhat stiff body. "But I’m not sure if I can break through today."

"There’s no rush," Xiao Mingyue comforted him. "Your cultivation speed is already fast enough. How long has it been since you advanced from Tier One to Tier Two?"

Ji Zhixing nodded, though he still hoped to break through as soon as possible.

The two chatted for a while before Xiao Mingyue suddenly said, "I just remembered something."

"What is it?" Ji Zhixing asked.

"When you cultivate later, you should refine some Ant King Divine Power Liquid first," Xiao Mingyue said. "Refining the Ant King Divine Power Liquid can elevate the quality of strength-type gene abilities.

"However, the Ant King Divine Power Liquid we obtained is only at the Tier Two level, while your Innate Super Strength is a three-star gene ability.

"Even though we gathered a large amount, it would still be quite difficult to use this liquid to upgrade your Innate Super Strength from a three-star to a four-star quality."

She paused before continuing, "So, I suggest you refine a bit of it before you begin cultivating. Then, place the rest of the Ant King Divine Power Liquid around you while you cultivate.

"This way, if you do break through, you might be able to rapidly absorb the power of the Ant King Divine Power Liquid during the breakthrough. That will increase the chances of upgrading the quality of your Innate Super Strength afterward."

"Is that how it works?" Ji Zhixing looked at Xiao Mingyue in surprise.

"Yeah," Xiao Mingyue nodded. "When breaking through a major realm, the body undergoes a comprehensive transformation. That is the optimal time to absorb various natural treasures, yielding twice the result with half the effort."

"All right," Ji Zhixing nodded.

He had truly never heard of this before, but since Xiao Mingyue mentioned it, it had to be effective. He decided to give it a try when he resumed his cultivation later.

After chatting for a little while longer, Ji Zhixing felt that his Spiritual Power had mostly recovered. He stood up, bade Xiao Mingyue goodbye, and re-entered his tent.

"Let’s give it a try," he thought.

Upon re-entering the tent, Ji Zhixing willed the Ant King Divine Power Liquid that he and Xiao Mingyue had acquired to appear, arranging the bottles around him. With another thought, he took out a portion of the liquid and began to refine it.

"It works, but the effect really is minor," he thought. After refining some of the Ant King Divine Power Liquid, Ji Zhixing sensed his condition and found that his Innate Super Strength ability had indeed gained a faint boost.

However, just as Xiao Mingyue had predicted, the results weren’t obvious.

"I should continue cultivating," he thought.

After refining a small amount of the Ant King Divine Power Liquid, Ji Zhixing took a deep breath and began refining the Earth Spirit Liquid once more.

As time passed, the Genetic Source Power within his body became increasingly solid and surging, continuously crashing against that invisible barrier. Once. Twice. Thrice. Each impact caused the barrier to tremble violently. Ji Zhixing could feel that it was already teetering on the edge of collapse, threatening to shatter at any moment.

"Almost there..." Ji Zhixing focused his entire mind on that barrier.

Soon, evening arrived, and the Dead Wood Regeneration Forest gradually bustled with activity.

Students from the three genetic universities returned one after another. They gathered in twos and threes, some exchanging notes on the day’s harvest while others discussed the dangers they had encountered. After interacting for several days, many of the students had grown familiar with one another. Even students from different universities were getting along quite well, greeting each other and chatting for a bit whenever their paths crossed.

"Oh? Ming Yue." Jiang Qingqian walked over as usual and sat down beside Xiao Mingyue. "Where’s Ji Zhixing? Why isn’t he here?"

"He’s cultivating." Xiao Mingyue looked up and smiled at her.

"Cultivating?" Jiang Qingqian glanced at Ji Zhixing’s tent in surprise.

Although Ji Zhixing worked hard every day, he would typically spend his evenings chatting with Xiao Mingyue during all the time they had been here. She didn’t expect him to still be cultivating at this hour. However, she didn’t think much of it. She simply sat in front of the tent and chatted with Xiao Mingyue about what she had gained that day.

SWISH!

While the two were talking, a ripple flashed through the space in front of them, and a figure appeared not too far away. It was Xu Cheng. However, his arrival was rather ungraceful. He hadn’t teleported back normally; instead, he stumbled upon emerging, nearly falling over while clutching his chest with one hand. Blood was faintly visible between his fingers.

"What happened?" Seeing this, Xiao Mingyue and Jiang Qingqian immediately stood up.

"It was Gu Zheng!" Xu Cheng said through gritted teeth. "I didn’t go far when I went out today; I was just exploring nearby. I didn’t expect to accidentally stumble upon a treasure born from a treasure land.

"The treasure wasn’t expensive. It was just one of the many spawned in that treasure land, worth only a few tens of thousands of points.

"To my surprise, right after I obtained it, I ran into Gu Zheng coming back. The moment he saw me, he attacked me with his sword without a second word."

Hearing this, Xiao Mingyue instantly understood. Gu Zheng had likely attacked Xu Cheng because he often hung out with Ji Zhixing. As for doing it for the treasure, that was out of the question. Gu Zheng wouldn’t possibly strike his own schoolmate so ruthlessly over a mere tens of thousands of points.

"Gu Zheng!" A trace of coldness flashed through Xiao Mingyue’s eyes.

WHOOSH!

Right at that moment, a figure flew in rapidly from outside the Dead Wood Regeneration Forest. Behind him spread a pair of silver-white Sword Wings with a wingspan of two to three meters. Every feather looked like a sharp sword, exuding a fierce, imposing aura. It was Gu Zheng.

Moving as fast as lightning, he returned to the students’ camp in this area in the blink of an eye. Upon arriving, his gaze swept across the area, landing on Xiao Mingyue, Xu Cheng, and the others. His eyes paused on Xu Cheng for a brief moment as a disdainful smirk played on his lips. He then retracted his Sword Wings, descended from the sky, and walked straight toward Bai Yuan.

"That bastard!" Seeing Gu Zheng’s arrogant demeanor, Xu Cheng turned blue with anger. Xiao Mingyue’s expression was just as ugly.

However, Gu Zheng, who was now in the distance, couldn’t care less. In fact, seeing them in a bad mood only made him feel better.

He hadn’t gone looking for trouble with Ji Zhixing these past few days. First, it was a coincidence—the two of them had simply never crossed paths anywhere else. Second, this was the Spirit Ruins Treasure Land. Even if he attacked Ji Zhixing here, it would be pointless; he wouldn’t be able to truly eliminate him. However, he was in no rush. Now that he was a Tier Three Genetic Cultivator, he could just wait for an opportunity after they left the Spirit Ruins Treasure Land.

BOOM!

Suddenly, just as Gu Zheng withdrew his gaze from the group, a powerful energy fluctuation erupted from Ji Zhixing’s tent in the distance. The fluctuation spread in all directions like a tidal wave, carrying a heavy, oppressive aura. The fabric of the tent snapped loudly in the wind, and the surrounding air seemed to turn viscous.

Xiao Mingyue and the others turned their heads in unison, looking at Ji Zhixing’s tent.

"What’s happening?" Xu Cheng and Jiang Qingqian stared at the scene in astonishment.