Chu Yun returned to her place of cultivation once more, thought for a moment, and retrieved a Nine-Turn Profound Yellow Fruit from her dimensional space to consume it. Closing her eyes, she began to absorb the Spiritual Power. With a full month remaining until the end of her time in the Lingxian Realm, even Chu Yun herself lacked the confidence to break through to the Immortal Saint realm; after all, advancement became increasingly difficult the further one progressed. She had spent five sleepless months advancing from the late Immortal Sect stage to the late Immortal Venerable stage, while Mu Jiuyao had also required five months to transition from the late Immortal Saint stage to the Immortal Emperor realm.
Time slipped away bit by bit. Just three days before the cultivation period in the Lingxian Realm was set to conclude, the bottleneck holding back Chu Yun's advancement finally loosened. Sensing the spiritual fluctuations of Chu Yun's breakthrough, Mu Jiuyao came to her side and with a flick of his hand erected a barrier that enveloped her within. Throughout this month, Mu Jiuyao had maintained a semi-meditative state; when not cultivating, he consistently handled the affairs of Jiuyao Palace. Over the course of this single month, Jiuyao Palace—already firmly established among the top ten powers in the Western Regions—had quietly expanded its sphere of influence. Furthermore, they had discovered an exceptionally high-quality spirit mine within a deserted mountain range. …
Chapter 424