Chapter 49

Yun Che's cultivation method was very simple, but it was also very extreme and terrifying.

He used the immense force of the waterfall to completely disperse his profound energy, and his vitality was also severely damaged. Then, in a state where he was almost at the end of his tether, he pushed and tore at the limits of his profound energy and body.

Because by tearing apart the limits, one could advance further.

But this process, if not handled with utmost care, could lead to immediate death!

Afterward, he immersed himself in a medicinal liquid made from the Devil Skeleton Vine. The Devil Skeleton Vine contained potent toxins and would intensely stimulate the body, causing Yun Che's cells to spasm, contract, and become active even after his consciousness had sunk into a state of tranquility. This accelerated the healing of his injuries and further pushed the limits of his physical strength. As for the toxicity of the Devil Skeleton Vine, Yun Che, with the Heavenly Poison Pearl, had no fear at all.

These past few days, he had basically gone through this process, like a madman who didn't care about his life, pushing himself to the extreme in cultivation.

"Hmph, since you want to push yourself so hard, this princess certainly won't stop you. So, when do you plan to finish your training here?" Jiaoli said with a proud and delicate voice.

"Of course, until I conquer this waterfall!" Yun Che said resolutely, his eyes flashing with a determined light: "If I can't even conquer a waterfall, what can I use to conquer my goal!"

"Fine, then this princess will see how long it takes you to conquer this waterfall. Before that..." Jiaoli's little face turned away at this moment, a hint of embarrassment showing on her cheeks: "Go and buy a new set of clothes for this princess right away! Underwear, outerwear, shoes, and hair ties, all of them!"

"…Is it really necessary? I think this set looks pretty good?" Yun Che looked Jiaoli up and down, speaking with a serious face.

"If you don't go, this princess will be angry." Jiaoli began to emit a cold and murderous aura.

"Alright, I'll go once I recover my profound energy."

Yun Che sat properly in the medicinal pond, calmed his mind, and felt his severely depleted profound veins gradually become full. After a short while, he suddenly asked: "Jiaoli, before you entered the Heavenly Poison Pearl last time, there was a question you didn't answer me... Where are you from? Are you a princess from some imperial family?"

Jiaoli stood up, her expression calm: "This princess is naturally a princess, but not a royal princess. As for where this princess is from... Even if this princess told you, you wouldn't know. It's very, very far from here!"

Jiaoli clearly didn't want to answer all his questions. Yun Che thought for a moment and said: "Since it's so far, why did you come to Liuyun City? Were you forced here by those who were hunting you?"

Jiaoli's small, cute eyebrows immediately furrowed, and she said coldly: "Those who were hunting this princess are all dead. But this princess didn't expect that they would have such a 'taboo' poison! This princess was caught off guard and fell victim to it! The reason this princess came to this place was to find the five evil divine sites mentioned in the memory imprints of the Evil God's blood. One of these sites is roughly located in the eastern part of the Cangfeng Empire. During the search, the poison suddenly took effect... The rest, you already know roughly."

"Five evil divine sites of the Evil God?" Yun Che's face was full of surprise.

"In the memory imprints of the Evil God, it is mentioned that this Tianxuan Continent was created by the Evil God in the past. On this Tianxuan Continent, there are five places where he resided. Before his demise, he left five 'seeds' in these five places. And it is specifically stated..." Jiaoli glanced at Yun Che: "Only those who inherit his power can find them!"

"Does that mean only I can find them?" Yun Che was immediately excited and quickly asked: "What are these five seeds? Are they powerful, and how can I find them?"

"Hmph, how would this princess know! But since they are things left by the Evil God, they can't be weak. However, you should put aside these extra thoughts for now. The power level around the Evil God's divine sites is bound to be extremely high, far beyond your reach! Wait until the day you can look down on the entire Cangfeng Empire, then consider these things." Jiaoli said with an old and experienced tone.

"..." Yun Che had no choice but to shut up, put aside his thoughts, and silently recover his profound energy.

...

Seven days had passed, and Xiao Kuangyun was almost certainly no longer in Qinglin Town. Yun Che took out a new set of clothes from the Heavenly Poison Pearl, put them on, and returned to Qinglin Town. His purpose was simple: to buy a new set of clothes for Jiaoli.

But in the end, Yun Che returned empty-handed...

Because the process went like this...

"Jiaoli, how about this set of clothes? It seems quite nice."

"No! This princess never wears purple clothes!"

"Then, what about this one..."

"How can the clothes here be so crude! How can this princess wear such crude clothes!"

"…This is just a remote town. The clothes in this store are already considered the most luxurious in town. Wearing them will be the same..."

"Even if this princess wears nothing, this princess won't wear such crude clothes! This princess doesn't want any of these clothes!"

"…After I conquer the waterfall, I'll go to New Moon City. There will definitely be better clothes. If you don't want these, you'll have to wait until then."

"Hmph!"

"Or… how about a pair of small pants first?"

"You… are… looking… for… death!! Do you believe this princess will kill you right now!!"

...

Unconsciously, four months had quietly passed.

In the Chilong Mountains, amidst the waterfall.

The season had quietly turned to winter, and the water of the waterfall had become increasingly cold and piercing. But beneath the surging water, a young man was standing upright. He was bare-chested, eyes tightly closed, allowing the cold and violent water to pour over his body, yet his expression remained unchanged, as if he were a rock fixed in place. Inside his body, profound energy surged desperately, resisting the impact of the water... until the last bit of profound energy was completely drained.

Boom...

The young man's body began to wobble, and finally, he could no longer support himself, being smashed into the surging pond.

Struggling to climb out of the pond onto the shore, Yun Che panted heavily, walked to the small pond he had newly dug, submerged his body, and grabbed a few black medicinal pills from the edge of the pond, putting them in his mouth... These were low-grade Profound Recovery Pills he had refined from the iron sand vines he had picked from the surroundings, which could slightly accelerate the recovery of profound energy within a certain period of time.

After taking the Profound Recovery Pills, Yun Che let out a long sigh, closed his eyes, and entered a meditative state. All fifty-four profound gates were fully open, quickly restoring his severely depleted profound energy.

These past few months, he had stayed at the edge of the waterfall, repeatedly tearing apart his limits, and the immersion in the Devil Skeleton Vine liquid prevented any permanent damage to his body.

Jiaoli watched him from a distance, saying nothing. Yun Che's life-risking cultivation method, she had long grown accustomed to. She originally thought that he could only persist for a few days at this level of cultivation, but what surprised her immensely was that for four whole months, he did this every day without a single day of stopping or slacking. However, his intense cultivation was not without reason; when he felt his body's load or damage was too heavy, he would immediately return to the Devil Skeleton Vine-infused pond, allowing his damaged body to slowly recover and strengthen. As time passed, the Devil Skeleton Vine he collected each day increased, and the concentration of the Devil Skeleton Vine liquid became thicker. It was so concentrated that a beginner in the Profound Realm would die after soaking in it for just five to six seconds.

An hour and a half later, Yun Che opened his eyes, jumped out of the small pond, wiped his body, and then picked up a leftover roasted rabbit leg from the previous meal, devouring it ravenously.

"This time, you lasted twenty-three seconds, a slight improvement from last time." Jiaoli came to his side, arms crossed over her small chest, and said indifferently.

"At this rate, in another month and a half, you will break through to the Fifth Level of the Initial Profound Realm. This speed is not bad at all."

Starting from zero, he reached the First Level of the Initial Profound Realm in seven days, the Second Level in one month, the Third Level in two and a half months, and broke through to the Fourth Level ten days ago. This speed was not just good; in the history of Cangfeng Empire's cultivation, it could be called unprecedented.

Now, with all fifty-four profound gates fully open and a deep understanding of the body's structure and the process of cultivation, plus his relentless efforts day and night, achieving such astonishing speed was not exaggerated!

Not only was his profound energy incomparable to what it was four months ago, but his body had also become incredibly resilient. The enhancement of his protective profound energy was just a small part of it; the greater reason was the countless impacts from the waterfall and the immersion in the Devil Skeleton Vine liquid over these months. Although his profound energy was only at the Fourth Level of the Initial Profound Realm, his physical strength might even surpass that of a Sixth Level Initial Profound Realm cultivator.

"Um... then... when will you teach me profound techniques? You've been calling yourself my master for four months, but you haven't taught me anything." Yun Che said with a mouth full of food.

"You clearly know the basics of cultivation very well, so there's no need for this princess to teach you." Jiaoli put on a stern face, maintaining the dignity of a master: "What you need to do now is to consolidate your initial profound energy. Once you break through to the Initial Profound Realm and reach the Profound Realm, this princess will naturally teach you profound techniques."

At this point, Jiaoli's eyes suddenly changed, and her voice lowered: "Someone is coming."

"People come every day, right?" Yun Che said casually.

"There are five people in total, all at the Heavenly Profound Realm. And one of them is already at the half-step King Profound Realm!" Jiaoli frowned, her voice becoming slightly serious.

"What!!" Yun Che almost bit his tongue, exclaiming in surprise.

Heavenly Profound Realm? How could there be Heavenly Profound Realm cultivators in the Chilong Mountains next to this small Qinglin Town? The Heavenly Profound Realm was the realm of figures like Chu Yueli, the pinnacle of the Cangfeng Empire, revered by all!

And the half-step King Profound Realm was a super-strong cultivator whose profound energy had reached the peak of the Tenth Level of the Heavenly Profound Realm, just a step away from the King Profound Realm! Their strength was enough to rank among the top ten in the Cangfeng Empire!

Such figures were usually from large sect