My current cultivation has reached the peak of Qi Gathering.
The next step is the Soul Palace realm.
Upon reaching the Soul Palace realm, the True Qi within the Dantian will increase by three more streams.
Reaching a total of eleven streams.
In addition to the improvement in cultivation.
Master also mentioned that once the Soul Palace realm is opened, it is truly stepping onto the threshold of cultivation.
Only then will one truly have the "qualification" to call oneself a "seeker of the Dao."
I feel like I am only one step away.
Just a little closer, and I can break through.
I breathed in spiritual energy, searching for the opportunity and method of breakthrough.
Because breakthrough is not something that happens automatically just because you reach a certain realm.
Especially the transition from Qi Gathering to the Soul Palace realm.
This is the first hurdle in cultivation.
Many cultivators, even spending their entire lives, never overcome this step.
For these three days, I did nothing else.
No watching TV, no playing games.
Except for ordering takeout when I was hungry, I spent the remaining ninety percent of my time cultivating.
Unknowingly, the three-day holiday granted by Master has reached its final day.
The wounds on my body have already scabbed over, and full recovery is only a matter of days away.
Today, I have been cultivating continuously until ten in the evening.
Although the Qi in my Dantian is abundant, and the eight streams of True Qi are very active.
For some reason, I just couldn't feel the opportunity for breakthrough.
I always felt like there was a thick wall blocking me from advancing.
No matter how much I pushed, I couldn't knock down this wall.
Seeing that I still couldn't break through.
I gave up.
"Alas! It seems I can't break through!"
I sighed and stood up.
But at this moment, it started to rain outside.
The raindrops pattered down.
I slowly walked to the window, watching the falling rain, feeling its rhythm.
In the dead of night, it gave me a feeling of inner peace.
That feeling greatly relaxed my tense emotions from the past few days.
It felt as if all my muscles had loosened up.
I quietly listened to the sound of the rain.
Unknowingly, I vaguely felt that the wall in my body, which had been blocking my breakthrough, seemed to have loosened considerably.
My mind was stirred:
"Could it be that being quiet and focused is the key to breakthrough?"
I asked myself in surprise.
Then, without hesitation.
I immediately sat down cross-legged.
Listening to the sound of the rain, experiencing that tranquil state from moments ago.
But finding such a state, how easy could it be?
I tried for a long time, constantly calming my inner self.
Accompanied by the "drip-drip" of the rain.
Only until deep into the night did I gradually enter that state.
My entire body relaxed, feeling the flow of Dao energy within me, the gentle circulation of True Qi.
I began to charge towards a higher realm.
The Soul Palace realm, it was a wall.
A wall blocking my progress.
This time, I did not use brute force to push through, but with a calm state of mind, I gently guided the flow of True Qi and Dao energy.
Magically, that seemingly insurmountable wall.
Began to break down under this state.
The obstructing force continuously vanished.
Finally, the last bottleneck blocking my breakthrough was completely opened.
I felt a surge in my Dantian.
A meridian gate opened within me, and a channel was unblocked.
In the Dantian, three new streams of True Qi rapidly appeared.
The three new streams of True Qi condensed continuously, finally appearing quietly.
They were intertwined within the other eight streams of True Qi.
At that moment, I felt all my meridians become incredibly comfortable.
A brand new power seemed to be released within my body.
I suddenly opened my eyes.
I felt as if my hearing, sight, and smell had all been comprehensively enhanced.
But the most noticeable was the enhancement of that sense of power.
I swung my fist.
With this punch, it actually rang out with a "buzzing" sound and even unleashed a gust of force.
"Such powerful strength."
"Hahaha! I broke through, I broke through..."
I exclaimed excitedly.
I had finally reached the Soul Palace realm.
Just as I was filled with surprise.
A gust of Yin wind suddenly blew in from outside the window.
"Whoooosh..."
That chilling sensation instantly dropped the temperature in the room by more than ten degrees.
My heart tightened, and just as I was about to check the situation.
A familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind me:
"Congratulations Qin Ze, you have broken through."
Hearing this female voice, which sounded like heavenly music, my face lit up with surprise.
I abruptly turned around.
And found a beautiful woman in a black dress standing in the living room.
The woman wore a long black dress, with hair like a waterfall.
Her enchanting face and captivating smile filled me with surprise and infatuation:
"Qing Dai! When did you arrive?"
I asked happily.
Qing Dai smiled and said:
"A little while ago. I was watching from outside and didn't want to disturb you.
But you are truly amazing.
To break through to the Soul Palace realm in such a short time."
Qing Dai praised me without reservation.
Yet, I felt a bit embarrassed.
Compared to Qing Dai, whose cultivation was unfathomable and beyond my comprehension.
My current level of attainment was hardly worth mentioning!
I felt a bit abashed:
"In front of you, my current attainment is insignificant."
Qing Dai pursed her lips and smiled:
"You forgot, I am two thousand years older than you..."