Chapter 17: Taking Advantage of the Situation

North Barren Mountains.

In a secluded cave, Yang Chenchen summoned the Haotian Jade within her body and placed it in the soil. Then she entered the Haotian Jade space within her body.

Yang Chenchen took out Li Tianxing's storage bag and emptied out more than 2,000 spirit stones and many precious herbs.

Looking at the 2,000 spirit stones, Yang Chenchen's eyes sparkled with light. With these 2,000 spirit stones, she was confident of breaking through to the third level of the second realm.

Doing a good deed and being thanked by the person he helped, Yang Chenchen's mood was understandably gloomy.

However, when he saw the 2,000 spirit stones, the gloomy mood vanished in an instant.

Originally, Yang Chenchen had no intention of doing anything to the young girl, but the situation had already gone beyond her expectations. Since she had already offended the girl, she might as well take advantage of the situation and squeeze out one more favor.

Yang Chenchen sat in a lotus position, calmed her mind, and took out all the spirit stones.

She activated the Haotian Technique and began absorbing the spirit stones continuously, transforming the energy into true qi and heading towards the third level of the second realm.

A few more hours passed.

At this critical moment, Yang Chenchen gritted her teeth and took out all the remaining spirit stones. As Yang Simen absorbed the spirit stones one by one, he soon reached the threshold of the second realm's third layer.

"Boom...Boom...Boom..."

"Second Realm's Third Layer."

Finally breaking through to the second realm's third layer, Yang Simen looked at the 2,000-plus spirit stones that had been consumed and felt a sharp pain.

If people knew that Yang Simen had advanced from the first layer of the second realm to the third layer in just a few days, they would definitely drop their jaws in astonishment.

Because it is impossible for a normal person to absorb spirit stones as quickly as Yang Simen.

Usually, a second realm cultivator can only absorb ten or so lower-grade spirit stones in a day at most.

However, Yang Simen can absorb spirit stones without limit, all thanks to the divine cultivation method, Xiao Tian Jue.

"I need to find a way to earn spirit stones. The only way now is to refine pills and earn spirit stones through pills," Yang Simen thought to himself.

After leaving the Xiao Tian Jue space, Yang Simen appeared again in the North Barren Mountains.

At this point, his tasks had all been completed, but he didn't plan to go back, because this was a very good place for training.

Another three days passed by, during which Yang Simen's Slaying God Sword Technique and Phantom Technique became even more proficient.

One day, while passing through a dense forest, Yang Simen heard the sound of weapons clashing coming from within. Out of curiosity, Yang Licheng crept stealthily towards the dense forest.

He suppressed his aura and quietly lay down among the thick foliage.

Through the dense branches, he saw that a man and a woman were engaged in a life-and-death struggle in the forest. They kept wielding their swords and attacking each other.

"It's Feng Xueqing," Yang Licheng recognized the girl and knew that she was the one who had participated in the assessment with him.

What surprised Yang Licheng was that Feng Xueqing's cultivation level had already reached the third layer of the second realm.

"This cultivation talent is too terrifying!"

The girl had a beautiful figure, and her impressive bust was swaying back and forth. She kept unleashing sword qi with her long sword and attacking the other person.

"Wow...wow...It's huge," Yang Licheng quietly enjoyed the scene from the sidelines.

At that moment, he accidentally glanced at a nearby Xuanling Caterpillar Mushroom.

"Oh my god, Xuanling Caterpillar Mushroom," Yang Licheng finally understood what was going on. The two of them were actually fighting over the Xuanling Caterpillar Mushroom.

The Xuanling Caterpillar Mushroom is a very rare and precious herbal medicine in the second realm. A second-realm cultivator who consumes it can directly advance a small realm.

"This Xuanling Caterpillar Mushroom, I must have it," Yang Licheng thought to himself.

At present, his cultivation level was in the second realm. If he could get the Xuanling Caterpillar Mushroom, his cultivation level could be advanced by a small realm again. Yang Lingxin suppressed his aura, then moved his body quietly, constantly moving towards the Xuanling Caterpillar Fungus.

"Feng Xueqing, this Xuanling Caterpillar Fungus is mine. If you don't let go, don't blame me for being ruthless," the young man's eyes showed a cold expression.

"Chen Junjie, with your strength, you still want to compete with me. Who gave you the courage? You're so ugly that it's okay. You're not even ashamed to scare people when you go out." Feng Xueqing attacked while not forgetting to mock the other party.

"Feng Xueqing, you are looking for death," Chen Junjie instantly exploded with anger.

He hates it when others say he's ugly, and Feng Xueqing keeps poking at his sore spot, how can he not be angry?

Only to see Chen Junjie's battle sword slash out, the sword energy carrying a dazzling light, instantly slashing towards Feng Xueqing. The air around was seemingly twisted by this sword.

At this time, Feng Xueqing's body flashed, quickly avoiding this attack, and at the same time, her long sword formed a sword array, rapidly shooting towards Chen Junjie.

Facing Feng Xueqing's sword array, Chen Junjie couldn't help but frown, and then quickly retreated. Although his cultivation was much higher than the other party, the other party's sword array made him very cautious. As the battle continued, both sides had become bloodthirsty, but since their fighting strength was not too different, neither side could defeat the other in a short time.

At this moment, the two exchanged a fierce blow, then both retreated more than ten meters away.

At this moment, Yang Chenyey's figure was like a flash of lightning, appearing in front of the Xuanling Caterpillar in a split second.

He did not hesitate to pick the Xuanling Caterpillar, then his figure turned into a blur and disappeared from the spot.

When he appeared again, Yang Chenyey was already dozens of paces away.

"Dirty rogue, you'd better stop!"

Feng Xueqing's voice scolded, and she then used her body techniques to chase after Yang Chenyey.

"You little bastard, you're asking for death!"

At this moment, the young man also realized that Yang Chenyey had stolen the Xuanling Caterpillar, and he was so angry that he was burning with rage.

Yang Chenyey sped away at full speed, while Feng Xueqing, who was determined to catch him, hung on behind him.

As for Chen Junjie, he had been left far behind by the two of them. Although his cultivation level was the second level seventh layer, his speed was far inferior to Yang Chenyey and Feng Xueqing.

"Dirty rogue, you're dead meat! You dare to steal Miss Feng's Xuanling Caterpillar!"

Feng Xueqing was becoming more and more frightened as she chased after him, as she was using the top-level body techniques, but how could the guy run faster than her? "Little Tigress, you can't catch up to me. Keep chasing and you might end up exposing your big bun."

Yang Chen laughed and then sped up again, disappearing into the depths of the forest.

"Aah...! I'm so angry, you filthy rascal. One day, I'll break your third leg," Feng Xuqing said angrily.

After running for a while, Yang Chen changed direction and began searching for beasts in the mountains to hone his physical strength.

Yang Chen attached great importance to the cultivation of his physical body. A strong physical body could not only give him an absolute advantage in close combat, but also increase his defensive capabilities.

Sometimes, when his spiritual power was exhausted, his physical cultivation could still support his fighting ability.

In a flash, three days had passed. During this time, Yang Chen killed countless second-stage beasts, and his cultivation became even more stable.

One day, Yang Chen found a cave and planned to take the Wu Xing Cai. Just now, he noticed that the effect of the Wu Xing Cai was gradually fading away, and if he didn't take it in time, it might become useless.