Even so, Qin Fang prepared ten drops for everyone, fearing it might not be enough...

Each of the three, Ji Xiang, took a Cultivating Yuan Pill, carried the jade vial filled with Golden Dragon Saliva, returned to their previous positions, prepared briefly, and then immediately ingested the Cultivating Yuan Pill.

Qin Fang did the same. Although he felt that trying to reach the Grandmaster level with this Cultivating Yuan Pill was unlikely, it wasn't a waste either. Enhancing his strength, even if he couldn't cross that threshold, would still give him the power to compete against Grandmaster-level experts...

Just like before, the deeper the accumulation, the greater the benefits during advancement, so Qin Fang wasn't in a hurry.

Holding the Cultivating Yuan Pill, he swallowed it in one gulp and slowly channeled the abundant True Qi in his body to start refining the pill...

The True Qi from Qin Fang himself, the True Qi from practicing Joyous Zen, the True Qi brought by the Heavenly Demon Divine Art from the Demon Sect, and even the True Qi from the Dark Demon Divine Technique from the Shadow Demon God Manuscript Qin Fang had just cultivated...

Although Qin Fang practiced many internal cultivation methods, these True Qi sources never conflicted with each other, harmoniously blending together within Qin Fang's body... This was the advantage brought by Qin Fang's mysterious and powerful Skill System.

For anyone else, they would probably have died from an internal explosion due to the collision of so many different True Qi sources!

The Cultivating Yuan Pill was slowly refined, turning into a scorching True Qi that merged into Qin Fang's vast and profound True Qi, instantly making his whole body feel an indescribably powerful impact!

This True Qi wasn't particularly strong, at least not compared to Qin Fang's vast True Qi... But the amount of this True Qi was more than a quarter of Qin Fang's original total True Qi!

The key was that this True Qi wasn't inherently strong, but as it circulated through Qin Fang's body, it also stimulated other hidden, not yet fully integrated True Qi within him.

Especially the medicinal power of the Spiritual Medicine that wasn't fully assimilated... it was also activated all at once!

And this became truly terrifying.

Qin Fang even clearly felt the changes in his body, as if a massive balloon was roaming within, seemingly about to explode at any moment.

However, Qin Fang didn't panic. This balloon was just the vast amount of True Qi brought by the Cultivating Yuan Pill, and what he had to do now was fully refine and integrate this True Qi into his body...

Qin Fang maintained a steady mind, all kinds of cultivation methods operating rapidly within him, carefully extracting True Qi from the mass and refining it, yet without any conflict among them...

Gradually, Qin Fang entered a meditative state, immersing himself completely, disregarding everything around him, truly reaching a realm of unity and oblivion to self and environment.

After an unknown period, Qin Fang finally refined all the True Qi mass, his meridians full of True Qi.

"Alas, as expected, it was still a bit lacking..."

Though Qin Fang attempted to break through to the Grandmaster level, he soon gave up, helplessly smiling bitterly.

As he had anticipated earlier, although his total True Qi amount was almost comparable to the Grandmaster-level tier, he was still constrained by this bottleneck.

"Though unable to advance, I shouldn't be much weaker than a Grandmaster-level expert now..."

Not advancing was something Qin Fang expected, but the abundant True Qi vibrating through his whole body, the feeling of being filled with power, made Qin Fang understand that he was definitely not weaker than a Grandmaster-level strongman now...

If defeating Hattori Sanzo back then was a stroke of opportunistic skill, now... Qin Fang was confident he could beat Hattori Sanzo so badly his own mother wouldn't recognize him with just his own strength!

Though Qin Fang's True Qi was slightly weaker in "quality," the "quantity" more than compensated for this gap.

Buzz~~

Just as Qin Fang was thinking this, he suddenly felt a powerful aura rising from afar, even causing him to feel an inexplicable pressure.

"This... Monk!"

Feeling this immensely strong aura, Qin Fang wasn't surprised; he even felt it was natural, as all of them had reached the critical point of advancement, just a step away from breakthrough.

However, Qin Fang simply discerned that this aura carried the righteous and harmonious aura of Buddhist Divine Power, and he knew this was Monk Wukong's doing.

Fortunately, this formidable aura quickly subsided, gradually being retracted into Monk Wukong's body...

At the same time, Monk Wukong also awakened from his meditative state.

As he opened his eyes, he saw Qin Fang standing quietly in front of him, with a smile, congratulating him, "Congratulations..."

"Whew~~ I didn't waste your treasures!"

Monk Wukong couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, then spoke cheerfully.

The combination of Cultivating Yuan Pill and the Golden Dragon Saliva was such a potent combination for a semi-Grandmaster like him. If he couldn't succeed in advancing, he'd lose face as a monk.

"By the way, where are the other two? How are they doing?"

However, Monk Wukong soon reacted and couldn't help but ask, given they had all taken the Cultivating Yuan Pill together. Qin Fang was present, but the other two were nowhere to be seen.

"They are also trying to reach the Grandmaster level... Ji Xiang should almost be there, but Qing Mountain is having some trouble!"

Saying this, Qin Fang's smile faded a bit and he spoke with some concern.

He had briefly checked earlier. Ji Xiang had no major issues; his strength was second only to Qin Fang and Monk Wukong, though not a semi-Grandmaster, he wasn't far off.

However, Song Qingshan was struggling a bit; his strength was originally the weakest among them, having just recently reached the Master Level Peak, was already hastily trying to break through to the Grandmaster level, indeed a bit too hasty.

Moreover, Ji Xiang and Monk Wukong were consuming the Golden Dragon Saliva for the first time, so its potency was strong. Song Qingshan had taken it once before; while the potency wouldn't weaken much, it still had some impact.

Buzz~~~

Almost as soon as Qin Fang finished speaking, a strong aura shot upwards again. The aura of the Grandmaster level immediately stirred up; it was Ji Xiang successfully breaking through.

Ji Xiang soon awakened, excitedly came over, and everyone gathered around Song Qingshan.

At this time, Song Qingshan's attempt to break through had reached the most critical moment; his complexion was changing constantly, and his body trembled violently, showcasing the difficulty he was experiencing.

"Not good..."

Very soon, Qin Fang couldn't help but exclaim. With his scouting skills, he found that Song Qingshan was in a very dangerous situation.

With his current strength, attempting to break through to the Grandmaster level was a bit forced, but Song Qingshan was unwilling to give up and risked trying to break through. However, he was now out of steam and might just suffer from a Qi deviation!

"Everyone, lend Qing Mountain a hand!"

Faced with this situation, Qin Fang couldn't help his expression change, immediately shouting, then pressing a palm against Song Qingshan's back, transferring powerful True Qi into him to help him overcome the barrier...

Monk Wukong and Ji Xiang, unwilling to lag behind, though newly advanced and their cultivation not fully stabilized, recognized the urgency and set aside other concerns, each placing a palm on Song Qingshan from either side, transferring their abundant True Qi...

The three transferred Grandmaster-level True Qi provided a strong stimulant to Song Qingshan; without hesitation, Song Qingshan accepted the three True Qis, and with all his strength, fused them into a sharp arrow, piercing through the strong barrier!

Boom~~~

With a loud noise, the once-strong barrier was shattered into pieces, as Song Qingshan's True Qi surged as if flowing from the Yangtze River into the sea, becoming much more fluid...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)