Ye Tian Yun opened his eyes and let out a sigh.
'It's been three weeks.'
He remembered his promise to Butler Liu.
'We were supposed to meet today at the southern gate of the Gracious Sword Sect…'
Thinking about it, Ye Tian Yun felt disappointed.
He was really unlucky.
To get stuck in white space like this, with no way of getting out and not even knowing what was going on.
He couldn't figure out any way of going out of this strange space.
However, amidst all this, there was one piece of good news.
He made a breakthrough.
About three days ago, Ye Tian Yun crossed the bottleneck and was able to successfully breakthrough the Eight Qi Stabilization Realm.
Due to the high Qi density around him, it wasn't hard for him to breakthrough in a few days.
Earlier, it would have taken him a few months, even with the help of the system.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Tian Yun closed his eyes and focused again on cultivation.
He had nothing else to do anyway.
Now that things had gone out of hand because he was stuck in this place, the best option for him was to make use of this chance and increase his cultivation realm!
And thus, he began to cultivate once more.
With his eyes closed, he focused on channeling the Qi around him through the meridians of his body.
The next level was the Ninth Level Of Qi Stabilization Realm.
Like every cultivation level, Ye Tian Yun needed to store the Qi in his dantian and pass it through his meridians. The more he did, the harder it would get.
And then a point would come when the whole Qi flow would suddenly relax; that would indicate a successful breakthrough.
To reach the next level, it took Ye Tian Yun a whole month.
As soon as he crossed through the Ninth Level, the Qi flow through his meridians became faster and easier.
'This is such a great feeling.'
Currently, his cultivation was even faster than when he was in the Middle Heavens.
'I don't know how long I will stay here… but it's best to increase my cultivation realm as much as possible.'
'The whole world would have probably changed by now…'
Clearing his thoughts from his regrets, Ye Tian Yun first focused on stabilizing his Ninth Level cultivation.
After meditating for some time, he stood up and began to practice sword moves.
This was important because he didn't have the system anymore.
Earlier, the System directly stabilized his cultivation, saving a lot of time. But now, things were different.
He was back to being 'normal'.
It was both a blessing and a curse.
A curse because he won't be able to save much time, and a blessing because he would be able to give apt time to himself and his cultivation techniques.
This would allow him to get a better grasp over his power.
And thus, Ye Tian Yun began to repeat this procedure.
Meditate. Sword Practice. Meditate. Sword Practice… and so on.
He was even able to release his Sword Domain.
At first, it was a bit hard to control. But then, slowly, as months passed by, his control over the Sword Domain grew steadier.
He felt more confident now.
And this day, he had finally reached the very peak of Qi Stabilization Realm.
This was also the peak of Tri-Qi Realms.
The next step was very major.
The Foundation Establishment Realm.
When cultivators successfully collect and condense the Qi into liquid, they enter the Foundational Establishment Realm and are said to have 'Established their Foundation' for cultivation.
Upon entering this stage, the lifespan of cultivators also increases drastically, and as they progress further, their lifespan can increase up to hundreds of years.
In addition, Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators can also communicate through spirit messages!
This is the biggest advantage of this stage and allows cultivators to talk among each other without even opening their mouths!
And because the Qi is now in a liquid state, they can use the cultivation techniques, artifacts, and other abilities more effectively than they would have at the Tri-Qi stages.
Foundation Establishment cultivators are highly regarded in the normal world and are mostly Inner Court Elders, even in powerful sects.
If we go further down the hierarchy, there are some sects where the Sect Leader is in the Foundation Establishment realm!
However, at the higher hierarchy, their value decreases, and they are even treated as cannon fodders.
But one thing always remains the same - the age of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.
The earlier he breaks through in this realm, the better.
The age of breakthroughs in this realm tells a lot about the cultivator's future potential.
Normally, reaching this realm before turning twenty is considered a genius, even in the Middle Heavens.
If Ye Tian Yun could breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he would become one of the youngest cultivators to reach this realm in the history of cultivation.
A fifteen-year-old Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Even in his previous life, he was almost sixteen years old by the time he broke through this realm.
That meant he currently had one whole year's worth of lead in terms of cultivation.
In his previous life, when the news of his breakthrough was made public, it shocked many people.
At that time, Ye Tian Yun was known for his background, not because of his cultivation and battle prowess.
But this feat had cemented his place among the geniuses of Middle Heavens.
After reaching the Foundation Establishment at sixteen, his potential had skyrocketed, and he was able to reach the peak of Half-Saint Realm at the mere age of Twenty-two.
Between these two realms, there were two more realms, the Core Formation, and the Nascent Realm - he had basically jumped forty levels in mere six years!
And now, he had the chance to add one more year and exponentially increase his cultivation potential.
'Let's begin!'
Ye Tian Yun took a deep breath and started to concentrate.