I gain ten years' worth of cultivation every day, and even geniuses will only see my doorstep!

Three hundred spirit crystals, three Qi Condensation Pills, a few Yin Soul Grasses picked from the Bone Cave, and over a hundred spirit crystals and miscellaneous items obtained from the three assassin brothers.

"Feeding".

Qin Yuan invested all the resources into the system one by one.

The spirit crystals transformed into streams of light and disappeared into the panel; the Qi Condensation Pill vanished; the Yin Soul Grass withered; and the miscellaneous items turned to ashes...

Feeding successful. Level-up progress +30%

Feeding successful. Level-up progress +9%

Feeding successful...

Finally, the panel stopped at:

[System that Increases Cultivation by Twenty Years in a Day]

Current level: 2 (47/5000)

[Cultivation Points Storage: 0/60 years]

It only added 47 points, and the 5000 points required for the next upgrade are still a long way off.

But Qin Yuan wasn't in a hurry—the qualitative change brought about by the system upgrade was far greater than he had imagined.

One day is equivalent to twenty years, and it can be accumulated to three days. This means that if he wants, he can unleash sixty years of cultivation at once to break through the bottleneck when needed!

This is the real trump card.

He collected the remaining scattered materials, sat down cross-legged, and began to consolidate his Foundation Establishment Level 3 realm.

Time slips away quietly.

For the next two days, Qin Yuan stayed indoors.

Every day at midnight, twenty years of cultivation would arrive precisely on time. He didn't rush to break through to a higher realm, but instead used most of his cultivation to consolidate his foundation, expand his meridians, and temper his physical body.

Each level of the Foundation Establishment stage requires a massive accumulation of spiritual energy. For ordinary cultivators, it takes anywhere from three to ten years to advance from the first to the second level of Foundation Establishment.

The time required to go from the second floor to the third floor is more than doubled.

But Qin Yuan has a system.

On the first day, he fully digested his twenty years of cultivation, and his cultivation level steadily rose from the peak of the second level of Foundation Establishment to the fourth level.

The next day, another twenty years of cultivation surged in. This time, he no longer suppressed it, guiding the boundless spiritual power to break through the barriers!

The fourth level of foundation building has been breached!

The fifth level of foundation building has been breached!

Foundation Building Level 6!

The torrent of cultivation only gradually subsided when he reached the peak of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

Three layers were broken in two days!

If word of this speed were to get out, it would be enough to shake the entire cultivation world of Qingzhou.

It should be noted that the fastest Foundation Establishment stage cultivation record in the history of Xuan Yuan Sect is held by the current sect leader—it took a full twelve years to go from the first to the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

Qin Yuan only took two days.

He opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body. The total spiritual power of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment was more than eight times that of the first level. His Qi Sea expanded to a radius of ten feet, and the liquid spiritual power rippled like a lake.

His divine sense expanded to five hundred feet, revealing every detail. He could even "see" the outer disciples in the next room secretly practicing a flawed fist technique, every error and omission clearly visible.

"That's about it."

Qin Yuan got up and changed into a clean gray robe—still the attire of an outer sect disciple. He pushed open the door and walked towards the martial arts arena for the outer sect competition.

Today is the day to settle old scores.

The Xuan Yuan Sect's Outer Sect Grand Competition, held every three years, is the most important opportunity for outer sect disciples to achieve great success.

The training ground, located on a huge platform halfway up the main peak, was packed with people.

Thousands of outer disciples gathered below the stage, some nervous, some excited, and some apprehensive.

Elders from various peaks and elites from the inner sect sat on the high platform, including Liu Zhenshan from the Third Peak and Elder Li from the Seventh Peak.

The atmosphere was lively, but also somewhat oppressive.

Because everyone knows that the outer sect competition is nominally a contest between outer sect disciples, but in reality, the real highlight is the challenge between outer sect disciples and inner sect disciples—that's the moment that determines fate.

"Have you heard? This year, more than a dozen outer disciples at the tenth level of Qi Refining are challenging inner disciples!"

"What's the use? The lowest level for inner disciples is Foundation Establishment. To challenge Foundation Establishment while only at the Qi Refining stage is practically suicide!"

"Not necessarily. Last year, there was an outer sect senior brother who reached the Great Perfection of the Twelfth Level of Qi Refining. He used a set of superb sword techniques to force a draw against an inner sect senior brother who was at the First Level of Foundation Establishment, and was exceptionally admitted into the inner sect..."

"That was just a draw! If it really came down to a fight, the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators have an endless supply of spiritual energy, and they could wear down a Qi Refining stage cultivator to death."

Amidst the discussions, the competition officially began.

The first few rounds were competitions between outer disciples, and only the top twenty were qualified to challenge inner disciples. The competition was fierce, but most of the elders on the stands were not very interested—in their eyes, no matter how strong the outer disciples were, they were only at the Qi Refining stage and not worthy of their attention.

Qin Yuan did not register for the first few rounds.

He stood on the periphery of the crowd, like a rock, seemingly unaffected by the clamor surrounding him. Only after the top twenty were determined did the presiding deacon announce loudly: "The challenge round begins! Outer disciples may freely challenge inner disciples, life or death is irrelevant!"

The room fell silent.

The twenty outstanding outer disciples looked at each other, none of them daring to speak first.

On the high platform, Liu Feng leaned lazily against the back of his chair, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

Several inner disciples from the Third Peak sat beside him, chatting and laughing in hushed tones. When their gaze swept over the outer disciples below the stage, it was full of condescending contempt.

"A bunch of good-for-nothings," Liu Feng sneered. "They don't even have the courage to take on a challenge."

Just then, a figure parted the crowd and walked into the center of the field.

He wore a simple gray robe, with an ordinary iron sword hanging at his waist.

It was Qin Yuan.

All eyes immediately turned to him.

"It's him! Qin Yuan, the one who beat up Zhao Hu three days ago!"

"I heard he registered under the name of the Third Peak, participated in the competition, and even won?"

"What's the use of winning? That was just Seventh Peak underestimating their opponent! Today is a real life-or-death battle!"

Amid the murmurs, Qin Yuan looked up at Liu Feng on the high platform.

"Liu Feng, an inner disciple of the Third Peak." His voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the entire arena. "Do you dare to come down and fight?"

Dead silence.

This immediately sparked an even bigger uproar!

"Has he gone mad?! Directly challenging Liu Feng?!"

"Liu Feng is at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment! A top talent among the younger generation of the Third Peak!"

"I heard that Qin Yuan and Liu Feng have a grudge, but I didn't expect him to actually dare to challenge him in the competition..."

On the high platform, Liu Feng's smile froze. He slowly sat up straight, staring at Qin Yuan in the arena, a cold glint in his eyes.

"You ignorant fool," he muttered under his breath, then stood up, leaped off the platform, and landed lightly three zhang in front of Qin Yuan.

"Qin Yuan." Liu Feng tilted his head, his smile cruel. "I was originally planning to look for you, but I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my door. Well, that's fine, saves me the trouble."

He looked Qin Yuan up and down, then suddenly frowned—he couldn't see through Qin Yuan's cultivation level!

But then I thought, it must be some kind of method to conceal one's aura, or some evil technique that burns one's lifespan to make the aura unstable.

"You think you can fight me by forcibly advancing through evil methods?" Liu Feng sneered. "Today I'll show you what true Foundation Establishment stage is!"

Qin Yuan looked at him calmly: "I said I would beat you to death. That statement still stands."

"Hahahaha!" Liu Feng laughed loudly, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. "Kill me? You? Qin Yuan, let me tell you, I have already been chosen by the Peak Master and am qualified to compete for the position of personal disciple, or even true disciple! And you, a mere outer sect servant, are not even worthy of carrying my shoes!"

He paused, then his voice suddenly turned fierce: "Today, I will cripple your cultivation, sever your limbs, and make you crawl out of the Xuan Yuan Sect like a dog!"