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

Qin Yuan fed all the spirit crystals and pills to the system.

Feeding successful. Level-up progress +400

Feeding successful. Level-up progress +200

The progress bar has reached 4078 points, and we are getting closer to the upgrade.

But that's not what he's focused on right now.

"The accumulation required to go from the mid-stage to the advanced stage of the Golden Core realm is far greater than that required to go from the early stage to the mid-stage," Qin Yuan calculated in his mind. "Even with the system's cultivation of twenty years' worth of energy per day, it would still take at least three days."

Three days to store up sixty years of cultivation for a single breakthrough.

He was confident that he could break through to the advanced stage of the Golden Core realm in one fell swoop.

"Zhou De," Qin Yuan called out.

Zhou De entered the hall in response: "Senior Brother Qin."

"I will be in seclusion for three days," Qin Yuan said. "During this time, I will not see anyone who comes."

Zhou De's expression hardened: "Yes."

"Furthermore," Qin Yuan paused, "if anyone comes to provoke you, you don't need to pay any attention to them, just guard the mountain gate."

Zhou De nodded: "Understood."

Qin Yuan said no more, closed his eyes, and entered a state of deep cultivation.

first day.

Early in the morning, a group of people arrived on the mountain path of Chiyan Peak.

The leader was a bald, burly man, nine feet tall, with bulging muscles and a bare upper body covered in hideous scars. His face was full of scars, and his eyes were fierce; he was none other than Duan Tianlang, the seventh disciple of the true lineage.

He was followed by a dozen or so followers, each with a fierce aura, the lowest being the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

"Qin Yuan! Get out here!"

Duan Tianlang's voice boomed like thunder, making the entire mountain peak vibrate.

Zhou De, Zhao Tiezhu, Lin Qing'er and the others rushed to the mountain gate. When they saw Duan Tianlang's fierce and menacing appearance, their hearts sank.

"Senior Brother Duan," Zhou De said, forcing himself to step forward, "Senior Brother Qin is currently in seclusion and cannot receive guests. If you have urgent business, could you please come another day?"

"Seclusion?" Duan Tianlang scoffed. "I bet he's scared out of his wits and hiding away."

He sized up Zhou Ming and the others, his eyes filled with disdain: "A bunch of Foundation Establishment stage trash, you dare to block my way? Get out of my way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually waved his hand, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted, causing Zhou De and the others to stagger backward. Lin Qing'er, whose cultivation was the weakest, even let out a muffled groan, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

"Duan Tianlang! You've gone too far!" Zhao Tiezhu roared, about to rush forward to fight, but Zhou De held him back tightly.

"What? You're not convinced?" Duan Tianlang grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "If you're not convinced, then let your cowardly senior brother come out! Hiding in the mountains like a turtle, what kind of skill is that?"

His followers burst into laughter.

Zhou De gritted his teeth and said, "Senior Brother Duan, there are rules for challenges among true disciples. If you want to challenge Senior Brother Qin, you can submit a challenge letter and set a date according to the rules. Why resort to insults here?"

"Rules?" Duan Tianlang spat. "I am the rule! Tell Qin Yuan I'll be back tomorrow. If he's a man, he'll come out and fight me. If he continues to be a coward... hehe, don't blame me for coming to your Crimson Flame Peak as a 'guest' every day!"

After saying that, he swaggered away with his men.

In front of the mountain gate, Zhou De and the others had ashen faces.

Lin Qing'er wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, tears welling in her eyes: "When...when will Brother Qin Yuan come out of seclusion?"

"Three days," Zhou De said in a deep voice. "We must hold out for these three days."

the next day.

Duan Tianlang has indeed come again.

This time, he didn't just resort to verbal abuse; he took direct physical action.

"Qin Yuan! Get out here!"

With a roar, he punched the protective array in front of the mountain gate.

"boom--!!!"

The formation trembled violently, its light flickering erratically. Several inner disciples who were in charge of the formation were shaken to the ground, coughing up blood, and cracks appeared in the formation.

"Duan Tianlang! How dare you destroy the mountain-protecting formation?!" Zhou De exclaimed in shock and anger.

"Destroy?" Duan Tianlang sneered. "I'll tear this lousy mountain down today!"

He unleashed a barrage of punches, striking the formation repeatedly. Each strike widened the cracks in the formation, injuring one more disciple who was in charge of it.

Zhao Tiezhu's eyes were bloodshot, and he was about to rush out to fight, but Lin Qing'er held him back tightly.

"Don't go! You're no match for him!"

"Are we just going to watch him be so arrogant?!"

"We'll wait for Brother Qin Yuan to come out of seclusion!" Lin Qing'er said through gritted teeth. "Once he does, he'll definitely get justice for us!"

Duan Tianlang bombarded the formation for a full half hour, until it was on the verge of collapse, before he finally stopped.

"Qin Yuan, you're really good at holding back." He spat towards the mountain peak. "Fine, I'll come back tomorrow. I want to see how many days you can hide like a coward!"

Day three.

Duan Tianlang did not come alone.

He was followed by dozens of his true disciples, all of whom had come to watch the spectacle.

"Everyone!" Duan Tianlang stood before the gate of Crimson Flame Peak, his voice booming, "You've all seen that, haven't you? This Qin Yuan of the Fifth Peak, who's touted as a genius who broke through to the Golden Core stage in three days and defeated Lei Ba with a single punch, what happened? I've been scolding him for three days straight, and he hasn't dared to utter a single word! He's cowering in the mountains like a turtle, is this what you call a genius?"

The disciples watching were abuzz with discussion; some sneered, some shook their heads, and some looked thoughtful.

Wen Ruofeng and Jian Wuhen were also in the crowd, their expressions complex.

"Duan Tianlang has gone too far," Wen Ruofeng said in a low voice.

Jian Wuhen didn't speak, but just stared at the tightly closed mountain gate with a deep look in his eyes.

Inside the mountain gate, Zhou De and the others listened to the humiliation outside, their fists clenched so tightly that their nails dug into their flesh.

Lin Qing'er's eyes were red-rimmed, but she stubbornly raised her head: "Brother Qin Yuan will definitely come out... he definitely will..."

The third night.

Inside the main hall of Crimson Flame Peak, Qin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

In three days, he accumulated sixty years of cultivation.

"extract."

boom--!!!

A torrent of spiritual energy erupted within his body, the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique circulated wildly, and the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir greedily devoured this power.

The barrier of the mid-stage Golden Core realm began to loosen and shatter under the impact of sixty years of cultivation.

I don't know how much time passed.

"Click—"

It sounded like the soft shattering of glass.

The Nine-Turn Golden Elixir suddenly expanded, its color changing from pure gold to dark gold. Nine lines on its surface intertwined to form a mysterious pattern, radiating a vast and powerful aura like a starry sea.

Golden Core Advanced Stage, Success!

Qin Yuan opened his eyes, golden light swirling within them, and his aura was more than five times stronger than it had been three days ago!

His divine sense expanded to tens of thousands of feet, almost covering the entire area of ​​the true disciples. He could even "see" the disciples who had just dispersed outside the Crimson Flame Peak gate; he could "hear" the suppressed anger and grievances of Zhou De and the others.

"It's been three days..." He slowly stood up, a cold glint in his eyes. "It's time to settle accounts."