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

On the morning of the fourth day, just as dawn broke.

The gates of Crimson Flame Peak were wide open.

Qin Yuan, dressed in a gray robe, walked out slowly. Behind him were Zhou De, Zhao Tiezhu, Lin Qing'er, and others.

"Senior Brother Qin!" Zhou Ming exclaimed excitedly.

"Brother Qin Yuan!" Lin Qing'er's eyes reddened again.

Qin Yuan glanced at them, his gaze lingering on the wounds on their bodies, his eyes growing even colder.

"Let's go."

He led the group straight toward "Tianlang Peak" where Duan Tianlang was located.

The news spread like wildfire.

"Qin Yuan has emerged from seclusion!"

"He went to Sirius Peak!"

"The fight is finally about to break out!"

The area for true disciples instantly erupted in excitement, with countless figures surging towards the direction of Tianlang Peak.

Inside the palace atop Sirius Peak.

Duan Tianlang was drinking and making merry with two female cultivators when he suddenly heard a commotion outside and frowned.

"What's all the noise about?!"

A lackey scrambled in, shouting, "Senior Brother Duan! Qin Yuan... Qin Yuan's here!"

Duan Tianlang was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Finally, you're not a coward anymore? Good! I've been waiting for him for three days!"

He pushed the female cultivator aside and strode out of the palace.

Qin Yuan was already standing in front of the mountain gate.

Eyes facing each other.

"Qin Yuan, you still dare to come?" Duan Tianlang grinned. "I thought you were going to hide forever."

Qin Yuan didn't speak, he just looked at him.

His eyes were terrifyingly calm, like a deep pool, like ice.

Duan Tianlang felt a sudden unease, but it was quickly replaced by anger—he was actually frightened by the gaze of a junior?

"Since you're here, you're not leaving," he sneered. "I'll cripple you today and show you what a true high-level Golden Core cultivator looks like!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Tianlang's murderous aura surged!

He cultivated the "Blood Wolf Battle Technique," an extremely domineering body-refining technique. At this moment, activating it at full power, blood-red wolf patterns appeared on his body, his muscles swelled, and his aura instantly reached the peak of the advanced Golden Core stage!

"die!"

He took a step forward, his figure as fast as a blood-red lightning bolt, and punched Qin Yuan in the face!

This punch carried an overwhelming killing intent; wherever the fist passed, the air emitted a piercing shriek! The disciples watching turned pale and retreated hastily—the power of this punch was several times more terrifying than Lei Ba's "Heavenly Thunder Guidance"!

Faced with this earth-shattering punch, Qin Yuan still did not move his feet.

He simply raised his right hand, made a fist, and then—

A fierce exchange of fire!

"boom--!!!"

The moment their fists collided, the entire Sirius Peak trembled violently!

A terrifying shockwave erupted from the two of them, overturning the mountain gate and collapsing the surrounding walls. Several of the nearby followers were blasted away, coughing up blood and collapsing to the ground.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a figure was thrown backward!

It's Duan Tianlang!

His entire right arm was twisted and deformed, his fist bones were shattered, and he was covered in blood! Even more terrifying was that Qin Yuan's fist force penetrated his body, causing his internal organs to shift and his meridians to break inch by inch!

"You..." Duan Tianlang crashed through half of the palace before stopping, struggling to his feet, his eyes filled with horror. "How could you..."

Qin Yuan didn't give him a chance to speak.

He took the second step, and threw the second punch.

This punch was faster and heavier than the first one!

Duan Tianlang roared and desperately activated the Blood Wolf Battle Technique. The wolf patterns on his body ignited and turned into blood-red flames—this was a desperate move that burned his life essence!

But it didn't work.

The fist struck, instantly extinguishing the crimson flames. Duan Tianlang's ribs shattered, and he flew backward like a broken sack, spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs in mid-air.

The third punch.

Qin Yuan appeared where Duan Tianlang had landed, and just as Duan Tianlang was about to hit the ground, he unleashed his third punch.

"Bang--!!!"

Duan Tianlang crashed into the ground like a cannonball, creating a huge crater three zhang deep. At the bottom of the crater, he was covered in blood, barely breathing, his golden core shattered, and his cultivation completely destroyed.

Three punches.

From start to finish, Duan Tianlang only threw one punch, while Qin Yuan threw three.

The first punch shattered the arm, the second punch shattered the chest, and the third punch shattered the dantian.

Clean and efficient, without any hesitation or fuss.

The entire room fell silent.

All the disciples watching stared blankly at Duan Tianlang, who lay like a dead dog at the bottom of the pit, and then at Qin Yuan, who stood at the edge of the pit with his breathing as steady as ever. A huge wave of emotions surged in their hearts.

The folding fan in Wen Ruofeng's hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

For the first time, Jian Wuhen's hand, which was holding the sword, trembled slightly.

Lin Qing'er and the others stared wide-eyed, forgetting to close their mouths.

Qin Yuan turned around and looked at the stone tablet bearing the true teachings.

The name of the seventh-ranked "Duan Tianlang" slowly faded and disappeared.

A new name emerges:

[Seventh Place: Qin Yuan, True Disciple of the Fifth Peak, Advanced Golden Core Stage.]

From the seventeenth to the seventh, from the early stage of Golden Core to the advanced stage of Golden Core, he only took four days.

In four days, they broke through three barriers.

Qin Yuan withdrew his gaze and looked in the direction of Wen Ruofeng and Jian Wuhen.

The two felt a chill run down their spines.

That evening, two guests arrived at Crimson Flame Peak.

Wen Ruofeng and Jian Wuhen.

The two climbed the mountain alone without any attendants, keeping a very humble posture.

Inside the main hall, Qin Yuan sat in the main seat, looking at the two people bowing below.

"Senior Brother Qin," Wen Ruofeng said with a wry smile, "we... are here to apologize for what happened today."

Jian Wuhen silently took out two storage bags and placed them on the ground.

"This contains some of the resources we've accumulated over the years," Wen Ruofeng said. "A total of eight thousand mid-grade spirit crystals, twelve bottles of 'Condensing Essence Pills,' three low-grade Xuan-rank magic treasures, and some rare materials."

He paused, then added, "The matter of Duan Tianlang was indeed instigated by Elder Li. Although we two were not involved, we did not stop it either, and we were negligent. These apologies are just to express our remorse, and we hope that Senior Brother Qin will be lenient."

Qin Yuan looked at the two of them without saying a word.

The atmosphere inside the hall was oppressive.

After a long silence, Qin Yuan finally spoke slowly: "Leave your things here. You may leave."

Wen Ruofeng and Jian Wuhen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed, saying, "Thank you, Senior Brother Qin."

After the two left, Qin Yuan picked up the two storage bags, scanned them with his divine sense, and confirmed that they were genuine.

"Feeding".

Feeding successful. Level-up progress +800

Feeding successful. Level-up progress +600

Feeding successful...

After a series of prompts, the system panel finally changed:

[Energy sufficient! System upgrade in progress...]

Upgrade successful!

[System that increases cultivation by twenty years in a day → System that increases cultivation by forty years in a day]

Current level: 3 (0/10000)

[New Feature Unlocked: Cultivation Points Can Be Accumulated and Stored, Maximum Storage Time: Five Days]

Forty years in a single day!

Moreover, it can be stored for five days, which means that up to two hundred years of cultivation can be extracted at once!

A glint of light flashed in Qin Yuan's eyes.

The accumulation required to progress from the advanced stage of the Golden Core realm to its peak, and then to the condensation of the Nascent Soul, is astronomical. But with this new system, none of that is a problem.

He looked out of the hall and saw the True Lineage Peaks under the night sky, like giant beasts lying in wait.

The top five are at the peak of the Golden Core stage, just touching the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage...

"It'll be soon," Qin Yuan murmured to himself.

There are still three months until the Grand Competition of One Hundred Sects.

Three months is enough for him to break into the top five, or even... higher.