In this repeated cycle of destruction and rebirth, even the tyrannical Peng Demon had to submit.
The entire process was much smoother than Yang Chan had expected.
’As expected! After subduing the Peng Demon, the proficiency of my Peng Demon Martial Seal has increased by quite a bit!’
After subduing the Peng Demon, Yang Chan looked at his panel and saw that his proficiency had indeed increased.
It had risen from 2% to 35% in the Tier One Initial Glimpse Realm, a total increase of 33% proficiency. Using Potential Points to achieve this would have been quite costly, so this saved him a good number of Potential Points.
Furthermore, when he tried to visualize the Peng Demon Martial Seal again, the process was much smoother than before. The Peng Demon was now actively cooperating.
Yang Chan tried cultivating and could clearly feel the rate at which the Peng Demon Martial Seal was improving had increased. The benefit was obvious; the Peng Demon was actively cooperating with him, accelerating the process.
This benefit was particularly welcome for Yang Chan, especially since he hadn’t planned on spending any Potential Points on the Peng Demon Martial Seal right now.
Having completed his breakthrough, Yang Chan let out a long sigh.
Although he had a feeling that the process would go smoothly, he was still delighted with the result.
After subduing the Peng Demon True Intent, Yang Chan clearly felt his Spiritual Power improving. Even his Soul Body had strengthened, though not by a large margin.
Strengthening his Soul Body would mostly depend on cultivating the Taiyuan Soul Sword; as it grew more powerful, it would empower his Soul Body in turn.
Having achieved his desired breakthrough, Yang Chan naturally ended his seclusion.
He had announced he was entering secluded cultivation when he decided to subdue the Peng Demon True Intent. He did this periodically, so Han Bingyu and the others were accustomed to it.
For instance, while it seemed he had subdued the Peng Demon in a mere moment to achieve this breakthrough, he had in fact tried many times before succeeding.
He had spent a full three days preparing for this breakthrough. Although he hadn’t worked on it continuously, taking breaks to ingest elixirs and harvest Potential Points, to the outside world, he had been in seclusion for three days straight.
Those few days of accumulation led to a final, extremely smooth process of subjugation.
Having achieved his breakthrough, Yang Chan adjusted his aura and walked out of the secret chamber.
Yang Chan pushed open the door to the chamber, and blinding sunlight spilled in. It must be afternoon, the only time sunlight reached this far into the room.
"Pharmacist Yang!"
The maid waiting at the entrance heard the noise. Seeing Yang Chan emerge, she bowed deeply.
Yang Chan’s periods of seclusion never had a fixed duration. The shortest might end in a day, while longer ones could last for several. It was rare for them to exceed ten days, so the maids standing guard outside worked in shifts.
"Mm. Prepare some hot water. I wish to bathe."
It was Yang Chan’s custom to take a hot bath after each period of seclusion.
This was a perfectly normal part of his routine.
Upon hearing his command, the maid happily went to make the arrangements.
A short while later, Han Bingyu arrived, having evidently heard that Yang Chan was out of seclusion.
"Has something happened?"
Yang Chan asked, noticing the urgent expression on Han Bingyu’s face as she approached.
’No matter what it is, as long as it doesn’t force me to leave the Cyan Yuan Sect, it can’t be that serious.’
Even with his Martial Arts Cultivation at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster realm, Yang Chan still just wanted to remain in the Cyan Yuan Sect to cultivate in peace, without getting involved in the affairs of the outside world.
This held true even though he knew a large-scale Secret Realm had appeared at the borderlands.
He preferred it when others brought opportunities back to the Cyan Yuan Sect so he could enjoy the final fruits of their labor. Of course, he put in his own effort afterward by refining the Spiritual Materials they returned with into Spirit Pills. This allowed those who had reaped the opportunities to also gain something, achieving a win-win result.
Consuming Spirit Medicine directly was often ineffective, and some were even harmful if taken alone. But through Yang Chan’s refining, these Spirit Medicines could be transformed into elixirs—exceptionally potent ones that could advance one’s cultivation.
They risked everything to seize opportunities and brought back Spiritual Materials; he helped them by refining those materials into elixirs, and everyone benefited. ’What could be better than that?’ he thought.
"It’s news about the Secret Realm that appeared in the borderlands!"
Han Bingyu handed a letter to Yang Chan. If he hadn’t been in seclusion for the past few days, she would have brought it to him much sooner.
No one dared to interrupt Yang Chan while he was in seclusion. This was by his own arrangement—no matter how urgent the matter, it could not interfere with his training.
Urgent matters had to wait until his seclusion was over.
Only if the Sect was on the verge of annihilation, a true life-or-death crisis, was his seclusion to be interrupted.
Han Bingyu had been instructed by Yang Chan and would never break this rule on her own initiative. Besides, while the matter she held was urgent to her, it might not be for him.
After all, given Yang Chan’s personality, there was no guarantee he would go even after learning the news in the letter.
Yang Chan opened the letter and examined its contents. A look of surprise crossed his face, followed by a slight frown. His expression became hesitant.
"This new, large-scale Secret Realm seems to be connected to the final Purple Void Imperial Dynasty from ten thousand years ago. It appears to be a Secret Realm they created. Many opportunities have already been found inside, but it has yet to be fully explored."
"There are still vast regions that no one has entered because the depths of the Secret Realm are extremely dangerous. Without the involvement of major powers with combat power at the National Guardian Martial Saint Level, progress has been slow!"
Han Bingyu explained slowly.
At first, she naturally hadn’t known what the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty was, but with the emergence of this massive Secret Realm, related information had begun to spread.
That was how Han Bingyu came to know of the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty—or, as it was also called, the Purple Void Divine Dynasty.
"Divine Acupoints as subjects, Divine Sea as nobility, Divine Body as Emperor."
This saying had also spread, letting Han Bingyu know of a realm of existence beyond the National Guardian Martial Saint—beings revered as Divine Spirits.
They were beings with incredibly long lifespans, practically immortal gods walking the earth.
However, for some unknown reason, the Purple Void Divine Dynasty suddenly vanished, and in the eras that followed, it became nearly impossible for anyone in the Cultivation Realm to break through to the realm above Martial Saint.
This information, which should have been extremely secret, had been deliberately circulated by certain parties, and naturally, Han Bingyu had received it as well.
Naturally, Han Bingyu had to deliver news of such a powerful Divine Dynasty to Yang Chan at the first opportunity. However, he had been in seclusion, so she could only wait.
As soon as she learned from the maid that Yang Chan had ended his seclusion, she had come straight away to deliver the intelligence into his hands.
Whether it was the Purple Void Divine Dynasty, the cultivation realm above Martial Saint, or the massive Secret Realm, she had to inform Yang Chan of this news. To do otherwise would be a dereliction of her duty.
"Is Sect Leader Gu still in the Sect?"
After finishing the letter, Yang Chan unexpectedly asked a question about Gu An.
Yang Chan had heard of the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty from the Black Dragon before, as well as its ruler, Emperor Purple Void—a being so powerful that even the Black Dragon was extremely wary of him.
He just hadn’t expected to hear news about the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty now.
Moreover, one line in the letter truly caught his attention: the sound of a dragon’s roar had been heard within the Secret Realm, suggesting the presence of the Dragon Race. Reading this, Yang Chan’s heart skipped a beat. After all, he was a Dragon Tamer.