Atop the Gold Star, Elder Brother Lu Yang had achieved success in his cultivation and revealed an inscrutable smile.

Being in the later stage of Spirit Transformation meant he was one step closer to passing the tribulation and entering the Void Refinement Stage... Wait, this didn’t seem like something to be happy about

Yun Mengmeng brought over a small stool to sit next to Lu Yang, gleefully eating pastries, unaffected by the Gold Element Qi because she possessed the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit.

This was her first time in space, and it was quite cold.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

There was nothing in space, no food, no fun, just desolation; had the Second-in-command not been cultivating here, she wouldn’t have bothered flying up.

"You’re in the latter stage of Spirit Transformation? Second-in-command is so impressive—here, have a peach," Mengmeng said.

Mengmeng had just taken a bite of her pastry and, seeing the Second-in-command’s successful breakthrough, she wanted to eat another bite but didn’t want to put her pastry down, so she just carried it in her mouth and handed over an Immortal Peach she had just picked from her family’s tree.

Then she brought out Senior Sister Gan Tian’s ancestral guqin she had borrowed, channeled her spiritual essence into the guqin, and a magnificent melody arose. She quickly started clapping to celebrate the Second-in-command reaching the later stage of Spirit Transformation, clapping frantically.

"Thank you," Lu Yang subconsciously took the Immortal Peach and started eating it, then suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Wait, Sister Mengmeng, why are you here?!"

"Oh, I heard you were about to break through, so I waited here to congratulate you."

Lu Yang was deeply touched; he had been cloistered at Gold Star for so long, and Sister Mengmeng had actually waited here for him all this time.

"How long have you been waiting here, Sister Mengmeng?"

"Just arrived."

"..."

Lu Yang drew his Green Peak Sword, the sword intent soaring into the sky. With one swing, he ripped open the void, leaving a spatial rift that wouldn’t close for a long time.

During his cultivation, Lu Yang had continuously absorbed the Gold Element Qi, and now his Sword Qi had reached an unimaginably powerful level.

Lu Yang tossed the Immortal Peach high into the air and lightly nudged the Sword Guard with his thumb. A flash of the sword’s light passed, and the peach fell back into his hand, its skin neatly peeled off while the flesh remained undamaged!

"So impressive!" Yun Mengmeng clapped enthusiastically; she always ended up leaving some flesh on the skin when she peeled fruits herself, "Help me peel one too."

Lu Yang drew his sword a second time, peeled another Immortal Peach for Yun Mengmeng, and her applause grew even more vigorous.

After eating the Immortal Peach, Yun Mengmeng put a floral garland on Lu Yang, adding a ceremonial feel to the occasion.

"Let’s go back, I need to consolidate my realm," said Lu Yang. He was still under attack by the Gold Element Power and influenced by the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit Embryo. He was smiling continuously, too happy to calm down and solidify his realm.

Flying back to the Seek Dao Sect, Lu Yang headed straight to the Great Snow Mountain behind Sky Gate Mountain and sought out Chasing Moon True Person.

"Senior Chasing Moon, can you withdraw the divine ability?" Lu Yang now couldn’t help but slap himself in joy.

At that moment, Chasing Moon True Person was talking with Senior Sister Gan Tian, listening to her experiences in the Demon Territory. While her experiences weren’t as thrilling as Lu Yang’s, they were still quite colorful compared to an ordinary cultivator’s.

Chasing Moon True Person glanced at Lu Yang and asked, "You’ve reached the later stage of Transforming Spirit?"

While speaking, he activated the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit Embryo to eliminate the influences.

"Here’s your guqin," Yun Mengmeng handed the ancient guqin back to Senior Sister Gan Tian.

"Junior Brother, you are cultivating faster than me and the Second Senior Brother, perhaps even faster than Master," Senior Sister Gan Tian remarked while playing the guqin, helping Lu Yang to consolidate his realm.

"How about compared to the Eldest Senior Sister?" Lu Yang excitedly asked, feeling better than ever, convinced that even the Eldest Senior Sister, who was in the mid-stage of Transforming Spirit, was no match for him!

"That, I don’t know. The Eldest Senior Sister never mentioned her cultivation speed."

"It seems I’m either faster or slower than the Eldest Senior Sister," Lu Yang was pleased with this response, meaning he had a fifty percent chance of surpassing the Eldest Senior Sister.

Wait, was his way of thinking somehow different from usual? Lu Yang suddenly realized something was off.

Fairy Eternity appeared and explained to Lu Yang, "This is very normal. You’re already at the late Spirit Transformation Stage and will soon enter the Void Refinement Stage before merging with the Invincible Primordial Spirit to ascend to the Body Integration Realm. As second-in-command, your talent is exceptional, and signs of merging have preliminarily appeared, giving you an invincible mindset."

Lu Yang: "..."

Why on earth did I ever decide to make the Unrivaled Pill?

Bai Ye, who replaced Chasing Moon True Person, took out a paper bag from his storage ring: "Elder Brother Lu Yang, here are some petals I just plucked from myself."

Ever since Lu Yang had commented on how delicious the petals were back at the Fairy Palace, Bai Ye remembered and consistently brought petals to Lu Yang after arriving at Seek Dao Sect.

Lu Yang had tried correcting him a few times, hoping Bai Ye wouldn’t call him "Elder Brother Lu Yang," but Bai Ye, being used to it, refused to change, so Lu Yang just let him be.

"Thank you." He popped a petal into his mouth, as fragrantly sweet as ever.

Having eaten petals from the Laurel Tree Ancestor and enjoyed music played by Senior Sister Gan Tian, Lu Yang had solidified his realm without the need for a second retreat.

"Old Meng, I’ve broken through to the late Spirit Transformation Stage. How about you?" Lu Yang went to Meng Jingzhou’s abode, smelling the pungent scent of spice from afar.

Meng Jingzhou stretched out from behind a hot pot, lips and cheeks deathly pale, pouring duck blood into the pot.

"Of course, I beat you to it, you bastard!" Meng Jingzhou responded irritably. Spending his days around the sun, cultivating while bleeding, he progressed swiftly, reaching the late Spirit Transformation Stage before Lu Yang.

The only downside to this method was severe blood loss, necessitating nutritional replenishment.

If he wasn’t so weak right now, he would definitely drag Lu Yang into a fight.

"Come on, I’ll have some too." Meng Jingzhou ate hot pot all the time, but it had been a while for Lu Yang; the last time he had hot pot was when he first met Yun Mengmeng at the Sword Tower.

Lu Yang completely made himself at home in Meng Jingzhou’s abode, sitting down and starting to eat with the utensils he had brought out.

"Hey, leave some for me!" Meng Jingzhou was furious. It was bad enough you were rude, but you even started by stealing my duck blood. Don’t you know I’m anemic right now?

"You’re being stingy. Put some meat in, put some meat in," Lu Yang urged, especially since there was only duck blood in the pot.

Meng Jingzhou stretched out his hand, tore open a space, and brought out a plate of meat, dumping it into the hot pot.

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow, "Space Spell?"

He didn’t remember Old Meng having this trick.

"Jealous, huh? Taught by Vast Sea Ancestral Master," Meng Jingzhou said with a smirk.

Vast Sea Daoist Lord had taught him the space spell while drawing his blood.

"You just broke through, didn’t you? Don’t you need to solidify your realm?" Meng Jingzhou stood up, picking up a piece of ginger that looked like meat and casually placed it in Lu Yang’s bowl as he asked.

"I got lucky this time. After my breakthrough, Sister Mengmeng gave me an Immortal Peach, Junior Sister Bai Ye gave me petals, and Third Senior Sister played the piano," Lu Yang said as he picked up a slice of meat coated with Sichuan pepper and placed it in Meng Jingzhou’s bowl.

Crack.

Meng Jingzhou unwittingly applied too much force and snapped his chopsticks, his face flushing with anger.

Lu Yang watched, baffled, "What’s wrong with you, can’t control your strength after your breakthrough?"

In Meng Jingzhou’s eyes, Lu Yang was purely showing off, and pinpointing that would only make Lu Yang flaunt even more.

"Nothing, nothing, just thinking how lucky you are, kid."

"If I were really that lucky, I wouldn’t have met you."

"To hell with you."