One old, one young, remained at this one hundred-foot distance as they watched over Yang Kai's situation.
The world energy entered the tempered body of Yang Kai and spread through every inch of it. Even though one could not sense the initial element fluctuations, they could see that in a ten-foot radius, a large gale of wind was circulating with Yang Kai as the origin. The commotion around Yang Kai was truly remarkable.
This was only a breakthrough into the initial element stage, so how could it be like this? Xia Ning Chang really didn't understand it.
With the passing of time, a drumming sound slowly began in Yang Kai's body. He felt his body was like a balloon expanding, due to the immense amount of world energy pouring in.
Just as Xia Ning Chang was secretly worrying for him, his body reverted to how it was previously. Even under the Sect Head's barrier, she could still feel the sinister World Qi fluctuations.
What was even more shocking was that the immense amount of World Qi had been completely absorbed by Yang Kai. And unexpectedly, a blazing hot, red stream of energy came gushing out from Coiling Dragon Stream.
These strips of energy were like red ribbons, rising from the bottom of Coiling Dragon Stream, entering Yang Kai through his pores.
Yang-attributed Qi! Xia Ning Chang realized that the energy Yang Kai had previously absorbed was world energy, and this time it was Yang-attributed Qi. Although it could still be considered world energy, it was energy with a single attribute.
Only after this Yang-attributed Qi had been completely absorbed by Yang Kai did the commotion cease.
"Not bad." The Sect Head smiled slightly and snapped his fingers to remove the barrier he had erected. In a split second, his figure had disappeared, leaving only his voice near Xia Ning Chang's ear: "Please ask if your master is well in my place."
"Understood!" Xia Ning Chang respectfully replied before going to investigate the results of Yang Kai's breakthrough.
With only one look, Xia Ning Chang was stunned.
Initial Element Second Stage!
She actually thought she had sensed incorrectly, so she checked again and confirmed that Yang Kai had really reached the Initial Element Second Stage!
His breakthrough this time had not only involved him breaking into a higher realm but also breaking through one of the sub-stages. Was she dreaming?
Xia Ning Chang's own physique was special, and even with her meticulous cultivating and training, when she broke through, she didn't directly break through two stages. So today, when she saw Yang Kai achieve this feat in front of her, how could she not be stunned?
Just as she was staring at him flabbergasted, Yang Kai, who was sitting down cross-legged, suddenly muttered to himself: "So it was like this!"
That being said, the World Qi fluctuations from his body became denser; he broke through to the Initial Element Third Stage!
"Monster!" Xia Ning Chang didn't know how to react as she once again felt a blow to her confidence.
After holding her position for a while and confirming that Yang Kai wouldn't increase in strength again, Xia Ning Chang finally let out a sigh of relief, then left sorrowfully.
Yang Kai sat next to Coiling Dragon Stream for the entire night but didn't cultivate his True Yang Tactics at all. Instead, he set about understanding the insights he had gained during his breakthrough.
During his breakthrough, two different types of energy had entered his body. One was the world energy; this had not been absorbed into his dantian but had been absorbed by his bones, apart from a portion of tempered body energy.
The second type was the Yang-attributed energy from within the Coiling Dragon Stream, which had fully become his. This energy had condensed into five drops of Yang Liquid and was calmly residing within his dantian. After thinking for the entire night, Yang Kai had finally achieved a vague understanding.
The golden skeleton was able to sense when he sustained injuries or pain and restore his stamina, but this boost required energy to work. It could not come from nothing, so its absorption of world energy was not something hard to comprehend.
The world energy absorbed by it this time would be given back to him later when he needed the stamina boosts. This was also one of the golden skeleton's profound uses and the reason why it could supplement his stamina when needed during battle.
Yang Kai had also thought that he could only take in Yang-type energy because he was cultivating the True Yang Tactics. But now, it seemed that this theory ought to be tested.
If he really could absorb energy that wasn't Yang-attributed, then his training speed would be even faster than before.
That made Yang Kai a bit joyful. Even though the True Yang Tactics were powerful, they still had limitations. However, if his theory was correct, then he would no longer need to worry about finding adequate training environments.
Breathing out deeply, Yang Kai stood up. Using all of his concentration, he sensed that he had truly broken through and was now at the Initial Element Third Stage.
Thinking back to the size of the two energies that had entered his body last night, Yang Kai felt at ease.
With his internal World Qi stabilized, arriving at the Initial Element Stage, even if his World Qi amount was small, this breakthrough was clearly out of the ordinary.
The World Qi in his body had succeeded in increasing his heaven cycle, connecting his heaven and earth bridge, and thereby increasing the speed at which his True Yang Tactics worked.
Not to mention that after reaching this stage, to a certain extent, training was easier. But of course, the prerequisite was that he had a suitable cultivating environment.
Walking back from Coiling Dragon Stream, Yang Kai only felt happiness. With a realm increase, his view of the world had changed a bit, resulting in his eyes becoming a bit clearer.
In a fifty-foot radius, he could even sense a person's breathing.
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Just as he was walking to his wooden hut, Yang Kai suddenly heard a familiar cry of agony. Stopping in his tracks,Yang Kai went to listen but couldn't resist the urge to laugh................