Chapter 14: Breaking Through Two Layers in Succession

The ornamental tree in the courtyard is tall and sturdy.

Hanging prominently between the branches at the top is a tag: Upgrade Card (within Hua Xuan Realm Nine Layers).

It is precisely because of this that he has the confidence to break through!

He has already asked the system about the method to obtain this tag.

To extract a tag from a human, one must either kill them or conquer them.

As for tags refreshed on objects, it is relatively simple; one only needs to touch the tag continuously with a hand, and the extraction will be completed after ten minutes.

Of course, ten minutes is the system's way of putting it; there is no such unit of time in this world.

Yang Yu reserved a quarter of an hour, which was more than enough time.

After he climbed the tree, Bai Zhi was somewhat suspicious:

"Yang Yu, what are you doing?"

Bai Chengliang mocked:

"Aren't you going to break through? Why run up a tree?"

Yang Yu put on an inscrutable expression and said, "What do you know? To break through, one must naturally choose a good location. The higher the altitude, the easier the breakthrough."

"Sister, is there something wrong with his brain?" Bai Chengliang looked at Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi was also somewhat speechless...

She had indeed never seen anyone climb a tree to break through.

Yang Yu found it inconvenient to explain, so he could only give her a reassuring look before climbing to the top of the tree in a few swift movements.

Then, he found a suitable spot, wedged his bottom in to sit down, and placed his palm on the tag.

【Starting tag extraction, countdown 10 minutes...】

The system responded immediately.

Taking advantage of this time, Yang Yu communicated with the system and clarified the rules for tag refreshing.

The tags he had encountered before were all refreshed on humans.

The content of human tags is inevitably formed by someone's key information.

A large portion of these tags can only indicate information, having no practical use, and are even completely unrelated to cultivation.

Admittedly, some human tags are very powerful, but they are beyond Yang Yu's reach.

For example, Fu Qinghuan's Cangming Sacred Body; to extract it, one would have to kill or conquer her—how could that be easy?

For Yang Yu, the top priority is to improve his strength.

Those tags that can immediately improve his realm and strength are what he urgently needs.

For example, Upgrade Cards, Experience Books, Skill Books, and so on.

Such tags certainly lack the long-term value of things like the Cangming Sacred Body, but they are very practical for the present.

The refresh location is often on a random object.

"The system has a thoughtful side too; these simple, direct tags that are easy to obtain are truly a breath of fresh air."

Yang Yu rarely praised the system.

Ten minutes is neither long nor short.

Yang Yu maintained the posture of touching the tag, while Bai Zhi looked up from under the tree, remaining somewhat bewildered... this didn't look like a breakthrough at all.

Bai Chengliang couldn't help but laugh out loud and said, "Yang Yu, did you go up the tree to take a dump?"

Bai Zhi said softly, "Chengliang, don't talk nonsense."

Bai Chengliang scoffed and said, "Sister, what kind of judgment do you have? He doesn't even look like a normal person."

Bai Zhi: "..."

Yang Yu simply pretended not to hear and began to circulate his energy to cultivate.

As long as I am not embarrassed, the one who is embarrassed is someone else!

After mastering the Taixu Divine Art, he hadn't had the chance to properly test it yet.

Although the cultivation technique can operate automatically, that is only a passive state.

If he really wants to know the limits of the technique, he must actively circulate his energy for a few cycles to thoroughly refine it.

As Yang Yu circulated his energy, the Mysterious Transformation energy within his body instantly began to flow at several times the speed.

It even drew a large amount of Heaven and Earth Mysterious energy, which gathered toward his dantian.

His entire dantian, along with all the meridians in his body, showed faint signs of expanding.

He originally had no cultivation and no technique.

Yet at this moment, he was mastering the most top-tier technique between Heaven and Earth, the Taixu Divine Art.

The initial circulation brought him a massive impact.

After circulating for a few cycles, the bottleneck of his cultivation loosened...

Yang Yu was both surprised and delighted; he hurriedly seized the opportunity to inhale and exhale the Mysterious energy with even greater focus.

Before long, his cultivation had actually broken through its limit!

Bai Zhi under the tree looked incredulous and said, "He... broke through?"

"No way? Impossible, that makes no sense?!" Bai Chengliang's eyes were about to pop out.

He had originally thought that the only possibility for Yang Yu to break through was to pull out a Dantian Pill that forcibly raised one's realm.

Relying on himself, how could he break through so quickly?

But he hadn't expected that this guy really did break through!

Just sitting on the tree like that, holding a strange posture with one hand, and no one knew what he was cultivating.

In any case, he just broke through!

Bai Chengliang's worldview was impacted, and he said blankly, "Could it be that the higher the level, the easier it is to break through?"

At the same time, Yang Yu was also somewhat pleasantly surprised.

Relying on the Taixu Divine Art, he successfully broke through one level of cultivation, reaching the first layer of the Hua Xuan Realm.

Of course, such a good thing could only happen once, equivalent to a reward for mastering the cultivation technique for the first time.

Now that he had fully adapted to the technique, he would still need to cultivate steadily in the future.

Regardless, this counted as an unexpected joy.

The entry on the tree had not been used yet.

【Countdown 0 minutes 01 seconds, Ding! The host has continuously touched the entry for 10 minutes, successfully extracted the entry—Upgrade Card (limited to below Hua Xuan Realm Nine Layers), and obtained 1000 points!】

Just right, the system prompt sound appeared.

The entry on the tree disappeared and appeared in the collection folder.

Yang Yu asked, "Does the meaning in the parentheses mean that once a certain realm is exceeded, it cannot be used anymore?"

【That is correct. The host's current cultivation is at the first layer of the Hua Xuan Realm, meeting the usage conditions. Do you wish to use it?】

"Use it!"

Yang Yu said decisively.

Logically speaking, for something like an Upgrade Card, the later it is used, the higher the cost-effectiveness.

After all, the further one cultivates, the harder it becomes.

But using it early means enjoying it early; get the satisfaction first and worry about the rest later.

There will be future entries later on; buying a childhood toy after growing up has a different meaning.

【Usage successful. This entry is a single-use consumable and will be automatically removed after taking effect!】

Very quickly, Yang Yu felt refreshed, and the Xuan Qi within his body grew stronger by another notch.

Second layer of the Hua Xuan Realm, reached.

Using an Upgrade Card to raise one's realm was still much more satisfying than cultivating it oneself.

It was too fast, just in an instant, without any risk or discomfort.

Moreover, breaking through two layers in a row, the cultivation technique had a huge restorative effect on his injuries, causing the aftereffects in his right arm and left leg to disappear as well.

Originally, Yang Yu was still thinking about whether to use an Immortal Bean, but now it was saved.

"What the hell?!"

Bai Chengliang was still immersed in shock when he noticed the Xuan Qi fluctuations on Yang Yu jump again.

Sensing carefully, Yang Yu had actually broken through another layer.

"Am I mistaken? Second layer of the Hua Xuan Realm? Breaking through two layers in a row?"

Bai Chengliang stared at Yang Yu as if he had seen a ghost.

Breaking through two layers in a row!

Something that only existed in rumors had actually happened to Yang Yu?

Moreover, his two layers included a breakthrough of a major realm!

From Opening Meridians Nine Layers to the second layer of the Hua Xuan Realm, could it really be this easy?

It really was a quarter of an hour!

No, not even a quarter of an hour!

Whoosh!

Yang Yu was satisfied and leaped down.

Bai Zhi said happily, "Yang Yu, you really did it..."

Bai Chengliang's face twitched, and he said, "Do, do you have some kind of Treasure Tool that can disguise a stronger cultivation?"

No matter what, he did not believe that Yang Yu could break through two layers in a row!

Yang Yu chuckled and said, "Why not try and see?"

Bai Chengliang narrowed his eyes and said, "Fine, if you can win against me, I will acknowledge you as my brother-in-law, I keep my word!"

Having said that, he clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles emitted a crisp cracking sound, and he blasted toward Yang Yu...