"One hundred eighty-nine thousand, seven hundred fifty-six!"
Ye Fan looked at the numbers on the system panel and shouted excitedly, "I'm less than 11,000 points away from successfully evolving into a mid-grade magical weapon!"
While Ye Fan eagerly anticipated his evolution, Lin Li was equally thrilled!
In such a short period, Lin Li had been rampantly harvesting the lives of the Demon Sect's demonic beasts, zombies, poisonous creatures, and disciples!
At this moment, he had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment second layer and was on the verge of breaking through to the third layer!
Standing amidst a pile of corpses, Lin Li's ferocious gaze swept over the surroundings.
The Demon Sect disciples had suffered immense losses because of him!
Whenever they felt Lin Li's gaze upon them, they immediately lowered their heads, too frightened to make eye contact with this murderous demon, fearful that he would charge over and take their lives.
Some of the disciples, overtaken by fear, dared not even look in his direction and had begun quietly retreating, trying to distance themselves unnoticed.
As he prepared to break through, Lin Li didn't want any unnecessary disturbances. He simply observed his surroundings without moving.
In the brief time he had spent slaughtering, Lin Li had already killed so many that, even after stopping, the energy being fed back to him by Ye Fan hadn't ceased. It was as if the flow of energy would never stop!
With each passing moment, every breath he took brought an endless stream of power from the Bloodthirsty Sword into his body!
His spiritual energy surged!
His cultivation level climbed!
Finally, he reached the bottleneck!
Typically, when a cultivator hit a bottleneck, they would need time to rest and use the assistance of pills to break through. Alternatively, some would succeed through moments of life-or-death desperation, surpassing their limits.
But now!
With Ye Fan's continuous energy feedback, the bottleneck to Foundation Establishment third layer felt as fragile as a thin layer of paper, easily pierced by Lin Li!
In an instant, Lin Li's dantian underwent a transformation, becoming more expansive and capable of holding more spiritual energy.
His meridians also grew tougher!
The breakthrough from Foundation Establishment second layer to third layer caused a significant increase in his spiritual energy storage, and his strength surged by over thirty percent!
However…
Ye Fan's energy feedback had not stopped!
"What?!"
Lin Li was astonished!
Breaking through to the third layer had already delighted him, as such a significant leap in strength was typically a decade-long endeavor for most cultivators.
But he never expected that even after this major breakthrough, with strength equivalent to what others might only achieve after decades of cultivation, the Bloodthirsty Sword's feedback hadn't ended!
"I've gained more than 100,000 evolution points!"
Ye Fan thought excitedly, "Lin Li's cultivation level isn't that high. The energy and evolution points I absorb should provide endless benefits to him as well!"
As Ye Fan contemplated, Lin Li's meridians and dantian had grown more resilient after the breakthrough, greatly increasing the efficiency of the energy feedback.
"Hiss?!"
Lin Li drew in a sharp breath, shocked. "After breaking through to the third layer, the energy feedback from the Bloodthirsty Sword hasn't just continued—it's even stronger than before?!"
Lin Li's cultivation, which had just entered the third layer of Foundation Establishment, rapidly advanced under Ye Fan's continuous energy feedback!
From early-stage Foundation Establishment third layer…
To mid-stage Foundation Establishment third layer…
To stable Foundation Establishment third layer…
To late-stage Foundation Establishment third layer!
Even nearing the peak of the third layer!
"There are still more powerful demonic beasts and zombies waiting for me to battle!"
"It seems that volunteering for this mission was the best decision I could have made!"
"Otherwise, there's no way my cultivation would have increased this quickly!"
As Lin Li's strength skyrocketed, the Demon Sect disciples watching from afar were growing increasingly puzzled.
"Why isn't he moving?"
"Maybe he's exhausted his spiritual energy."
"That must be it! After all, he looked so formidable earlier. He's bound to be tired now, probably resting and recovering his spiritual energy."
"Hurry! Let's attack him before he has a chance to recover!"
"Easy for you to say! Who knows if he still has strength left?"
"If you're so brave, why don't you go? I'm not risking it!"
The Demon Sect disciples exchanged heated words, but none dared approach Lin Li. No one was willing to risk angering him during this crucial moment of his breakthrough.
Finally!
Lin Li felt the energy feedback from the Bloodthirsty Sword stop.
Foundation Establishment, third layer… Peak!!!
"I actually reached the peak of Foundation Establishment third layer?!"
Lin Li felt exhilarated, unable to believe it. "What took others twenty to thirty years of grueling effort to achieve, I've gained in less than half a day by destroying a few dozen Demon Sect residences and killing some demonic beasts and zombies!"
"The stronger I fight, the stronger I become!"
Lin Li took a deep breath, filled with the rancid stench of blood and death.
But unlike when he first arrived and was overwhelmed by the stench, now, with his cultivation surging and his mood elevated, Lin Li found this place strangely intoxicating!
At least…
There was no other place where he could fight so many enemies, allowing his cultivation to soar so rapidly!
This accursed, foul-smelling place—the Demon Sect outpost—had its own unique charm, enabling Lin Li's strength to skyrocket!
Lin Li glanced around, raising his sword…
"He's moving, he's moving!"
"Oh no, he's looking at us!"
"Heavens, please don't let him come over here…"
"Ahhh! He—he's coming over here!"
"What do we do? What do we do?"
"Should we… run?"
"Run?! Are you crazy? If we run in the face of an enemy, we'll be executed for desertion!"
"But if we stay, we'll die for sure!"
As Lin Li emerged slowly from the piles of corpses—of demonic beasts, poisonous insects, zombies, and a few Demon Sect disciples—the group of disciples standing opposite him grew increasingly terrified.
Finally!
Under the influence of the first disciple who suggested fleeing, the group directly in front of Lin Li couldn't bear the pressure any longer. They all turned to run!
However…
As they turned to flee, they were shocked to see someone approaching!
A man who appeared to be middle-aged, wearing a blue-green robe with a turban on his head, was leading a group of ten people from deep within the outpost.
"The... the Incense Master?!"
The disciples who had planned to flee were startled when they saw who it was, their fear of being punished for desertion momentarily turning into relief. They quickly shouted, "Incense Master! Please help! That sword cultivator is right behind us!"