“Triple Martial Emperor realm!” Feeling the power within his body, Lin Xiao was overjoyed.
He had not expected that this Nourishing Pool Spiritual Lotus Root would allow him to break through two realms consecutively, advancing directly from the First Level Martial Emperor to the Third Level Martial Emperor.
With his current strength, Lin Xiao believed that relying solely on vital energy, he could easily overwhelm any powerhouse below the Martial Saint level.
Even those with strength comparable to Wang Qi or the youth from the Jiang family.
Coming back to his senses, Lin Xiao glanced over Wang Qi and the others. Seeing that Wang Qi was refining the Nourishing Pool Spiritual Lotus Root, he did not disturb him.
The two half-step Martial Saints from the Wang family and the other youth at the Eighth Level Martial Emperor were also healing their injuries, which had recovered to about seventy to eighty percent.
Tan Tai Wenjun had recovered even faster, almost completely healed.
“You should be participating in the Spirit Controller Grand Competition, right?” Lin Xiao said to Tan Tai Wenjun.
Tan Tai Wenjun nodded. “This subordinate is competing on behalf of the family!”
“Anything in these storage rings that would be beneficial for your competition, feel free to take them!” Lin Xiao gathered all the collected storage rings together and handed them, along with one empty storage ring, to Tan Tai Wenjun for inspection.
Tan Tai Wenjun examined them, then took out some of her original pills and items belonging to the Tan Tai family, placing them into the empty storage ring.
She also kept the spiritual core of the Tyrant Heaven Crab, as well as some items from the Jiang family’s collection.
This was not her being impolite, but rather obeying Lin Xiao’s command. Every word from Lin Xiao was an order to her.
These useful items amounted to quite a lot.
Afterwards, Tan Tai Wenjun returned the storage ring to Lin Xiao.
“Does the Tan Tai family have any specific plans for sending you to the competition?” Lin Xiao then asked.
“Before the Grand Competition, Elder Tan Tai Shuo, an eighth-grade elementary spirit controller, gave me a pill to attempt breaking through to the eighth-grade elementary spirit controller realm. I do not know exactly what pill it is.”
Tan Tai Wenjun replied, “However, I heard that the pill is rather special. Even if the breakthrough fails, my strength will still increase significantly, especially in the short term, as some medicinal power will remain. This is the Tan Tai family’s greatest trump card for winning the Grand Competition this time.”
Lin Xiao was astonished. A pill for breaking through to the eighth-grade spirit controller realm?
The leap from seventh-grade to eighth-grade was equivalent to a Martial Emperor breaking through to Martial Saint, extremely difficult. Even someone who had progressed far in the Ninth Level Martial Emperor realm, remaining at half-step Martial Saint for one hundred and eighty years or longer, would find it hard to achieve the breakthrough.
This was why Martial Saints were so rare across the entire continent.
Breaking through from seventh-grade advanced spirit controller to eighth-grade elementary spirit controller was several times more difficult than becoming a Martial Saint.
It was comparable to a vital cultivator jumping from Ninth Level Martial Emperor directly to Third Level Martial Saint. The difficulty was imaginable.
Therefore, spirit controllers who reached the eighth-grade spiritual power realm were exceedingly rare.
They were uncommon across the entire continent.
Probably only families like the Tan Tai, specialising in spirit control, or a holy land for spirit controllers like Spirit Pool Island, could produce such individuals.
Moreover, those were likely old monsters who had lived for several hundred years.
Breaking through to eighth-grade spirit controller before the age of fifty was virtually impossible.
Yet the Tan Tai family could actually provide such a pill, allowing Tan Tai Wenjun, who was not yet fifty, to attempt reaching eighth-grade elementary spirit controller.
Even if the breakthrough failed, her strength would very likely advance further.
Tan Tai Wenjun was already very strong at the seventh-grade advanced spiritual power realm, stronger than elders of the older generation like Tan Tai Qiuping who were also seventh-grade advanced spirit controllers.
After refining that pill, other seventh-grade advanced spirit controllers would probably no longer be her match.
Furthermore, even if the breakthrough failed, the residual medicinal effects in the short term would make Tan Tai Wenjun’s combat power even more terrifying.
At that point, she would very likely be invincible below the eighth-grade elementary spirit controller level.
The Tan Tai family winning the championship would then be almost certain.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao felt much more relieved.
If he himself could not achieve a good ranking, having his slave win the championship would also be acceptable.
His slave winning would be equivalent to him winning. If revealed publicly, Spirit Pool Island might even directly declare him the champion on the spot.
However, the reaction would probably be enormous.
Of course, the specifics would depend on the situation at the time.
It would be even better if Tan Tai Wenjun succeeded in breaking through.
Then he would have an eighth-grade elementary spirit controller as a slave.
She could also control a large amount of resources from the Tan Tai family.
Just thinking about it made Lin Xiao feel somewhat excited inside.
However, he could not place all his hopes on someone else. Lin Xiao suppressed his excitement.
“You may return now. Before the Grand Competition, mobilise all the resources the Tan Tai family can provide and do your utmost to improve your strength!” Lin Xiao instructed.
Originally, Lin Xiao had considered asking Tan Tai Wenjun to prepare a pill for him to attempt breaking through to seventh-grade elementary spirit controller.
However, there was no such pill in Tan Tai Wenjun’s own storage ring, and with the Grand Competition approaching, the Tan Tai family would certainly prioritise their own younger generation.
Obtaining such a pill would definitely not be easy.
Moreover, Tan Tai Wenjun was not at the Tan Tai family’s headquarters in Zhu Province. If she tried her hardest to acquire one, it might arouse suspicion.
Furthermore, before the Spirit Controller Grand Competition, Lin Xiao did not wish to have further contact with Tan Tai Wenjun, lest the Tan Tai family grow suspicious.
If discovered, it would deal a huge blow to the Tan Tai family.
Therefore, he abandoned the idea of having Tan Tai Wenjun prepare a pill for him.
“Yes, Master!” Tan Tai Wenjun nodded respectfully, then left the area.
Lin Xiao then took out the previously collected spiritual power pills and began refining them.
These were pills to enhance spiritual power, belonging to Tan Tai Wenjun and Tan Tai Qiuping.
However, after refining several, Lin Xiao still did not succeed in breaking through his cultivation.
After all, they were not specialised pills for breaking through to seventh-grade elementary spirit controller.
Logically, having previously used Violent Spirit Pills to forcibly raise his spiritual power cultivation past the seventh-grade elementary realm, with some prior changes in his sea of consciousness, breaking through again should have been somewhat easier.
Yet the barrier at sixth-grade advanced spiritual power realm was still substantial, clearly difficult to breach.
“It seems breaking through to seventh-grade elementary spiritual power realm is still too difficult. In the Continental Spirit Controller Grand Competition, probably more than just Tan Tai Wenjun will have reached seventh-grade advanced spiritual power realm. If competing purely on spiritual power, I truly cannot compare with them. Fortunately, I now have Tan Tai Wenjun as a slave.” Lin Xiao sighed inwardly.
His spiritual power allowed him to fight across two levels. With spiritual abilities added, he could at most defeat any seventh-grade intermediate spirit controller.
However, against a seventh-grade advanced spirit controller, he would be completely powerless.
In the Central Continent’s Spirit Controller Grand Competition, spirit controllers from all over would emerge. With the age limit of fifty and below, there would certainly be more than just Tan Tai Wenjun.
Without a breakthrough, achieving a higher ranking would probably be very difficult for him.
“Whoosh!”
At that moment, after refining the Nourishing Pool Spiritual Lotus Root for a day, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from Wang Qi.
Lin Xiao was startled and quickly turned to look at Wang Qi.
Clearly, Wang Qi had successfully refined the Nourishing Pool Spiritual Lotus Root, breaking through from Seventh Level Martial Emperor to Eighth Level Martial Emperor cultivation.
Wang Qi himself already possessed strength surpassing ordinary half-step Martial Saints. Now, having broken through again, his power would undoubtedly be even more fearsome.
Lin Xiao guessed that Wang Qi’s current strength was probably comparable to his own Third Level Martial Emperor vital energy.
“He broke through!” Nearby, the two half-step Martial Saint elders from the Wang family and the other youth all became excited.
Wang Qi was the genius of their branch. His breakthrough was a tremendously fortunate event for them.
This time, the sacrifices of those they had brought were not in vain.
“Congratulations, Brother Wang, on your successful breakthrough!”
Lin Xiao smiled at Wang Qi. “With Wang Qi’s current strength, it is probably comparable to my vital energy.”
