In the end, Pulao couldn’t help but break the silence: "Brothers, don’t worry. If that guy can’t even handle this, how could he possibly fulfill the prophecy?!"

After he finished speaking, not only were his two elder brothers, but all the Primordial Spirits waiting around fell silent.

They were already beyond help, struggling to protect themselves, let alone worrying about others.

Pulao casually waved a hand: "Disperse, let’s all disperse! We’ve suffered quite a backlash this time. Let’s all go back and recover!"

Bian, who had remained silent, finally nodded: "Yes! You’re right. We do need to rest. This is indeed a turbulent time, and the path ahead depends on us."

After that, the three brothers, exhausted and needing to recover quickly from the backlash, fell back into a slumber.

Deep in the Demon Cave, in a mysterious space seemingly dormant for millennia, a Divine Thought suddenly echoed.

"Hmm? This Spiritual Power is... the Star King Crystal Core! How could it appear on this low-level planet! Could it be... could it be that the people from the Star-Picking Palace have arrived?"

This Divine Thought was shrill and hoarse, tinged with a strong sense of panic.

What it sensed was undoubtedly the burst of Starlight Energy that Yang Yan unleashed at the brink of death.

"Ha! This is truly divine assistance for me; your days of evil are numbered!"

Another Divine Thought rang out, with an undeniable majesty in its tone.

"Ah! We have burned our cultivation to suppress your filth for so long; these hard days are finally coming to an end!"

Following that, a third Divine Thought, gentle and lazy, arose.

It wasn’t difficult to detect a hint of delight from this tone.

Soon after, a fourth Divine Thought appeared.

"To sense the spiritual fluctuations of the Star King Crystal Core, it seems our reinforcements have finally arrived."

"Hehe, we’ve exhausted our cultivation just to suppress you, and now any capable person could easily obliterate you. You should come to your senses!"

This Divine Thought was steady and sonorous, directly targeting the source of the initial Divine Thought.

Faced with this cascading assault, the initial party was also unwilling to yield, shrieking sharply and hoarsely:

"Hmph! Don’t be so smug. You self-righteous fools, do you really think I’ll just sit and wait for death?"

"The pieces I’ve set up are not far from here. Once I break free and absorb a few of you ancient relics to regain my strength, what can the experts of the Star-Picking Palace do to me then?!"

"Kekeke... Rest assured, I’ll leave a sliver of your consciousness, so you can watch as this star you’re guarding is entirely sacrificed!"

Saying this, the Divine Thought began to cackle without restraint, like a madman.

"Dream on!" A righteously indignant Divine Thought shouted in retort.

Someone immediately agreed: "Ha! You said the same hundreds of years ago. Even if your puppets reach here, we will do everything we can to stop them, even if it means total annihilation!"

Another Divine Thought bellowed: "If you evil spirit escape, the entire galaxy will not be spared from a bloody storm. Let’s see whose reinforcement arrives first!"

A third Divine Thought resonated: "The Dao brother is not wrong. Even if we can’t kill you now, if we hold on for another hundred years, you wretched things will vanish and never rise again!"

...

After a while, the Divine Thoughts in this space gradually dissipated, and the area returned to deathly silence, as if nothing had happened.

However, as the origin of this discussion, Yang Yan was completely unaware of this communication deep within the Demon Cave.

Having just escaped a life-threatening situation with all his might, he collapsed exhausted, sinking into unconsciousness, and the starlight surrounding him gradually vanished after a few breaths, leaving no trace.

Meanwhile, the Primordial Spirit of the Void-Devouring Tiger Race near him was also severely depleted and fell into a slumber around Yang Yan, its form reverting to that of a cat.

What Yang Yan didn’t know was that this post-exhaustion unconsciousness would bring a considerable fortuitous opportunity to his body.

Earlier, when the starlight was at its peak, one of Yang Yan’s meridians was faintly illuminated.

Now, with the starlight gone, this meridian did not dissipate but gradually revealed its form, emitting a faint spiritual light, showcasing its extraordinary nature.

As this newly formed meridian took shape, it began to actively absorb the surrounding Spiritual Qi, much like a newborn seeking its mother’s milk!

Once this newly formed meridian was filled, it didn’t stop absorbing; instead, it continued to supply Spiritual Qi to other nearly depleted meridians.

Thus, even as Yang Yan was unconscious, the Spiritual Power within him kept rising, and his aura began to grow slowly.

Qi Cultivation Level Eight...

Qi Cultivation Level Nine...

Return to Foundation Establishment...

Apart from this, changes were also occurring within Yang Yan’s Divine Platform.

Compared to before, Yang Yan’s Divine Sense was becoming more resilient and refined, indicating an improvement in his Spiritual Power!

As it’s known, Divine Sense differs from the soul.

While there are few methods to cultivate the soul in the world, they do exist.

However, for Spiritual Power, unless one encounters a great opportunity, it’s genuinely hard to improve.

Earlier, Yang Yan’s multitasking caused significant strain on his body but also honed his Spiritual Power.

As a result, Yang Yan himself didn’t expect that all this hustle would lead to such an unexpected gain...

Not only Yang Yan but the Primordial Spirit of the Void-Devouring Tiger Race lying beside him also benefited greatly.

Earlier, when it and Yang Yan escaped from death, Yang Yan had injected a significant amount of Soul Power along with Spiritual Power into its body.

At this moment, although Yang Yan’s Spiritual Power was nearly depleted, the remaining power within the Primordial Spirit had not vanished.

As a result, this creature continued recovering its strength in slumber.

"Mmm..."

When the last trace of Spiritual Power circulating within merged completely, the aura of this Primordial Spirit noticeably spiked.

Its strength was now comparable to the peak cultivation of Foundation Establishment!

And this all occurred while both were in an unconscious state.

If they had been awake and consciously circulating their Spiritual Power, seizing the opportunity for a breakthrough might not have been impossible.

While the man and the tiger unconsciously recovered and enhanced their strength, the situation among various sects was also undergoing turmoil during this period.

For instance, within a certain building far from Yang Yan, members from four sects were currently facing off two by two.

These four sects were the Ancient Abyss Sect where Yang Yan belonged, as well as the Pill Sect, Yizheng Sect, and Lingying Sect.

It’s widely known that the Ancient Abyss Sect, the Pill Sect, and Yizheng Sect are mortal enemies.

Therefore, it was natural for the Ancient Abyss Sect and the Pill Sect to stand on the same side.

Opposing them were the Yizheng Sect and Lingying Sect.

As the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes redden with anger.

Now, the faces of both sides were not looking good, and the atmosphere was tense and strained as if even the air had solidified.

Though Lingying Sect had no enmity against Ancient Abyss Sect, they didn’t want to see Ancient Abyss Sect rise, and now seemed to have allied with Yizheng Sect.

The Pill Sect was not skilled in combat.

If they were only dealing with Yizheng Sect, there would be great confidence of success with the addition of the Ancient Abyss Sect.

Yet, Lingying Sect had meddled...