NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 8 – Keeping something in reserve is a family tradition passed down in the Xiao Family, and as the First Elder, he couldn’t forget it
"Has the Patriarch broken through?!"
Seeing the scene before them, Xiao Mingyi and the others were utterly shocked.
Xiao Zhan had been stuck at the ninth level of the Core Formation Realm for several years, and now he had finally broken through!
Under the gaze of everyone present.
As the breakthrough continued, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged towards him.
The core within Xiao Zhan's body shattered, and a Celestial Grotto appeared behind him.
A phantom of a wild lion roared towards the sky within the grotto, with scorching waves of fire sweeping madly around.
The intense pressure immediately shook the entire Xiao Family.
"Hahaha, so this is the mystery of the Celestial Grotto Realm? I never thought I, Xiao Zhan, could step into this realm!"
Feeling the true essence within the grotto, which was countless times more terrifying than before.
Xiao Zhan couldn't help but laugh wildly towards the sky.
This breakthrough was a culmination of years of effort, directly propelling his cultivation to the second level of the Celestial Grotto Realm.
Even under this radiant glow.
He felt that his talent had undergone some kind of transformation, his affinity with the vital energy of heaven and earth was now much stronger than before!
As long as he had the right cultivation method and some time for hard practice.
He was absolutely confident that he could break through to the Nirvana Realm, or even touch the more powerful Mystic Mastery Realm!
This was something he had never dared to dream of before, but now it had truly happened!
"This is just the beginning!"
Seeing Xiao Zhan's ecstatic expression, Xiao Chen spoke with a calm smile.
"As long as there are enough resources, breaking through to the Celestial Grotto Realm is nothing. Even the elusive Saintly Entry Realm, I have a way to help you reach it!"
Hearing Xiao Chen's words.
Xiao Zhan and the others were suddenly shaken, staring at him in shock.
Saintly Entry Realm!
In the Seven Great Empires of the Eastern Wilderness, this was almost a legendary realm.
Their martial arts talent was at most at the Mysterious Rank, reaching the Saintly Entry Realm was undoubtedly a pipe dream!
But now, with Xiao Zhan's transformation.
Everyone present developed a blind trust.
Even Medusa, standing nearby, was deeply shaken.
She had thought that Xiao Chen's ability to heal her injuries was already incredible, but she never expected that Xiao Chen could also help others break through in cultivation.
If Xiao Chen could really help someone reach the Saintly Entry Realm, wouldn't she be able to leverage this to break through to the Saintly Entry Realm herself?!
Thinking of this.
Cai Yan's heart trembled slightly, her gaze fixed on Xiao Chen, her eyes flashing with a strange light.
"Chen, this is a little something I've been saving, do you think you could help me break through too?"
As Cai Yan's thoughts were racing.
First Elder Xiao Mingyi quickly took out a pile of items and walked up to Xiao Chen, somewhat embarrassed.
His cultivation had been stuck at the eighth level of the Core Formation Realm for over ten or twenty years.
During this time, he had tried various methods to break through, but the bottleneck in his cultivation was like an unbreakable barrier.
It had kept him trapped at this level, and with age, his cultivation had even started to decline.
After all, his talent was only of mid-grade Mysterious Rank, and reaching the eighth level of the Core Formation Realm was already thanks to consuming a lot of pills.
Seeing Xiao Zhan break through as easily as drinking water, he couldn't help but feel envious!
"Wow, this is a perfectly intact high-grade Mysterious Rank spirit medicine, and these are fragments of an Earth Rank spirit weapon?!"
"Holy crap, even the fur and fangs of a fifth-rank Gale Demon Wolf, you old fellow really have a lot of good stuff hidden away."
Seeing the items Xiao Mingyi took out, the Second Elder and Third Elder couldn't help but curse in amazement.
Even Xiao Zhan was surprised after seeing them.
He never expected that the First Elder, who was known for his frugality, had so many valuable items hidden away. It seemed this old fellow wasn't as honest as he appeared!
"Don't misunderstand, I acquired these by chance in the Yunhuang Mountain Range recently. I wouldn't dare to embezzle the Xiao Family's resources."
Seeing Xiao Zhan and the others looking at him in shock, the First Elder coughed dryly and said without any guilt.
Everyone has some private stash these days.
Even if one usually makes selfless contributions to the family, it's wise to keep a little for emergencies.
After all, keeping something in reserve is a family tradition passed down in the Xiao Family, and as the First Elder, he couldn't forget it.
"So, are these enough?"
After explaining the origin of his stash, Xiao Mingyi looked eagerly at Xiao Chen.
"Yes, they are."
Xiao Chen nodded and smiled at Xiao Mingyi.
"These resources are enough for a session of Marrow Cleansing and Vein Remolding, helping you break through to the ninth level of the Core Formation Realm is no problem."
With that, Xiao Chen didn't hesitate and recycled the items.
The Xiao Family had always been united.
Unlike other families, there was no infighting where the First Elder would harm his kin for the position of Patriarch.
On the contrary.
Xiao Mingyi had been diligent and responsible over the years, always helping Xiao Zhan manage the affairs of the Xiao Family.
He was indeed a competent First Elder.
"Ding! System has completed the recycling..."
"Three Earth Rank items, four Mysterious Rank items, eight Normal Rank items, totaling fourteen thousand seven hundred and thirty-two points."
Hearing the system prompt in his mind, Xiao Chen felt a surge of joy.
Although the quantity of resources Xiao Mingyi provided was less than Xiao Zhan's, their quality was higher.
The points instantly exceeded ten thousand, which was an unexpected delight.
"First Elder, I will now perform the Marrow Cleansing and Vein Remolding for you..."
Suppressing his inner joy.
Xiao Chen immediately walked up to Xiao Mingyi, placing his right hand on the latter's chest.
Xiao Mingyi didn't have any defenses, naturally entrusting his vital point to Xiao Chen.
"Ding! Does the host wish to consume four thousand points to upgrade Xiao Mingyi's talent from mid-grade Mysterious Rank to high-grade Earth Rank?"
The next moment, as the system prompt sounded, Xiao Chen immediately chose to upgrade.
However, Xiao Chen decided to hold back a bit, as he needed to save some points to enhance his own cultivation and help Cai Yan with her transformation.
So he first upgraded Xiao Mingyi to high-grade Earth Rank, planning to help them reach higher levels when he had enough points in the future.
"Ding! System has deducted four thousand points, upgrading Xiao Mingyi's talent..."
As the system prompt fell, a dazzling white light enveloped Xiao Mingyi.
A familiar scene played out again.
As Xiao Mingyi's talent was upgraded, the bottleneck in his cultivation loosened.
The next moment.
Xiao Mingyi suddenly roared towards the sky, his cultivation aura erupting.
Under the gaze of everyone in the council hall, Xiao Mingyi broke through to the ninth level of the Core Formation Realm, and his cultivation aura continued to rise.
Finally, it stopped at the peak of the ninth level of the Core Formation Realm, and his cultivation aura gradually stabilized.
"Hahaha, I feel young again, like I could shoot an arrow through a great wall! This feeling is wonderful, as if my whole being has been elevated.
With Xiao Chen in our family, how can we not rise to greatness!"
Feeling the marvelous changes in himself and the clearer perception of heaven and earth, Xiao Mingyi laughed heartily.
Seeing the two of them break through, the Second Elder and Third Elder couldn't hold back any longer.
Without any hesitation.
They brought out all the private stash they had saved over the years and placed it in front of Xiao Chen.
And Xiao Chen didn't hesitate, recycling everything with a wave of his hand, and then following the same method.
He directly upgraded the martial arts talent of Second Elder Xiao Chixiong and Third Elder Xiao Delong.
Their cultivation also broke through from the seventh level to the eighth level of the Core Formation Realm.
However, their stash wasn't as valuable as the First Elder's.
After deducting the points used to upgrade them, Xiao Chen still earned over seven thousand points.
Adding the resources from Xiao Mingyi, he had over ten thousand points.
Next... it was time to solve Cai Yan's problem!