Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

It wasn’t that he wanted to break through the bottleneck as quickly as possible.

He just wanted to know.

He wanted to find out how long it would take for him to break through the bottleneck.

In the Quiet Room, the mana within He Song’s body circulated slowly, and soon, under his control, it surged towards the bottleneck of the Golden Core Middle Stage.

Several days later,

After orchestrating a full-bodied surge of mana for an attack on the bottleneck, He Song opened his eyes thoughtfully.

In these few days, He Song had tried to harness his mana to strike the bottleneck and indeed had managed to shake it, giving him a rough understanding of this bottleneck’s resilience.

According to He Song’s estimates, judging by the looseness of the bottleneck during his attempt to pierce it,

It seemed that his initial thoughts were not mistaken.

The bottleneck he faced, compared to other cultivators’, was clearly more susceptible to being shaken.

He reckoned that maybe in a few more years, he would be able to successfully break through the bottleneck of the Golden Core Middle Stage and make a breakthrough in his cultivation to the Mid Golden Core Stage.

By that time, He Song would naturally be able to start making Talismanic Treasures, thereby deepening his own foundation even more.

Upon realizing this, a fleeting look of joy crossed He Song’s face.

The fact that the bottleneck he faced was easier to shake than those encountered by other cultivators was something He Song had long sensed in his heart.

Originally,

When his cultivation was only at the sixth-tier Qi Refining,

And then he encountered the bottleneck of the Qi-refining late stage,

He had gone out of his way to understand more about the matter of bottlenecks.

Latterly, he managed to completely break through the Qi-refining late stage bottleneck in just half a year, advancing successfully to the seventh-tier Qi Refining.

From that time on, He Song had realized that he was somewhat different from other cultivators.

Other cultivators,

Even if they encounter a bottleneck during the Qi Refining stage,

Would probably also be trapped for several years.

According to Wei Fan’s earlier description, his spirit root talent was similar to He Song’s, both being that of the four spirits roots.

Yet when faced with the bottleneck at the Qi-refining late stage, he still spent several years before successfully breaking through the bottleneck, allowing his cultivation to advance to the Qi-refining late stage.

But what about He Song at that time?

In a mere six months, He Song had already successfully broken through the bottleneck before him at the Qi-refining late stage, advancing his cultivation to that stage.

And that was precisely why Wei Fan had found He Song’s breakthrough at that time so astonishing.

Naturally,

When he had only spent half a year to successfully break through the bottleneck and stepped into the Qi-refining late stage,

He Song had his own guesses as to why he could break through the bottleneck so quickly.

However, although He Song had his suspicions back then and felt that the speed of his breakthrough was indeed quite fast,

Later, until He Song had successfully entered the Foundation Establishment Realm and then broke through to the Golden Core Realm,

During this period, he had never again faced the issue of a bottleneck.

Therefore, even though He Song had his suspicions, because he had never encountered a bottleneck again,

As a result, he was always somewhat dubious about this speculation.

After all, his prior breakthrough of the bottleneck in half a year was an isolated case.

If it’s an isolated case, how can it be treated like common knowledge?

It is for this reason that, when faced with a bottleneck once more, He Song was eager to verify his conjecture and quickly put it into practice.

Then,

Upon sensing that it would only take a few years to successfully break through this bottleneck, He Song naturally found some assurance in his heart.

It appears, the bottleneck he previously crossed in just half a year during the Qi-refining late stage was not an isolated case.

Looking at it now, it seems more likely that it was supposed to be that way.

However, just as He Song became certain that his thinking was correct,

A trace of puzzlement also arose in his heart.

Why?

Why were the bottlenecks he faced so much weaker in strength compared to those encountered by other cultivators?

It is well-known,

That just the Qi-refining late stage bottleneck could easily impede a cultivator for several years.

Wei Fan was an example of this.

Now, He Song’s cultivation has reached the Golden Elixir Early Stage, and he is constrained by the bottleneck.

If other cultivators encountered a bottleneck in the Golden Elixir Early Stage, being trapped for more than a decade, or even several decades, is entirely possible.

A Gold Core Cultivator has a lifespan of five hundred years.

Being stuck in a bottleneck for a decade or even several decades isn’t too detrimental in the grand scheme of things.

But… what about He Song?

He recalled the sensation of the bottleneck loosening the moment he tried to strike at it.

A brooding expression emerged on He Song’s face.

According to his estimation, he would probably only need a few years to completely break through the Mid Golden Core Stage bottleneck, elevating his cultivation from the Golden Elixir Early Stage to the Mid Golden Core Stage.

Just a few years to successfully overcome the Middle Golden Core Stage bottleneck.

Isn’t that time a little too short?

As this thought flashed through his mind,

A new doubt arose in He Song’s heart.

Why?

Why was the bottleneck he faced, compared to other cultivators, so fragile?

It’s true, fragile.

The bottleneck He Song faced was indeed much more fragile compared to those encountered by other cultivators.

Originally, when He Song encountered the bottleneck at the Qi-refining late stage, it took him only half a year.