"Come here." Qin Yi provocatively teased, grinning slyly.
But the Stone Ape didn't fall for it, it roared a few times and then turned around back to the main gate, actually blocking the Stone Gate.
Qin Yi was dumbfounded; this creature had a rock for a brain, yet it was so clever, knowing to block his path.
With his current cultivation, he couldn't defeat the Stone Ape. It blocking the Stone Gate meant it was the only way out.
Spirit Fruit.
Qin Yi's eyes lit up. If he consumed the Spirit Fruit and broke through a level, he could fight the Stone Ape.
He planned to breakthrough on the spot. He really needed the power right now, ever since arriving in this strange space, anyone could bully him.
Qin Yi sat down cross-legged, took out the Spirit Fruit, and prepared to break through on the spot.
"Little guy, you probably don't eat this, right?"
Qin Yi cautiously took out a Spirit Fruit and waved it in front of the little guy. This Spirit Fruit was too precious, a rare Heaven and Earth Treasure.
Crunch!
Who would have thought before he could take it back, the little guy already took a bite and carried it away.
"Hey, spit it out quickly." Qin Yi got anxious. It wasn't that he couldn't bear to part with it, but the Spirit Energy in the fruit, though gentle, was too vast for the little guy to handle.
Qin Yi anxiously wanted to pry the Spirit Fruit out from the little guy's mouth.
But the little guy was evidently faster, a few crunches, and the Spirit Fruit was entirely devoured, gulped down with a gulping sound.
Qin Yi was stunned, nervously watching the little guy, worried it might explode from the overwhelming Spirit Energy of the fruit.
"Awooo~"
The little guy whined at Qin Yi, as if complaining about his stinginess.
"No reaction?" Qin Yi was shocked, could it be that the Spirit Fruit was fake? Qin Yi picked up the little guy to check and found nothing amiss, it seemed as if it had just eaten an ordinary apple.
Strange?
Could it be that the Spirit Fruit really was fake?
Given the owner's perverse nature, they might really have placed a couple of fake Spirit Fruits there. Although he felt the vast Spirit Energy while picking, here was full of Arrays, and though he didn't admit it, the owner's skill in Arrays was unrivaled, making a couple of fake Spirit Fruits to deceive him wouldn't be difficult.
"Little guy, are you okay?" Qin Yi asked worriedly.
The little guy stuck out its pink tongue and licked the corner of its mouth, then jumped into Qin Yi's arms and dozed off.
"Damn, seems the Spirit Fruit really is fake. The owner here is really a pervert."
Qin Yi mumbled, taking out another Spirit Fruit, observed it for a while, then took a bite.
"Holy…"
Qin Yi's expression drastically changed, the Spirit Fruit entered his mouth, transforming into overwhelming Spirit Energy that surged into his body through his throat, traveling everywhere, almost bursting his expanded meridians.
The Spirit Fruit was real.
Qin Yi hurriedly stuffed the Spirit Fruit in his hand into his mouth. The Spirit Fruit wasn't big, about the size of an egg, fitting entirely into his mouth.
The Spirit Fruit entered, and the vast Spirit Energy began to rampage wildly.
Qin Yi couldn't think more, quickly calming his mind, five-point concentration, and started energy movement to suppress the rampant Spirit Energy within.
Meanwhile, Qin Yi hadn't noticed that the little guy in his arms, its white fur also began to change, with golden hues appearing at the tips, specks of gold covering its whole body as if coated with a layer of golden paint.
Gradually, the gold became more intense, the little guy completely turned golden, dazzling, golden rays enveloping Qin Yi as well.
Qin Yi was suppressing the Spirit Energy inside when he suddenly noticed golden spots pouring in through his pores.
What is this?
Qin Yi was astonished, was it caused by the Spirit Fruit? But he didn't think further, as these gaseous colors of the energy didn't harm him.
He tried to suppress these golden streams but was surprised to find he couldn't at all. These golden streams moved through his meridians and bones, wherever they passed, his bones and meridians turned golden, as if cast in gold.
What exactly is this?
Qin Yi was somewhat frightened, trying to use energy movement to expel these golden streams, but it was entirely futile.
The golden streams traveled through his Eight Extraordinary Meridians, limbs, and bones, turning his insides golden, even his internal organs seemed forged from gold.
Since he couldn't suppress these golden streams, Qin Yi let them be, to see what they intended. Anyway, he felt no discomfort.
He began focusing on suppressing the Spirit Energy produced by the Spirit Fruit, compressing it into his Qi Sea.
Unexpectedly, faint golden streams also flowed into the Qi Sea.
Qin Yi's complexion changed drastically, as these golden streams entered the Qi Sea, the entire Qi Sea began boiling, like a hatching chick trying to break out of the shell.
This feeling was too familiar, it was the barrier of breakthrough. Breaking through the shackle would lead to a successful breakthrough.
How could it be so fast?
Qin Yi was astonished, indeed the Spirit Fruit's Spirit Energy was vast and fierce enough to let him break through a level, but it had only just begun, and his Qi Sea was already filled.
Could it be these bizarre golden streams?
Regardless, break through first, think later.
Qin Yi's skin emitted a jade-like radiance, his chest gently rising and falling, his whole being like a lantern in darkness, flickering in brightness.
Bang!
A dull sound came from within Qin Yi, akin to a drumbeat, him striking against barriers, breaking the shackle.
Bang bang...!
After several strikes, Qin Yi's mouth curled into a slight smile, cracks appeared on the obstacle, success was near.
Bang!
Qin Yi drove the Qi Sea, mighty force sweeping out, a boom, as if breaking invisible rules, terrible Purple Light surged out from him like ripples, spreading wildly, lifting bridge floor slabs and crumbling them to dust.
Qin Yi's aura rapidly climbed, much stronger than before.
He broke through.
Ecstatic inside, Qin Yi was overjoyed, this breakthrough was incredibly easy, simpler than eating candy beans; he was truly a natural genius, rare in this world, breaking through like it was child's play.
Qin Yi was self-satisfied inside his heart.
He didn't stop there, for this breakthrough only used a fraction of the Spirit Energy, not even a tenth of the Spirit Fruit's energy had been used.
Spirit Fruit truly lived up to being a Heaven and Earth Treasure.
Qin Yi began refining Spirit Energy again, pushing it into the Qi Sea, aiming to break through another level.
If others found out, they'd surely be jealous enough to wield a knife to kill Qin Yi. For ordinary people, breaking through a level could take a decade, or a few years at least, with some stuck at a certain realm all their lives unable to advance. Qin Yi breaking through like a game of playing house, truly made people resentful.
Clang!
Suddenly, a metallic ringing sound came from inside Qin Yi.
Even Qin Yi got startled, hurriedly introspecting, only to be dumbfounded; his meridians and bones had indeed turned into gold, completely metallic, the previous metallic sound was Spirit Energy colliding with bone creating the sound.