Seven months back, Luo Chen had broken through to the third stage of Foundation Establishment. Now, after more than half a year, his progress bar had reached 10. Of course, this was after deducting the time he’d spent guarding Wang Yuan’s Foundation Establishment and the long slumber from the Divine Ghost Heartmirror simulation. In other words, if he wanted to reach the fourth stage, it would take another five years of uninterrupted cultivation.0

This pace was by no means slow; it more than justified the vast number of spirit stones he had invested. In his low-grade cave residence, with its constant supply of Ascending Dragon pills, plus Divine Fiery Incense and luxurious spirit meals as support, he was having it really good. These cultivation resources were not something ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators could even dream of.0

This was the case, for instance, at Dahe Market; those Foundation Establishment cultivators didn’t even have a stable second-tier spirit land. Even those with better aptitudes than Luo Chen would find themselves easily surpassed by him.0

If other cultivators knew about Luo Chen’s speed, they’d be green with envy. Yet even so, Luo Chen felt it wasn’t enough.1

Back at Dahe Market, relying on leftover Foundation Establishment pills and a second-tier top-grade spirit land, he had reached the second stage of Foundation Establishment in three years. Now, with even better resources at his disposal in Tianlan Immortal City, it had taken him two and a half years to reach the third stage. But to break into the middle stages, it would still take at least another five years.0

In all, that meant more than ten years of effort....0