A typical Martial Artist's Cultivation is nothing more than taking one step at a time, following a gradual and methodical process, and Cultivating steadfastly.

In his previous life, Duan Gujin cultivated according to this method.

But now, with his extensive Cultivation experience, he can forgo the step-by-step process.

Yet, what makes him utterly frustrated is that he finds the Cultivation resources in the Qiankun Continent insufficient for rapid Cultivation improvement.

Even though he has an absolute advantage in experience, his cultivation speed does not appear to be particularly prominent.

Faced with this helplessness, he can only passively accept it.

Qiankun Continent is a Low-level Plane; influenced by the Rule Power of this place, High-Level Spirit Medicine is extremely rare here.

Because of the lack of High-Level Spirit Medicine, he feels that his Cultivation is restricted at every turn; he cannot fully leverage his Cultivation advantages.

Fortunately, he unexpectedly gained the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul within him.

With this Martial Soul, he finds that his Cultivation can break some conventions.

For instance, under certain circumstances, he could increase his Cultivation level through devouring, absorbing, and refining.

For him, this was utterly unimaginable in his past life.

Duan Gujin has always harbored a deep suspicion; he wants to know what realm his Spiritual Power has reached now.

With memories and experiences from his past life, this stands as his greatest advantage, yet the environment here severely limits his improvement.

The unpredictability factors associated with the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul he now relies on prevent him from fully unleashing its potential.

Duan Gujin cannot determine which direction his future will develop towards. He also wishes to use this opportunity to thoroughly understand his true strength, to properly address it.

The two of them kept moving towards the upper reaches of the river.

Time passed by, and soon, they crossed the third Stele.

This means that their Spiritual Power is comparable to a Third Rank Alchemist.

By this time, Shang Yumin had already begun to show signs of fatigue, and her complexion turned pale.

Previously, Huang Lingyu cautioned them never to stop in the river.

Once stopped, this Spiritual Power test would end.

"Miss Shang, how much longer can you hold on?"

Duan Gujin slightly frowned and asked.

"I think I can only hold on until the fourth Stele!"

Shang Yumin sighed; although she wanted to continue moving forward, she found her Spiritual Power starting to falter.

"Keep going!"

Previously, Huang Lingyu had instructed that they must not consume any Elixir Pills in the river, nor assist each other.

After all, their progression in the river currently just tests their Spiritual Power; even if they cheated to make their Spiritual Power appear incredibly strong.

For them, there would be no benefit.

When they could see the fourth Stele, Shang Yumin finally could not hold on any longer, she stepped back.

After taking this step back, the halo around her disappeared, and she no longer felt any pushing force from the river.

She could only sigh, then returned to the shore.

"Duan Gujin, give it your best effort!"

Before leaving the shore, she shouted to Duan Gujin.

"Okay!"

Duan Gujin responded, taking a deep breath and briskly moving past the fourth stele.

Seeing Duan Gujin walk past the fourth stele, Shang Yumin's eyes revealed a look of awe and admiration.

She had not seen any sweat on Duan Gujin's forehead previously and deduced that his spiritual power must be far superior to hers.

"How much stronger is he compared to me?"

Shang Yumin was filled with curiosity, wanting to know just how big the gap between them was.

Duan Gujin continued advancing, but as he utilized his spiritual power, he did not feel the river's waters posing much of a challenge to him.

In the same river, if a giant rock is placed in the middle, the river would have great difficulty sweeping it away.

If it was just a small stone instead, the river could easily sweep it far away.

This is the underlying principle behind the river set up by Guanghan Heavenly Palace.

If a martial artist entering the river possesses stronger spiritual power, they would feel less of its force.

If the spiritual power of the martial artist is weak, they would feel the force of the river much more.

Duan Gujin advanced towards the direction of the fifth stele, now starting to feel the strong force of the river.

His expression grew solemn, realizing he could not afford to take it lightly.

He understood if he was even slightly careless, he would be pushed back by the river's force like Shang Yumin.

At this point, Duan Gujin had not yet released his Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, wanting to see how strong the spiritual power of his Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul really was.

Step by step, he advanced towards the upper part of the river, feeling the presence of a strong force with each step he took.

He frowned, knowing that he absolutely could not stop at this moment.

His mind made up, he concentrated all his spiritual power onto his body.

Once he had fortified himself with his whole spiritual power, he no longer felt the overwhelming force of the river and knew he could easily advance a bit further.

After 15 minutes, Shang Yumin saw Duan Gujin walk past the fifth stele.

"My goodness! I hadn't expected his spiritual power to be so strong!"

Shang Yumin gasped, releasing a breath, thinking to herself, "Indeed, Duan Gujin is formidable!"

She felt it was impossible for Duan Gujin to pass the sixth stele, anticipating that he would stop at that point.

Her judgment was based on her knowledge that even Huang Lingyu, with her spiritual power, was only at the standard of a Fourth Rank Alchemist.

And now, the devil Duan Gujin had already passed the fifth stele, equating his spiritual power to that of a Fifth-level Alchemist.

This meant Duan Gujin's spiritual power was even stronger than Huang Lingyu, the Palace Master of Guanghan Heavenly Palace.

Had she not seen it herself, even if Huang Lingyu told her about a young individual stronger and much younger than the Palace Master with a spiritual power equivalent to a Fifth-level Alchemist, Shang Yumin would absolutely not have believed it!

She would definitely consider it a total lie!

But now she had witnessed the miracle herself, seeing Duan Gujin walk past the fifth stele.

Although Duan Gujin continued towards the direction of the sixth stele, she felt it was unlikely for him to pass it, believing that passing the fifth stele was already his limit.

As Duan Gujin gradually neared the sixth stele, Shang Yumin grew anxious for him.

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