Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

Xiao Fanyun’s face was twisted with fury, his eyes burning with vicious intent. “You dare to kill my younger brother and still walk freely within the sect. This is all because of the Alchemy Pavilion! How dare they go against me!.”

The thought alone filled him with uncontrollable rage. He had only just come out of seclusion when he learned of the failure of the task he had entrusted to his subordinates.

For a brief moment, his killing intent surged to its peak, and it seemed as though he might rise at any second and hunt Li Yun down personally.

However, Xiao Fanyun forced himself to calm down. He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

He was currently at a crucial stage of his breakthrough. Acting impulsively now would mean abandoning a rare and valuable opportunity to advance his cultivation.

For him, giving up such an opportunity just to kill Li Yun was utterly unthinkable. It would be like discarding an immense treasure for something insignificant.

“Alchemy Pavilion…” Xiao Fanyun muttered coldly, his expression dark. “So they think they can protect him by granting him the title of Supreme Alchemist.”

His gaze turned sharp and resolute.

“Very well. Let the Four Peaks Tournament arrive. I will rise above everyone and prove who truly stands at the peak among the disciples.”

A cold smile slowly appeared on his face.

“And Li Yun… he will definitely participate in the tournament. When that time comes, I will personally cripple him and make sure he never recovers.”

—-

Heaven Mandate Peak, within the silver secret realm beside the Heavenly Spirit Thunder Pool.

“Look, Senior Brother Liu Qinghai and Junior Sister Duan Yingying have already appeared on the Heavenly Lightning Record Stele.”

“Junior Brother Li Yun’s name is there as well.”

“I wonder how long they will be able to endure inside the Heavenly Spirit Thunder Pool and what ranking they will achieve.”

The disciples gathered near the stele watched closely as the names began to appear, and discussions quickly spread among them.

“Although Senior Brother Liu Qinghai and Junior Sister Duan Yingying are the strongest disciples of our Heaven Mandate Peak, they are still somewhat inferior compared to the top geniuses from the past. I think they can at best secure a position within the top ten of the second tier.”

“As for Li Yun, even though there are rumors about his one-star aptitude, he has shown himself to be quite mysterious. I do not think his results will be poor, but they likely will not be outstanding either. He should also reach the top ten of the second tier at most.”

“If any of them can enter the third tier, that would already be remarkable.”

“That is wishful thinking. Heaven Mandate Peak has not produced anyone capable of reaching the third tier for several decades. Entering that level requires both exceptional talent and overwhelming strength. Although Liu Qinghai, Duan Yingying, and Li Yun are all strong, they probably do not yet have the qualifications to reach that stage.”

The disciples continued to discuss animatedly as they stared at the towering Heavenly Lightning Record Stele.

Not far away, the Heaven Mandate Peak Head stood silently, his gaze fixed on the stele.

“A quasi twelve-star aptitude…” he thought to himself, a trace of expectation rising in his heart. “Let me see if you can create a miracle.”

…

Moving swiftly through the interior of the Heavenly Spirit Thunder Pool, Li Yun soon crossed the outer region and entered the central area.

The moment he stepped into it, a far more violent surge of heavenly thunder power rushed toward him, dozens of times stronger than what he had experienced before. The dense silver energy surged like a storm, instantly engulfing his entire body.

“The energy here is far more abundant, even if it is much more violent,” Li Yun thought as he sensed the change.

The thunder power in this region was fierce enough to severely injure a martial artist at the sixth level of the Xiantian Realm. However, when it struck Li Yun, it only caused a faint and almost negligible sting.

Having cultivated the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture to the Tempered Flesh stage, his physique had already reached an extraordinary level. Even a peak ninth level Xiantian Realm expert could not compare to his physical strength. What was considered dangerous for others barely affected him at all.

“Even this is still not enough. My target is the third area,” Li Yun muttered quietly. “But I cannot rush forward recklessly. I must first adapt to this level of power before advancing deeper.”

With that thought, he sat down cross-legged within the raging energy. His hands formed a cultivation seal as a faint spiritual light emerged above his head, taking the shape of a phantom scripture.

At once, a powerful devouring force erupted from his body.

The surrounding heavenly thunder energy was drawn toward him in waves, rushing into his body without restraint. As the energy poured in, his entire body began to glow with a bright silver light. Arcs of lightning flickered across his skin, occasionally bursting out from his pores, making him appear like a divine being forged by thunder itself.

Under the constant infusion of this power, his physique was further tempered, steadily progressing toward the second stage of the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture. At the same time, his cultivation began to rise. The barrier that held him at the third level of the Xiantian Realm started to loosen, showing clear signs of an imminent breakthrough to the fourth level.

In addition to this, his Lightning Intent was also being nourished by the surrounding energy. It began to grow stronger, gradually approaching the threshold of ten percent mastery.

Each of these improvements might have seemed gradual on their own, but together they formed a rapid and remarkable transformation. Within the Heavenly Spirit Thunder Pool, Li Yun’s strength was advancing at an astonishing pace.

Without Li Yun realizing it, twelve days quietly passed.

Plop. Plop.

Within the Heavenly Spirit Thunder Pool, where silver waves rolled in calm rhythm, two sudden explosive sounds broke the stillness. Two towering columns of silver liquid surged upward like roaring dragons, piercing toward the sky. As the waves rose and scattered, two figures emerged from within them.

“That is Senior Brother Liu Qinghai and Junior Sister Duan Yingying.”

“They have come out. Quickly check the Heavenly Lightning Record Stele to see their results.”

“Senior Brother Liu Qinghai is ranked sixth in the second tier, and Junior Sister Duan Yingying is ranked seventh.”

“As expected of the geniuses of our Heaven Mandate Peak. This is their first time entering the Heavenly Spirit Thunder Pool, yet they have already achieved such impressive results.”

The two figures who emerged were indeed Liu Qinghai and Duan Yingying.

After cultivating within the Heavenly Spirit Thunder Pool for twelve days, they had finally reached their limits. Upon exiting, they secured sixth and seventh place within the second tier of the Heavenly Lightning Record Stele.

Such results might not have stood out during the peak era of Heaven Mandate Peak, but in its current declining state, this was already considered an outstanding achievement.