Lin Yifan was forced into a corner, with no way to retreat.

At this moment, two stunning beauties, who were putting on an act, started punching and kicking him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The playful scuffle felt like tickling, leaving Lin Yifan unscathed.

Xiaofang and Zhou Jiajia were venting their inner shame and anger because both of them had been taken advantage of by Lin Yifan.

Being pummeled by two petite women, Lin Yifan somehow felt a little happy instead.

Then, he spread his broad arms and embraced the furious stunning beauties, Zhou Jiajia and Xiaofang, doting on them.

"Alright! Don't be angry, I was wrong, okay?"

Zhou Jiajia and Xiaofang shrieked and then broke free from Lin Yifan's embrace, scampering away.

Lin Yifan didn't chase after them; after all, they were just fooling around.

After the incident, he had to contemplate how to rescue Su Qingqing.

The first thing he thought he should prepare for was to improve his realm.

His realm was too low; going to the Empire of Dongying, he feared that he might be killed by the cultivators of the Shadow Organization without even catching a glimpse of Su Qingqing. Thus, he needed to elevate his realm by a level.

He then told Zhou Jiajia and the others about his plan, asking them not to disturb his closed-door cultivation.

Zhou Jiajia and the others understood Lin Yifan's good intentions and promised not to disturb him, nor let any outsiders do so.

With a safe and quiet environment arranged for himself, Lin Yifan entered the blue Immortal Ring and began cultivating.

This time, seeing Lin Yifan heading straight to the Spirit Stone Chamber, the Enlightenment Tree was exceptionally excited because it meant Lin Yifan was going to cultivate again.

As long as Lin Yifan cultivated, it would provide all the help.

"Boy! What wind blew you in today?" the Enlightenment Tree inquired.

"Get lost and don't bother your brother's cultivation," Lin Yifan said impatiently.

"Oh my! Such a big mouth? Don't you know you need my help?" The Enlightenment Tree asked with an arrogant expression.

"Why would I need your help?" Lin Yifan retorted.

"Because you have encountered the second bottleneck in your life!" the Enlightenment Tree replied.

"What bottleneck?" Lin Yifan inquired curiously.

It seemed like the Enlightenment Tree's words carried deeper meaning, and he wanted to understand the reason behind them.

"Don't you know it requires comprehending the Great Dao to ascend from one great realm to another? If you can't comprehend it, you can't advance your realm. Just like when you ascended from having nothing as a mortal to the Breaking Mortal Realm where you can use cultivation power, you needed to comprehend the profound mysteries of the Great Dao," the Enlightenment Tree explained.

That's why every cultivator wants to attain its power because comprehending the profound mysteries of the Great Dao under it yields twice the result with half the effort. Nothing is more important, especially for cultivators at the peak of the True Master Fifth Realm, who find it difficult to ascend to a higher realm.

"So troublesome?" Lin Yifan was somewhat shocked.

It's no wonder so many people fail to cultivate successfully due to the complexities involved. Luckily, he had the black bead to help him skip this step, otherwise, it would be really troublesome.

"Boy, you don't even know this. How do you even cultivate?" the Enlightenment Tree asked with curiosity.

It knew Lin Yifan was different from other people; but being able to cultivate without even needing to comprehend the Great Dao? That was truly extraordinary.

"I have my own methods, which you don't need to know," Lin Yifan replied, then issued the order again: "Get lost and don't disturb my cultivation."

"Boy, you really don't need to comprehend the Great Dao?" the Enlightenment Tree asked in surprise, truly astonished by Lin Yifan's ability.

"If I needed it, I would have come to you long ago. Now get lost, I don't have time to chit-chat with you," Lin Yifan ordered again, already at the edge of impatience.

The Enlightenment Tree was dumbfounded. It had thought it could have its moment of glory, never realizing Lin Yifan didn't need it at all.

Its greatest advantage was to help cultivators comprehend the Great Dao, and now without this function, it was as good as useless.

If that's the case, does the promise Lin Yifan gave it before still count?

Thinking of this, it felt uneasy and hurried to ask: "Boy, does that promise from before still count?"

"Yes, yes, just don't annoy me, and give me a quiet space," Lin Yifan replied.

The Enlightenment Tree had one more minor utility, which was to help cultivators quickly enter the cultivation state and elevate their realm; hence, he still needed a bit of its assistance.

"OK! As long as you keep your word, I will absolutely not disturb you," the Enlightenment Tree responded cheerfully.

It then emitted a mysterious power, allowing Lin Yifan's mind to clear and calm down.

Instantly, Lin Yifan felt his body lighter and exceedingly comfortable, with all the worries in his heart disappearing, feeling incredibly delighted.

"Phew!"

Lin Yifan exhaled a long breath, reflecting to himself: "This Enlightenment Tree really has become a spirit, possessing such extraordinary abilities."

Sparing no further words, he immediately entered the cultivation state, absorbing the abundant spiritual energy in the room to cultivate.

The black bead was activated, continuously and frenziedly absorbing the spiritual energy from the surroundings.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

In the next moment, the sound of spiritual energy flowing resonated in the room, an intimidating noise.

From a distance, Lin Yifan's body appeared like the center of a vortex, continually absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

This rapid rate of absorption was something the Enlightenment Tree rarely saw; in its entire long life, it was the first time witnessing such a phenomenon.

Half an hour later, Lin Yifan, saturated with energy, began assaulting the bottleneck.

The Enlightenment Tree was eager to see if Lin Yifan really didn't need to comprehend the Great Dao to advance.

It watched intently, not even blinking for a millisecond.

As time passed, Lin Yifan's skin color shifted from yellow, gradually transforming to a complete red, and then to a purple azure color.

This series of changes was a testament to Lin Yifan's efforts, the pain he endured, and his current situation.

This time, breaching the bottleneck was more challenging and painful than ever before; thus, while enduring immense pain, he also faced a test between life and death.

Seeing Lin Yifan suffering so much, even the Enlightenment Tree couldn't help but feel distressed, perhaps a result of subtle influence.

If one could see inside his body, they would find that Lin Yifan's heart had become larger than a lead ball with a radius of seven centimeters, which was quite terrifying.

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