Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation Chapter 714: Ample Gains

Previously, Xiao Chen had spent a lot of time refining the Quintessence that he obtained from using Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. He would not give up on his progress here.

After he consumed all the Earth Essence Fruits under a hundred years old, his cultivation advanced to a mere step shy of peak late-stage Martial Monarch.

Then, Xiao Chen took out one of his three remaining Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. He used the incredible surging Spiritual Energy of the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl to waltz through this bottleneck.

A Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl was worth millions of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Usually, it would be hard to obtain a Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl even if one had the necessary Spirit Stones. It could be used to break through from Medial Grade Martial Monarch to Superior Grade Martial Monarch.

Actually, it was rather wasteful of Xiao Chen to use the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl for this small bottleneck. However, he was in a rush for time. The True Dragon’s Cave was now open. Probably most of the people had arrived already.

If he wanted to get some treasures before they were all snatched up, he had to make a substantial improvement in his strength in as short a time as possible.

After reaching peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, Xiao Chen took out a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill. However, he was not in a hurry to consume it.

When he recalled the pain of his previous experience with the Quintessence Gathering Pill, his body could not help but hesitate.

Xiao Chen took a deep breath and decisively placed the Quintessence Gathering Pill into his mouth. After choking for a bit, he swallowed it whole.

Not long later, the anticipated pain arrived. After experiencing it once, Xiao Chen already knew what to expect. He gritted his teeth and endured as drops of sweat the size of beans dripped down.

Time slowly passed. The pain increased with every second Xiao Chen endured. Waves of torment assaulted his mind, trying to break him.

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