Chapter 1559 Stunted
On Encanta Island, Jared felt very comfortable, like he was immersed in a hot spring. He had never experienced such a high concentration of spiritual energy in his surroundings, nor had he taken in spiritual energy so lavishly!
The Focus Technique that Jared practiced was a superior method. The speed at which it absorbed spiritual energy was way faster than the rate of those in the same cultivation level.
Furthermore, the spiritual energy conversion of Jared’s elixir field was super fast. If his elixir field did not convert the external spiritual energy into his own spiritual energy fast enough, his body would reach a saturated state and stop taking in spiritual energy. “When is he going to wake up?”
Out in the courtyard, Flaxseed was waiting for Jared anxiously. He had dropped by for many days, waiting for Jared to wake up from his cultivation.
As he did not want to disrupt Jared and risk harming the latter’s body, he did not dare to disturb Jared’s cultivation. Suddenly, Flaxseed noticed two streaks of light shoot up into the sky, followed by a terrifying aura that seeped out from inside the room.
“This is the aura of Seventh Level Nascent Soul. Did he seriously reach Seventh Level Nascent Soul in three months?” As Flaxseed felt the terrifying aura, his eyes widened, and he showed an expression of disbelief.
It was common knowledge that the higher the level, the harder it was to cultivate. Even with the support of a huge reserve of spiritual energy, one would still need some time to absorb all that spiritual energy.
However, when it came to Jared, issues like these did not seem to matter. He was many times faster than others when it came to leveling up.
Flaxseed rushed in and kicked open the door to Jared’s room. “You’re outrageous! I can’t believe you got to Seventh Level Nascent Soul in just three months!” exclaimed Flaxseed in disbelief.
Jared, however, did not seem excited or pleased at all. Rather, he was frowning. “I thought I would be able to reach Top Level Nascent Soul. But I’m still far from that…”
Flaxseed nearly fainted from anger upon hearing Jared’s words. He had been on Encanta Island for a few months, yet he did not improve in terms of power at all. Jared had made so much progress, and he was still dissatisfied.
“Your cultivation speed is already very impressive, yet you’re still unhappy with it. Oh, woe is me…” lamented Flaxseed.
“If it hadn’t been for the resistance, I would have reached Top Level Nascent Soul. When I was cultivating, I was met with a resisting force and could not take a step further. Could it be that Encanta Island can only help one to reach Nascent Soul and nothing beyond that?” said Jared.
His expression was grim, and his brows were furrowed as he tried to figure it out.
Jared’s cultivation progressed very quickly initially. However, when he approached the later stages, the resisting force became increasingly bigger. Upon reaching Seventh Level Nascent Soul, Jared’s cultivation became stunted. That was why he woke up!
“So you were affected too?” said Flaxseed in shock. He had thought that Jared would be unaffected by the arcane array or the curses there.
“How’s your investigation coming along?” asked Jared.
Flaxseed told Jared everything he knew. When Jared heard that Encanta Island had many temples and the fact that the temples all worshipped a stone statue, he felt that something was off.
He was of the opinion that there must be something about the stone statue. Since all of the temples worshipped that same statue, it must have been deliberate.
“Let’s go. I want to go and take a look.”
Jared could not wait to go and examine the statue.
“What about your friend?” asked Flaxseed as he pointed at the other room.
“I’ll go and wake him,” replied Jared.
With that, he woke Colin from his cultivation.
After a few months, Colin’s cultivation showed no progress in the slightest. All his efforts had been for naught.
“Jared, why do I feel like I’ve gotten nowhere at all?” asked Colin dejectedly.
