It had only been nine days...
Back then, he had spent over twenty days on each of the five stages of Foundation Establishment!
...
Chu Fan visualized the complete form of the Tree of Qi and Blood in his mind. At the same time, he pushed the lingering medicinal power from the Red Flame Vermilion Fruit he had taken two days ago to its limits.
A scorching but docile stream of essence surged from his limbs and bones, flowing into his Dantian...
Time slowly passed. Chu Fan had no idea how long it had been.
Just as his head grew groggy and he wished for nothing more than to collapse and sleep—
It was as if a barrier had been violently shattered, or a seed had finally broken through the last layer of earth!
The ninth root, with unstoppable momentum, plunged down from the base of the Tree of Qi and Blood!
The ninth leaf, shimmering with a radiance more brilliant than the previous eight, quietly unfurled at the crown of the tree!
Success!
