The remaining Shepherd's Force in the hot spring was now only about thirty percent.
The two of us had been cultivating inside for a full day, and we had only consumed about ten percent of the Shepherd's Force.
But in these three days, one person had consumed sixty percent!
"Next, you go cultivate inside!" I said.
"Why?" Lin Chun asked, "You can also cultivate with him..."
"No need, you need to improve your combat power as quickly as possible!" I said seriously, "If nothing unexpected happens, if you can completely cultivate the remaining Shepherd's Force inside, you should be able to break through again!"
Lin Chun nodded and didn't say much, directly entering the hot spring to begin training.
I quietly felt my current state.
First, the most obvious improvement was in strength. If nothing unexpected happened, my current physical strength should have doubled compared to before.
At the same time, my speed and reaction time had also improved significantly.
And my vision, hearing, and other aspects were also much stronger than before.
I suddenly thought of the sharp pain in my chest during cultivation earlier. I lifted my clothes to take a look and froze.
On my chest, the tattoo of the Tree of Life had changed again.
There were now four branches on it!
"Senior, are you still there?" I asked in my mind.
"Ah... I'm here..." the old man's voice came through, with a hint of surprise still in it.
"Your voice sounds a bit off. What happened?" I quickly asked.
"I want to ask you something... you must answer me truthfully!" the old man said. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Please, tell me!" I quickly replied.
"About the tattoo on your chest... what's going on?" the old man asked.
Hearing this, I smiled helplessly, "To be honest, I don't know myself..."
Then I roughly explained what had happened with Richard and Vici before.
Of course, I didn't mention some very detailed parts.
After hearing this, the old man was silent for a long time.
"In your words, you're not clear about the specific situation. Before you left that world, the real-name data changed..." the old man said, "Originally, you were supposed to bring out the branches of the Tree of Life, but that thing disappeared..."
"Yes!" I replied.
"I see." The old man exhaled slowly and suddenly burst into laughter.
Hearing this laughter, I was stunned. What had happened? Was he stimulated by something?
As I was thinking, the old man finally stopped, "Very good, excellent..."
"Senior, do you know something?" I asked.
"From now on, you don't have to call me senior. My name doesn't matter. My greatest hobby used to be fishing, you can call me Old Fisherman." the old man said.
"No matter what, you are my senior..." I quickly said.
"As you wish..." Old Fisherman said with a smile, "If you have any difficulties in the future, or encounter problems you can't solve, you can ask me. As long as I know, I can basically tell you..."
"Thank you, senior!" I said with a smile.
"However, due to some restrictions, there are many things I cannot explain to you. For example, things you cannot know now, I cannot tell you..." Old Fisherman said, "Take my Shepherd's Force crystal, and I'll go with you!"
"Okay!" I nodded.
Another two days passed. During these two days, Lin Chun was constantly cultivating, only coming out to eat something, and spending the rest of his time in the hot spring.
On the evening of the second day, just as I was about to rest, I suddenly noticed that the water in the hot spring began to boil.
I quickly ran over and saw that Lin Chun's body seemed to be covered by a thin layer of Shepherd's Force.
The Shepherd's Force in the hot spring was surging into his body frantically.
"Breakthrough!" My eyes lit up.
"This fellow is quite diligent. Although his talent isn't particularly strong, this effort is truly moving!" Old Fisherman's voice came through.
I nodded. I knew very well how desperate Lin Chun was for power.
However, his thirst for power was not the kind that would stop at nothing.
This was precisely why I was willing to keep him by my side.
And in the time we had spent together, he had already gained my trust.
His breakthrough didn't take particularly long. I placed one hand in the hot spring, sensing the Shepherd's Force within.
"Only about ten percent left..." I said in a deep voice.
I knew very well that a breakthrough required a tremendous amount of Shepherd's Force to support it. With only ten percent left...
"Don't worry, this is enough for him to break through!" Old Fisherman said with a smile.