Logan Clark leapt up from the ground with a thunderous roar, as if trying to vent all his fury through that single shout.

Although it was only an advancement of one level, Logan Clark could clearly feel the difference—his hearing and eyesight had both improved significantly! And this was just from moving from Postnatal Level Two to Postnatal Level Three; if he could break through to Postnatal Level Four, the improvement would be even greater!

Tiger Strength Realm, Qi Explosion Realm, Gang Qi Realm—each advancement in realm represented a completely different level of combat power!

Logan Clark had no time to feel pleased about his breakthrough; a strong sense of hunger had already driven him to the kitchen, and this time he had actually cultivated for three days and three nights, even longer than last time!

After wolfing down his food, he finally rubbed his belly in satisfaction.

He was becoming more and more curious about the purple cauldron in his sea of consciousness. Even in its damaged state, it possessed such power—what would its might be like if it were whole?

Was something like this really forged by humans?

Logan Clark couldn’t help but feel awe. If this purple cauldron was crafted by some master forger, wouldn’t that person be able to easily nurture countless Postnatal Level Twelve, or even Innate Realm, experts?

If it was forged by humans, could it really bear the inscription of three forbidden characters that defy heaven and earth?

Just think, if these three forbidden characters could be carved onto the purple cauldron without being destroyed, how hard must the cauldron itself be? Yet even this artifact, worthy of being called a divine object, had five of its eight legs broken, its body cracked and nearly destroyed—what kind of power could do such a thing?

Behind this great opportunity, there also lurked tremendous danger!

Logan Clark became even more vigilant in his heart; the matter of the purple cauldron must never be revealed to anyone!

Returning to his own room, Logan Clark took out that third-rank demon core and continued cultivating.

One day, two days—while breaking through to Postnatal Level Three, a third of the essence in the demon core had already been consumed, and after entering Postnatal Level Three, Logan Clark’s refining speed increased greatly. In just two days, the third-rank demon core had turned to fragments.

Early stage of Postnatal Level Three!

Logan Clark nodded in satisfaction. “Now that I’m at Postnatal Level Three, I should be able to refine a fourth-rank demon core!”

He tried it, and as his strength had increased, he could indeed withstand the energy impact of a fourth-rank demon core. But a fifth-rank demon core was too much—he was shaken so hard that he immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood!

“Looks like, for now, my limit is only to cross one level at a time!”

Logan Clark gripped a fourth-rank demon core, activated the Chaos Furnace, and continuously absorbed its essence, converting it into his own true essence power.

Mid-stage Postnatal Level Three! Late-stage Postnatal Level Three!

Four days later, the energy in this fourth-rank demon core was completely refined by Logan Clark, and it too became a pile of fragments.

“I still can’t refine a fifth-rank demon core for now, so I’ll have to buy a few more fourth-rank ones. By comparison, the energy in second- and third-rank demon cores is too little, and the price is high—they’re far less cost-effective than fourth-rank demon cores!”

“But, even a fourth-rank demon core costs ten taels of silver each. Although I still have over three hundred taels saved up, a sixth-rank demon core costs as much as a hundred taels—my money is nowhere near enough!”

“I need to find a way to make money!”

Logan Clark felt both pain and joy. Being able to directly refine the power within demon cores was every martial artist’s dream. By comparison, a single low-grade Yuan-boosting pill couldn’t even achieve one percent of the effect, yet its price was ten or even a hundred times higher. Logan Clark didn’t know how much money he’d saved, or how much faster his progress was!

But living off one’s savings isn’t a solution. As his cultivation increased, the number of demon cores consumed also grew. Four hundred taels of silver could let an ordinary family live comfortably for three or four years, but spent on cultivation, it was nowhere near enough!

Logan Clark bought ten fourth-rank fire-type demon cores, spending another hundred taels of silver. In just two shopping trips, half of his years of savings were gone!

Logan Clark didn’t feel any regret—silver is meant to be spent, and hoarding it wouldn’t improve his strength! Besides, only after stepping into the Tiger Strength Realm could he truly be called a martial artist. Entry-level martial artists were a dime a dozen on the streets—true ants.

Activating the Chiyang Technique, opening the Chaos Furnace—refine!

Logan Clark focused wholeheartedly on cultivation, only going to the kitchen to fill his stomach when hunger became unbearable. The rest of the time, he was always cultivating!

Peak of Postnatal Level Three!

Another two days passed, and Logan Clark reached the threshold of a breakthrough.

But the Tiger Strength Realm was a huge leap—a Postnatal Level Four martial artist was at least ten times stronger than one at Level Three, and the difficulty of breaking through naturally increased as well.

Gathering strength, preparing to break through.

Two hours later, he began his first attempt.

Failure!

A massive surge of true essence power rebounded like a tidal wave. Logan Clark felt as if he’d been struck hard, his whole body trembling violently, his blood and energy churning, his face instantly turning deathly pale!

Breaking through a barrier like this was actually very dangerous! If successful, one would soar like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, but if not, the backlash from the true essence could be severe—sometimes even shattering the core, rendering all previous effort wasted!

Fortunately, Logan Clark only suffered a minor setback. After a few breaths, his blood and energy stabilized.

Try again!

Logan Clark continued refining demon cores, generating a continuous stream of true essence power to fill his core.