He still didn’t feel the slightest hunger—no wonder those immortals all liked to sit alone in seclusion, neither eating nor drinking. So they all had this thing in their hands. Since they wouldn’t feel hungry, naturally they could go without food or drink.

His supernatural ability had also increased to a certain extent, but the rate of growth was still not as much as Ethan Cooper had expected.

If his assumption was correct, then the spiritual energy replenished last time should have been enough to more than double his ability. However, in reality, the increase in his power was not even close to half of that.

In other words, the strength of his ability was actually restricted by the amount of spiritual energy.

The stronger the spiritual energy, the higher the ability.

Pouring out the last chocolate bean, Ethan Cooper looked at the ground, and his expression suddenly changed. On the floor, there were three jade bottles neatly arranged. Together with the one in his hand, there were four jade bottles in total.

These four jade bottles were identical in style, pattern, and size, as if they had all been cast from the same mold.

Ethan Cooper felt a stroke of luck in his heart—thank goodness Elder Xianyun had gone out to meet Lu Jun. Otherwise, if he had come in, Ethan Cooper’s supernatural ability would have been impossible to hide.

He immediately picked up the jade bottles, thought for a moment, then turned to see that his travel bag was still by his side. He took out a change of clothes from it, wrapped three of the jade bottles inside, and smashed them hard against the ground. In just a few strikes, these finely crafted, valuable jade bottles were instantly shattered to dust, turning into flying ash.

After destroying the evidence, Ethan Cooper used his ability to scan the green chocolate bean. This time, his movements were extremely swift, without the slightest pause or hesitation.

The scanning process was completed in one go, which showed just how much his ability had grown.

He swallowed the last Foundation Establishment Pill, skillfully guiding the warm current, controlling its flow until it reached his dantian.

Ten days, half a month, twenty days—by the time he walked out of the meditation chamber, a whole month had passed.

Through his experiments during this period, he finally understood that the Foundation Establishment Pill was indeed a wonderful thing.

Although by the end, each pill added only a little spiritual energy, one thing was certain: his spiritual energy was still increasing. Though slow, it was steady and unwavering.

However, this was not the most remarkable aspect of the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Foundation Establishment— the more you take, the more solid your foundation becomes. And the more solid the foundation, the faster the recovery speed.

Not only spiritual energy, but even his supernatural ability seemed to benefit. If his previous recovery speed was like a snail crawling, now it was definitely like a rabbit running.

Could a tortoise and a hare even be compared? There was simply no comparison.

So, once he realized this, Ethan Cooper was determined to stay in the meditation chamber. For a whole month, he spent thirty days alone in seclusion.

During this month, he had no idea how many Foundation Establishment Pills he had taken.

However, with his current ability, as long as he focused his mind, he could easily create another pill just like it, and the time required was negligible—almost instantaneous. This showed just how unbelievably fast his ability had grown.

As for why he came out today, there were two reasons. First, it was too stuffy inside. He hadn’t seen anyone for a month, hadn’t spoken to anyone, hadn’t eaten anything, or drunk a drop of water. His mouth was so bland it felt like a bird’s nest.

The other reason was that the effect of the Foundation Establishment Pill had become extremely minimal—so small that he could barely even notice it.

As Ethan Cooper walked, he popped another Foundation Establishment Pill into his mouth.

A wave of heat rose again in his dantian, but at this point, Ethan Cooper no longer paid any attention to this level of warmth.

He didn’t deliberately circulate his energy, nor did he worry about it. The warm current naturally transformed into spiritual energy and entered his dantian. This was his greatest gain from the past month.

As for the Foundation Establishment Pill, these green chocolate beans, his body had already grown completely accustomed to them.

Chapter 12: Outer Sect Disciple

After leaving the meditation chamber, the first thing Ethan Cooper saw was Kevin Wright, snoring in a chair.

He was slightly startled—could it be that this person had been waiting here the whole time?

He quietly stepped forward. At this moment, he was as light as a swallow, his footsteps so light that he made no sound at all. However, as soon as he got within five steps of Kevin Wright, the snoring immediately stopped.

Kevin Wright’s eyes snapped open, flashing with a chilling, intimidating cold light.

Ethan Cooper’s hair stood on end. He felt an extremely dangerous killing intent suddenly burst from this seemingly unremarkable old man. Meeting his eyes, that icy gaze contained not a trace of human emotion—like a beast that had locked onto its prey, ready to pounce.

In that instant, Ethan Cooper felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. It was the first time his spirit had encountered such a chilling killing intent. Although he didn’t lose his mind, he was so tense that he even stopped breathing.