Within the island protection array on Tai’an Island, Li Fan browsed through the Miscellaneous Records of Cultivation he had purchased, his brow slightly furrowed. 

Bottleneck? Heavenly Tribulation?

Ever since returning from Myriad Immortals Island days ago, he hadn’t stopped cultivating for a single moment. 

His original plan had been to strike while the iron was hot and break through to the late-stage Qi Refinement realm in one decisive push. 

He could feel the breakthrough was close, so close he could almost touch. Yet no matter how intensely he cultivated, that final step remained just out of reach. 

That seemingly insignificant gap stood before him like an insurmountable chasm.

After consulting the Miscellaneous Records of Cultivation, Li Fan finally confirmed he had encountered a bottleneck.

The concept of cultivation bottlenecks had existed since ancient times. During the cultivation process, one’s progress could stall at a certain point,...