Only I Cultivate
Chapter 32 - 2nd Opening The Inner Palace Realm

Chapter 32: 2nd Opening The Inner Palace Realm

Feng Fan slowly opened his eyes as consciousness returned. He looked around, taking in his surroundings. A bitter smile formed on his face as he realized where he was.

"I haven’t even gotten my first paycheck, and I’ve already ended up in the hospital twice. Damn, this job is seriously dangerous!"

As he woke up, the nurse on duty was checking his vitals and immediately noticed.

"Ah, I’m glad to see you’re awake," she said. "Someone from your team asked you to call her once you regained consciousness. Her name is Luo Li."

Since Feng Fan was in the ghost-related injuries ward, the hospital staff was well aware of the SIF.

Feng Fan nodded and reached for his phone—only to realize the familiar wooden table was missing.

’Oh, I forgot I’m in a different hospital. The other one probably got shut down or something,’ he thought.

"Excuse me..." Feng Fan glanced at the nurse’s name tag. "Yin Luli, where’s my phone?"

Yin Luli pointed below his bed. "There’s a small drawer underneath. You’ll find it there."

Following her instructions, Feng Fan reached down and retrieved his phone. Seeing that he was doing fine, Yin Luli left him alone.

"I’ll take my leave, the doctor in charge should come over later to check on you."

Feng Fan nodded at the nurse before he dialed Luo Li’s number. Luo Li picked up the phone almost immediately.

"Luo Li, did you want to talk to me?"

Her response was short. "Yes. Wait there. I’m coming."

Before Feng Fan could even reply, the call ended.

Half an hour later, Luo Li arrived at the hospital room. Her expression was cold at first, but seeing Feng Fan lying in the hospital bed again made her face soften slightly.

"How are you feeling?" she asked, her voice carrying a hint of worry and sadness—emotions she didn’t even realize were there.

Feng Fan felt a little embarrassed. Having a cold yet pretty girl worried about him made him smile faintly.

"I’m fine. Thanks for worrying."

Luo Li crossed her arms, her usual cold expression returning after a faint hint of a blush.

"Hmph, who’s worried about you? I just don’t want another teammate dying and getting scolded again."

Feng Fan rolled his eyes. "Of course, Lady Luo, you’re absolutely right. It would be a shame to have a bad mark on your perfect record."

A cold smile formed on Luo Li’s lips. "Since you can joke, that means you’re fine. That’s good. Because as soon as you’re discharged, I’m putting you through Spartan Training. You better be ready!"

Without waiting for his response, she turned and stormed out of the room, leaving Feng Fan dumbfounded.

"That’s it? Not even a thanks for my performance?" He shook his head in disbelief.

Feng Fan decided to enter his inner palace. After suffering two severe backlashes in such a short time, he was worried about damaging his foundation.

Inside his inner palace, he observed his surroundings with satisfaction. His soul, which had once been a simple heart, had now transformed into a throne wrapped in black flames and chains. Ma Chen was still restrained by the chains emerging from the throne.

Feng Fan walked toward it and sat down, circulating his cultivation technique. The chains ignited with black flames.

Ma Chen’s body trembled as the flames burned her soul, forcing her to draw spiritual energy from the other side against her will. The energy flowed into the chains, then into the throne, strengthening Feng Fan’s inner palace.

He could feel his inner palace becoming slightly more solid and expanding with each cycle of cultivation. However, since he had pushed his body too far in battle, he needed a full day to recover before he could properly use the gathered spiritual energy to advance his cultivation.

’This ability is insane. Unlike other Hunters, I don’t suffer any side effects... and I can even heal myself with spiritual energy.’

Feng Fan’s eyes gleamed as he looked at Ma Chen, still trapped in his inner palace.

’Next time, I’ll capture even more ghosts. If I keep this up, my cultivation speed will skyrocket.’

For the next three days before his discharge, Feng Fan continued cultivating. At the start of the third day, he finally broke through to the second stage of the Opening the Inner Palace realm.

A rush of power filled his body. The spiritual energy inside him flowed more smoothly, and his muscles felt even stronger after the breakthrough.

Spiritual energy surged wildly around Feng Fan as he opened his eyes. Then, a thought struck him.

’When I went to capture my first ghost with Luo Li and Wu Yunru, she told me to absorb it. Straw Hat, is there a way to absorb the spiritual energy of dead ghosts without harming my body?’

Since he didn’t know the answer, he decided to ask Straw Hat directly, who was always resting on his head without his permission.

Straw Hat hummed in response, and a new technique from the Ghost Sealing Sect imprinted itself into Feng Fan’s mind. A faint smile tugged at his lips as he absorbed the information.

’Little Hat, you’re really useful when you want to be. Why didn’t you give this to me sooner?’

Straw Hat hummed in protest, but Feng Fan ignored him.

’I see... Normally, Hunters can absorb ghostly spiritual energy, but it’s unstable and I shouldn’t use it for cultivation. However, with this technique, I can store it safely in a specific region of my inner palace and release it for a single, powerful attack when needed.’

He frowned slightly as he continued reading the details in his mind.

’It warns me not to store too much, or I’ll lose control and damage my inner palace... Gotta be careful with that.’

As Feng Fan was lost in thought, the door opened, and a doctor stepped in.

"Ah, Mr. Feng, I’m surprised at how fast you’ve recovered. It took you about half the time we expected. You’re free to go now, but if you experience any abnormal symptoms, please contact the hospital immediately," the doctor said.

Feng Fan nodded, gathered his things, and left.

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