Leon was sitting in the center of the Energy Convergence Circle in the backyard with his eyes closed,

amid his training, while the Spiritual Pearl hovered above him in mid–air.

The powerful energy contained within the Spiritual Pearl seemed to be condensing all the purified true

energy surrounding them, refracting them into flashes of green light through the Energy Convergence

Circle. The green light then seeped into Leon’s body, where they were absorbed and metabolized into

his training.

Leon encountered plenty of new enemies ever since arriving in the Southern region, and among them,

the

Southern Boss was the one most feared and revered!

Since Iris was busy planning the new products‘ marketing schemes, Leon did not have much to do at

the office, and thus decided to spend his time at home, trying to level up in his training so that he would

one day -sooner rather than later–overcome his plateau!

He already used the imperial purple amethyst and the Energy Convergence Circle to condense the

natural true energy into the villa, but the natural true energy from the outdoors was still far more purified

than he could even make them out to be!

Therefore, apart from eating and sleeping, Leon spent all of his time sitting in the backyard, absorbing

the true energy of outdoor nature to aid his training.

With the help of the Spiritual Pearl, Leon could feel that his sage arts training was growing

progressively advanced and that it would not be long before he attained the Peak Foundation Phase!

As the sun began to set, Leon could gradually feel the true energy dissipating with every passing

moment. It was then he decided to call it a day and got up, intending to continue his training the next

day.

“What a pity! I was so close!” Leon lamented, glancing at the trees all around him with a remorseful

look. After two weeks‘ worth of intensified training, he was only a stone’s throw away from attaining the

Peak Foundation Phase!

If he successfully overcame his plateau, he would finally be able to use the Angel’s Fruit to reconstruct

his internal circulation and attain the Golden Core Phase!

The Golden Core Phase was equivalent to the Emperor State of martial arts, and with the rest of his

tricks, he would be able to defeat even warriors of the Intermediate Almighty State with no problem!

One could only imagine Leon’s excitement at the thought of this!

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned–he trained so intensely these few weeks that even the true

energy of the woods depleted. The remaining true energy was barely sufficient to fuel their basic

needs, and there was no longer any leftover energy for him to continue his training!

The regeneration of the true energy was too slow and could not keep up with his demands at all, and if

Leon were to resume his training, he needed to wait until the true energy was replenished!

However, martial arts was not just about attaining strength–it was also all about patience and

determination. If one were to train nonstop without rest, he would easily fall into the trap and lose

control of his powers!

Leon was so focused on attaining results that he neglected to care for his body amidst the intensive

training, and even he was beginning to feel the after–effects of this.

Since his true energy was beginning to be depleted, it was just in time for him to slow down and take a

break, which would allow him to digest what he obtained over the past few weeks.

This would prove to be beneficial to him after all!