The Dragon Energy from the Dragon Vein was extremely potent. However, James’ rank had risen to the Immortal Ascension Fifth Stair. If he wanted to make another breakthrough, he would need an enormous amount of energy.

Even though he had Novenary Golden Body Siddhi and was fast at absorbing and refining energy, he would need half a year to reach the Immortal Ascension Sixth Stair at his current speed.

Moreover, this was a situation with sufficient energy. He also needed to compress his rank and ensure that he reached the extreme at each rank. This made it difficult for him to reach the Immortal Ascension Sixth Stair.

He forgot everything and concentrated solely on cultivating.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

During this half-year of cultivation, James’ rank had reached the peak of the Immortal Ascension Fifth Stair. He was one step away from entering the Immortal Ascension Sixth Stair. Nonetheless, he chose to compact his rank.

He forcibly compressed the Immortal A