In the secret chamber, only three dim lights flickered on the walls.
A waft of sandalwood drifted from the bronze carved box in front of Zhu Chen.
This was the Calming Incense that was worth three Spirit Stones for just an hour of burning, quite beneficial for breaking through bottlenecks.
However...
"Pfft..."
Zhu Chen's face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He had failed to break through.
Zhu Chen's face seemed to have aged several years in an instant.
"Failed..."
Zhu Chen was already ninety-three years old, no longer young. His True Essence could not even resist the aging of his appearance.
"Foundation Establishment... It seems I really can't achieve Foundation Establishment..."
The bottleneck of the last three layers of Qi Refining was growing larger. Even though Zhu Chen had achievements of defeating Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators, he couldn't overcome this barrier.
