Breakthrough

Alex opened his eyes early in the morning at 7 am. There was no competition today and the only thing he had to do was go to the auction house later on. 

"You can stop now Pearl," he told Pearl who was inside his robe currently cultivating. "Meow," Pearl meowed lightly and stopped. 

The minor cuts around his body all healed and he was back to being fine. 

"Have you broken through yet?" he wondered and asked Pearl before opening the status page. Unfortunately, he was still in the Bone Tempering 9th realm.

"Do I really have to give you a monster core? I am afraid the same thing that happens to me will happen to you as well. Not to mention, I don't have that many anymore. Only a couple more. I will soon have to go to the jungle to fight the beasts some more," Alex said softly. 

"Meow," Pearl meowed. 

"Sigh, I will think of someway. Come enter," he said and let Pearl go back into his arm.