lovenovelstory #326 - The Second Stage of Qi Training
#326 - The Second Stage of Qi Training
Chapter 324: Qi Refining Second Stage
As a god, Gu Mingyue could even more keenly sense the filthy and ominous aura in the air. But in the current situation, could he dare to say that he knew nothing?
If he had a way to crack the blood-red aura, it would be a trivial matter, and he would naturally speak of it. However, the first time he saw the lotus pattern on the carp, the blood-colored lotus on the carp's scales materialized, as if transforming into mysterious runes. Countless runes were strung together on the scales, forming a chain of order. The chain, in turn, formed a complex grand formation. Facing the rune order chain, he didn't even have a chance to understand it, let alone crack such methods?
Gu Mingyue felt helpless, with a premonition in his heart: "The trouble is big! Something major is about to happen!"
However, he didn't dare to explain the actual situation to Prince Pingbian, so he could only pretend to be relaxed and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. This is an anomaly resulting from the Old Prince's bloodline evolution, not a bad thing. The appearance of this anomaly on the carp shows that the Old Prince's transformation into a dragon is very successful and not far from completion."
After saying this, he secretly prayed in his heart: "God, please, please don't let any mishaps occur when Prince Pingbian transforms into a dragon. Please don't let it be affected. I beg you."
He could only pray that these blood-colored lotuses would not affect Zhang Shicheng's transformation into a dragon. Even if Zhang Shicheng transformed into an evil dragon, he would accept it, as it would be better than a failed transformation.
Zhang Shicheng's transformation into a dragon was a crucial part of his grand plan. If Zhang Shicheng successfully transformed into a dragon, he would have the strength to confront the Great Virtuous Teacher and the power to deter the imperial court. By then, with Zhang Shicheng's protection, splitting the Yellow Heaven Dao would be a natural outcome.
"In that case, I can rest assured. I thought something major had happened to the ancestor's transformation into a dragon, which frightened me. It turns out it was just a false alarm," Prince Pingbian said.
Gu Mingyue gave a dry laugh upon hearing this. Did he not know whether it was a false alarm?
Inside the Yellow Dawn Temple, Zhang Chen dismissed Xie Lingyun and began to ponder the 'Strongman Moving Mountain' technique. Time flew by, and another ten days passed. Suddenly, the golden finger interface in front of Zhang Chen flickered, and a new tag popped up:
[12 Skills (Unranked): Strongman Moving Mountain (0/50,000,000)]
[Note 1: Requires a strange stone.]
"Finally, the interface is out?" Zhang Chen looked at the golden finger interface, overjoyed. He had painstakingly studied the 'Strongman Moving Mountain' technique, and now he was finally able to glimpse its secrets.
"However, the number of points required for upgrading is a bit exaggerated. It's just the beginning, and it already requires 50 million points?" Zhang Chen was stunned and even a little disbelieving.
What kind of skill is this? It hasn't even reached the entry level, and it already requires 50 million points?
Thinking that the 'Strongman Moving Mountain' technique only had four realms: Initial Entry - Minor Success - Major Success - Perfection, and the Initial Entry realm required 50 million points… that's still exaggerated!
Does he think 50 million points are cabbages?
Even if he accumulated two million points a day, he would still need to accumulate painstakingly for twenty-five days!
Moreover, 50 million points are enough for him to upgrade many skills!
And this is just the entry level. There will still be massive points required later. This is definitely a bottomless pit.
Zhang Chen was considering whether he should continue to grind, continuing to add all the points to the 'Strongman Moving Mountain' technique. He knew that 50 million points were enough for him to upgrade many skills to the Perfection realm.
However, Zhang Chen looked at his golden finger interface and, after thinking for a long time, still chose to continue adding points, for three reasons: First, this is the prerequisite technique for the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art. Second, this divine power can temper the physical body. Third, this divine power is the only attack divine power Zhang Chen has obtained so far.
Don't look at how many skills Zhang Chen has obtained, but he really doesn't have any attack divine powers. The 'Strongman Moving Mountain' technique he has now obtained is the only attack and killing power technique Zhang Chen has obtained.
Zhang Chen couldn't help but complain. This was simply outrageous. He had so many skills, but no attack divine powers. What could he say?
This is the only attack skill he has gained, so he must upgrade it!
No matter how high the level of auxiliary divine powers is upgraded, even if it is upgraded to the 'Fruit' level, what's the use?
If the enemy comes and you can't kill them, isn't that a useless divine power?
Most importantly, he has a chance to enter the spiritual world with his physical body this time, where he can obtain the legendary strange stone from Buzhou Mountain. The opportunity may only come once, so how could Zhang Chen give it up?
If he misses this opportunity, even if he regrets it later, it will probably be too late.
"So I have to hurry up and grind for points." Thinking of this, Zhang Chen transformed into flowing water, quietly sneaked underground, and came to the passage he had previously dug out. He saw that the collapsed wall of the secret room had been restored, and the wall was once again densely covered with divine power, re-enveloped by divine power.
In order to prevent the stone wall from being dug through again, the people of the Yellow Heaven Dao had even increased the output of divine power, making the divine power on the wall three to five times thicker. Zhang Chen happily rubbed his hands secretly: "Good thing! This is a good thing for me! The divine power on the wall is more concentrated. If I go to absorb the divine power, it will be even less likely that people will notice the changes. The cultivators of the Yellow Heaven Dao are all such good people."
Zhang Chen smiled outside the wall and circled around the wall again. However, the passage had been collapsed by Gu Mingyue's shock, and could no longer accommodate Zhang Chen's volume. So Zhang Chen checked the terrain, ran outside to find a pangolin, and asked the pangolin to dig the tunnel again.
Today, Gu Mingyue was not there, which was a good opportunity for Zhang Chen to take action. As Zhang Chen summoned the pangolin, the tunnel was reopened in just half a day.
After all, it was a tunnel that had already been dug through, so it was not difficult for the pangolin to dig it again.
After Zhang Chen dug through the underground passage, he directly dismissed the pangolin, and then came to the stone wall to feast and directly absorb the power of incense.
From today onwards, Zhang Chen began to work 'hard' and 'diligently' again, because there was not much time left for him.
As for whether Gu Mingyue would notice the clues, Zhang Chen felt that so many days had passed, and Gu Mingyue was busy dealing with the affairs of the two-world passage, so he would not focus his energy on this for the time being.
After all, the mysterious factor released from the spiritual world was of great benefit to cultivators, even strong people like Gu Mingyue were no exception.
In fact, Zhang Chen was right. As Gu Mingyue returned, he did not stay in the Taoist temple for long, but hurried to the front of the two-world passage, busy absorbing the mysterious factor.
Time passed quickly, and time seemed to slow down at this time. The time of twenty-five days passed quickly, and Zhang Chen's golden finger interface was full of five thousand points.
And at this time, Xie Lingyun came again!
Sensing Xie Lingyun's arrival at his humble abode with her subordinates, Zhang Chen hastily emerged from the underground to greet her.
"Zhang Chen!" Xie Lingyun hurried into the courtyard, waving at Zhang Chen as he walked out of the house. "I have something to tell you."
"What is it, Sister?" Zhang Chen invited Xie Lingyun to sit. "Let's talk inside."
Xie Lingyun shook her head. "I'm busy and must leave soon. I just wanted to update you on the latest developments with the interdimensional passage."
"Could it be that the interdimensional passage has stabilized?" Zhang Chen, observing Xie Lingyun's hurried demeanor, guessed and inquired.
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Xie Lingyun nodded. "Indeed! Five days ago, the interdimensional passage stabilized. Many Jianghu experts and members of various powerful families ventured into it, but suffered heavy losses. Now, all the influential figures know that upon entering the other world, even the strongest will be reduced to ordinary mortals. The major families are now conscripting laborers and ordinary people to explore the spiritual world. Some are even spending a fortune to hire experienced hunters to go to the spiritual world. I'm here today to ask if you want to come with me? We can watch out for each other."
"You're going too?" Zhang Chen was taken aback by Xie Lingyun's words.
"Someone discovered a fruit tree on the other side of the passage. It bears purple fruit that grants fire and lightning powers when consumed. However, the fruit rots instantly upon leaving the spiritual world and entering the material realm. Therefore, to gain these powers, one must venture into the other world."
Zhang Chen was stunned. He found Xie Lingyun's actions risky. After all, it was the spiritual world, not a game. No matter how good the fruit was, one's life was more important, wasn't it?
Seeming to know what Zhang Chen was thinking, Xie Lingyun raised her hand to stop him. "If I can obtain that fruit, it will increase my chances of reaching the Yang God realm by at least eighty percent."
With Xie Lingyun saying so, what could Zhang Chen say?
However, faced with Xie Lingyun's invitation, Zhang Chen still chose to decline. He wasn't ready yet. His Qi Refining Technique level wasn't high enough. He would wait until he had collected enough incense faith to level up his Qi Refining Technique further.
That would probably take four or five days, which Zhang Chen could afford.
Moreover, Zhang Chen felt that if he entered the spiritual world, and that big black dog came looking for him, it would cause big problems, and Xie Lingyun might be implicated.
Hearing Zhang Chen's refusal, Xie Lingyun was somewhat disappointed. She thought that Zhang Chen, as a cultivator, might not become an ordinary person in the mysterious spiritual world, and his supernatural abilities could be retained, increasing his chances of survival. But to her surprise, Zhang Chen refused.
After Xie Lingyun left, Zhang Chen turned around and continued to grind his Qi Refining Technique. For him, increasing the level of his Qi Refining Technique and the capacity of his magical power would also increase his endurance and greatly ensure his safety in the spiritual world.
"It's a pity that the God-Slaying Whip hasn't been refined yet. Otherwise, with the help of the God-Slaying Whip, my abilities in the spiritual world would definitely be even better," Zhang Chen thought to himself.
Zhang Chen's eyes turned to his Qi Refining Technique panel:
[7 Skills (Entry): Qi Refining Twelfth Heaven (Perfect)]
[Note: Upgradeable (0/100000)]
"It only requires 100,000 points. It seems my golden finger is quite generous? A mere 100,000 points, I only need to grind for a while to get it."
Zhang Chen returned to the Taoist temple to continue grinding points.
The second realm of the Qi Refining Technique has two Heavens: Circulation of Qi and Mysterious Pass.
Zhang Chen didn't quite understand either realm, but it didn't matter. He had points. As long as he grinded, he would naturally understand all the key points.
In just an hour, Zhang Chen had accumulated 100,000 points. The next moment, Zhang Chen directly clicked on the Qi Refining Technique section of his golden finger panel, and the Qi Refining Technique column of Zhang Chen's golden finger panel changed:
[7 Skills (First Tier): First Heaven (0/1000000)]
Cultivating the second realm is divided into Circulation of Qi and Mysterious Pass. The First Heaven refers to Circulation of Qi.
As Zhang Chen's skill leveled up, the magical power in Zhang Chen's dantian began to circulate in his meridians. The magical power passed through the hundred meridians of his body, shuttled through the Ren and Du meridians, and penetrated the upper, middle, and lower dantians. Qi poured into the entire meridian network, and the speed of refining essence into Qi increased with each cycle.
"Cultivating to the Circulation of Qi, my cultivation speed is at least ten times faster. I wonder if finding the Mysterious Pass in my body and opening the Mysterious Pass will further increase my cultivation speed," Zhang Chen thought to himself.
Then, his eyes fell on the experience points. The experience points behind the Circulation of Qi actually required one million, a tenfold increase.
"No way? A tenfold increase? Who can afford that? Is opening the Mysterious Pass that difficult?" Zhang Chen exclaimed in his heart.
One had to know that upgrading a sixth-tier Invisibility Talisman to the seventh tier only required 1.6 million points. But the Invisibility Talisman was a sixth-tier skill, while the Qi Refining Technique was only a first-tier skill. Was there any comparison?
"The Qi Refining Technique is indeed the fundamental method. Although it has no offensive power, it can seize the creation of heaven and earth, and the mysteries of ghosts and gods, possessing incredible abilities," Zhang Chen wasn't frustrated, but rather felt somewhat pleasantly surprised. The more difficult the Qi Refining Technique was to cultivate, the greater its value.
Zhang Chen didn't say much. He turned his head and continued to grind experience points.
A mere one million experience points was nothing. Zhang Chen only needed one night to grind it all.
As time passed, Zhang Chen's points filled up again, reaching one million.
Then, Zhang Chen once again called up the golden finger panel:
[7 Skills (First Tier): Second Heaven (0/1000000)]
The Second Heaven was the Mysterious Pass.
"Add points to upgrade!" Zhang Chen directly added points without thinking.
As he added points to upgrade, his golden finger panel flickered and changed again:
[7 Skills (First Tier): Second Heaven (Perfect)]
As the golden finger changed, Zhang Chen felt a thunderous roar in his body. In his body, it seemed as if a chaotic illusion flowed by, and then a ray of lightning broke through the chaos, separating the clear from the turbid. A ray of light appeared out of thin air in the chaos.