Chapter 150: Two and a Half Years
The tides rose and fell, the years passed quietly.
In the blink of an eye, two and a half years had gone by.
During Chen Beiwu’s first year of secluded cultivation, Vice Hall Master Li Yuanhua handed over three Foundation Establishnt cultivators from the Formation Hall who had committed grave mistakes. He voluntarily applied to leave the sect and went to the frontlines to supervise the battlefield.
As for the corruption on Qingsu Island, it was brushed aside under the tacit approval of the sect’s higher-ups.
What Chen Beiwu regretted most was that Yu Pan still firmly held onto her decision and did not agree to the trade.
In the second year of seclusion, Chen Beiwu and his two companions, Gold Egg and Iron Egg, finished all the Cang Thunder Tiger at and Sand-Swimming Falcon at stored in his storage ring.
Nourished by the blood and flesh of second-tier beast creatures, Gold Egg’s cultivation advanced further, reaching forty-nine years of Dao cultivation.
He was only one step away from advancing into a second-tier lesser beast. Unfortunately, he had yet to find the chance for a breakthrough.
Iron Egg, on the other hand, had low cultivation and vast room for growth. After devouring tiger bones, he directly trained the Sun-Swallowing Breath-Drinking Technique to the minor achievent stage. His Dao cultivation surged to forty years, and in terms of combat power, he could rival late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.
As for Chen Beiwu, he gained insights into the Qi Refining Aperture-Consolidating thod, ready to open another aperture at any ti and step into the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining.
Realizing this, Chen Beiwu chose to temporarily set aside his work of live-streaming sales for the Immortal Alliance and his plan of earning contribution points. He focused wholly on secluded cultivation, not even caring that his Cloudsound Pavilion order appointnts were delayed once again.
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Moon-in-Water Dwelling.
As ti flowed, the spiritual essence leaking from the stone chamber’s do gradually converged, forming a constantly swirling vortex of spiritual energy.
A young cultivator with sword-like brows and starry eyes, handso as the moon, suddenly opened his eyes. Twin beams of light shot forth like violet lightning tearing through darkness.
“Gulu!”
Sensing Chen Beiwu’s change in aura, Gold Egg opened its mouth and swallowed the spiritual essence of the dwelling, fully activating the All Laws Converge, Heaven Book of the Divine Tree.
With Gold Egg’s aid, the flowing Clearwood Spiritual Power within Chen Beiwu’s dantian surged like a roaring tidal wave.
That vast, pure force first gathered at the convergence points of the Three Yin and Three Yang ridians of his limbs, then rushed at once toward the Liujue Aperture between his chest acupoint and dantian.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
As Chen Beiwu’s blood and organs flickered with a glassy radiance, his entire skeleton rumbled with thunderous sounds. Wisps of liquid impurities oozed from his skin. The Liujue Aperture was successfully opened, and the two radiant spirit seeds in his dantian shone with dazzling brilliance.
“Eleventh Level of Qi Refining, accomplished!”
Chen Beiwu exhaled a breath of turbid air, and a nearby stone table instantly exploded.
Seeing this, Chen Beiwu revealed a trace of surprise in his eyes.
Just now, he had neither used spiritual power nor mobilized divine sense. Simply by exhaling, he had shattered a stone table made from Yun Kun Stone.
One must know that Yun Kun Stone was incredibly tough; even early-stage Qi Refining cultivators, using a first-tier lower-grade offensive art, would hardly leave a mark.
‘So this is the flawless body that only Foundation Establishnt cultivators can possess!’
A ripple passed through Chen Beiwu’s heart as he raised his right hand and glanced toward Gold Egg.
“Gulu.”
The latter instinctively flicked its fins and retreated so distance.
Before Chen Beiwu had reached the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining, Gold Egg still dared to clash head-on with him.
But now things were different!
In Gold Egg’s perception, Chen Beiwu’s qi and blood were dense as rcury, his body flawless, giving it the illusion of facing a second-tier beast creature.
‘Don’t worry, I won’t test my strength on you.’
Chen Beiwu stood up, carefully feeling the changes in his body.
After advancing to the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining, the total amount of spiritual power in his dantian did not change much, only increasing by about twenty percent. His divine sense expanded from forty to forty-five zhang.
Simply put, the enhancent of divine sense and spiritual power from this breakthrough was far less compared to when he advanced to the Tenth Level.
But his body had indeed broken its shackles, transcending the ordinary, with a great increase in lifespan.
Chen Beiwu suspected that just by unleashing his physical strength in a full strike, he could rival a peak Qi Refining cultivator using a first-tier peerless art—he could slap Iron Egg to death with ease.
“Woof?”
Iron Egg shivered, feeling as though so terrifying existence had locked onto him.
“We should head out now.” Chen Beiwu looked toward his two companions.
For a sect’s sequence disciple to reach the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining, it usually required at least twenty years and abundant cultivation resources.
His rapid breakthrough had largely depended on the gifts of the Cang Thunder Tiger and Sand-Swimming Falcon.
Indeed, without the replenishnt of qi and blood from two second-tier beast creatures, Chen Beiwu would never have refined his essence into qi so quickly and advanced to the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining.
In a sense, this also revealed the drawback of the Southern Wastes’ Qi Refining thods—they relied too much on talent, resources, and ti.
By contrast, for the Immortal Alliance’s legendary-grade cultivation thod, the All Laws Converge, Heaven Book of the Divine Tree, breaking into the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining required only three to five years and two second-tier high-grade spiritual herbs. What it valued most was comprehension.
“Gulu?” Gold Egg tilted its head.
Eat, sleep, then cultivate after eating again.
It was no exaggeration to say this had been the happiest period of its life.
If possible, it would have liked to continue secluded cultivation inside the dwelling. Perhaps one day, inspiration would strike, and it would ascend into a second-tier lesser beast.
‘You silly thing, you just want to slack off and rest.’ Perceiving Gold Egg’s thoughts, Chen Beiwu couldn’t help poking its head.
Through this period of seclusion and reflection, Chen Beiwu had successfully entered the beginner stage of the Seven Revolutions of Great Cycle Qi Refining. Unfortunately, the Immortal Alliance Entrance Exam was approaching.
The exam was divided into preliminary and final tests.
The preliminary test was a cultural exam, evaluating students on Beast Taming and four elective cultivation arts. It was the earliest to begin.
Next month was the date of the preliminary exam.
This week, Chen Beiwu had to report to Shouhe No. 2 High School to collect his admission ticket in advance.
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Three days later.
Shouhe No. 2 High School, Grade Five Soaring Class.
The mont Chen Beiwu appeared at the classroom door, every student turned to look at him.
“This student, may I ask who you are?” A male classmate stepped forward.
“Chen Beiwu.”
After speaking, Chen Beiwu entered the classroom and naturally sat behind Xu Lingling and Xu Ziqing.
“He’s Chen Beiwu?”
“Damn, our class really has this student!”
“I heard he reached the Ninth Level of Qi Refining back in Grade Three, is that true?”
“Now I wonder if he’s already at the peak of Qi Refining!”
Hearing the whispers around him, Chen Beiwu was not surprised.
Every ti the high school departnt promoted students, they reshuffled the classes—placing outstanding geniuses into the Soaring Class and the average into the Talents Class.
But Chen Beiwu had been applying for independent study since Grade Three. In Grades Four and Five, he hadn’t even reported to class once. It was normal that so classmates didn’t recognize him. Still, his legend spread throughout Shouhe No. 2 High School.
“Quiet down.”
At that mont, horoom teacher Wang Kui walked in, his tone stern. “How many days are left before the entrance exam? And you still have the mood to giggle and chatter here!”
“Last year, not a single student from Shouhe No. 2 High School entered the Seven-Nine Upper Sects. Do you know what that ans?” he roared.
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