Chapter 165: Twelfth Level of Qi Refining
Three months later.
Moon-in-Water Dwelling.
A handso young man in a Daoist robe sat cross-legged on a ditation cushion, cultivating as his sleeves fluttered without wind.
By his side, a Golden Scale Fish constantly absorbed and released spiritual energy.
Each ti it opened its mouth, the rich spiritual essence within the cave dwelling condensed into a hazy white mist, endlessly flowing into it.
With Gold Egg assisting nearby, Chen Beiwu split his focus in two, simultaneously operating the All Laws Converge, Heaven Book of the Divine Tree and the Seven Revolutions of Great Cycle Qi Refining.
“Shalala!”
As surging spiritual energy poured into his dantian, another droplet of Liquid Mana condensed within Chen Beiwu’s sea of qi, reaching a total of eight drops.
‘This breakthrough will surely succeed!’
Sensing the right mont had arrived, Chen Beiwu no longer hesitated. Following the thod described in his cultivation technique, he mobilized the Liquid Mana in his dantian and began to assault the Twelve Hidden ridians of the Earthly Branches.
The twelve hidden ridians corresponded to the heavenly stems and earthly branches, concealed within the gaps of bones and between the organs.
They were the Zi ridian, Chou ridian, Yin ridian, Mao ridian, Chen ridian, Si ridian, Wu ridian, Wei ridian, Shen ridian, You ridian, Xu ridian, and Hai ridian.
Each ti a cultivator used the Seven Revolutions of Great Cycle Qi Refining to break through a hidden ridian, the sea of qi within the dantian could store twice as much mana, even compressing and liquefying Qi Refining mana into Foundation Establishnt mana.
Entry into the Seven Revolutions of Great Cycle Qi Refining was simple, but breaking through six ridians to comprehend the transformation into Liquid Mana was the most difficult stage.
Chen Beiwu had only learned this after consulting Senior Sister Yun.
Even a Heavenly Root cultivator of the sect would require at least five years to accomplish this.
Breaking through nine ridians and condensing nine drops of Liquid Mana signified achieving the small success stage of the technique.
Without a large amount of cultivation resources to aid them, most needed ten years in Qi Refining before reaching this accomplishnt.
Fully opening the Twelve Hidden ridians of the Earthly Branches, completing the ultimate circulation of mana through the great cycle, marked the great success stage of the technique—allowing one to step into the Twelfth Level of Qi Refining and gain mana comparable to that of a Foundation Establishnt cultivator.
According to sect records, the fastest cultivator to ever accomplish this within Qi Refining had taken one year.
However, a single epiphany was worth more than ten years of bitter cultivation!
Because of the All Laws Converge, Heaven Book of the Divine Tree, Chen Beiwu had already stepped into a super-limit state of Qi Refining ahead of ti, condensing three drops of Liquid Mana early on.
Thus, within just a month, he had overtaken others in a shortcut, cultivating the Seven Revolutions of Great Cycle Qi Refining to the small success stage. What remained was only the ti needed to accumulate eight drops of Liquid Mana.
So, without hesitation, Chen Beiwu chose seclusion. He spent a massive amount of Spirit Yuan to purchase Spirit-Nourishing Pills, condensing enough Liquid Mana for a breakthrough in the shortest ti possible.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
As twelve dark-golden ridians appeared on Chen Beiwu’s skin, writhing like living things and devouring the essence of heaven and earth, a spiritual vortex over ten feet long erupted above his head before collapsing.
At the sa ti, the Spirit of Clearwood within Chen Beiwu’s body radiated a brilliance unlike ever before.
“Zi and Wu ridians opened—grasping Yin and Yang. Twelfth Level of Qi Refining, success!”
Chen Beiwu opened his eyes, exhaling a turbid breath, and carefully sensed the transformation of his dantian sea of qi.
Before completing the ultimate circulation of mana, his Liquid Mana dissipated after use, forcing him to waste great ti and energy reconsolidating it.
But now it was different.
Even if he unleashed the power of a single drop of Liquid Mana, striking with the might of Foundation Establishnt, he only needed to sit and ditate briefly before swiftly replenishing the loss.
‘Other than lacking endurance, how am I any different from a Foundation Establishnt cultivator now?’
Feeling the incomparably pure Liquid Mana within, Chen Beiwu clenched his fist lightly, his face brimming with confidence.
The only flaw that disappointed him was that, despite using the Seven Revolutions of Great Cycle Qi Refining to break through to the Twelfth Level of Qi Refining, and despite his greatly increased strength, he still did not sense the opportunity for the Heaven Book to ascend to the Flawless Qi Refining of the twelfth fold.
Clearly, the Twelfth Level of Qi Refining as defined in the Southern Wastes was not the sa as that defined by the Immortal Alliance.
‘It seems I must still exchange for the sect’s most secret art, the Heavenly Evolution Cycle Art.’ Chen Beiwu thought to himself.
The Heavenly Evolution Cycle Art was extrely difficult to cultivate, costing as much as 15,000 contribution points to redeem. Even Senior Sister Yun had given up after attempting to comprehend it, finding it far too difficult.
Even though Chen Beiwu prided himself on his talent and insight, he had no full confidence in mastering it.
But in order to grasp the chance at Flawless Qi Refining, he had no choice but to try.
“Gulu.”
Gold Egg collapsed to the ground, looking a bit drained.
Even though it had shared in a portion of Chen Beiwu’s newfound mana through the feedback of the Companion Contract, the emptiness in its body still had not been fully replenished.
‘You’ve worked hard.’ Chen Beiwu rubbed Gold Egg’s head.
Without Gold Egg’s full assistance, even with Spirit-Nourishing Pills, he would have needed at least a year to cultivate the Seven Revolutions of Great Cycle Qi Refining to the great success stage.
By then, the Immortal Exams would have ended, and it would have been too late for anything.
“Gulu.”
Gold Egg shook its head, indicating it was fine and would recover after so rest.
‘Three months have passed—Senior Sister should have already refined the Blood-Summoning Pill.’ Chen Beiwu picked Gold Egg up.
The Blood-Summoning Pill was far too obscure; even Senior Sister Wan’er had no stock of it.
So he had no choice but to ask her to refine it.
The day they had agreed upon was in three days’ ti.
Hearing this, Gold Egg’s eyes lit up.
Once it obtained the Blood-Summoning Pill, it would be able to advance into the Second Tier.
‘After being in seclusion for so long, it’s ti we return to the Immortal Alliance.’ Chen Beiwu thought to himself.
If his mory served him correctly, the Immortal Exam results should have been released two months ago.
……
“Why hasn’t he co out yet?” Chen Dong sighed.
When he learned of Chen Beiwu’s exam results, he had been overjoyed for an entire day and night.
But two months had passed, and his son was still in seclusion.
‘Does this child really care nothing for his exam results?’ Chen Dong thought with puzzlent.
He himself had stayed up all night just to be the first to know his son’s score.
Huang Xiaoling shot her husband a glance. “You can register anyti—why are you so anxious?”
At that mont, Chen Beiwu pushed open the door and ca down from the second-floor cultivation room.
“Son, do you know how many points you scored?” Chen Dong laughed heartily.
“Seven hundred ninety?” Chen Beiwu asked curiously.
“More than that.” Chen Dong revealed a gratified smile. “You ranked third in Yuan-Kong County this year, with a total of 807 points!”
Chen Beiwu was sowhat surprised.
Even after giving up on a major question, he had still managed to score 807.
“Which Immortal Sect do you plan to apply to?” Huang Xiaoling asked with interest.
“My first choice is Bixiao Immortal Sect, and the second is Yuxu Immortal Sect.” Chen Beiwu considered.
The Bixiao Immortal Sect was most renowned for its Formation Division. In the latest ranking of the Thirteen Immortal Sects released by the Immortal Alliance, it ranked sixth. It was the dream sect of all cultivators with Water or Wood spiritual roots.
Considering both the importance of spiritual root compatibility and the difficulty of acquiring subsequent techniques of the All Laws Converge, Heaven Book of the Divine Tree, Chen Beiwu felt that Bixiao Immortal Sect was a suitable choice.
After all, one could not blindly pursue rankings when applying to an Immortal Sect—suitability was most important!
The Yuxu Immortal Sect, ranked fifth among the Thirteen Immortal Sects, was slightly higher in rank than Bixiao.
It was most famous for its Talisman Division, regarded as a holy land by cultivators with Water or Ice roots, and served as Chen Beiwu’s backup option.
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