Chapter 166: Application Report
After staying in the Immortal Alliance for two days and finishing the registration matters for school entrance exams, Chen Beiwu quickly returned to the Southern Wastes.
Mirror Moon Sect, Alchemy Hall.
“Junior Brother, this is the Blood-Summoning Pill you wanted.” Senior Sister Wan’er handed over a jade bottle.
Chen Beiwu offered his thanks, took the jade bottle, and opened it.
Through his divine sense, Chen Beiwu clearly saw faint blood-like lines slowly flowing across the pill’s surface—an aura unique to the Blood-Summoning Pill.
As expected, pills refined by his senior sister were guaranteed to be of top quality. His eight thousand contribution points were not spent in vain.
To gather enough contribution points, he had even sought out Deacon Zhao of the Profound Secrets Hall, exchanging six thousand lower-grade spirit stones at a ratio of two-to-one for three thousand sect contribution points.
“No need for thanks.” Senior Sister Wan’er waved her hand, though she could not hide the smile on her face.
“Oh, right, Junior Brother.” As if recalling sothing, Senior Sister Wan’er leaned in and reminded him, “The Blood-Summoning Pill must be taken two days in advance, so that its dicinal power can circulate through the blood and reach every ridian.”
Chen Beiwu nodded, indicating he understood.
He hurriedly bid farewell to Senior Sister Wan’er and to Iron Egg, who had grown a few pounds fatter, before returning to the Moon-in-Water Dwelling.
“Gulu.”
The mont he entered the cave residence, Golden Egg stared at him eagerly, eyes full of longing.
‘Don’t worry, I’ve nearly prepared everything.’
Chen Beiwu casually set up three layers of formations, then fed the Blood-Summoning Pill into Golden Egg’s beak.
“Gulu.”
Not long after swallowing the pill, Golden Egg was overco by its dicinal power and fell into slumber.
Seeing this, Chen Beiwu stored Golden Egg into his Spirit Beast Pouch and activated the Gate of Ten Directions, returning to the Immortal Alliance.
……
Immortal Alliance, Xu Residence.
Seeing the notification pop up on her phone screen, Xu Lingling’s eyes lit up, her expression imdiately turning joyful.
Xu Ziqing narrowed her eyes sharply. “Chen Beiwu contacted you?”
She knew her best friend’s temperant all too well. The only person capable of making Xu Lingling show that kind of expression was Chen Beiwu.
“Sotis I wonder if you’re the worm in my stomach.” After grumbling, Xu Lingling crossed her arms, face full of smug pride:
“Beiwu asked
out, said he needs my help with sothing. This is the first ti he’s ever asked
for help.”
Xu Ziqing gave a gentle smile. “Then I’ll co along too.”
“No way. This… is… a… date!” Xu Lingling enunciated each word firmly.
“Neglecting your friend for romance won’t do.” Xu Ziqing’s smile remained warm. “What if Chen Beiwu learned that you wet the bed at seven years old? What would he think of you then?”
Xu Lingling swallowed nervously, clutching her phone so tightly it nearly shattered. “Don’t spout nonsense, I stopped wetting the bed at six!”
“Does it make a difference?” Xu Ziqing smiled with ladylike grace. “A true fairy should have no such five-grain cycles. Do you really want Chen Beiwu’s impression of you to collapse?”
“I beg you, please don’t tell him.” Xu Lingling clasped her hands together in a prayer gesture.
“Then can I co with you?” Xu Ziqing hooked her arm around her best friend’s, smiling sweetly.
“…Fine.” Xu Lingling answered, utterly defeated.
……
Yueyang Private Banquet, Room Seven.
“What, you’re going to break through to Foundation Establishnt!”
Xu Lingling nearly jumped out of her seat, while Xu Ziqing beside her was equally shocked.
“It’s not
breaking through to Foundation Establishnt—it’s Golden Egg advancing to a Second-Tier Lesser Beast.” Chen Beiwu corrected.
“Ah, that’s better.” Xu Lingling let out a sigh of relief, then reminded, “You only just stepped into Qi Refining Beyond the Limit not long ago. It would be better to settle down, dig deeper into your potential. Only when the mana in your Sea of Qi stops growing is it the best ti to break through.”
Saying this, Xu Lingling seed still uneasy, so she gave an example:
“You know Senior Zhang Yang, right? Don’t be fooled just because he broke through to Foundation Establishnt at twenty-three, breaking records to beco the youngest Foundation Establishnt cultivator in Tianyan Commandery, renowned throughout Yuan-Kong County—it sounds glorious.”
“But I once heard my father say Senior Zhang Yang rushed into Foundation Establishnt too soon, which is why he never reached Golden Core, and in the end he took his own life.”
As soon as she finished, Xu Lingling realized what she said and quickly covered her mouth. “Sorry, I think I said sothing wrong.”
“It’s fine. I understand what you an.” Chen Beiwu nodded.
Only after reaching Qi Refining Beyond the Limit did he truly understand the despair Senior Zhang Yang must have felt.
Senior Zhang Yang had clearly known the hope and future represented by Qi Refining Limit and Qi Refining Beyond the Limit. Yet his fa-hungry parents crushed it all, leaving his life stranded at Foundation Establishnt—that was likely why he chose suicide.
With such a precedent before him, Chen Beiwu did not want to be trapped at Golden Core or Nascent Soul in the future, regretting not attempting Flawless Qi Refining now.
“I know of a place that rents out cultivation rooms, suitable for water-attribute spirit beasts to break through. It’s a Third-Tier cultivation room.” Xu Ziqing suddenly spoke.
“Where is it?” Chen Beiwu’s eyes lit up.
By standard practice, a Second-Tier Spirit Beast breaking through only required a Second-Tier cultivation room.
But Chen Beiwu’s aim was not rely to let Golden Egg advance.
He intended to use this breakthrough as an opportunity to stimulate the Yin-Yang Blood-Purifying Pill’s dicinal power, attempting to awaken Golden Egg’s bloodline and transform him into a Third-Tier Treasure Beast.
If not, even awakening a unique Third-Tier treasure art would still be a great profit.
“Lan Mountain Cloud Residence in Fallen Dragon Manor. The owner can customize any Third-Tier cultivation room with chosen spiritual vein attributes.”
Xu Ziqing continued calmly, “My mother has a property there. She had a Third-Tier lower-grade water-and-wood dual cultivation room customized, and it’s vacant now.”
“That’s troubleso for you. How much spirit yuan do two months of rental cost?” Chen Beiwu asked.
Perhaps due to different worlds, there was a clear difference between the Immortal Alliance and the Southern Wastes.
In the Southern Wastes, beast creatures did not need to undergo tribulation to advance to Second-Tier. But in the Immortal Alliance, spirit beasts had to endure the First-Nine Lightning Tribulation to succeed.
Otherwise, Chen Beiwu would not have left behind his Moon-in-Water Dwelling to find a Third-Tier cultivation room in the Immortal Alliance.
He feared that if Golden Egg advanced to a Second-Tier Lesser Beast in the Southern Wastes, he would be unable to trigger the First-Nine Lightning Tribulation upon return, thereby exposing the Nine-Breath Chaos.
After all, the Nine Heavens Star-Sealing Boundary Immortal Formation covered the entire Sky Abyss Star. Every Companion Beast advancing to Second-Tier Lesser Beast within the Immortal Alliance triggered the First-Nine Lightning Tribulation, leaving traces recorded by the formation.
“For you, I’ll give a friendship price—one hundred spirit yuan.” Xu Ziqing smiled faintly.
“Too little.” Chen Beiwu shook his head and countered, “One thousand spirit yuan.”
He had already checked records. To purchase qualifications to establish a Third-Tier cultivation room in the Immortal Alliance required Golden Core True Person authority and a one-ti paynt of twenty thousand spirit yuan.
In addition, the Immortal Alliance charged a monthly spiritual energy fee of five hundred spirit yuan.
Considering that, even at a friendship price, two months’ rental ought to be at least one thousand spirit yuan.
“Fair enough.” Xu Ziqing did not argue. Xu Lingling, anwhile, could only watch helplessly.
……
An hour later.
Fallen Dragon Manor, Lan Mountain Cloud Residence, Cultivation Room.
Feeling the dense spiritual energy no weaker than that in his Moon-in-Water Dwelling, Chen Beiwu felt his body lighten.
Everything was ready, only the east wind remained.
To avoid the First-Nine Lightning Tribulation alarming the law enforcent team, he took out his phone, logged into the Lan Mountain Cloud Residence official site, and filed an application report, citing the reason as his Companion Beast advancing to Second-Tier.
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