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Twentieth day at Zhaoge.
Qi Refinement Ninth Deva.
Cultivating under the Congealed Lard Jade Dew and the Great Chapter Heavenly Immortal Chant, Qi Lin once again created a cultivator legend, entering Qi Refinement Ninth Deva’s last Deva.
In Primordial World, “nine” was a limit. What the Ninth Deva truly developed was not nine heavenly canopies but a type of endless True Qi flow, wherein the meridians of the body seemed to contain the boundless power of galaxies. For Qi Lin to use only a few days for breakthrough to Qi Refinement Ninth Deva, even Su Qin felt she that she had seen a monster.
“But it’s too early to be happy.” The senior sister shook her head.
“Qi Refinement Ninth Deva should be able to satisfy Master’s condition.” Qi Lin said confidently.
Su Qin gave him a look that said he had ailed to understand: “Although you have Qi Refinement Ninth Deva, the other disciples should also nearly be there. To become the banner bearer, you cannot lower your guard. I heard that ever since you defeated that strongest warrior of the Twelve Tribes, Elai has been especially irate. She has used the ‘Boiling Blood Qi Transformation’ cultivation technique and other medicines to forcibly enhance the cultivators that have yet to reach their Heavenly Spirit meridians. If things go as I expect, in two days, many Qi Refinement Ninth Deva cultivators will emerge.”
“What is the Boiling Blood Qi Transformation?” This name felt very ominous to Qi Lin.
“A secret art of Zhaoge. They say that it boils the blood inside a Qi Refinement Cultivator, converting the blood into True Qi, forcibly strengthening True Qi. The Boiling Blood Qi Transformation is very painful. Reportedly, it feels like all of your insides are on fire, so bad that one would wish to die. This secret art is very vile. Not only does overuse damage the mind, it even can debilitate the energy a cultivator has refined. After three uses, the cultivator will be incapable of ‘True Qi Core Protection.'”
“Isn’t this killing the chicken for the eggs?” Qi Lin inquired when he heard this. Forcibly converting blood into True Qi, only to be unable to form a core afterwards, this was simply unacceptable to a cultivator.
“So what if it’s unacceptable.” Su Qin answered back. In Zhaoge, to say something was unacceptable was to suffer carriage execution. Unless one was able to meet Qi Refinement Ninth Deva under King Zhou’s specifications, everyone, including geniuses, half-wits, and idiots were required to obey her orders.
Yin Shang’s cultivators numbered in the millions. Let alone Qi Refinement cultivators, Di Xin would kill even Golden Core cultivators for amusement.
“Then, Shang Yangjun and the others…” Qi Lin was a bit worried.
“She is very talented and was granted the Congealed Lard Jade Dew by Master to cultivate. This Senior Sister is also quite fond of this little sister. Senior Sister has some ‘Fairy Maiden Crystal Heart’ that I’ll give her at the right moment. She should be able to reach Qi Refinement Ninth Deva, but I’m afraid the others won’t be so lucky.”
After hearing his senior sister speak, Qi Lin gratefully said: “Many thanks for your help, Senior Sister Su Qin. Junior Brother owes you.”
“Hee-hee, my True Name is Su. Just call me by True Name from now on.”
“Su?”1
“Same Su as Su Qin.” Su Qin made a face.
Su Su?!2
This True Name left Qi Lin between laughter and tears.
At this time, Guiguzi Wang Xu walked over and flatly said: “Su Qin, you ought to go finish your tasks. In three days, King Zhou will initiate drilling of the Ten Thousand Beasts Formation. Stay out of Zhaoge for the time being.”
Su Qin heard this and rolled her shoulders. She hefted her white jade sword box onto her back and bowed: “Master, Junior Brother, Su Su shall take leave for now. Give the Fairy Maiden Crystal Heart to your sweetheart.”
She tossed an odd crystal into Qi Lin’s hands.
This crystal was shaped like a woman, which had a vaguely graceful profile. It was about the size of two fingers, and it contained rich Yin qi. A woman needed only to wear it on her person while she cultivated to experience drastically accelerated cultivation. At market, a piece of Fairy Maiden Crystal Heart was worth several thousand jade bei. They were extremely hard to find, and Su Qin had inadvertently stumbled upon hers as she traveled the world. Girls were always fond of beautiful and immaculate accessories, and this Fairy Maiden Crystal heart had already been fashioned by her into a necklace.
“Senior Sister, I can’t accept your things without giving something in return. I previously received two thousand Shang jade bei from King Zhou. I’ll give that that to you, save the rest, and repay you someday.” Qi Lin promptly said.
“Oh, shut up. I also like this little sister. If she is made to use the Boiling Blood Qi Transformation, that would be too wretched. Senior Sister will seek you out in the future if there’s anything.”
After she said this, the girl took a step forward, used the Heavenly Vertical Earthly Horizontal Escape, and vanished from sight.
Wang Xu then said to Qi Lin: “Carefully understand the Qimen in the meantime. This will be of help to you, do not mind other matters.”
“Disciple understands.” Qi Lin nodded.
…
Training field, blood and qi surged into the heavens.
Elai stood atop a platform. She looked at these hundred disciples, her brow furrowed tightly.
It was the twentieth day. Everyday, she had imparted cultivation methods, soul techniques, and martial arts, but in the end, not one disciple had entered Qi Refinement Ninth Deva. Those that had Heavenly Spirit meridians amounted to a pittance.
On the other hand, she had heard that the youth who crossed the bronze toaster had surprisingly entered Qi Refinement Eighth Deva already. That damned Guiguzi had again stolen the spotlight from right in front of her; this was truly infuriating. Elai coldly surveyed these barbarian disciples. “It seems you all want to die.”
“Lord Elai, please, forgive us.”
“Lord Elai, mercy!”
The disciples were frightened out fo their wits upon hearing her words.
“The Great King has already decreed that the time for drilling of the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Banner will be three days from now. At that time, all guardians must have entered Qi Refinement Ninth Deva. The rest of you must reach Heavenly Spirit Meridian Realm, even if it means helping your enemies. If you fail to complete this, all of you will be executed by being thrown to a snake pit.”
Elai’s words made all of their faces turn deathly pale.
Even Shang Yangjun and Shang Shiwu, the most outstanding of the cultivators, felt genuinely powerless. To proceed from Eighth to Ninth Deva in just three days, even the greatest of geniuses could not possibly do so. And the rest of the disciples, who had lower cultivation, griped endlessly, even nearly falling to tears.
“Silence.”
Elai scolded.
“However, to make you barbarian disciples rise from Eighth Deva to Ninth Deva in three days is too taxing on you. The Yin Shang Kingdom dominates in all directions, with plenty in its ten thousand li, a priceless treasure under Heaven, missing nothing. We will naturally lend you aid.”
Hearing her words, the eyes of the disciples who had just been despairing immediately flared with hope.
“En.”
Elai signaled.
Then, guards issued all of the disciples an item. This item was red as blood, bright as crystal. It emanated a thick, alluring scent.
“This is a ‘Tear of Blood,’ a treasure for all Qi Refinement cultivators in the world. The Yin Shang Kingdom needed countless spiritualists to cast these. Ingest it.” Elai ordered.
Shang Yangjun stared at the Tear of Blood in her hand. The bloody qi it emitted nearly made her retch. Her cultivator’s instinct rejected the thing, and she did not ingest it. The other disciples also felt this item was a bit suspicious. They all looked at each other, not daring to be the first to ingest it.
“If I wanted to kill you, I would have already killed you. What are you hesitating for, hurry ang ingest it.” Elai ruthlessly drew her weapon.
Shang Shiwu steeled his heart and swallowed the Tear of Blood.
Either way, they faced death; they were already without room to choose. At this moment, Shang Shiwu had never felt more embittered about that wolf child’s luck – to be able to catch Guiguzi’s eye and become her disciple.
Elai stared at everyone. Anyone who dared to hesitate would be executed on the spot without delay.
When a disciple’s head rolled along the ground, the others did not dare delay and promptly swallowed the Tears of Blood.
Shang Yangjun swallowed it. She felt intense revulsion and nearly wanted to vomit.
Thud.
Another head fell to the ground, its eyes stuck open.
Elai coldly said: “Anyone who dares to spit it out, to profane the treasure of the Yin Shang, will face this end!”
Shang Yangjun wanted to vomit even more. She exercised her soul technique with all her might. Black and white qi intertwined in her mind, and finally she composed herself. She felt that Tear of Blood produce an irritating sensation in her stomach. All of her pores closed and opened very uncomfortably.
Seeing everyone had ingested the pills, Elai finally nodded in satisfaction. She then made guards serve water.
After a while, everyone felt the revulsion and irritation inside their bodies already subside. Slowly, they grew hot, somewhat comfortable.
“Very good. These Tears of Blood can boil blood into qi and help you enter higher Realms. In these three days, concentrate on using the Tears of Blood to cultivate. Cultivators who fail to meet the requirements after three days will be executed on the spot. Each of you can return to cultivate.”
“Ha, ha, Little Sister Yangjun, we were indeed right to come to Zhaoge this time. These Tears of Blood stones are wonderful. I only just followed Elai’s instructions to the Boiling Blood Qi Transformation, and I actually broke through to Heavenly Spirit Realm.”
Shang Meng excitedly ran in front of Shang Yangjun. He had spent many years to finally connect the Heavenly Spirit meridians, so the excitement he felt in his heart was understandable.
The other disciples attempted to do so as well. One after another, they sensed vast improvements in cultivation and could not help but ecstatically dance about.
Yet Shang Yangjun was somewhat grim, “Shang Meng, you’d better not overuse the Boiling Blood Qi Transformation. There will always inevitably be a drawback to forcibly increasing cultivation.”
“It can’t be helped. There’s basically no way to break through without relying on the Tear of Blood. Don’t tell me you won’t use it, Yangjun? Three days, how could you enter Qi Refinement Ninth Deva otherwise.” Shang Meng urged her: “I feel pretty good using it, there’s no harm in using it once.”
Shang Yangjun pursed her lips, her expression stern.
“I will definitely rely on my own abilities to enter Qi Refinement Ninth Deva.”
…
“Such is the way of Heaven, to curb surplus and supplement deficiency. It is already too late.” Guiguzi Wang Xu stood on the Yunmeng Hall of Mount Tiantai. She watched the scene of the barbarians on the training grounds and faintly sighed.
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SU XING REFERENCE!!!!
Su Xing is the GOAT and still my favorite MC.
…Maiden Galaxy forever ruined his legacy.. ugh.
This story at least is good. Not as good as the OG, but better than the second story by country mile!
Also…
NNNNOOOOO!!!!! YANGJUN NO! BAD!
Yeah, nothing like ruining your entire future for some short-term gains. But Elai doesn’t care about their health 🙁