Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 173 Breakthrough to the Eighth Level of Foundation Establishment: Chasing Clouds in the Mountain
After returning to Yuanci Peak, Xiao Chen opened the last page of "Yin Yang Can Tong Qi" as usual to comprehend the spiritual diagram.

During this period, he had memorized the previous text firmly.

And from time to time, he would open the spiritual map, trying to understand the hidden imagery from it.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it at the moment, you will gain something in the long run.

Then he completed a full cycle of circulation as usual before falling asleep peacefully.

This kind of days repeated for a few more days.

Xiao Chen felt that his Dantian was full of magic power, his spirit was full, and his Qi and blood became stable. He was fully capable of making a breakthrough.

Originally this was supposed to happen at the beginning of the month, but it was interrupted several times unexpectedly.

This time, with the help of various spiritual objects, he successfully entered the eighth level of foundation building.

Perhaps it was because he had consumed too many wood-type spiritual objects during this period.

When he broke through, he did not even ask for spiritual energy from the outside world. Just relying on his own accumulation, he caused the spiritual flower in his dantian to bloom again and grew six more stamens.

Since it was just a small realm, this breakthrough did not bring any other additional benefits.

It only took Xiao Chen about quarter of an hour to adapt to his new cultivation level.

Then he took out a Guyuan Pill and swallowed it directly.

As the name suggests, Guyuan Dan can help cultivators consolidate their cultivation after breaking through a small realm and shorten the duration of breath fluctuations.

"To be on the safe side, it's best to wait a few days before breaking through to the ninth level of foundation building."

Xiao Chen stretched his muscles, ran to the outside of the peak and began to practice the art of escape.

Ever since he obtained the purple gold spiritual sand, he has been practicing "Golden Light Across the Earth" almost without interruption.

However, it’s strange that I always felt that I was restricted in some way.

Progress is not at a standstill, but it is also very difficult.

Despite the help of the purple gold spiritual sand, it is still a long way to go before reaching the state of great success.

However, ever since Xiao Chen made progress in body refining, that vague restriction seemed to have disappeared.

He felt this when he traveled to and from Xianghe Market.

Now that I have tried it, it has indeed returned to its previous efficiency.

"very strange."

Xiao Chen was a little confused: "What's the principle behind this?"

It cannot be said that the path of body refining and the method of gold escape have nothing to do with each other, but they are completely unrelated.

But anyway, it's a good thing.

Without the restrictions of inexplicable factors, his cultivation progress made rapid progress again and he successfully entered the realm of great success.

Now, with a flash, he was a hundred feet away.

If there were no terrain restrictions or interference from magical weapons, many spells would pose no threat to Xiao Chen just because of such a fast speed.

No matter how powerful the spell is, it is useless if it cannot hit the person.

After mastering "Golden Light Across the Earth", Xiao Chen shifted the focus of his practice to the other fire techniques.

He has now come to terms with it and realized that spiritual roots are not that important.

Anyway, I have the Yang Fire Seal and a large amount of Flame Spirit Sand, so there is no need to learn wood magic. It is enough to have more than enough.

A few more days passed like this.

Chang Shunping, who had reorganized the branches and adjusted his mood, also returned to Yuanci Peak and brought the latest news.

Ye Fei will publicly challenge the ancestor of the Zeng family to a duel to the death in the ring.

Regardless of who wins or loses, past grudges will be wiped out.

This matter has caused a lot of uproar, even overshadowing the upcoming Tochiyama Zhuyun, becoming the hottest topic at the moment.

There were even more than one person who secretly set the odds, and Chang Shunping had the relevant betting channels.

"No way, would Lingyuan Sect agree to such a thing?"

The threat from the Divine Fire Sect has not disappeared yet. If Xiao Chen were a high-ranking member of the Lingyuan Sect, he would definitely not allow internal strife to weaken his own strength at this time.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, you don't know, but it is said that Ye Fei killed the young master of the Zeng family."

"This is revenge for the murder of my son. It can't be suppressed by outsiders alone."

"If Lingyuan Sect forcibly stops it, it might lead to even greater disasters in the future."

"The relevant news has spread widely and is known to everyone. Given the current situation, the only option is for them to settle their feud as soon as possible."

Xiao Chen asked: "When did this happen?"

He had just met Ye Fei not long ago. How could he do such a thing in just a few days?

"I heard from a few friends that it was half a month ago."

"It is said that Ye Fei brought a Kun cultivator named Zi Yan and had a conflict with Master Zeng during dinner."

Chang Shunping was a little unsure: "But there are also rumors that the two had a feud before in Xunmei Mountain, and they just happened to meet at Yuanci Peak and deliberately found an excuse to provoke it."

"But Ye Fei is indeed a man you can't judge by appearance."

"Both of them are at the seventh level of foundation building, but Master Zeng is no match for him at all."

"It's a pity that he is too young and frivolous, and doesn't know how to leave a way out for others. Since the Zeng family's ancestor has personally taken action this time, I'm afraid he can't escape."

Xiao Chen shook his head: "I don't think so."

"Is there any place to place a bet? I bet Ye Fei will win."

Chang Shunping's eyes widened upon hearing this: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, the Zeng family's ancestor has reached the state of great perfection in foundation building, and he..."

Xiao Chen raised his hand to interrupt him: "Hey, that's not the key. Trust me this time, betting on Ye Fei is a sure win."

"The key point is the rules of the betting. How many spirit stones can one person bet at most?"

Chang Shunping held up a finger and said, "I know a company. For guessing the winner, each person can only bet a maximum of 1,000 spirit stones, and the payout is 2 to 1."

"If you guess the time, or guess the moves, injuries, etc., you can bet more and get higher odds."

Xiao Chen felt a little regretful: "Only one thousand, it's okay."

He doesn't understand the other projects, so he won't take risks. It's fine to make a steady profit of one thousand.

Chang Shunping was not optimistic about Ye Fei at first, but now seeing Xiao Chen's attitude, his mind immediately wavered.

Because betting on behalf of others is not allowed, the two of them came to the Good Luck Casino in Lingyuanfang City together.

Chang Shunping thought about it and also bet a thousand spirit stones.

Even though he couldn't figure out the reason for the time being, he was willing to believe Xiao Chen's vision and judgment.

Three days later, Ye Fei won the duel.

Although the Zeng family's ancestor even used the family's magic weapon, he could only die on the spot.

Chang Shunping took the bill and exchanged it for two thousand spirit stones and sent it over.

At the same time, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, it's such a pity that you didn't go."

"That Ye Fei was clearly fighting against an opponent of a higher level, but who would have thought that he not only won, but also won cleanly and decisively, with a crushing momentum."

Xiao Chen put away the spirit stone and smiled slightly.

The level of cultivation and combat strength are not completely equal.

The grade of magic tools, the level of magic skills, the speed of escape techniques, the range of spiritual awareness, the level of skills, the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements, etc., can all affect the outcome of the battle.

In fact, when Xiao Chen dealt with the Eastern Traveler, he was only at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

When he was fighting one against two of the Southern Traveler and the Western Traveler, he was also at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment.

Outsiders thought he had hidden fake pills as a trump card.

In fact, Xiao Chen’s real trump card is Hextech enhancement.
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Until the end of February, Ye Fei became a hot topic among the public.

A lot of information is circulating.

Everyone was surprised to find that not only did Ye Fei have a high level of cultivation, but he was also accompanied by two female cultivators in the late foundation building stage.

At the same time, the information that he possessed wind spiritual roots and was proficient in wind escape techniques also spread widely.

Especially after learning that Ye Fei also planned to participate in the Lishan Zhuyun competition, discussions about the champion candidate immediately became a hot topic.

Originally, many people thought that the first place would undoubtedly be between Xiao Chen and Ning Haochen.

But now, some people feel that Ye Fei is quite strong and is likely to win again by surprise.

And the night before, Chang Shunping also brought a new piece of news - Tafeng Sanren showed up.

"I haven't heard of him. Is he very powerful?"

Xiao Chen slowly dispersed the fire energy surrounding his body and stopped practicing the "Fire Absorption Treasure Scroll".

"He's not very good, he's very good!"

Chang Shunping said seriously, "As early as sixty years ago, Wind Stepper won first place in the Tochiyama Cloud Chaser with his outstanding Wind Escape Technique."

"In the following ten years, he won the championship consecutively, surpassing all the Foundation Establishment cultivators who participated at that time."

"It was also at that time that I became known as the Wind-Walking Wanderer. I had so much Flowing Cloud Dew that I couldn't use it all myself, and I could even auction it off for Spirit Stones."

"Many people wanted to challenge him, but without exception they all failed."

"By the tenth year, even many top cultivators didn't come to Mount Tochi, admitting defeat early."

Although there are other rewards besides Flowing Cloud Dew in Tochiyama Zhuyun,

But those rewards are basically dispensable to the top monks and are not worth their special trip.

Xiao Chen was a little curious: "So he later withdrew on his own?"

Chang Shunping said, "That's right. Later I heard that Wind Walker chose to go into seclusion in order to improve his escape technique."

"He disappeared for fifty years. I thought he would never appear again."

"There's even a rumor that he was disappointed with the lack of opponents in Hezhou, so he went to the Eastern Region to seek advancement."

"I didn't expect him to reappear and even said he wanted to participate in this competition."

Xiao Chen nodded: "Oh, so that's how it is."

"Friend Xiao, you don't seem worried at all?"

Chang Shunping was obviously concerned: "The competition is tomorrow. I heard that Ye Fei has been busy practicing escape techniques every day recently."

It's against the situation.

According to his observation, Xiao Chen did not go out of the main door or the secondary door these days, but stayed in his own yard to practice fire magic.

"Why worry?"

Xiao Chen's expression remained calm: "The competition is tomorrow anyway, so there's no point in getting anxious now."

He is very confident in his "Golden Light Across the Earth".

The escape technique at the highest level is already extremely terrifying, especially with the addition of Hextech, there is no way to lose.

Seeing that Xiao Chen was not panicked at all, Chang Shunping also put away some of his worries.

The reason he was so nervous was because this time there was also a bet involved.

Regular competitions like the Lishan Zhuyun competition, which are held every year, naturally have fixed odds.

Unlike the sudden incident like Ye Fei's, this model is more mature and the betting limit is larger.

Previously, out of trust in Xiao Chen, Chang Shunping took out all the spirit stones he had and directly bet six thousand on Xiao Chen to win.

I never expected that I would learn about a new variable just the day before.

The news that Tafeng Sanren would appear to participate in the competition only came out in the morning.

In just half a day, countless monks placed bets.

Even though the Lucky Casino offered an extremely low odds of 10 to 11, it couldn't dampen everyone's enthusiasm. You know, even though Xiao Chen was well-known before, the Lucky Casino only offered odds of 5 to 6.

Tafeng Sanren has the lowest odds, which actually means that the gambling house is most optimistic about him winning first place.

However, Xiao Chen asked, "Since there are new changes, has Good Luck Casino relaxed its betting restrictions?"

Although the plate is bigger, in order to control the risk and avoid losing everything, the upper limit of the bet this time is 10,000 spirit stones.

Unfortunately, Good Luck Casino did not make corresponding adjustments.

This inevitably made Xiao Chen feel a little regretful.

In fact, when he placed the bet a few days ago, he originally wanted to mobilize all his connections, borrow money and go all in to win.

Earn a few hundred thousand spirit stones at one time and achieve spirit stone freedom directly.

Unfortunately, Good Luck Casino was too cautious and refused to accept larger bets.

Early the next morning.

A rain of swords began to fall outside Mount Tochi.

Colorful streaks of light streaked across the distant sky and landed on the top of the mountain one after another.

It was noon, and thousands of monks had gathered on the top of the mountain.

Basically, except for the rotating monks who stayed in Xunmei Mountain and Luoyan Mountain, all the other foundation-building monks in Lingyuan Sect have arrived.

At the foot of the mountain, tens of thousands of Qi-refining monks gathered, bustling with people.

Most of them are just joining in the fun, while a few will participate in the competition between Qi-refining monks.

The winner can obtain a drop of flowing cloud dew and use it to attract the attention of other foundation-building cultivators.

Xiao Chen and Manager Chen stood together, watching the Qi Refining Competition that was held first, and also understanding the specific rules.

The rules are quite simple, and Tochiyama has a very unique landscape.

That is, at the end of February every year, at noon, twelve clouds will fly towards the north.

At the same time, twelve drops of flowing cloud dew will be left in the original place.

At first, the speed of the flowing clouds was very fast, like a stream of light, and it could fly several miles away in an instant, which was simply beyond the reach of a foundation-building cultivator.

However, they will gradually slow down afterwards, and the later the clouds leave, the faster their speed decays.

If it is not collected by the monks, it will eventually stay where it is.

The method of collecting flowing clouds is also very simple.

With just a little guidance of magic power, the flowing clouds can be put into the jade bottle within half a quarter of an hour.

The content of the competition is to see who can collect the largest number of flowing clouds by taking advantage of the escape technique.

Of course, during this process, the monks can only cast spells on themselves and are not allowed to attack each other maliciously to stop them, otherwise they will be collectively boycotted.

The current highest record is the six flowing clouds once obtained by Tafeng Sanren.

This means that he was three quarters of an hour faster than the other cultivators who did not obtain the Flowing Cloud Dew.

It may not seem like much, but this is an occasion where top monks compete in escape techniques.

Not to mention three quarters of an hour, even half a quarter of an hour can make a difference of dozens of miles.

The fact that Tafeng Sanren was able to achieve this condition was thanks to two factors.

One reason is that many experts did not participate in the tenth year.

The second reason is that Tafeng Sanren had new insights that year, so he set such an exaggerated record.

This is also the highest level among all current records, including ancient books that can be traced back to the past few thousand years.

This time, Tafeng Sanren secluded himself for fifty years.

Whether he can break his own record and create new history is also one of the topics that everyone talks about.
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In the crowd, Han Ziyan was secretly looking at Xiao Chen's position.

She recently successfully lurked beside Ye Fei and had a pretty relaxing time.

But she never forgot the task that Yaoshang Zhenren assigned to her before coming here.

According to the information Han Ziyan had heard these days, Xiao Chen was usually very cautious.

It has even reached a point of being somewhat insane.

Not only did he hide in Yuanci Peak, he never went out.

He also refused to attend any banquets, and even did not go to the spring viewing party hosted by the Yao family a few days ago.

Many cultivators wanted to curry favor with the Great Elder but had no way to do so, but Xiao Chen was clearly free but did not show up.

That’s fine, I’ve finally left twice.

They both chose the time when there were the most people, noon, and chose to travel with another foundation-building cultivator. The place they went to was also the Lingyuan Market, which was full of people.

There is no time to be alone!
This made Han Ziyan very distressed. How should she start?
After thinking about it, her eyes fell on Ye Fei beside her.

How about training this silly boy and then tricking him into helping him to kill Xiao Chen?

Just as Han Ziyan was daydreaming, the competition among the Qi-refining cultivators had ended.

The great elder Yao Dehai took back the magic weapon used to simulate the flowing clouds, and at the same time received the member of the Gu family who won the first place.

Gu Qiuling, who was watching the game not far away, also smiled slightly.

But then he saw Xiao Chen and others walking forward to prepare for the competition, and he immediately stopped laughing.

Why was she so possessed at that time that she didn't take this man to Wangyanshan?

Especially when she thought of her initial misunderstanding of Xiao Chen, she could only think of two words when she looked back - regret!
But everything is too late.

Since the monthly report was released, the Gu family has invited Xiao Chen twice.

Gu Qiuling also sent an invitation letter specifically, hoping to get to know the other party again.

However, Xiao Chen rejected them all without showing any mercy.

If he hadn't rejected everyone else equally, it would have seemed like he was showing disrespect to the Gu family.

Thinking of this, Gu Qiuling still felt a little indignant.

Although she had plotted against Xiao Chen in her heart, she still followed the instructions of the Great Elder on the surface.

Xiao Chen, on the other hand, is unwilling to even put in the effort to appear good.

Humph, if you don’t want to come, then don’t come. At worst, we can just go our separate ways.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!…”

Suddenly, there were continuous sounds of breaking through the air.

Immediately afterwards, streams of pure white light burst out from the top of the mountain and disappeared to the north in the blink of an eye.

Due to the fast speed, when everyone heard the sound and looked up, they could only see the last cloud turning into a small dot in the sky.

The flowing clouds themselves are the signal for the start of the competition.

The next moment, everyone who had been eager to try rushed to use their escape techniques and chased after Liuyun.

The talismanic light burst out from Ye Fei's body, and several wind talismans that had been prepared long ago took effect at the same time.

The effects of being light, agile, able to ride the wind, control the wind, and break the wind make him stand out immediately.

He had asked before the game whether he could use the second-level talisman that could enhance himself as an auxiliary means.

Many other monks also prepared talismans.

But Ye Fei drew these talismans himself, and their effects were far better than those of others.

And it has been fine-tuned according to his own situation to maximize his speed.

However, even so, Ye Fei could only watch Tafeng Sanren gradually fly in front of him.

The other party did not use any talismans, but there was a gentle breeze circling around him.

The speed is more than 10% faster than his.

Even when he surpassed him, he still had the leisure to make a comment: "Young man, your control of wind escape is quite good, but you are too concerned about the outside world."

"If your own skills are proficient enough, these messy talismans will only become obstacles that hinder your progress."

Ye Fei remembered these words, but did not take them to heart.

Whether this persuasion makes sense or not, that is something I will think about after I return.

The most important thing right now is to fight for Liuyun.

He tried hard to adjust his flying sword and follow Wind Walker as closely as possible.

He took the time to look around, but did not see any other monks.

Ok?
Where is Xiao Chen?
Ye Fei looked forward and could only see that the distance between him and Tafeng Sanren was getting farther and farther.

Forget it, don’t think too much about it, the competition is important.

He quickly put aside these distracting thoughts, concentrated on operating the talismans on his body, and used wind escape to hurry on his way.

At this time, on the top of Tochiyama Mountain, everyone burst into exclamations.

There are quite a few cultivators participating in this competition, a total of thirty foundation-building cultivators.

Of course, there are also many people who come here just for the purpose of participating.

Therefore, when Liuyun flew out, the cultivator on the far right did not set off directly, but looked at Xiao Chen who was motionless on his left.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, the competition has begun."

But then he realized something was wrong.

Xiao Chen beside him turned into a shadow and gradually dissipated into the air.

He immediately exclaimed: "Afterimage!"

Then the others were also attracted by his startled breathing and saw the process of the phantom disappearing.

Although Xiao Chen could usually fly with a sword, he did not need any talismans or magic tools when he used the golden light to the fullest.

Only in this situation can the fastest speed be achieved.

Using external objects is a burden, including flying swords.

The group of people only looked up at the sky at first, so naturally they couldn't see him.

The golden light was so fast that by the time everyone looked around, it had already passed over the mountains and rivers without a trace left.

Moreover, Xiao Chen has now discovered another benefit that comes from successful body refining.

That is, when faced with unfamiliar terrain, he can just crash into it.

All the rocks and trees are useless. Just dodge them and you'll be done with them!

Although the speed will increase, the force caused by the impact will also become stronger.

But with his current physique equivalent to the late foundation building stage, as long as he doesn't go headfirst into the mountains, everything else will be a piece of cake.

This is the confidence that physical training brings him.

About three quarters of an hour later, Xiao Chen caught up with the last flowing cloud and captured it directly with his magic power from forty feet away.

Then he stopped suddenly, took out the jade bottle that was distributed to everyone, and began to collect the flowing clouds.

Then it took him another quarter of an hour to catch up with the second-to-last flower, then the third-to-last flower, the fourth-to-last flower...

"Oh my, this organizer is too careless."

"The jade jar I prepared is obviously too small. It can only hold ten floating clouds before it's full."

"I have to report this mistake to them when I get back."

Fortunately, Xiao Chen was an alchemist and he also carried a jade bottle with him.

Otherwise, there would be no place to store the last two flowing clouds.

(End of this chapter)