Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 54 Strength improvement
Zhou Qing lived a very comfortable life this month.

The tasks in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall were monopolized by him alone. As long as his fellow students were willing to take on a task, no one would miss out.

Zhou Qing also completed several tasks himself and earned some low-grade spirit stones.

Adding to that the monthly allowance of spirit stones from his senior brother, he was able to maintain rapid practice for seven or eight days this month.

Up to this point, he had been in Qingyun Sect for four months and already possessed eight inches of spiritual pressure. Although this cultivation speed was not as fast as that of Wei Kuang, who had sixteen spiritual roots, it was much faster than that of an average person with eight or nine spiritual roots.

He is currently quite satisfied with this cultivation speed.

As his Qi Refining skills improved, his physical strength also increased, and now it has exceeded two thousand kilograms of strength.

The weight in this world is heavier than in the previous life. Two thousand pounds of force is more than one ton, which is definitely beyond the limit of the human body.

As the cultivation level improves, the magnetic field ability is also constantly evolving.

There are two main evolutionary directions: one is the increase in magnetic field intensity, and the other is the expansion of magnetic field range.

Before, he could only cover the magnetic field within a ten-foot radius around his body, but now it has expanded to about twelve feet.

And after precise measurements, he found that the magnetic field strength was almost enough to lift 300 kilograms of ordinary iron.

The evolution of magnetic field capabilities will naturally have impacts in various aspects.

On the one hand, his cultivation speed increased, and on the other hand, his magnetic field sensitivity became more sensitive.

His perception of the human body's electromagnetic signals has become clearer, and perhaps one day he will be able to achieve a complete analysis of the human mind.

By then, if he has the ability to simulate, it may even be possible to create a personality with independent thinking ability.

But that's still too far away.

There has also been a major breakthrough in the Iron Pill Technique.

Zhou Qing originally wanted to rely on the formation to break through the bottleneck of the Iron Ball Technique, but he found that this was difficult to achieve.

Using a formation to expel the air near the iron ball will inevitably interfere with the movement of the iron ball.

Even a slight deviation in the trajectory of an iron ball moving at hypersonic speed will have a huge impact.

Zhou Qing could only give up this plan temporarily.

Fortunately, when he was working in the Equipment Refining Institute later, he discovered a kind of black-veined iron that was very sensitive to magnetic fields and much stronger than ordinary iron.

After testing, he found that this black iron was strong enough to withstand thirty times the speed of sound without deformation.

This pushed the power of the Iron Ball Technique forward a big step.

During this month, Zhou Qing took advantage of his status as the eldest senior brother to go to Baiyun Mountain several times.

All the people on Baiyun Mountain are the new disciples of Qingyun Sect.

Unlike registered disciples who focus on practicing fundamental techniques, beginner disciples spend most of their time studying magic.

The spells were so powerful that the disciples could not perform them in a single courtyard, so the sect built a basic platform on the mountain for the disciples to practice spells.

Zhou Qing observed many times and gained a basic understanding of the power of the cultivators' spells.

Because of the different attributes of spiritual roots, the characteristics of the methods used by cultivators are also different.

Among them, speaking only of power, the fire attribute is the most explosive and the most powerful, second only to the thunder method which is rarely practiced.

Zhou Qing once saw a Qi Refining Level 8 disciple practicing Fire Dragon Swimming.

He concluded that, in terms of energy intensity alone, the Iron Ball at thirty times the speed of sound was about the same as the Fire Dragon Swim. However, the Iron Ball's energy burst was more concentrated, with all the energy released instantly into a finger-sized area. Therefore, in terms of peak energy release and penetrating power, the Iron Ball Technique far surpassed the Fire Dragon Swim.

In other words, Fire Dragon Swim's attack range and ability to clear soldiers are stronger than Iron Ball Technique, but its destructiveness is far inferior to Iron Ball Technique.

In addition, the cultivator can flexibly control the Fire Dragon Swim, while Zhou Qing's iron ball can no longer be controlled once it is launched. In terms of flexibility, the Fire Dragon Swim wins.

However, in terms of speed, the Iron Ball Technique is far stronger than the Fire Dragon Technique.

Generally speaking, the Iron Ball Technique and the Fire Dragon Swimming at the eighth level of Qi Refining are almost the same level of attack methods, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

However, from his own perspective, Zhou Qing's current magnetic field energy is only enough to launch an iron ball at thirty times the speed of sound once, and then he will need to rest for most of the day before he can re-mobilize the magnetic field.

However, cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining can continue to use the Fire Dragon Swim.

This means that the Iron Ball Technique, which is thirty times the speed of sound, is only Zhou Qing's current life-saving trump card, while the Fire Dragon Swim is a common method used by cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Zhou Qing was very satisfied with this.

After only four months of practice, he had mastered the attack methods of an eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator. Even if he could only use it once, it was enough to create an insurmountable gap between him and cultivators of the same level.

After finishing the work in the weapon refining academy, Zhou Qing walked out of Qimen Hall with satisfaction, holding the black-veined iron he had looted today.

Black-veined iron is not a high-end material. Zhou Qing always keeps some for himself after finishing his work, and the Equipment Refining Institute does not care.

He has now accumulated ten iron balls, which is enough for practice and self-defense.

As soon as Zhou Qing walked out of the gate of Qimen Hall, he saw two people standing in front of him, staring at him menacingly.

It was Fang Yuhe and Liu Bingxuan.

Zhou Qing guessed he was here for the mission, and knowing it was useless to avoid him, he took the initiative to greet him and said with a smile, "Brother Fang, how are you?"

Fang Yuhe said with a cold face: "Zhou Qing, what on earth are you trying to do?"

Zhou Qing said: "Brother Fang, how come I don't understand what you are talking about?"

Fang Yuhe angrily said, "We're all smart people, why bother hiding this? You've monopolized all the tasks in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall this month. If you didn't have some shady methods, how could you know the exact time each task would be released?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Yes, we are all smart people and shouldn't be secretive. In this case, I would like to ask Brother Fang for advice. I haven't received any missions for a whole month. I wonder who is playing such a shameful trick?"

Fang Yuhe was suddenly speechless.

Zhou Qing said: "When we meet on a narrow road, we must rely on our own methods."

"Back when Brother Fang was in the lead and feeling so proud, I never complained to him. I was just secretly working hard to turn defeat into victory. Why is it that now that Brother Fang has suffered a slight defeat, he is so angry that he blames me? Do you think that I am one of those people who fawns on you and will lose my composure and surrender if you intimidate me?"

"Zhou Qing, you're looking for death!"

There was resentment in Liu Bingxuan's eyes.

Zhou Qing glanced at him and said, "Brother Fang, if you have nothing else to do, I'll excuse me from accompanying you."

After saying that, he continued walking down the mountain.

When Zhou Qing disappeared at the end of the mountain road, Liu Bingxuan roared angrily, crushed a roadside stone with his foot, and said, "Brother, I must kill him!"

Fang Yuhe glanced at him and said, "Don't say such unrealistic nonsense. If you kill him, will the Discipline Hall let you live?"

"What's more, the fight between us fellow disciples is not a fight to the death. Killing someone just because you've been wronged is outrageous!"

(End of this chapter)