Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 2 Qi Refining Level 7

Apart from the faint sound of writing, the classroom was eerily quiet.

Teacher Lei coughed twice and reminded everyone, "There are still thirty minutes left before the exam ends. Please make sure you have checked your work."

Chen Beiwu frowned and sped up his answering.

"Ring ring!"

Soon, as the crisp bell rang, Chen Beiwu just stopped writing.

He shook his groggy head, got up, handed in his exam paper, then used one hand to support himself on the desk and flipped over. Under the astonished gazes of his classmates, he leaped out of the window and rushed towards the school's training room.

Chen Beiwu did not lie to Teacher Lei.

Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Although the previous great sun anomaly was terrifying, it also made progress in his stagnant Qi cultivation.

"Look! Someone's flying in the sky!"

"What flying? Don't be so surprised. That's Senior Chen riding the wind."

"Hiss, if I remember correctly, Senior Chen is only sixteen years old this year, right?"

"Really? Wind manipulation is a rare skill that can only be mastered by those at the sixth level of Qi Refining!" A student looked at Chen Beiwu's passing figure with longing in his eyes, wishing he could take his place.

……

"Beep! Credits -10."

After swiping his student card, Chen Beiwu strode into the first-tier high-grade cultivation room, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to circulate the cultivation technique he had practiced for many years, the [Ten Thousand Beasts Technique].

As one of the four renowned foundational cultivation techniques of the Immortal Alliance, the Myriad Beasts Technique possesses three major advantages.

First: The magical power cultivated through the Myriad Beasts Technique is balanced and peaceful, making it difficult to go astray or become possessed by demons, and it will not affect the minds of the beasts that participate in the cultivation.

Second: The pure magical power cultivated through the Myriad Beasts Technique can be unconditionally converted, preparing the cultivator for future cultivation methods.

Thirdly, the Myriad Beasts Technique is divided into four realms: beginner, minor success, major success, and perfection. The higher the realm, the more terrifying the beast imprints created by the technique become.

In the legends of the Immortal Alliance, a perfected Myriad Beast Seal can even enlighten the bloodlines of beasts of the same kind, awakening an incomparably powerful special physique.

Therefore, this technique spread widely within the Immortal Alliance, with almost three out of every ten students practicing it. Chen Beiwu was no exception, and he even cultivated it to the minor completion stage.

"Splash!"

Sensing the restlessness of the magical power within his body, Chen Beiwu no longer hesitated. He took out a jade bottle from his pocket and carefully took out a pill with interwoven blue and green colors.

This Clear Water Pill is a reward from the school to the top three students in the grade, and it is worth ten spirit stones.

[Clear Water Pill]: A superior-grade first-tier rare pill. Consuming it strengthens the body and consolidates cultivation. When taken during Qi Refining advancement, it can further stabilize the soul and significantly reduce the backlash caused by failed breakthroughs. (Effective only for mid-stage Qi Refining)

Thinking of the importance of breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he threw the pill in his hand into his mouth to refine it.

boom!

The moment the pill entered his mouth, a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted within Chen Beiwu's body.

In order to perfectly absorb the medicinal power of the Clear Water Pill, Chen Beiwu did not continue to meditate and circulate the Myriad Beasts Technique. Instead, he got up and started practicing the ninth set of guiding techniques from the Immortal Alliance Middle School.

Time passed second by second. When Chen Beiwu finished the last guiding movement, the surging magical power within his body suddenly broke through the barrier and entered a new world.

"I've finally reached the seventh level of Qi Refining!" Chen Beiwu opened his eyes, his expression filled with undisguised excitement.

Although the seventh level of Qi Refining is only a minor realm within the Qi Refining stage, it is the watershed between the middle and late stages of Qi Refining.

Moreover, all students know that, whether in junior high or senior high school, as long as they can break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining before the age of eighteen, they can enjoy special benefits that only public middle schools under the Immortal Alliance can enjoy, namely the qualification to apply to the Immortal Alliance to purchase or even borrow spirit beasts.

Don't underestimate this qualification. According to the order of mortal, extraordinary, spiritual, and treasure, rare spiritual beasts are treasures that only Foundation Establishment experts are qualified to purchase.

In the era of the Immortal Alliance, the most important things for cultivators are beasts, wealth, magic, companions, and land. These five are indispensable. Among them, beasts are ranked first, as they are the foundation for a cultivator's path to enlightenment and also a means of protection and combat.

The higher the potential level of the demonic beast bloodline that a cultivator initially contracts with, the smoother their path to immortality will be.

Conversely, demonic beasts with low bloodline potential will make the already difficult path of immortality even more arduous for cultivators, and may even lead them to a dead end.

As far as Chen Beiwu knew, some Qi Refining cultivators from ordinary families could only contract with exotic beasts, causing their cultivation level to remain stuck at the Qi Refining stage.

However, some Qi Refining cultivators are unwilling to be ordinary and are willing to join the army to explore new lands, risking their lives to seek opportunities to contract with spirit beasts or even treasure beasts.

"Beep beep!"

Just then, a notification sound rang out, and the spiritual energy in the cultivation room rapidly depleted.

"Is it time?" Chen Beiwu glanced at the time displayed on the door and reluctantly walked out of the training room.

Spiritual energy is rare; the concentration of spiritual energy in a first-grade high-level cultivation room is almost twice that of a mid-grade one, which is beneficial for cultivators to break through their cultivation barriers, but it consumes too many credits.

Chen Beiwu could occasionally use it to break through defenses, but if he wanted to use it continuously, the balance in his student card simply wouldn't be enough.

"Huh! You successfully broke through?"

As soon as Chen Beiwu stepped out, he ran into his classmate Xu Lingling, who had just finished her cultivation. Her face was full of surprise.

"That's right." Chen Beiwu nodded, making no attempt to hide anything.

The higher his cultivation talent is now, the more attention the school leaders will pay to him, and the better the resources he will be rewarded with in the future. There is absolutely no need for him to hide his talent.

Xu Lingling stood there, stunned, before she could say a word. The students who had been watching silently around her gasped in disbelief.

"Good heavens! A sixteen-year-old at the late stage of Qi Refining!"

Chen Beiwu is extremely handsome and has consistently ranked second in his grade. He is very popular at Shouhe No. 2 Middle School, and the students around him recognize him at first glance.

What does it mean to be at the seventh level of Qi Refining at the age of sixteen?

It's only been a short time since the start of the second year of high school, and there are still more than three years until the college entrance examination. If Chen Beiwu can maintain this pace of progress during this period, he might have a chance to raise his Qi Refining cultivation to the ninth level before the college entrance examination.

If he's lucky enough, Chen Beiwu might just be able to leap over the dragon gate and pass the exam to enter the Thirteen Immortal Sect!

Thinking of this, the students present all showed envious and jealous looks.

Both were sixteen years old and came from ordinary backgrounds, so why did their cultivation levels remain at the fifth level of Qi Refining, while Chen Beiwu was able to make great strides and advance step by step to the seventh level of Qi Refining?

"Wow, amazing!" Xu Lingling swallowed hard as she looked at Chen Beiwu's outstanding figure.

Realizing her lapse in composure, Xu Lingling quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, today's exam for the Department of Beasts was very difficult, especially the tenth multiple-choice question. What did you choose?"

Chen Beiwu was in a good mood and casually replied, "Have you forgotten? When in doubt, choose C."

Xu Lingling's expression brightened. "Great! I just happened to use the Liu Ren method to calculate and chose the longest option."

"That's good. Congratulations on getting it wrong again. The correct answer is actually B." Chen Beiwu turned around and waved to Xu Lingling.

"I have something to do. See you tomorrow."

Because of the unusual changes in the sky today, Chen Beiwu is in a hurry to get home and study the situation, and has no time to continue chatting.

Xu Lingling's face fell, and she said speechlessly, "Ah, this shouldn't be happening! How come I always get the calculations wrong!"

(End of this chapter)