Starting from Douluo Continent, I've become a god through daily check-ins.

Chapter 518 Breakthrough

As his mind gradually sank into his body, it naturally arrived at the vortex in his lower abdomen. He scanned the purple vortex with his mind and was slightly surprised to find that there were already fourteen drops of purple liquid in the vortex.

"I didn't expect that even with a slight slowdown in my cultivation progress, I could still condense a drop of liquid energy." After a small moment of amazement, Jing Chen's mind stirred, and a wisp of purple battle qi separated from the vortex and began to slowly circulate along the meridian route of the Burning Technique.

Just as the system began to operate, wisps of fire-attribute energy from the surrounding room suddenly surged toward Jing Chen, who was seated on the lotus throne.

After these fire-attribute energies came into contact with the azure light surrounding the lotus platform, their volume suddenly shrank rapidly. Once they successfully passed through the azure lotus light, they were only about one-fifth the size of the cash.

However, although the size has been significantly reduced, a closer look reveals that the fire elemental energy is noticeably purer after the reduction.

Moreover, within those wisps of pale yellow fire-attribute energy, there seemed to be a faint, almost imperceptible, hint of cyan energy mixed in.

Clearly, the source of this cyan energy should be the fire-attribute energy in the world earlier, which was incidentally inserted when the cyan lotus shone.

After being successfully refined by the light of the Azure Lotus, wisps of fire-attribute energy, a mixture of pale yellow and azure, began to flow into Jing Chen's body with his breath.

When the first wisp of energy entered Jing Chen's meridians, Jing Chen, who was directing the circulation of his battle qi, was clearly stunned for a moment. Under his mental gaze, the wisp of cyan energy in the pale yellow battle qi was almost impossible to miss.

With a strange and intense gaze, Jing Chen observed the quiet and gentle pure energy. He then separated a wisp of purple fire fighting spirit, tentatively enveloping it in the energy before attempting to refine it.

As the refining process progressed, a surge of elation gradually welled up within him. During the refining, Jing Chen was pleasantly surprised to discover that the purity of the cyan energy had reached an almost terrifying level. At this level, the cyan energy could even be directly infused into the cyclone without requiring further refining by Jing Chen.

"This cyan energy must be the essence of the Azure Lotus itself, right? No wonder it's so pure. After being tempered by the fire of the earth for nearly a thousand years, it would be strange if it weren't pure." Jing Chen quickly guessed the source of the cyan energy and was overjoyed. No wonder even Elder Yao praised this Azure Lotus so highly. This kind of Jingchu energy, which can continuously provide energy that eliminates the need for tedious refining steps, can definitely save at least seven-tenths of the cultivation time.

"What a treasure!" Jing Chen murmured to himself with delight. He quickly calmed his mind and began to separate the cyan energy that had surged into his body from the other pale yellow energy.

To be on the safe side, Jing Chen circulated the cyan energy within his meridians for a punch. Finding no other abnormalities, he then poured it into the vortex. The pale yellow energy, however, had been refined several times due to varying degrees of purity before finally being poured into the vortex.

In this clearly defined training, the energy within Jing Chen's Qi vortex is rapidly increasing.

The selfless cultivation continued from the dead of night until dawn, when it gradually came to a halt.

As the last wisp of energy was poured into the vortex, Jing Chen let out a long sigh of relief. Just as he was about to exit his cultivation state, the purple vortex in his lower abdomen suddenly trembled.

Startled by the sudden tremor, Jing Chen quickly focused his mind on the outside of the vortex. As he scanned it, he was pleasantly surprised to find that a small drop of purple liquid energy was slowly taking shape within the vortex.

"Is it finally time to condense the fifteenth drop?" Looking at the gradually forming purple liquid energy, Jing Chen was overjoyed. He quickly maintained his composure and waited for the fifteenth drop of liquid energy to take shape.

The calm vortex began to ripple, and at the center of the ripples was a tiny drop of purple liquid that was spinning rapidly.

The liquid spun rhythmically, and as it spun, the abundant purple fire fighting energy within the vortex continuously surged into it.

At a certain moment, a faint sound, seemingly non-existent, quietly emanated from within the cyclone.

As the sound rang out, the violently fluctuating vortex gradually calmed down. A small drop of purple liquid energy slowly rolled into it, playingfully swimming within the vortex like a small fish alongside the other fourteen drops of liquid energy.

The moment the fifteenth drop of liquid energy was formed, Jing Chen's body trembled. At that moment, he could clearly feel that the density within the vortex, which had already reached its limit, had quietly expanded again.

His body, which had felt slightly heavy before, was now much lighter and more agile. The power contained within his muscles also surged dramatically at this moment.

Feeling the many changes in his body, Jing Chen knew in his heart that he had now officially become a two-star Dou Shi.

Slowly opening his eyes, a purple light flashed in his dark pupils before disappearing. Jing Chen exhaled softly, the hand seals in his hands were released, and with a straightening of his waist, his body floated down from the lotus platform.

Standing beside the lotus platform, Jing Chen gazed at the still perfectly pristine azure lotus and couldn't help but chuckle. He carefully stored it in his storage ring, then turned his head to look at the faintly brightening sky, and said with slight surprise, "It's already dawn?"

He stretched slightly, his bones cracking slightly. Jing Chen walked to the bedside, gently slung the Xuanzhong Ruler over his back, and said softly, "It's time to go."

With the Xuanzhong Ruler on his back, Jing Chen came to the table, pondered for a while, and took out a large pile of top-grade healing medicines from his storage ring. After filling the table with healing medicines, he took out a pile of pills with strange and unusual effects, and finally took out a small jade bottle containing twenty-three Qi-restoring pills.

During his time in Stone Desert City, Jing Chen learned that although healing medicines were sold there, the quantity was extremely limited, and the quality wasn't very good. He was currently short on time and couldn't refine too many healing medicines.

However, this remaining amount should be enough for the Mo Tie Mercenary Group for a while. And if all goes well, he might be able to return quickly, at which point he can prepare a generous gift for the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

After arranging everything, Jing Chen clapped his hands, smiled, carried the Xuanzhong Ruler on his back, slowly walked to the door, opened the door, and tiptoed out.

(End of this chapter)