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Chapter 122 Five Years, Ninth Level of Qi Refining [Please Subscribe!]

Through the changing seasons, five years have passed.

Chen Qing sat cross-legged on a futon on the second floor of the bamboo building, his eyes slightly closed and his breathing long and even.

A faint golden light appeared on the surface of his body, like the shimmering light of the rising sun on a lake, flickering and uncertain.

a long time.

The golden light slowly receded and disappeared into the skin and flesh.

Chen Qing opened his eyes, a flash of inspiration appearing in them before he returned to normal.

He let out a long, stale breath, which shot out like an arrow, traveling about a foot from his mouth before slowly dissipating.

"Five years have passed. With over a hundred Jade Marrow Pills and Bone-Shaping Pills, plus the constant absorption of moonlight every night, I've finally pushed this 'Mysterious Origin Body Refining Technique' to the threshold of the third level, the Golden Body Realm."

Chen Qing muttered to himself, raising his right hand to examine it closely.

Her palms were as white as jade, with a faint glow flowing beneath her skin, as if covered by an invisible film. They were smooth and warm to the touch, unlike flesh and blood.

Chen Qing clenched his fist, and his knuckles made a crisp "crackling" sound, which was clear and had a hint of metallic quality.

This feeling is wonderful.

The physical body no longer seemed to be made of flesh and bones, but had been recast into a magical artifact. Every inch of skin and every bone was much stronger than it had been five years ago.

Chen Qing casually took out a mid-grade first-tier flying sword from his storage bag, which he had obtained from some unlucky guy, and lightly slashed it across his arm.

"bite"

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the flying sword left a faint white mark on the skin without even breaking it.

"Not bad. In terms of defense alone, it has at least the strength of a mid-grade magic weapon. After breaking through the third level, it should be comparable to a high-grade magic weapon."

Chen Qing nodded in satisfaction, retrieved his flying sword, and stood up to stretch his limbs.

For the past five years, he has hardly left his home, spending his days cultivating.

He has reached the bottleneck in the second level of the Condensing Yuan Technique, "Refining". The mana in his dantian is nearly twice as pure as it was five years ago, and the spiritual power is far more abundant than that of other cultivators of the same level. With his current cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he may not be without the power to fight against a cultivator who has reached the tenth level of Qi Refining perfection.

The progress of the "Mysterious Origin Body Refining Technique" is also encouraging. The second level, "Iron Bone Realm," has been perfected, and the third level, "Golden Body Realm," is just one step away.

"Next, we can head to the secret realm to find the two spiritual plants needed for Foundation Establishment, and also accumulate contribution points to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills to prepare for Foundation Establishment."

Chen Qing stood up, walked to the window, and stood with his hands behind his back.

Outside the window, the Qinghe Lake shimmered, with layers of emerald green lotus leaves covering most of the lake's surface. Three-lobed jade lotuses dotted the water, their white petals tinged with pink. Fish darted about in the lake, and occasionally a blue carp would leap out of the water with a "splash," creating a splash before falling back into the water and stirring up ripples.

Lakeside.

A tall, slender white figure stood on one leg, his posture elegant and picturesque.

It was a six-foot-tall red-crowned crane, its feathers as white as snow, except for a dark, inky black patch on its neck and tail feathers. The crimson crest on its head was so vibrant it looked like a ruby.

It was Danyu.

At this moment, Dan Yu's black bean eyes were focused intently on the purple bamboo alchemy furnace in front of him. His slender crane neck stretched forward slightly, occasionally spitting out a white flame to adjust the temperature of the furnace fire. His movements were fluid and unhurried, and coupled with his spotless white feathers, he truly had a bit of an immortal air about him.

"This Dan Yu is getting better and better at alchemy these days," Chen Qing said with a slight smile.

Over the past five years, Dan Yu's alchemy skills have improved rapidly. He is now proficient in refining first-grade mid-level pills with a success rate of over 60%, which is far superior to many self-taught alchemists outside.

The "Blazing Essence Pill" being refined this time was prepared specifically for Silver Moon.

Four years ago, with the help of Chen Qing's essence, Yin Yue had broken through to the middle grade of the first rank.

After four years of cultivation and the aid of elixirs, Chen Qing will be able to use the essence again to help him break through to the first-grade upper level after some time.

Meanwhile, Qingtian and Danyu have recovered from the slight aftereffects of their forced breakthrough using essence, and their strength is steadily improving.

Currently, Qingtian and Danyu possess combat power comparable to ordinary Qi Refining Level 10 cultivators under normal circumstances; if Qingtian activates his "Ancient Ape True Body," his combat power will be close to the peak of Qi Refining Level 10, and he will be able to fight against Gao Fu and his two other extremely powerful sword cultivators.

As for Chen Qing himself, his cultivation level had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

A year after arriving at Qinghe Lake, he broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, and six months ago he successfully advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining; at the same time, he has cultivated both the Condensing Yuan Technique and the Profound Yuan Body Refining Technique to the second level, and is not far from the third level.

Five years—that goes by so fast.

Chen Qing withdrew his gaze, a slight sigh escaping his lips.

The events of the past five years have completely changed the landscape of the Canglan Domain.

The fourth-tier secret realm in the southwest is called the "Cangming Secret Realm" by the cultivators of the Canglan Domain; while the one that appeared in the direction of the Blood Spirit Abyss is the "Spirit Abyss Secret Realm" that suddenly disappeared a thousand years ago; after learning that the "Spirit Abyss Secret Realm" had opened, the Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Lingyun Sect rushed to the Blood Spirit Abyss, but they were all helpless against the "Blood Refining Profound Origin Grand Array" set up by the Blood Soul Sect.

To maintain the great formation, the Blood Soul Sect sacrificed all living beings in the three northern states of the Martial Kingdom and the two southern states of the Qian Kingdom!

With this formation, the Blood Soul Sect once monopolized the Spirit Abyss Secret Realm.

Initially, they made great strides in the secret realm, reaping a large amount of Nascent Soul stage cultivation resources.

However, they were unable to find the core being that controlled the "Myriad Manifestations Source Core," and even Nascent Soul level beings were rarely seen. It wasn't until two years ago that they finally discovered its whereabouts, but they suffered a crushing defeat, losing many Nascent Soul cultivators, including the late Nascent Soul Grandmaster of the Blood Soul Sect, "Ancestor Blood Netherworld," who was also severely injured. The specific details of the battle are unknown to the outside world, but afterwards, the Blood Soul Sect's power shrank significantly, and they retreated to their mountain gate to defend it.

The Spirit Abyss Secret Realm also disappeared once again, leaving only the Blood Spirit Abyss, which was a thousand miles larger than before.

It is worth mentioning that before the Spirit Abyss Secret Realm disappeared, a fierce roar came from the core creature within, as if someone had stolen its beloved possession.

The three northern states of the Wu Kingdom have now become a dead zone, swallowed up by the expanding Blood Spirit Abyss, and the two southern states of the Qian Kingdom have suffered the same fate.

The territory of the Wu Kingdom has been reduced from thirteen provinces to ten.

Xiao Chunan also disappeared, but fortunately, Xiao Chunu on Danxia Peak sent a message mentioning that Xiao Chunan's soul lamp had not been extinguished, which relieved Chen Qing.

After this battle.

The Blood Soul Sect's control over its five vassal states has rapidly declined. Except for the You Kingdom, which is closest to the mountain gate, it can still maintain relatively strong control, while the other four kingdoms have all been out of control.

The various Nascent Soul sects and even Golden Core sects under its rule began to stir, with the "Dry Bone Mystic Palace" of the Qian Kingdom being the most prominent.

The Palace's Dry Bone True Lord, having obtained some unknown opportunity, broke through to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm in one fell swoop. After advancing, he killed another old demon in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm who had been famous for many years in the Qian Kingdom during a great battle, thus becoming famous in one battle and known as the "Dry Bone Demon Lord". This made the Dry Bone Profound Sect the number one sect in the Qian Kingdom.

Meanwhile, in the Cangming Secret Realm, a fierce and brutal battle is raging, and it is still ongoing.

At that time, the righteous path, the demonic path, the demon race, and other Nascent Soul forces of the Canglan Domain flocked in, each with their own agenda, and fought fiercely in the secret realm.

While the secret realm offers many opportunities, it is also fraught with danger. In addition to the infighting among various forces, the secret realm itself is filled with restrictions and powerful native creatures, so even Nascent Soul cultivators dare not be careless.

Lingyun Sect sent a total of fourteen Nascent Soul elders this time, but only seven of them returned in the end.

Three early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and one mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator perished within a special restriction deep within the secret realm; even the Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't escape. Another early-stage Nascent Soul elder was besieged by two Nascent Soul cultivators from the demonic and demonic factions while vying for a "Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Grass" that could help him break through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm, and died fighting valiantly.

Two others didn't even know how they died; all they knew was that their soul lamps had been extinguished!

When the news reached Lingyun Sect, the entire sect was shaken.

But despite the grief, there were also real gains.

The seven surviving Nascent Soul Ancestors brought back a large amount of Nascent Soul level cultivation resources, including two of the five Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Grasses, as well as three "Heavenly Origin Fruits," the core spiritual medicine for refining the "Nascent Soul Pill" to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage, which greatly enhanced the sect's foundation.

More importantly, Lu Chenxing, who was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, found a "Ten Thousand Year Soul Condensing Mushroom" in the secret realm, refined it on the spot, and actually overcame the inner demon tribulation in one fell swoop and broke through to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm!

This former prodigy of Xuanzhen Peak entered the Nascent Soul realm at the age of over 330, becoming the sect's eighth Nascent Soul ancestor.

The other forces also each paid a price and gained something.

Currently, the Cangming Secret Realm remains open, and various forces continue to search for Nascent Soul resources. Meanwhile, the later-stage Grand Cultivators are searching the entire secret realm for the core being. However, the fourth-tier secret realm covers an area of ​​at least several million miles, and there has been no news of it yet.

According to calculations by various parties in the Canglan Domain, it will take at least another ten years before the Cangming Secret Realm can be closed.

But none of this mattered to Chen Qing, whose term of office at Qinghe Lake was originally five years, and it had just expired this year.

However, through Meng Yuanbai's introduction, Chen Qing successfully renewed his position for another five-year term by having Meng Yuanbai himself established his foundation five years ago and no longer serve in the mission hall.

"A five-year extension is enough for me to establish my foundation."

Chen Qing pondered this in his mind, his gaze returning to Dan Yu by the lake.

The flames in the alchemy furnace gradually died down. Dan Yu tapped the furnace lid, and six crimson pills flew out of the furnace and were collected into the jade bottle one by one.

Dan Yu picked up the jade bottle, looked at it, and nodded in satisfaction. Then she looked up at Chen Qing at the second-floor window, raised the jade bottle, and her black bean eyes showed a hint of smugness.

Seeing this, Chen Qing smiled and gave it a thumbs up.

Dan Yu slightly pursed her lips, giving off an "what's the big deal?" look, and turned around to clean up the alchemy furnace, leaving Chen Qing with only a pristine white back view.

But those few short tail feathers unconsciously twitched slightly.

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