Cultivation: I can see the proficiency level

Inside a house in Luopo Mountain, Wanxiang Valley.

at this time.

Jiang Hao sat down on the chair at the lower end of the table with a wronged expression. He secretly glanced at Hua Gu out of the corner of his eye and saw that Hua Gu's angry expression had not subsided. Jiang Hao felt even more wronged.

Just as he received Wang Mian's message saying he was going to Fenglei Valley to gather information, Hua Gu returned to Wanxiang Valley with a group of fellow Daoists. Not seeing Wang Mian in the valley, she immediately asked him why.

Upon learning that Wang Mian had left the valley, they asked him why he hadn't stopped him.

Wang Mian is already at the third level of Qi Refining, and his aura is so harmonious that he is about to advance to the middle stage of Qi Refining. He also has Bai Jiuniang, a mid-grade demon beast who has just broken through a minor barrier, by his side. Can he, a mere second-level Qi Refining cultivator, possibly stop her?

"Don't blame the younger generation. Mian-ge'er's cultivation has greatly improved, and he has a demon beast protecting him. In addition, he does things properly and meticulously, so he should be fine." Granny Yu, who was used to being a peacemaker, advised.

Yu Tinghe, who was sitting next to her mother-in-law, smiled at Jiang Hao's aggrieved expression.

She had just returned to Wanxiang Valley with Senior Hua Gu when she saw the message that Wang Mian was going to investigate the situation in Fenglei Valley. However, she hadn't seen him or seen him return since, nor had she received any new messages.

Senior Hua Gu was somewhat worried about Wang Mian's safety, hence her anger.

"Songlintan, where Cangsongzi lived, has produced quite a figure." The old Taoist priest, who had been silent until now, spoke up while sitting at the head of the table drinking tea. The old Taoist priest, whose beard and hair were both white, seemed to know Cangsongzi well.

This man, known as the White-Haired Old Man, is a Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator whom Hua Gu had waited more than ten days to invite back to keep order. In his early years, he was friends with Iron Bone Old Man, Cang Songzi, Bone Daoist, Granny Yu, and others.

The others were not as talented as him, and their cultivation levels gradually fell behind his. As their levels diverged, they had much less contact with each other.

When Hua Gu asked him for help, he was still in seclusion. It took a long time for him to come out of seclusion so that she could ask him for help.

"To receive such praise from you is quite an achievement," Hua Gu replied with a smile.

These words had barely left his lips.

The communication talisman beside Jiang Hao lit up with spiritual light. Hua Gu reached out and took the talisman into her hand, infusing it with strands of magic power. The spiritual light intensified, and characters appeared within it.

[The Bian family has encountered trouble, attracting powerful reinforcements at the sixth level of Qi Refining. If Aunt Rong returns, remember not to act rashly. I will seek a sacred place for seclusion and return to the valley in a few days.]

Upon receiving the message, Jiang Hao finally felt relieved, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.

If there is no worry, then everything is fine. He was always worried that Wang Mian would rashly go to Fenglei Valley and be captured by the Bian family cultivators and boiled in oil.

Wang Mian's news brought silence to the house.

The older generation had originally planned to launch a surprise attack on Fenglei Fortress late tonight to rescue Tiegusou, but Wang Mian's message disrupted their plans once again.

With strong allies present, we must carefully consider all aspects before taking action.

"Seclusion... Is he about to break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining?" The old man's tone was filled with undisguised astonishment.

Hua Gu asked him to help her fight, and naturally, she mentioned Wang Mian along the way. The old man with white hair also learned some things about Wang Mian's current situation from her.

The young cultivator is highly talented, and he has already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.

"That's right. Some time ago, his aura was already incredibly refined, so breaking through was only a natural progression." Hua Gu said with a sigh, "In the blink of an eye, your cultivation level is almost on par with ours."

Among them, only the White-haired Old Man at the seventh level of Qi Refining had the highest cultivation level. She, Granny Yu, Bone Daoist, and Iron Bone Elder were all at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Upon learning that Wang Mian was going into seclusion to break through his cultivation barrier, the group felt a complex mix of emotions, including the thought of being surpassed by a junior.

There was shame, but also hope; there was emotion, but also helplessness.

"Then let's wait a few days. If we can get another mid-stage Qi Refining expert and a mid-grade demon beast to help, this rescue mission will be more secure," the old man with white hair decided.

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed. Since the Iron-Boned Old Man was being used as bait, a few days' delay would at most mean a few days of suffering, but most likely their lives would be safe.

Then they would wait a few days and see if Wang Mian could successfully break through the barrier and advance to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

A bamboo grove.

Ripples rise from the bamboo forest.

Sunrise and sunset.

Inside the bamboo building, Wang Mian swallowed another healing pill. The medicinal power gradually dissipated, repairing and healing the damaged meridians little by little. It took him nearly ten days to fully recover.

Once the forbidden move is unleashed, it causes immense damage to the body, injuring the spirit and soul above and the meridians below. If it were used at the second level of Qi Refining, one would likely lose their life.

It's best to use this technique sparingly unless you're completely desperate. The meridians he's nurtured with the Meridian Opening Grass, Meridian Opening Pill, and Flood Dragon Grass can't withstand the power of this forbidden technique.

As the days passed, his body recovered, his magical power increased, and his spirit was full. Wang Mian couldn't wait to take out the storage bag from Lü Xingshan.

He had already rummaged through the storage bag several times before, and he easily found the jade slip that recorded the cultivation technique.

That was the [Middle Chapter of Lü's Qi Absorption Method] that Wang Mian had been dreaming of recently. Because of the lack of this technique, Wang Mian's magical power had been unable to break through to the next level.

By placing the jade slip between his brows and engaging his spiritual senses, streams of information surged into Wang Mian's sea of ​​consciousness like a torrent.

Compared to the rough circulation of Qi in the early stage of Qi Refining, the circulation of Qi in the middle stage is more complex. The spiritual Qi needs to circulate through more meridians, and the content of the cultivation method is naturally much more extensive.

Reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining will almost open up all the meridians in the body, making the body smooth and allowing magical power to flow freely to any part of the body.

A long time passed.

After digesting it several times, Wang Mian finally mastered the mid-stage Qi Refining technique, memorized it, and then took the spirit stone and quickly entered the spiritual cultivation room.

Sitting cross-legged on the futon, eyes closed and mind focused, golden images appeared in my mind:

[Lower Grade Qi Refining Method: Diligently practice it once, and the skill will be perfected, allowing you to enter the fourth level of Qi Refining]

[Accumulation: 100]

[Nine Talismans Scripture: Drawing seventy low-grade talismans is sufficient for beginners, with a success rate of 33%.]

[Nine Talismans Scripture: Drawing one hundred mid-grade talismans is sufficient for beginners, with a success rate of 33%.]

[Mastery of the Dust-Covering Technique: After diligently practicing eight hundred times, the spell will be perfected, granting the ability to transform into other forms.]

[Perfecting the Four Seasons Sword Technique: Obtaining the sword energy and intent of the four seasons]

The technique has been mastered, and the golden seal has been revealed.

Knowing that Wang Mian was about to break through, Bai Jiuniang stood guard at the entrance of the cultivation room. When she saw Wang Mian looking over, she nodded slightly, and her demonic power condensed into the four words "Break through with confidence" in the air.

"Good! Thank you for protecting me, Ninth Sister." Wang Mian smiled knowingly. He had been waiting for a breakthrough for a long time, and now that everything was ready, he was eager to get started.

He grabbed a few spirit stones in each hand, closed his eyes, and circulated his cultivation technique. He absorbed the spiritual energy from the spirit stones continuously, which surged through his meridians, passed through major acupoints, and circulated throughout his body.

The spiritual energy eventually flowed slowly into the dantian, becoming magical power.

The magical power within the dantian was already perfectly balanced. When the newly generated magical power was incorporated, it instantly activated the magical power within the dantian. The cultivation technique guided the magical power to impact the invisible barrier.

His magical power surged like the waves of a typhoon, crashing against the invisible barrier time and time again. Wang Mian lost count of how many times he made the impact.

Suddenly, at a certain moment, the barrier shattered with a deafening roar.

Breakthrough!

The dantian at the fourth level of Qi Refining was several times larger than that at the third level. Originally, the magical power was like a wooden basin filled to the brim, but now that the basin has been replaced by a bucket, the magical power is only one-fifth full.

During the breakthrough process, the dissipated magical power and the spiritual power absorbed into the body constantly washed over the body, making it even stronger and more robust.

With a clear mind and a pure spirit, like a mirror reflecting the light of the heavens, one feels unhindered and one's thoughts are clear as if bathed in a gentle glow. All distracting thoughts vanish, and everything becomes clear.

The body has changed, the magical power has changed, and the spirit has changed.

Discard the two dull spirit stones.

Wang Mian took out another spirit stone, and his magic power gradually filled his dantian. Compared to the magic power at the third level of Qi Refining, the magic power at the fourth level of Qi Refining gave Wang Mian the illusion that his magic power was so abundant that he could never run out of it.

The fourth level of Qi Refining.

Become!