Six Realms Immortal Emperor

The prayer beads on Xu Jingtian's wrist showed no abnormality, but the pulling force had intensified. He couldn't help but frown, glancing at Ochi's retreating figure, wondering when he would notice.

This is equivalent to absorbing a small portion of Ochi's spiritual power as well. Spiritual power is like the tentacles of a cultivator; it would be strange if he didn't notice it.

Sure enough, Ochi frowned, a look of confusion on his face. He opened his eyes and looked closely at the alchemy furnace, but was extremely disappointed to find nothing unusual.

Then, he struck several more times with spiritual energy before standing up and looking towards Xu Jingtian.

Oh no! Oh no!

"What's wrong, Elder Ochi?" Xu Jingtian was flustered, but he didn't show it. If Ochi really found out, he would deny it to the death and pretend he knew nothing.

"It's nothing!" Ochi looked at him thoughtfully and said, "Come here!"

Xu Jingtian put away his martial arts technique, reluctantly stood up, subconsciously put his hands behind his back, and walked over.

As Xu Jingtian dissipated his power, the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations returned to normal, and there was no trace to be found.

Ochi stared at him for a while, then circled around him, thoroughly examining Xu Jingtian, but found nothing amiss.

"Strange!" Ochi muttered to himself, somewhat disappointed.

"What's wrong, Elder Ochi?" Xu Jingtian asked blankly, pretending to know nothing.

"It's nothing! It's nothing! You continue your training." Ochi waved his hand at him, his expression still puzzled.

Xu Jingtian silently stepped back, but was overjoyed. It seemed that these prayer beads were truly a treasure, even Yue Zhi couldn't have discovered them. He resumed his meditation and cultivation. The spiritual energy around him flowed as before, only Yue Zhi's portion was missing.

Ochi stared at him for a while, but after looking at him for a long time, he found nothing and had no choice but to continue refining the pills. That day, Ochi spent half an hour longer than usual refining the pills, and he also felt a little tired.

"Alright, I'm a little tired. Let's stop alchemy for today." With that, Ochi walked down from the pavilion.

Watching Ochi's retreating figure, Xu Jingtian felt a surge of joy. He had finally escaped Ochi's interrogation, and could now use the prayer beads with greater confidence.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye, neither short nor long, and the date for the sect's wilderness trial was fast approaching.

Xu Jingtian gazed with satisfaction at the prayer beads on his wrist that were gradually turning white. The spiritual energy within them had once again reached its peak, many times greater than before. He was incredibly excited; he could faintly feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy within his wrist, sensing the immense spiritual power stored within.

This is thanks to absorbing some of the spiritual energy from Ochi's alchemy; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to absorb it all so quickly.

"Begin your training!"

With everything prepared, Xu Jingtian sat cross-legged on the bed, a slight smile on his lips, and began to circulate the incantation, guiding the spiritual energy from the prayer beads into his body.

A warm current, about the thickness of a finger, gushed forth, flowing through his meridians and throughout his body. Xu Jingtian's entire body was washed by the warm current; wherever the spiritual energy passed, he first felt a soreness, followed by excruciating pain. The spiritual energy stored in the prayer beads for several months was too domineering, and Xu Jingtian's delicate meridians could barely withstand it.

"Ah!" He broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help but shout.

He knew he couldn't give up, so he gritted his teeth and persevered, enduring inhuman pain.

As the prayer beads contracted, the flow of spiritual energy accelerated, gradually surging through Xu Jingtian's meridians. The immense impact of this energy repeatedly struck every acupoint in his body, causing excruciating pain. If his physical body weren't still incredibly strong, he would have genuinely worried that this energy would have crushed his meridians.

Meanwhile, the spiritual energy within the prayer beads continued to flow ceaselessly, gushing forth like a wild horse, vibrating through every chord of Xu Jingtian's heart.

His wrists trembled uncontrollably, and a trickle of blood began to seep from the corner of his mouth. His meridians were in grave danger, and he could die at any moment.

"No! I have to control it!" He can no longer let the spiritual energy flow freely within his body. If he doesn't control it properly, he will only suffer the fate of having his meridians severed and dying.

Xu Jingtian's cultivation level was only at the first level of Qi Refining, and he had not mastered any advanced control techniques. He could only use the simplest cultivation incantation to slowly guide the spiritual energy into his dantian.

The chaotic flow of spiritual energy was not easy to control. Xu Jingtian endured the excruciating pain while silently circulating his incantation. He absolutely could not panic at this moment, or he would only destroy his own path to survival.

Whether we live or die depends on this moment!

Time passed incredibly slowly, but Xu Jingtian felt as if several autumns had passed. He circulated the cultivation incantation countless times, and suddenly his meridians relaxed. The scattered and chaotic spiritual energy finally became orderly, slowly returning to his dantian under his guidance.

Ding!

A crisp sound came from within the dantian, and finally, spiritual energy formed liquid again.

One drop, two drops...

Ten drops, eleven drops...

Thirty drops!

With thirty drops of spiritual liquid in his dantian, Xu Jingtian let out a long sigh of relief and finally smiled.

As the spiritual energy within his dantian surged, his cultivation level instantly broke through, reaching the second level of Qi Refining.

"Qi Refining Level Two!" Yue Zhi exclaimed in surprise as he looked at Xu Jingtian, "A cultivation prodigy!" Yue Zhi's experience was vast. An average person might barely reach Qi Refining Level Two after three or four years of cultivation. Even the geniuses of sects would take two years to reach Qi Refining Level Two. Xu Jingtian had only been a disciple for a year and had already reached Qi Refining Level Two. What else could he be but a prodigy?

"Elder Ochi, you flatter me!" Xu Jingtian said modestly. "It's all thanks to you, Elder, for refining pills here. With your help over time, my cultivation has become much easier."

"Hmm!" Ochi nodded approvingly. "The brat knows how to keep his achievements humble. It seems my efforts weren't in vain."

"Elder Ochi, in a few days, will I be able to participate in the wilderness trials?" Xu Jingtian asked expectantly. He hadn't seen Dongfang Sixing and the others for several months and wondered how they were doing.

"With your current cultivation level, you can barely go there. However, apart from practicing the most basic introductory techniques, you haven't learned any real magic yet. If you encounter danger, you won't have any ability to save yourself," Ochi mocked him.

"That's true!" Xu Jingtian slapped his forehead. He only remembered going to the wilderness for training and had forgotten about this.

He was only thinking about cultivating according to the instructions on the bamboo slip, expelling the old and taking in the new, absorbing spiritual energy, but he forgot that he also needed to cultivate spells to fight in battle.

In sect training, cultivation level is very important, but essential offensive and defensive spells are also indispensable. He had consulted with Senior Sister Pu Lan of Qingxia Academy about wilderness trials and knew that he would encounter some ferocious wild beasts.

"This... how do I cultivate this spell? I hope the elder can teach me a thing or two." Xu Jingtian couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Haha, how about this? While I'm in a good mood, I'll teach you a few life-saving techniques," Ochi laughed.

"Thank you very much, Elder Ochi!" Xu Jingtian replied happily.

"Look closely, kid!" Ochi sneered, raising his right hand. As he slowly spread his five fingers, a wisp of blue mist appeared in his palm. As Ochi closed his fingers, the mist grew denser, eventually transforming into a water droplet. When his fingers were closed and then spread open, it was a small, crystal-clear ice cube.

"Ah!" Xu Jingtian exclaimed in surprise.

"This is just the most basic Qi gathering technique."

Ochi withdrew his right hand and pointed at the empty bottle hanging on the wall. The bottle flew out with a whoosh and hovered above Xu Jingtian's head in the direction of his finger, without falling down.

"This is a relocation technique."

Ochi withdrew his finger, and the bottle landed steadily on the ground. He pointed again, and with a whoosh, the bottle burst into flames and instantly turned to ashes.

"This is the art of fire-making."

He casually picked up a bamboo slip, and with a flick of his finger, a golden light covered the entire slip.

"This is the Midas touch."

"This is lightning control..."

A dazzling bolt of lightning shot out from Ochi's palm, illuminating the dark corner of the alchemy room. As the lightning passed through the window, the two could clearly see every blade of grass and tree in the distance!

"This is the Wind Summoning Technique..."

In the normally quiet alchemy room, a gust of wind suddenly arose, rattling and banging against the windowsill.

Ochi unleashed several basic spells in quick succession, leaving Xu Jingtian completely mesmerized and dazzled.