You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"Brother Chen, you've broken through to the mid-stage of Body Refinement?" Liu Qiaogui asked Chen Huai'an as soon as he saw Zhao Junhao leave in such a dejected manner.

As he spoke, his face was filled with shock and admiration.

Chen Huai'an's cultivation speed is too incredible! It's only been a short time, and he's already broken through to the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm. At this rate, he'll be able to break through to the late-stage of the Body Refinement Realm and become an outer disciple in less than a year.

"I was able to break through, and it's all thanks to you. If it weren't for your spirit bird egg, I wouldn't have been able to break through to the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm." Chen Huai'an smiled.

"That's not right. I've eaten these spirit bird eggs before, so why didn't I break through to the mid-stage of Body Refinement? Did your spiritual root aptitude test go wrong? You actually have a high-grade single spiritual root." Liu Qiaogui looked Chen Huai'an up and down.

This guy, to say he has a mixed spiritual root of the five elements, mixed spiritual root means he doesn't even have a grade. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's just an ordinary person. When did such an ordinary person become so fast at cultivating?

"What, you don't believe me? During the test, my aptitude was the worst—a mixed spiritual root of the five elements." Chen Huai'an smiled.

His cultivation speed is nowhere near that of those geniuses.

If those geniuses knew how many cultivation resources he had spent to break through, they would definitely not praise his cultivation speed.

With so many cultivation resources, to put it bluntly, even a pig could break through to the Qi Refining Realm.

As for Chen Huai'an, he spent so many cultivation resources to break through to the seventh level of the late stage of the Body Refinement Realm. His aptitude cannot be described as bad; it can only be described as useless.

Chen Huai'an couldn't say these things; he had to keep them to himself. In their words, it meant having a strong foundation and solid roots. He could consume more resources for breakthroughs in the early stages, but in the later stages, everything would be smooth sailing.

"Brother Chen, this Zhao Junhao is clearly no good. He caused you trouble this time because you didn't fight when you signed up for the challenge, but next time, he will openly deal with you. He is a late-stage eighth-level Body Refinement Realm expert, one of the top 500 on the Spirit Ranking." Liu Qiaogui looked at Chen Huai'an with a worried expression.

"What's there to worry about? I'm only in the middle stage of Body Refinement right now, and there's huge room for growth and improvement. I believe that in a month, my cultivation will definitely improve, and it's even possible to break through to the seventh level of the late stage of Body Refinement," Chen Huai'an said with a smile.

"Alright, it's your turn. You should also hurry up and cultivate to break through to the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm as soon as possible. You can also participate in the challenge."

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Zhao Junhao left without giving Chen Huai'an a good beating, and when Zhang Biao heard the news, he was furious.

"Useless good-for-nothing, shouldn't we teach him a lesson first?"

"Young Master Zhang, Young Master Zhao isn't making a move because of the sect rules. Chen Huai'an has signed up for the challenge competition. A month later, we can easily arrange for more people to challenge him. Young Master Zhao is a top 500 expert on the Spirit Ranking, so he's too embarrassed to make a move. But those whose cultivation is comparable to Chen Huai'an, as long as we casually let slip a little bit of the news, there will be plenty of people willing to deal with this guy," one of Zhang Biao's henchmen said with a smile.

"Let this guy run wild for a while longer. This time, I need to prepare properly. I need to move up the ranking from 98th." Zhang Biao said calmly.

Chen Huai'an is weak; if he wants to kill the other party, he can do it secretly.

However, as Chen Huai'an's strength increases, it will become very difficult to kill his opponent. He will no longer act recklessly and will act within the rules.

So-called geniuses are all fake if they never grow up.

The stronger you are, the more cultivation resources you will receive from the sect, and the sect will also protect you.

Just like the Spirit Ranking among the miscellaneous disciples, it is actually a form of protection that the sect provides for its disciples.

Even if Chen Huai'an's aptitude is lacking, as long as his strength improves and he secures a place on the Spirit Ranking, the sect will not watch him perish.

However, if you can survive within the rules, it proves that you have value, and the sect will protect you. But if you can't hold on, it can only be blamed on your lack of potential for development, and the more capable ones will have to take your place.

The news that Chen Huai'an had broken through to the fourth level of the mid-stage Body Refinement realm caused quite a stir among the water-carrying disciples, and many people regarded Chen Huai'an as a role model to learn from.

Even Manager Wu, he went to Chen Huai'an and praised him highly.

As Chen Huai'an turned to leave, Manager Wu called out to him. "Chen Huai'an, you carry water every day, yet you managed to break through to the mid-stage of Body Refinement in such a short time. If you had enough time, your cultivation could advance even further. If you'd like, I can arrange for you to work in the canteen. That way, aside from being busy during lunch and dinner, you'll have plenty of time to cultivate and become stronger."

"You're going to arrange for me to work as a handyman in the kitchen?" Chen Huai'an looked completely taken aback.

The treatment of kitchen servants was much better than that of water-carrying servants.

Liu Qiaogui and his fellow water-carrying apprentices dreamed of becoming kitchen apprentices, but they were all rejected by their superiors on the grounds that the quota was full. Now, Manager Wu suddenly stopped Chen Huai'an and wanted to arrange for him to become a kitchen apprentice. Chen Huai'an was unsure what Manager Wu was up to.

Actually, whether he was fetching water in the backyard or doing odd jobs in the kitchen, it had little to do with Chen Huai'an.

Especially now, Chen Huai'an doesn't need to do the water-carrying task himself; he can just focus on his cultivation.

If he were to actually go to the kitchen, he estimates he wouldn't have as much time to cultivate as he does now.

However, this was a gesture of goodwill from Manager Wu; otherwise, he wouldn't have transferred him to the canteen's kitchen as a handyman.

Working as a kitchen helper meant that, aside from having a little more time for cultivation than working as a water-carrying disciple, there was nothing else to do.

Even more importantly, these menial disciples could cut back a portion of the spiritual food served in the canteen.

With these spiritual foods as a foundation, their cultivation level increased rapidly.

Therefore, many disciples who were engaged in miscellaneous tasks wanted to work as cooks or servants in the canteen, as this would allow them to reap substantial benefits.

If Chen Huai'an didn't have the spirit gourd space, being a cook or handyman disciple would be an absolutely lucrative job in his eyes.

Two days ago, the sect bestowed a spiritual meal upon all the miscellaneous disciples, which allowed many to break through their bottlenecks. The cooks in the canteen have been eating like there's no tomorrow, as they've all benefited by skimming off some of the spiritual food ingredients. They've been getting special treatment these past few days, and their cultivation has improved as a result.

"Manager Wu, thank you for your kindness, but I'm just a rough man who only knows how to use brute force. I'm not very good at cooking or starting fires." Chen Huai'an hesitated for a moment before declining. The benefits of being a cook wouldn't be of much help to him at his current level.

His staying to fetch water is the best way to maximize profits.

"You actually refused? Do you know that many of those water carriers want to become cooks in the canteen but don't have a way to do it? And you actually refused?" After a brief moment of astonishment, Manager Wu looked at Chen Huai'an with disbelief.

This guy actually dared to reject his advances.