Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

When Ma Yuankui arrived at the assembly point, several people were already waiting there.

Cui Chenghua stood at the front, arms crossed, whispering something to a tall, thin man with a sallow complexion beside him.

The man looked unfamiliar, with a string of dark red bone talismans hanging from his waist. He exuded a cold aura and his cultivation level was at the Qi Condensation Realm.

There were three other people standing behind the two.

Two men and one woman.

Their cultivation levels are all between the Perfection of Body Tempering and the Beginner Level of Qi Cultivation.

Judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to have been invited voluntarily. One of the men was secretly looking around, seemingly calculating whether there was still a chance to escape.

"Junior Brother Ma!"

Cui Chenghua, with his sharp eyes, spotted Ma Yuankui from afar and waved to him.

Ma Yuankui strode over, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, and said, "Senior Brother Cui, I'm late."

"Not too late, not too late, just in time."

Cui Chenghua stopped mid-sentence, his gaze sweeping over Ma Yuankui twice, a look of undisguised surprise on his face.

"You broke through?"

Cui Chenghua's tone was tinged with disbelief.

He and Ma Yuankui had known each other for quite some time.

They naturally know what the other party wants.

But according to his calculations, Ma Yuankui's meager savings were far from enough to buy the innate spiritual energy he desired.

He asked directly, "Have you saved up enough contribution points to buy that [Jade Hall Qi]?"

Jade Hall Qi.

When Ma Yuankui heard Cui Chenghua mention those three words, his eyes twitched almost imperceptibly.

That was exactly what he had been seeking all along: a fifth-grade, third-level Yi Wood spiritual energy.

However, the price of 35,000 contribution points has always kept him out of reach.

He had been running errands for Cui Chenghua for so many years, doing countless dirty jobs.

I've saved it up until now.

All his assets combined amounted to just over two thousand contribution points... and Jiang Chuan took them all.

of course.

It is only right to contribute to one's master!

But it would be impossible for him to have no regrets at all, though Ma Yuankui quickly convinced himself of that.

"no."

Ma Yuankui answered honestly.

"no?"

Cui Chenghua's tone showed even more surprise, "But your aura clearly indicates that you have already broken through the Qi Condensation Realm and cultivated the rudimentary form of [Divine Ability]."

As he spoke, he suddenly took half a step closer, his nostrils flaring slightly.

A moment later.

His expression turned strange.

"Nine Grades of Mortal Qi?"

Cui Chenghua's expression became extremely complicated, as if he felt a little regretful, but also a little disgusted.

He took a small, almost imperceptible half-step back.

He sighed, "Junior Brother Ma, I always thought you were a very cautious person, but I never imagined you would be so reckless in your choice to embrace the Dao, ruining your promising future!"

Ma Yuankui was silent for a moment, then forced a sheepish smile: "I was just worried that my cultivation wasn't good enough and that I would hold Senior Sister Flower Snake back."

Upon hearing this, Cui Chenghua finally showed a look of realization.

Yes.

Exploring the hidden realm is a perilous journey with only a slim chance of survival.

A bright future is important, but if you die now, even the most promising future is meaningless.

This explains it. Ma Yuankui was likely driven to desperation, which led him to consume the [Red Dust Qi] to force a breakthrough in his cultivation level, hoping to gain more self-protection in the secret realm...

Ultimately, this whole affair started because of him.

Cui Chenghua looked ashamed: "I never imagined that my kind recommendation would put my junior brother in such a dilemma. I was wrong in this matter!"

Of course, this was just polite talk. Did Cui Chenghua not know what happened to the disciples who explored the secret realm with Hua She in the past?

Ma Yuankui did not expose the other party's hypocrisy.

He simply said, "Senior brother, you flatter me. Ultimately, this is my own choice."

"well……"

Cui Chenghua shook his head regretfully.

After accepting it.

That is, practicing Qi.

Each time one ascends to the ninth level of Qi Refining, the primordial Qi within the body must be refined anew.

During the refining process, one must absorb an additional source of innate spiritual energy that is compatible with one's own nature.

However, if the level of spiritual energy absorbed is higher than the level of one's own spiritual energy.

This will raise the grade of your primordial energy by another half grade!

In other words.

There are a total of nine chances from the first level of Qi Refining to the ninth level of Qi Refining. If you are lucky enough, you can even raise the grade of your Origin Qi by a full four and a half grades!

From ninth rank to fifth rank,

Rank 5 to Rank 1!

of course……

This is theoretically the best possible outcome.

After all, to raise one's primordial energy from the third grade to the second grade, one needs to devour at least two second-grade spiritual energies.

In reality, two strands of second-grade spiritual energy are enough to directly create two top-tier cultivators.

For top-tier forces capable of producing second-grade spiritual energy.

This is a simple calculation that even a child could figure out.

Moreover, the number of times the primordial energy can be strengthened is closely related to its initial grade.

His ninth-grade, fourth-level [Red Dust Qi] is likely to fail even in one attempt to strengthen it. If he is unlucky, he may not even be able to break through to the first level of Qi Refining!

In the cultivation world, there is also an unspoken rule: to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, one's own primordial energy must reach at least the third grade.

Less than the third rank.

No matter how many rare and precious materials you prepare, there is absolutely no chance of success!

Ma Yuankui's initial plan was to use the [Jade Hall Qi] as the foundation for his Qi cultivation.

A fifth-grade, third-level [Jade Hall Qi] can be strengthened at least four times.

That's enough to raise it two ranks further.

At that time, he will have a chance to establish his foundation and achieve the status of a True Person!

And now...

Well, since it was the master's choice, there must be a reason for it!

"Never mind, never mind."

Seeing his silence, Cui Chenghua waved his hand and said listlessly, "Anyway, let's talk about it when you come back alive. If you die in the secret realm, it doesn't matter whether you have a ninth-grade foundation or a fifth-grade one."

A bitter smile tugged at the corner of Ma Yuankui's mouth.

……

at the same time.

The outer gate of the Immortal Alliance.

Jiang Chuan sat cross-legged on the stone bed, with a palm-sized Starry Sky Mirror floating in front of him.

The surface of the treasure mirror shimmered with light, and the voices of Cui Chenghua and Ma Yuankui could be heard talking inside.

As I listened...

His expression began to look strange.

He possessed the techniques but lacked a master, and was completely ignorant of cultivation matters, so naturally he was unaware that the Qi Condensation Realm had such intricacies.

Ma Yuankui probably didn't expect that he didn't even understand this most basic common sense.

I didn't remind him either.

Jiang Chuan had always thought that the difference between ninth-grade spiritual energy and second-grade spiritual energy was only in the [divine ability] cultivated, which would only affect the power exerted in actual combat.

Who would have thought?

This matter is actually directly related to the advancement of Qi Refining Realm!

His original intention in training Ma Yuankui was to help him break through to the Qi Refining Realm and then pass on his cultivation to him. Now, however, after Ma Yuankui consumed the [Red Dust Qi], even breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm may be a pipe dream...

Jiang Chuan remained silent for a long time, then slowly shook his head: "As expected... you get what you pay for!"

Five hundred contribution points were wasted!

but.

Jiang Chuan didn't regret it for long.

After a moment, he suppressed this subtle emotion.

The wood is done.

There's no point in thinking about it anymore.

Moreover, Ma Yuankui was not a disciple or successor who needed careful cultivation, but a pawn used to manipulate the situation.

As long as the chess pieces are functional, that's enough.

What future can we talk about?

Jiang Chuan sparing his life was already the greatest favor he could do for him.