As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

As night fell, Shen Qing returned to his bedroom to continue his cultivation.

With the help of two pills and the spiritual root, he plans to try to break through to the Refining Realm today, shortening the time from a week to three days.

The spiritual energy enters the body through the pores of the entire body, transforming into blood and qi, and begins to gradually cleanse the skull.

It felt very awkward, like countless ants crawling around.

Fortunately, his soul was strong enough to control this restlessness; otherwise, he would have been too hasty and reckless.

Time passed slowly, and only his even breathing could be heard in the room.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Qing suddenly exhaled a breath of turbid air, leaving a shallow mark on the wall.

This is how impurities in the internal organs are eliminated.

"Is this what refining filth is?"

He opened his eyes and could feel that his internal organs were now incredibly strong; he was no longer human.

……

The following Wednesday, Shen Qing arrived at the base.

Just as I finished breakfast and entered the training room, I heard a burst of excited shouts, "I broke through! I finally broke through to E-rank!!"

Xie Chong excitedly ran around the training room.

However, none of the people around came forward to congratulate him. Instead, they all avoided him, as if the shouting had been going on for quite some time.

"Alright, alright, we'll go on patrol now."

In the blink of an eye, Xie Chong was the only one left in the training room. When he saw Shen Qing standing at the door, he immediately rushed out, his eyes shining.

"I've broken through!!"

"Congratulations." Shen Qing nodded.

Xie Chong was very unhappy with this reaction, grabbed his shoulder and shook him, "Seriously, can't you get a little more excited? E-rank, even the captain's level is only this much!"

Shen Qing gave him a strange look; it seemed that there were differences between E-level and E-level.

Seemingly sensing the doubt in Shen Qing's gaze, Xie Chong confidently waved his hand, "Come on, since you're going to challenge He Ying anyway, I'll let you see the strength of an E-level expert in advance."

Then, not long after.

Xie Chong stared at the stone wall that had crumbled again, his mouth slightly agape, remaining silent for a long time.

"Sorry, I've also broken through."

After saying that casually, Shen Qing jumped off the stage.

He could tell that Xie Chong was genuinely afraid of pain, and both times he had to seize the opportunity to admit defeat before being beaten.

However, people who are afraid of pain generally live longer.

Xie Chong stood there for a long time, finally managing to utter only one word, "Damn it!"

……

Another uneventful day passed, and as expected, apart from the unusual rain and fog, Binhai City was relatively peaceful.

"It's about time I went to check on Chen Chen's situation," Shen Qing muttered to herself, looking at Chen Chen's chat box on her phone.

He needed to ascertain exactly how much Chen Chen knew. If it was just a special department, that would be fine; he could just treat him as someone from the National Security Bureau.

However, if it involves supernatural powers, the memory must be erased.

It's not a good thing for ordinary people to know about people with supernatural abilities; they'll be curious and might even be unable to resist exploring them.

However, the world is currently undergoing dramatic changes, and lacking the corresponding strength to explore will only lead to life-threatening situations.

This was something Fang Shu had specifically reminded him of during his training, based on a bloody lesson learned.

He rushed off work, but something felt off on the way home.

"Why do I feel like I've forgotten something?"

Shen Qing frowned. She had already checked in, but couldn't remember and was too lazy to think about it anymore. She guessed it wasn't anything important.

He went home first and told Shen Qingtang that he was going out for a while and would bring her some food.

"You're here?"

Just as Shen Qing was about to leave, her phone rang again. This time it was Xie Chong.

……

Meanwhile, at the entrance of Sunshine Community, the sun had already set, and the sky was gradually darkening.

Chen Chen was lost in thought, and inexplicably felt comfortable in the dark.

I don't know when it started, but I've been feeling listless all over. The day before yesterday, I slept for a whole day and night, and I don't like to move around during the day.

He suddenly snapped out of his daze, looked at the unexpected person beside him, and his expression immediately turned speechless.

It's Zhou Ming.

"Advisor, I've already said this beforehand, it's no use you coming along. I'm not getting involved in your affairs."

Starting from Saturday, Zhou Ming kept bothering Shen Qing because he couldn't get in touch with him, and even started stalking him. It felt like the guy was going a little crazy.

"I will tell you myself."

Zhou Ming remained unmoved, his voice somewhat hoarse.

That's true; he's been acting a bit crazy lately, and he's been having trouble sleeping almost every night.

Because of Wu Yuan's situation, although he hasn't been officially dismissed from school yet, he's practically invisible.

The act of recommending students for rebates is already bordering on criminal activity, and it's likely that he'll be fired soon enough.

The only hope now is Shen Qing.

Although the special departments of the Public Security Bureau have no jurisdiction over universities, at least they let him know what the other party did and how Wu Yuan suddenly became a murderer.

Just as the two were in silence, a crisp sound suddenly rang out.

They looked up instinctively and saw a tiny, bright red figure, no more than fifty centimeters tall, rapidly approaching in the distance.

Its entire body was vermilion, like a moving piece of red jade.

"?"

Both of them were stunned, wondering if they were seeing things.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a crimson crystal shot through the air and was already aimed at Chen Chen's face before he could react.

Just as the crimson crystal was about to strike, with a "bang," another bullet, seemingly from nowhere, collided with it.

The crystal instantly shattered into countless crimson fragments, and smoke began to rise from the ground with a hissing sound.

bullet?

Chen Chen turned his head blankly and looked around. Shen Qing appeared out of nowhere, holding a pistol in his hand.

"How are you? Are you alright?"

"No, it's not—"

Chen Chen stammered for a moment, glancing at the crimson figure and then at the pistol in Shen Qing's hand, his whole being in disarray.

"Let's talk about it later."

After confirming that Chen Chen was alright, Shen Qing looked at the crimson figure.

Cinnabar is gold, and consuming it can lead to immortality. He doesn't know how one achieves immortality, but the "Baopuzi" records that its essence, buried underground for a thousand years, transforms into cinnabar essence.

This stuff is poisonous.

He immediately aimed and fired all his bullets at once, hitting the target every time.

The crimson figure was instantly riddled with holes, and many crimson crystals fell to the ground, corroding the ground and causing white smoke to rise from it.

But this did not solve the problem; the gap was even slowly healing.

"As expected, dealing with these natural spirits is quite troublesome."

Shen Qing's expression turned slightly serious. This one was clearly stronger than the tree demon from before, and it was probably about to break through to the eighth rank, not to mention that it was no longer aided by Xie Chong.

If pistols are useless, then hand-to-hand combat is the only option.

He sheathed his gun, then suddenly exerted force with both feet, like an arrow released from a bow.

Even before the fist arrived, it carried a strong gust of wind.

Shen Qing immediately launched a chopping punch, the force of which was like an axe, slamming down from above and striking the crimson little man on the head.

With a muffled thud, the cinnabar spirit was knocked off balance, and crimson crystals flew out from the top of its head.

However, Shen Qing's fist was also immediately corroded slightly.

He didn't pause, knowing that this had to be dealt with in one go. The height difference was too great, making it difficult to exert force with the Bengquan (a type of fist strike). He could only clench his fist and strike down again.

a bit.

Two times.

After his hands were covered in blood, the cinnabar essence could no longer be restored.

A series of pains shot through his hands. Shen Qing glanced at his two hands, where large chunks of flesh had been corroded away. If it weren't for his strength far exceeding that of others of the same level, he probably wouldn't have been able to deal with this cinnabar essence.

[Slay demons and cinnabar spirits to obtain the entry "Cinnabar Blood (Green - Side Story)".]

【Cinnabar Blood: Cinnabar-infused blood, warding off all evil spirits. The blood is thick like cinnabar liquid, containing the spiritual energy of cinnabar, which can intimidate ghosts and monsters and increase the success rate of talisman inscription.】