Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

Chapter 126 Breakthrough, Qi Refining Realm!

Zhenwu Army Camp.

Looking at the pills Shen Yi had given him, Lu Cheng finally confirmed that what he had obtained from Xu Zhao was indeed a Qi Condensation Pill.

Unexpectedly, he became the biggest winner.

This time, however, the Dongyang Sect suffered more than just serious injuries.

Tu Yuan sighed: "In the chaos last night, seven elders of the Dongyang Sect died. Yun Huizi's injuries are so severe that he will be lucky to even maintain his cultivation level, let alone recover."

"Fortunately, they reacted quickly, and the alchemy room and the storage building were not breached, otherwise the losses would have been incalculable."

If Yun Lingzi, Han Lingxiao, and the other three are the foundation of the Dongyang Sect, then the elders and core disciples of each peak who have reached the perfection of body refinement are the foundation of the Dongyang Sect.

The result of this upheaval was that the Dongyang Sect lost one-fourth of its strength and its foundation was also 30% weakened.

Shen Yi chuckled, somewhat gleefully, and said, "That's always been the case with martial arts sects. They may develop rapidly, but they can also fall just as quickly."

"Those people live under the shadow of their ancestors; their cultivation is built up with elixirs, their status is inherited through bloodlines, but their vision and..."

A narrow mind can only hold the smallest bit of power in front of it.

"They don't think about improving their cultivation, but only know how to fight for power and profit. They are all afraid of death. It's quite remarkable that they have been able to survive for so many years."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng also fell silent.

Ultimately, the cause of this turmoil was indeed as Shen Yi said: the direct disciples of the eleven lineages were too aloof, and the discontent accumulated by the ordinary disciples could no longer be suppressed, and it erupted at various opportune moments.

Even a peak master like Xu Zhao has done such a thing, which shows that the internal conflicts are no longer reconcilable.

Even if we can get through this smoothly, next time, even if the sect isn't destroyed, it will probably fall apart.

As they spoke, Tu Yuan handed Lu Cheng's cavalry token back to him: "The token records thirty merits for you. You can exchange them freely in any Zhenwu Army in any prefecture."

Lu Cheng took the token, thought for a moment, and still didn't suggest exchanging the Qi Condensation Pill for merit points.

Qi Condensation Pills are hard to come by, and everyone would keep them for their own breakthroughs. How could anyone use them to exchange for merit?

Anyway, this thing is in high demand but priceless, and there are plenty of opportunities to exchange it. You might even get more outside than you can from Zhenwu Army.

In addition to the merits and pills that Lu Cheng received as a silver-ranked cavalryman, he also received some silver from the Changfeng Escort Agency, which he had previously requested in a letter.

Although the letter had not yet been delivered, it did not prevent Lu Cheng from using his "face" to withdraw funds from Zhenwu Army in advance.

Two quarters of an hour later, Lu Cheng walked out of Sun's Ironworks carrying an incredibly large halberd.

The halberd was ridiculously large, ten and a half feet in total, with the head alone being two feet long and one and a half feet wide, black with a golden tinge. The shaft was also five inches thick, almost twice the size of an ordinary halberd.

Along the way, it attracted a lot of attention.

Now that the truth has come out, Lu Cheng and Ge Long have been exonerated.

However, Lu Cheng has no intention of going back for the time being.

With ample elixirs available, there are far fewer disturbances outside compared to within the sect.

There's no need to go back and get involved in those squabbles.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

An inn in the north of the city.

Lu Cheng sat cross-legged on the bed, his qi and blood mingling with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, like a surging river, constantly washing over his meridians, flesh, and internal organs.

A series of low rumbling sounds, like the surging of wind and thunder, or the roars of tigers and leopards, emanated from within his body.

The Lesser Longevity Technique was circulating rapidly, and he was sweating profusely.

[The Lesser Secret of Longevity]

[Grade: top grade on the ground level]

Realm: Dacheng (399/400)]

After half a month of arduous training, he is now only a hair's breadth away from breaking through Lu Cheng's grasp.

This final step is the integration of the three gates, making the inside and outside as one.

The three streams of primordial energy that originally flowed through the meridians, flesh, and internal organs merged together in the dantian under the control of qi and blood.

As time passed, the primordial energy gradually became unified, and with the continuous infusion of external primordial energy, Lu Cheng's dantian became more abundant than ever before.

It only began to change its operating route after it could no longer accommodate any more.

The originally intertwined primordial energy separated into a thin thread that was invisible to the naked eye.

The fine threads quickly extended along the tendons, flesh, and internal organs, and began to intertwine on the surface.

In the blink of an eye, the fine threads wove a dense net that covered all of Lu Cheng's body.

Then more silk threads were added to various parts of the silk net, interwoven in a crisscross pattern, leaving not a single gap.

At this point, the vital energy in the dantian was finally exhausted.

[The Lesser Secret of Longevity]

[Grade: top grade on the ground level]

[Realm: Perfection]

Body Refinement Realm Perfection!

Lu Cheng opened his eyes and checked his body.

The increase in strength is not significant, and you can't even feel any improvement.

but----

Lu Cheng clenched his fist tightly, and with a "poof" sound, the air inside his fist exploded.

The muffled thud rippled from the fist and lasted for a full half-breathe before dissipating.

This is one of the effects of that fine mesh.

The strength of the skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and internal organs is completely integrated, achieving a level of control that is a hundred times more refined than that of perfected internal strength training.

With a single finger movement, the body's strength and energy erupt!

In the past two weeks, Lu Cheng has not only advanced his cultivation level, but also continued to practice the "Subduing Dragon and Suppressing Elephant Technique." Although he has not yet perfected it, he has already reached the eighth level.

The force between his arms exceeded 8,000 jin.

In other words, Lu Cheng's flick of his finger could theoretically unleash a force of eight thousand jin!

But theory is one thing, with Lu Cheng's current physical condition, he probably isn't capable of withstanding such an outburst.

An ordinary martial artist who has reached the peak of body refinement possesses the strength of a thousand jin, and can withstand the force of a hundred jin with a single finger strike.

And Lu Cheng's physical strength, this value can be multiplied by ten!

If you use your fists or palms, the result can be doubled!

In addition, this fine mesh is also a "high-speed channel" specifically for vital energy.

Next, the process skips the step of mixing Qi and blood and directly draws in the primordial Qi of heaven and earth.

Lu Cheng opened his eyes and glanced at the Heart-Questioning Hammer placed next to the reforged Cold Star Halberd.

Since one cannot refine the Earthly Fiend Divine Weapon until reaching the Qi Refining Realm, Lu Cheng cannot carry the Heart-Questioning Hammer on his back forever.

Let's go all out and strike while the iron is hot to achieve a breakthrough!

He took out the Qi Condensation Pill given to him by Shen Yi from his pocket, crushed the wax seal, and swallowed it.

The key to breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm lies not in the amount of primordial energy, but in condensing a primordial energy seed within the dantian.

However, Lu Cheng still placed the remaining four Spirit Awakening Pills beside him.

The saying goes, "Great efforts can produce miracles," and "Quantitative changes can lead to qualitative changes." What if something unexpected happens?

As the effects of the Qi Condensation Pill took hold, Lu Cheng gradually felt his dantian being supported by a special force.

Then a twisting force arose from the center of Lu Cheng's dantian, first pulling the last trace of primordial energy in Lu Cheng's dantian to rotate.

Then an incredibly strong suction force was released.

Lu Cheng hurriedly activated the Qi Refining Realm technique of the "Minor Longevity Manual".

Strands of primordial energy from heaven and earth began to flow into his body.

However, for ordinary people, the entry of vital energy into the body is difficult and painful, but Lu Cheng only felt that this vital energy was excessively gentle.

After being tempered by the "fire," "water," and "wind" elements of the "Subduing Dragon and Suppressing Elephant Technique," Lu Cheng's physical strength had increased significantly.

Fearless.

After circulating the technique for a quarter of an hour, there was only a barely perceptible amount of primordial energy in the vortex of qi within the dantian.

At this rate, it will probably take a full day and night to meet the requirements and plant the seed of vital energy.

"No, that's too slow!"

Lu Cheng opened his eyes, picked up a pill of the Awakening Powder, and put it into his mouth.

The medicinal effects spread, and the vital energy of heaven and earth rushed wildly into the body.

Lu Cheng then felt a slight tearing and swelling sensation.

As Lu Cheng frantically absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the changes in the Qi vortex in his dantian finally began to be visible to the naked eye.

The vital energy gradually filled the dantian, and was continuously compressed and condensed by the vortex. In the end, the entire vortex turned into a light blue color and took root in Lu Cheng's dantian.

[Minor Longevity Technique - Qi Refining]

[Grade: top grade on the ground level]

[Level: Beginner (1/200)]

Qi Refining Realm, achieved!