Refining Ruins Cauldron

Within the forbidden area, spirit-gathering formations can be seen everywhere, drawing the already abundant spiritual energy into the spiritual spring.

Moreover, the location of the spiritual spring was carefully selected, and the pool was constructed from special jade stones.

Through spiritual awareness, one can clearly see a continuous stream of spiritual energy seeping from the jade and merging into the spring water.

This place is one of the forbidden areas of the Longevity Sect, which has nurtured countless geniuses of the sect.

Those who can enter this place to cultivate are all people who have made great contributions to the sect.

Gu Qingyun used his own strength to begin this month-long training.

He was already very content.

A month, a full thirty days, is enough time for him to advance his cultivation level to the next level.

After resting, Gu Qingyun sat cross-legged in the pool, letting the spiritual energy cleanse his body.

Within the body, the "Circulation Qi Cultivation Technique" circulates rapidly.

How could he possibly miss such a good opportunity to cultivate?

Gu Qingyun could clearly feel that every cell in his body was greedily absorbing spiritual energy.

Even at the very end, with the help of the abundant spiritual energy, Gu Qingyun didn't need to concentrate on circulating his cultivation technique; the spiritual energy entering his body would flow on its own and eventually return to his dantian.

This mysterious and enigmatic state filled Gu Qingyun with immense joy.

However, he didn't sit idle. He entered a state of spiritual awareness and used the "Spirit Forging Technique" to fill in the gaps!

Cultivating spiritual awareness and spiritual power simultaneously, working in tandem, ensures that everyone benefits equally.

He possesses mixed spiritual roots, so his cultivation speed is inherently slower than that of other spiritual roots, and the spiritual energy resources he needs are astronomical.

But this also created Gu Qingyun's extremely pure and profound spiritual foundation.

Misfortune and fortune are interdependent, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

As Gu Qingyun immersed himself in cultivation, he soon discovered that the spiritual energy of the spiritual spring unexpectedly matched his mixed spiritual root.

Their cultivation speed was even much faster than that of the outside world.

This was an unexpected surprise.

In such an environment, even if Gu Qingyun soaks in the spring water every day and does nothing, his cultivation level will naturally increase.

No wonder so many people are desperate to enter the inner sect; the mere prospect of having the opportunity to cultivate in the forbidden area is enough to attract them!

This is just one aspect; if we were to compare them all, the differences would be enormous!

Thinking back to my time in the outer sect, let alone during my time as a servant, even when I was in the Pill Hall, the cultivation environment was not even a tenth as good as it is here!

The difference is so great that you can't tell the difference without experiencing it firsthand.

Without wasting any more time, Gu Qingyun devoted himself entirely to cultivation.

We proceeded step by step, methodically and steadily.

After an unknown period of time, Gu Qingyun was able to vaguely grasp the bottleneck of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

That barrier, as thin as window paper, was so close, yet so far away.

Vague and ethereal.

"The time is not right yet."

Gu Qingyun silently chanted in his heart, and the speed at which he circulated his cultivation technique increased even further.

If he were to open his eyes now, he would be surprised to find that the spring water around his body was swirling around him like a whirlpool.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

click!

An invisible, crisp sound broke the monotonous atmosphere of cultivation.

Gu Qingyun pressed on with all his might, unleashing a surge of immense spiritual power as he charged toward the final barrier!

As if by magic, the bottle neck, as thin as window paper, shattered instantly!

Finally, I officially stepped into the ninth level of Qi Refining, and only the final polishing was needed to reach the perfection of Qi Refining!

Gu Qingyun slowly opened his eyes, his gaze clear and bright, two beams of light shooting out, his internal power surging.

Feeling the continuous flow of spiritual energy, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"At the current pace, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage within four months is not impossible for me!"

Gu Qingyun suppressed his excitement and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Without the slightest hesitation, he entered a state of cultivation once again.

Now that I have just broken through, I must quickly stabilize my realm.

The newly expanded meridians are still relatively fragile and must be nourished by spiritual energy, the more the better.

……

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

Looking around the pool, spiritual energy was forming mist, which was about to solidify into a tangible substance.

Gu Qingyun sat steadily in the pool, his eyes closed.

With abundant spiritual energy flowing within his body, he has now completely stabilized his Qi Refining Ninth Level realm.

They had even begun to reach out and touch the threshold of Foundation Establishment.

Of course, one cannot rush things, and Gu Qingyun was well aware of this.

"What a pity, if only I could have cultivated for a longer period of time..."

Gu Qingyun sighed, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and slowly exited his cultivation state.

Today is the last day to use the forbidden area. Having already reached the threshold of Foundation Establishment, Gu Qingyun was somewhat unwilling to leave now.

"That's enough."

After pondering for a long time, Gu Qingyun finally stood up from the spring and reluctantly went ashore.

……

Dantang.

Having been away for a month, Gu Qingyun temporarily returned to his own secluded courtyard to prepare to pack up his old belongings.

The expected dust storm did not materialize; the yard was spotless, clearly indicating that considerable effort had been put into its cleaning.

To Gu Qingyun's surprise, the familiar girl's back was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, basking in the sun with nothing to do.

Bathed in sunlight, the girl seemed to be tinged with a thin layer of radiance, like a fairy descended from the heavens, captivating Gu Qingyun.

Not only had he made a breakthrough in his cultivation level in the past month, but the girl in front of him had also successfully entered the Foundation Establishment stage!

I was still a step too slow.

Gu Qingyun chuckled and scratched his head.

"Gu Qingyun?!"

Luo Mei turned around abruptly and saw the boy she had been longing for. Perhaps it was from excitement, but two blushes appeared on her face.

"You finally decided to come back!"

She quickly moved closer, looking Gu Qingyun up and down, noting the changes in him over the past month.

"See? I've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. What about you? How long are you planning to prepare?"

The current Lomei is no longer as aloof and unapproachable as she was when we first met.

Instead, she became much more enthusiastic, cute, and energetic, like a child, full of curiosity about everything about Gu Qingyun.

Having not seen each other for many days, Gu Qingyun stood there grinning foolishly, momentarily forgetting to respond.

"What? Did you become stupid from practicing cultivation? I'm asking you a question!"

Luo Mei moved closer to Gu Qingyun, waving her five slender fingers in front of his eyes, and finally managed to get the silly boy's attention back.

"No, I'm nowhere near as skilled as my senior sister. I'm only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, a long way from Foundation Establishment!"

Gu Qingyun touched his nose and explained with a smile.

"Speaking of which, I really have to thank you for that Qi-stabilizing Pill you gave me, otherwise my Foundation Establishment wouldn't have gone so smoothly! Thanks, Junior Brother!"

Luo Mei smiled sweetly, almost stunning Gu Qingyun.

Realizing his lapse in composure, he quickly shook his head and said hastily, "With Senior Sister's talent, Foundation Establishment is only a matter of time. Junior Brother has only done a little bit."

This is true. All external things are merely aids to cultivation; how far one can go depends on the cultivator themselves...