Chapter 106 - 105: Qi Refining Eighth Heaven
Chapter 106: Chapter 105: Qi Refining Eighth Heaven
After the daily training session, it was time for more tedious practice with the array.
The Spiritual Beast Four Extremes Formation placed high demands on the Spirit Beasts and was heavily dependent on their Comprehension.
Even with a Comprehension of fifty-five, the Red Refining Snake still couldn’t get the feel for it. The Cyan Flower Deer had been studying it for over a month and was still completely lost.
In comparison, the Golden-Winged Eagle had already given up. It just stood in its position and did whatever its master said. Whatever the Red Refining Snake and Cyan Flower Deer ordered, it would do.
It was just like a hardworking, uncomplaining, and thoroughly good-natured person.
But this was also because the Golden-Winged Eagle truly struggled to comprehend the Spiritual Beast Four Extremes Formation. Its level of Comprehension was a barrier to any deeper thought.
Therefore, in this regard, the main coordination had to be left to the Red Refining Snake and the Cyan Flower Deer.
"RRAAAH!"
The Cyan Flower Deer roared at the Golden-Winged Eagle, somewhat angrily.
Because this dumb eagle had stood in the wrong position several times already. Moreover, when the other two launched their attack, it was a step behind and failed to coordinate.
This caused the Spiritual Beast Four Extremes Formation to collapse on its own before it could even strike.
"COO! COO!"
The Golden-Winged Eagle lowered its head, admitting its mistake, and then found its position again.
The Red Refining Snake, controlling the fire element, took the lead and spat out a jet of Poisonous Fire, attacking forward.
With a stomp of its hoof, the Cyan Flower Deer caused trees to sprout from beneath the Poisonous Fire. Within the flames, the trees seemed to gain Spiritual Wisdom, giving the roaring Fire Dragon a solid core as it charged forward.
Meanwhile, the Golden-Winged Eagle spat out Wind Blades and flapped its wings, fanning the flames and increasing the power of the attack once more.
But this combined offensive didn’t last long, dissipating quickly.
The reason was still a slight lack of coordination.
"Good. Not bad. You’ve made progress."
Yu Changsheng watched from the side, clapping his hands and laughing heartily. He then said to the Red Refining Snake, "The Golden-Winged Eagle can’t keep up. You can try to control the intensity of the fire a bit. Don’t be in such a hurry to attack; focus on building up power."
The Red Refining Snake nodded its head.
From the complete chaos at the beginning to now, they could at least see a rudimentary form taking shape. However, it would still take a long time for it to be fully formed.
Yu Changsheng was mentally prepared for this. After all, the Spiritual Beast Four Extremes Formation had an extraordinary origin and was inherently difficult. It would be impossible to even reach the Beginner level in a few months without cheating!
’It’s a shame it still hasn’t been recognized by the system.’
’Or maybe... this type of special Technique can’t be upgraded with System Essence?’
Yu Changsheng sighed internally.
Upgrading with Essence was just too convenient and effective. It had made him forget just how difficult it was to cultivate a Technique.
’I should be able to break through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer today.’
Yu Changsheng sensed the Magical Power within his body. It had already reached a bottleneck. One last wave of feeding tonight should be enough.
After spending another hour in the Spirit Chicken Garden, he fed the day’s portion of Spirit Stones to the Red Refining Snake, Golden-Winged Eagle, and Cyan Flower Deer, then immediately went to his wooden cabin.
Yu Changsheng sat cross-legged on the floor, a circle of Spirit Stones placed around him.
And once his beasts finished digesting, the Magical Power they returned to him pushed him toward the next Realm!
A current of white qi surged within his Dantian, growing thicker and more concentrated until it finally condensed into a long dragon, which flowed slowly along his meridians.
Forward, forward... When it hit a wall it could not pass, that was the bottleneck of his current Realm!
"Break through!"
With a shout from Yu Changsheng, all the Magical Power in his body mobilized. Combined with the power returned from his beasts, it shattered the bottleneck in an instant.
The dragon formed from his converged Magical Power widened his meridians, taking his ability to circulate Magical Power to a whole new level!
"Qi Refining Eighth Heaven."
Yu Changsheng let out a breath of stale air, pleasantly surprised as he felt the changes within himself.
The Qi Refining Eighth Layer was a major watershed.
The time required to get from the Seventh to the Eighth Layer was much longer than from the Sixth Layer.
Although he had accelerated his progress significantly with the help of Elixirs and System Essence, rushing from the Qi Refining Third Layer to his current Realm in less than a year, this level of strength was still far from enough in the Wanxiang Sect, a place teeming with experts.
At the very least, it wasn’t enough for him to easily crush Huang Suyu!
’With this breakthrough, the quality of my Magical Power is purer, and my Divine Sense has also improved!’
His Divine Sense could already reach over ten thousand meters. The increase from this breakthrough was negligible in that regard, but it was a great help for his Thousand Thoughts Slash!
Because even though Thousand Thoughts Slash used and consumed Divine Sense for its attacks, it also required Magical Power to support it!
Now, by using his current Magical Power to activate Thousand Thoughts Slash, backed by his Golden Core Level Divine Sense, he could even kill a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator if he found the right opportunity when their guard was down!
Of course, whether he could actually pull it off still needed to be tested!
’Huang Suyu... perhaps I can use him as a test subject.’
’We’ll find out whose is stronger once my Divine Sense clashes with his Sword Intent!’
After reaching the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, Yu Changsheng’s confidence surged.
’But I’m not the one who should be anxious right now. I’ll just keep my head down and cultivate. When he comes looking for trouble, I’ll let him know he picked a fight with the wrong person!’
A sharp glint flashed in Yu Changsheng’s eyes as he narrowed them.
...
A peaceful day passed with routine Cultivation.
Beast Taming Peak was truly a good place for a quiet life. No one usually came to disturb him, so aside from visiting the Beast Garden, Yu Changsheng basically holed himself up in the Spirit Chicken Garden.
’I also used System Essence to upgrade Thousand Thoughts Slash to the Skilled level. The change is just as big as Elder Wei said it would be. Its lethality has increased quite a bit. I could probably kill an ordinary Peak Qi Refining Cultivator with a casual strike now.’
Yu Changsheng glanced at his own information.
[Name: Yu Changsheng]
[Realm: Qi Refining Eighth Heaven]
[Physique: Spirit Beast Affinity]
[Cultivation Techniques: Chang Chun Technique - Skilled (5/10,000), Refining God Technique - Minor Achievement (20/5,000,000), Beast Taming Technique - Mastery (12/100,000), Three-coin Fire Refining Technique - Mastery (108/100,000)]
[Magic: Fireball Skill - Minor Achievement (435/100,000), Shadow Flash - Mastery (221/50,000), Wind Travel Skill - Mastery (337/10,000), Wood Shield Skill - Mastery (182/10,000), Rainwalking Skill Introduction (10/100), Thousand Thoughts Slash - Skilled (5/100,000)]
[Skills: Tier One Spirit Plant (5/1,000), Tier Two Alchemy Dao (1,052/50,000)]
[Spirit Pets: Red Refining Snake, Golden-Winged Eagle, Cyan Flower Deer]
[Remaining Essence: 35,210]
The biggest change was with Thousand Thoughts Slash. The Essence cost had soared from 20,000 for Beginner to 100,000 for Skilled!
As for the Beast Taming Technique, Yu Changsheng had already upgraded it to Mastery after forming a Contract with the Cyan Flower Deer.
The Essence was being spent like water, but his income was also high, leaving him with over 30,000 remaining.
’I should be able to help the Cyan Flower Deer evolve soon.’
Yu Changsheng thought to himself.
The reason he hadn’t evolved the Cyan Flower Deer immediately after the Contract, like he did with the Red Refining Snake and the Golden-Winged Eagle, was because it required far too much Essence!
Even now, just thinking about it made his heart ache. He couldn’t bear to spend it.
’Forty-two thousand Essence! Evolving the Red Refining Snake and the Golden-Winged Eagle only cost a few thousand each. When have I ever spent over forty thousand Essence on an evolution before?!’
Perhaps because it was a Tier Three Demon Beast Race, the Cyan Flower Deer’s evolution would cost at least ten times as much as the Red Refining Snake’s.
While Yu Changsheng felt the sting of the cost, he was also filled with anticipation for what changes the Cyan Flower Deer’s evolution would bring.
’I’ve been saving up this Essence for two months. The result had better be spectacular.’