Killing God - Chapter 90

Chapter 90 16
When a Qi Refining Realm cultivator reached the Advanced Realm, all of the blocking nodes in his Qi channels were cleared. Spiritual energy flowed through his Qi channels without any obstruction, and his speed was several times faster than that of the early and middle Second Grades of the Qi Refining Realm. At the same time, the Spiritual Energy absorbed into his body had accumulated to a certain thickness, and it was faintly converging. All of the preparations were made with great effort in order to finally open up a jade palace in his dantian Qi Sea, store all the Spiritual Energy in his body, and then step into the true first step of immortal cultivation-the Origin Condensation Realm.

This step was extremely crucial, but it was also extremely difficult. Under the heavens, countless cultivators with dreams of the Immortal Dao had stopped outside the threshold of the Origin Condensation Realm for various reasons. There are naturally many reasons for this. Some are limited by their poor talent, some have good bones but poor backgrounds, and cannot find a master teacher’s inheritance. Others are spirit crystals that cannot be afforded after they reach the high-level of the Qi Refining Realm due to their poor living conditions …

However, most of these strange reasons were aimed at rogue cultivators, For the disciples of Lingxiao Sect’s Qingyu Island, Most of these obstacles are non-existent, Most of the time, the key still depended on one’s talent and bones. In addition, if one’s mind was flexible in Qingyu Island, they could earn more spirit crystals than others within the limits permitted by the sect rules. They could buy extraordinary spirit medicines such as Qi Nourishing Pills and Yuan Strengthening Pills and eat them as snacks all day long. Naturally, their cultivation advancement would be faster than others.

In the autumn of this year, the sky was high and the sea was still as beautiful and broad as it was today. Shen Shi’s mood also became very happy after he advanced to the high-level of the Qi Refining Realm.

But before he did, Twenty-four of them had already advanced to the higher Qi Refining Realm one step ahead of him. Therefore, Shen Shi did not feel that his talent in cultivation was anything special. Even though he had occasionally heard Xu Yanzhi and Zeng Zhibai’s senior brothers and sisters say that in the past, among the new disciples of the New Year, they could cultivate to the higher realm in the fourth year, Normally, there were only five or six of them, but the truth in front of them was clearer than anything else. In front of so many fellow disciples who were talented and cultivated faster, it was indeed a ridiculous question to think about whether they were different from others.

However, even so, he was still very happy. After breaking through to the high stage of the Qi Refining Realm, the amount of Spiritual Energy he had accumulated in his entire body had doubled compared to when he was at the middle stage. And because of the mysterious Cleansing Heart Curse, he also had the same amount of Spiritual Energy hidden in the mysterious aperture between his eyebrows, doubling as well.

The increase in spiritual energy brought about several direct benefits. One was that his body was becoming more resilient under the constant tempering of spiritual energy. With his current physical strength, he was barely able to directly fight low-grade demonic beasts on Demon Island. The other most obvious benefit was the Five Elements Technique that he cultivated.

A year ago, the condensed spiritual energy in his Eyebrow Heart Aperture Acupoint could support him to cast three First Grade Five Elements Water Arrow Techniques. Now, it had doubled in thickness. Under the perfect state of his Divine Perfection Qi, Shen Shi could cast six First Grade spells in a single battle. However, apart from that, the power of the Five Elements Technique and the speed at which it was cast were the same as before, and it did not increase as his cultivation level increased.

However, a year ago, Shen Shi had bravely taken on a huge debt. The talisman divine ability he had learned from Senior Brother Zhang Yihui of the Five Elements Hall was finally reaping its harvest.

It was also because of the mysterious Heart Cleansing Curse that Shen Shi’s control of the Five Elements Technique was far more refined than that of ordinary cultivators. This was not only reflected in his astonishing casting speed, which was almost comparable to that of an Origin Condensation Realm cultivator, but also because of the fact that he had benefited a lot from the talisman.

The most crucial and difficult point in making talismans was the Spirit Irrigation. After cultivating for a while, Shen Shi quickly crossed from strangeness to proficiency. When ordinary talisman masters made talismans, half of the talismans would be forcefully stuck in the final process of filling the spirit. In other words, even a skilled talisman master would have a 50% chance of failing in the production of the Five Elements Talisman. This was also an important reason why the prices of talismans in many shops in the Hongmeng Realm were always high. On the other hand, Zhang Yihui had asked Shen Shi to give him five finished talismans every month. This was indeed a very expensive and heavy debt.

However, after cultivating the talisman for a month, Shen Shi’s success rate in making the talisman had reached 60% by far surpassing ordinary people’s control of the Five Elements Technique. Two months later, he had already reached an 80% success rate. As for the current high-level Qi Refining Realm one year later, the Spiritual Energy in the acupoint between his eyebrows was becoming denser and denser, and his control of the Five Elements Technique was also becoming more and more proficient. In the past three months, he had not even failed in making talismans.

If this news spread, it would definitely shock countless people. Shen Shi had entered the sect for several years, and all kinds of knowledge about the cultivation world, including the cultivation world, were far from the ignorant and curious youth in Xilu City of Yin Province. Therefore, he had been very careful to keep this secret. Apart from his cautious temperament, the origin of the Clear Heart Curse was also somewhat difficult to explain to outsiders.

When Gan Ze was on the same boat as him to the Demon Island, he had once mentioned to him what Elder Pu, who was in charge of the Lingxiao Sect Arts Hall, had said. The Five Elements Arts and Talismans were formed together. If he had the ability to grasp the limits of the two, the benefits would not be underestimated. The speaker was joking, but a year later, the listener had already felt it.

In actual combat, a talisman that had been prepared beforehand only required 20% of the Spiritual Energy required to cast a spell. With Shen Shi’s ability that was comparable to the casting speed of an Origin Condensation Realm cultivator, it would take him three breaths of time to cast a water arrow spell. However, when he used the talisman, he only needed one breath of time.

A breath, a mere breath, is as fast as you blink of an eye.

The Spiritual Energy in his Eyebrow Heart Aperture Acupoint was enough for him to cast six Tier 1 spells. If he used the talisman, without considering the consumption of the talisman and regardless of the cost, Shen Shi could cast thirty Tier 1 Five Elements Spells before the Spiritual Energy was exhausted …

There were 30 Five Elements Spells that could be cast in just a breath of time!

Shen Shi had been cultivating very quietly. Nothing particularly eye-catching was done on Bluefish Island, But in his heart, However, he already had a faint sense of confidence. Although he was only the 25th disciple to reach the high-level of the Qi Refining Realm in this group of rookies, if he faced the twenty plus people in the front in actual combat, even if he faced Gan Ze, who claimed to be the number one genius in the five hundred years of the Soaring Firmament Sect, Shen Shi was confident that he still had the strength to fight and even had the chance to win.

④

This year, Shen Shi was sixteen years old.

Compared to a year ago, his figure had grown taller, and the youth on his face had become less childish and more mature. Amongst the friends around him, several girls also grew older and older, gradually reaching the most beautiful time when they bloomed like flowers. Looking around, they were filled with a youthful aura.

Zhong Qingzhu and He Xiaomei became more and more beautiful. Even Zhong Qinglu, who used to be a little fat, became slimmer as she grew taller. The baby fat on her cheeks also quietly disappeared, revealing a bit of charm that made her look impressive.

In terms of cultivation, Everyone’s progress was different. Of course, the most unexpected was Zhong Qingzhu. In the past, she did not show any signs of showing off. Apart from Gan Ze, who was a monster, she was the first rookie disciple to reach a high-level Qi Refining Realm. She shocked many people and attracted the attention of many seniors in the sect.

Apart from Zhong Qingzhu, Sun You and Zhong Qinglu’s cultivation speed was a little slower than Shen Shi’s, but their talent wasn’t bad. They both cultivated to the high-level Qi Refining Realm within a month after Shen Shi. He Xiaomei took a step forward. Now, he was at the middle stage of the Qi Refining Realm, Jiang Hongguang, who had always been very close to He Xiaomei, silently took two big steps forward and reached the Qi Refining Realm. Even though he was three months slower than Shen Shi and the others, he was still barely able to enter the fourth year of high-level cultivation. He could be considered as someone that the High Firmament Sect could pay attention to and nurture.

Everyone had their own lucky chances, and their cultivation was different. However, everyone’s gazes were fixed on the last and most crucial year.

In the fifth year, whether one could step into the Origin Condensation Realm was the key to whether one was an immortal or a mortal in the future, and the difference in status between the heavens and earth.

Shen Shi’s mood was the same. He was still very concerned about whether he could break through to the Origin Condensation Realm in the fifth year. The future, including how he would see his missing father in the future, depended on this year.

However, at this moment, Shen Shi discovered that his biggest headache was still the sparkling and translucent little stone …

After breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm, there were many benefits, but at the same time, there were also some side effects. That was, the amount of spirit crystal spirit energy he consumed every time he channeled spirit energy into his body doubled. An intact and normal spirit crystal could be used by a Qi Refining Realm beginner disciple for 20 days, a Qi Refining Realm intermediate disciple for 10 days, and a Qi Refining Realm high-level disciple would only be able to use it for five days at most because the amount of spirit energy absorbed increased greatly.

And Shen Shi consumed twice as much as an ordinary person …

At the same time, Zhong Qinglu’s side had already gained a great reputation in the Pill Hall. It was even said that Elder Yun Ni Yun, who was in charge of the Pill Hall on Golden Rainbow Mountain, already knew Zhong Qinglu’s name. Currently, Zhong Qinglu was already proficient in refining Qi Nourishing Pills, and she rarely made mistakes. Thus, three months ago, Zhong Qinglu obtained the first pill recipe for another type of spirit pill, the Origin Cultivation Pill, from the Pill Hall.

The refinement of each new spirit pill was a long process for an alchemist from scratch, from a stranger to a familiar one. During this process, a lot of hard work was consumed, and they were all stacked with spirit crystals.

The deal or gamble from back then was still the secret of Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu, and this agreement had already brought them tremendous benefits in their unexpected persistence and adherence. Now, they are all prepared to let the deal go ahead.

Apart from one thing that made Shen Shi feel guilty and stressed, it was that the Origin Cultivation Pill was a Tier 2 Spiritual Pill that was higher than the Qi Nourishing Pill. There were nine types of Spiritual Materials required. The cost of concocting a complete batch of Spiritual Materials was as high as eighty Spiritual Crystals, eight times that of the Qi Nourishing Pill.