Ch 44: So Close!
Only moments after a breath, Yun Qianzhu’s medicinal effects were completely refined. Yun Qianzhu directly sat in meditation under the parasol tree, involuntarily beginning to cultivate!
Shi Ming, however, stood there foolishly.
He looked at Li Hanzhou with a dumbfounded expression.
And Li Hanzhou stared blankly back.
Shi Ming looked at Yun Qianzhu beside him. At this moment, Yun Qianzhu seemed to have undergone a tremendous change. With every breath, surging True Qi surged. Yun Qianzhu was also cultivating the 《Grand Profound Heart Sutra》. In just half an incense stick of time, purple mist appeared behind Yun Qianzhu’s petite body. This scene surprised both Li Hanzhou and Shi Ming.
Purple mist True Qi?
They had both seen the 《Grand Profound Heart Sutra》. To cultivate purple mist True Qi meant the 《Grand Profound Heart Sutra》 had reached the Second Level.
How long has it been?
“What’s going on?”
Li Hanzhou stepped forward to check Yun Qianzhu’s body with his Spiritual Power. The result shocked Li Hanzhou greatly; Yun Qianzhu’s body had undergone a tremendous change.
Her meridians were now shimmering with golden radiance.
As if after being nourished by his Spiritual Power, they had undergone a mutation.
“Strange.” Li Hanzhou had never encountered such a thing.
“Shi Ming, don’t you feel anything?” Li Hanzhou saw that Shi Ming was acting as if nothing was wrong. He used Spiritual Power to sense Shi Ming’s body as well, but discovered that Shi Ming’s meridians were still the same as before, without any changes.
The effects of the Meridian Expansion Pill were unknown where they had gone.
“This disciple is dull-witted,” Shi Ming said somewhat embarrassedly.
“It’s alright; everyone has their own opportunities,” Li Hanzhou pondered for a moment, then said, “I recently saw a method in an ancient book that we can try.”
“What method?” Shi Ming asked.
“The Unblocking Method!”
Li Hanzhou had read about it in an ancient book. When the Daoist Sect was still flourishing, someone had used this method. Using Spiritual Power condensed into finger techniques, it was applied to the disciple’s eight important acupoints, capable of stimulating the disciple’s potential.
Li Hanzhou decided to emulate and try it.
In order not to disturb Yun Qianzhu’s cultivation, Li Hanzhou took Shi Ming to the Back Mountain and helped Shi Ming open up eight acupoints.
Morning.
When the first rays of sunlight of the morning shone down, Li Hanzhou and Shi Ming returned from the Back Mountain, both exhausted.
Li Hanzhou discovered that this child Shi Ming’s name was truly well-chosen—truly a stone-like life!
Every method had been tried, yet Shi Ming’s body remained unchanged, without a single change.
His meridians were still so narrow, his cultivation aptitude still mediocre.
Being able to cultivate to his current Third Rank cultivation level was already good. Li Hanzhou felt that if nothing changed, Ninth Rank would be his lifelong limit.
Shi Ming also looked dejected.
“Martial Uncle, it’s alright. Everyone has their own destiny. Even if I can’t cultivate to a high realm in this life, it doesn’t matter. One doesn’t necessarily have to become an expert in this lifetime,” Shi Ming said with a smile.
Li Hanzhou sighed softly.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t become an expert.
This Martial Uncle is still counting on you all to take me to Ascension.
However, when the two returned from Back Mountain, upon seeing Yun Qianzhu, they were dumbfounded.
At this moment, Yun Qianzhu was still cultivating, but the True Qi emanating from Yun Qianzhu truly shocked the two.
When they left yesterday, Yun Qianzhu was only at the Second Rank cultivation level, but now Yun Qianzhu had reached the Fourth Rank!
In one night, to break through two ranks?
Was the effect of one Meridian Expansion Pill this great?
“Finished, I’ve become the Sect’s lowest cultivation level,” Shi Ming’s eyes went black. I’ll just go back to chopping wood.
Looking at Shi Ming’s departing back, Li Hanzhou could only consider finding another way to improve Shi Ming’s strength later.
As for Liu Dongyue, the Meridian Expansion Pill was useless for him; he had passed the best age to take it.
However, Wu Qian Sect came to participate in the challenge today, and the stake was a Heavenly Origin Pill. This could be given to Liu Dongyue.
White Cloud City.
East Arrival Inn.
Wu Sanzhong, the Sect Master of Wu Qian Sect, came personally, bringing his proud disciples.
Each of the four disciples was very strong.
Furthermore, these four disciples also cultivated a formation of Wu Qian Sect. If they joined hands to use it, their strength would increase exponentially.
“Today, we have a very good chance,” Wu Sanzhong solemnly instructed his disciples. “Don’t look down on Liu Dongyue’s strength. He was unable to defeat Wan Qiuhun last time, but that’s because they were a pack of loose sand and had no cooperation at all. Our Wu Qian Sect’s Four Symbols Formation, once unleashed, will ensure that Liu Dongyue can’t escape!”
“Yes!”
The four of them said in unison.
“Good, let’s go! Today, Wu Qian Sect will take back the Autumn Burial Saber!”
With yesterday’s experience, many people had come early today to buy tickets.
The hour hadn’t arrived yet, and everyone outside had already started fighting over who would buy the tickets first.
It was quite lively.
Li Hanzhou didn’t bother to care; let them fight if they wanted to.
He was currently guarding Yun Qianzhu’s side. Yun Qianzhu had already awakened. Upon discovering that her cultivation level had actually improved to the Fourth Rank, Yun Qianzhu herself was also very surprised.
Furthermore, Yun Qianzhu clearly felt that the True Qi contained in her meridians was far more than that of a Fourth Rank cultivator!
It seemed much purer and more substantial.
“My Longevity Temple has produced a genius!” Li Hanzhou was very satisfied.
With such a genius, perhaps Yun Qianzhu would have a chance of Ascension in the future.
“Martial Uncle, it’s time to go sell tickets,” Yun Qianzhu reminded Li Hanzhou.
Li Hanzhou checked the time; it was almost time to fleece the fat sheep.
Today’s tickets sold exceptionally well.
The disciples of Wu Qian Sect immediately deployed the Four Symbols Formation, causing everyone to sweat, but Liu Dongyue still narrowly defeated the disciples of Wu Qian Sect.
“Oh, so close!” Wu Sanzhong regretted at this moment.
He was so close to taking the Autumn Burial Saber home.
Seeing Liu Dongyue win, the other Sects were also relieved.
From the third day onwards, Li Hanzhou didn’t even bother to appear; he left it to his subordinates.
Anyway, the events of each day were similar.
The only difference was that the White Cloud Casino in White Cloud City had opened a betting board, with an endless stream of people placing bets every day. However, Liu Dongyue’s odds were consistently low, only one to one, while his opponents generally had odds of one to ten.
But these matters seemed unrelated to Li Hanzhou; he didn’t even place a bet on the betting board.
He hid in the Library to read, and also cultivated the 《Northern Emperor Art》 every day. However, seeing Yun Qianzhu’s cultivation speed, Li Hanzhou discovered that he was truly unsuited for cultivation; his speed was too slow.
After cultivating for so long, he had only just entered Qi Refining Double.
In the past few days, Yun Qianzhu had actually cultivated to the Fifth Rank realm.
If Liu Dongyue hadn’t had some enlightenment these days and broken through to the Sixth Rank, this Second Senior Brother would have been surpassed by Yun Qianzhu.
Not only that, Li Hanzhou discovered that Yun Qianzhu’s learning speed was also astonishing.
Yue Shan Sect’s 《Mountain Shaking Palm》 was cultivated to the third level in just one day.
The Golden Light Spell was mastered in half a day.
It was completely inhuman speed.
Today was the end of the sixth match.
The participant was Azure Cloud Sect.
Azure Cloud Sect Sect Master: “Sigh, so close! So close to taking the Autumn Burial Saber away!”
Everyone looked forward to tomorrow!
Because tomorrow was Valley of Unfeeling.
The Immortal of Unfeeling will arrive in person!
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