ragginovel Chapter 37: Emerging from Seclusion! Qi Refining Level 9!
Chapter 37: Emerging from Seclusion! Qi Refining Level 9!
At the edge of the Yin Island, the sound of waves crashed. Twelve pale white skeletal warships lay across the dock, their hulls carved with ferocious monster patterns, exuding a sinister aura.
On the deck of each ship stood several Foundation Establishment cultivators with solemn auras. Their robes fluttered, and their indifferent gazes swept across the area below, exuding an imposing and dignified presence.
On the dock, a large number of disciples at the late stage of Qi Refining were lined up in twelve neat rows, heading one by one toward the boarding area.
The disciple in charge held a jade plate containing dark green pills that emitted a faint fishy smell.
The disciples took the pills and swallowed them without hesitation. Then they took out the Yin Iron Masks from their storage bags and covered their faces with them, obscuring their entire appearance.
Suddenly, a tall disciple with a hideous scar on his face flew over from afar on a magical artifact and joined the queue.
Upon seeing this person, the other disciples in the queue all turned their heads, their faces invariably showing disdain, and whispers rose and fell among them.
"Is this guy the one surnamed Li?"
"That's right, he is Li Wanxing, a talented person who took the initiative to recognize a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining as his senior brother."
"Hmph, fine, no noodles!"
"However, judging from his aura, he seems to have broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining quite some time ago. Surely he wouldn't still be content to acknowledge himself as a junior brother, would he?"
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Almost as soon as the man finished speaking, a young man in black flew over on his sword and landed behind Li Wanxing.
"Senior Brother Luo!"
Upon hearing the sound, Li Wanxing turned around, the fierce look on his face instantly disappearing. He immediately bowed and paid his respects with utmost deference.
"Damn it, why does this person have to be on my boat!"
"What bad luck!"
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"Who dares to gossip here? If you can't stand me, then come and face me on the death stage, and see if your life is tougher, or my fists are tougher!"
The young man in black immediately looked in the direction of the sound, shouted angrily, and his gaze swept over the onlookers like sharp blades.
Among these people were many who had reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, but just by looking at the black-clad youth, they felt a sense of dread, as if they were facing not a human like themselves, but a ferocious giant demon!
Immediately, no one dared to utter another word, and they turned away to continue queuing.
Those who knew each other well began to communicate telepathically:
"Senior Brother Zhou, could this person be Luo Qing from Earthly Fiend Peak?"
"It's him! I never expected that after a year of silence, he would break through from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the ninth level!"
"I heard that this person could hunt high-level demonic beasts when he was in the early stage of Qi Refining, and now he has become a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator..."
"Just don't mess with him. Not only are there many Foundation Establishment senior uncles with us on this trip, but also three Core Formation peak masters. He wouldn't dare to act recklessly!"
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It turned out that after Luo Qing finished his year-long seclusion, he successfully broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.
It is worth mentioning that he also encountered the problem of drug resistance when he swallowed the last 100 Qi-Gathering Pills.
The quality of Ningqi Pills remained unchanged, but their medicinal efficacy inexplicably began to decrease.
Fortunately, he was already close to the completion of the eighth level of Qi Refining, and he also cultivated on his own every day, so it did not have a great impact.
As for cultivating the first level of the Great Evolution Technique, Luo Qing finally found his comfort zone.
He actually had a natural talent for controlling his primordial spirit, and he could easily master some of the most difficult methods of primordial spirit control recorded in cultivation techniques.
As a result, his cultivation of the first level went very smoothly and he has now achieved great success, which has tripled his divine attributes!
However, the difficulty of cultivating the second level of the Great Evolution Technique increases dramatically. Luo Qing spent three months and only just began to grasp the basics.
The breakthroughs in various cultivation techniques naturally led to significant changes in all of Luo Qing's attributes:
Name: Luo Qing
Cultivation level: Qi Refining Level 9 (1%)
Yin and Yang: Pure Yang 3
Spiritual Roots: Water 3, Metal 4, Fire 3, Earth 4
三宝：精20（8）、气19（16）、神18（6）
Three Corpses: 720 Killing Aura (4 Killing Essence)
法力属性：土灵1（1），金灵4（2），精纯2（3）
Note: The data in parentheses represents the data of a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator who normally practices the Iron Bone Skill.
The five elements of the body are: Lung (Metal) 8, Liver (Wood) 5, Kidney (Water) 5, Heart (Fire) 5, Spleen (Earth) 5.
Skills and spells: Object manipulation (level 1), sword control (level 1), blood control (level 2).
Powerful spells: Bloodbone Fist, Ironbone Shield, Bloodbone Flame, Shadow Fist
Physical supernatural power: Second-stage golden body
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It is clear that Luo Qing's three treasures, apart from their Qi attribute, far exceed the data of normal cultivators of the same level.
This is the most direct benefit he gained from combining physical and spiritual cultivation techniques.
Although his Qi attribute was a bit weak, it was still equivalent to a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refining, just not as exaggerated.
In terms of magical attributes, Luo Qing's Golden Spirit was originally raised to 3 points after absorbing the Golden Yang Qi.
The next improvement comes from the bonuses gained from breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining.
It is evident how difficult it is to enhance the five elements within one's magical power through self-cultivation alone.
The purity attribute is likely due to Luo Qing taking too many pills, as it is 1 point less than that of a normal person of the same level.
We will definitely have to find a way to make up for this in the future.
Although Luo Qing mainly uses external methods to cultivate the Iron Cauldron Golden Body Technique, the five elements of the body cannot be ignored.
All three aspects of its overall improvement come from the two advancements in its realm.
The other things worth mentioning are the two new spells and one physical supernatural power he has mastered.
Iron Bone Shield and Blood Bone Flame are spells that can be practiced after reaching the middle and late stages of Qi Refining in Iron Bone Skill, respectively.
Their grades are respectively mid-grade first rank and high-grade first rank.
The second-stage Golden Body was naturally obtained by Luo Qing through cultivating the Iron Cauldron Golden Body Technique.
"Mengbao, reveal the basic and actual power of all spells."
Luo Qing glanced at the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the ship and called out in his heart.
"Yes, Master! Yes, Master!"
"Blood Bone Fist (Low Grade), base power 160%, actual power 1600%; "
Iron Bone Shield (Medium Grade): Base power 91.7%, actual power 917%.
Blood Bone Flame (Superior): Base power 80%, actual power 96%;
Shadow Fist (Superior Grade): Base power 110%, actual power 1100%;
Second-tier Golden Body (Medium Grade): Base power 130.5%, actual power 318.42%.
Looking at these power data, Luo Qing couldn't help but think of the power templates of Blood Bone Flame and Second-Tier Golden Body:
Blood Bone Flame (Tier 1, High Grade)
Base cost: 20 mana, 16 health
Skill Restriction: Blood Control Technique Level 2
Basic Power: Refinement 20 (70%), Purity 6 (30%)
Additional bonus: 4 HP (20%)
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Second-stage Golden Body (Mid-grade, Tier 1)
Basic cost: 2 Health Points
Skill restrictions: None
基础威能：精10（50%），纯阳6（35%），肺金10（10%），脾土5（5%）
Additional bonus: 5 HP (40%)
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It is clear that as long as the amplification item contains evil energy, due to Luo Qing's deliberate accumulation, the amplification has completely overflowed, reaching the limit of 10 times.