Chapter Fifteen: Just Treat It as Being Chased by Dogs While Cultivating

Fang Li ultimately exchanged most of the spirit stones from Xiao Bi's reward and the bag of spirit stones from the mission for Qi Gathering Pills to aid her cultivation.

She carefully stored the rest away, just in case.

After returning to her residence with the pills, Fang Li immediately began her seclusion.

The atmosphere in the room was heavy and tense.

She sat cross-legged on a futon, her palms facing the sky, with several empty jade bottles scattered around her.

The medicinal power of the Qi Gathering Pill had already dissolved in his body, transforming into streams of pure and gentle spiritual energy that flowed continuously along the cultivation path, constantly impacting the invisible barrier between the sixth and seventh levels of Qi Refining.

The process was not easy; the barrier was more resilient than she had anticipated, and each impact caused her meridians to throb with pain.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, but her mind remained unshaken.

Holding his breath and concentrating, he combined the subtle understanding of spiritual energy circulation accumulated in his previous life with the solid foundation of this life, carefully guiding the increasingly surging spiritual energy, impacting it again and again, tirelessly.

After an unknown amount of time, a very faint "crack" sound seemed to come from inside my body, as if a crack had appeared on the surface of ice.

Immediately afterwards, the barrier vanished!

The spiritual energy around him increased and solidified at a visible speed, and an unprecedented sense of fullness and power spread out.

Consequently, her consciousness became clearer, and the range of her perception expanded slightly.

Fang Li slowly opened her eyes, exhaled a long breath of foul air, and a glint of light flashed in her eyes.

It's done! Seven floors!

Feeling the surging spiritual energy within her, she was in a good mood and was about to consolidate her realm and familiarize herself with her newfound power.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The courtyard gate was suddenly slammed open, the violent sound instantly shattering the tranquility around the courtyard and destroying her rare moment of ease.

The noise didn't sound like knocking; it sounded more like an enemy coming to cause trouble, as if they wanted to tear the door apart.

Fang Li frowned, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

She had just stood up and hadn't even had time to go open the door when she heard a loud bang.

The already flimsy courtyard gate was violently pushed open from the outside, even hitting the wall behind it before bouncing back.

A tall, imposing figure dressed in a black outfit strode in without any hesitation.

He immediately spotted Fang Li, who had just emerged from seclusion and whose aura was still somewhat unstable after her breakthrough.

His eyes lit up instantly, as if a hungry wolf had spotted fresh meat, and his booming voice made everyone's ears ring:

"Ha! I really broke through! This spiritual energy fluctuation is definitely at the seventh level!"

Ji Qianqiu strode up to Fang Li in a few steps, casting a shadow that exuded a strong sense of oppression.

He didn't give Fang Li any chance to refuse or exchange pleasantries, rubbing his hands excitedly before saying directly:

"Perfect timing! Come on, stop dawdling, let's have a fight! Let your senior brother test the quality of your new realm!"

After saying that, he didn't give Fang Li any chance to resist and directly reached out and grabbed Fang Li's wrist.

The force was immense, like an iron clamp, pulling her outwards.

Fang Li's scalp tingled, and she instinctively wanted to pull her hand back.

What a joke! She's only at the seventh level, her cultivation isn't even stable yet, fighting him? Isn't that just asking for a beating?

"Senior Brother Ji!" Fang Li hurriedly spoke, trying to struggle, "I just came out of seclusion, my cultivation level is unstable, and I need to consolidate it..."

"Stable my ass!" Ji Qianqiu waved his hand impatiently, interrupting her: "The best stability is real combat! Fight once, and everything will be stable! Enough talk, let's go!"

Ji Qianqiu excitedly dragged her towards the sect's martial arts arena.

Several disciples encountered along the way, and upon seeing this scene, they all turned their heads to look, then quickly lowered their heads and hurried away, afraid of being noticed by this battle maniac third senior brother and being taken away for sparring.

Fang Li was practically dragged and pulled to the training ground.

There weren't many people on the field at the moment. Ji Qianqiu randomly chose an open space, pushed Fang Li to the middle, and cracked his neck, showing his fighting spirit.

"Come on! Go all out! Let me see just how powerful your new level really is!"

Fang Li took a deep breath, knowing that she couldn't avoid this fight no matter what.

She suppressed her helplessness and anger, and her eyes gradually became serious.

Fine, consider it as finding a super-skilled sparring partner for free, even though the sparring method is so brutal it makes you want to punch someone.

"Please enlighten me, senior brother." She drew her longsword and assumed a fighting stance.

"That's more like it!" Ji Qianqiu laughed heartily, not even bothering to use his weapon. He moved swiftly, lunging forward and unleashing a punch that pierced the air with a whooshing sound!

The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.

Even though Fang Li had broken through to the seventh level, her strength was still worlds apart from Ji Qianqiu, who was already at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Her sword could not even touch the hem of Ji Qianqiu's clothes, while Ji Qianqiu's fist winds and palm shadows attacked from all directions like a storm.

She could only focus all her attention on dodging and parrying.

The newly generated spiritual energy was being frantically squeezed and activated at this moment, and even the previously sluggish areas were forced to become smooth under immense pressure.

Her heightened concentration made her perception of the surrounding environment and her judgment of Ji Qianqiu's attack trajectory several times more acute than usual.

She was like a leaf swaying in a storm, narrowly avoiding heavy blows time and time again. Occasionally, when she tried to parry with the blade of her sword, the terrifying force would leave her arms numb and her blood churning.

Fang Li was in a terrible state, but amidst this disarray, she became familiar with the control of the new realm of power at an incredible speed.

Their movements became more agile, and many dodging techniques from their past lives were reactivated and utilized under the pressure of life and death.

As Ji Qianqiu fought, he loudly commented, "Too slow! Left side! Concentrate your spiritual energy! Don't disperse it! Yes! Dodge like that!"

Fang Li gritted her teeth, swallowing all her complaints and curses, and focused all her energy on dealing with the violent instructions.

Finally, when her spiritual power was almost exhausted, her bones felt like they were falling apart, and she could barely hold her sword, Ji Qianqiu delivered a straight punch that wasn't particularly fast, and she ultimately couldn't dodge it.

The fist stopped an inch in front of her nose, and the wind it generated made her hair flutter.

"Alright." Ji Qianqiu withdrew his fist, looked at Fang Li who was panting, sweating profusely, and almost unable to stand, and a very satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Not bad! Really not bad! You look much more resilient than when you were younger! It seems the breakthrough really worked!" He gave what he considered the highest praise: "I'll come find you again at this time tomorrow! Let's continue!"

After saying that, he clapped his hands in high spirits, turned around and strode away, leaving Fang Li standing there alone, her whole body aching and feeling like it was about to fall apart.

Fang Li could no longer hold on. Her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. She didn't want to move a single finger.

The sky is very blue, and the clouds are very white.

All she wanted to do was curse.

This damn cultivation maniac! This unreasonable and violent madman!

However, despite her cursing, when she caught her breath and looked inward, she found that although her whole body ached and her spiritual energy was depleted, the flow of spiritual energy in her meridians was more smooth and efficient, and her control over her power had indeed improved a lot.

...Never mind, I'll just consider it as being chased by a dog while I'm cultivating.

She lay on the ground, gazing at the sky, thinking helplessly.

Are we coming again tomorrow?

Everything went black before her eyes.