Chapter 276 Daily Cultivation

After checking each other's rankings, the group finally had the time to look at the rankings of others.

The top ten on the martial arts rankings remained unchanged, while those below... Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan didn't care much about them.

However, Yin Zhao and the other two took a closer look.

Zhong Caiyi immediately realized that they must be looking for their senior brother, "Fu Jinshao".

—That is, the only Sky-level 5 Battle King in the War God Hall.

Although the Lingxian Sect does not have any Dou Wang (Battle Kings), as a "brotherly" faction, the Lingxian Sect disciples are concerned about the Dou Wang of the War God Hall.

Zhong Cai simply joined in the search.

Last month's ranking seemed to be forty-sixth, so just aim for that position now...

Zhong Cai was found in the forty-fourth position.

Two places were improved!

In an instant, Yin Zhao and the others all showed joy.

Zhong Cai isn't really happy for anyone other than his old man Wu, and he doesn't feel a strong sense of belonging to the Lingxian Sect or the War God Hall right now... but he can still share in the joy.

Zhong Cai then smiled.

Wu Shaogan smiled.

At this moment, Yin Zhao sighed, "It's a pity that even my junior sister and junior brother failed to make it into the Sky Ranking this time. I wonder how much they still need to improve."

Qiu Qiao, who knew more about martial arts cultivators and had paid attention to this situation, said, "Junior Sister Lian once fought against the current bottom-ranked person and narrowly lost. In the sparring between Junior Brother and Junior Sister Lian, the outcome was evenly split."

Lin Miaowan sighed softly, "The competition at the bottom of the list is fierce. My junior brothers and sisters have worked very hard, but they just lack a bit of luck. For several years in a row, they haven't been able to succeed..."

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It's regrettable, but there's nothing we can do about it.

While the bottom of the Sky Ranking may change frequently, those who truly rise to the top are exceptional in certain aspects and cannot be replaced by cultivators of seemingly similar strength.

Nowadays, the Fighting King Fu Jinshao often gives pointers to his junior brothers and sisters, and the Fighting Kings of other forces often do the same. As a result, many junior brothers and sisters have made progress, but in the end, they are still a little short of mastery.

Qiu Qiao and the other two actually had some ideas, hoping that Junior Brother Wu could give those junior brothers and sisters some pointers. They believed that if their junior brothers and sisters had the opportunity to spar with the Third Dou Wang, their progress would be enormous.

Qiu Qiao, in particular, felt even more confident in the progress of his junior brothers and sisters because he had personally experienced how fast he was improving. He could also sense that Junior Brother Wu was very casual in his sparring, and did not mind if his opponent was too weak. Moreover, regardless of the strength of the opponent, Junior Brother Wu could gain some insights.

However, since it was the junior disciples who needed help, it was impossible to wait for the newly initiated junior disciple Wu to ask for it.

The group of people each had their own ideas.

Perhaps they could ask Junior Brother Wu if they could bring him some other "opponents" when they come to spar with Junior Brother Zhong again next time...

I won't go into details now.

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Having seen everything they wanted to see, the group stopped paying attention to the Sky Ranking and focused their attention on the delicious food.

Before long, the power of the Sky Ranking distributed the rewards to the Fighting Kings and Pill Kings.

This time, they were given boxes made of special materials.

It is quite obvious that Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan's boxes are larger, and the resources inside must be more abundant.

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Yin Zhao and Lin Miaowan carefully put the box away.

The same applies to Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.

Neither of them rushed to check.

After everyone finished their meal and practiced martial arts or alchemy together, they took their leave.

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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan watched Yin Zhao and the others leave.

Then, the two of them took out the box.

Zhong Cai looked at the resources he was rewarded with, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile, "They really always give alchemists what they need most."

Looking at the shimmering treasure in the box, Wu Shaogan couldn't help but smile: "Moon Condensation Essence."

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The box was divided into several small compartments. The smaller compartment on the right was filled with a clear, moonlit liquid, a rare and precious natural treasure.

Moon Condensate is best used during the mid-stage of the Suspended Illumination Realm. After absorption, it can more quickly propel the white mist in the Dao Palace to form a vortex.

—It was previously said that Zhong Cai's foundation was too strong, so the transformation would take a long time, which is why he had been in the mid-stage of the Suspended Illumination Realm. However, with the Moon Condensation Elixir, he could shorten this process.

It also allows for a faster breakthrough to the late-stage of the Suspended Illumination realm.

For Zhong Cai now, alchemy skills can be continuously accumulated and improved, but it's better to raise his realm of cultivation as soon as possible.

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Besides the Moon Essence, the other items are the usual keys to the Temple of the Azure Sky and a batch of relatively rare and precious medicines.

When the Sky Ranking rewards Zhong Cai with rare herbs, most of them are ones that Zhong Cai does not yet recognize—but when Zhong Cai comes into contact with those rare herbs, their information is immediately transmitted directly into Zhong Cai's mind.

Zhong Cai also gained a lot of new knowledge as a result.

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Zhong Cai was very satisfied after looking at his own box, and then he eyed Wu Shaogan's box with a predatory look.

Wu Shaogan smiled slightly and casually opened the box.

Zhong Cai peeked out and, sure enough, saw that the resources were not much different from the last time.

Basically, there's nothing new about it.

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Because the shelf life of the Moon Condensate is very short, Zhong Cai had to refine a few drops every day in the following days, and the transformation of the Xuanli White Mist in the Dao Palace was indeed much faster.

During this period, the other two Sky Pill Kings also refrained from disturbing them.

However, Wu Shaogan agreed to let those War God Hall disciples, who were comparable to the bottom of the Sky King Fighting Ranking, come over—after all, Qiu Qiao and the others were all disciples of the Spirit Immortal Sect, and the so-called "junior brothers and sisters" they cared about were actually Wu Shaogan's true fellow disciples.

Wu Shaogan should have been taken care of anyway.

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On the training ground.

A young girl dressed in black with her hair in a high bun wielded two whips and attacked a young man in brocade robes fiercely like a storm. Each lash seemed to be accompanied by lightning, with a continuous crackling sound. When the whips hit the ground, they would leave a large area charred black.

On the other side, the tall, thin youth was incredibly flexible, his palms glowing with a scarlet light as he continuously patted outwards—each pat seemed to create ripples in the void, spreading outwards in circles, accompanied by sounds like explosions.

Both of their attacks were extremely powerful, and their movements were so fast that even cultivators at the same level as them had difficulty seeing them clearly!

So terrifying.

Even though they were already so powerful, the young man in brocade robes could still move freely among them.

Neither the whip nor the ferocious palm strike could touch the young master in brocade robes.

Neither the girl nor the young man was discouraged.

Their attacks remained incredibly consistent, repetitive and relentless in their furious barrage.

At this moment, it seemed as if the young man in brocade robes was their mortal enemy, and they were determined to fight him to the death!

This relentless attack lasted for several hours.

If someone outside the training ground looked here, they would only see three afterimages flashing back and forth across the entire area like lightning, but the pressure and aftershocks of the force that swept out one after another were extremely terrifying, sending chills down their spines.

The girl and the young man unleashed a powerful offensive at a high frequency, expending countless amounts of profound energy. Their faces finally turned slightly pale—the fact that they could maintain such intensity for so long was enough to prove that they had very strong foundations.

Immediately afterwards, the young man in brocade robes abruptly withdrew.

The girl and the young man both paused, almost colliding—but the next moment, they moved aside simultaneously and stood on one side.

The two were panting heavily, feeling that 99% of their internal energy had been depleted!

At the same time, they both looked at the young man in brocade robes, their expressions a mixture of strangeness and respect.

The strangeness stemmed from the fact that this young man in brocade robes had such a precise grasp of the two men's energy expenditure, and the respect was precisely because of this grasp... and the fact that the other party remained calm and composed, as if he had merely casually tossed the two men around.

The girl smiled wryly and said, "Junior Brother Wu, thank you for your guidance."

The young man said helplessly, "This time, I lasted a minute less than last time."

The young man in brocade robes had no expression on his face, but said in a relatively gentle tone, "After being exploited repeatedly, it's natural that you'll become tired and slow down."

The girl and the young man understood this principle, so they simply sat down on the ground, each took out a pill and put it in their mouths to recover as quickly as possible.

If they can still move, then they haven't reached their limit yet.

Then... we'll have to trouble Junior Brother Wu to continue training them.

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Zhong Cai sat cross-legged in the pavilion, his ears filled with the background noise from the training ground—except for a brief pause every few hours, the noise was always very "full".

None of these things affected Zhong Cai.

At this moment, Zhong Cai was observing the situation inside his Dao Palace.

Countless white mists seemed to transform into torrents, continuously rushing into the enormous vortex at the center of the palace.

And the vortex envelops the ancient city that he has taken into his Dao Palace.

During cultivation, the ancient city is needed to connect with the energy of heaven and earth, and the ancient city also continuously releases precious light to strengthen the Dao Palace...

The vortex slowly rotated, continuously devouring the white mist, each slight movement like a whale swallowing it whole.

The surrounding white fog has thinned considerably by now.

However, it is still enormous, so even though the vortex absorbs the white mist at an extremely fast speed, it still takes some time.

Another half hour passed.

The white mist has been almost completely absorbed.

Wisps of mist lingered around the vortex, only to be quickly drawn to its center.

The ever-spinning vortex finally stopped at this point.

The entire vortex was pure white—as white as white mist.

Zhong Cai's expression shifted slightly.

He made a breakthrough!

Zhong Cai is no longer in the mid-stage of the Suspended Illumination realm, but has reached the late stage!

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Zhong Cai was overjoyed. After confirming that her strength was very stable, she couldn't wait to open her eyes and share her joy with her husband, Wu!

However……

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw two young men and women who had been beaten miserably.

Moreover, his father, Wu, is still alive and continuing to "beat" them both.

Zhong Cai: "..."