Yan Zhe is now a warrior at the fourth level of the Blood Refining Realm. There is no suspense in the battle. A group of people were chased and beaten by him, and the last three of them surrendered voluntarily.
There is no second or third place in this competition. Only one person wins. There is no point in them persisting.
With odds of 1 to 4, Yan Zhe won 160,000.
I exchanged 100,000 for spirit crystals and used the time to practice.
He was about to break through, but he didn't have enough spirit crystals. These one hundred crystals could allow him to practice eight more times.
When they reached the shade of the trees in the park, they activated the spirit gathering formation and began to practice.
He practiced three times that afternoon, twice the next morning, and again in the afternoon, successfully entering the third level of Qi Refining.
The third level of Qi Refining is the last small stage in the early stage of Qi Refining.
Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Although the qualitative change from the third level to the fourth level is not very large and cannot be compared with the change from the Qi Refining Realm to the Foundation Establishment Realm, there will also be a significant improvement, which makes Yan Zhe full of expectations.
Entering the third level of Qi Refining Realm, the soul power value increases from 34 points to 40 points. After the soul power value exceeds 40 points, the beast taming space will be promoted to the third level!
By then, if nothing unexpected happens, the Fire Scale Crow will also be promoted to the third level.
The overall strength will be improved again.
On the third night, Yan Zhe came to the world of immortal cultivation, prepared some gifts, and then asked Fu Chenguang to help drive the carriage to the city lord's mansion.
He did not prepare any expensive gifts, just some common supplements and a thousand taels of gold, totaling to a value of fifteen hundred taels of gold.
The guests at today's banquet are all prominent figures in Red Stone City, either patriarchs of large families or heads of chambers of commerce. Yan Zhe himself is a small figure, so of course the gifts he prepares cannot be too outstanding.
He's not planning to show up!
The gifts for the city lord filled up an entire yard and still couldn't contain them all. Some things had to be called out and moved to other places. The place was packed with guests.
Before everyone arrived, Li Shaobai was the one who entertained them. After everyone arrived, the city lord Li Nansheng finally appeared.
Li Nansheng was dressed in armor, even stained with blood. Seeing everyone, he laughed heartily, clasped his fists, and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry, but I received a last-minute mission to wipe out a group of bandits in the Wala Mountains. I'm late. I'll go change my clothes first, and when I come back, I'll drink three cups as punishment!"
The bandit leader of Wala Mountain was known as "Sky-Eagle", a great master at the level of innate martial artist. Li Nansheng's elimination of this group of bandits undoubtedly directly demonstrated his strength to everyone.
It was said that the city lord was seriously injured in order to kill a foundation-building cultivator at a black market auction, but now it seems that he is not seriously injured at all.
As both are innate martial artists, wasn’t it Li Nansheng who easily defeated the ‘Sky-crossing Eagle’?
Many clan leaders and leaders had their own plans in mind. Many of them glanced at the scene to the side, wanting to see his reaction, but they saw that his face remained normal, as if he had not heard anything change at all.
Li Nansheng came back soon and the banquet began. Most of the people who were there were the big guys at the ninth level of the Blood Refining Realm talking loudly, while the two younger generations, Yan Zhe and Li Shaobai, were eating by themselves.
In the middle of the conversation, Li Nansheng even specifically introduced Yan Zhe, just mentioned him briefly without elaborating further.
After a banquet, Yan Zhe was kept.
Li Nansheng smiled and held Yan Zhe's arms on both sides, pulling them to sit on the long couch in the side hall.
He looked at Yan Zhe and smiled, "Yan Zhe, Yan Gongjin. My child was naughty, and thanks to your care over the past two years, he is now what he is today. Uncle, I have never formally thanked you, and today is the perfect time."
As he spoke, a middle-aged man in a Taoist robe walked out from behind him. With a wave of his hand, a small tripod with a diameter of more than half a meter appeared on the ground.
"This is a medicine cauldron I obtained when I defeated the bandits last time. I know you are obsessed with the way of immortality, so this cauldron is just right for you to use in your research on alchemy. Are you satisfied with this thank-you gift?" Li Nansheng added.
Yan Zhe originally wanted to be polite, but he had just entered the third level of Qi Refining the day before yesterday, and his soul power would soon break through to the level of a third-level beastmaster. He was indeed planning to get an alchemy furnace so that he could start studying alchemy and open the door to wealth.
So, he said directly: "Thank you, City Lord! I am very satisfied!"
"Haha!" Li Nansheng laughed heartily, "I really like your personality. This is Taoist Priest Changchun, a highly accomplished Taoist who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage. If you have any questions about your cultivation, you can come here and ask him."
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhe immediately stood up and respectfully greeted Taoist Changchun, saying, "Junior greets Senior Changchun!"
Taoist Priest Changchun smiled and nodded, saying, "You have great talent, and your spiritual energy is overflowing. It seems that you have already reached the second level of Qi Refining. With time, you can expect to achieve great success."
If others want to know about a cultivator's own cultivation level, unless they use their spiritual sense to forcibly explore it, they can only get a rough idea from the leakage of spiritual energy.
Yan Zhe used the Qi and blood martial arts to refine spiritual energy, and his external performance was similar to that of a regular Qi Refining cultivator at the second level, so he was considered by Taoist Changchun to be at the second level of Qi Refining.
In the eyes of Taoist Changchun, Yan Zhe did not have sufficient training resources to assist him, nor did he have a famous teacher to guide him. In this Dharma-Ending Age, he had only been practicing for less than a month, but he was able to reach the second level of Qi Refining, which was indeed a good talent.
At least, better than his talent.
Yan Zhe replied, "I have devoted myself to seeking the truth, hoping to glimpse immortality. Therefore, I have practiced day and night and have been diligent. Only then have I made such progress."
"You must not underestimate yourself," Li Nansheng said. "I see that your Qi and Blood cultivation has reached the fourth level. You've only been practicing for two years, and to have achieved such a level of cultivation shows that you also have a remarkable talent in Qi and Blood martial arts. With both Immortal and Martial Arts cultivation, your future is limitless."
"Thank you for your kind words, uncle. I will practice hard and live up to your expectations." Yan Zhe said sincerely.
Next, Taoist Changchun and Yan Zhe went out to talk about some things about cultivation. When they left, Li Nansheng's face suddenly turned dark red, and then he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Li Shaobai was shocked when he saw this and quickly stepped forward and asked, "Father, what's wrong with you?"
Li Nansheng released a burst of energy to destroy the bloody traces, then took a pill and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing, I just got a little injured while suppressing the bandits. Shaobai, today I'm formally introducing Taoist Changchun to Yan Zhe. My goal is to help him grow quickly so that he can become a helper to you."
The last time my father was injured in the soul by that foundation-building cultivator, he was left with a chronic illness. Even with the methods of Taoist Changchun, he cannot heal my injury. Although it does not affect my current combat power, I have lost the ability to continue to grow stronger.
In the art of Qi and blood, if you don't advance, you will regress. My strength will decline as my Qi and blood decline. In twenty years at most, I may fall below the level of an innate martial artist, so you must make plans early."
At this point, he took a deep breath and sighed, "Master Changchun agreed to assist me for fifty years because I saved his life. Now, there are only twenty years left. After twenty years, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle the gang of old foxes in Red Stone City on your own!"
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