This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 110 When he devoured spiritual energy, he reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm.

Zhong Bai, who was resting in the elegant garden of the Quanzhen Sect, had no idea that he had been targeted by Yun Qingzi as soon as he stepped into the territory of Zhongnan Mountain. It wasn't just Zhong Bai; even Zhang Zhiwei, who hadn't yet set foot in Shaanxi, had been targeted.

For several months, Zhong Bai traveled through the mountains and towns. Although there were no powerful evil spirits that Zhong Bai needed to deal with, he still had no shortage of vengeful ghosts and minor demons.

In three months, Zhong Bai did not make any significant progress, mainly because he had saved up all his demon-slaying points. Zhong Bai planned to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm first before improving his other supernatural abilities and techniques.

Therefore, looking at the 32580 demon-slaying points on the demon-slaying panel in front of him, Zhong Bai only decided to use some of them now.

"For three months, there will be no opportunity to descend and I can only kill some small monsters. However, once I break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, I think the speed at which I can obtain Demon Extermination Points will only get faster and faster in the future!"

"When you come to Zhongnan Mountain, you can't miss such an opportunity..."

Zhong Bai smiled mysteriously, saying that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in other places could never compare to that of Zhongnan Mountain.

In Maoshan Zhongbai, one cannot recklessly use the exorcism points to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

After all, they were from the same sect, so Zhong Bai couldn't bring himself to do it, but now... hiss, this is an opportunity!
[Consume 10000 Demon Extermination Points to exchange for 10000 days of Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique cultivation]

When Zhong Bai expended a full 10,000 Demon Extermination Points on the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of fifty miles centered on the Quanzhen Sect of Zhongnan Mountain was drawn in.

Above the elegant garden where Zhong Bai was, spiritual energy gathered and swirled down continuously!

[On Day 1, your internal energy begins to slowly increase.]

[On the 1234th day, your true essence has been greatly replenished, and you have begun to advance towards the late stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining.]

[On the 3333rd day, the true essence within your body broke through the shackles of the late stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining.]

[On the 6666th day, the true essence within your body has reached the pinnacle of the ninth level of Qi Refining.]

[On the 9999th day, you now possess the true essence strength to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm!]

[All demon-slaying points have been used up]

The surge of spiritual energy emanating from Zhong Bai almost enveloped the entire elegant garden, and from a distance, the spiritual energy formed a thick fog that kept surging in.

Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of the elders and disciples of the Quanzhen Sect. However, when they learned that it was Zhong Bai who caused the commotion, they did not care about the loss of spiritual energy in the world, but were deeply shocked!
Inside Chongyang Palace.

Master Changming's eyes burned with envy as he watched the ever-flowing spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious, but he could only watch helplessly. This person wasn't cultivating with the aid of magical treasures or anything like that; he was attracting spiritual energy from heaven and earth himself. To put it bluntly, he was a darling of heaven and earth, even more favored than a biological son. Master Changming could only watch with longing. However, what was comforting was that the stronger Zhong Bai became, the more stable the future of their Quanzhen Sect would be. After all…

Inside the main hall, several elders of the Quanzhen Sect began to speculate.

"In my humble opinion, Zhong Daozi could only cause such a terrifying gathering of spiritual energy by directly breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm!"

"No, no, no, Senior Brother Changqing, Zhong Daozi is only at the mid-stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining. It's really unlikely that he can break through to the Foundation Establishment realm in one go."

After all, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage requires constructing a Dao Platform, a point that needs to be gradually understood so that one can construct the Dao Platform in advance before breaking through.

They argued back and forth, debating endlessly about Zhong Bai's cultivation practice.

Even the sect leader, Master Changming, who was at the half-step Golden Core stage, was unsure of the specifics.

Some Quanzhen Sect disciples were in seclusion when they suddenly lost their sense of spiritual energy. This scene was playing out throughout the Quanzhen Sect. Fortunately, Zhong Bai was not actually breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm, so his progress was not slow.

Inside the elegant garden.

As Zhong Bai's true essence reached the pinnacle of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he finally opened his eyes and stopped refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"hiss!"

He gasped, his body turning bright red. Although his body had withstood the massive absorption of spiritual energy, the tearing pain in his skin still left him pale and weak.

"It seems that before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, I still need to improve the strength of my physical body. However, to improve it quickly, I need the essence blood of demonic beasts, but..."

Shaking his head, Zhong Bai knew that obtaining the essence blood of demonic beasts was not easy. He was already quite satisfied with his current level. At worst, he could rely on himself to slowly build up his foundation without using demon-slaying points to accelerate the process.

Just as Zhong Bai was thinking this, he heard a knock on the door.

"Zhong Daozi has finished his cultivation. I wonder if he would have time to come out and meet me?"

Upon hearing the voice of Master Changming, the leader of the Quanzhen Sect, Zhong Bai did not delay and got up to push open the door.

Upon seeing Zhong Bai, Master Changming finally took a serious look at Zhong Bai's condition.

The first thing you notice is that the other person hasn't broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but rather that their true essence has reached the Qi Refining Perfection level in one go.

Originally, for Master Changming, figuring out Zhong Bai's situation would have only required a quick probe with his divine sense.

The reason why Master Changming didn't use his divine sense to investigate the situation in advance was because he was worried that Zhong Bai might have some treasure that would prevent divine sense from seeing through him. If Zhong Bai discovered it, let alone befriending him, it would be good enough if he didn't leave Zhongnan Mountain in a fit of anger. Therefore, Master Changming only learned the details now.

"This humble Taoist has met the venerable one!"

Zhong Bai bowed, and the Immortal Changming smiled.

"Zhong Daozi, you're too kind. Your cultivation method just now was truly an eye-opener for all the elders and disciples of the Quanzhen Sect!"

These words came from the bottom of Changming Zhenren's heart. Before Zhong Bai, if you told Changming Zhenren that cultivation could be done in this way, he would never have believed it. But now... he has seen it with his own eyes!

"You flatter me, Master. Zhong Bai's cultivation is merely somewhat peculiar. By the way, is there anything you need my assistance with, Master?"

Zhong Bai changed the subject, and Changming Zhenren did not choose to continue the previous topic. When Zhong Bai asked about the purpose of his visit, he simply took out a book of supernatural powers from his bosom.

"Haha, Zhong Daozi guessed correctly. However, I don't need your cooperation. Rather, I feel that you have a connection with our Quanzhen Sect. Although you are a Maoshan Daoist, as far as I know, Maoshan doesn't have any cultivators who are proficient in sword control. The Foundation Establishment Spirit Sword on your back needs sword control to unleash its full power. Therefore, I've come to give you a sword technique!" Hearing this, Zhong Bai was stunned. No, he had only been at the Quanzhen Sect for a day. He had felt something was off when he was praised by the Quanzhen Sect elders at Chongyang Palace.

Now, he even began to doubt whether he had come to the wrong place, whether this really was the location of the Quanzhen Sect.
However, Zhong Bai was only slightly taken aback before deciding to politely decline.

As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding," and this supernatural sword-controlling technique is probably not so easy to obtain.

"So that's why you came, Master. To be honest, I don't actually practice swordsmanship. This Foundation Establishment Spiritual Sword was just a gift from my master when I went down the mountain."

Zhong Bai appreciates your kindness!

Upon hearing Zhong Bai's words, Master Changming felt somewhat embarrassed. However, as the head of a sect, there was nothing he couldn't give away if he wanted to!
"Haha, Zhong Daozi, actually, swordsmanship is not bad for you."

Flying on swords and slaying enemies across thousands of miles, sword immortals have always been among the best in the world.

Although Zhong Daozi is proficient in thunder magic and Samadhi Fire, it's always good to have more skills. I think it would be useful for Zhong Daozi to have this sword control technique.

Moreover, this is a gift from our Quanzhen Sect to Zhong Daozi for his visit to Zhongnan Mountain. After all, our Quanzhen Sect was absent from Zhong Daozi's investiture ceremony last time, so this is a way of making up for it.”

Master Changming said it was a belated gift, so what could Zhong Bai say? He could only accept it.

"You're too kind, Master. In that case, Zhong Bai thanks you!"

"No need to be polite, Zhong Daozi. This supernatural sword control technique was created by the first patriarch of my Quanzhen Sect, Master Chongyang. I'm sure you'll be satisfied!"

As he spoke, Master Changming placed the manual of the Quanzhen Sword Control Technique in Zhong Bai's hands.

"Zhong Daozi, you have just finished your cultivation, so I will not disturb your rest any longer. Farewell!"

As Master Changming left with a smile, Zhong Bai could only manage a wry smile as he watched his retreating figure. He could roughly understand the purpose behind the Quanzhen Sect giving him the secret manual: to make friends.

Well, I don't regret accepting Zhong Bai. We're both from the Taoist sect, one is Zhengyi and the other is Quanzhen, but we're still one family and worship the Three Pure Ones together.

After Master Changming left, Zhong Bai finally took a look at the Quanzhen Sword Control Technique in his hand.

The secret manual is the Jade Strategy. Just like when I obtained the Samadhi True Fire from the Scripture Pavilion, all I need to do is open the Jade Strategy to access the supernatural powers.

However, Zhong Bai has just exhausted his vital energy and spirit, and is now somewhat weak. We can only wait a few days to see how things go.

The treatment Zhong Bai received in the Quanzhen Sect was first known to Ming Wanqian, who was far away in Maoshan.

Inside the Maoshan Sutra Repository.

Looking at the illusory figure in front of him, Ming Wanqian couldn't help but sigh, "Tenth Ancestor, are you saying that that brat Zhong Bai is now a guest at the Quanzhen Sect in Zhongnan Mountain?"

The illusory figure in front of him transformed into an old Taoist priest, his whole body exuding a ghostly aura. He was the tenth-ranked patriarch of the Maoshan Underworld!
“That’s right. There is a divine soul in my memorial tablet. You gave my memorial tablet to this little guy Zhong Bai, so I naturally know his every move.”

The junior Golden Core cultivator from the Quanzhen Sect was alright; he didn't make things difficult for the little guy, and instead gave him a copy of the Quanzhen Sword Control Technique.

It's just a simple Quanzhen sword-controlling technique, something their Quanzhen sect can boast about.

The Ten Ancestors of Maoshan Underworld were somewhat disdainful, while Ming Wanqian smiled faintly and said, "For you, the Tenth Ancestor, a Quanzhen Sword Control Technique is naturally of no use."

After all, although the Quanzhen Sword Control Technique was created by Chongyang Zhenren, the first patriarch of the Quanzhen Sect, he was only at the Nascent Soul stage when he created it. But for Zhong Bai, it's more than enough for now!

The Ten Ancestors of Maoshan Underworld did not refute, but looked at Ming Wanqian and continued, "Zhong Bai is a rather peculiar disciple. He is like a darling of heaven and earth, with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathering around him. His future achievements will certainly not be lower than those of the Golden Core stage. No wonder you gave him my ancestral tablet."

"With the wisdom of the Tenth Patriarch, after Zhong Bai became a Golden Elixir True Lord, Maoshan remained peaceful and stable for three hundred years."

This matter cannot be overlooked; I'm troubling you, Tenth Patriarch.

“Wanqian, we, the ancestors of the underworld, understand your thoughts. However, we can let the younger generation worry about their own affairs. You still have about two hundred years left before your lifespan ends. Don’t you plan to try to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?”

Upon hearing the words of the Tenth Patriarch of Maoshan, Ming Wanqian shook his head.

"Tenth Ancestor, you know me well. It's already quite an achievement that my talent has reached this level. As for entering the blessed land, I'd rather not..."

"Very well, you have your choice. At worst, your soul will return to the underworld and linger in the netherworld. Even if you enter a blessed land, you will only be barely surviving. I think it is better to be in the underworld."

"What the Tenth Patriarch said is absolutely right!"

Rolling his eyes, the Tenth Patriarch of Maoshan Underworld continued, "Don't be discouraged. Right now, the Fourth Patriarch, the higher-ups of the Underworld, and the Fifth Patriarch of Longhu Mountain are planning to capture traces of other worlds."

If you succeed, perhaps you'll still have a chance!

Upon hearing this, Ming Wanqian's expression shifted, but he still smiled and shook his head.

"Tenth Ancestor, you understand perfectly."

"I hope you truly understand..."

After the Ten Ancestors of Maoshan Underworld finished speaking, they turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared into the Scripture Pavilion. Ming Wanqian stared at the direction where the Ten Ancestors had just been, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. Everyone has troubles, and Ming Wanqian, the Golden Core True Monarch, was no exception.

Meanwhile, in Zhongnan Mountain, Zhong Bai had no idea that his every move was being kept perfectly informed by the ancestral tablet within the Qiankun Ring.

After all, when Master Qian Yuan gave him the memorial tablet, he didn't say at all that it belonged to the founder of Maoshan. He only told him that he could take it out and call on the founder for protection when he encountered a life-or-death crisis.

Who could have predicted that it would be the memorial tablets of the ten patriarchs of the Maoshan Underworld?
From now on, it will be three chapters for every 10,000 words. Four chapters for every 10,000 words and three lectures is really too tiring, and I can clearly feel that the quality is not good.

I will continue to write 10,000 chapters a day without stopping, and the quality will be better.

Then, I plan to quickly move to the Foundation Establishment stage and officially begin the story. Finally, thank you all for your support, and I'd like to ask for more monthly votes and subscriptions!
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