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

Chapter 51 Qi Refining Level 6, Lightning Escape Technique Perfected

inside the room.

Zhong Bai did not immediately begin using the Demon Exorcism Points for cultivation.

He's currently struggling with which supernatural abilities and techniques to use his demon-slaying points on.

Without a doubt, the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique was his primary cultivation method.

In addition, Zhong Bai also possesses a fully mastered level of lightning escape technique.

A few days ago, my master passed down the Shangqing Dragon Elephant Technique and the Golden Light Divine Mantra.

For Zhong Bai, they were all valuable items, and he wanted to hold onto them all tightly. However, with only three thousand Demon Extermination Points, it was impossible to have everything...

"At first glance, three thousand demon-slaying points seem like a lot, but when distributed among various cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities, it's actually a bit of a stretch."

"Alright, let's stick to the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique."

Concentrating his mind and sitting cross-legged on the futon, Zhong Bai planned to start adding points to the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique!

[Successfully exchanged 1000 Demon Extermination Points for 1000 days of Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique cultivation!]

As the Demon Extermination Points began to be consumed, Zhong Bai instantly became engrossed in comprehending the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique.

[On the 16th day, although your cultivation level is still at the mid-stage of the fifth level of Qi Refining, your continuous hard work will inevitably lead to an improvement in your cultivation level!]

[On the 256th day, after more than half a year of arduous training, his understanding of lightning has deepened, and the lightning imprint within his body has begun to take on some three-dimensional shape.]

[Day 468. A year has passed. After your arduous training, you have finally broken through to the late stage of the fifth level of Qi Refining.]

[Day 752. After two years, you have reached the pinnacle of Qi Refining Level 5 and are full of confidence in breaking through to Level 6!]

[On the 868th day, the bottleneck of the sixth level of Qi Refining was as thin as paper, easily pierced. You have successfully entered the sixth level of Qi Refining!]

[Day 1000: Qi Refining Level 6 realm stabilized; Demon Extermination Points exhausted; this training session concluded!]

At the same time, Zhong Bai's entire body began to turn crimson.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of dozens of miles surged wildly toward Zhong Bai's courtyard in Jiuquan Town. Just as the spiritual energy was about to enter his body like a vortex, Zhong Bai's blood and qi surged out instantly, protecting his physical meridians. He allowed the spiritual energy to rampage through his body, be refined into pure true essence, and then be injected into his dantian.

Even as Zhong Bai was engrossed in comprehending the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique, he couldn't help but murmur aloud, feeling an exhilarating sensation.

This breakthrough was completely free of the pain of spiritual energy impacting the physical body. Zhong Bai was captivated by the perfected body formed by the Shangqing Body Tempering Technique.

However, soon, when the true essence in his dantian broke through the shackles of the sixth level of Qi Refining, the speed at which the spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed in began to slow down, as if it were running out of steam...

Zhong Bai also woke up at this time.

As the dissipated blood and qi returned to his body, Zhong Bai felt the true essence filling his dantian and couldn't help but smile. It was so great to be on top of the world!

"It only took a thousand demon-slaying points to push his cultivation to the sixth level of Qi Refining, but it might not be so easy in the future."

After the initial joy, Zhong Bai sighed.

The final lack of spiritual energy was actually due to the scarcity of spiritual energy within a radius of several dozen miles.

If breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining is this difficult, then wouldn't it be even more difficult to reach the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining?
Reaching the Foundation Establishment stage... Zhong Bai dared not imagine.

Even so, Zhong Bai's cultivation speed was already astonishing.

"If I use the remaining two thousand Demon Exorcism Points on the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique, I might be able to advance further and break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, but..."

Zhong Bai was reluctant to continue improving his cultivation, because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him had been depleted, and it would take at least ten days to replenish it.

It seems a bit of a waste to save my demon-slaying points during this lull.

As I said before, strengthening your own capabilities is the most important thing...

"Should we add some points to the Shangqing Dragon Elephant Technique or the Golden Light Divine Mantra?"

Zhong Bai hesitated, and after much deliberation, he still chose the Golden Light Divine Mantra!
His physical strength is currently quite good; his arms have the strength of ten thousand jin, and his qi and blood are abundant.

However, relying solely on physical strength and qi/blood energy for defense is far from sufficient. The Golden Light Divine Mantra, on the other hand, has virtually no limits, and at its highest level, it becomes a powerful combination of offense and defense!

"Then let's use the Golden Light Divine Spell!"

Having made up his mind, Zhong Bai immediately began to examine the Golden Light Divine Mantra technique in his mind.

The Golden Light Divine Mantra has no so-called limit; the technique simply divides it into nine stages.

Each stage is a way of applying the Golden Light Mantra. When Zhong Bai scanned the last stage, the golden light transformed into a Dharma image. Seeing this, Zhong Bai felt his blood boil.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's better not to aim too high."

Shaking his head, Zhong Bai calmed himself down and then began to add points!
[Successfully exchanged 1000 Demon Extermination Points for 1000 days of Golden Light Divine Mantra cultivation!]

On the first day, you began attempting to cultivate the Golden Light Divine Mantra, but you were unable to find that mysterious opportunity and were unable to begin.

[On the 72nd day, after about two months of contemplation, you should have a general understanding of how to cultivate the first step of the Golden Light Mantra, which involves manifesting golden light in the body.]

[On the 365th day, a full year has passed, and golden light has finally emerged within you. Although faint, it signifies that you have completely mastered the Golden Light Mantra!]

[On the 768th day, with each day of enlightenment, the golden light within you grows stronger. Two years later, you can even briefly condense the golden light in front of you in a rudimentary way.]

[On the 1000th day, approximately three years later, you discover that your Golden Light Divine Mantra simply produces more golden light; it is completely incapable of transforming a large amount of golden light from your body into a protective shield.]

[We've exhausted our demon-slaying points...]

At this moment, golden light was gradually born and grew stronger within Zhong Bai's body, but the speed was like a snail crawling. Having become accustomed to the exhilarating feeling of the unbridled impact of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on his physical body, Zhong Bai felt a kind of discomfort, as if he had strength but nowhere to use it.

"This Golden Light Divine Incantation is truly extraordinary. A full thousand Demon Exorcism Points are merely enough to get me to the basics. To actually make the golden light leave my body and transform into a shield, I'm still far from being able to do so!"

Zhong Bai was merely expressing his feelings. In reality, Longhu Mountain had an exceptional understanding of the Golden Light Divine Mantra. However, even among the disciples of Longhu Mountain, those who could master the Golden Light Divine Mantra and transform it into a shield in front of them had all spent decades of effort.
Most disciples simply emit golden light from their bodies to ward off evil spirits.

"Damn! There's only one thousand Demon Exorcism Points left. Even if I put them into the Golden Light Divine Spell, it'll probably be hard to make any breakthrough..."

Zhong Bai now understood what the gaping maw of the abyss meant. The Golden Light Divine Mantra was one, and the Shangqing Dragon Elephant Technique, which he had not yet cultivated, was probably another.

"Sigh, it's so hard to improve my strength quickly..."

Zhong Bai shook his head, deciding it was best not to waste the last thousand Demon Exorcism Points on the Golden Light Divine Spell.

"I don't know if a thousand Demon Exorcism Points will be enough to bring the Lightning Escape Technique to its peak, but it should be about right."

Thinking about lightning escape techniques, Zhong Bai felt he needed to improve them, as speed was crucial and could sometimes be a lifesaver!

When the Thunder Escape Technique was mentioned, Zhong Bai thought that if he were to perfect the Thunder Escape Technique in the future, he would probably want to cultivate other speed-related divine abilities, which would be similar to the Golden Light Divine Mantra. In an instant, Zhong Bai's desire for demon-slaying points rapidly increased.

"Shall we continue..."

[Successfully exchanged 1000 Demon Extermination Points for 1000 days of Lightning Escape Technique training!]

[On the 15th day, you have already reached the pinnacle of Lightning Release Technique, and can briefly increase your speed to be comparable to the spread of lightning. However, you still cannot comprehend the realm of perfecting Lightning Release Technique by transforming into lightning and moving at high speed for a long time.]

[Day 289. After more than half a year of hard work, your Lightning Release Technique has reached a level of perfection. The consumption of true energy has been further reduced, and the duration of its effect has been increased.]

On the 578th day, you finally realized that mastering Lightning Release Technique meant instantly achieving a speed comparable to lightning.

[On the 888th day, you succeeded. The instantaneous speed was comparable to a thunderbolt. Although you could only travel a few hundred meters and it consumed a lot of your true energy, it was ultimately a means of survival!]

[All demon-slaying points have been used up...]

At this moment, Zhong Bai's understanding of the perfected Lightning Escape Technique was still ongoing. It must be said that although the Lightning Escape Technique is not a very profound supernatural power, it has its own unique features.

Instantly accelerating to a speed comparable to lightning, even though it was only a few hundred meters, Zhong Bai still felt it was worth it!

Slowly opening his eyes, Zhong Bai's eyes were filled with surprise.

"At the sixth level of Qi Refining, one can probably cover a distance of about 600 meters in an instant, which will provide an extra layer of protection in the future."

Overjoyed, Zhong Bai used up all his demon-slaying points.

Looking at the empty demon-slaying panel, Zhong Bai wasn't worried. There would be other opportunities!
(End of this chapter)