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Chapter 69 Breakthrough
Have one!

I'll eat one and give it my all; I'll bring the remaining four back to my father!
After a struggle with his thoughts, Shen Wenxing slowly pulled out the stopper, poured out a Qi-Nourishing Pill, and put it directly into his mouth!
As the pill entered my mouth, its warm energy slowly flowed into my abdomen, then dissolved and flowed to my limbs and bones!

Shen Wenxing calmed his mind and began to guide the energy to circulate in his body using the breathing technique taught by Xu Xiu.

Time seemed to have passed for a long time, yet it also seemed to have only been a moment.

After the energy transformed from the Qi-Nourishing Pill circulated through his body for one cycle, a strange expression gradually appeared on Shen Wenxing's face.

The power of heaven and earth!

He could clearly feel the energy of the Qi-Nourishing Pill circulating in his body, and a very faint trace of the power of heaven and earth in the surrounding air slowly seeping into his body through his acupoints and pores!
The standard for a martial artist to break through from the acquired to the innate is to comprehend and refine the power of heaven and earth.

Absorb energy and conceal yourself!

A breakthrough is coming!

Shen Wenxing suppressed his excitement and dared not be careless in the slightest.

Continue to guide that energy to circulate within the body.

Gradually, the surrounding天地力 (heaven and earth power) gathered more and more, making the concentration of天地力 (heaven and earth power) inside the Ascension Pavilion far exceed that of the surrounding area.

"Ok?"

On the streets of the county town, Li Heshan, who was showing Pei Yuwan the local customs and culture of Dayu, suddenly felt something and looked back in the direction of Shengxian Pavilion.

"Senior brother, it seems to be a fluctuation of spiritual energy."

Is there some kind of treasure?

Pei Yuwan also sensed the abnormality of the surrounding spiritual energy.

The Yangnao region where Dayu is located is lacking in spiritual energy, so even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy is extremely noticeable.

"Probably not."

"This is... a sign that someone has broken through to the Qi Refining stage."

Li Heshan frowned after sensing the situation and said, "Let's go take a look."

Following the fluctuations, the two quickly returned to the location of the Ascension Pavilion.

"Inside." Pei Yuwan looked up at the three-story Ascension Pavilion, somewhat astonished, and said, "Could it be that Shen Wenxing!?"

Li Heshan was somewhat surprised.

He had just given Shen Wenxing five Qi-Nourishing Pills, and not long after, someone in the Ascension Pavilion broke through to the Qi Refining stage.
But Zhong Liqing had clearly investigated and found that Shen Wenxing had no spiritual root.

Without the support of spiritual roots, even if one senses spiritual energy, it is extremely difficult to break through to the Qi Refining stage in the cultivation of immortal techniques. Moreover, one's future cultivation will be far slower than that of someone with spiritual roots.

"This kid..."

Li Heshan smiled and shook his head.

He didn't know whether to praise the other person's perseverance or his good luck for cultivating to the Qi Refining stage, since someone without spiritual roots had actually reached that stage.

"Senior brother, should we help him?"

"The spiritual energy in Yangnao Land is too thin. This concentration of spiritual energy is probably not enough to support his breakthrough."

After carefully sensing it, Pei Yuwan spoke.

Li Heshan nodded: "Let's go."

When the two returned to the Ascension Pavilion, Gongyang He and the others were still somewhat surprised. Just as they were about to pay their respects, Li Heshan bypassed them and went directly to the second floor of the Ascension Pavilion.

Inside the room, Shen Wenxing sat cross-legged, with a porcelain bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pills placed beside him.

"I see……"

After carefully examining Shen Wenxing, Li Heshan suddenly realized.

"It seems this kid also has some affinity with immortality, having actually found a Five Elements Qi Cultivation Method."

After carefully sensing his spiritual energy circulation path, Pei Yuwan also sighed, "It's a pretty good Qi cultivation method, but it's obviously just a prototype and not complete yet, which is a bit of a pity."

"Senior brother, his spiritual energy is about to be cut off."

Upon hearing this, Li Heshan immediately took out a cloth bag, and with some reluctance, took out a crystal the size of a fingernail. His fingers flashed with spiritual light as he touched the crystal.

Instantly, a rich spiritual energy emanated from the crystal.

This spiritual energy, drawn by Shen Wenxing, slowly gathered around him.

"Senior brother has really gone all out, actually bringing out spirit crystal fragments," Pei Yuwan teased.

Watching the spirit crystal fragment in his hand slowly lose its luster, Li Heshan shook his head helplessly.

"Time is of the essence, and we can't use any other means right now, so we can only let this kid have it."

The two talked for a while, and then Shen Wenxing absorbed all the spiritual energy around them.

He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with joy.

Just as he was about to carefully observe the changes after the breakthrough, he suddenly noticed two people standing in front of him. "Li...Immortal Li!?"

Shen Wenxing's heart tightened, realizing something was wrong!

The breathing technique he practiced was obtained from an old immortal. Now that Li Heshan and the other man had witnessed his practice, it meant that the secret of the breathing technique had been exposed!
Although the relationship between the two is currently quite good, he is not sure if this breathing technique will be attractive to Li Heshan.

"Heh... worried that I, Li, might covet your Qi cultivation method?"

Seeing his tense expression, Li Heshan smiled slightly: "My Qiyun Valley has declined, but I am not so greedy as to covet a broken Qi cultivation method."

Hearing this, Shen Wenxing's anxiety gradually subsided.

He awkwardly cupped his hands in apology: "Forgive me, Immortal, this humble one..."

Li Heshan waved his hand.

In the Great Yu realm, possessing a Qi cultivation method is indeed extremely tempting for those who have not yet embarked on the path of cultivation.

It's always good to be cautious.

"Ugh!"

Sensing the faint fluctuations of spiritual energy within Shen Wenxing's body, Li Heshan sighed and said, "It's truly remarkable that you were able to break through to the Qi Refining stage without possessing spiritual roots."

"Unfortunately, the spiritual energy in Yangnao Land is too scarce, and you are only at the first level of Qi Refining. If I hadn't helped you with the spirit crystal fragments, I'm afraid you would have had a hard time breaking through."

"If you have a spiritual root, even if it's just a low-grade spiritual root, I would like to take you to Qiyun Valley."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing suddenly understood.

No wonder when he first started cultivating, he clearly felt that the power of heaven and earth around him was running out, but suddenly an extremely rich power of heaven and earth replenished him.

It turned out that Li Heshan had made the move.

"Thank you, Immortal!"

He quickly clasped his hands in thanks.

He knew in his heart that without Li Heshan's help, it would be difficult to break through this time.

"The Qi Refining stage that the immortal spoke of is..."

"Qi cultivation is similar to the innate realm of your martial arts practice."

"Martial arts are innate, using the power of heaven and earth to temper oneself and launch attacks. The innate power here is spiritual energy in the eyes of us cultivators."

Li Heshan explained, "However, the highest level of the so-called innate experts in the entire Great Yu is only the fifth level of Qi Refining."

"The fifth to sixth level of Qi Refining is considered a small watershed. Given the concentration of spiritual energy in Yangnao Land, unless one has exceptional talent or some great opportunity, it is very difficult to break through."

His words reminded Shen Wenxing of Xu Xiu once again.

Xu Xiu once said that he had met other innate martial artists in the Yu Kingdom, but they seemed very weak.

From this, it can be inferred that Xu Xiu's cultivation level may have exceeded the fifth level of Qi Refining.

It seems that Xu Xiu must have other opportunities; otherwise, given his talent of only breaking through to the Innate Realm after decades, it would be quite difficult for him to break through to the fifth level.

"The spirit crystal fragments the immortal mentioned earlier are..."

Li Heshan handed over the spirit crystal fragment that had completely lost its spiritual power.

"These are fragments of spirit crystals, formed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

“Spiritual energy is like water. Influenced by the forces between heaven and earth, it will slowly gather in a certain place and, after a period of time, form spiritual crystals.”

"Don't underestimate this small piece; it's worth more than a hundred gold coins."

Shen Wenxing was stunned after hearing this!
This little thing is only the size of a fingernail!
One... a hundred gold coins!?

I just broke through to the next level, which is equivalent to eating a hundred taels of gold!?
It’s too scary!

"This... I am deeply grateful for the great kindness of the immortals, and I do not know what to do."

Seeing his embarrassed look, Pei Yuwan covered her mouth and laughed, "Trying to repay a favor?"

"It's simple. After your stubborn younger brother becomes a formal disciple of Qiyun Valley, he'll have five spirit crystal fragments of cultivation resources per year, which will allow him to..."

"Junior Sister Pei!"

Li Heshan stopped Pei Yuwan from speaking and said with a smile, "It's alright. Consider this a gift to you since we've known each other for so long."

"You may familiarize yourself with the wonders of the Qi Refining stage. I shall take my leave now."

The two left the Ascension Pavilion again. Shen Wenxing didn't care about anything else and immediately sat down cross-legged to begin to comprehend the changes after his breakthrough.

Meanwhile, far away in Jinliu Village, Shen Yuanzheng and Hu Yufen were busy drying grain when they suddenly felt a slight vibration coming from the white jade tortoise shell in their sea of ​​consciousness.

Curious, he lowered his consciousness into his sea of ​​consciousness and discovered that a ball of light the size of an egg had condensed on the white jade tortoise shell.

(End of this chapter)