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"Is this innate spiritual energy? How is that possible!"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Songting's expression changed drastically. He quickly snatched the Silver Moon Pot back, carefully opening the lid a crack. His eyes widened in shock, and then he said in a hoarse voice:

"It really is...it really is innate spiritual energy, hahaha...Heaven will not destroy China..."

Chi Ming 2.2 took a deep breath to suppress his excitement, looked at the smiling Qin Wu, and thought to himself, "This kid is really vindictive. I just tricked him, and he immediately showed you his true colors. What can you say?"

"With this innate spiritual energy, China will gain another hundred Grandmasters, and then counterattacking the interdimensional passage will no longer be a pipe dream. Qin Wu, you truly are the lucky star of our human race!"

Seeing the two Nascent Soul stage masters, who had lived for who knows how long, acting so wildly, a look of relief flashed across Qin Wu's face.

For the sake of the life and death of the Earth, our ancestors had suppressed their emotions for far too long. Suddenly seeing a glimmer of hope, their previously calm hearts were instantly stirred into a raging storm.

Chapter 446: Drilling Fist Formation (1)

When Chi Mingzi learned that the Silver Moon Pot came from the Chilong clan, his expression immediately became serious.

This shows that the demon race's foundation is far superior to that of the human race. The human race's martial arts have suffered a severe decline, and many secrets have been lost to the mists of history.

In the eyes of the demons of the Chaotic Star Sea, the warriors of Earth are probably just inhabitants from some remote corner, not worth paying any attention to.

Although the spiritual energy in the Silver Moon Pot was a godsend for Earth's martial artists, the feeling of being looked down upon was truly unpleasant.

Immediately, Chi Mingzi looked at Qin Wu with an excited expression in his eyes: "Go back and refine the innate spiritual energy in your body. After you come out of seclusion, it will be about time for the great battle to break out."

Qin Wu sensed an impending storm. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Senior, could you leave me two strands of these 22 innate spiritual energies? I..."

Chi Mingzi waved his hand, interrupting Qin Wu, and said calmly, "This was originally yours. So what if it's two strands or even twenty strands? You can go into seclusion without worry."

Qin Wu bowed to Chi Mingzi and Ouyang Songting, then withdrew from the secret chamber.

After going outside, Qin Wu met Yuan Kun, who was waiting outside the door.

Upon seeing Qin Wu, Yuan Kun immediately approached him and said solemnly, "Brother Qin, I was able to comprehend the Dao thanks to you before. I have no way to repay you. This token was given to you by my great-grandfather. As long as the Yuan family still exists, you can use this token to ask the Yuan family to do something for you."

After speaking, he handed over a diamond-shaped token. The front of the token had an axe on it, and the back had the character "元" written in bird seal script.

Qin Wu still vaguely remembered the aura emanating from it; it was the same axe-wielding Nascent Soul cultivator he had met in the Forbidden Land.

Qin Wu smiled faintly and took the token without any hesitation. He said, "Actually, it's because Brother Yuan's realm has reached a certain level, just one step away from the finish line. I just happened to be there. However, I will accept this token to thank you for your kindness."

Yuan Kun laughed heartily, patted Qin Wu on the shoulder, and said cheerfully, "I knew you were such a shy person, Brother Qin. I originally wanted to invite you and Brother Leng for drinks, but Yuan Ruo and Brother Leng were both in a hurry to go back to their seclusion for cultivation, so I had to give up this time. I will personally bring the wine to their door when they come out of seclusion."

Qin Wu agreed to the matter without saying much, then got up and flew into the air towards the Xingyi Sect.

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Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three months, Qin Wu did not deliberately go into seclusion to cultivate. Every day, he would practice the Xingyi Five Elements Fist in the Xingyi Sect's training ground.

Every time Qin Wu practiced his boxing, his disciples would watch with rapt attention, learning something new each time.

On this day, Qin Wu was practicing the Drilling Fist of the Five Elements Fist Technique in the training ground. At this moment, it started to drizzle from the sky, but Qin Wu was oblivious, still immersed in the enlightenment of the Drilling Fist. He could only see the raindrops falling from the sky gathering towards him.

Slowly, the water gathered into a long dragon, which moved with Qin Wu's fist techniques. As Qin Wu's punches became faster and faster, the water dragon also moved faster and faster. Finally, Qin Wu punched the sky, and the water dragon looked like a giant drill, rising from the ground with the momentum of drilling into the sky.

At that moment, a foreigner who was visiting Chuncheng not far from Chunshan suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh my god! Is that a miracle?!"

His companion looked up and saw a huge hole opened in the thick clouds above Chunshan Mountain, through which a beam of bright sunlight shone down. The sunlight reflected off the glazed tiles of Xingyi Gate, creating a dazzling effect. The feeling was incredibly sacred.

It was raining throughout Chuncheng, but the sky above Xingyi Gate was sunny. This strange phenomenon lasted for about half an hour. Many netizens took videos of it, and after they were uploaded to the internet, it caused a great stir. Countless people came to Chuncheng to pay homage.

Qin Wu, who caused this strange phenomenon, looked at the sky with joy. He had already gained a preliminary understanding of the Way of Water in Yingzhou, but he had never had the opportunity to calm down and focus properly until he returned to Xingyi Sect this time. Only then did he fully integrate his understanding of the Way of Water.

"what?"

At this moment, Qin Wu noticed that a disciple who was usually unremarkable had entered a state of enlightenment, so he dismissed the surrounding disciples to the side.

The 510 disciples closed their eyes, and soon they saw him practice the Drilling Fist of the Five Elements Fist, over and over again. Each time he practiced it, there were subtle changes, until it became more and more perfect. Each punch he threw produced a spiraling force.

Finally, the disciple slowly withdrew his fist, then exhaled a long breath. After opening his eyes, he saw Qin Wu smiling at him not far away. The disciple immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you for your teachings, Master!"

Qin Wu smiled slightly and said, "You're quite good. From today onwards, your monthly cultivation resources will be increased by 20%."

The disciple kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master!"

Those standing by looked on with envy.

Wang Sicong, standing in the crowd, clenched his fists, glaring indignantly at the kneeling boy, roaring inwardly, "Why! Why wasn't it me who had the epiphany!"

I have more talent and better resources than him, so why can't I have an epiphany?

"No, I must practice the boxing technique ten more times! I am the only hope for our Wang family!"

Chapter 447: The Bizarre List (2)

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

After four months, Qin Wu finally finished refining the wisp of innate spiritual energy. Although it was only a small wisp, Qin Wu felt as if he was carrying a small mine with him. Even if he did not actively cultivate, his cultivation level was slowly increasing. However, some of the spiritual energy would dissipate.

After refining this mouthful of spiritual energy, his cultivation level steadily stopped at the late stage of Gang Jin, just one step away from entering the peak, even though he deliberately suppressed his cultivation speed.

In fact, his understanding of martial arts had long surpassed that of a typical peak-level Qi Refining cultivator. What he lacked was the accumulation of spiritual energy within his body. Even if he suddenly jumped from the initial stage to the peak, it wouldn't cause his foundation to become unstable. However, Qin Wu felt there was no need to rush. As long as he put in the effort, things would naturally fall into place.

This day marked another update to the Armaments Bureau's rankings.

A crowd gathered at the entrances of various bookstores, waiting to buy the latest bestseller lists.

At this moment, the boss took out the new list, and the crowd immediately became agitated.

"Boss, give me a copy of the Hidden Dragon Ranking!"

"Boss, I want the Heavenly Ranking..."

"Boss, I want a copy of all the lists!"

"..."

For a moment, the entrance to the bookstore was in chaos. Nowadays, people's entertainment is no longer about watching TV series or following celebrities, but about discussing their favorite martial arts masters after meals.

If you go out without carrying a list of martial arts rankings, you'd be embarrassed to say you like martial arts.

After buying the list, everyone eagerly found a place to sit down, gently opened the packaging, and began to read it with great interest.

"Yao Chong has risen to third place on the Heavenly Ranking. I knew I hadn't misjudged him. In just one year, he went from being ranked in the forties to being among the top three."

"This Lü Jianguo is also very strong! He's only at the early stage of the Transformation Realm and he's already in the top ten. Although he's only ranked last, it's still amazing. The last person to enter the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking at the early stage of the Transformation Realm was Qin Wu, right?"

"Hey, look at this one, Li Qiushui, early stage of Transformation Realm, ranked thirty-sixth on the Heavenly Ranking, senior disciple of Xingyi Sect, and Qin Wu's top disciple; I've been following Li Qiushui before, he was ranked third on the Earthly Ranking before, I didn't expect him to be ranked thirty-sixth as soon as he entered the Heavenly Ranking, he's really amazing!"

"..."

Just then, the middle-aged man who had just bought the entire list let out a scream.

"My God! What on earth is going on? How did the Quasi-Grandmaster Ranking become like this?!"

Why have half of the world's top 100 Gang Jin martial artists disappeared?

Currently, Qin Wu is ranked first, at the late stage of Gang Jin; Leng Ruxiang is ranked second, also at the late stage of Gang Jin.

Where did all those peak-level Qi Refining cultivators go? Did the Armaments Bureau make a mistake?

At this moment, the book lovers in the same bookstore were all drawn to the middle-aged man's exclamation, and everyone gathered around.

The middle-aged man became even more excited and said loudly, "Look, 90% of the quasi-grandmasters used to be at the peak of Gang Jin, but now it's less than 60%, and those ranked lower are all at the late stage of Gang Jin. The people from the Martial Arts Bureau must have made a mistake."

"What you said seems to make some sense. Why don't you ask the boss if you can get a refund?"

"This Qin Wu is truly a prodigy! He just came down from the Heavenly Ranking and then went on to be number one on the Quasi-Grandmaster Ranking. And this Leng Ruxiang too, are they being sold as a package deal?"

"Brother, this might be a good thing. Maybe all those people who disappeared from the list of potential grandmasters have actually become grandmasters?"

"Heh, brother, can you think before you speak? Grandmasters are exceptional individuals, appearing only once every hundred years. Dozens appearing all at once? I don't believe you for a second!"

"..."

For a time, the bookstore was as chaotic as a vegetable market, with everyone speculating about the changes in the Grandmaster Ranking, but no conclusion was reached.

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Chunshan, Xingyi School.

Natasha and Li Qiushui both returned to Xingyi Sect a month ago. Both of them broke through to the Transformation Realm in Nanyue City. In particular, after the baptism of war, Li Qiushui seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, and her strength also improved by leaps and bounds.

At this moment, Qin Wu was testing Li Qiushui's cultivation level when suddenly a smile appeared on his lips. He turned his head to look at the mountain gate and saw three people filing in from the gate. The disciples next to him did not even notice them.

Yuan Kun stepped forward, grinning to reveal his white teeth. In his left hand, he carried a wine jar the size of a water vat. Leng Ruxiang and Yun Duruo also looked at Qin Wu with smiles on their faces.

Yuan Kun slammed the wine jar down, making a loud "thump-thump" sound, and laughed heartily, "Brother Qin, I've come to keep my appointment! Quickly get me some snacks to go with the wine, let's have a good drink!"

A moment later, the four of them sat on the ground or leaned against old trees in the back mountain of Xingyi Sect, indulging in unrestrained and unconventional behavior.

The jar of old wine had been broken open, and its rich aroma wafted out, making one's mouth water.

Qin Wu picked up his wine bowl and said to Yuan Kun and Yun Du Ruo, "Today I will use Brother Yuan's (Li De's) wine to congratulate you two on your advancement to the Grandmaster realm."

Yuan Kun and Yun Du Ruo both laughed heartily and downed their drinks in one gulp.

"In the past, I would have definitely celebrated this grandly, but when I came out of seclusion, I found that more than fifty Gang Jin experts in China had advanced to the Grandmaster level. I thought I was dreaming. In the end, it was my ancestors' children who slapped me awake." Yuan Kun said with a sigh as he drank his wine.

After a moment of silence, Yuan Duruo sighed and said, "The higher-ups have decided to launch a counterattack on the plane. The time is set after the Spring Festival, and everyone will receive a conscription order at that time."