40: Chapter 40 Body Refining

" ... "

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

Lin Qingyu's pretty face flushed red.

Humiliation!

Simply supreme humiliation!

To actually... actually be... done to death...

The system did not understand her emotions, and the light screen continued to scroll mercilessly.

[Evaluation: Mayflies shaking a tree, utterly ridiculous. Additionally, the method of death is extremely novel and worthy of commemoration.]

[Comprehensive Score: 60 points (Overestimating one's capabilities)]

[Evolution Points Obtained: 6 points]

[The current number of fixed traits available is one. Would you like to fix this simulation trait?]

'Yes!'

[Trait "Red Dust Immortal" has been fixed!]

[This simulation's rewards:]

[One, memories of this simulation]

[Two, cultivation of this simulation]

[Three, items carried on the body at the end of the simulation]

The familiar adult movie struck once more, and Lin Qingyu witnessed her own death process firsthand.

That expression... why did it look somewhat like she died of pleasure?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

The inherently evil Wangyue, he must have used some kind of wicked arts!

With a dull gaze, she looked at the translucent light screen before her, and her suspended heart finally died.

Lin Qingyu had already accepted that the days of peeing three zhang against the wind had become history, yet deep down she still harbored a trace of secret anticipation, but now it was completely severed by this scene.

She could never go back...

Even if she could recover immediately, she would have no face to change back.

So be it, let it be like this then.

Before she could snap out of it, the spiritual energy within her dantian suddenly surged wildly at an extremely terrifying speed!

"Hum~"

A powerful spiritual pressure whipped up a high-speed vortex around Lin Qingyu, her body involuntarily floating up as her aura rose steadily.

Qi Condensation Sixth Layer, Qi Condensation Seventh Layer... Qi Condensation Eighth Layer, Qi Condensation Ninth Layer Peak!

In just a short moment, the spiritual energy in her dantian became completely full, reaching the limit before foundation establishment.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qingyu let out a light breath. Feeling the brimming and surging spiritual energy within her body, her previous annoyance instantly dissipated, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curved into an arc.

"As expected, only through persistence and hard work can one obtain such astonishing rewards!"

'Open panel!'

[Name: Lin Qingyu]

[Gender: Female]

[Age: 18]

[Cultivation: Qi Condensation Ninth Layer]

[Techniques: Xuantian Sword Scripture (Qi Condensation Chapter), Thousand Silk Love-Inducing Formula (Qi Condensation Chapter)]

[Secret Arts: Twin Luminaries Spirit-Evolving Chapter (Initiation), Mirror Image Water Moon (Minor Accomplishment), Thousand Mechanisms Transformation (Minor Accomplishment)]

[Spiritual Roots: Metal, Water, Fire (Superior)]

[Traits: Jade Marrow Physique (Great Accomplishment: 32/100) (Purple), Dust Transformation (Gold), Red Dust Immortal (Red), Night Owl (Blue), Windfall (White)]

[Spells: Compendium of Pseudo-Spells (Minor Accomplishment), Fireball Technique (Minor Accomplishment), Water Mirror Technique (Minor Accomplishment)]

In this simulation, Lin Qingyu had put almost all her effort into improving her cultivation, and her other skills did not see much improvement.

Her swordsmanship likewise showed no notable progress.

She had sparred with Feng Yuan a few times, and without employing other means, she lost thoroughly.

Purely speaking in terms of swordsmanship, the gap between the second realm of swordsmanship and the first realm was like the gap between Qi Condensation and foundation establishment, completely incomparable.

Now, the Qi barrier of the three foundation establishment barriers had reached its peak, and the Spirit barrier was also progressing rapidly with the help of the spirit-nourishing fruit.

Only the Body barrier was thoroughly mediocre.

With her current state, as long as she obtained a foundation establishment pill, Lin Qingyu had a high certainty of successfully establishing her foundation.

Yet a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The Nascent Soul was known as the womb of myriad DAOs, and the foundation establishment realm also held the title of the base of myriad techniques; the firmer the foundation was laid, the smoother her future path of the Dao would be.

Only when essence, qi, and spirit all reached their own limits could it be called "perfect foundation establishment".

The Taiyin Xuanshu Body-Refining Scripture was a heavenly avenue for body-refining, so the goal for the next simulation was very clear.

Practice the sword, refine the body.

Of course, Lin Qingyu had never slacked off in her practice of spells either.

She had a premonition that the Fireball Technique would soon reach great accomplishment.

For this spell that sounded plain yet was easy to learn but hard to master, Lin Qingyu was very much looking forward to its power when it reached great accomplishment.

Additionally, the Jade Marrow Physique had increased quite a bit, and her spiritual roots had also broken through to the superior grade, which should be the benefits brought by dual cultivation with Wangyue.

It was a pity that the blood jade had already been consumed, and that kind of opportunity could only be experienced once.

Otherwise, even risking the danger of being... done to death, she, Lin Qingyu, would still press forward in spite of difficulties!

Her strength was still insufficient. Wangyue, right? Lin here has jotted down this account!

Just you wait! ! !

'System, add points, simulate!'

[Jade Marrow Physique (Great Accomplishment: 38/100)]

[Talent trait extraction in progress...]

[Acquired Trait: Whispers Among the Clouds (Purple)]

[Whispers Among the Clouds: Whispers seemingly drifting down from the clouds! Translated into human terms, it means you can occasionally hear gossip from the cultivation world—good or bad, useful or useless, entirely dependent on fate without any pattern.]

[Simulation begins]

[On the first day, you newly entered the sect, did not cultivate, and instead rested peacefully for the night.]

[On the second day, you were woken up by the sound of someone calling at the door.]

[You unhurriedly put on your personal disciple attire, took your sword, and opened the cave dwelling restriction. Ling Shuanghua was standing at the entrance with her hands on her hips.]

[Seeing you walk out, a flash of astonishment crossed her eyes, but she immediately resumed that proud and spoiled expression.]

["Senior Sister, please teach me swordsmanship!"]

[Without saying another word, you bowed deeply toward her with a sincere gaze.]

[The "vicious" words hanging on Ling Shuanghua's lips were choked back. She carefully looked you up and down and stubbornly said:]

["Why should this young lady teach you?"]

["Because Senior Sister is Doujian Peak's number one genius female sword cultivator, and this junior sister wants to learn from you."]

[You stepped forward two paces. Due to your height, you needed to tilt your head up slightly to meet her gaze, yet this perspective quietly made the tips of Ling Shuanghua's ears turn red.]

["Please! Senior Sister~"]

[So pretty! So cute! So foul!]

[She screamed in her heart, while maintaining an extremely calm expression on the outside.]

["Cough! It is not entirely out of the question. Today, this young lady came here precisely to test you on behalf of Grandfather."]

[Noticing the slightly red tips of her ears, you thought to yourself that your judgment was indeed correct.]

[Judging by the experience of easily befriending the other party across several simulations, this Ling Shuanghua was an absolute face-con!]

[The professional sparring teacher was online once more. As for your cheap master?]

[During the four years of the last simulation, you had only seen him once, and he even had the audacity to call it a fine excuse that sword cultivators should cultivate alone.]

[After Ling Shuanghua ruthlessly disciplined you once more, she left with full satisfaction.]

[Time quickly arrived at night.]

[The moonlight was like water; your dark hair was half-coiled, and you casually draped a white long robe over yourself, setting off your skin to be even whiter than snow, making you look ethereal and immortal.]

[The night breeze gently brushed against your robe's hem, and you sat cross-legged in the small courtyard before your cave dwelling, your entire body seemingly shrouded in a layer of faint silver radiance, cold and ethereal.]

[After a long time, your tightly closed eyes slowly opened, and your hands formed an ancient seal gesture as a wisp of pale spiritual light slowly merged into your body.]

[Cultivating the first step of the Taiyin Xuanshu Body-Refining Scripture: Draw upon the power of lunar radiance to cleanse the turbidity of the mortal body.]

["Hiss!"]

[You let out an exclamation as the chill within your body surged through your entire limbs like a tidal wave.]

[Wherever it passed, your muscles were torn apart as if by an invisible hand, and your bones felt as though fine crystal ice shards were growing and reorganizing inside them.]

[You clenched your teeth tightly to guard your mind, fine sweat oozing from your temples, yet you dared not move a single fraction of an inch. The first step must absolutely not fail; otherwise, at best your meridians would be damaged, and at worst your foundation would be utterly destroyed.]

[Time ticked by second by second. The moonlight fell upon your bare arms, unexpectedly beginning to gleam with a faint luster, and silver radiance seemed to flow beneath your skin.]

[Yet you felt as though each day dragged on like a year; with every breath, your throat felt like it had swallowed a piece of ten-thousand-year glacial ice.]

[What the scripture stated was indeed true: Qi refiners defy fate, body cultivators defy the physical body; the entire process of the physical frame constantly collapsing and reorganizing...]

[Painful, much too painful!]

[Right amidst this ultimate torment, a trace of bizarre clarity quietly rose within your heart.]

[You seemed to hear the sound of blood surging and perceived every inch of your skin sublimating under the moonlight. Your original shell was being thoroughly reshaped by this ultimate yin power of heaven and earth.]

[Not knowing how much time had passed, the eastern sky grew slightly pale.]

[You slowly opened your eyes, a wisp of silver radiance flashing across your pupils.]

[Looking down, the old injuries and thin calluses beneath your skin had completely faded, faintly revealing a white-jade-like luster.]

[Seeing this, a burst of joy arose in your heart.]

[Body-Refining First Layer—Condensing Moon, initiated!]