201: Chapter 201 Liu Ling Emerges from Seclusion, Elder Dan Emerges from Seclusion

"This is..." Liu Ling's consciousness sank into his vortex of Dou Qi.

He realized that after switching to the Qingyang Fire Control Technique, the total amount of Dou Qi in his body had decreased by thirty percent, but the quality had improved significantly.

The Dou Qi in his vortex had become pure and vigorous, increasingly refined, and had become incredibly viscous...

With a mere thought, the pure Dou Qi moved as easily as waving his arm; wherever his thoughts went, his power followed. Liu Ling even discovered that the refined Dou Qi energy had significantly increased the strength of his physical body.

While circulating the Qingyang Fire Control Technique, ten percent of the Dou Qi traversing his meridians would seep into his flesh and blood, constantly tempering his body.

"So this is a Heaven-tier cultivation technique. It can circulate on its own. Although the efficiency of refining energy is low, it accumulates over time..."

A smile appeared on Liu Ling's face, and he firmly said in his heart, "Let me test the power of the Qingyang Fire Control Technique."

Immediately, he slowly closed his eyes and activated the technique. The heaven and earth energy flowing in the air gathered around him like a tidal wave.

It enveloped his entire body, and his pores opened wide, acting like tiny whirlpools that inhaled and exhaled energy.

Following the circulation path of the technique, streams of pure Dou Qi surged continuously, resembling a great flood.

It flowed through Liu Ling's meridians, and after being refined, it poured into his vortex, which quickly became full.

His originally dormant aura was also slowly strengthening, recovering to its peak.

Time is like water and cannot be squandered. Liu Ling did not know that cultivation knows no time; in this session, ten days vanished in an instant.

During these ten days, Liu Ling's aura became exceptionally vigorous, and the surging Dou Qi within his body was like a flood, its flow accompanied by the sound of rushing water.

It circulated at high speed within his meridians, and with this sharpness, it seemed to be charging toward his bottleneck with fierce momentum.

As the Dou Qi in his meridians grew more vigorous, the speed of its flow became faster and faster...

Liu Ling's originally pale complexion became rosy, and wisps of Dou Qi lingered around the countless pores on his body.

The injuries caused by switching his cultivation technique had also fully healed by this time, and his state was far superior to before.

"Crack!"

After an unknown amount of time, the high-speed flow of Dou Qi caused his body to tremble violently, and a faint, muffled sound of something breaking echoed from within him.

Accompanying the faint cracking sound, an indescribable sense of comfort permeated from within his body.

It spread to every part of his body and seeped into his limbs and bones, and the previous feeling of Dou Qi expansion had completely disappeared.

Replacing it was a feeling of wanting more...

"Five-star Dou Zong!"

Liu Ling slowly opened his tightly shut eyes, and deep within his pitch-black pupils, flashes of deep red light flickered.

He had risen two stars, advancing from a three-star Dou Zong to a five-star Dou Zong level, and the pure Dou Qi within his body flowed slowly once more.

The reason he was able to break through consecutively was due to his accumulation over time. There is a huge gap between the levels of Dou Zong, and wanting to improve is not an easy task.

He retracted his aura, and his previously billowing Alchemist robes once again clung to his body like a deflated balloon.

Just as Liu Ling was preparing to emerge from seclusion, Dan Chenzi, who had begun refining the ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma, had also reached a critical juncture.

Inside the cave, Elder Dan looked at the ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma in his hand. It was dark red all over, had a medicinal age of ten thousand years, and radiated red light, looking like a crimson dragon.

"The highest quality ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma..."

Looking at this medicinal herb, even with Dan Chenzi's composure, he could not help but show a hint of pleasant surprise in his eyes.

"Today is the day that I, Dan Chenzi, will replenish my soul's origin energy and return to the Fighting Qi Continent..."

Dan Chenzi smiled slightly, then spat out a wisp of purple flame from his mouth, enveloping the ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma.

Under the roasting of the flames, strands of impurities turned into fly ash and fell to the ground.

The ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma turned into pure medicinal liquid, and a wisp of crystal-clear, purplish-red liquid flew out and entered his mouth.

"Hum!"

Dan Chenzi's illusory soul body suddenly shook. The wisp of ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma liquid released immense energy, nourishing his lost soul origin energy.

He formed hand seals and activated a soul secret technique, beginning to absorb and refine the energy to the maximum limit to nourish his soul's origin.

For a grandmaster Alchemist, his exquisite alchemy skills and rich experience in pill refining allowed him to know how to maximize the medicinal effects.

Dan Chenzi chose to go into seclusion at the fastest speed; only when his soul origin energy was fully replenished would he truly recover his peak strength.

In the future, he might even be able to advance to the true Dou Sheng level.

After everyone went into seclusion, General Ye Wudi practiced his spear diligently under a waterfall, having bought the Heaven-Breaking Spear Art at the Alchemist trade fair in Dan City earlier.

He was contemplating and bitterly practicing it, holding a breath of frustration in his heart.

He needed strength, powerful strength. Since following Hun Tiandi, the enemies he had faced were too powerful, as he had seen with his own eyes.

Every time there was danger, he had to hide behind Elder Yan and Elder Liu. This feeling of entrusting one's life to others was terrible.

"Boom..."

He thrust his spear out, piercing through the stone wall. The spear light was like lightning. Under these extreme conditions, General Ye Wudi did not lose his fighting spirit; instead, his eyes were filled with the desire to fight.

It seemed that the more difficult the situation, the more it could stimulate his fighting spirit.

He thrust his spear unwaveringly, every strike very serious. Currently, General Ye Wudi did not lack cultivation techniques or Dou Techniques; the rest depended on his own efforts.

In the main hall, Hun Tiandi sat cross-legged, gazing solemnly at the white jade box on the table in front of him, which contained a peerless treasure.

The World Tree seed!

Currently, he had encountered a difficult problem: whether to open up a world within his Dou Crystal or within his sea of consciousness. Hun Tiandi was caught in a dilemma.

Now, Elder Dan was in full seclusion, refining the ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma to replenish his soul's origin energy, so he could not listen to Elder Dan's advice.

However, even if Elder Dan had not been in seclusion, Hun Tiandi would not have been willing to ask, as everyone inevitably had some secret trump cards.

This was not about trust. Walking on the Fighting Qi Continent, without trump cards, one faced the crisis of death at any time.

"Damn it, I'll take a gamble. After all, since my rebirth, my talent and luck haven't been bad. At worst, my soul will be annihilated..."

After a long while, Hun Tiandi gritted his teeth and hardened his heart. In the end, he could not resist the temptation and decided to take the risk to open it up there.

After making the decision, Hun Tiandi was not in a rush; he began to close his eyes and cultivate quietly.

He would wait until Liu Ling and Dan Chenzi emerged from seclusion and successfully fused that golden flame before beginning his own secluded cultivation.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to concentrate his mind. He believed that with Liu Ling's aptitude, switching his cultivation technique would surely minimize the danger.

As a grandmaster Alchemist, Elder Dan would find refining the ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma to be even more handy.

Seven days later, Hun Tiandi received the news that Liu Ling had emerged from seclusion...

Hun Tiandi stood up and left the main hall, speeding toward the Time Tower, where he happened to see Liu Ling, who had emerged from seclusion, his aura surging several times stronger than before.

"Greetings, Master!" Liu Ling hurriedly saluted, his eyes filled with excitement.

"No need for formalities! How is your strength?" Hun Tiandi slowly asked.

"Your subordinate has already advanced to a five-star Dou Zong..." Liu Ling reported. He was very satisfied with the benefits brought by that cultivation technique.

Just as Hun Tiandi was about to speak, an invisible and terrifying energy fluctuation rippled out from the distant cave.

"Teacher, are you about to emerge from seclusion?"

Hun Tiandi watched this scene, a flash of brilliance crossing his pitch-black eyes; it seemed that Dan Chenzi had succeeded.

Having refined and absorbed the ten-thousand year spirit dragon heavenly ganoderma and replenished his soul's origin energy, he was about to emerge from seclusion...