8: Ancient secrets: the ultimate level of Qi training!

You knew that when breaking through to Foundation Establishment, you could no longer escape the fate of being possessed by the Weird Insects, and you also gradually began to accept taking Medicinal Pills.

Adhering to the philosophy of getting things for free, you never refused any Spirit Medicine given to you by the Elder, directly swallowing whatever was effective for Soul Power.

In the sixth year, you successfully broke through to a Tier 2 Alchemist. At this time, your Great Master Mo Chen began urging you to hurry up and break through to Foundation Establishment.

"Disciple! In the past few years, you have always focused your energy on Alchemy, but this won't do; your Cultivation cannot fall behind. It's better for you to break through to Foundation Establishment sooner rather than later!"

Hearing this, you didn't think much about it and rejected the idea of breaking through to Foundation Establishment on the grounds that you hadn't reached your limit yet.

However, Elder Mo Chen did not give up and once again persuaded you to break through to Foundation Establishment.

"Good Disciple! You must know that many Medicinal Pills rely not only on Soul Power and Alchemy Comprehension Ability, but most importantly on Cultivation. If you continue like this, you will only harm yourself."

Hearing these words, you knew deeply that what the other person said made sense, but you had your own unspeakable difficulties preventing you from breaking through.

Without a hundred percent certainty to suppress the Weird Insects, you would not easily attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment.

In the tenth year, after several years of bitter Cultivation, you were still unable to break through to a Tier 3 Alchemist.

When refining Tier 3 Medicinal Pills, you always caused the cauldron to explode due to insufficient spiritual power, which also prevented your Soul Power from improving further.

You thought to yourself: "Could it really just end like this?"

Unreconciled, you desperately wanted to find Ye Chuxue to ask clearly, but in the sixth year, Ye Chuxue was discovered by the Sect to be a person of the Demonic Path and defected from the Azure Cloud Sect.

At this moment, you had no way of knowing where she was. Just then, you suddenly thought of something.

In previous simulations, during a mission in the secular Mortal world's Qin State, the target of the encirclement and suppression was none other than Ye Chuxue.

But the problem was that the incident happened in the sixth year, and now ten years had passed; would she still be there?

Holding the mindset of treating a dead horse as a live one, you decided to go down the mountain to take a look.

The next day, you casually accepted a task to go down the mountain within the Sect and set off toward the Qin State.

When you arrived at the place in your memory, this courtyard was already dilapidated, looking as if no one had lived in it for several years.

Greatly disappointed, you decided to wander around the Qin State and try your luck.

In the bustling market of the Qin State, you felt an unprecedented sensation.

Life here seemed devoid of all troubles, with everyone bustling about for a living. For a moment, you suddenly felt that being a Mortal wasn't so bad either.

Just at this moment, a voice reached your mind.

"Follow me!"

Hearing this familiar voice, you followed the guidance without hesitation and came to a secluded small courtyard.

The moment you saw Ye Chuxue, you breathed a sigh of relief, feeling glad that this trip hadn't been in vain.

"Why did you come to the Qin State?"

Ye Chuxue was also a bit startled upon seeing you.

"I came specifically to find Senior Sister Qin!"

You directly stated your purpose to Ye Chuxue.

But upon hearing your words, Ye Chuxue's pupils shrank sharply, and she directly asked how you knew her whereabouts.

Therefore, you began to explain that four years ago, the Azure Cloud Sect had a mission to encircle and suppress people of the Demonic Path, and at that time the location was rumored to be in the Qin State.

"However, back then I let those Qi Training Disciples go, and intentionally made them think I had already left the Qin State. How did you know?"

Facing Ye Chuxue's question, you helplessly explained that the most dangerous place is the safest place, and you believed she hadn't left the Qin State yet.

After listening to your explanation, Ye Chuxue finally let down her guard, brought you to the back courtyard, poured a pot of tea, and asked.

"You certainly wouldn't come to find me for no reason. Speak, what trouble have you run into?"

Seeing this, you got straight to the point and said: "Senior Sister, I want to know how to break through to a Tier 3 Alchemist during the Qi Training Stage!"

Hearing your idea, Ye Chuxue saw through your true purpose at a glance.

"You want to rely on the Soul Power of breaking through to a Tier 3 Alchemist to suppress the Weird Insects?"

Seeing that the other party saw through your true intent, you didn't deny it and directly nodded in admission.

"I advise you to give up. Your Spiritual Root is too poor and you have no special Physique; during the Qi Training Stage, you simply cannot break through to a Tier 3 Alchemist."

Hearing this result, you felt somewhat desperate, and you asked the other person again whether a Tier 2 Great Perfection Alchemist could suppress the Weird Insects.

This time, Ye Chuxue did not veto your question, but instead gave you an ambiguous answer.

"I don't know. First of all, very few people focus on Alchemy during the Qi Training Stage to become a Tier 2 Alchemist."

"Secondly, a Tier 2 Alchemist who breaks through to Foundation Establishment like me does not rely on the Soul Power of a Tier 2 Alchemist to suppress the Weird Insects, but rather relies on Physique."

"Of course, if it were a Tier 3 Alchemist, suppressing the Weird Insects that have just broken through to Foundation Establishment should still be possible."

You were obviously dissatisfied with such an answer. Just as you turned around to bid farewell and leave, Ye Chuxue suddenly called out to you.

"Wait, are you dead set on breaking through to Foundation Establishment?"

To this, you nodded very seriously, and seeing your determination so firm, Ye Chuxue sighed.

"Sigh! Wanting to break through to a Tier 3 Alchemist with Spiritual Qi isn't completely impossible, it's just..."

When you heard that there really was a way, you immediately asked what method it was. Ye Chuxue poured another cup of tea and motioned for you to sit down and talk slowly.

"According to some records in the ruins, the current Qi Training Great Perfection is not true Great Perfection."

"Current Cultivators generally Cultivate Qi to the tenth level before breaking through to Foundation Establishment. However, in ancient times, those Genius all broke through to the thirteenth level of Qi Training—that is, the Extreme Realm of the Qi Training Stage—before breaking through to Foundation Establishment."

The thirteenth level of Qi Training! Your heart was greatly shaken, not expecting that the tenth level of Qi Training was not true Great Perfection, but the thirteenth level was.

Following closely, you hurriedly asked the other person how one could break through to the thirteenth level of Qi Training.

Ye Chuxue shook her head and said: "I don't know. The ruins have no records, so we all thought this rumor was fake!"

"If you really want to break through to the Qi Training Extreme Realm, you can only try this path yourself."

Having obtained the answer you wanted, you bade farewell to Ye Chuxue and returned to the Azure Cloud Sect.

On this day, your Elder Master urged you once again to break through to Foundation Establishment early and not delay the optimal age, thereby ultimately stopping at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

With no other choice, you could only temporarily brush it off on the grounds that your Spiritual Root was too poor and breaking through to Foundation Establishment still required some time.

In the fifteenth year, during these five years, you constantly consolidated your Cultivation and suppressed your own Spiritual Qi every day.

In the twentieth year, after ten years of bitter Cultivation and the blessing of various Spirit Medicine, you vaguely felt as if you had touched something.

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