Chapter 72 Zhu Lingyue Breaks Through to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining

Time flew by. Half a month later, Chen Li and Chen Songxiao returned to Black Magpie Mountain!

Everything was normal inside Black Magpie Mountain. Chen Songxuan took the six Storage Pouches and began to classify and store the Ore; he might need to build a few more warehouses.

On the way back, Chen Songxiao encountered a Third-level Demon Beast. Chen Songxiao wanted to test his own killing techniques, but it took a great deal of effort and the use of a Third-Rank Attack Formation to kill it.

Chen Songxiao now had a comprehensive understanding of his close-combat killing techniques; he needed to be able to beat his eldest sister!

However, before Chen Songxiao could rest and recover, Chen Songyan sought him out.

"Fourth Brother, tell me, how is that Boundless Forest?"

The two of them started chatting right there at Immortal Learning Tower.

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The next morning, the fatigue from Chen Li's mining had already dissipated.

At the Formation Comprehensive Building, Li Chun and Luo Anyue returned to Black Magpie Mountain and retrieved some spirit wood saplings.

At Zizai Pavilion, in front of a hot teapot, Chen Li poured himself a cup of fresh tea.

Chen Songli also came over very early. "Father, would you like to take back these Fourth Grade Formation Arrays?"

Chen Songli took out the 3.8-Rank Attack Formation that Chen Li had given her before he left, as well as a set of Fourth Grade Formation Arrays.

"You keep them; I still have a few sets here!"

"Okay, thank you, Father! By the way, Father, I checked Songmei's body yesterday and there were actually faint traces of Spiritual Qi fluctuations. Could it really be that Songmei is just too young?"

Chen Li laughed, "Hmm, that's quite normal!"

Chen Songli looked at Chen Li, who appeared calm and indifferent, and couldn't discern anything, but she always felt it wasn't that simple.

After Chen Songli left, Chen Li breathed a sigh of relief. His eldest daughter was becoming harder to fool; she was too sharp!

At Zizai Pavilion, Chen Li took out the Artifact Refining manuals from the Li family of Yuanjing County.

There was one volume of "Complete Collection of Artifact Refining Materials," one volume of "Seven Li Family Blacksmithing Techniques," one volume of "Li Family Sword and Blade Artifact Refining Secret Manual," and one volume of "Li Family Crossbow and Arrow Artifact Refining Secret Manual."

Chen Li quickly flipped through the Artifact Refining methods for blades, swords, and crossbows, roughly understanding the Li family's strength and level in Artifact Refining.

Looking at the recorded secret manuals, they could at most craft Fifth-Rank Magical Artifacts and found it difficult to craft anything higher, but for Chen Li, this was still quite good.

Regarding whether or not to kill those two Li family Cultivators, when they turned back, Chen Li and they were already at odds; it was either them or him!

Chen Li took out the "Complete Collection of Artifact Refining Materials" and began to read. Chen Li was already somewhat proficient in Formation and Medicinal Pill, so did he need to be somewhat proficient in Artifact Refining too?

One could only say that the path of cultivation is endless. Thinking of Chen Songxuan's Puppet, he thought to himself: "I should let the third child learn this too!"

Chen Li took a stack of white paper from his Storage Pouch and cast a simple [Rubbing Technique] on the spot to copy these books hundreds of times, though he changed the character 'Li' to 'Chen' on the covers.

These were now the secret manuals of my Chen family!

Seven days passed, and Chen Songxuan had built quite a few more warehouses to store the Ore separately.

At Zizai Pavilion, after seven days of study, his mind was now filled with theoretical knowledge related to Artifact Refining.

On this day, Chen Songyan came over and actively signed up for the next mining trip to the Boundless Forest, consisting of Chen Li, Chen Songxiao, and Chen Songyan.

Seven days passed again, and this time, with Chen Songyan joining, they took more shovels and Storage Pouches.

Half a month after returning, Chen Li set off to mine again.

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In the Boundless Forest, Chen Songyan looked at the magnificent forest, his reaction the same as Chen Songxiao's last time.

"Damn! This huge forest! How magnificent!"

This time, they took a direct route. Chen Songxiao used the [star fixing plate] again; they just needed to follow the direction indicated by the [star fixing plate], so there was no need to frequently check their location.

Chen Li flew on his sword again, carrying the two of them rapidly. At 300 kilometers, Chen Songyan was still very excited.

When they flew to 600 kilometers, Chen Songyan looked at the mountains, lakes, and forests along the way, which all looked the same, and began to feel bored.

When they flew to 1,000 kilometers, seeing the Yao Beast that popped up from time to time, Chen Songyan felt terrified; there was danger everywhere!

When they flew to 1,200 kilometers, seeing quite a few Cultivator corpses in the deep forest, Chen Songyan finally realized the terror of the Boundless Forest!

Chen Songyan's thought at this moment was: Go home quickly! It's too dangerous here!

Upon arriving at the mine, Chen Li followed the previous procedure: thirty sets of Spirit Trapping Formation on the perimeter and one set of Second-Rank Defensive Formation.

Chen Songxiao skillfully took out a shovel, cast a spell, and said to Chen Songyan, "Second Brother, remember to classify the Ore and put them in one place, and you also need to check the situation underground from time to time."

Chen Songyan nodded, and Chen Songyan began his first mining journey.

The first day was okay; the second day was not bad; by the third day, damn, so boring; the fourth day, I wish I hadn't come...

In the middle of the night, the roars of Yao Beast came from the dark dense forest not far away. The feeling of absolute silence at night was truly unbearable.

Finally, after mining for another half a month, Chen Songxiao found it funny to see his second brother's listless appearance.

"Second Brother, are you still coming?"

Chen Songyan was listless; every day was nothing but mining, and he was about to forget the concept of time.

Chen Li also laughed, "Second, mining is not a fun thing, and the Boundless Forest is not fun either."

"Father, you said in class before that the outside world is very boring and dangerous. I've truly experienced it in these past ten-plus days!"

They repeated the previous procedure for returning: packing up, covering things up, and withdrawing the Formation before heading back.

On the way, Chen Songxiao saw a Third-level Demon Beast and invited Chen Songyan to hunt it together. Chen Songyan wanted to refuse, but with Chen Li's encouragement, the two of them hunted the Third-level Demon Beast together.

It went much better this time; with the two of them working together, the Third-level Demon Beast was killed in half an hour.

During this fight, Chen Songyan mainly assisted his Fourth Brother, and he was surprised to find that he wasn't even as good as his Fourth Brother?

After this mining trip, Chen Songyan's clamoring to go out had subsided quite a bit.

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Afterward, Chen Songxiao and Chen Li took the lead every month, rotating one person each time: Chen Songli, Chen Songxuan, and Chen Songyan took turns.

During these few times, when Chen Songli faced a Third-level Demon Beast, she killed it easily; her use of Formation was too proficient.

Chen Songxuan was about the same; it was always the same tactic: trap, then eliminate!

However, the more these few went, the more they often fought the Yao Beast one-on-one, as they all wanted to understand how their close-combat killing moves fared, with Chen Li standing by to provide backup.

Time flew by, and the Ore in the mountain was mined out. It took about four months, and the several Ore warehouses in Black Magpie Mountain were all piled high. Chen Songxuan developed the warehouses further by extending them underground, expanding them quite a bit.

Looking at the mountain of Ore, Chen Songxiao felt a great sense of accomplishment; this was the meaning of Pulse Seeking.

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Meanwhile, inside Zhu Lingyue's Immortal Cave, after consuming over four hundred bottles of qi overflowing pill, Zhu Lingyue finally broke through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining. Inside the Immortal Cave, she breathed a huge sigh of relief.

She had finally reached a Realm she previously dared not imagine; she, a pseudo spirit root, had reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining!