35: Li Yi's temper flared as his strength increased.

Jiang Yan let out a deep sigh of relief when the noise outside the outer Sect ceased.

He was truly afraid he would end up killing Liu Ruyan himself, but fortunately, Li Chunsheng was a rational person; otherwise, tonight would have been a funeral feast.

As for that woman Liu Ruyan, Jiang Yan really didn't want to deal with her, but she kept popping up like a ghost from time to time.

'Dammit, how disgusting, ruining my good mood.'

After grumbling, Jiang Yan immediately jumped onto his bed and began spending his life span.

After pouring two thousand points of life span into the Cultivation Technique, an upgrade prompt finally appeared after the Qi Refining Technique Introductory Chapter.

'As I thought, it seems this Cultivation Technique will definitely be completed later on.'

Jiang Yan clicked the upgrade prompt and directly dumped five thousand points of life span into it.

Instantly, the Qi Refining Technique Introductory Chapter became the Qi Refining Technique Basic Chapter.

Jiang Yan hurriedly closed his eyes to experience it, wanting to see if there were still any bugs after upgrading from introductory to basic.

As a cycle of Spiritual Qi circulated, not only did no warning appear on the panel, but it also felt extremely comfortable.

'nice! It really works!'

He was very excited at this moment because having a complete basic Qi Refining Technique meant that the Nascent Soul Realm was by no means the end.

Seeing that the proficiency after the Basic Chapter had returned to glimpse of the threshold, Jiang Yan gritted his teeth and decisively threw in another five thousand life span.

He was finally satisfied when he saw the proficiency improve to beginner after all.

One must know that although it was only a one-level difference in proficiency, the gains were worlds apart.

It was like the difference in salary between a supervisor and a director.

Looking at the remaining twelve thousand points of life span, Jiang Yan was not depressed but rather very happy.

He felt that these life spans were spent very worthily; not only did it confirm his suspicion, but it could even help him avoid some unnecessary mistakes.

'Next, it's time to increase my cultivation!'

Jiang Yan rubbed his hands excitedly and directly spent five hundred years of life span on his cultivation.

Instantly, two warm currents exploded in succession within Jiang Yan's body, as if something had been broken through; he could even feel that the flow of Spiritual Qi around him was much faster than before.

'Holy crap! 500 points of life span jumped two Realms in a row?!'

'The gains from this Cultivation Technique... veryverynice!'

Jiang Yan didn't dare to increase his Realm further. His current progress was too terrifying; if Li Yi found out, he would probably be one step away from being sliced up for research.

'Next, I'll improve my Spells and Martial Skills!'

Rubbing his hands, he decisively put three thousand points into the Thunderstorm Art and then another three thousand into the Sword Rain Art.

Seeing that his two ultimate moves had finally reached mastery, Jiang Yan was in a great mood.

However, looking at the remaining life span, he couldn't laugh anymore.

'It really doesn't last long. I'll continue hunting Spirit Beasts tomorrow morning.'

Inspecting his character panel again, he was very confident that he could clear the remaining tasks tomorrow.

【Host: Jiang Yan】

【Talents: Heaven Rewards the Diligent, Life Span Plunder】

【Rank: 19】

【Experience: 0.01%】

【life span: 20/9091 years】

【life span: 5559 years (Can use life span to strengthen proficiency in Cultivation Techniques, Spells, and Martial Skills)】

【Essence: 28.6】

【Spirit: 17】

【Realm: Qi Refining Seventh Layer (Can freely summon Spiritual Qi within a five-hundred-meter radius)】

【Dao: 0】

【Cultivation Technique: Qi Refining Technique Basic Chapter (beginner)】

【Spells: Thunderstorm Art (mastery), Breath Concealment Technique (mastery), Tiger Roar Sound Wave (beginner)】

【Martial Skills: Sword Rain Art (mastery), Sword Breaking Method (mastery), Sword Shadow Art (Minor Achievement)】

...Closing the character interface, Jiang Yan fell into a sweet sleep.

To others, sleeping was a pure waste of time, but Jiang Yan was different; he had completely formed this habit.

While Jiang Yan was sleeping, an explosion occurred at an Immortal Cave on the Upper Peak of the Inner Sect Disciple Peak.

Several Peak Revered Masters and several inner Sect Elders rushed to the scene.

"Li Yi, what on earth are you doing!" Elder Cao questioned angrily.

One must know that the Restrictions here were carved out bit by bit by Elder Cao himself; the moment the explosion happened, he sensed it and was the first to rush over.

Yu Tianlong landed in front of Li Yi and asked anxiously, "Li Yi, what are you doing?"

"Hehe, nothing. I just felt the Immortal Cave was too small. I didn't expect to break the Restriction while expanding it." Li Yi explained with an apologetic look while scratching his head.

"The Immortal Cave was too small? I think you just have too much free time!" Elder Cao was so angry his beard fluttered.

"Elder Cao, you can't say that. This Immortal Cave really is small." Li Yi acted as if he were speaking from the bottom of his heart, pointing inside the cave. "Look, there's hardly any Spiritual Qi here."

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly checked, but upon investigation, they all showed expressions of confusion.

"How is this possible?"

Elder Cao was a bit dazed; he was certain there was absolutely no problem with the Spiritual Qi Restrictions he had assigned.

"Even so, you shouldn't have dug up and destroyed the Restriction," Lu Wuxiu criticized.

Lu Wuxiu was definitely on Elder Cao's side; after all, they were fellow Disciples, and they were the Peak Revered Master and Elder of Hua Ling Peak.

Hearing Lu Wuxiu's words, Li Yi instantly became annoyed and pointed at the two of them, starting to rant: "Good grief, are you two being reasonable? There's no Spiritual Qi for me to use. If I don't dig, am I supposed to wait and starve to death?"

"You want the horse to run but don't give it any grass. What, am I not the Inner Sect Great Master of the Qingyun Sect? Or are you planning to kick me out?"

"You bunch of old farts. Back then, you didn't lift a finger, and that was fine. Now that you see I'm crippled, you're starting to look down on me."

"One old fart just left, and now you want me to find a way to restore my former cultivation, yet you won't give me Spiritual Qi. What? Am I supposed to level up by eating dirt?"

"I've put up with the favoritism, but not giving me Spiritual Qi is too much. If you really piss me off, I don't care who you are—even if you all come at me at once, I can still take one or two of you down with me!"

Hearing Li Yi's various rants, Sect Master's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He was the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect and also the Peak Revered Master of the Main Peak.

Li Yi saying this was clearly a direct accusation against him.

It was because of his single mistake back then that Li Yi held a grudge against all of them.

However, it was also because of Li Yi's existence that the resources they obtained back then had lasted until now, with plenty of surplus.

"Disciple, how can you..."

"You, shut up first!" Li Yi interrupted Yu Tianlong, his gaze turning toward Gu Chen and the others. "What, are you all waiting for me to rant at you too?"

"Nephew, we just came to take a look." Gu Chen hurriedly waved his hands to clear himself. "This matter has nothing to do with our Pill Peak, and we've always been on your side."

"And you?" Li Yi pointed at Duan Tianhai.

Duan Tianhai didn't dare argue with the enraged Li Yi and quickly turned his head, pretending not to see.

Sensing that the situation was not right, Lu Wuxiu nudged Elder Cao.

Elder Cao understood Lu Wuxiu's meaning and coughed awkwardly, "Ahem, Nephew, it's my fault as your Senior Martial Uncle. How about this: you go stay at Hua Ling Peak for a few days, and once I've fixed the Restriction, you can move back. What do you think?"

Hearing Elder Cao back down, Li Yi said with a look of dissatisfaction, "I can stay there, but I want you to add two more Spiritual Qi formations to my Immortal Cave as compensation for all these years."

"You..."

Elder Cao was about to snap back, but Lu Wuxiu quickly covered his mouth and said with a smile, "Nephew, no problem. I'll make the call."

Having received a satisfactory answer, Li Yi hurriedly cupped his fists in a salute. "Tonight was my fault. I hope my Junior Martial Uncles and Senior Martial Uncles can forgive me. This Disciple will definitely report in advance next time."

This 180-degree turn left everyone speechless.

They completely couldn't understand what was going on inside Li Yi's head.

Xiao Mubai stood in the distance, not daring to approach; he felt that this matter was definitely not simple.

As the Peak Revered Masters and Elders left one by one, Li Yi finally showed a smile.

"Tell me, why did you put on such a show?" Yu Tianlong asked, standing beside Li Yi.

"I was rude just now, I hope Revered Master can understand." Li Yi bowed respectfully. "You want me to restore my Peak within three years, so I have no choice but to resort to some unconventional methods."

Li Yi didn't mention the matter of expanding his Meridians. It wasn't that he didn't want to say it, but rather that no one would dare to be as reckless as him.

He truly disregarded his own life when he went crazy; he even dared to blow up the treasure vaults of other Sects.

Hearing this, Yu Tianlong was somewhat surprised and hurriedly sized Li Yi up.

"You... you're at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer?!" Yu Tianlong asked in shock.

"As you can see." Li Yi shrugged helplessly.

Yu Tianlong found it unbelievable. One must know that just over half a month ago, Li Yi was only at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer. What had happened in this half-month?

"Revered Master, you're getting old!"