Promotion! Initial stage of the Qi Control Realm

After dealing with all his opponents, Xiao Ming soared into the air and began to collect valuables.

Especially the storage bag on Enshrined Yao and his weapon, the Flaming Longblade, these were the two most valuable items.

Along with those.

Xiao Ming also collected all the valuable items scattered by the ordinary martial artists, such as complete weapons, dropped cultivation manuals, elixirs, and so on.

Although these things were not very valuable, every little bit counts, and nothing should be wasted.

After completing all this, Xiao Ming composed himself and looked at Ma Weiwei and Li Jianshi.

Li Jianshi and Ma Weiwei were both stunned.

They seemed surprised that Xiao Ming would even bother with such small things, feeling as if he was scavenging.

“Ahem,” Xiao Ming coughed, maintaining the attitude that if he wasn’t embarrassed, then others would be, and said casually, “Now that the enemies are dealt with, what are your plans?”

“Of course, we’re returning to Lingxiao City,” Li Jianshi said without hesitation, “With such an incident happening, Lingxiao City must be under threat, I need to rush back.”

“Yes! We need to hurry back and help!” Ma Weiwei also nodded and said.

At this moment, Li Jianshi noticed something unusual about Xiao Ming and asked, “Brother Xiao, aren’t you coming back with us?”

Xiao Ming was silent.

Actually, he didn’t want to get involved in this mess.

What did the battle between Lingxiao City and Sunset City have to do with him?

He had already cleared the Fire Domain Grotto-heaven and obtained the ten thousand year geng metal and Heavenly Burning Golden Ancestral Fire, the two things he wanted.

There was really no need to get involved in Lingxiao City’s grievances.

Li Jianshi was a clever person; seeing Xiao Ming’s attitude, she immediately understood his thoughts.

She quickly said, “Don’t worry, our Lingxiao City won’t let you help for free. As long as you can help our city overcome this calamity, name any condition you want!”

Xiao Ming chuckled and said, “I’m just afraid that the conditions I set, you won’t be able to fulfill.”

“Brother Xiao, please speak. As long as it’s within our capabilities, we will absolutely go all out to accomplish it and won’t disappoint you!”

Since she had said so much, Xiao Ming found it hard to refuse.

More importantly.

Perhaps with Lingxiao City’s foundation, they really could help him.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Ming said, “I need tai xuan gang jade and tianlin crystal diamond, and the more the better. Can your Lingxiao City help me acquire them?”

“tai xuan gang jade, tianlin crystal diamond…” Li Jianshi murmured, then shook her head and said, “Our city doesn’t have these two things…”

Xiao Ming was slightly disappointed.

However, Ma Weiwei, who was beside him, suddenly brightened and blurted out, “You want tai xuan gang jade? I know about that!”

Before Xiao Ming could ask, Ma Weiwei proactively explained, “I come from the City of Chaos, and there’s a Gang Jade Vein there that stretches for a thousand li, with a lot of tai xuan gang jade beneath it.”

“Many of the tai xuan gang jade have been mined and are controlled by local forces. Our Ma Family also has one.”

“Brother Xiao, if you are willing to help my uncle’s family overcome this calamity, I can represent the Ma Family and give you all the tai xuan gang jade we possess!”

“Is that true?!” Xiao Ming immediately became interested.

“Naturally, it’s true!”

“Good, I can act and help you resist Sunset City,” Xiao Ming said, “However, I can only guarantee to act within my capabilities.”

“If Sunset City’s forces are too strong, then I will be powerless.”

Xiao Ming didn't make an absolute promise, only saying he would do his best, as there was no need to sacrifice himself if Sunset City was too powerful.

“Brother Xiao, don’t worry, we won’t force you,” Li Jianshi said excitedly, “Since we’ve agreed, let’s hurry back!”

Looking at her anxious expression, she seemed to wish she could grow wings immediately and fly back to Lingxiao City in an instant.

However.

Xiao Ming shook his head.

“Sunset City chose to act at this particular time, I always feel that things are not that simple. At the very least, Sunset City’s preparations are very thorough,” Xiao Ming analyzed,

“Therefore, to be absolutely safe, I think it’s better to raise my Cultivation Level first.”

“Only then can I better cope with the upcoming chaotic situation.”

After speaking, Xiao Ming directly sat cross-legged on the spot.

He had absorbed enough energy in the Fire Pool of the Fire Domain Grotto-heaven and could have broken through long ago, but he had not chosen to advance due to the rules of the Fire Domain.

Li Jianshi was quite anxious and was about to speak, but was stopped by Ma Weiwei beside her.

Ma Weiwei said with a serious expression, “Brother Xiao is right. This war will definitely be extremely brutal, and the fighting will only stop when one side is completely destroyed.”

“Now, while there is still time, raising one’s Cultivation Level is a very rational action.”

Saying this, Ma Weiwei also emulated Xiao Ming, sitting cross-legged on the spot and beginning to mobilize her true essence, preparing to break through to a higher Cultivation Level.

Ma Weiwei could have actually advanced to the Half-Step Royal Qi Realm long ago.

She had only suppressed her aura and delayed her advancement for the sake of the Fire Domain Grotto-heaven.

Time passed bit by bit.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The originally calm Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi suddenly became agitated, and a powerful aura suddenly burst out from Ma Weiwei’s body, soaring into the sky and tearing apart the clouds above.

And then.

Ma Weiwei’s aura steadily climbed, successfully advancing to the Half-Step Royal Qi Realm.

Just as she completed her advancement, Xiao Ming also made a move!

A terrifying aura, far surpassing Ma Weiwei’s, surged out from Xiao Ming’s body, like surging waves, sweeping in all directions.

At the same time.

On Xiao Ming’s body, five different colored divine spiritual lights, representing metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, lit up.

Under the attraction of the five-colored spiritual light, the Metal Spirit Power, Wood Spirit Power, Water Spirit Power, Fire Spirit Power, and Earth Spirit Power from heaven and earth swarmed in, like a flood breaking its banks, pouring towards Xiao Ming!

Seeing this miraculous scene, Li Jianshi and Ma Weiwei, who had finished her cultivation, were both dumbfounded.

“What an astonishing spiritual energy tide, Brother Xiao is about to advance to the true Yuqi Realm…” Li Jianshi murmured.

While shocked, Ma Weiwei was more curious, “Brother Xiao can actually absorb the Five Elements Power from heaven and earth, how… how did he do that?!”

“Did he cultivate five different attribute cultivation techniques?!”

Generally speaking.

Martial artists only cultivate a single energy attribute. Take Ma Weiwei for example, she only cultivated lightning-attribute cultivation techniques and martial arts, and did not dabble in other attributes.

Firstly, her cultivation talent was lightning-attribute, so cultivating cultivation techniques and martial arts of the same attribute would yield twice the results with half the effort.

Secondly, she didn’t have extra time to research cultivation techniques of other attributes.

This was also the situation for the vast majority of martial artists.

Instead of trying to chew more than one can bite by cultivating multiple attributes, it was better to focus on a single energy, only then could one go further on the path of cultivation.

Of course, nothing is absolute.

There were also some cultivation geniuses with astonishing talent who simultaneously cultivated two different attributes and achieved success in both.

But even such extremely rare geniuses would at most dabble in two or three types of energy.

Ma Weiwei had never seen anyone like Xiao Ming, who absorbed the Five Elements Power of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in one go.

Before, not to mention seeing it, she had never even heard of it!

Seeing Xiao Ming devour the Five Elements Power as smoothly as a giant whale drawing water, Ma Weiwei couldn’t help but exclaim, “This guy, Brother Xiao, is truly abnormal, he cannot be judged by common sense!”

While speaking.

Xiao Ming’s aura once again soared, reaching its peak!

The next moment.

An unparalleled and extremely powerful aura slowly emanated from Xiao Ming’s body.

After absorbing so much Five Elements Power and the blessing of primal power, Xiao Ming successfully advanced, reaching the true Yuqi Realm!

After successfully breaking through, Xiao Ming slowly opened his eyes.

Immediately, two five-colored sword qi shot out from his eyes, hissing in the void.

At the same time, the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi trembled violently the moment he opened his eyes.

It was as if it had welcomed its master.

“Successfully advanced, Yuqi Realm initial stage…”

Xiao Ming murmured to himself, feeling the changes within his body while opening his life script attribute panel.

As an imperceptible light flashed, his information immediately appeared:

host: Xiao Ming

Cultivation Level: Yuqi Realm Initial Stage

Auxiliary Profession: Earth-Rank Top-Tier Alchemist

Destiny: Boundless Luck (Purple), Outstanding Talent (Yellow), Luck Endowed (Temporary)

Physique: Five Elements Saint Body (Top-Grade Saint Body)

Main Cultivation Technique: Imperial Sky-Shocking Sword Art Eighth Level (Heaven Rank)

Special Cultivation Technique: Seven Volumes of Heavenly Book (Cultivated to the Second Volume)

Mystic Soul Skill: Soul Piercing Spike

Movement Technique: Wind Spirit Step (Earth Rank)

Magic Treasure: azure emperor supreme cauldron (Immortal Realm Supreme Treasure, Dao Artifact??)

Weapon: tiangang sword (Heaven Rank Top Grade)

Martial Arts: Hundred Shadow Frenzy Slash, Shattered Moon Slash, Sword Control Technique, Shattered Yuan Sword Qi, Severing Qiankun (Perfected), Spirit Sealing Sword Net

Special Martial Arts: Domain Transformation Azure Lotus Sword Intent (Incomplete)

Spirit Pet: Juvenile Grey Flame Lizard King (Divine Sea Realm Initial Stage)

Storage Artifact: ink void ring

Life Script: The host’s luck has changed continuously, beginning to communicate with heaven and earth, and the future direction of life has changed greatly.

It is like a mist, elusive.

Recent Opportunity: Expected to cooperate with Li Yunxiao to kill Jin Lieri, the City Lord of Sunset City…