88: Enter the Land of Eternal Winter again and practice hard!

After completing the mission, Chen Qing returned to the Prism. Since his academic credits hadn't been credited yet and he couldn't exchange them for the corresponding resources in time, he could only continue to Cultivate the Nine Refinements of Divine Consciousness.

On the meditation cushion.

Chen Qing, dressed in a martial arts uniform, sat cross-legged.

The System panel appeared before his eyes.

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【Ice God System】

【Name: Chen Qing】

【Race: Carbon-based Human】

【Ability: Bone Wing Ice Dragon King (S)】

【Vitality Index: 5.1】

【Mental Energy Index: 3.28】

【Vitality Multiplier: 1】

【Power Control: 72%】

【Realm: Second Order Mid-Stage】

【Cultivation Technique: Basic Breathing Technique (Great Master Level), Nine Refinements of Divine Body 1/100 (Not Entry-Level), Nine Refinements of Divine Consciousness Upper Volume: 1/1000 (Entry-Level), Nine Refinements of Divine Consciousness Forging Divine Volume: 24/100 (Not Entry-Level), Cat Breath Art 12/1000 (Proficient Level)】

【Martial Skill: Ice Prism Mirror (B) 1200/3000 (Great Master Level), Ice Soul Spear (C) 510/3000 (Great Master Level), Earth Shattering Fist (E) 2300/3000 (Great Master Level), Shadow Step (E) 3200/10000 (Grandmaster Level)】

【Ice God Tower Space: First and Second Layers Activated (Each advancement in Vitality will unlock the next layer)】

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In the past few days, after his body suffered severe damage last time, he unexpectedly turned misfortune into a blessing. His Vitality Index soared in the last three days, jumping directly from just over 3 to 5.1!

Chen Qing suspected that the external stimulation his physique received last time, coupled with the internal stimulation from the Bone Wing Ice Dragon King, led to this strange change in his Vitality.

However, his Realm directly advancing to the Second Order Mid-Stage was definitely a good thing, it was just that his power control dropped to 72%, which would require subsequent Martial Skill practice to slowly improve.

In terms of Cultivation Techniques, new body-refining Cultivation Techniques, Nine Refinements of Divine Body and Nine Refinements of Divine Consciousness Forging Divine Volume, were added. He temporarily didn't plan to Cultivate Nine Refinements of Divine Body, because he had already maximized his limits during his non-Martial Artist stage.

He had been grappling with the Forging Divine Volume of Nine Refinements of Divine Consciousness for the past two days; this Cultivation Technique should be his top priority to Cultivate.

Additionally, the Upper Volume of Nine Refinements of Divine Consciousness finally reached Entry-Level and could be officially Cultivated!

He had also tried it and found the Cultivation effect to be quite good, allowing him to feel his Mental Energy improving. However, since it was still only Entry-Level, the improvement effect was relatively limited.

Next, he must improve his strength as much as possible before the ranking competition begins.

“It's time to enter the Everwinter Country again,” Chen Qing murmured. Since his last setback, he had not ventured deep into the Everwinter Country again, only wandering around the periphery.

Now that his Divine Sense could be projected externally, he could have simple conversations with the people inside.

Glancing at the lazy cat playing with a tablet on the sofa, Chen Qing got up, went to the sofa, picked up Xiao Bai by the scruff of its neck, and sank into his spiritual world... the Everwinter Country.

It wasn't his first time entering, and Chen Qing already knew that the place he appeared each time was considered the frontier of the Everwinter Country, also called the Northern Region.

The Northern Region had many small towns, among which there was a relatively large and famous town called Dongyang City, which was also where the caravan he encountered last time lived.

“Human, why are you here again?”

Xiao Bai, unwilling, struggled free from Chen Qing's hand and landed on the ground, still clutching a tablet!

Chen Qing's eyes widened as he stared at the tablet computer it was holding: “Xiao Bai, can you bring things from the outside in?”

Xiao Bai looked at Chen Qing strangely: “Of course! The two worlds are naturally connected!”

Two worlds?

Chen Qing keenly caught the keyword, “two worlds connected,” meaning that this place, like Blue Star, was a real, existing place.

“Xiao Bai, tell me honestly, do you know something? What exactly is the Everwinter Country? Is it a real existing star?”

“Star?”

“Like the place we were just in, or the place where your little brother, the little green snake, is.”

The spirit cat blinked its big eyes, full of confusion: “Human, you are so strange! Aren't these places all one entity?”

“One entity?”

“Yes! They are the same place!”

Chen Qing looked bewildered. What did that mean? The same place?

Three obviously different stars, how could they be the same place?

How then to explain the different Spiritual Qi concentrations in each place?

The Spiritual Qi in this Everwinter Country was clearly much higher than that of Blue Star and Qi Ling Star. In Chen Qing's opinion, this might be a more powerful cultivation civilization.

How could all places be one entity?

Seeing Chen Qing lost in thought, Xiao Bai also became a little frantic; it didn't know how to explain: “Anyway, it's just one place, I don't see any difference!”

Chen Qing pondered for a long time and decided to temporarily give up thinking about these things, as he was not yet capable of considering them.

One person and one cat walked towards a certain direction... the border of Dongyang City.

There was a large uninhabited area here, inhabited by countless Yao Beasts.

Chen Qing had fought here several times before. The Yao Beasts here were of no low Rank; the outer areas were basically some Second Order, or even Third and Fourth Order Yao Beasts, and their combat power was quite formidable, and they were also of the ice attribute, making it a good place for Chen Qing to gain experience.

As for the deeper parts, Chen Qing had never entered, so he didn't know the specific situation.

“Xiao Bai, old rules, you cover my back and prevent any Yao Beasts that can instantly kill me from appearing. Try to let the others through; I'll deal with them myself!”

Although he didn't really want to rely on killing the Yao Beasts here to increase his Vitality, nothing was absolute. Currently, he had no Medicinal Pill resources, so he could only use the Yao Beasts here for Cultivation first.

Xiao Bai was a bit lazy and wagged its tail to indicate no problem... Outside, as Chen Qing went into seclusion, time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had gone by.

October 12th.

Early in the morning, Li Qingshan and the others appeared in the Prism Hall.

“Hey, where's Chen Qing? How come I haven't seen him lately?”

Zhu Yulin leaned on the sofa, flipping through the documents in his hand, and casually replied, “Don't ask me, how would I dare inquire about our President's whereabouts? His Junior Sister is right there, why don't you ask her yourself?”

Yan Ling and Wang Xiaomin sat in a row, both happily playing with a white cat.

Li Qingshan was helpless, how could he dare! Yan Ling's teacher was Yang Chen, and that old ghost had been training them like mad in the special training class lately. He now shivered at the mention of Yang Chen's name, so how could he dare provoke his favorite student?

Only someone like Chen Qing, who wasn't old ghost Yang's favorite, didn't need to be too restrained.

This time, he was also ordered to find Chen Qing.

“Old ghost Yang, ahem, Teacher Yang asked us to find Chen Qing. This guy seems to have been in seclusion. Should we call him out?”