181: Chapter 181 Little King!

[You ignored her taunt, merely pulling out that black Elder token from your Storage Pouch with a calm expression, pressing it onto the counter with a crisp slap.]

["Senior Sister, please take another look." You looked straight into her eyes, your tone unhurried, "Elder Zhao Chengshan of the Spirit Beast Garden sent me here."]

[The female cultivator had originally been full of impatience, but the moment her gaze touched that token, her entire body suddenly stiffened.]

[She widened her eyes in disbelief, her gaze shifting back and forth between the token and your calm Face.]

["E… Elder Chengshan's private command?!"]

[Stormy waves churned in the female cultivator's heart. Elder Zhao Chengshan was a powerful Family Elder with real authority, possessing an eccentric temper and being extremely difficult to please. How could this inferior Spiritual Root female cultivator, who was rumored to only know how to flaunt her charms, possibly obtain his private command? Moreover, judging by this posture, the Elder had actually spoken personally to bend the rules for her!]

[The contempt on the female cultivator's Face instantly vanished without a trace, replaced by a hint of slightly panicked flattery.]

["Oh my, Junior Sister Lin, look at how this misunderstanding happened." The female cultivator quickly put away her wooden tag, lifted the token with both hands, and handed it back to you, "Since you have Elder Chengshan's instructions, why didn't you say so earlier? Although this yunling barrier-breaking pill is in tight supply, how could the Medicinal Pill Hall dare not give Face to the Elder?"]

[She quickly operated the Formation Plate, raised her head, and her Face was piled with smiles, "Junior Sister, your exchange sequence has already been moved to the very front. This furnace of Medicinal Pills can be opened the day after tomorrow. Come directly to get it in two days, and I will personally reserve the best one for you!"]

["Then many thanks, Senior Sister." You put away the token, smiled slightly, and turned to leave.]

[Walking out of the Contribution Pavilion, you thought to yourself, the Cultivation World… truly only recognizes fists and backgrounds.]

[Two days later, you got that yunling barrier-breaking pill radiating a faint fragrance as promised.]

[Returning to the courtyard, you calculated the time. In a few days, it would happen to be the day when the Zhao Family's internal market opened. You decided to take this opportunity to pay off the last ten Spirit Stones you owed Young Patriarch Zhao Zhanyuan, and by the way, scour the market for some Spirit-Condensing Incense and Qi-Returning Powder to assist in your Breakthrough.]

[A few days later, the market opened as scheduled.]

[You arrived at the market early, setting up the Talismans you had drawn this month onto your stall. In less than half an hour, the Talismans were snapped up.]

[You put away the Spirit Stones, headed to a few familiar stalls, and bought top-quality Spirit-Condensing Incense and a few bottles of auxiliary Medicinal Pills at high prices.]

[Afterwards, you walked towards that familiar spot deep within the market.]

[However, behind the blue stone slab was completely empty.]

[Young Patriarch Zhao Zhanyuan had not come.]

[You frowned slightly, not leaving immediately, but instead finding a spot nearby to sit down, meditating while waiting.]

[The sun gradually shifted westward, and the flow of people in the market changed batch after batch. The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the blue stone slab, casting long shadows, until the sky completely darkened and the managing deacon began to beat the gong to clear the venue. That figure wearing moon-white robes still did not appear.]

[You stood up, looking at the still empty stall in front of you.]

[You are not stupid. Clearly, this time he didn't come, and the reason in all likelihood was only one: he was hiding from you, or rather, you had overthought things.]

["It seems that this pure little Chunan's guard is even heavier than I imagined." You looked at the empty street and sighed helplessly.]

[You knew very well that once the other party began to intentionally avoid you, pestering them further would only arouse disgust. This lead could be considered temporarily broken.]

["Forget it, if the plan fails, it fails." You stretched, comforting yourself internally, "At least I got a free live demonstration from him and even earned fifteen Spirit Stones; a person cannot be too greedy."]

[You stuffed those ten Spirit Stones back into your Storage Pouch and strode out of the market. Right now, a Breakthrough was the primary task.]

[Two days later.]

[You adjusted your state to the Peak, brought all your net worth, and came to the Advanced cultivation area specially rented out to the outside world by the Zhao Family.]

[You found the manager and handed over your identity jade token: "Manager, I'd like to rent a High Grade cultivation room."]

[The manager was a chubby Middle-aged Man who took the jade token with a smile: "A High Grade cultivation room features a built-in Tier 1 High Grade Spirit-Gathering Formation, and its Spiritual Qi concentration is comparable to a Tier 1 Top-Grade Spiritual Vein. It costs one Low-Grade Spirit Stone per day. I wonder how many days Guest Elder Lin wishes to rent it for?"]

["Rent it for three days first." You counted out three Spirit Stones and handed them over.]

["Alrighty, Room Number Seven of the Xuan Character, please take your Restriction token."]

[Holding the token, you walked through the long corridor and pushed open the heavy stone door of Room Number Seven of the Xuan Character.]

[The moment the stone door closed, the outside hustle and bustle were completely cut off. The cultivation room was not large, containing only a white jade stone bed, but the Spiritual Qi permeating the air was so dense that it almost turned into mist.]

[You took a deep breath, feeling every pore on your body relax.]

["One Spirit Stone a day, it's a bit expensive, but it's worth the price." However, thinking that this was merely the daily routine of that lass Jiang Xuechan, you sighed a little.]

[You walked to the white jade bed, sat cross-legged, and lit the Spirit-Condensing Incense. Wisps of blue smoke rose, and your mind instantly became ethereal.]

[You poured out that round yunling barrier-breaking pill from the jade bottle and swallowed it with your head tilted back without the slightest hesitation.]

[The Medicinal Pill melted upon contact with your mouth, turning into a massive and pure torrent of spiritual power that roared down your throat and rushed into your limbs and bones.]

["Boom!"]

[The spiritual power within your body instantly boiled, and the Burning Heaven True Art operated automatically, guiding this violent medicinal power like a fiery Dragon running wildly through your Meridians.]

[You tightly closed your eyes, your brows slightly furrowed, enduring the tearing sensation of your Meridians being forcibly widened.]

[The Spirit-Gathering Formation operated frantically, and the Spiritual Qi inside the room turned into a small vortex, endlessly pouring into your body through your crown to replenish the massive consumption required for the Breakthrough.]

[Time ticked away bit by bit.]

[A day and a night later.]

[The spiritual power within your body finally reached a critical point. That invisible barrier that had hindered you for a long time finally emitted a crisp cracking sound under the thousands of impacts from the torrent of spiritual power.]

["Crack."]

[The barrier shattered, and the spiritual power rushed into a broader world like water from a breached dike.]

[You abruptly opened your eyes, a blazing red glow flashing in your pupils. A wave of spiritual power several times more formidable than before spread outward with you at the center, blowing away all the dust inside the cultivation room.]

["Mid Qi Condensation, Level 4; it's done."]

[You let out a long breath of foul air, feeling the endlessly surging spiritual power within your body, and a satisfied arc hooked up at the corners of your mouth.]

[Stepping into the Mid Qi Condensation, your total amount of spiritual power more than doubled, and your spiritual sense also skyrocketed accordingly, enough to support you in completing the drawing of Tier 1 Medium Grade Talismans.]

[Just as you were immersed in the joy of the Breakthrough, a strange palpitation suddenly came from your mind.]

[That was a connection from the depths of your Soul.]

[Along with the enhancement of your spiritual sense, the mental link between you and that giant golden cocoon inside the Storage Pouch became unprecedentedly tight. You could even clearly feel the state of Little Wang inside the giant cocoon through this tiny link. After sensing it for a moment,]

[the joy on your Face grew even thicker. You yanked down the Storage Pouch at your waist, your eyes flashing with a light of anticipation.]

["Little Wang… are you finally going to wake up?"]

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[Thanks to the King of Gifts Keke Aiai ne! Still owe four chapters! Over the next few days, I will continue to release extra chapters until they are all paid off!!!]