87: Chapter 87 System, Give Me Another Cultivation Boost

"B-Brother Yi?"

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox's head almost couldn't wrap around it.

A Spirit Transformation Cultivator was on brotherly terms with Li Yingzhen, and now he wanted it to be his Protector?

On what basis?

Just because he could mine Spirit Stones?

Thinking of mining Spirit Stones, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox's ears drooped, and its tail tucked between its legs.

Fine, being able to mine Spirit Stones was indeed impressive.

"S-Second Master Zhao..."

For this demon, it was just a matter of Face; once the first call was out, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox felt much more relaxed.

"Is Second Master Zhao setting off now? Or in a few days?"

"Now."

Zhao Yi had already received the appointment document. After his cultivation Breakthrough, he would head straight back to Anning Prefecture. Even if he couldn't defeat Ah Da then, he would at least disgust him to death.

Then there were Bai Miyao and Bai Yucan. Once he broke through to the Void Refining Stage, it would be time for revenge.

Mount Heng.

Zhao Yi originally thought this place wasn't far from the Great Yin Immortal Capital, but who knew it was actually three thousand li away.

This truly was a Xianxia world; even a wealthy family's villa was built three thousand li away.

"Hehe, Second Master Zhao, beneath this Mount Heng lies a Top-Grade Spiritual Vein. Unfortunately, it's a nascent vein, so I don't know if it can form Spirit Stones yet."

"Haha, I'm getting sidetracked."

"My master doesn't have Spirit Stones, so this small courtyard only has the most basic defensive Formation. It's mainly to keep out blind wild demons; please don't look down on it."

"How could I look down on it?"

"On the way here, I saw that there's no one for a thousand li. It's perfect for seclusion."

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox said proudly through Divine Thought, "Of course. The Spiritual Qi here is dense. When Master didn't have Spirit Stones, she would often come here to Cultivate."

"Um, you go ahead with your seclusion. I'll be outside the courtyard; call me if you need anything."

"No need. Wait for me at the foot of the mountain."

"If the celestial phenomena change, just run for it. Of course, if there are external enemies, please help hold them off for a bit."

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox...

It was just a seclusion; why talk about changing celestial phenomena? Was it that exaggerated?

It was somewhat dismissive.

It didn't go down the mountain either. Instead, it built a nest of yellow mud outside the courtyard, lay comfortably inside, and began to doze off.

Inside the cultivation room, Zhao Yi activated the defensive Formation and summoned the System panel.

"System."

【Miner: Zhao Yi】

【Cultivation: Middle Stage of Nascent Soul (Upgradable)】

【experience points: 402/100】

【Rewards: None】

Zhao Yi closed his eyes, and the cultivation method for the Late Stage of Nascent Soul within the Azure Spirit Scripture flowed through his mind.

Half a day later, Zhao Yi opened his eyes and said indifferently, "System, upgrade cultivation."

On the attribute panel, one hundred experience points vanished instantly.

A mysterious aura descended into Zhao Yi's Sea of Consciousness. His Primordial Spirit had long been prepared.

As soon as the mysterious aura appeared, the Primordial Spirit immediately circulated the Azure Spirit Scripture. The aura, like finding its group, continuously converged toward the Primordial Spirit.

The originally somewhat ethereal Primordial Spirit became increasingly solid as the mysterious aura poured in.

Finally, a golden-azure halo even formed around Zhao Yi's Primordial Spirit.

Meanwhile, the golden ribbon behind the Primordial Spirit's head also seemed to be absorbing the mysterious aura, fluttering comfortably.

"The Primordial Spirit resembles a person, indistinguishable from reality."

"Late Stage of Nascent Soul."

In the cultivation room, Zhao Yi's heart was calm, without a ripple, no sentiment, and no joy—only the tranquility of a natural progression.

"System."

【Miner: Zhao Yi】

【Cultivation: Late Stage of Nascent Soul (Upgradable)】

【experience points: 302/200】

【Rewards: None】

Four Top-Grade Spirit Stones to raise two Realms.

Zhao Yi really wanted to say that he loved the Lushan Spirit Stone Mine.

Since the experience points were still enough for a Breakthrough, Zhao Yi didn't hesitate and said directly, "System, upgrade my cultivation again."

What did it matter what kind of tribulation it was for Soul Transformation to break through to Void Refining?

He was not afraid!

Just as Zhao Yi finished speaking, the previously vanished mysterious aura reappeared, and a massive amount of Spiritual Qi once again emerged in his Dantian.

The force in the Sea of Consciousness pushed Zhao Yi's Primordial Spirit downward.

The Spiritual Qi in the Dantian pushed the Nascent Soul upward.

Zhao Yi's consciousness instead became a mere bystander, unable to do anything, only able to watch 'with wide eyes'.

The original power of Soul Transformation was only a brief combination of Primordial Spirit power and Nascent Soul power; essentially, it was still Zhao Yi's consciousness mobilizing the Nascent Soul.

The Void Refining Realm is the complete fusion of the Primordial Spirit and the Nascent Soul. From then on, the Primordial Spirit is the Nascent Soul, and the Nascent Soul is the Primordial Spirit.

The fused Primordial Spirit and Nascent Soul could travel to the North Sea in the morning and Mount Cangwu in the evening, existing independently of the Physical Body.

The Primordial Spirit was originally formed from Zhao Yi's spirit, like pure Qi; the Nascent Soul was born in the Dantian, and Spiritual Qi is a physical existence in heaven and earth, thus becoming turbid Qi.

These pure and turbid Qis collided at the Shanzhong point in the middle Dantian right before Zhao Yi's eyes.

The blazing white light blurred Zhao Yi's consciousness.

"Holy shit, I knew it."

"What bullshit Azure Spirit Scripture? It's completely useless..."

It had to be said that Zhao Yi was quite the bold one.

At the critical moment of Breakthrough, he was actually thinking about how the Cultivation Technique wasn't being used.

After the blazing light erupted from Zhao Yi's middle Dantian, the celestial phenomena at Mount Heng also changed.

The previously clear sky was instantly covered with dark clouds and grew dim.

The dozing Xuanpin Spirit Fox gave a start.

"Oh my god, who is Undergoing Tribulation?"

"They really picked a spot. Zhao Yi..."

Even at a time like this, it was still thinking about Zhao Yi.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning struck at the Xuanpin Spirit Fox's feet. This was a warning from the Heavenly Dao; if the Xuanpin Spirit Fox didn't leave, it would be identified as an assistant to the one undergoing the tribulation.

"Sigh!"

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox stomped its foot and disappeared from Mount Heng.

Once it escaped the range of the Lightning Tribulation, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox remembered Zhao Yi's words.

"If the celestial phenomena change, just run for it..."

"How did that kid Zhao know the celestial phenomena would change? How did he know someone would be undergoing a tribulation?"

"Could it be that he is the one undergoing the tribulation?"

At this thought, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox was no longer calm.

If it hadn't seen wrongly, Zhao Yi's cultivation when he began his seclusion should have been at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

"Does this mean Zhao Yi has now broken through the Middle and Late Stages of Nascent Soul in succession, leaping up to become a Void Refining Stage Cultivator with a lifespan of nearly ten thousand years?"

Thinking of this, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox gasped. What kind of monster was he?

"And Master, her eyes are so sharp to have seen how extraordinary Second Master Zhao is."

"But can he survive this tribulation?"

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox looked worriedly at the tribulation clouds in the sky.

They had already covered a range of a thousand li, growing darker and lower, and the pressure they exerted was becoming greater.

As time passed, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox retreated again and again.

Looking at the dense black tribulation clouds, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox swallowed hard.

"A Lightning Tribulation covering fifteen hundred li... Good heavens, is this something a human can survive?"

"No wonder they're called Death Cultivators; this truly is a certain death."

Such a huge commotion at Mount Heng naturally attracted the attention of the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty. At first, people thought some Transcending Tribulation Cultivator was undergoing an Immortal Ascension Tribulation, but it turned out to be the Void Refining Tribulation of a Spirit Transformation Cultivator.

Li Yingren, Li Yingzhen, and Li Yingzi also arrived at the periphery of the tribulation clouds. Upon learning it was Zhao Yi...

Li Yingzi slapped his thigh.

"I told you, why would a Death Cultivator even bother to Cultivate? Now look, he's definitely dead."

"What a pity, now no one will dare to go as the mining commissioner in the future."