18: Chapter 18 Peak of the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, Breaking Through to the Quasi-Foundation Stage

[Name]: Zhou Zhiting

[Realm]: Qi Refining Eighth Stage

[Destiny Attribute]: Immortal's Talent (Gold)

[Destiny Fate]: Enlightened in a Single Day (Gold), Deep Blessings (Gold), Impure Spiritual Roots (Gray)

[Favorability]: None

[Recent Opportunity]: Half a month later, invited by Senior Sister, she will go to Luoyue City to perform a Sect task, be hunted down by "Blood-Faced Old Demon", escape a disaster at "Luoyue Cliff", and obtain ten drops of ten-thousand-year spiritual milk.

Seeing the Opportunity on the other person's panel, Bai Yunzhou's breath hitched.

Blood-Faced Old Demon!

He was far too familiar with this name.

In his memory, the Liu family and the Bai family were destroyed by this very person.

He was also the main culprit who forced him not to dare leave the Sect.

He never expected that he would appear in Luoyue City half a month later!

"This demonic Cultivator is indeed still wandering near the Qingxuan Sect."

Bai Yunzhou could not figure out what kind of grudge this demonic Cultivator held against Liu Qingmo to pursue her so relentlessly.

Resulting in himself and even the Bai family being implicated.

Aside from that.

ten-thousand-year spiritual milk actually existed at Luoyue Cliff!

Bai Yunzhou knew that this was a fine item for enhancing cultivation and restoring Spiritual Qi.

If he could obtain a sufficient amount of ten-thousand-year spiritual milk, he would have a seventy percent chance of breaking through to Mid Foundation Establishment within three months.

In this way, even if Revered Master did not capture back the Blood Demon Sect and the new Elder, he could rely on himself to remove the Blood Demon Seal within his body.

However, although he knew the location of the ten-thousand-year spiritual milk, that demonic Cultivator was wandering outside the Qingxuan Sect.

Going there alone with his current cultivation was simply too risky.

"It seems that if I want to retrieve that ten-thousand-year spiritual milk, I will still have to wait until after Foundation Establishment."

It was just that he was not certain whether he could break through to Foundation Establishment half a month later.

He sighed in his heart.

"How wonderful it would be if I could know the exact whereabouts of that demonic Cultivator! That way, I could report his whereabouts to the Sect and let the powerful figures of the Sect deal with him."

Thinking of this, he suddenly froze.

Although he did not temporarily know the whereabouts of that demonic Cultivator, he could go to the Mission Hall to post a task to search for this demonic Cultivator.

However, wanting to post a task in the Mission Hall required consuming Sect contribution points.

He had only recently been promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple, and Revered Master had already left the Sect.

Where would he get Sect contribution points?

Bai Yunzhou was once again in a difficult position for a moment.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Bai."

Right at this moment, the Utility Disciple responsible for his daily life noticed him.

Hearing the inquiry, Bai Yunzhou was finally pulled back from his thoughts and cast his attention onto the other person.

Although Zhou Zhiting was a woman, her figure was exceptionally tall, reaching around two meters four or five, and her entire body was knotted with muscles, looking like a burly man.

Yet her head was tied into two hair buns, which felt very jarring.

A muscular hair-bun style?

Bai Yunzhou guessed that the other person should be a Body Cultivator.

He came to the dining table and sat down.

"Senior Brother, please wait a moment. There are still two dishes left."

Zhou Zhiting's voice was somewhat gruff.

If he had not known that the other person was a female Cultivator, Bai Yunzhou would have thought she was a man.

After speaking, she continued to busy herself.

Soon, the dishes were all served.

A total of nearly thirty-odd dishes filled the entire table.

With so many dishes, could a single person like him finish eating them?

He looked toward Zhou Zhiting.

The other person was staring longingly at the food on the table, but did not sit down, only waiting to the side.

"Why don't you come eat together?"

Bai Yunzhou said tentatively.

"Really? Senior Brother Bai is truly a good person!"

Seeming to fear that Bai Yunzhou would go back on his word, Zhou Zhiting quickly fetched a bowl and chopsticks and dug in.

It was practically a dish a bite.

Bai Yunzhou was left staring in a daze.

He could finally tell that this fellow cooked so many dishes presumably to prepare them for herself.

However, regardless of anything else, this taste was truly not bad.

Bai Yunzhou leisurely started eating.

Yet as he ate, he suddenly thought of the previous problem.

That "Blood-Faced Old Demon" not only had a grudge against him, but also had a blood feud of destroying the family with Liu Qingmo.

Since that was the case, why should he be the only one to go solve it?

"It seems that after finishing the meal later, I can go inquire about the location of Liu Qingmo's Immortal Cave, and then let her go find the specific location of that demonic Cultivator!"

Although the enmity between him and Liu Qingmo was likewise quite significant, an enemy's enemy was a friend, even if only a temporary friend.

Thinking of this, his mood immediately improved quite a bit, and the speed at which he ate also quickened a fraction.

A moment later, looking at the plates all over the table that were already empty, he silently put down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Next time you can make a bit more."

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiting's eyes lit up, and she readily agreed.

"Alright, Senior Brother Bai."

Bai Yunzhou nodded, said nothing more, left the Immortal Cave, and rode his sword toward places in the Sect where people gathered, preparing to inquire about news regarding Liu Qingmo.

As a Genius Disciple, news about Liu Qingmo was still quite easy to inquire about.

"Junior Sister Liu's Immortal Cave? That is located in the back mountain of the Old Ancestor; ordinary Inner Sect Disciples like us cannot possibly get close!"

"Furthermore, I heard that Junior Sister Liu is already on the verge of breaking through to Mid Foundation Establishment, and she has been kept by the Old Ancestor's side for personal guidance. Ordinary suitors like you and me should give up early."

"Senior Brother still has matters to attend to, so I shall take my leave first."

"..."

Bai Yunzhou rode his sword back to Lingtai Peak and returned to his Immortal Cave.

After greeting the busy Zhou Zhiting, he came to the practice room.

"I never expected her strength to improve so rapidly, almost reaching Mid Foundation Establishment, and she has even gained the regard of the Sect's Old Ancestor!"

Bai Yunzhou's mood was somewhat heavy.

He originally thought that after recovering his Foundation and obtaining Revered Master's assistance, he should soon be able to catch up to Liu Qingmo's Realm.

He never expected that her cultivation would improve so fast. Not long after joining the Inner Sect, she was already about to advance to Mid Foundation Establishment.

This sort of cultivation speed was truly terrifying!

"Is this what a Rebirth female emperor is like!"

Bai Yunzhou's expression was solemn.

He considered himself not someone who held grudges.

Yet his Bai family tragically suffered annihilation because of the Liu family, and he even fell in Realm and suffered damage to his Foundation in order to save Liu Qingmo.

Like this!

It would be one thing if the other person wasn't grateful to him!

She even united with Du Yufan to come knocking on the door to force a marriage, wanting to drive him out of the Sect and let that "Blood-Faced Old Demon" deal with him.

How could he possibly let go of this kind of hatred?

After a moment of silence, Bai Yunzhou's mood gradually calmed down.

"It seems that if I want to take revenge on her, I must work even harder to improve my cultivation!"

And that ten-thousand-year spiritual milk, he must also obtain it.

Only by doing so could he catch up to her cultivation and even surpass her.

Pulling back his thoughts, Bai Yunzhou did not delay any longer, once again taking out the Qi Gathering Liquid to Cultivate.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

The Foundation Establishment spiritual liquid in his hands had already been completely consumed.

"Hoo!"

"It's finally completely recovered!"

Perhaps feeling the pressure, the effect of his Cultivation this time was extremely good.

The time it took to recover to the Qi Refining Ninth Stage Peak was actually two days earlier than anticipated.

Feeling his current cultivation, a trace of joy finally appeared on Bai Yunzhou's face.

Now, he could finally attempt to consume the Foundation Establishment Pill and charge towards Foundation Establishment!

However, if the attempt to charge Foundation Establishment failed, the cultivation at the Qi Refining Ninth Stage Peak would be completely depleted, dropping down to the Qi Refining Ninth Stage Early Stage.

If he wanted to break through again, he would need to recover to the Peak once more.

This would require spending quite a bit of time.

And he no longer had any Qi Gathering Liquid in his hands now.

Therefore, before attempting the Breakthrough, he still needed to make some preparations and adjust his state to the best condition.

Thinking of this, he decisively ended his Cultivation and walked out of the practice room.

As soon as he came out, he caught the familiar aroma of food.

"With Junior Sister Zhou's culinary skills, if placed in my past life, she would undoubtedly be a world-renowned chef."

He sighed inwardly.

Skillfully coming to the dining table, he sat down.

Due to the previous suggestion, the number of dishes on the table had now reached over fifty plates.

Furthermore, the portion of food on each plate was quite substantial.

In order to accommodate these dishes, the original table had also been lengthened by a large margin by Zhou Zhiting.

"Senior Brother Bai, please wait a moment. There is still one stewed pork knuckle dish, it will be ready immediately!"

Zhou Zhiting served up a plate of food and hurriedly ran back to the kitchen.

However, after a short while, she came out carrying a large bowl of stewed pork knuckle.

"Senior Brother Bai, this is a pork knuckle stewed from a Tier 2 pig Yao Beast; eating it is a great tonic for Qi and blood."

Bai Yunzhou looked at the other person with curiosity.

"Junior Sister Zhou, where did you get all these ingredients?"

Tier 2 Yao Beasts were equivalent to human Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

With her cultivation, it was obviously impossible for her to obtain them through hunting.

"These were all prepared in advance by Elder Zhou and handed to me; they are enough for the two of us to eat for half a year."

After Zhou Zhiting explained, she revealed a regretful expression.

"It's a pity our cultivation is too low. At most, we can only consume Tier 2 meat; if we were to consume Tier 3, we would definitely be stuffed to death by the excess vital energy."

Prepared by Revered Master?

Bai Yunzhou came to a realization.

He just hadn't expected that in those short two hours, Revered Master would actually prepare things for him so thoroughly.

At the same time, he also sighed in his heart that his luck had exploded to actually take such a wonderful Revered Master.

Lost in thought, the two of them moved their bowls and chopsticks.

"Right, Senior Brother Bai, that Senior Sister Liu you asked me to pay attention to left seclusion yesterday."

Bai Yunzhou stopped eating and looked at Zhou Zhiting.

Ever since he learned of Liu Qingmo's strength last time, when he returned for meals, he had asked Zhou Zhiting to help him keep an eye out for information regarding the other party when she had free time.

Now it seemed there was news.

Zhou Zhiting swallowed a large piece of Yao Beast meat into her stomach and continued speaking.

"Yesterday, she fought a Disciple ranked ninety-third on the Inner Sect Leaderboard and defeated the opponent in three moves."

The Inner Sect Leaderboard was a leaderboard ranking the strength of Inner Sect Disciples within the Qingxuan Sect.

It only recorded the top one hundred Disciples in strength.

And those able to make it onto the leaderboard were basically Disciples with extraordinary talent among Peak Foundation Establishment.

That is to say.

Liu Qingmo's current strength could already rival a Genius of Late Stage Perfection Foundation Establishment!

"Has she broken through to Mid Foundation Establishment?"

Bai Yunzhou inquired.

"It seems not yet!"

Zhou Zhiting shook her head and continued eating the food before her.

Bai Yunzhou, however, lost the appetite to eat.

He knew that Liu Qingmo was a Rebirth female emperor whose cultivation speed was very fast, and her strength was considered top-tier among Cultivators of the same Realm.

Yet he never expected that the other party's strength would be exaggerated to this extent.

Defeating Peak Foundation Establishment in three moves with Early Stage Foundation Establishment!

"Right, I heard them say that Senior Sister Liu seemed to have used a Divine Ability to defeat that Disciple."

A Divine Ability!

Bai Yunzhou came to a realization.

If that was the case, then he could understand.

For ordinary people, cultivating a Divine Ability was extremely difficult, primarily relying on Comprehension Ability.

But for a Rebirth female emperor, she had long since comprehended her past Divine Ability, and now she was merely walking the path of her past once again, naturally making it much easier.

Even so, it still showed how terrifying the other party was.

"It seems that if I want to defeat the other party in the future, I must also comprehend a Divine Ability."

He thought of the "Dao as a Seed" that Revered Master had given him.

But right now, the most important thing for him was to raise his cultivation first. Only after solving the problem of the Blood Demon Seal could he begin the Cultivation of Divine Abilities.

Suppressing the distracting thoughts in his heart, he resumed eating.

For the next day, he only did one thing, which was to rest his eyes and calm his mind, adjusting his state to the best condition.

The next day.

After finishing his meal, he gave instructions to Zhou Zhiting.

"Junior Sister Zhou, over the next few days I will be in seclusion breaking through to Foundation Establishment, so you do not need to prepare my meals anymore."

Breaking through to Foundation Establishment!

A trace of envy flashed across Zhou Zhiting's eyes.

Fortunately, in recent days, she had followed along and shared Senior Brother Bai's good fortune, eating enough meat every day.

Now her Qi and blood were exuberant, and it wouldn't be long before she broke through to the Qi Refining Ninth Stage as well.

"Alright, Senior Brother!"

Zhou Zhiting acknowledged.

Afterwards, Bai Yunzhou then walked into the practice room and began setting about to break through to Foundation Establishment!