Chapter 26: Peak Ninth Level Qi Cyclone Realm, Strength is Everything!

After putting away the hundred Grade Three Medium Grade longswords Li Xuanfeng had given her, Wei Qingyan threw herself back into cultivation.

The sword spirit had its own set of theories that could increase the speed at which Wei Qingyan absorbed the Hundred Flowers Nectar.

That was to first absorb and refine the Hundred Flowers Nectar, stop once it reached a certain critical threshold, and then begin practicing various Martial Skills to squeeze out the power within her body.

When her strength was drained, her body would crave the Hundred Flowers Nectar even more, and the absorption efficiency would increase significantly!

Although Wei Qingyan's Supreme Sword Physique had not yet awakened, she still had that foundation, so she could use this method without leaving any hidden problems.

The sword spirit's cultivation method indeed had remarkable effects.

Coupled with Wei Qingyan's determination to train herself to death as long as it didn't actually kill her, she turned herself into a heartless cultivation machine.

Her strength was improving almost every single moment!

[Ding! Wei Qingyan practiced the Swimming Dragon Movement Technique ten times, gaining much new experience and insight. With the ten-fold return, you have gained a massive amount of experience and insight!]

[Ding! Wei Qingyan practiced the Dripping Water Piercing Void Sword ten times, gaining much new experience and insight. With the ten-fold return, you have gained a massive amount of experience and insight!]

[Ding! Wei Qingyan practiced the Geng-Gold Nine Swords ten times, gaining much new experience and insight. With the ten-fold return, you have gained a massive amount of experience and insight!]

…

Every so often, the System notification sound would ring in Li Xuanfeng's mind.

Even though his Martial Skills like the Swimming Dragon Movement Technique and the Dripping Water Piercing Void Sword had long since reached Perfection, even rivaling the level of their creators, he still gained a massive amount of experience.

“At this rate, I feel like I can start making some improvements to these Martial Skills!”

Li Xuanfeng thought to himself.

As the saying goes, one can bring forth the new from the old and learn by analogy.

When Li Xuanfeng's experience and insight into a Martial Skill continued to rise, reaching Perfection, rivaling the creator, or even surpassing them—

That meant he had a brand-new understanding of the Martial Skill that differed from the creator's, allowing him to discover flaws and make improvements!

It wasn't even impossible for him to create a completely new Martial Skill!

[Ding! Wei Qingyan's cultivation has increased, breaking through to the fifth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm. With the fifty-fold return, you have broken through to the Peak Ninth Level of the Qi Cyclone Realm!]

Late at night.

With the help of the top-tier resource, the Hundred Flowers Nectar, the hard-working Wei Qingyan broke through her Realm once again!

Li Xuanfeng received the return, and his cultivation also surged!

Majestic spiritual energy galloped through his Meridians.

Nine high-density Qi cyclones filled his Dantian!

Li Xuanfeng was only one step away from the Spirit Sea Realm!

“If it weren't for the barrier between major Realms, I might have already broken through!”

For a Cultivator in the Qi Cyclone Realm, the Dantian contains high-density Qi cyclones.

To break through to the Spirit Sea Realm, one needs to forcibly compress the nine Qi cyclones.

When compressed to the limit, the Spiritual Qi undergoes a qualitative change, turning into Spiritual Liquid!

The Spiritual Liquid gathers in the Dantian, resembling an ocean!

Hence, it is called the Spirit Sea Realm!

Breaking through to this Realm signifies a qualitative change in spiritual power; the vast Spiritual Liquid in the Dantian is enough to support a Cultivator flying through the air.

“Compressing the cyclones to make them undergo a qualitative change into Spiritual Liquid is an arduous task. I’ve heard that countless Cultivators are completely blocked by this stage, unable to advance for the rest of their lives!”

“But as long as Wei Qingyan breaks through her Realm and gives me another fifty-fold return, it won't be a problem for me to officially break through to the Spirit Sea Realm!”

Li Xuanfeng thought.

Given the vigor with which Wei Qingyan was cultivating, it wasn't impossible for her to break through another Realm before dawn!

After all, the Hundred Flowers Nectar was a top-tier resource suitable for the Spirit Aperture Realm. Even a Cultivator with poor talent could break through quickly by absorbing it, let alone Wei Qingyan!

…

“Another accident!”

Inside the House of All Affairs, Yuan Ting’s face was grim.

It was now close to the hour of the Rabbit, and the sky was about to brighten.

Even though the Divine-Step Black Steeds were fast, they could definitely not outrun a Cultivator in the Spirit Sea Realm.

Blood-Eight and Blood-Nine had some skill in tracking, which was why Yuan Ting had sent them.

But now, there was no news from either of them.

Perhaps they had failed to track the Divine-Step Black Steeds, but Yuan Ting felt there was a greater probability that an accident had occurred!

“What is going on with those two Hundred Sword Mountain Disciples?”

“Could they be children of some great Family with Dao Protectors behind them?”

“What was Fan Jie doing, attracting such Disciples!”

Yuan Ting’s expression shifted uncertainly.

“Forget it, according to the agreement, Wu Mu should be arriving soon, and I can also leave this place!”

Yuan Ting stayed at the House of All Affairs for only one reason.

To wait for someone as agreed.

This person was named Wu Mu. Like Fan Jie, the outer Elder of Hundred Sword Mountain, he was one of Yuan Ting's partners.

Wu Mu specialized in helping capture young Spirit Aperture Realm Cultivators and then sending them over.

As soon as Wu Mu arrived, it would mean the last batch of Blood Food had arrived!

He would personally deliver this last batch of Blood Food to the great array in the Serpent Tooth Mountain Range for his Elder brother, Yuan Xiao, to break through!

Yuan Ting had been on guard against that heroic-looking woman from that day, feeling she could return at any time.

The woman looked very young but possessed a cultivation at the Peak Ninth Level of the Spirit Sea Realm, which made Yuan Ting feel threatened.

There was no doubt that this woman was a Genius.

Based on her description when she entered the House of All Affairs to buy information that day, Yuan Ting knew that her younger clan sister must have been treated as Blood Food and refined by his Elder brother.

So he had given her half-true, half-false information, tricking Xu Miaozhen into going elsewhere.

When he first embarked on this path, Yuan Ting knew he would inevitably offend many people.

Therefore, he acted in the shadows, not daring to be high-profile at all. The Blood Food he sought were either Loose Cultivators without backgrounds or ordinary Disciples without backgrounds in their Sects.

Even if they disappeared, no one would care.

But one who often walks by the riverside will eventually get their shoes wet; this time, two accidents had occurred.

The first accident was those two Hundred Sword Mountain Disciples.

He had cooperated with Fan Jie for a long time. In the past, the Hundred Sword Mountain Disciples tricked by Fan Jie using missions had no backgrounds.

If they disappeared, they disappeared; if they died, they died.

Even if the Sect were to send someone to investigate, Fan Jie would volunteer to investigate personally.

Finally, he would just make up a reason, saying the Disciples died to a Yao Beast or at the hands of a demonic Cultivator, and that he had already avenged them.

The matter would be settled, and no one would pay attention.

But this time, the Hundred Sword Mountain Disciples lured by Fan Jie seemed unusual.

The steward responsible for dealing with them had met with an accident.

Blood-Eight and Blood-Nine, whom he had sent, had most likely met with accidents as well!

Thinking back to Li Xuanfeng's Divine-Step Black Steeds, Yuan Ting deduced that the two must have some background and were not Disciples of ordinary origin!

The second accident was that heroic-looking woman at the Peak Ninth Level of the Spirit Sea Realm!

To have such cultivation at such a young age, her talent went without saying, and her potential was certainly great.

Just because one of the refined Blood Foods was her younger clan sister, provoking such a person could only be described as bad luck!

This woman was very likely to become a great enemy for the two brothers!

The best way would be to wait for Yuan Xiao to break through to the Core Formation Realm, then the two of them would join forces to kill her, destroy the evidence, and flee far away to eliminate future troubles!

“Strength, strength is everything!”

“Once Elder brother breaks through, both of these problems can be solved!”

Yuan Ting clenched his fist.

According to their plan.

Once his Elder brother broke through, they would go to a very distant place, change their appearances, and follow the same pattern to let Yuan Ting also absorb Blood Food and break through to the Core Formation Realm!

At the thought of the day he would break through, Yuan Ting felt a bit excited.

Knock! Knock-knock! Knock-knock-knock!

A rhythmic series of knocks sounded, interrupting Yuan Ting's fantasy.

“Come in!”

Yuan Ting narrowed his eyes.

To come looking for him late at night, and with the agreed-upon special knocking rhythm.

It could only be one of the few people cooperating with him.

Creeeak!

The wooden door opened automatically, and an old man wearing a loose robe with a tuft of snow-white beard walked in.

“Fan Jie?”

Yuan Ting was somewhat surprised. He had thought it would be Wu Mu arriving with the last batch of Blood Food, but he didn't expect it to be Fan Jie, the outer Elder of Hundred Sword Mountain!