Chapter 9: The Tenth Level of Qi Training! Terrifying Spiritual Runes!

He took a deep breath.

Then Zhou Chen took out the Guiyuan Pill Liu Qianru had given him, swallowed it, and began to circulate the Primal Chaos Scripture.

As soon as the Guiyuan Pill entered his stomach, it quickly dissolved, and the pure Spiritual Qi was absorbed into Zhou Chen's Dantian like a whale swallowing water.

At the same time, the medicinal power of the Guiyuan Pill continuously flushed Zhou Chen's Meridians and internal organs.

As the Primal Chaos Scripture circulated faster and faster, Zhou Chen's forehead became covered in fine beads of sweat. Even with Meridians reshaped by Earth Mother Essence, Zhou Chen felt a faint stinging pain.

Bang!

After an unknown amount of time, a muffled thud came from within Zhou Chen's body, indicating he had broken through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.

Zhou Chen then struck while the iron was hot, taking out the returned Guiling Pill and examining it carefully.

The Guiling Pill's surface was covered in a faint spiritual glow. If one looked closely, they could see pill patterns, which only the most top-tier Medicinal Pills possessed, faintly shimmering. It truly lived up to its System origin.

The moment the Guiling Pill was taken out, the Spiritual Qi in the entire cultivation room seemed to stir restlessly.

Without further hesitation, Zhou Chen swallowed the Guiling Pill.

Boom!

In an instant, Zhou Chen's mind went blank. He felt thousands of times more spiritual power than the Guiyuan Pill, circulating throughout his body, seemingly about to burst him apart.

Forcibly steadying his mind, Zhou Chen dared not have any distracting thoughts and circulated the Primal Chaos Scripture with all his might.

Under the strong pull of the Guiling Pill, a massive Spiritual Qi vortex slowly began to form above Zhou Chen's head.

The Spiritual Qi in the cultivation room was already abundant, but the terrifying suction force emanating from within Zhou Chen not only did not weaken but grew stronger and stronger.

Finally, the Spiritual Qi vortex spun faster and faster, and the surrounding cultivation room's Spiritual Qi continuously poured into Zhou Chen's body.

"Not enough, still not enough!"

Zhou Chen took out a bottle of earth spirit liquid and a drop of Earth Mother Essence, placing them around him.

The Primal Chaos Scripture operated at full speed. If someone were nearby, they would see Zhou Chen's entire body glowing intensely red, a terrifying sight.

The spiritual power of the Guiling Pill was incredibly potent, but this absorption process made Zhou Chen feel very comfortable.

This was mainly because Zhou Chen's Meridians had already been modified and widened, and the Guiling Pill was relatively gentle, so there was no discomfort during the process.

After a while.

Rumble!!!

A powerful Aura erupted from Zhou Chen's body, and the Spiritual Qi in the cultivation room almost condensed into liquid.

The powerful Spiritual Qi impact caused bursts of explosive sounds in the air, shaking the entire cultivation room.

Qi Refining Ninth Layer!

Qi Refining Tenth Layer!

It's not over yet!

Zhou Chen's Spiritual Qi vortex showed no signs of stopping, but his body could no longer contain any more Spiritual Qi.

Zhou Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his hands and feet bulged, as if he would explode the next second.

At this moment, Zhou Chen was in the greatest crisis since his Transmigration. The commotion he caused was too great, leading to the formation of a Spiritual Qi vortex.

And a rapidly spinning Spiritual Qi vortex has strong inertia, like a tornado, making it difficult to stop on its own.

This was also due to Zhou Chen's lack of Cultivation common sense. After all, any native Cultivator knows that Spiritual Qi must be slowly guided.

Before taking powerful Medicinal Pills, one should make all sorts of preparations, but Zhou Chen simply acted recklessly.

Zhou Chen also despaired, feeling that his Transmigration journey seemed to end here.

The next second.

The Primal Chaos Scripture suddenly circulated on its own, slowly rotating counterclockwise in Zhou Chen's Dantian in a peculiar way.

A black and white interwoven rune began to form in Zhou Chen's Dantian.

From a gaseous to a liquid state, and then from liquid, it continuously compressed and rotated, forming a circular rune shimmering with black and white halos.

A terrifying pressure emanated from the rune. The Spiritual Qi that had almost burst Zhou Chen was completely swallowed by the rune, and the blurry characters on the rune became clearer and clearer.

Even with his Divine Sense, Zhou Chen found it difficult to discern what words were written.

This situation continued for half an hour. The cultivation rooms around Zhou Chen, and even the Spiritual Qi connected to the earth veins, were pulled over and converged into Zhou Chen's Dantian.

Boom!!!

The terrifying suction stopped.

"Dao!"

Immediately following was a Dao sound, like something from beyond the heavens, exploding in Zhou Chen's mind.

And when Zhou Chen internally observed, he found that the characters on the black and white rune in his Dantian were now crystal clear, revealing the words "Primal Chaos."

Zhou Chen slowly opened his eyes; the Qi Refining Tenth Layer was complete!

The Spiritual Qi within his body was immensely vast, almost solid, and he felt an inexhaustible strength throughout his being.

His Meridians and internal organs had been unprecedentedly strengthened, and his bronze skin was like steel.

Upon reaching the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, Zhou Chen clearly felt a solid, rock-like Bottleneck—the threshold to enter the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Under the tempering of the Primal Chaos Scripture, Zhou Chen's Qi Refining Stage Foundation was incredibly solid, comparable to a Holy Land Prodigy.

However, the cost was also great; his Bottleneck to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment would be much larger than that of ordinary Cultivators.

Zhou Chen had no regrets and no fear. He had the System, and any Bottleneck could be broken through.

If he couldn't break through, he would just snatch more Opportunities.

Originally, Zhou Chen was a bit smug, thinking that no one in the same Realm could defeat him, and he even had the confidence to challenge Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

However, he suddenly remembered that Liu Qianru's Cultivation was still enough to slap him to death.

That little bit of smug pride instantly vanished.

"Still too weak!"

Zhou Chen shook his head, his heart filled with gloom.

Liu Qianru, who was also not much older, was already at the Core Formation Stage.

If anyone in Wenxian Sect knew Zhou Chen's thoughts, their jaws would drop.

After all, continuously breaking through three Realms was already remarkable, not to mention Zhou Chen had also condensed a mysterious Primal Chaos rune.

Furthermore, Zhou Chen's continuous Breakthrough of three Realms took less than a day.

One could say Zhou Chen was lucky to have successfully broken through.

It could only be said that the ignorant are fearless; Zhou Chen would not dare to be so reckless again.

However, Zhou Chen suddenly noticed that the originally very abundant Spiritual Qi in the cultivation room was now no different from outside.

It turned out that while he was Cultivating, the Spiritual Qi was insufficient, so he absorbed the Spiritual Qi from other cultivation rooms as well.

The Disciples in the surrounding cultivation rooms were also dumbfounded. The Opportunity to Cultivate, which they had painstakingly exchanged for, was just gone.

Noisy sounds came from outside. Zhou Chen's heart skipped a beat. Listening closely, they were all demanding an explanation from the Sect.

"Please, everyone, calm down. The Spiritual Qi of the earth veins has also shown abnormalities. We have already gone to invite the Sect Elder, and we will definitely give everyone an explanation."

The Sect Disciples were also sweating profusely, shouting at the surging crowd.

The other Disciples only stopped after hearing this.

Inside the cultivation room, Zhou Chen decisively packed his things, cleaned up the scene, silently apologized to those Disciples in his heart, and quickly slipped away.

He didn't know if those Disciples who had spent a lot of Sect contributions would get compensation back, but Zhou Chen couldn't worry about that anymore… Outer Sect Disciple living area.

By now, Zhou Chen had returned to his residence. He stretched, feeling like he had only Cultivated for a day, but it felt as long as a century.

Zhou Chen looked at his panel.

【Name: Zhou Chen.】

【Realm: Qi Refining Tenth Layer】

【Destiny: Scion of a Noble Family, Cultivation Prodigy, Alchemy Acumen, Immaculate Body (New).】

【Fate: Passed the Outer Sect Disciple assessment and entered the Inner Sect, but was poisoned, rendering him unable to Cultivate, and his Cultivation regressed again. Three months later, he was expelled from the Inner Sect, demoted to a Utility Disciple, and died of depression five years later.】

【Recent Opportunity: Your fate is shrouded in mist, recent Opportunities cannot be viewed.】

【Scion of a Noble Family: Green Destiny. You were born into a moderately sized Cultivation family in Luo City, living a life of comfort since childhood.】

【Cultivation Prodigy: Cyan Destiny. You have Earth Rank Cultivation talent, and your Cultivation speed is extraordinary.】

【Alchemy Acumen: Cyan Destiny. Your talent in Alchemy is outstanding; Alchemy is as simple as eating and drinking for you.】

【Immaculate Body (New): Purple Destiny. After Acquired tempering by the Primal Chaos Scripture, your Foundation is incredibly solid, achieving an Acquired Immaculate Body. Cultivation is as easy as eating and drinking.】

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up when he saw the Immaculate Body destiny. This was a new destiny, meaning that as he continuously Cultivated, his destiny was also constantly changing.

The previous [Heaven's Envy of Genius] white destiny had disappeared.

However, what angered Zhou Chen was that even though he was now at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, he was still poisoned.

Zhou Chen swore to find this person and take severe revenge, which also served as a warning to Zhou Chen: even the Qi Refining Tenth Layer was not stable in Wenxian Sect.

There was still over a month until the Outer Sect Disciple assessment. Who should he find to break this deadlock? Zhou Chen secretly worried.

"That's right, Liu Qianru! She just said she'd help me with a favor. No reason not to use it. In the face of a life-and-death crisis, a man's dignity can be set aside for now!"

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up.

With her Core Formation Stage Cultivation and her status as a Core Disciple of the Sect, her position was equivalent to a powerful Inner Sect Elder. What a great leg to lean on.

Zhou Chen suddenly felt enlightened and in a pleasant mood.

There was still some time until the assessment, so he would first complete the interception of Ye Chen's previous Opportunity.

Having made up his mind, Zhou Chen went to the Mission Pavilion to claim a mission and left.

Three days later, Qingyun City.

Zhou Chen first arrived at the Qingyun City Market, one of the largest markets within Wenxian Sect.

Zhou Chen was unsure if the vendor selling the Gathering Breath Art to Ye Chen had appeared yet, as Ye Chen wouldn't arrive for another half a month.

He walked to the end of the market, where it was not as bustling as the center and there were no shops. Instead, people were setting up stalls on the ground, and there was a lot of foot traffic.

"Selling peerless treasures, only ten Spirit Stones!"

"Profound Rank High Grade Spiritual Artifacts, don't miss out as you pass by!"

"Excellent Rejuvenation Pills, making you rejuvenate overnight!"

…There were all sorts of hawking calls, giving off a feeling similar to a previous life's wet market.

"All kinds of Cultivation Techniques, ten Spirit Stones a copy, come take a look!"

Zhou Chen stopped and looked at the small stall selling Cultivation Techniques for ten Spirit Stones a copy.

The vendor was unusually thin and small, his eyes darting around, making him look like no good person.

In this day and age, even the simplest Cultivation Technique would cost over a hundred Spirit Stones, yet he only asked for ten.

Just as he was about to walk past, he heard someone nearby whisper.

"This guy is out to swindle people again. His Cultivation Techniques are all wrong or incomplete. Anyone who actually believes him will be unlucky."

"Isn't that right? Before, someone was greedy for a small advantage and bought a copy of some 'Sky Imprisoning Finger' to Cultivate, and ended up breaking his entire finger."

From Zhou Chen's experience, the more inexplicable the vendor, the more likely Ye Chen would go to them.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chen walked towards the vendor.

"Boss, are all the Cultivation Techniques here ten Spirit Stones a copy? Are they perhaps fake?"

Zhou Chen pretended to be a novice.

"This esteemed customer, you can eat food carelessly, but you can't speak carelessly. Who doesn't know that I am the most reputable Cultivation Technique vendor in Qingyun City Market? My Cultivation Techniques are all wholesale price, only ten Spirit Stones, guaranteed authentic."

The thin vendor shrieked.

The surrounding stall owners turned their heads away, accustomed to the sight, thinking another fool had fallen for it.

Zhou Chen casually rummaged through the books, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Then, without showing any emotion, he picked out three Cultivation Techniques.

One Great Wilderness Sky Imprisoning Finger, one Heavenly Outer Immortal, and one Gathering Breath Art, which he handed to the vendor.

"Oh, customer, your eyesight is truly excellent. These three Cultivation Techniques can be said to be the best I have here. That will be thirty Spirit Stones!"

The vendor rubbed his hands, thinking he had struck it rich, another fool had come along.

Zhou Chen acted like a novice, happily handing over the Spirit Stones.

It wasn't until Zhou Chen heard a "Ding!" notification sound that he knew it was settled.

"Congratulations to the host for intercepting the Opportunity for the special Cultivation Technique 'Gathering Breath Art'. Ten thousand times return for the special Cultivation Technique 'Divine Concealment Art'. Would you like to claim it immediately?"

"No!"

"Fellow Daoist, I also have excellent Cultivation Techniques here, only five Spirit Stones a copy. Would you like to take a look?"

"Fellow Daoist, I have Foundation Establishment Pills. Do you need one for ten Spirit Stones?!"

…The surrounding vendors looked at Zhou Chen like big bad wolves seeing a little white rabbit, greeting him with particular enthusiasm.

Zhou Chen fled as if for his life, without looking back.