Qi Refining Layer Six

After the on-site cultivation and the distribution of jade boxes.

The harvesting of Yin Yang Twin Lotus officially began.

The Outer Court Disciples swiftly spread out across Yin Yang Pool, each seeking mature Yin Yang Twin Lotus to harvest.

The Yin Yang Twin Lotus could grow both above and below the water.

Su Bai and Wang Jue had stayed at Spirit Moon Lake and were both adept at Water Escape Technique. They easily entered the water and soon found a mature Yin Yang Twin Lotus growing underwater in a spacious part of the pool.

The two communicated through telepathic messages in the icy pool water, tacitly reaching out at the same time and pressing their hands onto the Yin Yang Twin Lotus.

Su Bai gave Wang Jue a slight signal, then began gathering Fire Spiritual Power to melt the Mysterious Ice Shell around the Yin Yang Twin Lotus.

Wang Jue gently gathered Water Spiritual Power to protect the Lotus Heart and prevent it from being damaged.

The two fellow disciples had worked together cooking at Spirit Moon Lake for years—though Wang Jue had really only occasionally helped Su Bai—so their coordination was exceedingly seamless.

The first Yin Yang Twin Lotus was successfully harvested in just over two hours.

A stream of Yin Yang Spiritual Energy rose from the severed root stem.

Su Bai and Wang Jue had long discussed how to divide the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy—one stream each, taking turns in order.

The first stream belonged to Su Bai.

Su Bai immediately opened his mouth and guided the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy into his body, while Wang Jue swiftly took out a jade box, brought the harvested Yin Yang Twin Lotus above the water, and sealed it away.

Su Bai remained underwater, maintaining his Water Escape Technique as he began refining the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy.

This was a special spiritual energy stored in the roots and stems after the Yin Yang Twin Lotus absorbed and transformed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

Its efficacy was no weaker than a Cultivation Spirit Pill, making it exceptionally suitable for immortals cultivators to refine and absorb.

Dense Yin Yang Spiritual Energy surged into Su Bai's body.

Su Bai fully circulated the fifth-layer formula of the Jade Mist Qi Refining Technique.

The Yin Yang Spiritual Energy was rapidly refined.

An hour later, the entire stream of Yin Yang Spiritual Energy had been absorbed. Su Bai could clearly sense that the Spiritual Power in his Dantian had risen considerably.

With the boost from his Dual Spirit Root Talent, Su Bai absorbed Yin Yang Spiritual Energy far more effectively than most Outer Court Disciples.

"I'm done," Su Bai called to Wang Jue above.

After sealing the Yin Yang Twin Lotus in the jade box, Wang Jue had quietly waited on the shore for Su Bai to absorb the spiritual energy.

Now that he received Su Bai's call, he immediately leaped down.

"Now it's my turn to absorb the spiritual energy!"

Wang Jue was eager to give it a try.

The two quickly found another mature Yin Yang Twin Lotus and harvested it in the same manner as before.

Two hours later, this Yin Yang Twin Lotus was successfully harvested as well.

Wang Jue swallowed the dense stream of Yin Yang Spiritual Energy in one gulp and began cultivating underwater.

Su Bai floated to the surface with the Yin Yang Twin Lotus, placed it in a jade box, and sealed the box with Spiritual Power.

He then took the jade box to Elder Wu You and handed it to Elder Wu.

After Elder Wu checked that there was nothing amiss with the spiritual lotus, he put it away. Besides escorting the Outer Court Disciples here, it was also his duty to bring the harvested Yin Yang Twin Lotus back to the sect.

Wang Jue still needed an hour to refine the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy.

Su Bai waited on the shore. Not wasting the time, he cultivated the Profound Sword True Essence Art.

Thus, an hour later, Wang Jue finished refining the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy.

They began the third round of harvesting.

Repeating this process, the two could generally complete one harvest every three hours.

After spending Twelve Hours completing two harvests, Su Bai and Wang Jue would choose to meditate and rest their minds for an hour.

Continuously controlling their Spiritual Power output was an extremely taxing task.

It was like working for an entire day and resting for two hours.

There was no helping it. They had to push themselves; every extra moment of effort meant swallowing one more stream of Yin Yang Twin Lotus spiritual energy.

If they pushed themselves a little less, they would gain one less Yin Yang Twin Lotus.

Su Bai and Wang Jue were not even the most hardworking.

One pair of disciples at Qi Refining Layer Six even harvested without pause for thirty-six hours. Only after becoming listless and nearly making a mistake did they finally choose to rest.

Just like that, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

As vast numbers of Yin Yang Twin Lotus were harvested, the Yin Yang Twin Lotus in Yin Yang Pool rapidly dwindled.

Fortunately, This Period was the maturation season for the Yin Yang Twin Lotus in Yin Yang Pool, and many more bloomed and matured each day.

One day, after Wang Jue absorbed a wisp of Yin Yang Spiritual Energy, the Spiritual Energy around his body became unusually active.

Su Bai knew that Wang Jue was about to break through.

After absorbing the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy this time, Wang Jue cultivated for several hours.

When he finished cultivating, joy appeared on Wang Jue's face. "I've finally advanced to Qi Refining Layer Six."

"Congratulations!" Su Bai clasped his hands in congratulations.

Wang Jue looked at Su Bai. "You're almost there too, right? Come on, let's keep harvesting!"

He could sense that the Spiritual Power Fluctuation around Su Bai had also neared the limit of Qi Refining Layer Five.

Wang Jue's guess was correct. Su Bai was indeed close to a breakthrough as well.

They found a Yin Yang Twin Lotus that had just matured and began harvesting it.

An hour later, the harvest was complete.

Su Bai drew the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy surging from the gap in the root stem into his stomach.

He suddenly gained an insight. This time, he was about to break through.

Su Bai leaped onto the shore, sat down cross-legged, and began calmly absorbing and refining the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy.

The fifth-layer formula of the Radiant Qi Refining Technique continuously circulated through his body.

The Yin Yang Spiritual Energy was rapidly transformed and absorbed, while the Spiritual Energy in his Dantian grew increasingly dense.

Buzzz.

At a certain moment.

The mass of Spiritual Energy broke through some kind of shackle. The Yin Yang Spiritual Energy was instantly absorbed, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy in the West Week was also stirred, rapidly flooding in.

Very soon, the mass of Spiritual Energy grew by more than half.

Qi Refining Layer Six—achieved!

Su Bai opened his eyes, and a flash of Spiritual Light vanished from them...

Scenes of breakthroughs like those of Su Bai and Wang Jue played out from time to time around Yin Yang Pool.

The Outer Court Disciples who had come to Yin Yang Pool to participate in the harvest had basically all advanced by one layer.

The two Qi Refining Layer Six disciples who had harvested most diligently before were even more extraordinarily fortunate, successively breaking through to Qi Refining Layer Seven and entering Late Qi Refining!

Once they returned, they could advance to become Inner Disciples!

It Should Be Known that the barrier between Qi Refining Layer Six and Qi Refining Layer Seven was something many Outer Court Disciples could never break through in their entire lives. It was not something one could overcome merely with abundant Spiritual Energy.

Thus, those two could indeed be said to have been exceptionally fortunate.

"Haha, congratulations, Junior Brother Su!" Wang Jue laughed as he came over to congratulate him.

Su Bai rose to his feet. "The same to you."

Now that both had advanced, they were no longer in such a rush to refine Yin Yang Twin Lotus.

More importantly, the maturation speed of the Yin Yang Twin Lotus in Yin Yang Pool could no longer keep up with the refining speed of the Outer Court Disciples.

The Outer Court Disciples often had to wait in line for several hours before they could refine a stream of Yin Yang Twin Lotus spiritual energy.

Su Bai spent most of his time cultivating the Profound Sword True Essence Art.

Thus, more than ten days later, after Su Bai and Wang Jue had waited in line for an entire day, it was finally their turn to refine a stream of Yin Yang Twin Lotus spiritual energy.

It was also at that moment that every Yin Yang Twin Lotus in Yin Yang Pool had fully matured.

The Inner Disciple responsible for guarding the operation announced on the spot that the harvesting mission had ended.

The mission had lasted exactly one month from beginning to end.

During that time, Su Bai had successfully advanced to Qi Refining Layer Six.

Furthermore, with the aid of the Yellow Tier Sword Dao Talent, Clear Heart Sword Intent, he had already achieved minor success in the sword dao divine ability, the Profound Sword True Essence Art.