The familiar steps, the familiar place.
Within this cramped cave, Luo Chen once again circulated the Evergreen Art.
The fragrance of the Soul Calming Incense was tranquil and elegant, soothing his excited anticipation until his heart became an ancient well without waves.
Vast amounts of spiritual energy entered his body—absorbed, devoured, refined—until they finally became part of his spiritual power.
But this was not enough!
The Qi Nourishing Pill in Luo Chen's mouth rolled once before he swallowed it into his stomach.
Even more immense medicinal power washed through his meridians before finally returning to his dantian.
Suddenly, it felt as if a silver bottle had shattered with a single crack, but the sensation vanished in an instant.
Luo Chen's mind stirred slightly, and he had already missed that feeling.
Yet he was not annoyed. According to Mi Shuhua's Qi Refining Insights, the Late Qi Refining Stage and the Early-Mid Qi Refining Stage were two utterly different realms.
The upper limit of spiritual power contained within the former was almost equal to the combined total of Layers One through Six, perhaps even more.
Early-Mid Qi Refining Stage cultivators possessed extremely little spiritual power, leaving them painfully lacking in combat methods.
Even if they held enough Magic Tools in their hands, they could not truly wield them.
But once they reached the Late Stage, their spiritual power capacity increased, allowing them to break free from those shackles.
Just as on the Dao Discussion Stage back then, Zeng Wen had unleashed one method after another—talismans, spells, Magic Tools—almost perfectly displaying every method a Qi Refining Realm cultivator could use.
The reason for this change—
Was the principle that quantitative change led to qualitative change.
Late Qi Refining Stage cultivators had almost completely opened every meridian they were capable of opening.
Their dantian