Qi Condensation

Evening.

The setting sun slanted westward.

The midsummer sun was no longer harsh at this time, and the heat of the world was swept away as it was covered by the clouds and sunset glow.

Under the dark red sky, the evening breeze stirred the curtains of a speeding carriage.

The curtain fluttered, revealing a young Daoist priest in a green robe sitting inside the carriage.

Young and otherworldly.

If Tu Shan Jun were here, he would definitely recognize this person.

The Guardian Immortal Master of Eight Directions Prefecture City.

The boy driving the carriage raised his whip high with a crack. The whip exploded in the air, instantly shattering a white ghost creature that was lurking by the roadside.

Two fine horses ran abreast, the wheels rolling.

The great city of Liang Capital was right before his eyes.

The Guardian Immortal Master slowly opened his eyes, which held a spiritual light, and looked directly at the city walls in the distance, softly murmuring, "I hope I'm not too late."

That battle was extremely tragic.

Two Enshrinement Immortal Masters died on the spot.

The Green-faced Evil Ghost broke through during the battle and knocked him unconscious with just one move, leaving him severely wounded.

He thought his path to survival was cut off, but unexpectedly, he survived.

It was the old Daoist priest from Five Directions Temple, along with his boy attendant, who dug him out of the rubble.

By the time he woke up, it was three days later.

He heard the old Daoist priest say that the Demonic Cultivator had died, but his Magic Tool and body had been collected by the Embroidered Uniform Guard from Liang Capital.

They were taken away along with the bodies of the two Enshrinement Immortal Masters who had come from Liang Capital.

Therefore, the Guardian Immortal Master was certain that the Venerable Soul Banner Magic Tool must have also been taken away with them and handed over to the Hall of Offerings in Liang Capital.

It would be fine if it fell into the hands of someone from the Orthodox Path, but if it fell into the hands of someone with ill intentions, it would definitely give rise to a demonic figure.

That Venerable Soul Banner was truly special.

The Evil Ghost raised within the banner was also extraordinary.

The red-haired, green-faced ghost was powerful and possessed intelligent sentience.

Cunning and vicious.

Ordinary Cultivators were no match for it.

Moreover, the Soul Banner itself had a very good foundation.

As a disciple of the Five Spirits Sect, he could naturally tell that the Magic Tool was at least Mid-Grade, and possibly even High-Grade.

Given that a Qi Condensation Third Layer Demonic Cultivator could only wield it once before running out of power, the probability of it being a High-Grade Magic Tool was significantly higher.

He felt a faint sense of regret.

Although he had told the Prefect that he would request aid from his sect at the time, he ultimately did not send out the command token due to personal hesitation. Now, this had caused the Magic Tool to be lost and created unexpected complications.

It would have been better to have sent out the command token then and summoned a senior from his sect, or a senior brother with a much higher cultivation level than his.

However, it was too late to regret now; it was better to find the whereabouts of the Venerable Soul Banner as soon as possible.

He was certain that the Venerable Soul Banner was in the hands of a Qi Cultivator in the Hall of Offerings in Liang Capital.

So, after his injuries improved, he rushed here without stopping.

He only hoped that they didn't recognize its value and, preferably, hadn't used the Venerable Soul Banner yet.

If they had already used it, then it would be really hard to say.

Later, he also wondered, could everyone be recognized by the Venerable Soul Banner like Li Qing Feng?

Otherwise, with the strength of that Evil Ghost, it would have already caused a Backlash on the Banner Master.

The wheels crushed the small branches on the road, and at the same time, carried the Guardian Immortal Master's thoughts towards Liang Capital.

Old Man Xiang's state had lasted for a while.

Tu Shan Jun remembered what to do.

Since his Internal Qi was abundant and he lacked the meridians to complete the Great Heavenly Circuit, he could channel the excess Internal Qi into the Venerable Soul Banner.

The Venerable Soul Banner was a Magic Tool and could utilize Internal Qi that possessed the nature of Magic Power.

Couldn't the Venerable Soul Banner be used as an extended meridian to form an internal and external circulation, completing the entire Great Heavenly Circuit?

Tu Shan Jun clapped his hands and exclaimed, "I'm truly a genius!"

People often said that reaching the Xiantian Realm was difficult, difficult in achieving perfect Internal Qi, difficult in completing the Great Heavenly Circuit, and difficult in reaching the peak, opening all the acupoints in the body, Houtian Reverting to Xiantian, and transforming all the Internal Qi into Magic Power, filling the Dantian.

But what was very difficult for ordinary people was very easy for Tu Shan Jun.

If his Internal Qi wasn't perfect, he would just eat Yin Soul Pills until it was full.

If the Great Heavenly Circuit cannot be completed, then the Venerable Soul Banner can be used as an extension to form an internal and external cycle.

First, convert it into Magic Power, then use Magic Power to cleanse the body, opening blocked acupoints and reverting to the Xiantian Realm.

If this theory is proven true, then even ordinary people in Tu Shan Jun's hands can quickly become Xiantian Martial Artists and Qi Cultivators.

While Tu Shan Jun was preparing, Old Man Xiang on the other side felt as if he couldn't break through.

He couldn't complete the second step, the cyclical circulation of the Great Heavenly Circuit.

He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze becoming brighter, but his expression was dim. He said blankly, "Could it be that I'm stuck here?"

As he opened his eyes, he felt the Venerable Soul Banner in his arms vibrate.

Old Man Xiang propped himself up and took out the Venerable Soul Banner, his voice bitter, "Magic Treasure, I..."

Before he finished speaking, the Magic Treasure vibrated continuously, as if reminding him of something.

Old Man Xiang wasn't stupid; he could tell what the treasure was trying to tell him.

But what was it?

"It's not going to eat Internal Qi again, is it? I'm currently..."

Old Man Xiang paused mid-sentence, as if he had thought of something, and his eyes widened.

Since the Internal Qi was surging, could he transfer the Internal Qi into the Venerable Soul Banner to relieve the pressure?

Regardless of whether he could ultimately break through to the Xiantian Realm and become a Qi Cultivator, the priority now was to save his life.

Thinking of this, he immediately transferred the Internal Qi into the Venerable Soul Banner.

However, after transferring it into the Venerable Soul Banner, he discovered a fatal problem: although the internal circuit could be formed,

The remaining Internal Qi was insufficient to break open the remaining blocked acupoints.

"Take the pill."

If the Internal Qi was insufficient, he would take the black bead to replenish the lost Internal Qi.

Actually, Old Man Xiang could draw the Internal Qi back out of the Venerable Soul Banner, but he had never tried it before, and in his current紧张 state, he didn't want to waste time.

It was good enough to have a method; it didn't need to follow the most perfect script.

After taking the Yin Soul Pill, a large amount of Spiritual Light transformed into Internal Qi, directly filling the insufficient Internal Qi and continuing the cycle to break open the remaining blocked acupoints.

Boom.

The acupoints all over his body opened wide, and the Great Heavenly Circuit was achieved.

Houtian Reverting to Xiantian.

Internal Qi directly transformed into Magic Power.

Old Man Xiang circulated the Nether Spirit Cultivation Method. The incantations and the cultivation method complemented the Magic Power perfectly, completely harmonized.

In an instant, Old Man Xiang reached Qi Condensation First Layer.

Qi Condensation Second Layer.

Third Layer.

Old Man Xiang only stopped at Qi Condensation Third Layer.

The remaining Internal Qi had not been completely transformed, but the cultivation method only went up to the third layer.

The remaining Internal Qi that had not been transformed became nourishment for his body under the pressure of the Magic Power. However, more of it directly overflowed from the acupoints of his body and dissipated into the world.

Old Man Xiang suddenly opened his eyes, Spiritual Light contained within, his body filled with Qi and Blood.

Even his face had aged at least ten years backward.

The old man who originally looked like he was in his sixties at fifty years old finally looked somewhat like his peers.

He felt as if he had returned to the peak of his Qi and Blood.

"I succeeded."

Old Man Xiang clenched his fists. Although there was no dragon's roar or tiger's howl, he couldn't help but let out a clear breath.

The invisible shackles around his body all shattered.

There was a sense of exhilaration from breaking free from the cage.

Old Man Xiang was very happy, but Tu Shan Jun inside the banner was very annoyed.

If I had known so much would be transformed, I should have chosen the Blood Fiend Great Method for him back then.

So much Internal Qi was wasted.

Tu Shan Jun regretted letting Old Man Xiang choose the cultivation method himself.

The Nether Spirit Cultivation Method only went up to the third layer, corresponding to Qi Condensation Third Layer. Without subsequent cultivation methods, the Internal Qi simply couldn't be transformed, resulting in most of the Internal Qi being wasted.

But this wasn't Tu Shan Jun's fault; he didn't know it would turn out this way.

Although the two rogue cultivator Enshrinements had heard rumors of martial artists advancing to Qi Cultivators, they knew very little.

Instead, it was Zhao Shi Xian's initial Skill Seed that gave him a lot of experience in martial artists advancing to Qi Cultivators.

However, the description was very general, only giving a rough direction without specific details.

This led Tu Shan Jun to have a relatively shallow understanding of how martial artists advance to become Qi Cultivators.

He originally thought that the internal qi would at most convert enough for the first or second layer, but he didn't expect it to not stop at the third layer, and a large portion was wasted.

It was simply a major mistake.

If it were possible, he might have been able to directly reach the fourth or fifth layer.

Tu Shan Jun felt that some Xiantian martial artists with good innate talent, who open a hundred acupoints and convert their magic power, might directly reach the seventh or eighth layer.

Saving decades of hard work.

Of course, the path of a martial artist advancing to a Qi Cultivator is only chosen by those whose spiritual root talent is so poor that they cannot sense qi at all.

Any cultivator with Five Spiritual Roots would not spend decades practicing martial arts, then think about making a final push, reverting to Xiantian, and gambling on reaching the Qi Condensation Late Stage.

If a Five Spiritual Roots cultivator has sufficient perseverance, they can sense qi in three months.

After reverting to Xiantian, their cultivation speed is even slower than that of a cultivator with Five Spiritual Roots talent, making it the lowest tier of talent in the entire cultivation world.

Five Spiritual Roots are even called Fake Spiritual Roots.

Reverting to Xiantian sounds impressive, but in reality, it's even worse than a Fake Spiritual Root.