Double Happiness

Lu Yi had originally thought it would take several more months to break through. He had never expected that only half a month had passed since his Golden Finger awakened, and he was already about to advance.

This had a great deal to do with the White Cloud Qi Guiding Art reaching lv6, vastly increasing his cultivation speed, while the Perfect Qi Condensation Pill had also contributed tremendously.

Lu Yi calmed himself and focused on controlling his Spiritual Qi, preparing to assault the bottleneck. From his experience of breaking through several times before, breaking through a bottleneck was not easy. Each time previously, he had needed to spend quite some time before shattering it.

But this time... the Spiritual Qi within Lu Yi's body was like a surging flood, carrying the rolling Spiritual Qi released by the Perfect Qi Condensation Pill as it crashed heavily against the invisible barrier with unstoppable force.

Boom!!

A thunderous blast rang out as the tide of Spiritual Qi and the barrier within Lu Yi's body locked in a stalemate.

Only moments later, there was a crack. The barrier fractured, then shattered. That invisible restraint vanished, and Lu Yi felt his entire body lighten. As the Qi Guiding Art circulated, he began absorbing Spiritual Qi once more.

He had broken through. That bottleneck had not even held Lu Yi back for a minute!

Lu Yi was delighted, but not surprised. After all, his Qi Guiding Art had reached lv6, making his foundation exceptionally solid. Moreover, his body still contained the Spiritual Qi of the Perfect Qi Condensation Pill, a ceaseless supply of it. With so much Spiritual Qi available, even an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator could easily break through in a few days, let alone him.

The breakthrough made Lu Yi happy for only a moment before he quickly calmed down. This was only the beginning. In the future, he could still break through to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and beyond—even become an immortal!

For now, he still had to continue cultivating!

The Qi Guiding Art continued circulating, and before long, he had completed ten cycles. The task of cultivating the Qi Guiding Art was complete, and only then did Lu Yi stop, excitedly choosing to accept the reward.

At once, all kinds of information about the White Cloud Qi Guiding Art appeared in Lu Yi's mind. The information was profoundly mysterious and difficult to comprehend, yet Lu Yi could absorb it with ease.

Just as Lu Yi had guessed, the lv7 White Cloud Qi Guiding Art differed greatly from the lv6 version: its circulation route had changed.

The White Cloud Qi Guiding Art had originally passed through seventeen Celestial Acupoints. After the change, it now included six more.

Lu Yi could not wait to try the lv7 White Cloud Qi Guiding Art. He issued himself another cultivation task and began circulating it.

The moment he started cultivating, Lu Yi noticed the difference. The lv7 White Cloud Qi Guiding Art absorbed Spiritual Qi at more than twice the efficiency of lv6!

Not only that, but the Spiritual Qi within Lu Yi's body was continuously refined as it circulated. After cultivating for just one full cycle, the Spiritual Qi within him had become somewhat denser.

Lu Yi was overjoyed. After Spiritual Qi was refined, its quantity remained the same, but its quality clearly improved. After all, with the same mass, could a rock and a sponge possibly have the same hardness? Of course not.

The White Cloud Qi Guiding Art could refine his Spiritual Qi. That was enough to raise Lu Yi's already solid foundation to another level! Naturally, the power of any techniques he used through Spiritual Qi would increase greatly as well.

Could the quality of my Spiritual Qi eventually be comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator? Lu Yi felt a little expectant.

Feeling the benefits brought by the lv7 White Cloud Qi Guiding Art, Lu Yi cultivated even more diligently, circulating the White Cloud Qi Guiding Art again and again to absorb the Spiritual Qi released within his body by the Perfect Qi Condensation Pill.

The Perfect Qi Condensation Pill contained an enormous amount of Spiritual Qi. Even after his breakthrough, quite a bit remained. As Lu Yi absorbed it, he could clearly feel his cultivation rising at an astonishing speed.

The night passed without incident. As dawn gradually broke, the rising sun shone upon the clouds between the White Cloud Mountain Range, dyeing them gold and crimson.

Lu Yi slowly opened his eyes. A faint pale-white gleam flashed through them as he gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, a hint of joy appearing on his face.

After cultivating through the night, he had finally completely digested the Perfect Qi Condensation Pill, and his Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivation had advanced a great step forward.

Lu Yi estimated that if he had a Perfect Qi Condensation Pill every day, he might only need one month to break through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.

Only one month!

Even a genius would not dare claim that they could break through an entire layer of the Qi Refining Realm in one month.

And this speed was not even the limit. If his White Cloud Qi Guiding Art continued to level up and reached lv8 or lv9, his breakthrough speed would become even faster!

The only problem was that Lu Yi now had only two Perfect Qi Condensation Pills left.

Lu Yi immediately thought of Senior Brother Wang Xinqi and the others. Perhaps... he could find a time to spar with those senior brothers? Completing a few tasks would not take long, and he could obtain several Perfect Qi Condensation Pills. Who would not be willing to do something like that?

However, he still had two pills left, so there was no rush. He should cultivate something else first. The White Cloud Swordplay and White Cloud Qi Guiding Art had both reached lv7, while only the White Cloud Footwork remained at lv6. It had fallen a little behind, so he should bring it up first.

With that thought in mind, Lu Yi left his room.

Over the next two days, Lu Yi continued cultivating steadily. He practiced the White Cloud Swordplay during the day, the White Cloud Footwork in the afternoon, and the White Cloud Qi Guiding Art at night. His days were full and fulfilling.

Two days later, Lu Yi had used up his Perfect Qi Condensation Pills, forcing him to consider how to get more.

Although Lu Yi still had a bottle of Top Grade Qi Condensation Pills gifted by Liu Ningshuang, after using Perfect Qi Condensation Pills, he no longer wanted to use the top-grade ones.

After breakfast, Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi went off to attend to their work, while Lu Yi left his family's small courtyard. This was the first time he had gone out since returning from the lecture.

The White Cloud Sect's outer sect had a designated Martial Arts Stage area. Usually, this was where Outer Sect Disciples trained. If disciples within the sect had conflicts and wished to settle them privately, they could also fight on the Martial Arts Stage. If matters escalated into a life-and-death grudge, they could likewise engage in a life-and-death duel there, though a steward would be required to witness it.

However, Lu Yi had been in the sect for so many years and had only seen a life-and-death duel a few times. The atmosphere in the White Cloud Sect was quite good; fellow disciples were generally harmonious and united.

Sparring matches, on the other hand, were common. After all, not everyone was like Lu Yi, able to issue tasks to themselves and raise the levels of their cultivation arts and techniques. Even genius cultivators needed to understand their own shortcomings through battle. Cultivation was not something one could achieve by shutting oneself away and building a cart behind closed doors.

The Martial Arts Stage was located in a basin on the outskirts of the White Cloud Mountain Range, between White Bright Peak and White Dew Peak. It was not too far from White Spirit Peak either. Lu Yi jogged all the way toward the Martial Arts Stage.

Along the way, Outer Sect Disciples saw Lu Yi and hurriedly greeted him with smiles.

"Senior Brother Lu Yi!"

"Senior Brother Lu Yi! You've come out of seclusion?"

"I heard that Senior Brother Lu Yi's White Cloud Swordplay has reached the realm of Return to Simplicity. Could you perhaps give this junior sister some pointers?"

"..."

Lu Yi responded to each of them with a smile, touching his own face. He had not expected the events at White Sheep Peak to have spread everywhere. Had he reached the point where he could show his face anywhere and be recognized?

There were even several beautiful, adorable senior sisters who wanted special guidance. If he did not have something to do today, he nearly would have agreed. Damn it!

Lu Yi quickly steeled his heart in pursuit of the Dao and gritted his teeth as he refused.

Thanks to boss Poor Scholar for the 100 reward~~