The Task of Breaking Through a Realm

However, the Forget Dust Technique carried certain risks as well. If the other party's spiritual power far surpassed yours, you might suffer a backlash. Should that happen, your own mind would be damaged.

Lu Yi glanced at the lv1 behind the Forget Dust Technique on the panel and felt that, until he had cultivated the Forget Dust Technique to a higher level, he should not attempt it lightly, lest something unexpected happen.

Setting the Forget Dust Technique aside, Lu Yi claimed the reward from the final task: defeating Senior Brother Jiang Fan.

A white porcelain bottle appeared before Lu Yi. When he opened the cap, rich Spiritual Qi immediately wafted out.

Lu Yi happily replaced the cap.

Hundred Year Spiritual Milk!

This was an exceedingly precious cultivation resource capable of enhancing one's talent!

Lu Yi put the item away, then thought of something and once again issued himself a task in his mind to defeat Senior Sister Lin Wan'er.

He was quite curious whether issuing another task would still grant him a technique.

However, Lu Yi was soon disappointed.

Task:

Defeat Lin Wan'er (Progress: 0/1)

Reward: Top Grade Qi Condensation Pill*50/Perfect Qi Condensation Pill*5

Accept: Yes/No

There was no technique, only pills.

Only then did Lu Yi realize that the rewards for sparring tasks were somewhat random. Most of the time, they gave cultivation resources such as pills.

That previous reward of the "Forget Dust Technique" had probably just been good luck.

Lu Yi issued tasks concerning several other senior brothers and sisters as well. He found that the rewards for Senior Brother Jiang Fan and Senior Brother Bai Yulong had not changed, remaining one drop of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk and A Strand of Sword Intent. Senior Brother Tie Man's reward had decreased, changing from four Perfect Yellow Bright Pills to three. The other senior brothers' rewards were all Perfect Qi Condensation Pills, nothing particularly special to Lu Yi.

Lu Yi felt helpless. After entering the inner sect, he might have to look around there for new sparring targets or something.

At the same time, Lu Yi pondered whether there were other tasks that could earn him rewards. The more rewards he got, the faster his strength could improve.

It would be best if he got some Thousand Year Spiritual Milk or Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Milk. That would be absolutely wonderful.

Just as Lu Yi was indulging in his beautiful dream, Wang Siqi's voice rang out. "Yi'er, are you back?"

Lu Yi came back to his senses and replied with a smile, "I'm here!"

Lu Yi had taken first place in the competition, and Wang Siqi and Lu Gaoyang were naturally overjoyed. Their son had become so outstanding, and the two of them were immensely proud.

Lu Gaoyang specially bought some expensive spiritual herbs and Ferocious Beast Meat, then had Wang Siqi prepare a table full of delicious dishes so the family could celebrate properly.

Lu Gaoyang drank quite a bit and spoke at length with Lu Yi. As a father, he naturally hoped that Lu Yi would achieve something.

Although Lu Gaoyang was an Outer Sect Elder and held a certain position in the outer sect, he had still suffered plenty of grievances and endured plenty of indignities.

Now that Lu Yi's talent had somehow become so formidable and his future was bright as brocade, Lu Gaoyang was delighted. He likewise did not want Lu Yi to be like him, merely an Outer Sect Elder.

Wang Siqi was just as happy. Though she normally did not drink, she had a little as well, repeatedly saying that her son had grown up. She was both proud and wistful, her feelings incredibly complicated.

Although Lu Yi had transmigrated here, he had still been raised by the two of them. Seeing them happy made Lu Yi happy as well.

Looking at Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi's still-youthful faces, Lu Yi thought that once he reached the Foundation Establishment Realm or above and possessed more resources, he could help Old Lu and Old Mom cultivate, allowing them to grow stronger and stronger, perhaps even granting them long life in the future.

That night, Lu Yi did not cultivate. The three chatted until very late, and Lu Yi went back to his room to rest.

During this period, Lu Yi had cultivated with tremendous diligence every day, and he was somewhat fatigued, his mind constantly taut.

After resting for a night, Lu Yi felt refreshed and clear-headed. Instead, his mood became broad and open.

Cultivation required a balance between work and rest. Occasional rest could actually improve cultivation efficiency and put one in a better state of mind.

Over the next few days, visitors came to Lu Yi's home in an unending stream. Some were colleagues of Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi, also elders, who brought gifts to congratulate Lu Yi on taking first place in the Outer Sect Competition and entering the inner sect.

They were filled with envy toward Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi. After all, once Lu Yi became strong in the future, his parents would naturally benefit from his success. Perhaps one day they would form a Golden Core and no longer be the same as them.

At the same time, some elders also came to offer congratulations, including Qi Feiyu, the elder of the Affairs Hall where Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi worked.

Lu Yi also learned that Qi Feiyu had taken very good care of Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi. He treated Qi Feiyu with great respect, making the old man's face shine with pride.

How could Qi Feiyu not be happy? A genius at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer who had cultivated two techniques and one cultivation art to the Return to Simplicity Realm, and had even grasped Sword Intent, showed him respect.

After all, he was merely an ordinary Golden Core cultivator. Without unexpected fortune, he would be unable to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm for the rest of his life. But Lu Yi was different. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm in the future would be almost effortless for him. With a little opportunity, even Spirit Transformation would not be difficult. He might even have hope of becoming a Void Insight cultivator—at that point, he would be a titan in Azure Province and considered a powerhouse throughout the entire Eastern Region.

Qi Feiyu quietly decided that he would take even better care of Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi in the future.

In addition, a few elders from the inner sect came looking for Lu Yi, hoping he would join their peaks. However, Lu Yi said that he planned to take the assessment for Drifting Soul Peak, and no one came to disturb him again.

Aside from the visitors, Jiang Fan also came to see Lu Yi once. Lu Yi proposed a spar, and Jiang Fan naturally agreed gladly.

The two found a quiet little grove and sparred for an entire afternoon. By the time Jiang Fan left, Lu Yi had gained twenty drops of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk.

He saw Jiang Fan off with tremendous enthusiasm, hoping that he would come again next time.

Aside from Jiang Fan, Bai Yulong and Li Yun also came once, and Lu Yi sparred with each of them for an entire afternoon.

After Lu Yi obtained the fifth Strand of Sword Intent from Bai Yulong, Bai Yulong's task reward changed to five Perfect Qi Condensation Pills.

Lu Yi was a little disappointed. He had been hoping to improve his Sword Intent further.

Still, five Strands of Sword Intent had made Lu Yi's Sword Intent far from weak. Its power was several times greater than when he had only possessed the first strand.

As for Li Yun's reward, it was simply ordinary Perfect Qi Condensation Pills.

Lu Yi needed Perfect Qi Condensation Pills for cultivation now too, so naturally he welcomed all comers.

Li Yun was a battle maniac. Over the course of one afternoon, Lu Yi obtained a full seventy-five Qi Condensation Pills from him. It was utterly outrageous.

Together with what he later obtained from Bai Yulong, as well as the Qi Condensation Pills he had gained before, Lu Yi now had over a hundred Perfect Qi Condensation Pills—enough to cultivate for quite some time.

This made Lu Yi very happy.

Time passed like this, and the sixth night arrived.

Lu Yi sat cross-legged in his room. Spiritual Qi circulated around him, and his aura fluctuated violently.

Within Lu Yi's body, the Spiritual Qi contained in the Hundred Year Spiritual Milk surged like raging waves, and his cultivation rose at an astonishing speed.

The lv9 White Cloud Qi Guiding Art was simply unreasonable. Lu Yi felt that even Foundation Establishment cultivators might not absorb Spiritual Qi faster than him.

Generally speaking, the Spiritual Qi contained in a single drop of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk was enough for a Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivator to refine over several months. Yet for Lu Yi, it could be completely absorbed in just one night.

With such absorption efficiency, Lu Yi's cultivation speed was naturally incredibly fast.

As the Spiritual Qi circulated, Lu Yi felt a barrier.

The bottleneck of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer had arrived.

Lu Yi was delighted. Breaking through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer in less than a month—wasn't that speed simply unmatched?

Just as Lu Yi was about to break through, he suddenly paused, recalling something.

Come to think of it... would it work if he issued a task for breaking through a realm?

When he had broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer before, he had been too excited to think of this.

Now... should he try it?

Lu Yi tried murmuring to himself in his mind, "I want to break through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer."