Qi Condensation Fourth Layer!

"Water Bind Technique: Creates a water sphere using powerful water spiritual qi to restrict the enemy's movements."

"This one it is."

When Xu Chunniang cast the Spirit Blast Technique, splitting the spiritual qi took time. She could first trap the person with the Water Bind Technique to buy herself time to cast.

Holding the jade slips with the imprinted Water Bind Technique and the Complete Guide to Level One Spiritual Plants, Xu Chunniang walked out of the Merit Pavilion. The Spirit Stones on her person had decreased by ten, leaving only nine.

She shook her head; these Spirit Stones really didn't last long.

After returning, Xu Chunniang stopped meditating and began studying the Water Bind Technique.

She wasn't planning to immerse herself in cultivation all day as she usually did. While cultivation required diligence, it also emphasized a balance between work and rest.

In the following days, Xu Chunniang settled into a slightly more leisurely life, no longer forcing herself to cultivate for ten hours a day.

She slept until the hour of Mao before waking up. The first thing she did upon waking was to supply spiritual qi to the spiritual soil.

After her year-long meditation and cultivation, more than half of the spiritual qi contained within the spiritual soil had been depleted, and it needed to be replenished.

If the spiritual qi in the spiritual soil were used up without replenishment, it would gradually turn into barren land.

After her internal spiritual qi was completely drained, Xu Chunniang didn't immediately meditate to recover as she had before. Instead, she unhurriedly took out the Complete Guide to Level One Spiritual Plants from her storage bag and began to study it diligently.

Only after noon did she start practicing the Water Bind Technique.

This kind of life continued for four months.

After Xu Chunniang finished reading the Complete Guide to Level One Spiritual Plants, her Water Bind Technique had also reached a very high level of proficiency. She could instantly cast three independent binding water spheres.

At this point, only one month remained until the three-year grand examination.

During these four months, Xu Chunniang didn't keep her mind tense and cultivate all day. Instead, her cultivation had become more solid, bit by bit.

On this day, Xu Chunniang woke up at the hour of Mao as usual. Upon waking, she sensed something. Instead of using the spiritual soil technique as she normally would, she began to sense the spiritual qi within her body.

Compared to four months ago, the spiritual qi in her Dantian had decreased by a circle, but its purity had increased significantly. Her cultivation had undoubtedly become more solidified.

Xu Chunniang faintly felt that the previously unbreakable barrier had a small crack.

She sat down cross-legged, took out the five bottles of Spiritual Dew with the most spiritual qi, and began to adjust her state.

Due to the ample rest during this period and minimal energy consumption, it only took her half an hour to adjust her state to its peak.

Xu Chunniang opened her eyes, took the first bottle of Spiritual Dew, and drank the entire bottle in one go!

Vast amounts of spiritual qi entered Xu Chunniang's body. With a focused mind, she circulated the Carefree Art, rapidly absorbing the spiritual qi within her, gathering it into her Dantian, and charging towards that small gap.

Next, she consumed the second bottle of Spiritual Dew, launching a fierce assault towards the gap.

Then came the third bottle, the fourth bottle...

And the small gap, with the continuous impact of spiritual qi, grew larger and larger!

When Xu Chunniang absorbed the large amount of spiritual qi contained in the fifth bottle of Spiritual Dew, she heard a "crack" sound, as if some barrier had been broken.

The precarious gap finally shattered!

Xu Chunniang's mind trembled. As her realm improved, a wondrous realization surged into her heart, and her physical strength and sensory acuity advanced to the next level.

Xu Chunniang could feel that the spiritual qi in her Dantian had transformed into a thin spiritual mist. Although it was countless times thinner than before the breakthrough, there was an essential difference between the two.

After all, spiritual qi would form a mist only when it reached a certain density.

Xu Chunniang did not exit her meditative state and directly began to consolidate her cultivation.

She took out all the stored Spiritual Dew from her storage bag and drank it, regardless of the amount of spiritual power it contained.

After her cultivation broke through to the fourth level of Qi Condensation, the auxiliary effect of Spiritual Dew, as expected, was further reduced.

Xu Chunniang estimated that a full bottle of undepleted Spiritual Dew was roughly equivalent to one-tenth of her cultivation.

She suspected that by the fifth level of Qi Condensation, Spiritual Dew would completely lose its effectiveness.

Xu Chunniang shook her head. She had been mentally prepared for this. Although it was a pity, she accepted it.

She was already very satisfied that the Spiritual Dew technique had aided her so much on her cultivation path.

Three days later, Xu Chunniang had completely consolidated her cultivation.

The most direct feeling after entering the fourth level of Qi Condensation was that her body and spirit were better than ever.

"Let's see if the Spirit Void Steps have improved."

Xu Chunniang was eager to try. She directly performed the footwork within the cave, leaped out of the cave, and dashed off in one direction.

With a light tap of her toes, her figure flickered, and she appeared five to six zhang away.

Within a few breaths, she had covered a considerable distance.

After enjoying the thrill of galloping through the forest, Xu Chunniang stopped. Due to the strenuous exercise, her breathing was somewhat unsteady.

A flicker of excitement flashed in her eyes. After her cultivation broke through to the fourth level of Qi Condensation, her speed had increased significantly when using the Spirit Void Steps, and her endurance had doubled.

After recovering her internal cultivation, Xu Chunniang did not return to the cave.

She wanted to test the limits of the Spirit Blast Technique again!

It had been over a year since she last used the Spirit Blast Technique, an attempt that had nearly blown her up.

For over a year, Xu Chunniang hadn't dared to attempt the Spirit Blast Technique again.

However, after breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Condensation, she had a feeling that this time, she might be able to achieve a breakthrough.

Without further hesitation, Xu Chunniang raised her hand. Two streams of pure wood Spiritual Qi instantly split into four balls of explosive Spiritual Qi, which then quickly underwent a second split, becoming eight smaller balls of explosive Spiritual Qi.

She took a deep breath, prepared to retreat with the Spirit Void Steps at any moment, a hint of determination in her eyes. She directly began the third split!

The eight balls of explosive Spiritual Qi were instantly divided into sixteen, emitting a terrifying power!

"One breath, two breaths... nearing the limit!"

Xu Chunniang's expression shifted slightly. She forcefully pushed the sixteen balls of explosive Spiritual Qi outwards, simultaneously activating the Spirit Void Steps to retreat.

Just as she took two steps back, she heard a massive explosion behind her, deafeningly loud.

Turning back, she saw that the trees within that area had been completely destroyed.

A bright gleam flashed in Xu Chunniang's eyes. This time, she had successfully controlled the two splitting streams of wood Spiritual Qi.

Although she could only control them for less than three breaths, that amount of time was enough to barely control the explosive Spiritual Qi.

"Now that I have the cultivation of the fourth level of Qi Condensation, with the Spirit Blast Technique for offense, the Water Bind Technique for control, and the Spirit Void Steps for self-preservation, I can go to the Hundred Demonic Mountain Range for training."

The Hundred Demonic Mountain Range was a large mountain range north of the Carefree Sect, containing many natural herbs and abundant resources.

However, correspondingly, there were also many demonic beasts within it, ranging from the first to the ninth level of Qi Condensation.

It was rumored that in the depths of the Hundred Demonic Mountain Range, there were even demonic beasts with Foundation Establishment cultivation, but that was already deep within the mountain range and not encountered under normal circumstances.

A resolute look appeared in Xu Chunniang's eyes. She was going to the Hundred Demonic Mountain Range!

Thank you, fellow Daoist Ruoshui Ruo, for the reward and to all fellow Daoists for following along!!