Qi Refining Fifth Layer, Tier 1 Body Cultivator (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Ever since Qi Chuan began cultivating the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, he had mostly stayed within his own cave dwelling and rarely gone outside.

He roughly divided his cultivation time into two parts.

One part was used to cultivate the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, while the other was spent cultivating the Evergreen Art to improve his spell power.

Although Qi Chuan placed considerable importance on the body cultivation he had only recently encountered, his cultivation realm was the foundation for charging into Foundation Establishment, so he could not neglect it.

At the same time, Qi Chuan also set aside a little time to practice his various spells, allowing them to steadily improve to a certain extent.

However, because he devoted exceptionally little energy to spells, their improvement was incomparably slow compared to his spell power and physical body.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

On this day, inside Qi Chuan's Tier 1 High-grade Cave Mansion.

Within a stone chamber, Qi Chuan sat cross-legged naked from the waist up inside a large vat filled with scalding medicinal liquid. With his eyes shut, only his head remained above the water.

At this moment, he circulated the cultivation method of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body. Threads of spirit medicine power within the medicinal liquid around him continuously seeped into his body through the pores of his skin, strengthening his flesh.

As time passed, the thick dark-red medicinal liquid in the vat gradually became clear, while Qi Chuan's physical body grew stronger and stronger.

In particular, his skin flickered with jade-colored luster, like patches of light that appeared and vanished intermittently. During this process, they became increasingly distinct and clear.

Whoosh!

At a certain moment, Qi Chuan abruptly opened his eyes within the vat. A sharp gleam flashed through the depths of his pupils, making others afraid to meet his gaze.

You circulated the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body during a medicinal bath, absorbed medicinal power, and strengthened your physical body. You triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit and obtained a Hundredfold Harvest. Your physical body has improved somewhat. You successfully cultivated the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body First Layer, the Jade Skin Realm, and advanced to an Early Tier 1 Body Cultivator.

A line of text appeared in his field of vision.

Looking at those words, Qi Chuan smiled faintly. Then he stood up, clear droplets sliding down his fair skin.

Qi Chuan looked down at his body, then clenched both fists. His originally fair skin suddenly erupted with jade light, its radiance spreading over every inch of his body in an exceedingly strange sight.

"So this is the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body First Layer, the Jade Skin Realm."

Qi Chuan could feel that the defensive power of his skin had seemingly increased enormously.

The toughness of every patch of skin was likely enough to barely compare with an ordinary Low-grade Magic Tool.

Moreover, the flesh and tissues throughout his body had also been strengthened to a certain degree, though not as noticeably as his skin.

"Now, relying solely on my physical body, I could probably contend with ordinary Early Qi Refining Stage cultivators or First-grade Low-tier Demonic Beasts, right?"

"And if I continue cultivating it meticulously, perfect the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body First Layer, and reach the limit of an Early Tier 1 Body Cultivator, then I will be able to contend with Qi Refining Third Layer Peak cultivators, or even the strongest among First-grade Low-tier Demonic Beasts, using only my physical body!"

Gazing at his skin, Qi Chuan's expression held some amazement.

This Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body was indeed formidable.

"However, the spirit medicine power in this vat of medicinal liquid has been completely absorbed again."

Qi Chuan looked at the now utterly clear water in the vat, a trace of heartache appearing on his face.

That was another five contribution points, equivalent to fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Over the past few months, after using up the first large medicine bag, he had gone to the Inner Sect Pill Pavilion twice more. Now, all of those had been used up as well.

In other words, merely reaching the Entry Stage of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body First Layer had cost him the equivalent of a full one hundred and fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones!

And he had only entered the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body First Layer; he had not cultivated it to perfection.

Although the subsequent cultivation of the First Layer consumed fewer resources, one could still clearly feel a Body Cultivator's enormous demand for resources.

When he cultivated the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body Second Layer, or even the Third Layer, would he not need to spend even more resources?

"Ah, I'm poor..."

Qi Chuan could not help sighing over his poverty.

Shaking his head, Qi Chuan tidied up the stone chamber and headed to another stone chamber containing a bed.

This stone chamber had the highest Spiritual Qi Concentration in the entire cave dwelling. Only the Spiritual Qi Concentration here had reached the level of a Tier 1 High-grade Ling Mai, so Qi Chuan even slept here.

Sitting cross-legged atop the bed, Qi Chuan took out a pale-green Gathering Yuan Pill the size of a dragon eye. He inhaled its pleasant medicinal fragrance and nodded slightly. "You're still a little cheaper. One pill only costs one contribution point."

After saying that, he placed it in his mouth and swallowed it.

Then he closed his eyes and circulated the Evergreen Art.

Immediately, wisps of Spiritual Qi separated from the air within the stone chamber and entered his body through his breath.

After entering his body, that Spiritual Qi mixed with the medicinal power of the Gathering Yuan Pill. As it circulated through his meridians, it was gradually refined into spell power and stored in the dantian within his lower abdomen.

You circulated the Evergreen Art, absorbed Spiritual Qi, refined medicinal power, and converted it into your own spell power. You triggered an Eightfold Critical Hit and obtained Eightfold Harvest. Your Total Mana has increased slightly.

When one Great Heavenly Cycle ended, Qi Chuan opened his eyes and saw the familiar words appear.

"The Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body has already reached the First Layer. It's time to shift more of my energy back to my cultivation base."

With that thought in mind, Qi Chuan calmed his heart, closed his eyes, and circulated the Evergreen Art once more.

Cultivation knew no years.

Without realizing it, more than a year had passed.

On this day, Qi Chuan's cultivation realm also broke through a minor boundary.

You circulated the Evergreen Art, absorbed Spiritual Qi, refined medicinal power, and converted it into your own spell power. You triggered a Thirtyfold Critical Hit and obtained Thirtyfold Harvest. Your Total Mana has improved somewhat. You advanced to Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

When Qi Chuan opened his eyes atop the bed in the stone chamber, he saw that line of text in his field of vision.

Then he smiled. His Spiritual Sense sank into his dantian, and he immediately saw that the spell power within had expanded by quite a considerable circle.

Though it had merely expanded by one circle, the increase in Total Mana was rather substantial.

Compared to when he was at Qi Refining Fourth Layer, it had increased by at least two-fifths.

"I've finally advanced to Qi Refining Fifth Layer as well." Seeing this, Qi Chuan could not help sighing.

It was time for a breakthrough.

Ever since entering the Wind Moon Sect's Inner Sect, more than a year and a half had passed. He had continuously taken Gathering Yuan Pills to assist his cultivation, and there was no bottleneck from Qi Refining Fourth Layer to Qi Refining Fifth Layer. Once his Total Mana reached the required amount, he could break through.

"It's just that the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body is still at the First Layer, though it has already neared perfection."

Qi Chuan looked at his skin. The jade luster upon it was already extremely dazzling, signifying that the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body First Layer, the Jade Skin Realm, had reached the point where there was no further room for cultivation unless he entered the Second Layer.

However, this Second Layer was not so easy to enter. It required a massive amount of resources.

Over the past year, Qi Chuan still had to reserve some resources to purchase Gathering Yuan Pills to aid his cultivation. He had no surplus resources to spend on the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, so it remained at the pinnacle of the First Layer even now.

"I should stabilize my spell power first."

Shaking his head, Qi Chuan prepared to consolidate the spell power in his body after his recent breakthrough.

Bang, bang.

However, just then, faint knocking sounds suddenly came from outside the cave dwelling.

"This is... someone sending another letter?"

Qi Chuan raised his head, looking outside the cave dwelling with surprise in his eyes.

"Let's take a look." He walked out of the stone chamber and headed toward the cave dwelling's entrance.

Soon, Qi Chuan held an opened Paper Crane Letter in his hand at the entrance.

"Brother Qi, please open personally. I happened to obtain a Treasure Map and have already verified its authenticity. However, the treasure site holds certain dangers, and by my strength alone, I fear I may be unequal to the task. Thus, I require Brother Qi's assistance. If Brother Qi is interested, please reply. The specific details will be explained in person."

"...Murong Fan."

After reading it, Qi Chuan looked extremely surprised.

"A Treasure Map? There is such a good thing?"