Qi Refining Realm, Achieved!

Seeing Ran Hua's utter shock,

Chen Changqing smiled faintly. "Just a minor breakthrough."

Ran Hua froze for a moment, then squinted at Chen Changqing and gave him another careful look, muttering inwardly:

"Senior Brother Chen's breakthrough speed seems a little too fast."

"Could it be that he had built up his strength before bursting forth?"

After thinking briefly, he did not dwell on it.

Even if Chen Changqing had broken through again, he was only at the Mid Body Tempering Stage. Ran Hua, meanwhile, had already advanced to the Late Body Tempering Stage some time ago.

He was currently working toward breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm.

"Senior Brother Chen, I'll take my leave first!"

Ran Hua cupped his hands in salute. Without giving it any further thought, he rose and left directly.

After Ran Hua departed, Chen Changqing remained on duty at the Mountain Gate.

When the fourth quarter of the hour of the Rooster arrived, he closed the Mountain Gate on time, then got up and returned to his residence.

Time flowed by.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

At this moment, Chen Changqing sat cross-legged inside his little wooden cabin.

His consciousness sank into the system space.

"System!"

Very soon, the System Prompt sounded:

[Ding!]

[AFK time: 10 days.]

[Practiced Primordial Chaos Stance Technique ×350 times!]

[Extract AFK Cultivation results?]

"Extract!"

Chen Changqing did not hesitate and directly chose to claim the reward.

Boom! Boom!

In an instant, wisps of golden light drifted from the Little Golden Figure and shot into Chen Changqing's body.

Chen Changqing only felt the blood and qi within him churn like an enraged dragon, while his tendons and bones rang in unison.

His muscles were tempered and strengthened once more.

Every inch of flesh across his body seemed to have undergone a thousand hammerings and a hundred refinements again.

Before long, a vast force suddenly erupted from within him.

Even the space inside the wooden cabin rippled under the impact of the invisible waves of air.

The next moment, Chen Changqing abruptly opened his eyes. A flash of golden light vanished from his pupils.

He clenched his fist and threw a straight punch forward.

As his fist shot out, its immense force surged like a roaring river, striking the air until it boomed.

After withdrawing his fist, Chen Changqing sensed the surging power within his body, and the corners of his lips curled upward slightly.

"Strength surpassing two thousand jin!"

"Late Body Tempering Stage, achieved!"

Chen Changqing was overjoyed.

He discovered that as his cultivation continued to rise, the effects of AFK Cultivation also increased.

Previously, ten days of AFK Cultivation had only allowed the Primordial Chaos Stance Technique to be practiced three hundred times.

But now, after ten days of AFK Cultivation, it could already be practiced three hundred and fifty times.

"With this AFK Cultivation System..."

"My cultivation speed is like riding a rocket—it just keeps soaring higher and higher!"

"Next, it's time to charge toward the Qi Refining Realm!"

"However..."

At this point, Chen Changqing narrowed his eyes slightly, wearing a thoughtful expression.

Upon first entering the Early Body Tempering Stage, one could surpass three hundred jin of force.

By the Mid Body Tempering Stage, one could surpass one thousand jin.

As for the Late Body Tempering Stage, one could even reach two thousand jin of force!

Generally speaking, by this point, many cultivators would begin preparing to break through to the Qi Refining Realm.

Yet Chen Changqing was not in a hurry to make his breakthrough.

Because he knew that surpassing two thousand jin of force was not the limit of the Body Tempering Realm!

In the understanding of ordinary disciples, two thousand jin was the limit of the Body Tempering Realm.

But through studying the Little Golden Figure, Chen Changqing discovered that it was still undergoing AFK Cultivation. This proved that there was still room for improvement in the Body Tempering Realm.

"With my AFK system, why not make a run at the Body Refining Extreme Realm?"

Having made up his mind, Chen Changqing continued his AFK Cultivation.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the room.

Immediately afterward, a voice called out:

"Senior Brother Chen, it's time to collect this month's cultivation resources."

Hearing this, Chen Changqing quickly gathered his thoughts and rose to step outside. He accepted a small pouch from an Outer Disciple.

"Thank you for your trouble, Junior Brother!"

After thanking him, Chen Changqing returned to the room and opened the pouch. Inside were two Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Back when he was still in the Qi Nourishing Realm, his monthly cultivation resources had consisted of only one Low-grade Spirit Stone.

Earlier, Chen Changqing had gone to Elder Willow Wood and changed his cultivation information.

This month's cultivation resources had increased to two Low-grade Spirit Stones.

"Now that I can cultivate AFK, there's no rush to use these Spirit Stones."

"I'll save them for when I break through to the Qi Refining Realm."

Chen Changqing muttered to himself, then put away the two Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Time passed, and another ten days went by in the blink of an eye.

"System, extract the AFK Cultivation results!"

Boom!

Streams of golden light suddenly emerged from the Little Golden Figure and flowed into Chen Changqing's body.

Next, Chen Changqing's strength reached the level of surpassing three thousand jin.

Yet even so, he discovered that he still had not reached the limit of Body Refining.

Chen Changqing did not mind and continued his AFK Cultivation.

Before he knew it, a month had passed.

"System!"

As Chen Changqing sent out the thought, the system responded:

[Ding!]

[AFK time: 30 days.]

[Practiced Primordial Chaos Stance Technique ×1200 times!]

[Extract AFK Cultivation results?]

"Extract!"

Chen Changqing did not think much about it and directly chose to claim the AFK reward.

Boom!

Streams of golden light suddenly poured out from the Little Golden Figure's body and rushed straight into Chen Changqing.

In an instant, Chen Changqing felt the blood and qi in his body erupt like a volcano. His tendons and bones trembled, and even his flesh seemed to be reforming.

Golden light blazed around his body, dazzling like the blazing sun!

"Strength surpassing four thousand jin!"

At this moment, Chen Changqing clearly felt that his physical strength had reached an extreme limit.

At the same time, the Little Golden Figure before him stopped its AFK Cultivation.

"I've finally reached the Body Refining Extreme Realm!"

"Ordinary Late Body Tempering Stage cultivators can only surpass two thousand jin of force."

"But I am at the Body Refining Extreme Realm. My strength surpasses four thousand jin—twice as much."

"My more than a month of AFK Cultivation was not in vain after all."

Chen Changqing murmured to himself.

More than a month ago, he had already reached the Late Body Tempering Stage and could have begun charging toward the Qi Refining Realm.

But he had chosen to walk a path toward the Ultimate Realm.

After a brief pause, Chen Changqing took a deep breath and said with feeling:

"Next, it's time to break through to the Qi Refining Realm!"

Chen Changqing took out the several Low-grade Spirit Stones he had accumulated and placed them before him.

After closing his eyes, he began drawing spiritual qi from the Spirit Stones to make his breakthrough.

Streams of spiritual qi flowed out from the Spirit Stones and entered Chen Changqing's body, coursing through his limbs and bones.

As the spiritual qi poured in without end,

It was as though thunder exploded within Chen Changqing's body, while chaos filled his dantian.

Buzz!

At one moment, a wisp of pure energy was born within his dantian.

Like the newborn morning sun, it was faint yet brimming with vitality!

Refining essence into qi meant refining the spiritual qi of heaven and earth into one's own essence qi, storing it within the dantian!

Chen Changqing calmed his mind and guided the spiritual qi through cycles within his body, continuously condensing it.

Very soon, the first strand of essence qi successfully condensed!

Then came the second, the third...

When the tenth strand of essence qi floated within his dantian like stars, Chen Changqing's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened.

The sharp light in his eyes gleamed brilliantly!

"Qi Refining Realm, achieved!"