Raging Pill

With the help of the Glazed Qi Refining Art and the Glazed Body Refining Art, the spiritual energy within Fang Chen's body was immediately refined and eventually absorbed by his body.

Ten breaths later, the spiritual energy that surged into Fang Chen's body from the Floating Immortal Sword was finally completely refined, and the True Qi in his Dantian had increased significantly.

"So satisfying!"

Fang Chen opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of stale air. He felt invigorated and full of strength. The spiritual energy that had surged into his body from the Floating Immortal Sword was even stronger than what he obtained from killing a Bloodthirsty Evil Crow.

"As expected of a ten-thousand-year-old Black Scale Red Leaf Pine, hahaha..."

Fang Chen couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't expected the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine to be so potent.

"Again!"

He gripped the Floating Immortal Sword and slashed it down at the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine before him.

"Clang!"

The Floating Immortal Sword was once again repelled by the backlash from the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine, nearly flying out of Fang Chen's hand. Fang Chen felt his tiger's mouth go numb, and a massive surge of spiritual energy flowed into his body.

With the help of the spiritual energy, the numbness in Fang Chen's tiger's mouth instantly disappeared.

Although the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine didn't display any Body Protection Spiritual Light, its bark was incredibly tough. The Floating Immortal Sword left not even a scratch on it.

However, Fang Chen didn't care about that. He didn't intend to cut down the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine; what he needed was spiritual energy. He didn't have a mission to complete right now, so whether the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine was cut down or not was irrelevant to him.

After the spiritual energy within his body was absorbed and refined again, Fang Chen continued to swing his sword at the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine.

With every strike, Fang Chen could feel his strength noticeably improving. As for the Glazed Mushroom, he had no interest in it at all. After all, the purpose of digging for Glazed Mushrooms was to become an Inner Disciple, but there were so many Outer Sect Disciples participating in the trial, and only three spots were available – far too few.

Besides, wasn't the ultimate goal of becoming an Inner Disciple to improve one's strength?

Since he could easily improve his strength by chopping down the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine now, why would he go the long way around?

On the way to Glazed Peak, Li Yanshan had also told Fang Chen that the Trial Path usually opened for three days, sometimes extended by half a day, and sometimes shortened by half a day.

Opportunities like this were rare, so Fang Chen had to seize the time to chop down the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine and improve his strength. After all, the spiritual energy he gained from chopping down the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine was more than from killing a Bloodthirsty Evil Crow, and most importantly, chopping down the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine was very safe.

As Fang Chen cultivated the Glazed Body Refining Art, he continuously made adjustments, becoming more and more proficient with it. His speed of refining spiritual energy also rapidly increased.

After chopping for more than a dozen consecutive strikes, Fang Chen noticed that the spiritual energy he absorbed from the Floating Immortal Sword had sharply decreased.

"What's going on?"

Fang Chen frowned slightly. This was the first time he had encountered such a problem.

He walked up to another Black Scale Red Leaf Pine and swung his sword down. He found that the spiritual energy surging into his body from the Floating Immortal Sword had become stronger again.

An hour later.

Fang Chen's body trembled slightly. A ball of golden flame appeared in the center of the True Qi vortex in his Dantian, and it quickly spread throughout the entire Dantian.

"Boom!"

A powerful aura erupted from within Fang Chen.

"Ah..."

Fang Chen couldn't help but lift his head and let out a roar. The golden flames in his Dantian surged along his meridians to his entire body. A faint golden light emanated from his skin, and the surrounding spiritual energy converged towards him madly before being absorbed into his body.

Twenty breaths later, the golden flames within Fang Chen's body disappeared, and the powerful aura emanating from him gradually subsided.

"Qi Refining Layer Four!"

A smile appeared on Fang Chen's lips. He hadn't expected to break through to Qi Refining Layer Four within just an hour of entering the Trial Path.

"There are still three days left until the trial ends. I wonder what realm my cultivation can reach?"

After calming his excited emotions, Fang Chen once again swung the Floating Immortal Sword to chop the tree. The opportunity before him was rare, and he didn't want to waste it.

After breaking through to Qi Refining Layer Four, Fang Chen's strength had taken a huge leap. After all, Qi Refining Layer Four was considered the middle stage of Qi Refining.

Qi Refining Layer One to Layer Three belonged to the early stage of Qi Refining; Qi Refining Layer Four to Layer Six belonged to the middle stage of Qi Refining; Qi Refining Layer Seven to Layer Nine belonged to the late stage of Qi Refining.

"Clang!"

The Floating Immortal Sword struck the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine, sending sparks flying. Although the backlash was still strong, his tiger's mouth only felt slightly numb, a significant improvement compared to the dull ache he felt before.

"Buzz buzz!"

The Floating Immortal Sword vibrated slightly, and a massive amount of spiritual energy continuously flowed into Fang Chen's body. Fang Chen completely absorbed and refined this spiritual energy in just two breaths. His sword-swinging speed became faster and faster.

"Clang clang clang..."

The crisp sound of metal colliding echoed through the Black Scale Red Leaf Pine forest.

Under the effect of the spiritual energy from the Floating Immortal Sword, Fang Chen felt increasingly invigorated.

Half an hour later, a buzzing sound echoed from the depths of Fang Chen's mind. The next moment, the things in his vision gradually disappeared. The Glazed Body Refining Art continuously flashed in his mind, and he made constant adjustments, causing the efficiency of the Glazed Body Refining Art to rapidly increase.

Suddenly, Fang Chen saw a cluster of colorful light appear on the ground about three zhang in front of him.

After a while, Fang Chen emerged from his state of enlightenment. The pine trees and needles reappeared in his vision.

He walked towards the spot where he had seen the ball of light in his enlightened state. Upon arriving, he slowly pushed aside the pine needles and discovered a crystal-clear mushroom. The cap of this mushroom was three fingers wide, and its stem was as thick as a forefinger.

"Glazed Mushroom!"

Fang Chen's eyes lit up slightly. He hadn't expected the ball of light he saw in his enlightened state to be a Glazed Mushroom.

Judging by its appearance, this Glazed Mushroom is of the highest quality.

The final results of the Trial Path are not determined by the quantity of Glazed Mushrooms found, but by the value of the mushrooms everyone digs up.

These mushrooms are divided into five grades from low to high: flawed, subpar, standard, fine, and premium. Premium mushrooms are the most valuable, with one jin costing ten times as much as standard mushrooms and five times as much as fine mushrooms.

"Hahaha, this is great, this is great!"

Looking at the mushrooms before him, Fang Chen couldn't help but get excited. He had originally just wanted to chop trees to improve his cultivation and didn't want to waste time searching for Glazed Mushrooms and other Spirit Medicine. However, a chance encounter proved fruitful. While chopping trees, he entered a state of enlightenment, during which he could see the Glazed Mushrooms hidden beneath the thick pine needles.

Fang Chen carefully dug out the Glazed Mushroom, afraid he would damage it if he used too much force. If it were damaged, the spiritual energy within would leak out, greatly reducing its value.

Soon, Fang Chen had dug out the Glazed Mushroom without any damage. It was perfect, truly a natural work of art.

Fang Chen whistled at the Glazed Paper Crane, and it immediately flew to him, flapping its wings.

Fang Chen presented the Glazed Mushroom to the Glazed Paper Crane. The Glazed Paper Crane pecked at the Glazed Mushroom a few times with its beak. A layer of white flame ignited on the surface of the Glazed Mushroom. The Glazed Paper Crane opened its mouth, and the Glazed Mushroom instantly shrank, transforming into a white light that flew into its mouth.

Fang Chen watched this operation by the Glazed Paper Crane, stunned, thinking to himself how magical this little paper crane was.

Suddenly, Fang Chen heard a sound from behind him. He spun around abruptly and saw a figure appear in his line of sight. When he clearly saw the person's face, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, because the person who had arrived was none other than Zhang Tielin.

At the same time, Zhang Tielin also clearly saw Fang Chen's face, and his gaze instantly became sharp.