Late-Stage Qi Refining

"You, honestly. Think about it properly. When have I ever gone out to have fun and not brought you along?"

Li Qianqing stroked Li Qianyin's little head. Sometimes, explaining too much was useless; first, he had to let the other party react and understand.

That way, there was no need to waste too many words, and the other party would be able to understand.

"Even if I was wrong, Qianqing-ge, you still can't touch my head. I won't grow tall."

In her shame, Li Qianyin came back to herself and immediately took a step back, escaping Li Qianqing's demonic claws.

Qianqing-ge had taken the chance to touch her head again. Hateful, truly hateful. Once again, before she knew it, he had succeeded.

"You're already nineteen. You're not some little girl anymore. You no longer have a chance to grow taller." Li Qianqing shook his head. For most cultivators, after the age of eighteen, their physique was already set.

Li Qianyin was just this tall. From now on, she would not have the chance to grow taller that she imagined.

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening." Li Qianyin's obsession with her height was still very deep. In truth, being a little short did not matter, but she was far too short. The key was that her father and mother were not short either.

"Fine, we won't talk about this topic. Let's talk about cultivation. When do you plan to enter Qi Refining Seventh Layer? This time, don't let me surpass you again." Li Qianqing suddenly smiled. "A Dual Spiritual Root should act like a Dual Spiritual Root. Always being suppressed by a Three Spiritual Roots like me is really unbecoming."

"Just you wait, Qianqing-ge. I'll definitely enter Late-Stage Qi Refining before you!"

Li Qianyin also felt that she could not be compared down again, even if it was by her Qianqing-ge.

"Good. That's the spirit I wanted." Li Qianqing nodded, then said, "I'll go rest for a bit first. If you want to go somewhere to have fun tomorrow, you can tell me."

"I'm not playing anymore. I'm going back to cultivate!"

Li Qianqing looked at Li Qianyin in surprise. Based on Li Qianyin's attitude, he had originally been thinking of rewarding her a little, letting her go out and relax. In the end, she had actually refused.

This was something he had not expected.

Could it be that the girl has become sensible?

"Qianqing-ge, you should just rest properly. The more you rest for one day, the later you'll enter Late-Stage Qi Refining by one day."

As she spoke, Li Qianyin left without looking back.

Li Qianqing watched Li Qianyin's departing back.

He understood. It was not that Li Qianyin had become sensible, but that she was angry. The reason was that he had just used a head-pat kill on her.

After a few days, Li Qianyin would definitely come trotting eagerly to his side, bring up today's matter, and ask whether the words he had spoken counted. If he said they did not, the words he had spoken would be forcibly carried out.

"Xingxin, this is your reward."

Before returning to his room, Li Qianqing came before Li Xingxin and handed him a Low-Grade Spirit Stone.

This was an extremely generous reward.

"Thank you, Thirteenth Uncle, but you're giving too much. I only took care of it for how long..."

"Accept it. This trip out to handle matters had a small pleasant surprise. You can think of it as luck you brought me. Also, you don't need to come tomorrow, but after a few days, I'll still need you to help for a few days."

"Yes, Thirteenth Uncle! I'll definitely come whenever called."

Since Li Qianqing had put it that way, Li Xingxin had no reason to refuse.

Following this Thirteenth Uncle, it was hard even to go hungry.

Li Qianqing nodded in satisfaction. Finally, he patted Li Xingxin on the shoulder, completely taking on the air of an elder.

After returning to the wooden hut, the weariness on Li Qianqing's face had vanished without a trace.

For the next few days, he returned to normal cultivation. He could also consume the Second-Order Low Grade Black God Stone to temper his current divine sense.

The long winter ended, and the season of spring warmth and blooming flowers arrived.

Li Qianqing had been born in February. It was now January, and he had not yet fully turned twenty-two.

Finally, Qi Refining Sixth Layer Peak.

Inside the wooden hut, Li Qianqing ended today's cultivation.

Within his qi sea, one large cyclone had already formed. Now, there were a total of two large cyclones in his qi sea.

For most Qi Refining stage cultivators, going from Qi Refining Sixth Layer Peak to Qi Refining Seventh Layer was the most difficult barrier.

If one could smoothly enter Qi Refining Seventh Layer, the possibility of entering Qi Refining Ninth Layer in the future was not low, unless there truly was not much time left.

If one cultivated a top-tier Qi Refining cultivation method like Li Qianqing's, one that could cultivate to Qi Refining Tenth Layer, then breaking through from Qi Refining Ninth Layer Peak to Qi Refining Tenth Layer was the most difficult barrier of the Qi Refining stage.

As long as he could enter Qi Refining Seventh Layer, he would become not merely a high-level member of the Li Family, but a core high-level member.

As time passed, his influence over the Li Family grew greater and greater. Once he entered Qi Refining Seventh Layer, there would not be the slightest obstacle to him becoming core high-level.

The clan's ordinary cultivators also liked an alchemist like him very much. He could allow the Clan Treasury to possess more high-quality pills.

On top of that, he had resolved a crisis for the Li Family. Once he broke through, becoming a core high-level member would be extremely smooth.

"More or less. I can start breaking through."

As he spoke, Li Qianqing had already taken a Fasting Pill.

For Early-Stage Qi Refining cultivators, the most ordinary Fasting Pill could satisfy ten days of energy consumption. Mid-Stage Qi Refining cultivators consumed more energy each day, so one of the most ordinary Fasting Pills could only last a little more than six days.

This was completely enough for Li Qianqing.

Breaking through from Mid-Stage Qi Refining to Late-Stage Qi Refining, compared with breaking through from Early-Stage Qi Refining to Mid-Stage Qi Refining, if the breakthrough went smoothly, the former would take roughly twice as long as the latter. In other words, in about two days, Li Qianqing could complete the breakthrough.

For a breakthrough from Mid-Stage Qi Refining to Late-Stage Qi Refining, as long as Three Spiritual Roots cultivators prepared a little more, they would basically all succeed.

For Li Qianqing, as long as he entered Qi Refining Sixth Layer Peak, his preparations were already complete, and they were the kind of preparations that were absolutely thorough.

The top-tier cultivation method he cultivated also had a certain boost when it came to breakthroughs.

The experienced Li Qianqing had never thought there was any possibility that his breakthrough would fail.

After making a simple adjustment and tuning his condition to its best, he began the breakthrough from Qi Refining Sixth Layer Peak to Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

As early as yesterday, he had handed the care of the Spiritual Field over to Li Xingxin.

After he broke through, he would no longer have the task of taking care of the Spiritual Field. Li Lilong would reassign it.

For the clan's core high-level members, more of their tasks would be in management and discovery. The so-called discovery meant discovering clan juniors with potential.

Of course, with his astonishing Alchemy Talent, he would definitely have tasks such as refining pills. However, pills like refining Fasting Pill probably would not be handed to him again afterward, not even a single furnace.

The sun set and rose.

Time passed little by little, and Li Qianqing's qi sea was also undergoing changes bit by bit.

The top-tier Qi Refining cultivation method, "Verdant Wood Engulfing Flame Art," when cultivated to Qi Refining Seventh Layer, would have two large cyclones and one small cyclone within the qi sea.

Large cyclones and small cyclones were merely a comparison between them. From Qi Refining Fourth Layer to Qi Refining Sixth Layer, the large cyclone had continuously grown larger, and the small cyclone was the same.

The moon rose onto the treetops.

Within Li Qianqing's qi sea, a brand-new small cyclone had already formed.

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