Late Stage Qi Refining? I'm about the same, right?

The Bronze Corpse slowly fell to the sides in front of him.

Behind him, the shout was still echoing.

Kong Wu ignored the source of the sound and raised the Evil-Slaying Saber in his hand, quietly examining it.

Dark black mist enveloped the Evil-Slaying Saber, slowly writhing.

After a moment, the dense fog gradually expanded and then abruptly dispersed.

The blade, revealed under the moonlight, was longer and wider. The beast head at the hilt had become more intricate, lifelike.

The strange runes covering the blade converged into one, imprinted near the hilt.

Although Kong Wu didn't recognize this rune, he understood its meaning at a glance.

Tough!

Toughness!

This was the signal the long saber in his hand was constantly transmitting.

It was as if nothing could break it, as if time itself couldn't damage it.

He weighed the Evil-Slaying Saber and found that the blade was heavier than before, likely weighing four to five hundred pounds. Skinny Monkey probably wouldn't be able to carry the saber for him anymore.

Looking down, his status panel appeared.

[Evil-Slaying Saber: A horse-chopping saber enhanced with "Evil-Slaying" attribute via special points. It can be strengthened by killing evil beings.] [Special Attributes: Evil-Slaying (Deals higher damage to evil beings. Killing evil beings grants Evil-Slaying Value. The higher the Evil-Slaying Value, the higher the bonus damage.) / Toughness (As Evil-Slaying Value increases, the strength of the blade also increases.)] [Evil-Slaying Value: 10 points]

Satisfied, Kong Wu swung the Evil-Slaying Saber once before turning to face Bai Shen, who had just arrived.

[Bai Shen] [Vitality: 187] [Strength: 25] [Skills: Asura Corpse Scripture (Fragment), Blood Burning Art, Corpse Control Technique, Five Tigers Severing Gold Saber, Yin Thunder Swordplay] [First Impression of You: Suspicious (No True Qi fluctuation?).]

Judging by his Strength attribute of 25, this was a formidable opponent.

"You're seeking death..."

Bai Shen, carrying a long, wide wooden box on his back, stared at Kong Wu with a grim expression, his surging True Qi almost tangible.

"Senior! This humble Taoist is an Inner Disciple of Qingfeng Mountain, and my master is True Lord Jade Wind. I apologize for disturbing your secluded cultivation. We shall depart immediately."

Feng Yang suddenly appeared from who knows where, standing in front of Kong Wu and bowing respectfully. He immediately announced his sect and even his master's Taoist title.

After bowing, he quickly turned and walked towards Kong Wu, his face contorting with expressions, signaling Kong Wu to leave quickly.

Feng Yang didn't have a system and couldn't discern Bai Shen's exact strength.

However, from Bai Shen's True Qi fluctuations, which almost affected the surrounding environment, he could tell this was someone in the Late Qi Refining stage.

His True Qi was abundant, and the True Qi surging through his meridians was almost leaking out of his body.

Cultivators who reached the Late Qi Refining stage had enough True Qi in their bodies to use some simple spells, unlike cultivators in the Early or Mid Qi Refining stages who could only rely on talismans for combat.

Constable Kong was very strong, but his strength was solely based on physical power.

The Shi Ba and Bronze Corpses he encountered before had overly simplistic combat methods, relying only on physical attacks.

Against such enemies, Constable Kong might have had a chance to cut them down with his saber.

But facing a cultivator in the Late Qi Refining stage, Constable Kong would definitely not be a match.

Feng Yang mused as he walked past Kong Wu. He grabbed Kong Wu's arm and pulled, but it felt like he was trying to move a mountain.

His face showed urgency as he whispered, "Constable Kong..."

Before he could finish, Kong Wu shook his head and said in a deep voice, "We can't leave!"

"True Lord Jade Wind is a senior in the Foundation Establishment stage. If I encountered him, I would naturally retreat," Bai Shen said, his anger slowly fading, a strange smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "However, I am cultivating in seclusion in this remote place of Qingshan County precisely to avoid these esteemed Taoist masters."

"Qingshan County is five hundred miles away from Qingzhou Prefecture. Even if your master is a Golden Core True Lord, what does that have to do with me?"

Seeing Feng Yang's increasingly grim expression, Kong Wu shrugged and said, "See? I can't hold him back. By the way, according to your cultivator realm classifications, what stage is this guy in?"

"Late Qi Refining, and he doesn't seem to have just broken through. He might be at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, or possibly just entered the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining."

"Qi Refining stage, huh... so next is Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, tsk tsk."

Kong Wu clicked his tongue and looked down at his hands.

[Kong Wu] [Vitality: 102] [Strength: 23.6] [Skills: None] [Free Attribute Points: 2 points] [Special Attribute Points: None]

The two Bronze Corpses, the first one he killed provided him with 3 Free Attribute Points.

The latter one he killed, due to the widening gap in Strength attribute, only provided 2 points.

"System! Add points!"

He silently uttered in his mind, feeling a slight warmth and the pleasant throb of his muscles, Kong Wu raised his head.

Now, a year after my transmigration, I've essentially become a cultivator at the Late Qi Refining stage.

As Kong Wu looked up at Bai Shen, an alarm blared in Bai Shen's mind.

He cautiously took a step back, looking at Kong Wu, whose aura was no weaker than his own. He couldn't help but ask, "You've been hiding your strength?!"

"Let's just say it's something like that!"

Kong Wu replied dismissively, supporting his right shoulder with his left hand and circling his right arm a few times.

Then, he tilted his head, making a cracking sound, and began doing warm-up exercises as he walked towards Bai Shen.

How many attribute points could a cultivator at the Late Qi Refining stage provide?

Watching the burly figure, Feng Yang felt a lot calmer now.

Fine, Constable Kong had hidden his strength again.

He squeezed his scrawny forearm, doubting his own cultivation.

Was it really true that refining the body and strengthening muscles was inferior to absorbing and expelling spiritual energy and cultivating the soul?

Bai Shen reached behind him and tapped the wooden box, causing a long sword to spring out into his hand.

It was at this moment that Kong Wu suddenly accelerated, shooting forward like a cannonball, and the Evil-Slaying Saber swung fiercely at Bai Shen.

Clang!

The sound of metal striking metal rang out as Bai Shen horizontally raised his long sword, blocking the saber strike.

As soon as the sword and saber met, he frowned, took a step back, and braced himself, managing to hold steady against the powerful slash.

During the Qi Refining stage, cultivators need to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their bodies and condense it into True Qi. In this process, the cultivator's physical body also gradually strengthens as it is nourished by the spiritual energy.

Bai Shen, at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, had already reached the limit of physical strength for the Qi Refining stage.

Yet, even so, he found it difficult to block Kong Wu's strike.

Looking at Kong Wu, whose long hair flew around him like a divine demon, Bai Shen couldn't help but feel a tremor of fear.

How could this guy's physical strength be so terrifying???

Was he a humanoid monster???