Differences

"Inner Strength Minor Accomplishment."

Li ChunJun said softly.

Staying in the apartment, not stepping out of the main door or the second door, cultivating diligently like a young lady for seven days, he finally completed the Inner Strength Entry, Inner Strength Minor Accomplishment, tempering his five internal organs.

If he spends another ten days or so, he should be able to achieve Inner Strength Great Accomplishment, further reaching the state of Inner and Outer Harmony.

After all, his cultivation method is different from others.

Others are tempering from scratch, but his situation...

Is equivalent to reviewing.

Or rather, writing out the process according to the answer.

With his physical fitness up to standard, and training and strengthening according to specific methods, his progress is naturally rapid.

"Ding-dong."

At this moment, a doorbell rang.

Li ChunJun glanced at the door, but didn't move.

But relying on his hearing, which was greatly enhanced and far surpassed others, he could still hear the conversation of the people outside the door.

"Looks like no one's home."

"That's not right, the electricity and water meters are running, and someone heard movement, so someone should be living here. Why does no one answer the door every time we ring?"

"Alright, let's not worry about whether there's anyone here, as long as we've been here."

"This is a task that the higher-ups have repeatedly emphasized, to investigate all suspicious personnel. I think this apartment is very suspicious."

"I know you're thinking about completing the leader's task, but do you know why the higher-ups issued this order? It's said that a Century Thug went on a killing spree in Hengguang Garden, so the higher-ups are having us visit every household to investigate. But that Century Thug is extremely fierce, killing hundreds of people in Hengguang Garden. It's said that the vehicles transporting the bodies made several trips. How terrifying is that! If we really run into him, will we have a chance to survive?"

"Killed hundreds of people!? I heard it was less than a hundred?"

"Does it make a difference to us?"

"No... no..."

"Alright, let's go. Just go through the motions of visiting and investigating. We only get three thousand yuan a month, why be so serious? Do you think you can get a promotion and a raise? Several directors' relatives are waiting in line, how could it be your turn."

The exchange lasted for a moment, gradually fading away.

Li ChunJun listened.

"It's been a week."

He said softly.

Jin Zhiya was coming, she should have arrived already.

It's time to go and find out.

He knew that his waiting method was very passive.

During the week he stayed in the apartment, he did nothing but temper his five internal organs and practice swordsmanship.

It wasn't that he didn't want to act, but rather, besides improving himself, he didn't know what else to do.

Inquire about information?

Not professional enough.

Collect clues?

No channels.

He simply didn't know where to start.

The drastic changes in his life had altered his way of thinking, but they hadn't broadened his horizons.

While pondering, he turned on his computer, browsed the forums, and searched for news about the Jin Family Courtyard incident in the local community.

The largest banner on the forum...

"Century Thug" spills blood at Hengguang Garden.

The forum posts that followed were filled with cheers.

Everyone was praising the "Century Thug's" act of Justice.

Of course, there were even more people following below, verbally attacking and listing all the thug's actions, as if they were too numerous to record.

Li ChunJun didn't look much, but instead collected information.

Soon, a post caught his attention.

"Those who want to see an Immortal battle the Century Thug will be disappointed. Jin Zhiya didn't return to Guangzhou City at all."

Below were various follow-up posts.

"Really? It's said that joining a cultivation sect requires severing ties with the mortal world. Could it be true?"

"Severing ties with the mortal world? Don't be ridiculous. Is that something Qi Refining cultivators need to consider?"

"What if Jin Zhiya comes? Even if she's in Qi Refining, she might not have mastered spells. Without spells, she's not even as good as those top Martial Arts experts."

"Haha, daring to disregard Qi Refining cultivators online. If you really saw one, your legs would go weak and you wouldn't be able to stand straight. Oh, I forgot, ninety-nine percent of you will never see the true face of any Immortal in your lives."

The discussion in this post quickly went off-topic.

People below began to argue about who was stronger, Qi Refining cultivators or Innate Martial Masters.

Li ChunJun watched, pondering in silence.

Immortals possess Spirit Roots. They only need to go through the two steps of sensing and guiding Qi to draw the world's spiritual Qi into their bodies, and after some refinement, form True Qi Mana.

During this process, there are two choices.

One is to form True Qi and use it to nourish the Immortal's physique, gradually strengthening their body.

Basically, after only one or two years of nourishing, the Qi Refining cultivator's physique can be comparable to Harmony peak.

However, most cultivators with Spirit Roots will directly use the world's spiritual Qi, aided by their Spirit Root, and then use cultivation methods to refine it into Mana.

The main function of Mana is to release spells.

The effect of warming the body is two or three times worse.

The Mana of the early Qi Refining stage may not be able to strengthen the physique to the peak of Harmony in five or six years.

However, once a Qi Refining cultivator masters spells...

It's equivalent to a Martial Artist wielding a gun.

Or rather, a sharpshooter Martial Artist wielding a large-caliber custom-made pistol.

The deterrent force will immediately climb to a new level.

Therefore, whether a Qi Refining cultivator has been promoted for a few years and whether they have mastered spells are also important indicators to measure their strength.

And after Jin Zhiya entered the Red Sun Dao Institute, she sensed in four months, introduced Qi in three years, and passed the assessment to become a Red Sun Dao Institute Disciple. Calculating the time, she has been in the early stage of Qi Refining for two and a half years.

When she entered Qi Refining, did she choose to warm her body with True Qi first, or directly temper Mana to practice spells...

It's really hard to say.

In addition, what kind of spell she chooses after comprehending spells will also have a considerable impact on her specific strength.

"Spells."

The word flashed through Li ChunJun's mind.

Cultivating to become an Immortal is divided into three major realms: Qi Refining, Spirit Refinement, and Void Refining.

Void Refining and Spirit Refinement are not well known to the outside world.

It is only known that the Nascent Soul realm cultivator who swept Blue Star back then was a Spirit Refinement True Lord.

On the other hand, Qi Refining is quite well understood by people.

Qi Refining has a total of nine stages.

Before Condensing Qi and Refining Energy in the Qi Refining Fourth Stage, unless there are body protection spells or body protection magic tools, they cannot withstand knives, guns, swords, and cannons.

This is also the reason why Immortal cultivation sects strictly prohibit the circulation of thermal weapons and modern weapons.

After all, even in the world of Immortal cultivation, low-level cultivators are the vast majority.

In other words...

Even if Jin Zhiya really masters spells, she may be shot to death by him.

This is also the reason why he dares to wait for Jin Zhiya to come.

But judging from these posts...

Jin Zhiya doesn't seem to have shown up yet.

After a moment of silence, Li ChunJun packed up his things.

Things on the Internet cannot be fully believed.

Whether Jin Zhiya has come or not, he will know by taking a look himself.

Immediately, he checked the gun, loaded the bullets, and put away the two short blades. Then, he changed into a windbreaker, put on a hat and mask, and carried a rolled-up long "hanging scroll" bag on his back, leaving the house as night fell.

Relying on his extraordinary hearing, he precisely avoided the people he might encounter in the apartment, disappearing like a ghost within.

When he reappeared, he was already at Hengguang Garden.