Qi Refining Fourth Layer

Afterward, he climbed out of the pond.

He decided he should work hard to raise his realm first. That sudden movement from the huge boulder had caught him somewhat off guard. In the end, it was because his strength was insufficient that he had panicked so badly.

If he had enough strength, he would naturally remain as calm as a dog.

After all, Demonic Beasts actually existed within this pond. Once he was strong enough, he naturally wanted to enter the Spirit Spring's source and take a look. If such an enormous Demonic Beast could enter it, then there had to be a whole other world inside. Otherwise, how could it possibly fit through?

That was also one of the reasons he was so eager to improve his strength.

Thinking of the ten 'Strands of Spiritual Qi' Attributes still in his mind, if he used them all up, his Cultivation Realm would surely break through to Qi Refining Layer Four.

He immediately greeted Baili Qiuyue, then began another period of closed-door cultivation.

Baili Qiuyue even complained that she was going to become a living widow. He had just emerged from seclusion less than a day ago, yet Lu Wanyuan was already going into seclusion again!

Fortunately, Lu Wanyuan promised that this round of secluded cultivation would not take long. Only then did Baili Qiuyue agree.

After entering the Practice Room, Lu Wanyuan immediately consumed two 'Strand of Spiritual Qi' Attributes.

Before long, he felt the spiritual qi within his body abruptly become incomparably abundant. His entire body swelled like an inflated leather ball, taut and bulging.

Streams of spiritual qi roamed throughout his body. Sensing this, Lu Wanyuan immediately sat cross-legged, stilled his breath, focused his mind, and began circulating the Minor Five Elements Art to rapidly refine the spiritual qi within him.

Before long, the spiritual qi in his body had been rapidly refined. His whole body seemed to return to stillness, while the spiritual power within his Dantian became even more abundant.

Without another word, he immediately consumed another four 'Strand of Spiritual Qi' Attributes. Surging spiritual qi instantly erupted within his body, and he hurriedly circulated the Minor Five Elements Art at high speed.

The originally wild, violent, and disorderly spiritual qi was like floodwaters released from a dam—once unleashed, it could not be reined in!

Blood seeped from all seven of his orifices, and even the surface of his skin turned bright red. Spiritual qi continuously escaped through his pores, while wave after wave of agonizing pain surged into the depths of his mind, tormenting him until he wished he were dead.

Seeing this, Lu Wanyuan immediately circulated his Cultivation Technique at full speed, casting all concerns aside. He had been far too impatient just now, wanting to raise his Cultivation Realm in one go.

Thus, without considering the consequences, he had used four Attributes at once, completely failing to account for what his body could endure.

Faced with this, he could only grit his teeth and endure it step by step.

About an hour later, everything suddenly quieted. That unruly spiritual qi instantly became docile and flowed smoothly through his Meridians!

One circulation, two circulations, three circulations... Slowly, the originally abundant spiritual qi was refined into thread after thread of spiritual qi. It happened entirely naturally, and this spiritual qi was stored within his Dantian in the form of spiritual power.

His entire Dantian filled up. Then came a crisp crack, like shattering glass—the same reaction as when he had broken through Qi Refining Layer Three.

At that moment, the barrier to Qi Refining Layer Four shattered. Once it broke open, his Dantian, which had been brimming with spiritual power, instantly deflated and became completely empty.

The space within his Dantian had become several times larger than before. It felt as though a pond-sized space had suddenly transformed into a vast lake. With such an enormous change, the spiritual power that had once been abundant naturally became insufficient in an instant.

He also felt that his five senses had become much sharper. At this point, he could at least perceive things two hundred zhang away.

Furthermore, the width of his Meridians had expanded to more than twice their original size, and they had become exceptionally resilient.

Seeing this, he immediately understood. As one's Cultivation Realm rose, both the channels for refining spiritual qi and releasing spiritual power needed to become wider and tougher. Only then could techniques and spells that required massive amounts of spiritual power unleash their proper, tremendous might.

This phenomenon also showed that throughout a cultivator's path of cultivation, the continual increase of their Cultivation Realm was preparation for performing stronger spells and moves.

If that preparation was not properly made, then either those spells and moves could not be performed at all, or their power would be far too weak when used!

Truly, every link was fastened to the next!

He was now a Qi Refining Layer Four cultivator, having just entered the Qi Refining middle stage. Seeing the gains from this breakthrough, he immediately used the 'Fireball Spell' and 'First-order Beast Taming Art Attribute.'

The reason he used these two Attributes was mainly because he wanted to study these spells. Moreover, this 'Fireball Spell' could work together with his other Attribute, 'Fire Attribute Magic Power Amplification 2x.' If he could successfully cast this Fireball Spell—

Then, under the current circumstances, he could use the Fireball Spell together with the 'Fire Attribute Magic Power Amplification 2x' Attribute and contend evenly with Qi Refining Layer Eight cultivators here. That was an extraordinarily remarkable thing. He was only a Qi Refining Layer Four cultivator, yet he could actually cross hands with Qi Refining Layer Eight cultivators.

Naturally, he wanted to master such a wonderful thing as soon as possible.

Even if he could not defeat a Qi Refining Layer Eight cultivator, being able to escape from the presence of such a high-level cultivator would still be a fine choice.

That was a cultivator several minor realms above him. Of course, he would not be foolish enough to think about directly confronting such a high-level cultivator. He was not an idiot.

After studying the Fireball Spell, he practiced it again and again until he finally managed to cast it, though he had not yet reached the point where he could unleash it at will.

At present, he could only condense a densely compressed fireball the size of a peach pit between his fingers. It gave off golden flames, and even from afar, its scalding heat came rushing toward him.

Then, with a light flick of his hand toward the sky, the fireball between his fingers shot upward like an arrow loosed from a bow.

Boom!

A tremendous explosion erupted in the air, bursting like fireworks in breathtaking splendor.

Moreover, it covered an area within three hundred meters. Any target would surely have nowhere to flee, because even the scattered flames on the ground scorched the earth black. It was truly tyrannical beyond compare.

That fire was probably like poison—once it stuck to someone, there would be no way to remove it. Anyone touched by it would either die or be flayed alive.

He had never expected such an ordinary Fireball Spell to possess such immense power. If it were combined with the 'Fire Attribute Magic Power Amplification 2x' Attribute—

Then even a Qi Refining Layer Eight cultivator would definitely be unable to escape this six-hundred-meter range in a short time. They would surely be injured.

Lu Wanyuan firmly believed that once he trained the Fireball Spell to the minor accomplishment stage, pairing it with the 'Fire Attribute Magic Power Amplification 2x' Attribute would make it one of his trump cards. Like throwing a grenade, it would leave his target unable to escape his attack range for a short period of time.

With such a hidden trump card, so long as he did not take the initiative to provoke trouble, his chances of survival would surely increase greatly.

He also trained the Thorn Spell and Earth Shield Spell. It took him more than ten days to finally master both spells.

His spiritual power was only enough to cast the Thorn Spell four times at once before he had to immediately replenish it.

However, the Thorn Spell was extremely powerful, and it appeared when the target least expected it. The Azure Vines, each as thick as a thumb, were covered in backward-facing hooks and radiated a chilling aura!

It could attack targets within ten zhang.

The Earth Shield Spell, meanwhile, could construct a defensive wall around him, A wall of earth as thick as a fist, one and a half times a person's height, and one zhang wide could block and isolate external attacks!