Master, Never Weaker Than Anyone!

Chu Feng stood before the bed.

Seeing Xiao Huohuo gnashing his teeth one moment and changing expressions the next, he knew that the lesson he had given him had succeeded once again!

That youngster was definitely letting his imagination run wild!

Before long, Xiao Huohuo came back to his senses. After hesitating for a while, he still raised his head and asked:

"Master, Huohuo wants to know—how many strands of spiritual energy did you absorb into your body back then?"

As he spoke, a hint of anticipation glimmered in the young man's eyes.

His master's strength was unfathomable. Surely, he couldn't be inferior to those so-called geniuses, right?

Perhaps he had even absorbed Eight Spiritual Energies into his body—or even the legendary Nine Spiritual Energies, making him a super genius who refined qi in One Day!

Here it came!

Chu Feng had expected this long ago. That youngster who loved to let his imagination run wild definitely wouldn't be able to resist asking about his past.

All those words he had spoken before, inventing one story after another, had not been wasted.

Now they were finally coming in handy!

Chu Feng still wore that aloof, unfathomable expression:

"This Seat has never been weaker than anyone in his entire life!"

As his voice fell, a terrifying aura immediately spread from his body.

Ten streams of rosy glow could be seen swirling left and right throughout the room, forming a ring of light. They resembled both a full moon and a blazing sun, overflowing with radiance!

The thatched hut, which had previously relied on lamplight to maintain a faint glow, immediately became brighter and more dazzling than daylight.

Xiao Huohuo trembled and widened his eyes in astonishment as he looked around.

He stared at the rosy glow drifting and weaving through the air, at that miraculous, godlike scene.

He couldn't help murmuring to himself:

"Even the ancient prodigies only possessed Nine Spiritual Energies when they broke through their limits and entered the Qi Refining Stage. Yet Master actually reached ten—the number of perfection!"

"Never weaker than anyone in his entire life... He actually surpassed every single person."

"Master is far stronger than I imagined."

"He must be a super powerhouse who appears only once in ten thousand years!"

After circling several times, the rosy glow descended back onto Chu Feng's body and was withdrawn into him.

Xiao Huohuo naturally understood what had happened as well. Secretly moved, he said:

"Master must have deliberately used his methods to compress his cultivation until Spirit Absorption into Body manifested, so that I could directly experience the benefits of the perfect state of Spirit Absorption into Body!"

"Master truly has gone to great lengths. I absolutely cannot disappoint his expectations."

Then, still excited, he said:

"Master actually surpassed the ultimate technique of Spirit Absorption into Body. Then, when Master entered the Qi Refining Stage..."

A trace of a smile hung at the corner of Chu Feng's lips:

"When This Seat was cultivating, ten streams of spiritual power automatically entered his body. In an instant, he stepped into the Qi Refining Stage."

After hearing this, Xiao Huohuo's scalp went numb, and even his throat felt dry.

He merely stared silently at the young man before him, drawing in a cold breath as he said:

"Refining qi in an instant... Master..."

At this moment, the word "shocked" was no longer enough to describe Xiao Huohuo's feelings.

Every time, he thought he had imagined his master's strength well enough—some transcendent expert beyond the mundane world, some Immortal God worshiped in a temple.

But now, he discovered that his imagination was still far too limited.

His master was far more formidable than he had imagined!

Seeing Xiao Huohuo's astonished expression, which was nearly frozen stiff, Chu Feng rejoiced inwardly.

Excellent. This silly disciple has fallen for it again.

However, speaking honestly, what he had said was not entirely false.

Those streams of spiritual energy had indeed entered his body on their own under the system's control.

In an instant, he had reached the level of ten streams of spiritual energy during the Spirit Absorption into Body stage.

It was just that he had not broken through into the Qi Refining Stage.

Mixing half-truths with half-lies was enough to leave anyone confused.

After a long while, Xiao Huohuo, who had been sitting on the bed, finally came back to his senses.

At this moment, he completely understood what his task was from here on out.

That was to cultivate with all his strength and not disgrace his master!

He immediately rose, clasped his fists, and said resolutely:

"Master, this disciple will begin cultivating right now. I absolutely won't slack off in the slightest, and I absolutely won't fail to live up to the painstaking care you have shown me!"

After saying this, Xiao Huohuo immediately sat down cross-legged again.

He lowered his head and moved his lips slightly, apparently silently reciting the Mind Technique. His palms, nose, and mouth all glowed with a faint red light.

Chu Feng nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the bed board, which was soaked through with sweat, and his face darkened slightly.

It seemed he could no longer sleep on this bed. Fortunately, he now possessed ten streams of spiritual energy.

With spiritual energy protecting his body, the cold night wind could not approach him at all. Sleeping on tree branches would be just as comfortable as sleeping on a bed.

Soon, two months passed.

Chu Feng sat in a wooden chair padded with a Tiger Skin Coat, crossed his legs, and leisurely basked in the sun.

The warm sunlight passed through the dense green leaves in the forest and spilled over his body, filling him with comfort.

Over these two months, Xiao Huohuo had made considerable progress.

Using the excuse of tempering his physical body and stabilizing his spiritual energy, he had also sent Xiao Huohuo out to kill fierce beasts, hunt, and cook. He even had him handle every little chore in daily life.

As for Chu Feng, he only needed to open his mouth for food and spend each day leisurely basking in the sun.

Feeling completely relaxed, Chu Feng sighed:

"It's truly wonderful to have a well-behaved disciple."

Inside the thatched hut.

Xiao Huohuo remained calm and composed, his brows tightly furrowed.

The streams of rosy glow in the air were slowly drawn into his body as he inhaled and exhaled.

Yet the spiritual energy did not remain in his body for long. Before it could condense into a solid stream, it scattered once more from between his skin.

This body seemed to have reached its limit.

If one looked inward, one would see Eight Spiritual Energies crisscrossing through his limbs and bones, moving back and forth across the surface of his body.

Though they had not yet reached perfection, they still shone brilliantly.

As the spiritual energy dispersed, Xiao Huohuo opened his eyes again and rested for a moment:

"During this time, under Master's guidance, I may seem to have done many miscellaneous tasks, but my physical body has also been tempered in the process."

"It seems to have become somewhat more compatible with spiritual energy."

"It was precisely because of this that I managed to reach the level of Eight Spiritual Energies."

He looked at his hands, somewhat unwilling to accept it:

"Could this really be the limit?"

"Even with Master's help, can I, Xiao Huohuo, only break through into the Qi Refining Stage with Eight Spiritual Energies?"

He clenched his fists tightly.

If this had been before, such talent—surpassing ordinary geniuses and reaching the expectations he had held two months ago—would certainly have left him extremely satisfied.

But now, he was the disciple of a master who had never been weaker than anyone, and he had received his master's guidance day and night. This alone was still far from enough!

Then, he rallied once more. Lowering his head, he silently recited the Mind Technique his master had given him, and the spiritual energy around his body gathered again.

As the spiritual energy entered his body, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and his breathing grew increasingly uneven.

The rosy glow gathered inside his body, little by little kneaded into a single mass.

The original Eight Spiritual Energies immediately seemed much more crowded.

This pressure made his face flush crimson, and his body seemed to swell by an entire circle.

Xiao Huohuo gritted his teeth fiercely, his hands squeezing until they turned purplish, while he continued reciting the formula in his heart without missing a single word.

Guided by the Mind Technique and his breathing, the rosy glow in his body condensed into a solid stream of spiritual energy within his extremely high-pressure body.

Whoosh!

Xiao Huohuo exhaled a long breath, and his entire body relaxed.

The stream of spiritual energy inside him no longer dispersed. Instead, it remained within him.

The Ninth Spiritual Energy had finally formed.