On the first day, after learning Mo Chen's true nature, you decided not to go to the Alchemy Hall anymore. Instead, you made full use of the Young Supreme Being talent to cultivate diligently.
Half a year later, while cultivating in your Cave Mansion, you sensed an aura approaching. You knew it was one of Wang Hao's men.
Without hesitation, you struck and killed him.
At the end of the first year, through the Young Supreme Being talent, you deduced and advanced the Basic Qi Refining Art into the Fortune Qi Refining Art.
After cultivating the Fortune Qi Refining Art, your cultivation speed increased tenfold. Moreover, the deduced technique clearly recorded how to break through to the Extreme Realm of Qi Refining.
You even began to suspect that this Fortune Qi Refining Art was the true Qi Refining Art cultivated by ancient cultivators.
"Fortune Qi Refining Art..."
Su Ming narrowed his eyes and continued reading.
In the third year, after three years of cultivation, you finally broke through to the Qi Refining Eleventh Layer. Your confidence swelled, and you became even more convinced that this path was the right one!
In the fourth year, you recalled what had happened on the Back Mountain. After hesitating again and again, you decided not to meet Ye Chuxue for the time being.
You wanted to wait until you broke through to Foundation Establishment and successfully awakened before seeking out Ye Chuxue.
During that year, you refined pills to earn a great many spirit stones for cultivation. Whenever you had time, you went to Wanbao Pavilion to sell pills.
In the fifth year, you successfully broke through to the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer. At this point, you began to marvel inwardly at the terrifying nature of the Young Supreme Being.
In the sixth year, you broke through to the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer Great Perfection, yet you remained unable to break through to the Extreme Realm of Qi Refining.
You began searching for the cause, and ultimately attributed the problem to your foundation.
Over the past two years, you had broken through too quickly, leaving your foundation unstable.
Just then, you remembered that Qingyun Sect had a mission that year to descend the mountain and eradicate Demonic Cultivators.
Although you had not broken through to Foundation Establishment, you decided it was time to descend the mountain for some experience and stabilize your foundation. That would also benefit your eventual breakthrough into the ultimate realm.
Before long, you arrived at Qingyun Sect's Mission Hall and accepted the mission to eradicate the remnants of the demonic path.
The Inner Sect senior brother from your memories, a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator, led you and ten Outer Sect disciples at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer down the mountain toward the Qin Kingdom.
Three days later, you arrived in the Qin Kingdom. Following the Inner Sect senior brother's plan, you surrounded a concealed residence.
"Demonic Woman, come out and die!"
After roaring in fury, the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Inner Sect senior brother charged straight into the residence.
Very soon, the Inner Sect senior brother was fighting Ye Chuxue. At the same time, another Devilish Dao man rushed out and was surrounded by all of you.
The Devilish Dao man said to the ten of you, "I don't want to kill you. Leave now, and I'll pretend nothing happened!"
Upon hearing this, you naturally understood what he meant. He only killed Sinister Worms, not humans. Those who had not broken through to Foundation Establishment were still his fellow kin.
However, aside from you, the other nine all drew their blades and charged forward.
After more than a dozen exchanges, and after several Outer Sect disciples had died, the Devilish Dao man was clearly struggling to hold on.
At that moment, you suddenly attacked. Within a few breaths, you killed every Qingyun Sect Outer Sect disciple.
The Devilish Dao man stared at you in astonishment, unable to understand why you had done this.
"Why did you kill your fellow disciples?"
Hearing that, you merely replied indifferently, "Because... because I awakened!"
At those words, the Devilish Dao man froze where he stood, his eyes widening as he stared at you in disbelief.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You're only in the Qi Refining Stage. How could you have awakened?"
You did not bother continuing to deal with the Devilish Dao man. Instead, you asked about Ye Chuxue.
Sure enough, upon hearing Ye Chuxue's name, the man's expression darkened. He turned and ran into the residence.
Seeing this, you followed him inside.
When you entered the residence, you discovered that the Inner Sect senior brother had already fallen in a pool of blood.
Ye Chuxue looked at you coldly. "Who are you? How do you know my name? And how did someone in the Qi Refining Stage like you awaken?"
Clearly, the Devilish Dao man had already told her about your situation.
Left with no choice, you repeated what you had said when you encountered Ye Chuxue in the previous simulation.
However, Ye Chuxue clearly did not believe you. "You're saying you dreamed that you would die after breaking through to Foundation Establishment? Do you think I'd believe that?"
Helplessly, you revealed that you were preparing to break through to the Extreme Realm of Qi Refining, as well as your identity as a Second-grade Alchemist.
Ye Chuxue and the Devilish Dao man stared at you in shock, as though they had seen a ghost.
Clearly, they had begun to believe you by then, but they still looked at you with pity in their eyes.
"Although your method is feasible, you must understand that the Extreme Realm of Qi Refining is only a legend. From the ancient era to the present, not a single person has achieved it."
You did not explain further. Instead, you unleashed the aura of Qi Refining Twelfth Layer Great Perfection before the two of them.
"This is... Foundation Establishment? No, it's still the Qi Refining Stage, but this aura is even deeper than the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."
Ye Chuxue looked at you as though you were a monster. Now, she completely believed that you were a true Awakened One.
Thus, she asked you to join the demonic path, and you readily agreed.
Before long, you learned that the Devilish Dao man was named Lin Qi.
This time, Lin Qi had accidentally awakened while breaking through to Foundation Establishment. Ye Chuxue had learned of the news by chance and come to take him away.
At the same time, Qingyun Sect had received word that someone resembling a Demonic Cultivator had appeared in the Qin Kingdom, which was why they had sent people to eradicate them!
Only then did you finally understand why Lin Qi, an Awakened One at Foundation Establishment, could have been killed by Qi Refining Stage cultivators like them.
When one had just broken through to Foundation Establishment and become an Awakened One, suppressing the Sinister Worm would leave them with severe internal injuries.
"This is no place to linger. Let's change locations and talk!"
Seeing that Ye Chuxue was preparing to take you away with her, you hurriedly refused.
"Forget it. I'd better return to Qingyun Sect. I'll disguise myself as having escaped with grievous injuries and reveal the news that you have left the Qin Kingdom."
Ye Chuxue was a clever woman. The instant she heard your words, she understood what you meant.
"Very well, Junior Brother Su. We'll change residences in the Qin Kingdom. When you leave Qingyun Sect, you can come find us!"
You nodded to Ye Chuxue, then turned and left.
Upon reaching the foot of Qingyun Sect's mountain, you slapped your chest. A mouthful of blood burst from your lips, and your aura instantly withered.
Dragging your severely injured body, you returned to Qingyun Sect's Mission Hall and reported what had happened in the Qin Kingdom.
When Qingyun Sect learned of the Demonic Cultivators' deeds, they flew into a rage and began summoning more Inner Sect disciples to hunt them down!
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