Inside the wooden hut, Li Tui sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, clutching a spirit stone in each palm.
Wisps of spiritual energy seeped from the spirit stones, flowing along the meridians in his arms and into his dantian. Driven by the Yin Baleful Qi Refinement Method, the cold yin spiritual energy circulated along a specific route—one cycle, two cycles... The glow of the spirit stones gradually dimmed.
When the third spirit stone was exhausted, Li Tui's dantian suddenly trembled.
The circulation of yin baleful spiritual energy abruptly accelerated. As clarity washed over his spiritual platform, the range of Li Tui's spiritual perception expanded from three feet around his body to more than ten feet.
The third level of Qi Refinement—achieved.
Li Tui opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of foul air. It condensed into white mist in the air, carrying threads of icy chill.
He clenched his fist. His total spiritual energy had increased by nearly fifty percent, its circulation had grown smoother, and his perception of the surrounding Killing Intent had become far keener. The Killing Intent that had once been sparse now stood out with crystal clarity.
His cultivation had broken through, so the efficiency of refining Yin Baleful Stones should rise as well.
Li Tui spread out his spiritual sense and slowly drew the Killing Intent from the Yin Baleful Stone.
After reaching the third level of Qi Refinement, his spiritual sense was far more precise. Strands of Killing Intent were drawn together, forming a walnut-sized dark vortex before him.
Compress.
His spiritual sense closed in like an invisible hand. The vortex spun faster, shrinking as its color deepened from pale to dark. Half an incense stick's time later, a peanut-sized dark-red crystal quietly floated in the air. Killing Intent flowed across its surface, making