Mastery-Level Azure Wave Art, Rogue Cultivator Chu He

[Name: Wei Zhong]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Seventh Layer (56%)]

[Technique: Azure Wave Art · Proficient (1%)]

[Lifespan: 127/137]

The days of cultivation are always monotonous. In the days after the death of that evil disciple, Wei Zhong has been steadily farming and cultivating in order to avoid suspicion.

Now Azure Wave Art has reached the proficient level.

The speed of operation has been greatly improved compared to the past, and the efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Qi has also increased by several percent. Looking at the ten points of proficiency that have risen in cultivation, Wei Zhong is delighted.

In this way, in less than ten years, he will be able to return to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, and even be much higher than the initial 46% progress.

If he drops another level, wouldn't he have another ten years of Lifespan? Wouldn't this be an endless loop of Lifespan?

Wei Zhong seemed to have discovered something important.

With a heart full of joy, he began to cultivate again.

In the next six years, Wei Zhong cultivated steadily while farming.

Occasionally, direct descendants of the Yan Family would come to ask to become his disciples, but Wei Zhong politely refused them all.

Seeing that Wei Zhong's attitude was firm, gradually no one came to visit anymore.

"Huff!"

Wei Zhong exhaled a mouthful of Stale Qi.

Looking at the Status Panel, he revealed a look of joy.

[Name: Wei Zhong]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Eighth Layer (46%)]

[Technique: Azure Wave Art · Proficient (30%)]

[Lifespan: 133/137]

At this time, he had finally returned to the realm he was at when he first transmigrated, and the progress of the Qi Refining Eighth Layer was also 46%.

The difference from the beginning is that he is no longer an old man with only three days to live.

But a Qi Refining Eighth Layer cultivator with four years of Lifespan.

And he is very likely to climb the threshold of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer in the remaining four years.

The proficient-level Azure Wave Art has greatly improved his cultivation speed. What would it be like if he could raise it to the Grandmaster level?

Speaking of which, Azure Wave Art is just a Yellow Rank common technique. In terms of grade, it is barely a middle-grade technique, and at most, it can be cultivated to the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment.

Now, after Wei Zhong's day and night cultivation, the cultivation speed of the proficient-level Azure Wave Art is no weaker than that of a Yellow Rank high-grade technique. It's just that the upper limit is somewhat lacking.

If he enters the Grandmaster level, wouldn't the cultivation speed be comparable to a Mystic-Grade Technique?

"Tss!"

Wei Zhong's heart stirred with excitement.

A Mystic-Grade Technique was something a Rogue Cultivator wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Wei Zhong had only seen one at an auction once, a fire-attribute Mystic-Grade Low-Rank Technique called "Flame Wheel Art."

Once it was auctioned, it reached a high price of two thousand Spirit Stones.

An ordinary Rogue Cultivator couldn't even earn a hundred Spirit Stones from farming for a year. A single technique would take a Rogue Cultivator more than twenty years to accumulate without cultivating.

This showed how expensive Mystic-Grade Techniques were.

Having completed his cultivation, Wei Zhong was in a good mood and walked out of the small courtyard to the fields.

From afar, he saw an old man and a young man walking towards him.

'Strange, no one has come to visit in years, why the exception today?'

In the distance, Yan Wenbo said to the young man beside him,

"Yan Yuan, that person's residence is ahead."

The young man looked at the small courtyard in the distance, a bit surprised. His clan uncle said he was bringing him to see a master, but he didn't expect it to be a Spirit Farmer in the fields.

"Don't underestimate this person just because he is a Spirit Farmer. He has quite a talent in the way of术法. He has already cultivated the Spirit Rain Technique to a proficient level. Looking at all the Spirit Farmers in our Yan Family, none can compare to him.

The Clan Head even said that this person's Spirit Rain Technique already has the air of a Grandmaster. If you can learn some skills from him, it will greatly benefit your future path of Spirit Nurturing."

Yan Yuan nodded.

"Daoist Wei, long time no see, your complexion has improved quite a bit."

Wei Zhong looked at the old man in front of him, who was none other than Yan Wenbo, the Yan Family Steward in charge of renting out Spirit Fields. As an old Spirit Farmer of the Yan Family, the two had greeted each other for decades and could be considered familiar.

"Just cured some old ailments," he said, then looked at the young man beside him, "I wonder what brings Fellow Daoist here today?"

Yan Wenbo patted Yan Yuan's shoulder, and the latter immediately bowed and clasped his fist in salute: "Greetings, Old Wei."

"This trip, I wish to have my junior Yan Yuan become your disciple."

Wei Zhong shook his head: "Brother Yan, you know that I do not accept disciples."

Yan Wenbo was not surprised and continued,

"Then forget the master-disciple title, how about passing on the way of术法 [shù fǎ]. This boy has quite a talent in Spirit Nurturing. Fellow Daoist only needs to teach him the Spirit Rain Technique."

'Spirit Nurturing?'

Wei Zhong had heard of it. Those on this path were an upgraded version of Spirit Farmers, responsible for the Spirit Herb cultivation and care within the family.

He didn't expect the young man before him to have such talent.

After pondering for a moment, Wei Zhong still agreed.

Yan Wenbo was the Steward of the Yan Family in charge of Spirit Field rentals and could not be easily offended.

Moreover, he had also offered ten Spirit Stones as a deposit. If he taught well, there would be a final payment. Why wouldn't Wei Zhong do this?

After some pleasantries, Yan Wenbo left, leaving Yan Yuan alone.

Wei Zhong led him into the fields, pointing at the Spirit Fields and began to cast spells while explaining.

"The Spirit Rain Technique is a spell that uses rainwater to capture Spiritual Qi wandering in the air and bring it down upon the crops. Therefore, gathering water vapor is the first step, and capturing Spiritual Qi is the second..."

After some explanation, it was time for practice. Watching Yan Yuan cast Spirit Rain on his Spirit Field, Wei Zhong sipped his hot tea comfortably.

He could save Spiritual Power to practice the spells a few more times. While improving his cultivation, Wei Zhong did not give up his advantages.

"No, you only paid attention to gathering the water vapor here, but you forgot to capture the Spiritual Qi. Even if the Spiritual Qi here is exhausted, why should the Spirit Rain Technique be confined to this place? Expand the range of Spiritual Qi capture..."

After some instruction, Yan Yuan's Spirit Rain Technique was already taking shape.

Thus, he spent three months cultivating and teaching spells. Yan Yuan successfully departed, and Yan Wenbo paid the final ten Spirit Stones.

"Thank you, Daoist Wei, for your guidance these past few days."

Wei Zhong accepted the Spirit Stones: "Brother Yan, you're too kind."

Looking at Wei Zhong's graying hair, Yan Wenbo said,

"Daoist Wei, are you aware that my Yan Family Market will be holding an Auction soon? It is said that there will even be Life Extension Pills appearing this time."

"Auction, Life Extension Pills!"

Wei Zhong immediately understood and solemnly clasped his fist in thanks:

"Thank you, Brother Yan, for revealing this information in advance. I must prepare well."

Wei Zhong had participated in the Yan Family's Auction many years ago, but because he was too poor, he couldn't bid on anything good. Now, there was another Auction.

It wasn't that Wei Zhong was interested in the Life Extension Pill. With his wealth, whether he could bid for one was still uncertain.

Even if he did, it would probably bankrupt him. Moreover, with the ability to exchange levels for Lifespan, the Life Extension Pill was insignificant to him.

Perhaps in Yan Wenbo's eyes, his Lifespan was nearing its end, and he was very eager for the Life Extension Pill.

"Brother Wei, you're too polite. With our friendship over the years, it's just a matter of revealing some information. But what you said is true, you need to prepare well.

This Auction is very large in scale, not only will there be Yan Family cultivators and even Surrounding Area Rogue Cultivators participating, but we have also invited the Li Family and Chen Family, the two major families."

"Oh?"

The more people participating in the Auction, the harder it will be to bid for the items you want. And this time, there are also people from other families participating. Could it be that the Yan Family will auction off good things that even the other two major families would be tempted by?

Wei Zhong did not ask further. Yan Wenbo had already done his part by informing him in advance, and it would be impolite to ask too much.

After seeing Yan Wenbo off, Wei Zhong looked at the roof beam and fell into deep thought.

It was rare for the Yan Family to hold an Auction, and he couldn't miss it.

He had to go out and exchange some Spirit Stones for the items in his hand.

Not daring to sell them at the Yan Family Market, for fear of being seen through, Wei Zhong decided to go to the Rogue Cultivator Market outside.

After packing his things, Wei Zhong left the Yan Family's sphere of influence.

With a transformation, he already had a different appearance.

Disguise Technique·Proficient (70%).

This technique was just a minor trick circulating among Jianghu wanderers, not even close to being considered immortal magic, but Wei Zhong had practiced it to the point of proficiency.

Changing his bone structure, coupled with his own Spiritual Qi Cover Up, ordinary Qi Refining cultivators couldn't see his true face at all.

Thus, Rogue Cultivator Chu He reappeared in Jianghu.

Looking at the stream, one could vaguely make out the appearance of a middle-aged burly man, with a knife scar on his face, looking somewhat ferocious.

This was the hidden identity of the former Wei Zhong, at the eighth level of Qi Refining, quite prestigious among rogue cultivators.

Wei Zhong skillfully arrived at the rogue cultivator gathering place called Ruyue Market.

This Market was located in the blank area among the three great family forces and was jointly operated by three cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

No one knew why this Market, which had formed a considerable scale, had not been suppressed by the three great families; on the contrary, the three great families had successively set up their own shops.

Some rogue cultivators speculated that the three rogue cultivators had backgrounds in the three great families and were their disguised fronts.

Wei Zhong knew that this statement was completely false.

It was only because Wei Zhong had dealt with those three cultivators and learned that they came from a sect thousands of miles away: the Azurewood Sect.

The Azurewood Sect was a large sect with Core Formation Cultivator, much stronger than the Yan Family, which only had Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It had existed locally for nearly a thousand years and was a leading force.

This was also one of the reasons why Wei Zhong came here to dispose of stolen goods.

He walked straight to the largest shop in the Market, the Miscellaneous Spirit Pavilion.

As the name suggested, this was a shop that bought and sold all kinds of spiritual objects, powerful and not asking about their origins.

Finding the shopkeeper, Wei Zhong handed over a Storage Bag.

The latter chuckled, "Brother Chu, you've encountered some ignorant fellows again!"

Wei Zhong nodded. The strength of Rogue Cultivator Chu He was well-known in this Ruyue Market. His combat power was close to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he had even developed friendships with the three owners of the Market.

Who would dare to provoke him? Only those short-sighted Robber Cultivator.

Sipping the Spirit Tea in the shop, it was only a moment before the shopkeeper returned.

"The items in the two Storage Bags that Brother Chu brought are quite miscellaneous, so it took a while to sort them out."

Wei Zhong indicated that it was okay.

"The total value of all items is 372 Spirit Stone. I wonder if Brother Chu finds it suitable?"

Wei Zhong nodded. The good things in the two Storage Bags had already been pocketed by him, leaving only some miscellaneous items that were not very useful to him, with limited value.

Putting away the Spirit Stone, Wei Zhong was about to leave, but turned back and asked:

"I wonder what the price of your High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pill is?"

"Two hundred Spirit Stone for a bottle, ten pills in total. If Brother Chu buys it, we can offer a further discount."

"I'll take a bottle."

"That will be 190 Spirit Stones."

"Farewell, Brother Chu!"