Choosing a Cultivation Method! Nine-Turn Qi Refining Art?

After leaving Elder Liu Mu's residence, Chen Changqing headed straight toward the Technique Hall.

Qi Refining realm techniques, here I come!

Having previously broken through to the Body Tempering realm, he had visited the Technique Hall once before to select the Primordial Posture Technique.

Now that Chen Changqing's cultivation had reached the Qi Refining realm, it was naturally time to switch to a Qi Refining technique.

As he walked, a shout suddenly rang out:

"Senior Brother Chen!"

Hearing this, Chen Changqing paused and looked toward the source of the voice.

He saw Ran Hua walking toward him.

"Ran Hua?"

"Shouldn't you be on duty at the mountain gate at this hour?"

Chen Changqing was slightly surprised.

He had intended to find Ran Hua to swap shifts after picking up a Qi Refining technique from the Technique Hall.

He hadn't expected to run into him here.

Ran Hua smiled slightly and said:

"I forgot something, so I went back to get it."

"You know how it is, there's not much to guard at the mountain gate anyway."

"As long as I open the gate every day and you close it, those two time slots are all that really matter."

"Senior Brother Chen, are you heading to..."

Ran Hua stopped abruptly mid-sentence, his gaze fixed squarely on Chen Changqing.

After a brief moment of hesitation, his pupils constricted sharply.

"Senior Brother Chen!"

"Why can't I see through your cultivation?"

"Did you... break through to Qi Refining?"

Ran Hua said in shock, his voice laced with disbelief.

Just over a month ago, he had discovered that Chen Changqing's cultivation had reached the same level as his own—the late stage of Body Tempering.

At that time, Ran Hua had already been incredibly astonished.

He had thought that Chen Changqing's recent cultivation speed was truly too fast.

He had advanced by leaps and bounds all the way from the late stage of Qi Nourishing.

Now, Ran Hua realized he couldn't see through Chen Changqing's cultivation at all.

This meant that it was highly likely Chen Changqing had broken through again.

Chen Changqing didn't mind Ran Hua's shock and smiled faintly:

"Just a lucky breakthrough."

Hearing this, Ran Hua felt numb, the shock in his eyes surging uncontrollably.

Every time he saw Chen Changqing break through, he claimed it was luck.

Once or twice might be fine.

But with it happening every single time, Ran Hua couldn't bring himself to believe it.

"How is that possible?"

"It's only been a little over a month!"

"Senior Brother Chen actually broke through to the Qi Refining realm?"

Ran Hua stood frozen on the spot.

One had to know that for an ordinary disciple, going from Body Tempering to Qi Refining took at least half a year, if not longer.

Yet Chen Changqing had accomplished it in just over a month.

Before Ran Hua could recover his senses, Chen Changqing smiled and said:

"Junior Brother Ran, I still need to visit the Technique Hall, so I'll take my leave."

With that, Chen Changqing didn't pay much more attention to Ran Hua and turned to walk toward the Technique Hall.

Ran Hua remained rooted to the spot, his shaken mind unable to calm down for a long time.

He had originally felt a bit smug, thinking that even though he had joined later, his cultivation was far higher than Chen Changqing's.

Although they were both guarding the mountain gate.

He had secretly felt superior to Chen Changqing.

Who would have thought.

Over the past month or so, Chen Changqing had already reached the Qi Refining stage.

"He... how did he do it?"

Ran Hua was incredulous, his mind buzzing with disbelief.

No, I have to buckle down and cultivate as well. I must strive to break through to the Qi Refining stage as soon as possible.

Before long, Chen Changqing arrived outside the Technique Hall.

A figure blocked his path.

The man wore a dark robe and possessed a stern, humorless countenance.

It was the elder in charge of the Technique Hall, Situ Yun!

Chen Changqing had met him once before.

Seeing Situ Yun appear, Chen Changqing quickly cupped his hands and bowed.

"Elder, this disciple has come to select a Qi Refining technique."

As he spoke, Chen Changqing handed over his identity token.

Situ Yun took the token, inspected it, and then swept his divine sense over Chen Changqing to confirm his cultivation level.

Is it this kid?

Suddenly, Situ Yun recalled Chen Changqing.

In just a month or two, he actually broke through from the late stage of Qi Nourishing to the Qi Refining stage?

Situ Yun was secretly startled.

He remembered clearly.

When Chen Changqing was at the late stage of Qi Nourishing, he had come to the Technique Hall to copy the Primordial Posture Technique for body tempering.

Yet, only a month or two had passed.

Chen Changqing had crossed the body-tempering threshold and broken through to the Qi Refining level.

Such a cultivation speed was comparable to that of a monstrous genius.

"You broke through to the Qi Refining stage so quickly?"

After a brief moment of recollection, Situ Yun said coldly.

Chen Changqing smiled slightly and replied, "Elder, this disciple only broke through by sheer luck."

Situ Yun's expression remained indifferent as he said flatly, "Qi Refining disciples may select one Qi Refining technique and two combat arts. Go inside and choose for yourself."

"Remember, you only have one hour."

With a wave of his hand, Situ Yun opened the restrictive formation of the Technique Hall.

"Thank you, Elder!"

Chen Changqing acknowledged the instruction and, without delay, walked straight into the Technique Hall.

Watching Chen Changqing's retreating back, Situ Yun narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't pay much mind to it, muttering in a deep voice, "I know all the monstrous geniuses of the Mount Shu Sect."

"This boy, however, is completely unfamiliar."

"He must have consumed some kind of pill to force a breakthrough."

"Pulling on seedlings to help them grow, being overly eager for success—it is not the proper path after all."

In the outer sect of the Mount Shu Sect, it was not uncommon for disciples to use pills to pile their way into the Qi Refining stage.

However, such people often had shallow foundations and rarely achieved great things.

Thinking of this, the surprise in Situ Yun's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a faint trace of contempt.

Meanwhile, Chen Changqing had already entered the first floor of the Technique Hall.

Looking around, he saw an eye-dazzling array of jade slips.

I need to pick one cultivation technique and two combat arts; I must hurry.

Soon, Chen Changqing's gaze was drawn to a combat art called the Sword Control Technique, and his heart immediately warmed.

To fly on a sword and take an enemy's head from a thousand miles away—how dashing was that?

This was something he had always dreamed of.

Without hesitation, Chen Changqing immediately included the Sword Control Technique in his selection.

What should I choose for the second combat art?

He continued his search, eventually letting his gaze settle on a jade slip titled Thunder Fist.

The technique is fierce and powerful; combined with my physical strength, it's simply perfect!

Chen Changqing had broken through to the Qi Refining stage from the extreme realm of body tempering.

His physical body was incredibly formidable!

In his view, if he supplemented it with the explosive power of Thunder Fist, the might of a single punch would likely be difficult for even a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator to withstand.

Soon, Chen Changqing had settled on two combat techniques.

Afterward, he began to select a Qi Refining cultivation method.

In the Mount Shu Sect, most disciples chose the Shushan Qi Refining Art.

This technique was the foundation of Shushan; it was balanced and steady, making it safe and risk-free to practice.

But Chen Changqing was not satisfied with that.

Since I am going to cultivate, I must cultivate the strongest!

He ventured deep into the Technique Hall, eventually discovering a dust-covered jade slip in a secluded corner.

"This is..."

Chen Changqing brushed away the dust, revealing five ancient characters carved into the jade: Nine-Turn Qi Refining Art!