Supreme-Grade Bone Tempering Pill!

Although Chen Huai'an had never seen the cultivation method for the Qi-Concealment Art, he knew that it altered the qi within one's body. Only immortal cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm or above could cultivate it. Those in the Body Tempering Realm simply could not retain qi within their bodies; at most, they could guide the primordial energy of heaven and earth to scour and temper their bodies.

This was why Body Tempering Realm cultivators had to open the sealed, blocked meridians within their bodies. It was all groundwork and preparation for the Qi Refining Realm. The better the foundation, the greater their strength after breaking through the Body Tempering Realm.

Could I be a cultivation genius? Did I actually master this Breath Concealment Art? Several hours later, Chen Huai'an discovered that he could actually control his own aura.

It altered the strength of his qi and blood, laying down a smokescreen so others could not discern his depth. It was as though he had attached the primordial energy entering his body to his meridians and bones like a layer of impurities.

Without a careful inspection using Divine Sense, no one would discover it at all.

Once this Breath Concealment Art was cultivated to a profound level, ordinary immortal masters would see him as nothing more than a normal person as long as he did not make a move. Anyone wishing to probe his true level would need to be at least two major realms above him to notice anything unusual about his body.

That meant only immortal masters at the Foundation Establishment Realm or above could discern his true level.

At Servant Peak, or even in the outer sect, the immortal masters Chen Huai'an encountered were only in the Body Tempering Realm and Qi Refining Realm. As for Foundation Establishment experts, unless his luck was truly dreadful, he would not run into one.

At noon, Chen Huai'an did not cultivate. Instead, he tried showing his face in the courtyard. He had recovered, and tomorrow he would have to go back to working like an ox or a horse.

Inside the space, his fields had already been tended fairly well. He had planted common medicinal herbs that replenished qi and blood, but most of what he had planted was Spirit Grain.

The reason he was so eager to resume work was to chop firewood for cooking.

Although servant disciples could eat at the dining hall every day, the food there consisted of ordinary ingredients. Because it was prepared with Spirit Spring Water, it could improve one's physique, but Chen Huai'an no longer cared for such a minor improvement.

He had taken the water-carrying job for Qingyun Sect's Spirit Spring Water. With this Spirit Spring Water, he could maximize the benefits of his space.

Ordinary river water or stream water would work too, but the effects were far too poor. Besides, he had planted large amounts of Spirit Grain and medicinal herbs in his space. The better the Spirit Spring Water, the better the spiritual plants it nurtured would be.

Why was Chen Huai'an still willing to carry water? The job required going up and down the mountain, where there was vegetation. He could chop some branches for firewood and cook meals inside the space.

Chen Huai'an was greatly looking forward to Spirit Rice.

Although he was now a servant disciple of Qingyun Sect, he could use his own methods to raise his treatment to the level of an outer disciple. Reaching the level of an inner disciple was not impossible either.

Every day, Chen Huai'an carried water and cultivated. Whatever happened outside, he did not want to concern himself with it, nor did he care to meddle.

But sometimes, just because you did not want trouble did not mean trouble would not come looking for you.

Because people from the Law Enforcement Hall had intervened in the Zhang Family matter, the disturbance had only been temporarily suppressed. It was far from over.

Chen Huai'an had heard that someone was asking about him. Liu Qiaogui had told him so.

Liu Qiaogui was a servant disciple who carried water, and he had a fairly good relationship with Chen Huai'an. Over the past two days, someone had been inquiring about Chen Huai'an, so Liu Qiaogui informed him.

"Huai'an, how did you provoke this guy? I heard Steward Wu say that he is at the Body Tempering Realm, Late Stage, Seventh Layer. If he means you harm, can you withstand him?"

"Even if I can't, I still have to. If we want to rise at Servant Peak, we have to cultivate diligently. Only when our strength increases will we have a place to stand." Chen Huai'an was currently at the Body Tempering Realm, Early Stage, Third Layer. Having cultivated the Nameless Breath-Concealment Art, however, he gave others the impression that he was only at the First Stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

As for Liu Qiaogui and the other water carriers, they did not have as many cultivation resources as Chen Huai'an. No matter how good their aptitude was, their cultivation was still stuck at the hurdle of opening their meridians. None of them had yet broken through to the First Stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

No, I must break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage. Only then will I have some ability to protect myself. The thought of an expert at the Body Tempering Realm, Late Stage, Seventh Layer asking about him made Chen Huai'an feel uncomfortable all over.

Chen Huai'an suddenly remembered something and said, "Since someone is asking about me, do you know his surname?"

Liu Qiaogui thought for a moment. "I heard Steward Wu address him as Junior Brother Zhang. I'm not sure what his full name is."

"Zhang? Could he be from the Zhang Family? Zhang Long's death had nothing to do with me. Why are these people so determined to keep their eyes on me?" Chen Huai'an grumbled to himself in dissatisfaction.

Liu Qiaogui did not know what to say. He only told Chen Huai'an to relax, saying that the Zhang Family would not do anything to him.

"Got it. Thanks. We need to work hard at carrying water. Only by shortening the time we spend hauling water will we have plenty of time to cultivate." Chen Huai'an reminded Liu Qiaogui.

Previously, Chen Huai'an had been hiding his abilities because he wanted to find ways to carry a little more Spirit Spring Water. But now, he needed more and more Spirit Spring Water. The medicinal herb and Spirit Grain areas in particular required a sharply increasing amount, and the little water he carried each day was simply not enough.

But the Gourd Space would expand as his cultivation increased, so he had to charge toward a higher realm.

Several days had passed since he returned from Qingyun Sect Market. Nothing unusual had happened around him, and his cultivation had not improved much. He had spent much of his time tending to the space. He could not continue like this.

"Bone tempering must be put on the agenda." After finishing his water-carrying work, Chen Huai'an did not return to his residence. Instead, he found an uninhabited spot halfway up the mountain and entered the space directly.

Cultivating inside the space was faster than cultivating outside.

There were large quantities of spiritual plants and Spirit Spring Water in the space, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth there was also relatively dense.

"This Supreme-Grade Bone Tempering Pill—once I refine it, my cultivation will definitely break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, Third Layer." Chen Huai'an looked at the medium-grade Bone Tempering Pill, which had been refined by the Purple-Skinned Gourd into a Supreme-Grade Bone Tempering Pill.

Chen Huai'an also discovered a problem. Whether pills or Spirit Stones, low-grade items only needed one day in the space to advance to high-grade. But for medium-grade items to reach supreme grade, the required time was much longer—usually several days.

It was only today that this medium-grade Bone Tempering Pill had reached supreme grade. As for low-grade pills, no matter how many days they remained in the space, they would never reach supreme grade. Their limit was high-grade.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, not everything placed in the space could advance in grade, nor would every item advance no matter how many were brought in. But as his cultivation increased, that quantity would also increase.

Still, after thinking it over, Chen Huai'an felt it was only natural. If there were no restrictions at all, that would truly be heaven-defying.

Chen Huai'an did not dwell on such miscellaneous thoughts. Sitting cross-legged, he swallowed the Supreme-Grade Bone Tempering Pill in one gulp.

While Chen Huai'an cultivated in the Gourd Space, Zhang Mu of the Zhang Family had been observing him for several days. He discovered that this fellow had actually been hiding his abilities while working. Zhang Mu no longer intended to endure it. Today, he decided to make a move against Chen Huai'an.