Qi Circulation Sixth Floor, Thorough Awakening Divine Transformation

Profound-Pointing Sword Furnace.

This is the name of this Law Artifact.

When spiritual energy enters the Sword Furnace, it is like refining black iron, forging Sword Qi.

Chen Lingxi put the ring on the index finger of her left hand and activated the spiritual Spirit Pool in her Qi Sea. The spiritual energy surged into the black bead on the ring face like water bursting its banks.

The bead trembled slightly, and a tiny, faint blue-green light shone from within.

Then it dissipated.

Chen Lingxi's pupils narrowed slightly.

"Although I can refine it, I'm afraid it would take all my spiritual energy to unleash a single Sword Qi," he secretly estimated in his mind.

"With my current spiritual energy cultivation, if I were to unleash a sword beam with all my might, further enhanced by the Azure Edge Method of the Subtle Realm, even an ordinary cultivator at the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor or the Jade Qi Perfection would likely be unable to withstand it."

Chen Lingxi was overjoyed. She put the Profound-Pointing Sword Furnace on the index finger of her left hand and then looked at the Purple True Treasure Aura in her Qi Sea.

Since that day, the purple qi had devoured many fragments of purple qi from the prince's incarnation, and it had grown much stronger than before.

He calmed his mind and circulated his spiritual energy to completely refine the last fragment of purple qi from the prince's incarnation.

The purple qi became even more refined under the golden light, transforming from a thin, pale purple thread into something as thick as three or five chopsticks put together, and its color changed from pale purple to a deep, rich purple, faintly revealing a jade-like luster.

"In this way, the Purple True Treasure Aura will no longer be a hindrance."

Chen Lingxi's thoughts flashed.

"The Crown Prince's spiritual energy, coupled with that Purple True Treasure Aura Qi, even his incarnation possesses such strength..." Chen Lingxi secretly speculated in her heart. "It seems that in this year, the Crown Prince has not stood still; he has already stepped into the Spiritual-Qi Seventh Floor."

Qi Circulation Seventh Floor, one is already on the Upper Three Floors. The spiritual Qi is condensed like mercury, and the divine sense is initially formed, allowing one to perceive the outside world outside the body.

As a disciple of the Southern Heaven Domain, Ying Chi possessed exceptional talent and held a high position, so it was not surprising that he was able to break through within a year.

"Lin Suri has already reached the Spiritual-Qi Seventh Floor." Chen Lingxi narrowed her eyes, a thoughtful look flashing in them. "Then Lu Baizhong will probably be close to it as well."

" In Yuan River Prefecture, neither the Slaying-Force Cauldron nor the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi has yet been revealed..." he muttered to himself, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "I still have time..."

It was late May, and outside the cave it was early summer. The mountains and forests were lush with vegetation, cicadas chirped incessantly, and the stream in the mountain valley shimmered in the sunlight.

With the blessing of Mysterious Qi, his daily speed of breathing and refining spiritual energy is now several times faster than before.

In addition, with the Clear-Mystery Pivot-Qi Formation constantly gathering Spiritual Qi day and night, and with two Spirit Stone, a lingzhi mushroom, and a pill obtained from Luo Ran as resources for cultivation, his progress in the Qi Circulation Realm can be described as rapid as a thousand miles a day.

"He then cultivated in the Nanju Mountain until he reached the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor, and then emerged from seclusion."

Having made up his mind, he stopped thinking and put the pill into his mouth to begin refining it. He closed his eyes and focused his mind, starting to break through the bottleneck of the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor.

Time flies in the mountains; several months pass in the blink of an eye.

Time flies, and winter has arrived once again.

On this day, fine snowflakes drifted outside the cave, turning the entire mountain into a pristine white.

Chen Lingxi sat cross-legged in the center of the formation, his spiritual energy surging like boiling water. The Spirit Pool in his Qi Sea had expanded to its limit after months of arduous cultivation, and the spiritual liquid was as clear as jade, unfathomably deep.

At that very moment, the spiritual energy within his body suddenly changed.

Within the spiritual energy, the [Ninefold Return] spiritual mechanism quietly arises.

That spiritual energy, formless and intangible, quietly circulated within his spiritual energy, repeatedly compressing, purifying, and removing impurities from the spiritual fluid in his Qi Sea.

With each compression, the spiritual liquid becomes more refined, gradually changing from its initial bluish-green color to a deep blue, and then from a deep blue to a dark, almost inky green.

In the end, every drop of spiritual liquid was condensed to its extreme, like fine spiritual needles suspended in the Spirit Pool, emitting a cold, eerie light.

The spiritual energy undergoes Ninefold Return Spiritual Mechanism compressions, eliminating all impurities, making each drop of spiritual energy as sharp as a spiritual needle.

At the same time, the spiritual energy of [Golden Blood] arose deep within his body.

That inspiration sprouted from the deepest part of my bone marrow, like a golden seed quietly breaking through the soil in my bone cavity, sprouting tender shoots, and growing rapidly, transforming into an overwhelming torrent of life force that flowed throughout my body along my blood vessels.

His blood, nourished by this vitality, faintly shimmered with a very subtle golden luster.

Although the golden light was extremely faint, it truly existed in every drop of his blood.

The golden light of the Golden Blood and the Mysterious Qi intertwined, flowing parallel to each other within his body like two golden streams.

Wherever it passed, the meridians became increasingly firm and broad, and even the bones shimmered with a faint golden halo.

This aura, unlike that of the Golden Body realm, is far more mysterious.

Chen Lingxi opened her eyes.

"Qi Circulation Sixth Floor!"

At this moment, the liquid spiritual energy in his Qi Sea became increasingly abundant, and its boundaries had expanded to several times their previous size, with the spiritual liquid surging like boiling water.

Even the [Mysterious Qi] seemed to have grown stronger, becoming much more solid than it had been a few months ago, and its speed of absorbing and releasing Spiritual Qi was also more astonishing.

"No wonder the Candle of Time says that the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation, each level representing a different realm!"

Just by Tower Ascension one floor, such a wondrous change occurs..."

Chen Lingxi was overjoyed, and immediately sensed the Divine Chamber again!

"This Divine Chamber... has changed again!"

The Divine Chamber in his mind had expanded to a vast area spanning eighty miles in both directions.

Within an area of eighty li, there lies the Yuan River Prefectural City, encompassing dozens of surrounding mountains and several rivers.

"Moreover, it's not just that the scope of Sight-Roaming has increased, but the Thorough Awakening Divine Ability has also changed."

With a slight thought, his consciousness sank into the Divine Chamber.

The Divine Chamber Void, thick fog churning like boiling water, and the line of golden tadpole-shaped characters flickered and flowed in the Void.

[Divine Ability: Total Perception (Ready)]

After a long period of arduous cultivation, the Total Perception Essence Replenishment has been achieved.

What surprised Chen Lingxi was not only the progress of Essence Replenishment.

He focused his attention and observed carefully, only then realizing that while the Thorough Awakening Divine Ability was Essence Replenishment perfection, it seemed to be undergoing another transformation.

What changes have occurred?

A vast and complex stream of information surged from the depths of the Divine Chamber, flooding his Consciousness Sea like water bursting its banks.

He closed his eyes and concentrated, carefully sensing the information.

"Now that Total Perception, Sight-Roaming?"

A smile appeared on Chen Lingxi's lips as she withdrew her consciousness from the Divine Chamber and stood up.

He had been in seclusion in the Nanju Twelve Mountains for a long time, and now that he had reached the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor, the Mystery Mechanism was solved, and it was time to return.

Outside the cave, the world was all white.

The north wind, carrying snowflakes, poured down from the mountaintop, making his robes flutter loudly.

Xi Mu followed silently behind him, her moon-white robe fluttering Subtle Insight in the wind and snow.

Half a year later, Chen Lingxi returned to Bridge Mechanism Mountain.

The mountain, appearing and disappearing in the wind and snow, resembled a sleeping giant crouching between heaven and earth.

Instead of returning to the previous cave, he went to the place where Xu Qingru imprisoned.

The massive boulder, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, that sealed the cave entrance remained firmly embedded there, with only a few extremely thin and narrow gaps at the edges, barely allowing a little sunlight and air to pass through.

Chen Lingxi pushed the boulder aside to create a crack and squeezed in sideways.

Xu Qingru was curled up deep in the cave, her whole body was so thin that she was unrecognizable, her eyes were sunken, her cheekbones were high, and her plain white dress was already tattered and worn out.

For a full six months, she survived on the dry rations in the Hongdong Bag left behind by Chen Lingxi. When thirsty, she drank the spring water in the sack, and when hungry, she ate the dry biscuits wrapped in oil paper.

Her Qi Sea was broken, and her spiritual Qi was completely dissipated. She was no longer the cultivator who possessed the Qi Circulation Fifth Floor cultivation.

But she was, after all, a cultivator, and was much stronger than ordinary people.

Moreover, her remaining, extremely weak spiritual energy had barely sustained her life force for the past six months, allowing her to remain clean and not become disheveled and foul-smelling like ordinary prisoners.

Hearing the noise, she looked up, and when she saw who it was, a very complex emotion flashed in those dull eyes.

"Upgrade..."

Xu Qingru bowed.

Chen Lingxi walked up to her, looked down at her, and said nothing.

"Come with me to retrieve the Taotie Urn."

Outside the cave, the wind and snow were fierce.

He carried Xu Qingru all the way north, over mountains and ridges, towards Sleeping Sun Prefecture.

Chen Lingxi dared to retrieve the Taotie Urn because Xu Qingru and Jiang Xing had not placed Taotie Urn within the territory controlled by the rebel king [Yun Jiao].

Sleeping Sun Prefecture is located north of Southern Lu Prefecture, in the heart of Great Li, and is a thousand miles away from Yuan River Prefecture.

Although there are small groups of rebels in this area, they have never been touched by the Nineteen Route Rebel Kings.

Moreover, Xu Qingru's cultivation had been completely destroyed, and Chen Lingxi did not believe she would dare to lie to him.

The Taotie Urn was useless to her; killing her would be as easy as snapping his fingers.

As expected, the trip went very smoothly, and Chen Lingxi successfully retrieved the Cauldron Vessel.

He then left Xu Qingru in Sleeping Sun Prefecture and returned to Yuan River Prefecture.

This time, he did not go to Bridge Mechanism Mountain, but instead went to the Eastern King Palace at Inlaid Gold Mountain.

The palace was deserted, so Chen Lingxi took out an urn from the hall.

The urn was only about a foot tall, made entirely of some kind of unknown black pottery, and its surface was covered with intricate and bizarre patterns.

The figures on the ground vaguely resembled grotesque ghost faces, varying in size and shape. Some had their mouths open as if about to devour something, some were baring their teeth, and some had their eyes half-closed as if they were dozing.

It was indeed the Taotie Urn.

Chen Lingxi poured spiritual energy into the Taotie Urn.

The moment the spiritual energy entered the urn, the ghost face patterns on the urn seemed to come alive, and the fangs of each ghost face trembled slightly, emitting a very faint buzzing sound.

An ancient aura shot up from the mouth of the urn, extremely heavy and profound. It surged, condensed, and transformed within the urn, eventually taking the form of a female face.

The face hovered above the mouth of the urn, its entire body woven from countless fine black light flakes, with distinct eyebrows, eyes, mouth, and nose.

It stared coldly at Chen Lingxi, its eyes devoid of any emotion, only displaying a condescending and almost indifferent scrutiny.

Then, it opened its mouth.

The voice wasn't particularly loud, but it was surprisingly deep and resonant; every word seemed to explode in Chen Lingxi's brain.

"By offering sacrifices to one soul, one can obtain the [Life Devouring] Divine Ability."

"Whether?"

Sacrificing to a soul?

Chen Lingxi frowned slightly.

He thought of Jiang Xing and Xu Qingru.

Those two must have sacrificed their own souls to this Taotie Urn.

One soul.

A person has only three souls and seven spirits; can sacrificing one soul truly heal?

Although he didn't know exactly what the harm of sacrificing a soul was, just thinking about it made him realize that the matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"It's best not to sacrifice this soul casually."

"Since this [Life Devouring] is Divine Ability, could we try it with the Thorough Awakening Divine Ability?"

Can Divine Ability powers be memorized by sheer force?

Having made up his mind, he stopped thinking about it and withdrew his spiritual energy.

The ancient aura emanating from the Taotie Urn receded like a tide. The female face stared at him expressionlessly for a moment before transforming into a wisp of extremely faint black smoke, dissipating into the mouth of the urn.

Chen Lingxi put the Taotie Urn into his Universe Bag.

He stood up, walked out of the palace, and looked into the distance at the Ancestral Mountain in the west of the city, which was shrouded in thick fog all year round.

The Ancestral Mountain appeared and disappeared in the wind and snow, and the fog above the mountainside was thicker than before.

The mist surged and boiled, like a colossal beast that had slumbered for millennia slowly awakening, exhaling large clumps of thick fog with each breath, enveloping the entire mountain more and more tightly.

He stood in the wind and snow, gazing at the mountain, and couldn't help but squint slightly.

"The mist surged and billowed, and when I passed through the Ancestral Mountain, there were wisps of Spiritual Qi emanating from Ancestral Mountain."

I remember when he went to the Ancestral Mountain before Total Perception, there was not a trace of Spiritual Qi on the Ancestral Mountain.

"Given all these unusual changes, it seems that the emergence of the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi is not far off."

He silently recited it in his heart.