Jade-Qi Realm, Slaying-Force Cauldron

Time slipped away quietly in this daily arduous practice, and another two months passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Chen Lingxi woke up from her breathing exercises and opened her eyes.

At this moment, golden light flowed endlessly beneath his skin, a light that was deeper and more restrained than before.

Deep within the bones, Golden Broth surged like a tide, and within the marrow, a faint, jade-colored luster slowly began to emerge.

Although the jade color was extremely pale, it truly existed deep within his very bones.

"Jade-Qi Realm."

His cultivation of Qi and Blood finally crossed the threshold of Golden Body Perfection and entered the realm of the Jade Qi Realm.

After months of arduous cultivation, and with the Mysterious Qi nourishing his muscles, bones, and skin day and night, his Qi and Blood progressed much faster than expected.

Those who Jade-Qi Realm their Qi and Blood transformed into jade-like quality, making them translucent inside and out, and as light as a swallow.

At this level, the jade-like qi Qi and Blood throughout the body can condense into various forms, such as fists, palms, knives, or swords, with boundless power.

Although it cannot compare to the myriad of mysterious techniques of the Qi Circulation Realm cultivators, it is still an extremely high realm in the path of martial arts.

As he circulated his Qi and Blood, he felt the immense power surging within his body. He nodded in satisfaction, then stood up and walked out of the cave.

It was early spring outside the cave, and most of the snow on the mountaintop had melted, with only a few small patches of grayish-white snow remaining in the shady areas.

Chen Lingxi crossed two mountain peaks and arrived at a small hill, where he sat down cross-legged.

"Sight-Roaming!"

After Qi Circulation Fifth Floor, the area of his Divine Chamber expanded again, now spanning fifty li in both directions.

From this small hill, he only needs to use his Wandering Sight Divine Ability to take in most of Yuan River Prefecture and the surrounding mountains.

He calmed his mind and focused his consciousness into his Divine Chamber, where he used his Wandering Sight Divine Ability.

His gaze followed the wisp of smoke as it drifted out of the hills, over the vast forests, across the winding Yuan River, and into the city he knew all too well, into the Baosu Marquis Residence where he had lived for so long.

He practices meditation Sight-Roaming daily, without fail.

However, Lin Suri has been in seclusion for a long time and has almost never left the Baosu Marquis Residence.

During his Sight-Roaming, Lin Suri was always cultivating himself with the spiritual light from that lamp.

His aura grew deeper and more unfathomable each day, like a still pool of water, its surface calm and undisturbed, yet beneath it, immense power was constantly accumulating.

Chen Lingxi didn't know when he would break through his seclusion, nor what he would do after breaking through. So, she could only observe his every move day by day through Sight-Roaming, hoping to find some useful information from his seemingly ordinary cultivation.

But today is different.

Chen Lingxi's gaze followed the smoke into the East Hall of the South Courtyard, where the hall door, which had been closed for months, was wide open.

Lin Suri had come out of the hall and was standing with his hands behind his back under the sycamore tree in the courtyard.

He remained calm and composed, dressed in a black brocade robe, with a jade belt around his waist and his hair ornaments perfectly in place.

His extremely pale face revealed no emotion, except for his eyes, which were completely different from usual.

Deep within those eyes, two extremely faint and fine golden flames flickered slowly, gentle and profound, yet containing an indescribable pressure.

Chen Lingxi was startled.

"Spiritual-Qi Seventh Floor, nurturing Divine Sense."

He had seen similar descriptions in the records.

One of the hallmarks of the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor is the emergence of Divine Sense.

The Divine Sense solidified, and can even detach from the body to perceive the outside world.

The two golden flames in Lin Suri's eyes were a sign that his Divine Sense was solidifying.

As he was thinking this, he saw Lin Suri slightly raise his head and look towards the direction beyond the courtyard wall.

A faint, thin golden light silently shone from between his brows.

The light started as a tiny glimmer, but in an instant it spread out and transformed into extremely fine golden threads.

The silk threads, like a spider web, spread out from between his eyebrows, covering every inch of space within a radius of several dozen feet.

Chen Lingxi saw what Lin Suri.

At this moment, Chen Lingxi could clearly see every leaf of the sycamore tree in the courtyard, every fine line on the bluestone ground under the tree, and even every speck of dust floating in the air.

Everything was clearly visible, down to the smallest detail.

"Lin Suri finally crossed the threshold of the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor and stepped into the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor."

Chen Lingxi couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"In the future, try to go to the Baosu Marquis Residence as little as possible. If you do go, make sure Lin Suri is not there, otherwise he will easily notice."

Unlike before, Chen Lingxi level has improved, and his Concealed Edge Method has also progressed. Normally, when he conceals his strength and hides his true intentions, cultivators at the seventh or even Eighth Floor Qi Circulation Seventh Floor may not be able to detect him.

However, once the spiritual energy is revealed, it will inevitably be captured by Lin Suri.

As Chen Lingxi pondered inwardly, she saw Lin Suri slowly withdraw his Divine Sense back to his brow.

The golden threads receded silently like the receding tide, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

The pale golden light between his brows dimmed, eventually returning to its original state.

Then, Lin Suri the Marquis's residence.

Without looking to the side, he walked south along the long street, went straight out of the city gate, and headed towards the Candlelight River.

Chen Lingxi's perspective followed him all the way out of the city and to the Candlelight River.

The Candlelight River is much wider than the Yuan River, and its water is also deeper and more somber.

Lin Suri on a protruding rock by the riverbank, his hands behind his back. His Divine Sense once again emerged from between his eyebrows, like an invisible tentacle, silently probing into the River-Entering Form.

The Divine Sense penetrated the surface of the river, penetrated deep into the riverbed, and slowly swept across the mud and sand.

Through Lin Suri's perspective, Chen Lingxi could vaguely sense that something seemed to be lurking deep in the riverbed.

The thing's aura was extremely subtle, yet terrifying, exuding a fierce and malevolent energy!

Just then, a cloud of black mist suddenly surged from the distant river surface, landing beside Lin Suri and transforming into a thin human figure as it churned.

The man was dressed in a black robe, his face covered by a mask, revealing only a pair of pale eyes without pupils.

It was the same Chao-surnamed cultivator who had traded with Lin Suri.

The cultivator surnamed Chao emerged from the black mist, walked to Lin Suri's side, and followed his gaze to the deep, still river.

He stared for a moment, then suddenly turned his head, a barely perceptible hint of surprise flashing in his pale eyes.

"Brother Dao has broken through to the Upper Three Floors?"

Lin Suri nodded slightly. "I was fortunate to have gained something."

The surprise in the eyes of the cultivator surnamed Chao deepened.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed deeply, shook his head and said, "It seems that Brother Lin is exceptionally talented. Even if most of his spiritual energy was erased in his reincarnation, he can still ascend to the Upper Three Floors so quickly."

"As for me, Chao Feiye, I have been awakening my innate wisdom for twelve or thirteen years. Even after following my fellow Daoist and obtaining that spiritual fortuitous opportunity, I have only barely broken through to the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor."

He slowly shook his head, his expression bitter.

Lin Suri said, "The Cauldron Artifact Fortune depends on fate; you don't need to belittle yourself."

Chao Feiye gave a bitter smile and then said, "The fragments of the Slaying-Force Cauldron in the river are truly extraordinary. Its owner must have died in the Great World, after which the Cauldron Vessel shattered and fell into many Cave Heaven and secret realms."

Or perhaps the owner of this Cauldron Vessel deliberately Cauldron Vessel it in search of a great fortuitous opportunity.

Lin Suri's eyes remained calm. "The Slaying-Force Cauldron is one in ten thousand; obtaining it allows one to roam freely within the same realm."

To seek fortuitous opportunity using Slaying-Force Cauldron is far too risky... The owner of this Cauldron Vessel is probably already dead."

Chao Feiye nodded, seemingly unsurprised by this assessment.

He paused for a moment, then added, "It will take at most a year for the Void Turbulence around this Slaying-Force Cauldron to dissipate. After that, this Slaying-Force Cauldron will inevitably attract many people to fight over it."

Lin Suri nodded. "Even if it's just a fragment, it can be used two or three times! With Slaying-Force Cauldron in hand, even those from the Heavenward Third Floor will have to be wary."

Chao Feiye nodded solemnly.

The river wind suddenly picked up a bit more, whipping up sand and gravel from the riverbank that lashed against their robes with a barely audible rustling sound.

The Sight-Roaming shattered at that moment.

Chen Lingxi's consciousness was bounced back into the Divine Chamber, then exited from the Divine Chamber, and fell back onto that small hill.

He sat among the withered grass, silent for a long time, then whispered the six words he had just heard during the Sight-Roaming.

"Fragments of Slaying-Force Cauldron..."

"Consort Chun also visited the Candlelight River."

This Cauldron Vessel is so coveted that even the people on the third floor of the Heavenward Third Floor would covet it.

And now it lies somewhere on the Candlelight River, hidden by layers of silt and water, swept up by the Void Turbulence of the void, like a pearl buried deep in the mud, quietly waiting for the turbulence to dissipate and for it to see the light of day again.

"One year," he murmured to himself.

A year later, the fragments of this Slaying-Force Cauldron will attract countless people to fight over them.

Lin Suri, Chao Feiye, Lu Baizhong, Ying Chi, and those disciples from various sects who are lurking in the shadows and have not yet shown their faces, will probably all be moved by the news.

"A year is enough time for me to cultivate to the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor and solidify my realm."

If one were to add the Thorough Awakening Divine Ability... one might very well possess the strength to seize the cauldron!

Chen Lingxi stood up and returned to Bridge Mechanism Mountain.

Chen Lingxi returned to the cave and sat cross-legged on the bluestone.

He took the Fated Star Stone out of his Universe Bag, held it in his palm, and looked down at the dark, dull stone.

The three golden characters on the stone's surface had long since faded, leaving only a deep, dark black color.

It was like a piece of rotten wood buried in an ancient tomb for who knows how many years, showing no trace of its mystique.

He placed the Fated Star Stone on his lap and took out a small cup from his Universe Bag.

The cup appeared to be ordinary white porcelain, with a very faint and delicate lotus scroll pattern painted around the rim, and some dried tea stains remaining on the cup wall.

He obtained this from Lin Longyue several months ago. It was a cup used by Consort Chun at a banquet in the Baosu Marquis Residence, and it was something that Consort Chun had handled.

He held the cup in his palm and looked down at it for a long time.

After a long while, Chen Lingxi slowly raised her head and looked out at the vast forest outside the cave.

Consort Chun.

He silently recited the name in his heart, a deep chill flashing in his eyes.

"But I wonder if that Slaying-Force Cauldron can kill someone like Consort Chun, who is at the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor?"