Qi Induction Success!

Sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, taming spiritual energy, and converting it into spiritual power.

These were the three problems that had to be faced upon entering the Qi Induction Realm.

Zhou Feng had more or less solved the first problem with the Blood Cicada Jade Pendant.

The second problem was somewhat tricky.

"Hiss—It hurts!"

After feeling that tearing pain, he did not dare continue drawing spiritual energy into his body.

If this continued, something could easily go wrong.

He could only pause for now. In any case, he had the Self-Healing Physique; such minor injuries should heal quickly.

At this moment, the value of the Self-Healing Physique Passive Skill became apparent.

Taming spiritual energy was a process of constantly allowing the body to adapt to it.

A moment of carelessness could easily shatter one's meridians or even cause internal injuries.

Once someone suffered internal injuries, recovery was extremely difficult.

At the very least, it would take more than ten days to recover naturally.

Internal injuries were simply too troublesome unless one used special healing medicines.

This also meant that once an ordinary Outer Sect disciple failed at Qi Induction, they would need at least half a month to recover before trying again.

Half a month might not sound like long, but one had to know that successfully achieving Qi Induction required at least a dozen attempts.

That was the bare minimum. Ordinary people needed at least twenty or thirty attempts.

Combined with the cruel environment of the Outer Sect, once injured, it was difficult to obtain resources.

Only those with exceptional talent or abundant resources could cross this threshold.

Yet these restrictions were completely useless to Zhou Feng.

The Gluttony Passive Skill alone saved him a massive amount of resources.

The Self-Healing Physique allowed him to repeatedly charge at the Qi Induction Realm in an extremely short time.

And finally, there were all the resources Zhao Jun had delivered right to his door.

Zhou Feng was practically cheating.

Qi Induction! Failed!

Try again! Failed again!

It was fine. He would try again after a while!

Relying on the Self-Healing Physique, he began crazily performing Qi Induction and attempting it again and again.

In the end, he controlled a thread of spiritual energy and began guiding it through the meridians throughout his body.

After that thread of spiritual energy mixed with his vital energy, it was converted into spiritual power.

The moment spiritual power was born, Zhou Feng once again felt his body being tempered.

It was like scrap iron being hammered again and again.

Another transformation of his body occurred, and his physical strength rose once more.

"Huh? The Old Skin Passive Skill triggers when my meridians are injured too?"

Zhou Feng suddenly discovered that damaged meridians could also trigger the Old Skin Passive Skill.

Compared to before, the strength of his meridians had risen by an entire level.

He had never expected that all three support-type Passive Skills would prove useful during this breakthrough.

However, Zhou Feng also noticed something crucial.

Whether it was Gluttony or Old Skin, these Passive Skills seemed to have limits.

Old Skin was the clearest example. After being injured and recovering, one's defense would rise.

But once it reached a certain point, even if one was injured and recovered again, their defense would no longer increase.

Still, that was normal. If it could increase without limit, it would be far too heaven-defying.

Also, Gluttony, Self-Healing Physique, and Old Skin were all clearly marked as Level One.

Yet Combat Instinct, that Golden Passive, had no level indicated.

Did that mean Passive Skills like Gluttony could be leveled up?

If so, how could they be upgraded?

That was a question well worth considering.

"Forget it! I won't worry about that! I should count as having entered the Qi Induction Realm now, right?"

As he circulated that thread of converted spiritual power, excitement rose within him.

Entering the Qi Induction Realm also meant he could escape this place called the Outer Sect.

He would be able to come into contact with the true path of cultivation. Just thinking about it thrilled him.

But just as he was in a rare good mood, the Bloodthirsty Gu came out to ruin it again.

More than half of the thread of spiritual power he had just converted was devoured!

"Th-this-this... you devour spiritual power too?"

Zhou Feng was stunned. He had never expected the Bloodthirsty Gu to devour not only vital energy, but spiritual power as well.

The spiritual power he had painstakingly converted had vanished in an instant!

That was truly hard to accept!

That was right! As a symbiotic Gu insect, the Bloodthirsty Gu naturally grew alongside its host.

In the Body Tempering Realm, the Bloodthirsty Gu only absorbed vital energy.

But upon reaching the Qi Induction Realm, it devoured both vital energy and spiritual power.

For the Bloodthirsty Gu to continue transforming, it also needed to devour spiritual power.

Only spiritual power could allow the Bloodthirsty Gu to transcend the mundane and become a spirit creature from an ordinary mortal thing.

Of course, just like in the Body Tempering Realm,

although the Bloodthirsty Gu constantly devoured spiritual power, once it had devoured enough, it would also give back.

It would return extremely pure spiritual power.

And as the Bloodthirsty Gu gradually grew, Zhou Feng, as its host, would also face increasing danger.

Once the spiritual power in his body was insufficient while the Bloodthirsty Gu needed to devour spiritual power,

the Bloodthirsty Gu would help him draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, forcibly making him convert it into spiritual power.

At that point, ninety-nine percent of people would be torn apart and killed by the tyrannical spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Most terrifying of all, even if one did not want to break through to the Qi Induction Realm,

when the Bloodthirsty Gu needed spiritual power to transform, it would help draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

It would not care whether one was willing or not. The outcome would still be being torn apart and killed by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

That was why the final page of the Adamantine Great Strength Fist said that Gu insects would help one sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The cultivation path of the Three Gu Sect was thoroughly demonic.

It did not demand much talent. Anyone could cultivate it, and progress was extremely fast.

It could be said to far surpass ordinary people, but the higher one rose, the more dangerous it became.

Dying suddenly from the slightest mistake was nothing unusual.

The cultivation path of the Orthodox Path, meanwhile, valued one's innate physique, talent, and so on. Progress was slow in the early stages, but the later path of cultivation was exceptionally smooth.

"Damn it!"

Faced with the Bloodthirsty Gu, Zhou Feng had no good solution at the moment.

He could only continue converting spiritual power, stabilize his realm, and then return to the Outer Sect.

Just as Zhou Feng continued converting spiritual power, Zhao Wu, who was in the Inner Sect, finally sensed that something was wrong.

"Zhao Jun, that dog of a servant, wouldn't dare go this long without contacting me! Something must have happened!"

After still receiving no news from Zhao Jun, a trace of murderous intent flashed through Zhao Wu's eyes.

Something must have happened to Zhao Jun in the Outer Sect!

And it had to be caused by Zhao Jun's arrogant and overbearing conduct.

Zhao Wu knew Zhao Jun's conduct perfectly well, but as long as Zhao Jun could bring him enough resources,

who would care about those Outer Sect disciples? A few dead Outer Sect disciples could speed up his cultivation. It was absolutely worth it!

"Looks like I need to send someone to investigate."