Jiang Che's attempt had, without a doubt, failed.
He had never expected it to succeed anyway. He had simply wanted to give it a try, taking advantage of the fact that inside an Instance, he need not fear injury, failure, or death.
Proper Qi Refining required a long period of secluded cultivation, slowly integrating an entire portion of Spirit Essence into the body and nurturing it within the soul, sublimating force into magical power. Only then could it succeed.
A single day was nowhere near enough.
Besides, his cultivation realm had not even met the basic requirements for Qi Refining.
But... the same reasoning still applied: since he was not afraid of dying, he might as well court disaster to his heart's content.
And he had successfully courted his own death.
By the time Daoist Ji Tian found him, he was lying on the ground, grievously wounded and barely able to move.
Even a venerable Foundation Establishment elder was deeply shocked by the sight.
Why had this mastermind behind the scenes picked some random spot on the mountain to attempt a breakthrough into Qi Refining, with absolutely no foundation built up, only to leave himself half-dead?
She could not make sense of it at all.
The Instance ended there. After that failure, Jiang Che made no more pointless attempts during his next two runs.
There was little point, and it hurt quite a bit.
He obediently practiced his swordsmanship instead, familiarizing himself with [Qing Shang].
This sword was a Magic Artifact. Only a Qi Refining Practitioner could unleash its full power.
Even so, it still provided an enormous boost to Jiang Che's combat strength.
As he swung it, the force he channeled into it could produce peals of clear music.
Those clear notes refreshed his mind, lent strength to his