Firearms

Qi Refining!

In their astonishment, everyone speculated that someone else must be present.

It wasn't until a young disciple, dressed in brand new Elder robes, slowly walked onto the plaza with no one following behind him.

Everyone was speechless again.

Didn't they say this disciple had Balanced Five Elements?

How could someone with Balanced Five Elements achieve Qi Refining?

Looking closely, Xiao Bai's Spiritual Pressure was very stable, without any obvious affinity. His spiritual root was indeed Balanced Five Elements!

Affinity refers to a spiritual root's sensitivity to elements like metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and so on.

Generally speaking, only a Single Spirit Root with a clear affinity is suitable for cultivation.

The more obvious the affinity, the easier it is to absorb World Spiritual Energy and convert it into Spiritual Power, and the higher the cultivation talent.

Spiritual roots with two or three affinities have slightly worse talent.

Spiritual roots with four affinities are basically incompatible with cultivation.

And spiritual roots with five affinities are called Balanced Five Elements, a Heavenly Waste Talent!

In the Tian Yuan Era, there had never been a recorded case of someone with Balanced Five Elements achieving Qi Refining.

Even in the Ancient Golden Age, when spiritual energy was abundant, it was extremely rare for someone with Balanced Five Elements to achieve Qi Refining.

Everyone couldn't help but wonder.

Was it because Jade Pot's Medicinal Arts were so divine that they forcefully helped someone with Balanced Five Elements achieve Qi Refining?

Or had she discovered an Unpolished Jade of the Mortal World, one in ten thousand, beforehand?

Princess Fei Yue, also a mortal, learned that this Laborer had achieved Qi Refining from the black stone embedded in her Storage Ring.

She couldn't help but excitedly cover her mouth with her hand and whisper to those around her:

"Didn't I tell you they were in the Freezing Room every day? You still didn't believe me!"

Master Chun Xiao and Qi Shan's faces instantly turned as black as ink.

This made the male disciples present think of a possibility they didn't want to consider:

Elder Yuhu had helped someone with Balanced Five Elements achieve Qi Refining through day and night Dual Cultivation!

How much effort and sacrifice must that have taken?

Their goddess was being... every day.

This wasn't the Pure and Spotless Jade Pot; this was clearly...

Everyone couldn't bear to think further and could no longer look directly at Master Yuhu!

Since transmigrating, Xiao Bai had never seen such a grand spectacle.

It was false to say he wasn't nervous.

But he wasn't so nervous that he'd freeze up...

In the game, weren't all his Righteous Path Fairy wives powerful figures? A small Harem war would crash the server, and even the Great Dao would be extinguished.

Looking around, Xiao Bai smiled slightly and respectfully bowed to everyone:

"Disciple Xiao Bai greets the Sect Master, all the Elders and Senior Brothers, the Sect Overseer, and Princess Fei Yue."

Everyone remained expressionless, like giant Buddha statues standing in the Heavenly Court, looking down at the tiny human, Xiao Bai.

In their hearts, they were incredibly jealous...

Only Princess Fei Yue lifted her skirt and excitedly ran to Xiao Bai:

"I brought you a super fun toy, but only mortals find it fun. Once you achieve Qi Refining, it won't have any special use."

Xiao Bai looked up.

Simple attire, a graceful figure, eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like autumn water, and a faint body fragrance like spiritual musk emanating from her.

He had to admit, after not seeing her for a few years, Princess Fei Yue was still so beautiful, with a simple beauty that seemed to regard wealth as nothing and was approachable despite immense riches.

The problem was...

Why are you so familiar?

The Sect Tour Ceremony hasn't even started, and you haven't even greeted your sister, yet you're actively giving me a gift?

Something's not right!

Very not right...

A foreboding premonition surfaced in Xiao Bai's mind.

Could Princess Fei Yue also be a bad woman?

Could it be that all the beautiful women he encountered were villains?

Moreover, the princess was pitifully weak.

That must be a mistake.

Facing the princess, Xiao Bai still bowed politely:

"This humble subject believes that everything has its use, just as all mortals have their responsibilities. Whether something is fun or not, you only know after you've tried it."

"That's true too."

Princess Fei Yue thought for a moment, muttering.

Then she pulled out a black iron pipe, as thick as a baby's arm and fitted with a mechanism, and threw it to Xiao Bai.

"It's nothing much, just a musket. Take it."

Xiao Bai held the heavy iron pipe.

He looked down at it for a long time...

And was dumbfounded!

Although the design was slightly different, he was sure it was a self-defense shotgun!

Muskets were rare in this era, and their designs were very ancient. What the heck was this, a rifle?

Could it be that you're also a transmigrator?

He had only heard that the princess liked to play, but he didn't expect her to be playing with high-tech!

At least it was a firearm. Xiao Bai felt that this shotgun might be able to break through the defense of a Qi Refining Cultivator.

If he had this thing earlier, he would have blown that damn Zhao Hanwu away with one shot!

To Xiao Bai's regret, the Modifier's binding pop-up did not appear.

This indicated that either the princess was not the Female Lead Candidate recognized by the Modifier, or she was a Female Lead Candidate but the act of giving the gift was not out of love.

Xiao Bai hoped it was the latter.

Although Mu Yun was also a princess, her figure and appearance were too much like a loli. Plus, she was nominally the Elder's disciple and a Demoness, so he couldn't easily make a move, nor did he really dare to.

He preferred the approachable Princess Fei Yue; she was more to his taste.

Putting an end to his fantasies, Xiao Bai put away the musket and cupped his fists politely:

"Thank you, Princess!"

Fei Yue tilted her head and saw that Xiao Bai's mouth was bleeding non-stop.

"Why are you bleeding?"

Xiao Bai felt numb. He turned his head to look at the Elder.

The Elder's expression was as usual, as cool and indifferent as a calm lake, very detached. She looked vast and generous.

Beside her, Mu Yun suppressed a smile, her proud eyes full of schadenfreude.

Xiao Bai wiped his mouth and frantically consumed Blood Spirit Pills with the Modifier, only barely stopping the bleeding.

It seemed the Elder had left some tricks regarding the Blood Spirit Pills and Spine Gu Worms... As expected of a villainous woman!

Fortunately, only his physical body suffered. His Dantian was an absolute forbidden zone granted by the Modifier... Bad women couldn't defeat the Modifier.

"It's nothing. This humble subject practiced too hard last night, so my body is inevitably weak. It's nothing serious."

Xiao Bai said nonchalantly.

Fei Yue smiled meaningfully, covered her mouth, beckoned, and whispered:

"You should practice with moderation."

This scene between Xiao Bai and the princess also drew even greater dissatisfaction from the crowd in the square.

The expressions of the crowd gradually changed from heavenly stone Buddhas to hellish demonic figures.

Not only did you flirt with the Pill Elder, but you're not letting go of the Imperial Princess either?

You say you're handsome? You're not ugly, but you're just average.

You talk about your cultivation? It's indeed a miracle that someone with Balanced Five Elements can reach Qi Refining, but the first step is difficult, and every step after is difficult. For Balanced Five Elements, Qi Refining is already the limit, and there's no potential to be unearthed in the future.

With this level of cultivation, how are you attracting beautiful women?

As everyone thought this, the square, which should have been lively, gradually became silent, as if mourning a parent.

This made the two old masters of ceremony very awkward. It was hard to continue with pleasantries or ask the Sect Master and Sect Overseer to speak.

So they directly entered the first phase of the Sect Tour Ceremony.

"Please, new disciples, accept the Heart Questioning!"

The old master of ceremony shouted with rising and falling intonation. The Blazing Spring gurgled out, bringing rolling heat waves.

Heart Questioning?

Xiao Bai's heart sank.

He had been preparing for Qi Refining and improving his immediate combat power to deal with the unreasonable challenges from disciples, to the point that he had forgotten about the Heart Questioning.

The Elder hadn't reminded him either.

Now, to be questioned in front of so many Golden Core and Nascent Soul powerhouses...

Any lie would be exposed!

He couldn't expose his ambitions, nor could he expose the demonic identities of the Elder and Senior Sister, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!

Xiao Bai, who was usually calm and composed, felt a bit nervous at this moment.