A year later, inside the Meditation Chamber.
Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, mana surging through his body, his aura even stronger than before.
After a long while, Zhou Xun opened his eyes.
"Finally, Qi Condensation Fifth Level!"
His strength now surpassed what it had once been.
This breakthrough had not only increased the intensity of his mana, but also expanded the range of his divine sense to over twenty zhang, comparable to that of a Qi Condensation Level 9 cultivator.
He took out the Goldfly Twin Blades and tested them. They were more agile than before, and their power had increased as well.
Now, relying on magical artifacts alone, he was confident he could suppress a Qi Condensation Level 7 cultivator.
Combined with body refinement, he could even suppress a Qi Condensation Level 8 cultivator.
A year had now passed, and his body-refinement cultivation was already nearing the completion of the second level.
Leaving the Meditation Chamber and his cave abode, he arrived at Dan Hai Pavilion.
"Master!" Manager Huang, a lean-faced man with a small goatee beneath his chin, saw Zhou Xun and approached to greet him with cupped hands.
He seemed to have noticed that the mana aura around Zhou Xun differed from before.
"Congratulations, Master, on your great advancement in cultivation!"
"Mm." Zhou Xun answered faintly, then walked inside. He headed to his Alchemy Room in Dan Hai Pavilion and began refining pills.
He came to Dan Hai Pavilion once every five days to refine a batch of pills.
Some were refined for the shop to sell as merchandise, while others were commissioned by people who provided spirit herbs and asked Zhou Xun to refine them.
Zhou Xun took out his spirit herbs and was just about to activate the soundproofing formation to begin refining