Great Success, Graduation, and Parting Ways
Xu Xuan and Li Mingxi looked directly at Li Fan, as a sign of respect for the first place winner.
Li Fan understood their meaning and said frankly, "Let's go now; it's too much trouble to make another trip."
The head of the teaching department nodded and led the three of them to the treasure vault.
As for the other seven people, in addition to a smaller number of Yuan Crystals, they also received a mid-grade spiritual item, but they did not have the right to choose freely.
Outside the treasure vault, the head of education showed his token to verify their identity and access before leading them inside.
Inside the underground treasure vault, starlight twinkled, each point representing a spiritual object.
The top three looked around curiously; it was their first time here, and they found it quite novel.
A majestic voice resounded in their ears. "The Tianniu Intelligent Agent is at your service. Based on your four levels of permissions, the Celestial Beetle will display a list of Earth Spirit."
They didn't stand on ceremony and immediately began making their choices.
Li Fan directly chose the Yin and Yang category, specifically the Lesser Yang and Supreme Yin types of spiritual objects.
They quickly chose what they needed.
Lesser Yang Spiritual Object [Essence-Transforming Dual Qi Ganoderma], Supreme Yin Spiritual Object [Cold Abyss Resonance-Nourishing Algae].
These two spiritual items are just right, making up for the deficiencies of the [Blood Qi True Body Technique] in several aspects of its true power, increasing the efficiency of Yin and Yang Qi circulation, and being able to sweep away turbid Qi and transform it into pure Qi.
As the stars in the sky above the treasure vault began to twinkle, two spiritual objects descended, both preserved in sealed and protected jade boxes.
Xu Xuan and Li Mingxi, as the second and third place winners respectively, could only choose one spiritual item. They quickly received theirs, and the three of them walked out of the treasure vault with their jade boxes, exchanged contact information, and then left.
In his cultivation room in his own garden, Li Fan couldn't wait to open the jade box and familiarize himself with the properties of these two spiritual objects.
[Essence-Transforming Dual Qi Ganoderma] is a two-colored Ganoderma lucidum at the junction of Yin and Yang, which simultaneously possesses the flow of both Yin and Yang and Yang Qi, enabling the Qi to flow continuously.
[Cold Abyss Resonance-Nourishing Algae] Bearing the manifestation and opening of Supreme Yin, and has the effect of nourishing Yin and supplementing Yang. It can greatly enhance the recovery speed of Blood Qi and improve the essence.
However, we are still missing the final element of the Pure Qi Spiritual Material. There's no other way but to use the Yuan Crystals we just acquired to purchase it again.
Three days later, the pure Qi spiritual object finally arrived.
Its name is [Clear Firmament Spirit-Nourishing Light], and its nature is pure and clear. Even when facing Yin and Yang and Yang Qi, it has the effect of purifying and controlling them. It is the adhesive that can be used together with these two spiritual objects.
Without wasting any time, he immediately enveloped the three spiritual objects with his blood energy and began cultivating the [Blood Qi True Body Technique].
This time, there's no need for the perilous training of Blood Qi during the initial stages. Blood Qi is already familiar with the nature of Yin and Yang, and has developed considerable resistance.
Now he needs to carefully control the dosage he takes in, balance the three, and nourish his Blood Qi and vital energy.
Seven days later, the pale red glow surged to three inches thick, its intensity increasing by almost a level.
The [Blood Qi True Body Technique] has also reached the Great Perfection stage, and its power is not much less than that of Late Qi Refining cultivator.
If he were to face Li Mingxi at this moment, he felt that his Blood Qi would hardly be depleted, allowing him to fight him continuously and not be afraid of confronting the Supreme Yang Magic Sword head-on.
He then focused on his own Qi Destiny, and the results of the competition spread far and wide in the past few days, making him somewhat famous.
Now, its Qi Destiny has risen to [top-tier white], and it continues to accumulate upwards.
Time flies, and three and a half years have passed.
Li Fan broke through to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, just as he graduated from Tianniu University.
For the past three years, he has rarely left Tianniu City, and with his expertise in both magic talismans and Blood Qi, he has managed to maintain a sufficient supply of cultivation resources.
Having attended the graduation ceremony, Xu Xuan, Li Fan, Li Mingxi had a private get-together.
Li Mingxi, being the most outgoing, immediately asked the two, "What are your plans for the future? Will you continue your postgraduate studies, or venture out into the world?"
Xu Xuan's eyes were bright, and the laws and lightning patterns on his forehead gave him an aura of Tribulation Punishment and punishment, clearly indicating that he had made plans long ago.
"I should return to the Demonic Beast Star Domain to hunt demons full-time. The path of Tribulation Punishment requires constant killing; otherwise, it will be difficult to condense the power of the Dao Foundation."
Li Fan thought for a moment, but there wasn't a good place to go. He didn't dare leave Tianniu City for fear of being coveted by some powerful cultivator.
"I think I'll be taking the postgraduate entrance exam! Several talisman masters quite admire my Blood Qi talisman."
Hearing their plans, Li Mingxi sighed and said regretfully, "I may have to leave the Tianniu Star Domain to follow my family elders to several sacred Supreme Yang landscapes for training. I don't know how long it will be before I return."
Li Fan sighed with emotion, "It seems it's the same in every world; after university, everyone goes their separate ways."
However, they didn't make a big deal out of it. All three of them were quite talented and confident that they could cultivate to become Dao Foundation cultivators.
May you live to be 500; we will surely meet again someday.
After the gathering ended, Li Fan returned to his school residence. He had already registered for the postgraduate entrance examination, so he could continue working there.
For some reason, he didn't want to cultivate today, and even his clone in the talisman-making room closed its eyes and fell silent.
After four years of perseverance, the weariness of practicing and studying the Dharma overwhelmed me. Without thinking too much, I lay down on my bed, which I hadn't slept on in a long time, and fell into a deep sleep.
After falling asleep, he frowned again. In his dream, decades passed, and he comprehended various images and principles, successfully condensing his Blood Qi Dao.
Just as he couldn't help but burst into laughter, a blood-red figure with an indistinct face appeared before him, and an extremely indifferent voice came to him.
"What a fine Blood Qi Dao Cinnamon! This old Daoist has not waited in vain all these years."
Li Fan tried to struggle for survival, but his entire body's Blood Qi were controlled by the Divine Ability light.
The crimson figure spread out into a vast lake of blood, instantly engulfing him and transforming him into Human Dao's foundation.
Consciousness was completely plunged into darkness.
Just then, Li Fan fully woke up from his dream. Even as a cultivator at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, he was drenched in sweat and filled with lingering fear.
"What's going on? Is this a sign of impending Qi Destiny?"
Li Fan quickly searched the federal network to see if there were any Purple Mansion Perfected Person of the Blood Qi Dao.
The result was, of course, no.
Even among those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage of the Blood Qi Dao, there are very few, let alone those who have reached the Purple Mansion.
This reassured him somewhat, but he began to wonder if the dream was influenced by something.
Unable to come up with a solution, he could only keep it to himself, but a sense of worry always involuntarily flashed through his mind about the future.
"Never mind, at worst, I'll just choose a place near the school or my Dao Foundation residence to break through to."
"They wouldn't dare to defy the world and attack me."
He believed in the Purple Mansion Information, which was publicly available from the Human Federation. If they couldn't even do that, how could they talk about ruling so many worlds?
"Never mind all that, since we're here, we might as well make the best of it."
"Furthermore, it seems that Purple Mansion Perfected Person cannot stay in the Star Realm for long. As long as they join the Federation system in time after their term expires, no one should dare to make a move against them."
This is his profound realization over the years: in a world with Qi Destiny, Human Federation officials who govern millions of life forms in the star realms of the skill-based races are naturally able to gather a great deal of Qi Destiny.
This is a place most cultivators yearn for. As long as one governs impartially and benefits mankind, even if one doesn't achieve the Heavenly Immortal Dao Foundation, at least the Ghost Immortal Dao Foundation is guaranteed.