Fifth Grade, Body Refining Thunder Pill

The Mystic Moon Sect and the Heavenly Fire Sect had been rivals for many years, so conflicts between their disciples were inevitable.

With Zhang Qingfeng as the reason, she knew the situation of the Heavenly Fire Sect's Outer Sect Disciples like the back of her hand. Although the Outer Sect had disciples at the Qi Gathering Ninth Layer, none of them had come out for this operation.

With Hong Ye's abilities, she could not have killed three Qi Gathering Eighth Level cultivators and four Qi Gathering Seventh Level cultivators. So who could possibly be that formidable?

"Senior Sister Xuan Yin, what do we do now?"

The other Mystic Moon Sect disciples were all trembling with fear. Even Qi Gathering Eighth Level cultivators had been killed; they were terrified that they might be slaughtered here as well.

Xuan Yin's face darkened. She had originally intended to kill a few Heavenly Fire Sect disciples, yet they had instead lost several elite Outer Sect disciples of the Mystic Moon Sect. A blaze of fury rose in her heart.

"Take Xuan Ling and Xuan Ming's bodies back. The people who killed them must have been from the Heavenly Fire Sect. We cannot swallow this insult without a word. The Heavenly Fire Sect must give us an explanation."

"But... Xuan Ming and Xuan Ling were sent out by us. If the Heavenly Fire Sect finds out, and we still go knocking on their door, I'm afraid we won't have the moral high ground."

Xuan Yin snorted coldly. "Xuan Ming and Xuan Ling were indeed sent by us. So what? Does the Heavenly Fire Sect know that the Flood Dragon Gang was secretly cultivated by us?

Their disciples came to wipe out the Flood Dragon Gang, yet they killed our people. Can't we say that they colluded beforehand and deliberately ambushed our people?

The Heavenly Fire Sect has been declining by the day these past years. The Mystic Moon Sect will surpass them before long. This matter is the perfect opportunity to beat the mountain and shake the tiger.

Say no more. Take the bodies and return."

Before long, the bodies were collected, and the group vanished into the vast twilight.

Heavenly Fire Sect, Outer Sect.

Lin Changkong, Hong Ye, and Zhou Yue had completed their mission. After registering it, they went to collect their rewards.

All three were delighted, and Lin Changkong was especially expectant.

The reward for this mission was a Fifth-grade Pill. Now that he had the fifth-grade body cultivation technique, Mystic Sun Jade Body, if he could obtain another body-refining pill, then when he claimed his cultivation tomorrow, the gains would surely increase greatly.

A man had to possess a strong physique!

Body refinement was one of a man's ultimate romances.

"Elder Xuan Dan, we're here to collect our pills."

Upon arriving at the Alchemy Pavilion, Hong Ye pushed open the door and called out. A white-haired old man emerged and said with a smile, "So it's Hong Ye. What pills are you here to collect?"

Hong Ye said, "We completed the mission to eliminate the Black Dragon Gang. According to the rules, we are entitled to three Fifth-grade Pills."

"Oh? You three wiped out the Black Dragon Gang?"

The pill elder named Xuan Dan widened his eyes and looked at the three in great surprise.

Hong Ye said, "Yes, the entire Flood Dragon Gang was wiped out by us. But Junior Brother Lin, Lin Changkong, was the main force."

She tugged Lin Changkong forward, then said to him, "Junior Brother Lin, this is Elder Xuan Dan, who oversees and refines pills. When you have the chance in the future, you should interact more with Elder Xuan Dan."

Lin Changkong understood. Pills were immensely important to cultivators, so the status of a pill elder went without saying.

"Lin Changkong greets Elder Xuan Dan."

He clasped his hands in salute, neither servile nor overbearing, carrying himself with extraordinary poise.

Elder Xuan Dan's eyes lit up. "Oh, you're Lin Changkong?"

Lin Changkong was somewhat puzzled. "Elder, you know me?"

Elder Xuan Dan smiled. "Of course I know you. How could I not? You're a famous figure in the Outer Sect now. What happened this morning, when you knocked Zhao Lingfeng down with three slashes at the training grounds, has already spread throughout the entire Outer Sect.

You've only been in the Outer Sect for a few days, yet you already ground a group of old students into the dirt. Such a ferocious new disciple—I've never seen one in all my years. Hahaha..."

Hong Ye and Zhou Yue exchanged glances, then both turned to look at Lin Changkong.

"Junior Brother, you knocked down Zhao Lingfeng before going to the Flood Dragon Gang?"

"Of course. I cut him down at the training grounds this morning before going out with you. He was merely at the Qi Gathering Seventh Level. There's nothing worth mentioning."

Lin Changkong was calm as drifting clouds and gentle winds, putting on an air of overwhelming swagger.

Hong Ye and Zhou Yue were speechless.

If they remembered correctly, he was at the Qi Gathering Sixth Level. Talents capable of fighting above their level were not unheard of, but wasn't he making it sound far too easy?

But thinking more carefully, judging by Lin Changkong's performance at the Flood Dragon Gang, three slashes were enough for him to kill a Qi Gathering Seventh Level cultivator. So he truly was not merely making it sound easy.

He had killed them with ease too!

"Junior Brother, you really are a freak!"

After their hearts pounded for a while, they secretly shook their heads. They were all human, so why was the gap between them so vast?

"Enough, enough. The Heavenly Fire Sect should be fortunate to have produced a genius like you. The Mystic Moon Sect has become more and more arrogant these past years, isn't it because the Heavenly Fire Sect hasn't produced any top-tier geniuses?

At every Hundred Sects Assembly, they suppress us until we can barely breathe. Just watching it makes me feel stifled. At the next Hundred Sects Assembly, you must do us proud and fiercely crush the Mystic Moon Sect's arrogance.

For now, improving your strength is what matters most. Tell me, what kind of pills do you want?"

Elder Xuan Dan interrupted the two and asked what pills they wanted.

Hong Ye and Zhou Yue quickly named the pills they wanted, but Lin Changkong knew little about pills and merely stated that he wanted something helpful for body refinement.

Learning that Lin Changkong was also pursuing Spirit and Body Dual Cultivation, Elder Xuan Dan was even more surprised.

"You're actually cultivating both spirit and body. No wonder you could so easily take down a Qi Gathering Seventh Level cultivator at the Qi Gathering Sixth Level and contend against a Qi Gathering Eighth Level cultivator. Your future is boundless!"

"As it happens, I refined a fifth-grade body-refining pill some time ago, called the Body Refining Thunder Pill. But its medicinal effect is extremely tyrannical. It contains a wisp of thunder power, and if you're careless, it could injure you. Yet once you refine and absorb it, its effects will absolutely surpass those of other body-refining pills of the same grade.

So, will you take it?"

Elder Xuan Dan looked at Lin Changkong with meaningful anticipation.

"I'll take it!"

Without even thinking, Lin Changkong agreed at once.

The system immunized him against all pill side effects. He had nothing to fear.

Elder Xuan Dan looked even more approving. "Good! I like people like you who dare to challenge themselves. Wait here. I'll fetch it for you right away."

Not long after, three different pills were delivered into the hands of the three. After exchanging a few more words, they bid Elder Xuan Dan farewell and departed.

Lin Changkong put away the Body Refining Thunder Pill, deciding to use it tomorrow when he claimed his cultivation, so that he could maximize its effects.

Just as he put away the pill, someone knocked on the door. Lin Changkong opened it and found Servant Courtyard Elder Zhang Shanhe standing outside.

"Elder Zhang, why are you here?"

Zhang Shanhe had given him special treatment before, allowing him to enter the second floor of the Servant Courtyard's Martial Arts Hall and even gifting him a Qi Gathering Pill. Lin Changkong had a very favorable impression of him.

Zhang Shanhe smiled. "There's something I'd like to ask your help with. Generally speaking, in order to encourage the disciples of the Servant Courtyard, after the annual advancement assessment, we choose a few of those who entered the Outer Sect to return to the Servant Courtyard for a gathering. In truth, it's just to boost the servants' morale and give them a little hope.

This year, I'd like to invite you to attend the gathering, so I came personally to discuss it with you. I wonder if you have the time."

"Since Elder Zhang has asked, I would naturally be honored to accept. Whenever it is, I will certainly go."

"Haha, that's wonderful! It will be tomorrow morning. It would be best if you could arrive at the Hour of the Snake, though it would be fine if you came a little later."

Zhang Shanhe spoke very politely. He knew well that Lin Changkong's current progress meant that his future was absolutely boundless.

"Alright, then the Hour of the Snake. I'll definitely arrive on time."

Lin Changkong readily agreed. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Zhang Shanhe returned happily.

"The Servant Courtyard... I'll probably run into those two idiots, Zhang Qingyun and Su Qingqing, again."

As this occurred to Lin Changkong, he smiled.

"You'd better behave yourselves. Otherwise, if you get in my way again, it won't be as simple as kneeling once."

The next day, Lin Changkong rose early, took the Body Refining Thunder Pill, and headed straight for the training grounds.

He found an empty room, entered it, opened the small jade bottle containing the Body Refining Thunder Pill, tilted back his head, and swallowed it in one gulp.

At once, surging medicinal power spread through him. Arcs of electricity leaped and thunder power erupted, churning like rivers and seas overturned.

"Claim cultivation!"

Lin Changkong decided to pour his cultivation fiercely into the Mystic Sun Jade Body. He eagerly anticipated just how far he could raise his combat strength today.

[Distributing cultivation. Distribution successful.]

[First year: You swallowed a Body Refining Thunder Pill and began cultivating the Mystic Sun Jade Body. With the aid of the Body Refining Thunder Pill, you progressed rapidly and gained an initial grasp of it...]

[Second year...]