Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 198: Chapter 128: Epiphany!

”Hundred Veins Body Refining Technique” Sixth Layer, equivalent to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.

Relying solely on his physical body, he could contend against Tier Two High-Grade Demon Beasts.

Considering the uniqueness of the Hundred Veins Body Refining Technique, Zhou Xun surmised that those ordinary Tier Two High-Grade Demon Beasts would certainly not be his match when it comes to physical combat.

Even ordinary Tier Two Peak Demon Beasts could be directly countered.

Not to mention his Mana Cultivation and numerous treasures, talismans, and other methods.

His true battle strength, even if not comparable to a Fake Pill Cultivator, should not be far off.

Looking at his surface skin which was as gentle as jade, Zhou Xun thought to himself, and with one hand slapped the Storage Bag, retrieving a common Top-Grade Flying Saber Spiritual Artifact.

He activated it, suspending it in mid-air.

The flying knife emitted a faint golden glow, and with Zhou Xun’s Peak of Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Mana control, it was extremely powerful.

Then he aimed at his left arm and lightly stabbed it!

Only to see a flash of cyan-gold light on Zhou Xun’s skin.

The tip of the knife seemed to hit an impenetrable wall, unable to advance even slightly.

Zhou Xun thought for a moment, then increased the mana flow, commanding the flying knife to slash at his arm.

”Ding—”

A crisp metal collision sound was heard.

Zhou Xun’s arm was unscathed, with only an extremely fine white mark.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun was overjoyed inside.

The sixth layer of the Body Refining Technique could resist a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact with just his body.

What kind of physique is this?

Then Zhou Xun took out a thick piece of Tier Two Elemental Iron, placing it on the ground.

He aimed at the elemental iron, delivered a heavy punch onto it.

The elemental iron had a fist mark an inch deep.

This was elemental iron used to refine Top-Grade Defensive Spiritual Artifacts, yet it couldn’t withstand a single punch from Zhou Xun.

This means that in future magical combat, even if an opponent employs a Top-Grade Defensive Spiritual Artifact, it likely won’t endure several punches from Zhou Xun.

If even a magical artifact is like this, what more of the physical bodies of those cultivators?

With a single strike, death is almost certain!

”With this, among Foundation Establishment Cultivators, I’m afraid no one is my match!”

Zhou Xun murmured to himself.

Subsequently, Zhou Xun walked out of the Cultivation Room.

He arrived at the Beast Cage.

He saw a roughly ten-foot-long Profound Armor Armadillo curled into a ball, its back armor wrapping its entire body.

Four months ago, the Profound Armor Armadillo faintly reached Tier Two Middle-Grade, then entered a deep sleep.

This is a special advancement method of spirit beasts, equivalent to humans secluded in cultivation.

”Husband, Xiaojia is already at Tier Two Middle-Grade, when will Xiaoyan reach Tier Two?”

Xiaojia is the nickname for the Profound Armor Armadillo, while Xiaoyan is the Red Fire Simurgh, and the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp is Xiaojin.

This was the name Song Yiqing had given them.

After the Red Fire Simurgh broke through to Tier One High-Grade, Song Yiqing often rode it to fly around.

However, after all, it is only a Tier One Demon Beast, with a somewhat slow speed, much slower than Zhou Xun’s speed when driving the Cyan Light Shuttle.

If it could break through to Tier Two, the speed would be barely sufficient.

”The Red Fire Simurgh’s bloodline talent is relatively low, I’m afraid it will still take some time to break through!”

The Red Fire Simurgh has the extreme of High-Grade Bloodline, the lowest qualification among Zhou Xun’s three spirit beasts.

The Profound Armor Armadillo, originally just a Middle-Grade Bloodline, had its bloodline mutated through a baptism of Spirit Medicine Essence by Zhou Xun back then.

In terms of innate gift alone, it doesn’t fall short compared to those with Earth-Grade Bloodlines.

Zhou Xun speculated that its true talent should be comparable to that of the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to break through to Tier Two Middle-Grade so quickly.

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On this day, Zhou Xun was at Jingxin Pavilion, savoring tea and enjoying the scenery,

when a flying ship as white as jade approached, flying towards Wangchuan Lake.

Standing on the flying ship was an old cultivator with a dignified demeanor, hair white as snow, clad in a Crane Feather Robe.

This person was none other than Feng Tingli, dispatched by Zhou Buqi.

In recent years, the delivery of Spirit Medicines required by Zhou Xun from the Immortal City had been personally arranged by this person.

A month ago, Zhou Xun wrote to Zhou Buqi, requesting the refining materials for Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Revitalizing Pills.

Spirit Revitalizing Pill is an advanced Elixir of the Qi Recovery Pill, with one pill able to restore fifty percent of a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s mana.

Zhou Buqi was overjoyed to receive the letter.

This meant Zhou Xun was beginning to attempt a breakthrough to become a Tier Two High-Grade Alchemist.

Without hesitation, he immediately allocated as many as five sets of materials from the Immortal City’s treasure vault and ordered Feng Tingli to personally deliver them.

”Brother Feng personally delivers them, truly a hard task!”

Outside the array, Zhou Xun stood in mid-air, politely clasping his hands towards Feng Tingli, whose face showed signs of travel weariness.

”Haha, delivering items to Brother Zhou is quite a delightful task, not only with a large contribution quota but also the chance to taste Brother Zhou’s cherished Peach Blossom Brew, isn’t it wonderful!”

Feng Tingli laughed heartily.

”Please!”

Zhou Xun smiled, pointing his hand towards the array, leading Feng Tingli directly towards Jingxin Pavilion.

”Oh, since when did Brother Zhou plant so many lotuses?”

It was the height of summer, and outside Jingxin Pavilion, all the Calm Heart Lotuses were in full bloom.

This fulfilled the ancient poem—lotus leaves touching the sky, infinite green, lotus flowers reflecting the sun, uniquely red!

”Just my wife’s planting!” Zhou Xun took out a jug of Peach Blossom Brew, pouring as he spoke.

These lotuses were sent by the Song family.

Back then, the Foundation Establishment Pill Zhou Xun sold to the Song family successfully helped the Song family’s Young Master break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and thus two years ago, they sent over a batch of Tier One Low-Grade Calm Heart Lotus Seeds.

Under Song Yiqing’s meticulous nurturing, this pool of lotuses came into being.

”With a beautiful companion by Brother Zhou’s side, sipping Spirit Wine daily and enjoying the splendid scenery, it truly is a life like that of immortals!”

Feng Tingli looked on with full envy.

”Hahaha, Brother Feng overpraises, please!” With that, he raised a cup towards Feng Tingli.

”Ah—”

The cups clinked lightly, and they each drank in one go.

”These are the Spirit Medicines the Chief Steward asked me to bring!” Feng Tingli patted his Storage Bag, causing various Spirit Medicines to pile into a small hill.

”Brother Zhou is truly talented, unexpectedly aiming to enter the ranks of Tier Two High-Grade Alchemists!”

Being the one delivering the Spirit Medicines, he naturally recognized these as refining materials for Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Revitalizing Pills.

”I ask Brother Feng to keep this matter confidential!” Zhou Xun waved his hand, collecting all the Spirit Medicines, then said earnestly.

”Rest assured, Brother Zhou, it’s a significant matter, the Chief Steward also mentioned it, Tingli will absolutely keep it under wraps!”

Feng Tingli nodded, then seemed to recall something, continuing:

”By the way, the Chief Steward has a message for you: ’Brother Zhou, if you successfully advance this time, please come to White Cloud Mountain quickly’!”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun spoke with a solemn tone:

”I am aware of the Chief Steward’s intentions, please convey to the Chief Steward, I have full confidence in this advancement, I will not disappoint the Chief Steward’s expectations,”

”Once advanced, I will go at the first opportunity!”

Not long after, Feng Tingli bid farewell and left.

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Time passed swiftly, another three months went by.

During these three months, Zhou Xun refined all five batches into elixirs, yielding no less than seventeen Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Revitalizing Pills.

Meanwhile, the Profound Armor Armadillo also completed its slumber, successfully advancing to Tier Two Middle-Grade.

With its bloodline talent and strength, it is enough to deal with ordinary Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

At the eve of the approaching beast tide, this offers significant reinforcement for Zhou Xun’s combat power.

In addition, that Heaven-Escaping Talisman has finally finished nurturing.

The current Heaven-Escaping Talisman, its power has increased several folds.

If Zhou Xun, with his Peak of Sixth-Layer Foundation Establishment Cultivation, uses the Blood Burning Secret Technique to wield this talisman, his speed should be akin to that of an Early-Stage True Core Peak Cultivator.

Ever since obtaining the Nurtured Talisman Technique over twenty years ago, he has nurtured five Tier Two High-Grade Talismans.

In terms of power, they are comparable to the full force strike of a Fake Pill Cultivator.

Having nurtured twenty-six Tier Two Middle-Grade Talismans, except for the one given to Wang Erniu, he still has twenty-five.

These talismans, in terms of power, slightly surpass the full force strike of a Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivator.

Along with his Quasi-Third Tier Puppet, even when facing Fake Pill Cultivators, Zhou Xun is confident of capturing them.

That day, Zhou Xun, piloting the Cyan Light Shuttle, took Song Yiqing, and left Wangchuan Lake heading for White Cloud Immortal City.

On the day he sent a letter to Zhou Buqi to acquire materials for Spirit Revitalizing Pill refining, he decided to showcase his Tier Two High-Grade Alchemist abilities.

This time he goes to the Immortal City to assist Master White Cloud in refining Spirit Pills.

Song Yiqing heads towards the White Cloud Spirit Pool.

It is deep into autumn, all things withering, aboard the Cyan Light Shuttle, Zhou Xun stood with hands behind his back.

Raising his gaze, he saw the vast land enveloped in desolation.

From this, Zhou Xun felt the vastness of the world, a mayfly within the heavens and earth, a mere speck in the vast sea!

He just felt the grandeur of the world, the majestic power of time, and his own struggle at the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment bottleneck seemed insignificant.

Unknowingly, his mind immersed in the natural world.

Meanwhile, the Spirit Wood True Technique within him began to operate on its own, quickly drawing Spiritual Qi from heaven and earth into his body.

And at the place of his Dantian, the hundredth drop of liquid mana was silently gathering!