Chapter 217: Qi Refinement |
A sudden change took everyone by surprise.
Whether it was Wei Li or Liu Roujun next to him, they did not expect such a turn of events.
The person who had previously behaved like a lamb suddenly turned into a fierce tiger in the blink of an eye, which was truly too exciting.
Neither Wei Li nor Liu Roujun had expected it at all.
"Refining the Qi to the ninth level."
Liu Roujun stood dumbfounded in place, her face showing a look of astonishment: "How did he do it?"
Compared to the other people present, she had been with Chen An for a long time and had seen him step by step enter the Hao Mountain Sect, so she knew his background very well.
Liu Roujun was certain that Chen An was definitely just an ordinary mortal without cultivation before entering Hao Mountain Sect.
So, did he only gain this cultivation after entering Hao Mountain Sect?
Chen An had been pretending to be a fool all along.
His talent was probably even stronger than what he had revealed, and the benefits he had gained from the secret realm were probably greater than ordinary people could imagine.
He was not indulging in alchemy and neglecting cultivation, but rather confident that even while learning alchemy, he could also reach the peak of cultivation.
On the other hand, she had been indulging in meaningless things, thinking that the other party was beyond redemption.
Am I the clown in this situation?
Realizing this, Liu Roujun's expression became much more complex, and when she looked at Chen An, her eyes were filled with many inexplicable emotions.
If Chen An knew what she was thinking, he would surely tell her with a smile: Miss, you are overthinking it.
Chen An didn't have so many thoughts at all.
In fact, he had only been at the third level of Qi Refinement before.
And now?
It was just temporary.
Yes, the all-powerful upgrade template had once again come into play.
Before this, through cooperation with the demonic cultivator, Chen An had already obtained all the contents of the Hao Mountain Scripture, and now he had all the cultivation methods of Qi Refinement at his disposal.
So, it was quite convenient for him to raise his cultivation level at this moment.
In the end, as long as he had enough source power, it was quite simple for Chen An to raise his cultivation level.
The Qi Refinement realm of cultivators was roughly equivalent to the body forging to the completion of internal energy realm for martial artists.
At this level, the source power consumed by Chen An's cultivation level increase was not too outrageous, so even if he raised it to the top in one go, it was acceptable.
This led to the explosion before his eyes, reaching the peak of Qi Refinement in an instant.
The powerful divine power erupted and collided in mid-air.
The terrifying forces canceled each other out, and then both of them retreated a step.
"You!"
Wei Li was both shocked and angry at Chen An's sudden attack.
He never thought that this seemingly ordinary cultivator in front of him was also pretending to be a fool.
Although the other party had the terrifying cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refinement, he was willing to stay in the medicine hall, be with elixirs every day, and never reveal his true strength.
How deep was this scheming?
"Do you think that you can escape from my hands just because you have the strength of the ninth level of Qi Refinement?"
Wei Li sneered, "What a joke!"
"Even if you are at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, I Wei Li have also killed before!"
"Today, let me show you the true strength of Wei Li!"
With that, a figure appeared in front of him, and a long knife fell across.
The silver-white long knife was dazzling in the dark night, infused with powerful divine power, turning into numerous knife rays that directly cut off the defensive divine power on Wei Li's body.
If Wei Li hadn't dodged fast enough, just this one strike would have cut him in half.
Before he could catch his breath, the person in front of him threw a punch.
This punch was powerful, as if it gathered a heavy divine power, falling like a landslide with an incomparable terrifying momentum.
Hai Sha Fist!
This was a martial skill that Chen An practiced in his early years, and he hadn't used it for a long time, but now it came in handy.
With a punch, the terrifying divine power poured out, creating a majestic force that pressed forward.
Wei Li's body retreated, and there were several concave marks on his chest and he spurted out several mouthfuls of blood before barely stopping his footsteps.
"If you want to fight, then fight. No need for so much nonsense."
Chen An's expression was indifferent as he looked at Wei Li and spoke calmly.
The next moment, the long knife swept down.
Faintly, there were roars of dragons and tigers all around, and the terrifying momentum exploded, striking forward with a slash.
Five Tiger Blade Technique, Tiger Roar!
"Block for me!"
Wei Li's face was ferocious, feeling the power of this knife in front of him, and he had already thrown caution to the wind.
The divine power surged in his body, a fierce demonic aura quietly spread outward, forming a shield in front of him.
However, this was of no use.
As the long knife fell, the silver-white knife rays cut through the divine power under the divine power, like cutting melons and vegetables, slashing towards Wei Li.
Clang!
A crisp sound was heard.
On Wei Li's body, the jade pendant that had previously blocked the attack from the Ephemeral Realm emitted a light, and then a crack appeared on it and it shattered directly.
As for Wei Li, a faint bloodline appeared on his neck at this moment.
His consciousness gradually became dim, about to plunge into deep darkness.
Before falling into complete death, Wei Li's only remaining thought was: Why is he so strong?
Yeah, why is he so strong?
This question was not only in Wei Li's mind, but also in Liu Roujun and another female cultivator's mind.
Chen An's divine power was only at the level of Qi Refinement Nine, but his combat power far exceeded this level.
This was not an ordinary Qi Refinement Nine.
Where did the problem lie?
They, like Wei Li, couldn't figure it out.
But the answer was actually very simple.
In addition to being a cultivator, Chen An also had the identity of a martial artist.
He was a true innate martial artist, with a level of strength far surpassing that of the so-called Qi Refinement cultivators.
Even though he was restricted by this world's suppression and rejection of martial artists, some martial abilities such as internal energy and innate qi couldn't be used, just his strong physique alone was enough to crush the existence below the Golden Core.
Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator stood in front of Chen An, facing his formidable physique, they would probably only have a fifty-fifty chance of winning, unable to defeat him.
Would this reveal his identity as a martial artist?
You couldn't say for certain.
Chen An intentionally didn't use innate qi, did he?
Despite having used a lot of martial skills before, he didn't use innate qi to drive them, but rather the divine power of a cultivator.
In this world, cultivators had absorbed some essence from the practice of martial artists, and they also had similar means such as martial skills.
So Chen An's style wouldn't attract attention.
As for his overly strong physique?
That was even less of an issue.
After all, even among cultivators, there were many who specialized in tempering their bodies.
Some cultivators tempered their bodies to an extreme degree to the point that their physique was even stronger than martial artists of the same realm.
So just having a strong physique alone couldn't explain anything.
For Chen An, as long as he didn't actively reveal the means such as innate qi that only martial artists could use, he didn't have to worry about anything.
After dealing with Wei Li, Chen An did not immediately leave, but returned to his old ways.
His so-called "old ways" were naturally robbing the corpses.
This was an opportunity not to be missed.
Tonight, so many people fell here, all of them with significant backgrounds, either senior disciples or cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, and their backgrounds were definitely wealthy.
Chen An was a poor fellow, so naturally he would take the opportunity to scavenge a bit.
After all, in the previous battle, he had raised his cultivation to the ninth level of Qi Refinement.
Although the source power required for the cultivation level increase in the Qi Refinement realm was not too high, raising nine levels in one go was still a considerable consumption.
Chen An had now emptied his source power reserves again, returning to a state of poverty.
If he couldn't find another good place to replenish his pockets, he was afraid he would be a poor fellow for a long time to come.
So looting the corpses could only be considered normal.
While Chen An was happily robbing the corpses, the two people beside him were trembling with fear.
Liu Roujun and the other female cultivator exchanged a glance, and then looked at Chen An who was looting the corpses in front of them, feeling hesitant.
For Liu Roujun, her feelings towards Chen An at this moment were somewhat complicated, with various emotions brewing within her.
However, overall, she was still at ease.
After all, she had a certain amount of friendship with Chen An, had spoken up for him several times before, and had kindly advised him to cultivate, making her a good friend.
Since they were friends, letting him go was fine.
But the other person beside her was not so lucky.
She was also aware of this, so she kept looking at Liu Roujun pleadingly.
The implication was clear - she hoped Liu Roujun could help her speak a few words of favor.
Liu Roujun sighed and nodded in the end, agreeing to do so.
After a while, when Chen An finished looting the corpses and finally remembered the two people beside him, Liu Roujun spoke up.
"Senior Brother Chen..."
She subconsciously wanted to call Chen An Junior Brother, but then felt it was inappropriate and corrected herself, "I wonder how you want to deal with us."
"Don't worry, we have met once, and I won't harm you either."
Chen An glanced at Liu Roujun and said, "But this young lady may not be so lucky."
He turned around, his eyes full of interest as he looked at the other person.
In his gaze, the appearance of the female cultivator was revealed.
At first glance, she seemed very delicate, probably around fifteen or sixteen years old.
At this age, she was younger than both Liu Roujun and Chen An.
But her cultivation was not weak at all. At this age, she already had the cultivation level at the sixth level of Qi Refinement and had an extraordinary temperament.
From the reactions of Wei Li and others before, it could be seen that the woman in front of him had a significant background, or else she wouldn't have been treated so specially before.
This piqued Chen An's interest.
For him, whether to spare the two people in front of him was actually up to him.
But since Liu Roujun had some friendship with him and had spoken up for him before, she was considered a good friend.
Since she was a friend, Chen An decided to let her go.
But the woman in front of him was different.
(End of Chapter)