Monster Mountain Range.
Liu Yun slumped to the ground, completely unconcerned about his image, a satisfied smile spreading across his face as he listened to the system notifications ringing in his mind.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for slaying a Tier 1 peak monster: Blade-Horned Tiger. Current mission progress (10/10)."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the current mission (slay 10 Tier 1 peak monsters head-on)."
"Ding, congratulations on receiving the mission rewards: Qi Gathering Pill *1, Mid-Grade Earth-Rank Battle Skill: Storm's Fury, Mission Points +30."
Liu Yun nodded in satisfaction and then opened his personal panel.
Name: Mittel Liuyun
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Realm: Tenth Stage of Dou Qi (Hundred Refined Dou Qi 100/100)
Attributes: Metal, Wood, Fire, Wind
Aptitude: 65 (Through your persistent efforts, your aptitude has finally improved, but looking across the myriad realms, you are still just an ordinary passerby.)
Charm: 100 (The system has modified the host, even looking across the myriad realms...) (Throughout the myriad realms, you are still one of the most dazzling individuals.)
Comprehension: 35 (A comprehension stat that's hard to describe; just another passerby in the myriad realms.)
Cultivation Technique: Thousand Hammers
Refined Technique. Combat Skills: Wind Spirit Split Sword (Mid-level Profound Rank), Flying Floss Body Technique (Mid-level Profound Rank).
Tasks: None available
. Task Points: 30 (Completing tasks will earn you task points.)
Items: Burning Heaven Immortal Technique, Storm's Fury Combat Skill, One-Star Dou Huang Experience Card *1, Qi Gathering Pill.
System Function 1: Return 6/10 of the bound object. (Click to view details)
System Function 2: Lucky Wheel. (Click to use)
The system has added another function. Liu Yun opened it and saw that it was a lottery function. Every 10 task points would spin the wheel once.
"I'm not in a hurry for this lottery. I need to find a place to break through to Dou Zhe first," Liu Yun murmured.
Afterward, he found a secluded cave, scattered the medicinal powder that could repel demonic beasts around it, and then calmed himself down to meditate, trying to restore himself to his best condition.
It wasn't until evening that Liu Yun opened his eyes; by then, he had reached his peak state, his whole being radiant.
Without hesitation, he took out a Qi Gathering Pill, tossed it into his mouth like a bean, chewed it a few times, and then swallowed it.
A moment later, a warm, pure energy rushed into his body directly from his mouth, and Liu Yun's body trembled violently.
His hands quickly formed hand seals, stabilizing his breathing. The battle qi within his body moved in response to his will, rapidly entwining with the powerful, pure medicinal force, and then began to refine it frantically.
In the small cave, the calm air suddenly turbulent, and wisps of battle qi seeped out from the air, continuously entering Liu Yun's body.
With the continuous refinement within his body and the constant influx of battle qi from outside, the battle qi within Liu Yun's body gradually filled all his meridians.
When his battle qi expanded to its limit, a tingling, expanding sensation came over him. Liu Yun once again formed hand seals, trying to compress his battle qi.
However, his battle qi had been tempered a hundred times; how could it be compressed again? This stage presented Liu Yun with a dilemma. To condense the battle qi vortex, he needed to compress it; otherwise, success was impossible.
Just as Liu Yun was somewhat desperate, a surge of pure medicinal power rushed in again. The battle qi, which had previously become uncompressible, automatically began to compress—this was the energy of the Qi Gathering Pill.
Liu Yun understood; without the Qi Gathering Pill, he simply couldn't condense the battle qi vortex. He was very glad he had made the right choice.
After a while, Liu Yun felt a muffled sound within his body, and his body began to feel light and comfortable.
At this moment, Liu Yun finally successfully condensed his battle qi vortex, breaking through to the Dou Zhe level.
He thought it was over, but there was another new gain.
The remaining power of the Qi Gathering Pill surged into his newly formed Battle Qi Vortex once more. Then, four invisible orbs of light were extracted from his body and merged into the Battle Qi Vortex.
Once the fusion was complete, Liu Yun finally understood what they were: his four innate attributes—metal, wood, fire, and wind. With
a thought, wind-attribute battle qi swirled around him, and all his battle qi transformed into wind attribute. With another thought,
flames flickered all over his body, and his battle qi transformed into fire attribute.
Next, wood-attribute battle qi circulated, and his previous injuries rapidly healed. As metal-attribute battle qi circulated, he seemed to become an indestructible sword—it was truly miraculous.
"This is the effect of the Qi Gathering Pill? Improving the quality of the Battle Qi Vortex—it's about integrating basic attributes into the Battle Qi Vortex?"
Liu Yun was utterly excited. This wasn't just improving the quality of the Battle Qi Vortex; it was giving him another cheat code!
Next, Liu Yun remembered the cultivation techniques the system had given him. Could he convert his battle qi to the wind attribute to cultivate wind-type techniques, and then convert it to the fire attribute to cultivate fire-type techniques?
This meant that, combined with the Thousand Hammers Refinement Technique, he could cultivate five techniques simultaneously. Liu Yun was overjoyed.
At the same time, the system's voice echoed in Liu Yun's mind.
"Ding, Yun Yun has accumulated 500 points of battle qi cultivation, triggering a 100% return. Congratulations to the host for gaining 5 points of battle qi."
"Ding, Gu Xun'er has accumulated 10 points of battle qi cultivation, triggering a 10x return. Congratulations to the host for gaining 1 point of battle qi."
Note: Because the host's battle qi was compressed a hundredfold, the returned battle qi was automatically compressed by the Thousand Hammers Refinement Technique.
"Hmm? Yun Yun's battle qi return is normal, but what about Gu Xun'er? Did she break through to the Dou Zhe level?" Liu Yun wondered.
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However, he had no time to think further, as the returned battle qi had already flowed into the battle qi vortex along his meridians. Liu Yun immediately sat down to meditate again, digesting the battle qi.
When he awoke again, it was the morning of the next day. At this time, Liu Yun's realm had reached the six-star battle warrior level.
Feeling the surging battle qi within his body, Liu Yun exclaimed with delight. If he were to fight that horned tiger now, he wouldn't even need to use any battle techniques; he felt he could shatter it with a single punch.
Next, Liu Yun took out the Burning Heaven Immortal Technique from his system's inventory and began to study it carefully.
Burning Heaven Immortal Technique: A high-level Xuan-rank cultivation technique, a modified version of the Burning Technique, capable of devouring rare heavenly flames to advance.
While the Burning Technique creates a small space within the body and then refines the flames to increase strength, the Burning Heaven Immortal Technique is even more domineering, directly refining the flames into the body's cells, creating a universe with the physical body.
After memorizing the incantation and meridian circulation routes of the Burning Heaven Immortal Technique, Liu Yun began his cultivation.
Over the years, he had observed many of his family's Xuan-rank cultivation techniques, all of which relied on the same method of circulating energy. However, the Burning Heaven Immortal Technique seemed to be an extreme case, with its obscure hand seals and strange energy circulation routes, completely overturning his understanding.
Inside the cave, the air began to become turbulent, and wisps of seemingly nonexistent energy surged into Liu Yun's body, making him feel refreshed, as if he had just had a massage.
When he opened his eyes, Liu Yun realized it was already noon; time always flew by during cultivation.
"I have to hurry back, or I'll miss tomorrow's auction!"
Liu Yun thought to himself as he got up and left the cave. Perhaps the medicinal powder he had scattered nearby had taken effect; the surroundings were very quiet, with no demonic beasts in sight, only the faint sound of flowing water in the distance.
"Sigh, I wonder if Elder He escaped!"
Liu Yun gazed into the depths of the forest, feeling a pang of sadness. Although Elder He hadn't been with him for long, the man had protected him wholeheartedly and had selflessly covered his retreat—that was a great kindness!
Unfortunately, his strength was simply too low. Even now, as a six-star Dou Zhe, he was still just a slightly larger ant before a third-tier saber-toothed tiger.
He Qingfeng was a nine-star Great Dou Shi. Although his realm was built up through resources, he had experienced numerous life-or-death trials and was very experienced. Without him as a burden, the probability of his escape was probably still very high.
"I hope Elder He can escape, otherwise I'll feel like I've harmed him," Liu Yun said.
However, thinking about these things now was useless. Liu Yun quickly cast aside these chaotic negative emotions and embarked on his journey home.