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Chapter 9: The 5th stage Spirit Condensing Realm!! The Story Gets Interesting:
"A hollow tree? This must be where Lu Ming's opportunity lies."
"It looks like the place where a powerful cultivator secluded themselves."
Lin Ang observed the tree hollow in front of him, pondered for a moment, and stepped inside.
Inside the hollow, it was quite spacious, like a small room.
In the center was a cushion, and sitting on it was a skeleton, clearly deceased for many years. Lin Ang's eyes were drawn to several dark green medicine bottles placed in front of the skeleton. Despite the passing years, a potent medicinal aura still emanated from them.
"These must be third-grade or higher pills!!"
"Any pill below third grade would have degraded to waste over time."
With a flick of his finger, Lin Ang collected the bottles, opened one, and was momentarily stunned.
"They're actually fourth-grade pills, Spirit Transformation Pills!!"
Spirit Transformation Pills were lower-tier fourth-grade pills! Even though they were lower-tier, being fourth grade made them extremely valuable!! The effect of these pills was exceptionally potent, capable of raising a Spirit Condensing Realm cultivator's power by one stage without any side effects!
Even in the inner sect, such pills would only be rewarded for completing high-level sect tasks. In small families, a single Spirit Transformation Pill could change the fate of the entire family.
"As expected of the protagonist's opportunity."
"According to the original plot, Lu Ming would consume these pills and make a breakthrough to the 2nd stage Spirit Condensing Stage, dominating the sect assessment."
"And I, I was just a background character crushed by the protagonist."
Thinking of this, Lin Ang sat down, flicked his finger. He then swallowed the Spirit Transformation Pills, and started the refining process!!
Buzz!!
The pill transformed into the most potent spiritual Qi, attacking Lin Ang's dantian and sea of qi.
Fourth-grade pills were potent, but also difficult to refine. A typical Spirit Condensing Realm cultivator would need at least a week to refine one. If they were unlucky or weak, they might end up suffering from qi deviation instead of refining the pill.
However, with Lin Ang's supreme bone blessing him, a deep golden light radiated from his chest!! His body absorbed the pure medicinal energy like a greedy beast!!
Refining four fourth-grade pills simultaneously generated an immense amount of spiritual Qi. Lin Ang's blood and strength surged rapidly!!
Breakthrough!!
The 2nd stage Spirit Condensing Realm!
The 3rd stage Spirit Condensing Realm!
The 4th stage Spirit Condensing Realm!
The 5th stage Spirit Condensing Realm!
The breakthroughs continued until the next morning. Lin Ang finally opened his eyes and steadied his breath.
Clenching his fist, he felt an overwhelming power.
"5th stage Spirit Condensing Realm!"
"The current top ranker in the outer sect, Chu Hui, is only at the 2nd stage of the Spirit Condensing Realm."
A smug smile appeared on Lin Ang's face.
Reaching the 5th stage Spirit Condensing Realm made him a core disciple even in the inner sect!! In the outer sect, he was undeniably number one!
"Now, I can easily dominate the entire outer sect."
In the original plot, after Lu Ming received help from the beautiful master in the necklace, he continued to progress rapidly. During the sect assessment, he revealed his true strength, crushed everyone, and gained the favor of the female lead and the sect's attention. However, no one knew that Lin Ang had already made a breakthrough into the 5th stage Spirit Condensing Realm.
The plot was getting more and more interesting...
"The sect rules state that disciples cannot be away for more than three days. It's time to return and prepare for the sect assessment..."
As Lin Ang steadied his breath and prepared to leave, he noticed an old wooden box next to the skeleton. The box was weathered by time, and seemed to merge with the tree hollow.
Lin Ang approached and opened the box.
Buzz!!
A dazzling blue light burst forth, illuminating the previously dark tree hollow like the midday sun. Inside the box lay a serene azure sword. The blade was sharp, engraved with strange runes, and exuded a chilling sword intent despite the passing years.
"It's a spiritual weapon!"
As a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, Lin Ang had keen eyes. He recognized it as a third-grade spiritual weapon!!
"A third-grade spiritual weapon, and it's upper-tier!!"
"I heard the Sect's top disciple has only a fourth-grade spiritual weapon, and it's a sect heirloom."
Lin Ang's expression turned vigilant.
"The emergence of a spiritual weapon must have caused a disturbance. Such a treasure would attract even the inner sect's true disciples."
"Better leave now!"
With that, Lin Ang flicked his finger, storing the spiritual weapon in his ring, and left instantly.
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At the same time, throughout Longhu Mountain, countless sect geniuses, hunting teams, and powerful rogue cultivators sensed the flash of azure light above the mountain.
"That aura just now... was it a spiritual weapon?? And likely above second grade!!"
"A spiritual weapon has emerged? It must have been taken already!!"
"Damn, who is it? With a spiritual weapon's blessing, their power would surge. Who has such great fortune??"
The discussions and exclamations echoed throughout Longhu Mountain.
-To be continued!
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T/N: Thanks for reading!