78: Shocked Yan Xin

"Alright, Senior Yan, I will certainly do my best."

"Mm, then let's begin."

Seeing this, Xiao Weiqing didn't delay. Flames overflowed from his hands, precisely entering the furnace through the opening of the Bagua Furnace.

With a thought,

Qi Fire followed the path of the flames and entered the furnace.

"Still not enough."

Hearing this,

Xiao Weiqing accelerated the input of Qi Fire until it was maintained at 60 strands. The black smoke on the furnace gradually disappeared, becoming nearly transparent.

Yan Zhao said, "Not bad, keep it like this."

"Senior Yan, the consumption is a bit high; I can only last for 20 minutes at most."

Yan Xin said, "That's enough. We don't expect to succeed in refining it in a single day. Before you came, this furnace hadn't been extinguished for half a month."

Yan Zhao also nodded slightly.

Xiao Weiqing felt relieved. This was good; he was afraid of delaying things, but more importantly, he was afraid of not getting the points.

As time passed,

Xiao Weiqing's shenque acupoint's Spiritual Qi was completely consumed, and the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian wrapped around the Qi Fire and continued to enter.

At this moment,

Yan Xin and Yan Zhao noticed something and suddenly turned their heads, moving their gaze away from the furnace.

They stared fixedly at Xiao Weiqing.

Yan Xin couldn't believe his eyes, exclaiming in his heart, "How is this possible?"

He recalled Xiao Weiqing's information: Level 3 Extraordinary Talent, Samadhi True Fire.

"Samadhi True Fire is a True Art, which means it's unique. But it's only Level 3; can it be this powerful, or is there something else special about it?"

Yan Xin was a medicine refiner; this was beyond his understanding.

Yan Zhao was the same. His pupils dilated in shock, and he communicated with Yan Xin via Mental Energy.

"Old Ghost Yan, your Shenzhou Land truly is a place of remarkable people. A kid who has been Awakened for less than a month already has the strength of the Second Realm. Even where we come from, such people are few and far between."

"Never mind you, even our academy has no record of such a thing. None of the previous Level 6 Trainees opened their Dantian within a month. This kid has hidden himself quite deeply."

Twenty minutes later,

Xiao Weiqing's Qi Fire was completely depleted. His current Qi Fire recovery speed was far from matching the consumption, and the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian was also heavily consumed.

"Teacher Yan, this is all for today."

Yan Xin said, "It's enough. The progress is much faster than we imagined."

"Take these two boxes of ointment. I saw when you arrived that there was residual Evil Qi on your body. You must have gone to the Body Tempering Chamber before coming here."

"Mm." Xiao Weiqing nodded.

"This ointment is for physical recovery; it's for external use. I'm giving it to you. After Body Tempering, just apply a bit on your chest."

"I'd feel bad accepting this." Xiao Weiqing took the ointment.

Yan Xin smiled knowingly. Watching Xiao Weiqing's actions as he already stuffed the ointment into his pocket, he didn't look like he felt bad at all.

"Alright, go on. We still have things to do. Same time tomorrow. When you arrive, just come in. If we aren't here, just do what you did just now."

"As for this room, I'll input your identity information later. You can just swipe your Wristband to enter."

"Alright, Teacher Yan. I'll be going then."

"Mm."

Xiao Weiqing walked out of the room, drawing side-glances from the Trainees in the laboratory. Some were Yan Xin's disciples, while others were there for part-time work.

They knew that Yan Xin never allowed them to enter that room.

This person's face was unfamiliar; it was the first time they had seen him. They hadn't expected him to stay inside for so long.

This made them very curious.

Xiao Weiqing walked out of the building, clutching the two bottles of Medicinal Pills in his arms, overjoyed.

He couldn't help but take them out to look. "Grade 1 Shujin Ointment?"

Opening his Wristband, Xiao Weiqing did a search.

"Shujin Ointment, Grade 1, 300 points per box. A huge profit."

"No wonder Teacher Zhao said Teacher Xing from Artifact Refining has points, and Teacher Xing said Teacher Yan is wealthy. It's indeed true."

Xiao Weiqing put away the ointment and headed to the Spiritual Energy Tower. His Spiritual Qi consumption was massive, and he needed to replenish it, which would also fill his Dantian.

Arriving at the Spiritual Energy Tower, he once again went up to the 6th floor.

Xiao Weiqing looked at his points balance and sighed, "It seems I'll have to do some missions in a few days. While I'm at it, I can kill some Yao Beasts to see some blood."

He hadn't forgotten Zhao Jia's instructions.

Nor had he forgotten Jiang Peng's words: for Trainees of the Luo River, Cultivating is for the sake of slaying demons.

He entered the Spiritual Energy Room.

Xiao Weiqing sat down cross-legged and operated the Qi Absorption Method, not wanting to waste a single minute.

Time passed.

It began to rain outside the academy.

A few hours later, the rain stopped, and a rainbow appeared over the Spiritual Energy Tower.

Inside the Spiritual Energy Room.

"Opening the Dantian to form a spiritual qi sea... its capacity is much larger than the shenque acupoint. It can't be filled in a short time."

Xiao Weiqing felt like his spiritual qi sea was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much he absorbed, it couldn't be filled.

When he walked out of the Spiritual Energy Tower, it was already dark.

Xiao Weiqing returned to Ziwei Courtyard and went straight to the second floor of Ziwei Pavilion, arriving in front of the Spiritual Qi testing instrument.

Testing Spiritual Qi.

"As expected, it can't be measured."

The screen displayed the test result—"100%, 86."

"Your shenque acupoint has indeed reached Perfection."

A loud voice rang out beside Xiao Weiqing.

Xiao Weiqing turned his head slightly to look at the newcomer; it was Qin Tian.

"What about you?"

Qin Tian didn't speak, placing both hands on the instrument.

After a few seconds,

The instrument gave the result—"86%, 77."

However, Qin Tian frowned slightly, unsatisfied.

If Luo Jiang Academy didn't have Xiao Weiqing in this batch of freshmen, then Qin Tian would be the most dazzling star.

But, alas.

Since Yu was born, why was Liang born?

In fact, Qin Tian had once harbored a glimmer of hope that as time passed, he would catch up.

Qin Tian never believed he would be inferior to Xiao Weiqing.

But as Xiao Weiqing's Ladder Ranking broke records time and again, and with a complete victory streak at that, he knew his Cultivation speed and strength couldn't keep up with Xiao Weiqing at all.

Qin Tian's best Ladder Ranking was in the top 30, but it had dropped again in the last few days, hovering around 30th place.

Seeing Xiao Weiqing's Spiritual Qi test results with his own eyes this time left him speechless.

"Impressive!" Xiao Weiqing said, looking at the screen.

Qin Tian said irritably, "If this is considered impressive, then what is yours?"

Xiao Weiqing thought about it and said, "Even more impressive."

Qin Tian: "..."

"Hmph!"

Qin Tian turned and left.

Xiao Weiqing, on the other hand, headed to the cafeteria to find food. He hadn't eaten until now, and his stomach was starting to growl.

"Brother Qing."

A sweet voice rang out; it was Wei Lan.

Xiao Weiqing looked up.

What met his eyes were towering peaks, and above the peaks were a snow-white neck and a flawless face.

Wei Lan sat down with her meal tray and immediately began to eat, somewhat wolfing it down, clearly having been hungry for a long time.

"Why are you only eating now?"

Wei Lan said, "I just came out of the Meditation Room."

Xiao Weiqing frowned. "That long? From the afternoon until now?"

"No, I had breaks in between."

Xiao Weiqing nodded. "Cultivation requires a balance of tension and relaxation; don't over-exert yourself."

Wei Lan said, "I know. Brother Qing, you're only eating now too, yet you're lecturing me."

Xiao Weiqing glared at Wei Lan.

Wei Lan didn't back down at all, pouting and wrinkling her nose.

After finishing their meal, the two strolled through Ziwei Courtyard.

They walked back to the Villa.

When they parted ways,

"This is for you. It's for physical recovery after Body Tempering." Xiao Weiqing handed a box of Shujin Ointment to Wei Lan.

Wei Lan took the ointment. "Thanks, Brother Qing, but I don't need it. I have other ointments given by my teacher."

"Really?"

"Mm-hmm."

"Alright then."

The two parted and returned to their respective Villas.

After washing up,

Xiao Weiqing continued to refine Refined Fire. The refinement speed of Refined Fire was slow, so he didn't dare waste a single moment of free time.

Only when he could refine no more did Xiao Weiqing go to the third floor to sleep...