74: Chapter 74 Breakthrough Crystallization, Red Entry Appears Again

Asking her for a favor?

Su Li swallowed hard at these words.

The scenes from the past few nights replayed before her eyes.

Mo Zixing always started with such a solemn tone at first, but then he would shamelessly do all sorts of scandalous things without a hint of hesitation.

Without thinking, she blurted out:

"No, absolutely not!"

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Mo Zixing was stunned on the spot, his face full of confusion:

"I haven't even said what it is yet, why are you refusing me in advance?"

Su Li looked up and happened to see him still holding Jiang Yuwei's hand.

Standing together, they looked so well-matched it was an eyesore.

Biting her lip, she refused stiffly again:

"No, it doesn't matter what unreasonable request you want to make, it's a no!"

"It has to be a yes even if you say no."

Mo Zixing didn't give her a chance to refuse. He put away his joking expression, took two steps forward, and said seriously:

"I'm serious, I can't do it without you this time."

Su Li's heart skipped a beat, and she gripped the hilt of the sword at her side tightly.

Can't do it without her this time...

Even more ridiculous thoughts uncontrollably popped into her head.

Could it be that he wants... all three of us?

How scandalous!

Her cheeks behind the black veil were burning hot.

Just as her mind was in a mess,

Mo Zixing suddenly raised his hand and solemnly patted her shoulder:

"I plan to Breakthrough to the Crystallization Stage now."

"You have the highest cultivation in the courtyard and have experienced the process of breaking through to the Crystallization Stage. I want to ask you to be my Protector."

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Protector?

???

It turned out she was overthinking.

The messy and romantic images in Su Li's mind instantly shattered.

She turned her face away, pinning the entire blame for why her thoughts had become like this on Mo Zixing.

Taking a deep breath, she turned her head back, hid her shame and indignation behind the black veil, and barely nodded.

Mo Zixing took it as her agreement, turned to Jiang Yuwei beside him, and pinched her small face:

"Yuwei, you watch from the side too."

"Witnessing the process of breaking through a major Realm is a rare opportunity for you."

"See if you can gain something from it; it will also benefit your subsequent Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment."

"Mhm, I understand, Senior Brother!"

Jiang Yuwei took his words to heart and obediently stood to the side waiting.

Su Li finally regained her composure, suppressed the embarrassment in her heart, and looked up at Mo Zixing:

"Did you get the Heaven And Earth Treasure needed for the Breakthrough from Liu Qingyan?"

"I got a stalk of qiluo youxiang."

Mo Zixing smiled, his tone open and honest:

"Take what should be taken; only what's in hand is real."

Su Li could feel the trust in his words. Her heart softened, and she finally nodded.

"Fine, then I will be your Protector."

She turned and walked to the center of the courtyard, tinkered for a while, and set up a three-layer protective Formation:

"With me here, I will never let anyone disturb your Breakthrough."

Mo Zixing nodded and said no more, stepping into the center of the Formation.

He sat down cross-legged.

He took out that stalk of qiluo youxiang.

Then he took a deep breath, mobilized the wood attribute spiritual Qi in his Dantian, and wrapped it around the whole plant.

The qiluo youxiang was slowly compressed by the spiritual Qi into a drop of pure medicinal liquid.

Mo Zixing lifted it, tilted his head back, and swallowed it.

The medicinal liquid entered his throat.

An exceptionally majestic medicinal power dispersed.

It ruthlessly impacted the Meridians throughout his body.

The wood attribute spiritual Qi wantonly stimulated various passages in his body, washing over his Spiritual Root and Dantian again and again.

The Foundation is firm, awaiting to pierce the void,

Forming the immortal crystal to span the long rainbow,

To swing the sword and break the heavens is no dream,

Amidst azure light and emerald shadows, wandering the Eight Desolations.

Mo Zixing closed his eyes, guiding the medicinal power toward the Foundation Establishment base deep within his Dantian.

The Foundation Establishment base erupted with a dazzling tri-colored spiritual light.

The Bottleneck lying between Foundation Establishment and Crystallization melted rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The next second,

Atop the indestructible Foundation Establishment base,

The first crack appeared.

Then, a second, a third...

Countless cracks spread out, covering the entire base like a spiderweb.

Boom!

A loud explosion erupted.

The Foundation Establishment base shattered with a bang,

Turning into a sky full of brilliant starlight.

But the spiritual Qi in his body did not decrease because the base shattered; instead, it became increasingly thick!

The shattered base starlight merged with the Thunder Fire and wood-System spiritual Qi.

In the Dantian, many sharp-edged Crystallizations, flowing with the tri-colored spiritual light of Thunder Fire and wood, condensed!

The airwave generated by the Breakthrough of the major Realm exploded outward with Mo Zixing as the center.

The stone tables and chairs in the small courtyard were all overturned.

Jiang Yuwei only had a cultivation of the ninth level of Qi Refining; how could she withstand this airwave?

She had to quickly pull out her long sword and thrust it into the ground, using it to stabilize herself as much as possible.

The Junior Sister still remembered Mo Zixing's instructions.

Even if she couldn't stand steadily, she still focused all her attention on feeling the flow of aura during the Breakthrough process.

The spiritual Qi in her Dantian circulated accordingly, continuously bringing new insights.

Su Li's black clothes and veil fluttered loudly in the wild wind.

She continued to supply spiritual Qi to maintain the operation of the Formation.

The Formation blocked most of the impact.

But even so, there was still escaping spiritual Qi that broke through the constraints and spread toward various parts of the Sect.

Who knows how much time passed.

Finally.

The spiritual light filling the sky slowly receded.

In Mo Zixing's mind,

His information panel began to refresh:

[Name: Mo Zixing]

[Cultivation: First Level of Crystallization]

At the same time, the System's voice continued to sound:

[Congratulations to the host for successfully breaking through to the Crystallization Stage]

[Completed a major Realm leap]

[Reward: One Against Heavens Fate opportunity]

Mo Zixing was ecstatic and couldn't help but cheer in his heart.

It worked!

He really stepped into the Crystallization Stage in one go!

As for the trait to be used as a consumable for Against Heavens Fate later, he had already thought of it.

Mo Zixing's gaze fell on the corner of the panel, on the black trait [completely destroyed appearance] that he had taken from Su Li and had not activated.

This trait was just taking up space on the panel like trash; now he finally had a chance to clear it.

"System, I choose the trait [completely destroyed appearance]."

[trait [completely destroyed appearance (Black)] has been cleared]

As the consumable disappeared,

On the panel,

A six-colored die spun rapidly.

Spinning faster and faster.

Finally, it slowly stopped.

Three brand-new traits appeared on the panel:

1. [Rapid Metabolism (Purple): The speed at which Medicinal Pill effects are unleashed is greatly increased; when consuming a Medicinal Pill, there is a certain probability that the pill will not be consumed]

2. [Sudden Killing Intent (Red): Every attack has a small probability of triggering an instant-kill effect; the smaller the cultivation gap with the target, the higher the trigger probability]

3. [Blood Demon Great Art (Gold): When dealing damage to biological beings, the damage dealt can be converted into one's own health and spiritual Qi at a certain ratio; the heavier one's injuries, the higher the conversion efficiency]

A red trait!

Mo Zixing's eyes lit up instantly.

How long had it been since he saw a red-quality trait!

He had finally drawn one again!