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Chapter 27: "From now on, I, Chen Qiu, will be your benefactor."
Chapter 27: "From now on, I, Chen Qiu, will be your benefactor."
The sky grew darker, devoid of any light, as endless black clouds, spanning an unknown distance, loomed over the entire wilderness. In the canyon below, the howling winds echoed like the roars of ghosts and spirits, chilling hearts.
Though no raindrops had fallen, the impending rain was palpable.
"This weather..."
Fat Dragon, slightly out of breath, craned his neck to gaze at the darkening sky above. He couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "This doesn't look like normal heavy rain weather. Usually, when the dark clouds gather like this, the rain would have started by now."
"Could it be something like an ancient demon's emergence?"
Realizing what he had said, Fat Dragon's face paled, and he quickly spat three times.
"Pft! Pft! Pft!"
Chen Qiu glanced up, paying no heed to Fat Dragon. Instead, he looked around at the remaining Face Spiders and tightened his grip on his sword. These Face Spiders had been terrified by his attacks, but being mindless beasts, they still charged forward despite knowing it meant death.
After a few shrill screams, they rushed towards him, braving the cold wind!
The slaughter began anew!
Chen Qiu's cultivation level, just shy of Qi Condensation Level Eleven, was not far from Grand Completion. After about half an hour, he felt a sensation within and turned his attention inward.
There was a noticeable surge of Spirit Energy in his meridians.
At this moment, his physical strength far surpassed his previous Qi Condensation Level Seven state. He could probably take on ten Fat Dragons at once. If the Huang Family's Seventh Elder appeared before him again, he wouldn't even need to summon a Malevolent Spirit; he could kill the Elder with his own hands!
However, he vaguely sensed that the Spirit Energy in his meridians was insufficient. He had broken through several minor realms in one night, widening his meridians significantly, but he hadn't absorbed any Spirit Energy, akin to expanding a container without filling it.
To increase his chances of successfully establishing his foundation, he needed to fill his meridians with Spirit Energy.
Establishing a foundation with insufficient internal Spirit Energy would likely result in failure.
But—
He wanted to fail.
"Huff!"
Chen Qiu took a deep breath, then sat cross-legged on the spot, focusing all his attention inward. He circulated his cultivation technique, slowly guiding the Spirit Energy from his meridians towards his Dantian.
As the Spirit Energy gathered, the Dao Foundation Platform gradually materialized above his Dantian, transitioning from ethereal to solid. The names of his acquired entries began to appear on the platform.
Halfway through the foundation establishment process, the Spirit Energy in his meridians was already insufficient. The Dao Foundation Platform, which had been on the verge of solidification, instantly collapsed when the flow of Spirit Energy ceased.
In almost an instant!
Chen Qiu's cultivation level plummeted rapidly.
Qi Condensation Level Nine... Qi Condensation Level Six... Qi Condensation Level Three...
In the blink of an eye, Chen Qiu's cultivation level had dropped to Qi Condensation Level One.
"Pff!"
The backlash from the failed foundation establishment caused Chen Qiu's mouth to fill with an iron-like taste. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of bright red blood, which splattered onto the grayish-yellow rocks before him.
"Brother Chen Qiu, are you alright?"
Fat Dragon, who had been sitting nearby, protecting Chen Qiu with his cultivation, was startled by this scene. He became flustered, "Are you trying to force a foundation establishment? I thought you were circulating your cultivation technique to recover your Spirit Energy!"
"Why are you in such a hurry, brother? You were just an ordinary mortal yesterday, and now you want to establish your foundation?"
"You don't have to push yourself so hard!"
"And how did you suddenly drop to Qi Condensation Level One? Even if the foundation establishment failed, it's impossible to drop directly to Qi Condensation Level One!"
"I'm fine," Chen Qiu said, wiping away the blood from the corner of his mouth. He carefully sensed his physical condition and found that it wasn't severely affected. The blood he spat out was purely due to the sudden decrease in his physical strength, causing some capillaries to rupture as his body struggled to adapt.
Then, he raised his head and looked around.
The canyon was still littered with dozens of severely injured Face Spiders, the only remaining members of the local Face Spider clan. Chen Qiu had decimated their numbers, leaving only these few behind.
These severely injured spiders were intentionally spared by Chen Qiu for a reason.
With a slight wave of his hand, Chen Qiu signaled to a Malevolent Spirit Face Spider hovering near him to rush forward and kill one of the injured spiders. As the dying spider breathed its last, a panel shrouded in mist emerged above Chen Qiu's Dantian.
"Cultivation surge."
"Cultivation surge."
"..."
Having slain just a single Qi Condensation Stage Level 7 Face Spider, Chen Qiu's cultivation skyrocketed like a rocket, instantly reaching Qi Condensation Stage Level 7.
At that very moment—
The spirit energy around Chen Qiu abruptly converged, ultimately forming eighteen Spirit Stones that fell from mid-air to the ground.
"Not bad at all."
Chen Qiu sat cross-legged on the spot, gazing at the scene before him with genuine laughter. This was the happiest he had ever been since his transmigration. It meant his plan had succeeded; given enough time, he could amass enough Spirit Stones to buy out the entire cultivation world!
Thanks to the white Entry "Never Give Up," Chen Qiu's cultivation progress increased a hundredfold after killing demons upon failing to establish his foundation. This allowed him to slay a Qi Condensation Stage Level 7 demon while at Level 1, propelling him directly to Level 7.
However, each minor breakthrough only rewarded him with Spirit Stones and not another Triple Choice Entry.
That made sense; otherwise, these Entries wouldn't have remained white.
"This..."
Fat Dragon, standing nearby, looked on in utter confusion and disbelief at the dozen or so Spirit Stones that had appeared out of thin air and Chen Qiu's sudden return to Qi Condensation Stage Level 7. He felt dazed, his mind unable to process what was happening.
"Just a little trick."
In high spirits, Chen Qiu patted Fat Dragon on the shoulder and laughed, "You're a patron to me. If not for you, I wouldn't have embarked on the path of cultivation yesterday. But from now on, I, Chen Qiu, will be your patron."
"As long as I live, you'll never be captured by the Flower Offering Sect to be used as fodder again."
"Unless I create my own Flower Offering Sect."
After casually teasing Fat Dragon, Chen Qiu didn't want to waste any more time. The cultivation progress required for subsequent minor breakthroughs was much higher, so he had to slay two more Qi Condensation Stage Level 8 Face Spiders to smoothly advance to Qi Condensation Perfection.
He obtained twelve more Spirit Stones.
In less than the time it took to brew a cup of tea, thirty Spirit Stones had been effortlessly acquired.
The now-experienced Chen Qiu swiftly attempted foundation establishment again, only to fail and drop back to Qi Condensation Stage Level 1. But soon after, his cultivation rapidly returned to Qi Condensation Perfection.
From Fat Dragon's perspective, Chen Qiu's cultivation was like a roller coaster. In the blink of an eye, his cultivation plummeted to Qi Condensation Stage Level 1, and in another blink, it soared back to Qi Condensation Perfection, accompanied by a shower of Spirit Stones.
Spirit Stones materialized out of thin air and fell to the ground one after another.
"Thud, thud, thud!"
Another thirty Spirit Stones appeared and scattered across the ground. Fat Dragon, who had been waiting nearby, quickly pocketed these Spirit Stones into his Storage Bag before nervously glancing up at the canyon sky.
He was afraid of being discovered by the two brothers.
Although he didn't understand Chen Qiu's method, one thing was certain: if word got out that Chen Qiu could create Spirit Stones out of thin air, they would both be dead within three days.
(End of Chapter)
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