I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 53: Nine Levels of Qi Refining

As time passed, more and more cultivators filled the restaurant. Lin Qing's table was also full, with everyone except him being at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Soon, with a cry of surprise, everyone turned to look at the entrance.

They saw Fellow Daoist Wang accompanying three cultivators as they walked in. There was no doubt that these three cultivators were at the Foundation Building stage. Some knowledgeable cultivators recognized that two of them were from the Limitless Sect, while the other one was a Foundation Building cultivator stationed at the Bai Bao Tower.

Fellow Daoist Wang accompanied these four Foundation Building cultivators and sat at the main table. Then, he stood up and addressed the crowd, saying, "Fellow Daoists, thank you very much for attending my Foundation Building celebration. I haven't been in Xuan Yu Lane for long, but to be able to attract so many Fellow Daoists to congratulate me, I am truly grateful. Today..."

As Fellow Daoist Wang spoke, the restaurant fell into complete silence, not even a breath could be heard.

Upon hearing Fellow Daoist Wang's words, Lin Qing thought to himself, "The number of people who came today has nothing to do with how long Fellow Daoist Wang has been in Xuan Yu Lane. Even if he just arrived yesterday, as long as he is at the Foundation Building stage, there will be a large number of people coming to congratulate him. If it were a ninth level of Qi Refining like me, even if I stayed here for a hundred years, I wonder if there would be so many people coming."

After Fellow Daoist Wang finished speaking, everyone began to eat.

As for Fellow Daoist Wang's table, they didn't eat much. The two people from the Limitless Sect congratulated Fellow Daoist Wang, saying, "We didn't expect Fellow Daoist Wang to be in Xuan Yu Lane for more than twenty years. During these years, Fellow Daoist Wang has done an outstanding job, not only managing the Bai Bao Tower efficiently but also breaking through to the Foundation Building stage."

Fellow Daoist Wang smiled and looked at the cultivators from the Bai Bao Tower. He then said to the two cultivators from the Limitless Sect, "You're too kind. I'm just helping with the management. The success of the Bai Bao Tower today is all thanks to Elder Meng, who has been in charge for so many years."

"Hahaha." The Elder Meng mentioned by Fellow Daoist Wang laughed and looked at him. He then said to the two cultivators from the Limitless Sect, "Without our Fellow Daoist Wang, I would be overwhelmed. Fellow Daoist Wang is diligent and talented. That's why he was able to exchange for a Foundation Building Pill from our main building. It's only natural that he was able to successfully break through this time."

"Oh? So it was exchanged from the main building. We thought Fellow Daoist Wang had bought the Foundation Building Pill that was released a few days ago," one of the cultivators from the Limitless Sect casually remarked.

Elder Meng turned to look at Fellow Daoist Wang, who calmly said, "I don't have that kind of wealth. This breakthrough was also due to good luck."

"Hahaha." Everyone laughed.

Speaking of which, Lin Qing was somewhat envious of Fellow Daoist Wang. He didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Wang would successfully build his foundation with just one Foundation Building Pill. Many Foundation Building cultivators used more than two pills to break through.

As for the Foundation Building Pill that was released a while ago, Lin Qing also knew about it. It was said that it was released by the Limitless Sect to boost the market in Xuan Yu Lane. It was rumored to have been sold for ten thousand two hundred spirit stones.

Hearing this price, Lin Qing couldn't help but sigh. There were more wealthy cultivators in Xuan Yu Lane than he had imagined.

And looking at Fellow Daoist Wang, Lin Qing had also heard that it wouldn't be long before the Bai Bao Tower in Xuan Yu Lane would truly be under Fellow Daoist Wang's management. Thinking about this, Lin Qing was also somewhat happy. After all, he had a good relationship with Fellow Daoist Wang, which was a good thing for him.

After finishing the meal, everyone left. Lin Qing also bid farewell to Fellow Daoist Wang, who smiled at him and didn't say much.

Not long after, just as Lin Qing had heard, Fellow Daoist Wang officially became the manager of the Xuan Yu Fang Bai Bao Lou. There were congratulations from many people, but Lin Qing did not go. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

After returning from Fellow Daoist Wang's celebration banquet, Lin Qing felt something and reduced the production of formations and other matters, devoting himself wholeheartedly to breaking through the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Previously, it took him ten years to go from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the eighth level. One important reason was that he had been making and selling formations, which had hindered his cultivation. But now, things were different. Not only did Lin Qing devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation, but his Fire Spirit Root also reached the peak. As a result, three years after the breakthrough of his Fire Spirit Root, when he was seventy-eight years old, he successfully broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

However, although the ninth level of Qi Refining is the last level of the Qi Refining stage, it is a level that is significantly closer to the Foundation Building stage and has a huge difference.

For those who have just reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, like Lin Qing, they are generally about twenty to thirty percent stronger than those at the eighth level of Qi Refining. There are also those who have no hope of breaking through to the Foundation Building stage and have been at this level for many years. Their strength cannot be compared to those at the simple eighth level of Qi Refining. Some old cultivators who have broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining focus solely on refining their techniques. Their strength is not just twice as powerful as those at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Even if a few cultivators in the later stage of Qi Refining come together, they cannot gain any benefits when they encounter such old cultivators.

Now that Lin Qing has just broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, he still needs time to refine himself. In order to break through to the Foundation Building stage, it is not enough to just break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining and take Foundation Building pills. It's not that it's impossible, but the chances are slim. At least one's own cultivation must reach the perfection of the ninth level of Qi Refining, which means absorbing all the spiritual energy that can be absorbed in the Qi Refining stage and not being able to make any further progress. Only then can one attempt to break through.

It goes without saying that breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining is a cause for joy. And coincidentally, on the third day after Lin Qing's breakthrough, Li Qingyu also broke through to the later stage of Qi Refining.

As a cultivator with four spiritual roots, although Li Qingyu is better than those with five spiritual roots, it is still extremely difficult for her to break through to the later stage of Qi Refining. Being able to break through is quite remarkable. For example, after Che Yun broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining a few years ago, her cultivation stagnated and she needed some time to break through.

Now that Lin Qing has broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, his strength in Xuan Yu Fang can be considered that of a great cultivator. After all, there are only a few in the Foundation Building stage, and Xuan Yu Fang is still dominated by cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

At this time, Lin Qing decided to bring out the previously made Seven-Water Formation and Eight-Water Formation, selling them for three hundred and fifty spirit stones and four hundred spirit stones respectively.

Compared to Lin Qing's breakthrough to the ninth level of Qi Refining, these two formations caused a great sensation in Xuan Yu Fang.

Remembering back when Lin Qing took out the Profound Wood Formation in Qingmu Ji, it immediately shocked many cultivators there, representing that he had become a first-grade intermediate formation master. Now, these two formations represent that he has become a second-grade lower-level formation master. Even in Wuji Sect, second-grade lower-level formation masters are rare.

Even within the Zhao Kingdom, second-grade formation masters are scarce resources that can only be obtained with a large amount of resources. They generally only exist in major forces.

And Lin Qing, a mere lone cultivator, has actually become a second-grade formation master. This is truly remarkable.

So, half a month after he displayed these two formations, his formation shop was always crowded, with only a few people buying formations and the rest coming to see him.

Lin Qing understood this.

If there were a second-grade talisman master in the market, he would also be curious to go and see. Everyone would behave this way.

And half a month later, without selling a single set of the Seven-Water Formation and Eight-Water Formation, someone from Wuji Sect came personally to invite Lin Qing to join the sect.

(End of this chapter)