Chapter 39: Chapter 38: Third Layer of Qi Refining, Crossing into the Cultivation Realm Again!

Seeing Li Nian’s expression, Lin Chen instantly understood that the thing in his hand was probably extraordinary.

So Lin Chen raised the hoe and asked:

“Is this thing very powerful?”

Li Nian’s face showed a somewhat complex expression upon hearing this.

“It’s more than just powerful; this should be one of the most precious types of Martial Spirits.”

“The most important thing is, the origin of this Martial Spirit is extraordinary… It has significant meaning!”

Lin Chen grew even more curious upon hearing this.

Li Nian then whispered:

“You must know well who Elder Jiang is…”

“And Elder Jiang once had a son, considered to be his successor… Later, he died on the Martial Realm battlefield.”

“And this Black Hoe is his son’s hoe!”

“For so many years, Elder Jiang has never chosen a successor… Now he has given you this hoe! Think about what this means?”

Lin Chen was bewildered by Li Nian’s series of words.

Looking at the Black Hoe in his hand, he felt it was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

At this moment, Li Nian also told Lin Chen about the effects of this Black Hoe.

“Elder Jiang’s son was a very powerful Martial Venerable… His Martial Spirit was called the Mountain-Opening Hoe!”

“This hoe can change in size, and at its largest, it can even turn into a small mountain… Whether for attack or defense, it’s top-notch.”

“At the same time, this hoe also seems to have a great use for plowing fields!”

Li Nian recalled for a bit, though he didn’t fully understand the Black Hoe.

But Lin Chen was already very surprised after hearing this.

Black Hoe Martial Spirit can change its size, to the point of transforming into a small mountain?

Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, the effect of this Martial Spirit… Sounds like a powerful Magical Treasure from the Cultivation Realm!

He carefully put away the Black Hoe, planning to explore it more later.

…

In the next two days, Lin Chen continued to learn the Vibrating Blade Martial Technique.

With continuous practice, Lin Chen became more and more proficient, almost guaranteeing a hundred percent execution.

However, for the current Lin Chen, the consumption of the Vibrating Blade was not small.

At the same time, with the overtime work of many researchers, the Alchemy Room Lin Chen needed was also successfully completed.

During this period, he took the time to visit a few times and made requests regarding the details of the Alchemy Room.

According to Lin Chen’s wishes, the Alchemy Room had several large instruments capable of producing flames.

The temperature of the flames ranged from several hundred degrees to tens of thousands of degrees and could be precisely controlled by the instruments.

Additionally, more than ten pill furnaces about a foot high were built, each made of high-tier exotic metals, resistant to high temperatures and very sturdy.

Besides, as time passed.

The Spirit Rice planting plan, Spirit Testing Stone, and research on Cultivation Techniques also saw some results.

Especially regarding the detection of Spirit Roots.

In a few days, the researchers used four Spirit Testing Stones to test over four hundred people for Spirit Roots.

Finally…a major discovery was made.

The qualifications of the Human Race on Blue Star were very similar to those in the Cultivation Realm.

About half of the people had cultivation qualifications, but most of them had Inferior Spirit Roots and Mixed Spirit Roots.

At the same time, the higher one’s martial qualifications, the stronger their Spirit Root qualifications tended to be.

Therefore, in the Great Xia Military Region, there were quite a few Martial Artists with Three-Element or even Dual Spirit Roots.

What Lin Chen didn’t expect was that Li Nian, this guy, was actually a Single Spirit Root cultivator.

And a Metal Spirit Root at that!

Of course, Lin Chen also expressed his own opinion.

Cultivation is different from the Martial Path, often the earlier the better.

Like Li Nian, starting cultivation over the age of forty would probably lead to not much achievement in his lifetime.

In Lin Chen’s ideal plan, it would be best to start from childhood.

In Xia Country, before children are exposed to the Martial Path, they should start cultivating for health.

Of course, this undoubtedly requires more Spirit Testing Stones for large-scale detection of Spirit Roots.

Currently, the researchers have not found a material that can replace the Spirit Testing Stone.

…

Until the seventh day after returning to Blue Star, Lin Chen got up and glanced at the countdown on his arm.

——23 hours and 29 minutes.

“Tomorrow at dawn is the time for the next crossing…”

Lin Chen’s heart stirred slightly, and the aura on his body gradually restrained.

In a moment, it dropped from the Peak of Qi Refining Second Layer to the Late Period of the First Layer of Qi Refining.

“The Wood Concealment Technique, it’s now fully mastered… Hiding my cultivation one or two layers isn’t difficult.”

“Surely, unless a Foundation Establishment Cultivator carefully investigates, they would be hard-pressed to discover my true cultivation!”

Lin Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief, fortunate that no cultivators had probed his cultivation before, otherwise, his anomaly would have been discovered early on.

Now there was nothing to fear, as long as he was careful after mastering the Wood Concealment Technique, there should be no problem.

“Qi and Blood Value has reached 36 points, and cultivation is just a step away from the Third Layer of Qi Refining…”

“Let’s see if I can break into the Third Layer of Qi Refining today!”

Lin Chen sent a message to Li Nian, deciding not to go to the Martial Arts Palace and instead stayed at home to cultivate.

After taking a Qi Nourishing Pill, Lin Chen felt the flow of spiritual energy within his body quicken slightly.

This Qi Nourishing Pill is a good thing, for a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, it can increase the cultivation speed by twenty to thirty percent.

One pill could sustain two hours.

Holding a Spirit Stone in his hand, abundant spiritual energy entered his body.

Lin Chen sat cross-legged and began to operate the Evergreen Technique.

From dawn until dusk, Lin Chen consumed two Spirit Stones.

Meanwhile, the aura around him kept rising steadily…

Finally, at a certain moment, the magical power within Lin Chen’s body surged again by a small margin.

Just like there was no bottleneck, he smoothly stepped into the Third Layer of Qi Cultivation!

Lin Chen activated the Wood Concealment Technique, the leaking magical power gradually converged, restoring to the aura of the First Layer of Qi Refining.

“Finally broke through to the Third Layer of Qi Refining, this speed… isn’t slow!” Lin Chen was slightly happy inside.

Counting the time since he started cultivating, it has almost been a month.

After encountering the Qi-Introducing Technique, he absorbed Qi into his body overnight, stepping into the Qi Refining Stage.

From the First Layer of Qi Refining to the Second Layer, Lin Chen took seven days.

And from the Second Layer to the Third Layer, Lin Chen took a little less than half a month.

“At this pace, perhaps reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining will take one month?”

Lin Chen pondered for a moment.

For him, it was a month’s time, but for Blue Star and the Cultivation Realm, it was only half a month.

Therefore, stepping into the mid-stage of Qi Refining in half a month, not to say unprecedented, is certainly remarkable!

“Luckily, magical power in the early Qi Refining Stage is inherently weak, not much difference can be seen without careful observation…”

“By the time I reach the late Qi Refining Stage, the Wood Concealment Technique should have already reached Great Success!”

Lin Chen closed his eyes, carefully experiencing the changes of the Third Layer of Qi Cultivation.

“Divine Sense seems to be stronger, under Divine Soul Internal Observation even clearer… perhaps by the mid-stage of Qi Refining, I can extend my Divine Sense outside?”

“At the same time, the True Essence Magical Power has also become much more robust… With my current True Essence Weapon-using, the power would likely be even more terrifying!” Lin Chen’s heart was slightly joyful.

In any case, with his current cultivation, he had more assurance for self-preservation.

He glanced at the countdown on his arm, less than six hours remained before the crossing.

“First, contact Li Nian, go to the Martial Arts Palace for a trip…”

Lin Chen did not wake his sleeping uncle and aunt, as Li Nian drove him to the Martial Arts Palace.

…

Several hours later, at the Martial Arts Palace.

Lin Chen put on the Changchun Sect’s disciple Taoist robe, preparing for a new crossing.

In front of him, Wang Lishan instructed:

“Chen, our research on Spirit Roots and even Techniques has made some progress. But we’ve all been stuck at the most critical step… Spiritual Energy!”

“See if you can find a way to bring some Spiritual Energy back from the Cultivation Realm?”

Spiritual Energy, huh?

“Alright, I’ll find a way to get some Spiritual Energy this time!” Lin Chen nodded.

The countdown to crossing began to clear.

“Three, two… one!”

Lin Chen’s vision changed again…

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