Chapter 144: Chapter 116: Cultivation of Innate Qi, Transformation of Ghost Slash
September 30.
Yet another end of the month had arrived, and it was ti for the Martial Arts Hall to conduct its monthly assessnt.
During the previous monthly assessnt, the Martial Arts Hall participated in a joint operation with Inspection Bureau and Zhi Ge Court to capture the Green-faced Ghost.
The assessnt before that involved collaboration with the Inspection Bureau and Zhi Ge Court to raid and exterminate the Calming Sect in the mountains.
Following each monthly assessnt, the situation in Xing City would undergo so changes.
This ti, however, the monthly assessnt was back to its original and tranquil form—as the Inspection Bureau and Zhi Ge Court had no operations planned, the Martial Arts Hall resud the traditional competition format—arena matches.
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Li Fei, now having recently advanced to the Body Breaking Middle Stage, participated in the arena matches at this cultivation level.
After capturing key mbers of the Tiger Saber Gang, including Yuan Dao, only two Rank A students in the Martial Arts Hall were in the Body Breaking Middle Stage, aside from Li Fei.
These two individuals had lower-grade Implants compared to Li Fei, were less proficient in using Implants, and their Martial Arts were not as good as Li Fei’s. Even without relying on the Myriad Blood Pearl, Li Fei was able to defeat these two with the strength trained by Hao Yi.
Thus, it was no surprise that Li Fei easily clinched the top position in the September monthly assessnt.
By now, Li Fei had secured the first place in the monthly assessnt for three consecutive months. According to the current trend, securing his spot at Zhi Ge Departnt in the university next year seed all but guaranteed.
Elsewhere, the power struggle between the Chief’s faction and the Tiger Saber Gang continued, albeit the Tiger Saber Gang was gradually losing ground due to shaken morale and wavering support from many officials who originally backed them after a significant drop in influence.
It appeared that the Tiger Saber Gang, once a dominant force in Xing City, was starting to falter.
In the upcoming October, the Chief’s faction was poised to make substantial gains in the political arena, described as “storming through fortresses,” while Li Fei focused sincerely on his cultivation.
During the day, he continued his Perception Training under Hao Yi, which remained highly beneficial even though his true realm had advanced to the Qi Change Stage, effectively enhancing his combat power.
At night, under the guise of participating in boxing matches at Qingyuan Fist Village to hone his Martial Arts, he practiced his Qi Change Stage cultivation under the guidance of Shangguan Xiao.
In order not to raise suspicion, Li Fei went for a boxing match every evening as arranged by Shangguan Xiao.
At Qingyuan Fist Village, inside Shangguan Xiao’s residence,
Li Fei, wielding the Ghost Slash, sparred with Shangguan Xiao. The Ghost Slash emanated a dark gold aura, making it seem as though it was coated in gold.
This dark gold aura was Li Fei’s Geng tal True Qi.
Innate Qi wasn’t Force, and it wasn’t sufficiently condensed, so once separated from the body, it would disperse quickly. Under normal circumstances, it couldn’t adhere to weapons.
The power of an Abnormal Weapon was demonstrated here.
For martial practitioners below the Qi Change Stage, the Ghost Slash was rely a blade sharp enough to slice through iron, but for those at the Qi Change Stage, it was a Divine Weapon that could attach and even enhance Innate Qi!
The Ghost Slash held by Li Fei was chiefly forged from the bones of the Geng tal Abnormal Beast, Ghost Swallowing Beast, and also incorporated bodily tissues from several Fire Attribute Abnormal Beasts, making it most suitable for the infusion of both Geng tal and Fire Attribute Innate Qi.
When Li Fei infused Geng tal True Qi into the Ghost Slash, the Geng tal True Qi beca even more condensed and distinctly more sharp and deadly.
In the courtyard, a golden blade light flashed, slicing directly through a semi-transparent cyclone.
With the enhancent from Geng tal True Qi, Li Fei could use the Ghost Slash to directly cut through Shangguan Xiao’s Wind-Force, posing a real threat to a practitioner at the Tao Foundation Stage like Shangguan Xiao, who could no longer handle him as easily as before.
After dozens of exchanges, Li Fei maintained the ‘Overlord Body’ state throughout and did not ‘Exchange Qi.’
After stepping into the Qi Change Stage from the Body Breaking Stage, activating the extraordinary abilities of the Implant no longer required pauses or caused so-called ‘weak periods.’ As long as his physical energy sufficed, he could continuously utilize the extraordinary abilities of the Implant.
Several minutes into the spar, Shangguan Xiao knocked the blade of the Ghost Slash away with a Finger-Triggered Thunder move, but her finger was cut by the Geng tal True Qi clinging to the blade edge.
Seeing this, Li Fei imdiately stopped and was about to apologize, but Shangguan Xiao waved him off with a smile,
“A re scratch, it’s nothing.”
As she spoke, she gathered her energy in her finger to completely clear away the Geng tal True Qi attached to the wound, finally stopping the bleeding.
“Not bad, you’ve beco quite skilled in using Geng tal True Qi.”
Shangguan Xiao looked at Li Fei with appreciation.
Over the several days following the end of the September monthly assessnt, Li Fei cultivated at the Qi Change Stage under Shangguan Xiao’s guidance.
Firstly, it involved taking Elixirs daily. However, the elixirs required at the Qi Change Stage were different, mainly consisting of two types: one was Primordial Qi Powder, which replenished the Implant’s energy, thereby quickly restoring the consud Innate Qi.
This elixir was one Li Fei had taken daily during Qi Training with Hao Yi, although Li Fei was still unaware of it.
The other elixir was called Golden Armor Pill, specifically for Gold Attribute Implants at the Qi Change Stage, which could accelerate the growth of the Implant and increase the total quantity of Innate Qi.
These two Elixirs could be bought cheaper within the Martial Arts Hall, but purchasing them on the black market ca with a significant markup, and one needed connections to do so.
A dose of Primordial Qi Powder cost 67 yuan and could be used up to three tis. The Golden Armor Pill cost 128 yuan per bottle, with each bottle containing 20 pills.
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