sinovels Chapter 87 The Time of Departure
Chapter 87 The Time of Departure
Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Night fell, and a bright moon hung high in the sky. Its radiant light, like a thin silver veil, spread over the courtyard at No. 9527 Tingchao Lane.
Several clumps of green bamboo swayed gently in the breeze, their shadows dancing and rustling, further enhancing the tranquility and peace of the courtyard, as if the outside world's disturbances were all kept out by that thin veil of light.
Inside the master bedroom, Yang Changsheng sat cross-legged, his palms facing the sky.
His body was surrounded by spiritual energy, forming tiny, visible vortexes that continuously flowed into his body.
Within the dantian and dantian, magical power converged like a trickle of water into a stream, surging and surging, impacting the invisible barrier.
At one moment, a soft "pop" sound seemed to come from inside my body, and that tough membrane shattered.
In an instant, a surge of magical power, several times stronger than before, erupted from his body, filling his limbs and bones, and even causing the air in the room to vibrate slightly.
Its body surface has a subtle jade-colored luster that flows, and its blood and qi are like mercury, emitting a deep rumble.
"Finally, I've reached level six in Qi Refining."
He suddenly opened his eyes, and in the depths of his dark pupils, two cold stars seemed to flash briefly before disappearing.
At the same time, an invisible divine power spread out, easily covering an area of thirty-five feet in radius.
This range has already surpassed many cultivators who have just entered the late stage of Qi Refining.
After three years of arduous training, working day and night and consuming considerable resources, he finally reached a higher level of cultivation.
Yang Changsheng remained calm and composed; the progress was almost exactly what he had expected.
The path of cultivation becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses.
From the mid-stage of Qi Refining onwards, the time and resources required for each minor advancement far exceed those before.
To be able to break through from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the sixth level in four years is already extremely fast. This speed is not inferior even among cultivators with mid-grade spiritual roots.
Moreover, his reliance goes far beyond his magical cultivation.
A year ago, the Nine Revolutions of the Sun and Moon Forging Tribulation Scripture had already successfully broken through to the seventh level.
Once this hurdle is overcome, not only will a true "Golden Jade Body" be completely forged, with bones as fine as jade and skin as golden as gold, greatly increasing defensive capabilities, but the body's vital energy and blood will also be as vigorous as a furnace, flowing endlessly.
With a single swing of his arm, a terrifying force of 57,000 jin is contained within him; he is as still as a mountain, but when he moves, he can shatter rocks and collapse clouds.
It can be said that he is now at the sixth level of Qi Refining in terms of magical power, his body refinement is comparable to that of a top-level Qi Refining late stage cultivator, and his spiritual sense strength surpasses that of others of the same level.
The combination of these three elements gives it the formidable combat power to directly confront and defeat most ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivators!
As long as you don't encounter those elite disciples from major sects or families who possess powerful inheritances or top-grade magic weapons, or those high-ranking Foundation Establishment cultivators who can fly with their physical bodies.
In the turbulent and unpredictable lower echelons of the cultivation world, he finally had some confidence to barely protect himself and maneuver for survival.
"call……"
Yang Changsheng gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, which condensed and did not dissipate, leaving a faint white trace in the air.
After another hour of meditation, he slowly circulated his energy throughout his body, completely calming down the slightly restless magical power caused by the breakthrough, allowing his dantian to be filled and solidified again.
Once his aura had completely calmed down and there was no longer any trace of the intense fluctuations from his recent breakthrough, he slowly stopped practicing and stood up.
"Squeak!"
Pushing open the wooden door leading to the workshop, he realized this was the place where he had poured the most effort into over the past three years.
Moonlight streamed through the high windows, illuminating the twelve humanoid puppets neatly arranged inside the workshop.
Their bodies were more agile and streamlined than those of the Black Iron Woodcutter, and their entire bodies were golden-red, with intricate runes engraved on their joints.
Most striking are the enormous longbows they carry and the specially made arrows that gleam with a dangerous red light in the quiver at their waists.
This is the first-tier mid-grade peak puppet he painstakingly crafted, the Flowing Fire Archer, each possessing terrifying firepower capable of threatening cultivators at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining.
As for the materials he had stockpiled in the past to make those black iron woodcutters, he had already disposed of them in batches before the market completely declined, and exchanged them for the spirit stones he urgently needed.
Yang Changsheng glanced at the twelve puppets, and sighed slightly in his heart.
He checked the contents of his storage bag and found that he only had a little over 1,200 low-grade spirit stones left.
This number is not small for a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, but it seems extremely meager to him.
Aside from the expenses of his own cultivation, he had almost no other major expenses, and his life was extremely simple. He devoted all his energy to improving his strength and creating puppets.
The reason why they are still so strapped for cash is that the once stable source of income, the purification of waste pills, has been completely cut off.
My thoughts drifted back to three years ago.
Just five months after the Chixiao Wang family was annihilated by the Lu family's swift and decisive actions, the Lu family's strategic focus shifted at an astonishing speed.
Vast resources and manpower, like a flood bursting its banks, surged towards the ancestral home of the Wang family on the upper reaches of the Chishui River.
With the Lu family's generous investment of spirit stones, a large number of earth-elemental cultivators worked day and night to complete the project. In just two months, a brand-new market town with a grand scale and meticulous planning was erected.
This market town covered an area of eighty li in circumference, with towering walls, crisscrossing streets, numerous shops, and well-ordered living areas.
They even developed a dedicated spiritual field planting area and cave dwellings for cultivators to rent, the scale and grandeur of which far surpassed the former port and market of Biyue Lake.
What is even more remarkable is that the name of the market was directly given to the two characters "Qianxue".
It was none other than Lu Qianxue, the prodigy of the Lu family who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere!
This name now represents legend and awe in Biyue Lake and even throughout the entire Lu family's sphere of influence.
Three years ago, she secretly succeeded in establishing her foundation. She then created a smokescreen, using herself as bait to lure out four Foundation Establishment cultivators—the Wang family, the Ye family, the Zhou family, and the rogue cultivator Li Kun—to ambush her.
He himself, right under everyone's noses, launched a surprise attack on the Wang family's undefended ancestral land, and with overwhelming force, killed the Wang family's only remaining Foundation Establishment cultivator with three sword strikes.
After this battle, the alliance of the three families collapsed instantly. The Lu family won a great victory and swallowed up the Wang family's territory. The Ye and Zhou families were also forced to cede 20% of their interests to seek peace.
What's even more astonishing is that last year, this prodigy broke through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment with unstoppable momentum.
She then pursued and killed Wang Lieyang, the patriarch of the Wang family, who had narrowly escaped her trap years ago, with the speed and force of a whirlwind.
That once-powerful late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator ultimately perished under the sword of a woman who was only twenty-six years old.
Lu Qianxue's rise to power completely established the new landscape of the Lu family in this region.
The "Thousand Snow Market," named after her, is also booming, attracting cultivators from all directions.
"With this ebb and flow, life at Biyue Lake is truly getting harder and harder."
Yang Changsheng snapped out of his thoughts, his eyes hardening.
"It seems it's time for me to leave."
Without further hesitation, he waved his hand, and under the influence of his divine sense, the twelve Fiery Archer puppets transformed into streams of light and were stored in his storage bag.