Chapter 95: Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer?

After their Physiques improved, both Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel could contain more True Qi, making it possible to advance to the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer. Both sides continued to hunt the projections.

However, to Lin Jing’s surprise, after resealing the Ice Soul Gu, it still continued to siphon off a portion of his power.

“You two better leave some for me.” Lin Jing hunted the Dragons and Phoenixes even more desperately, having a bad premonition.

Given the difficulty of breaking through with the Longevity Physique, he feared that by the time the Cave Heaven ended, both the Pine Leaf Squirrel and the Ice Soul Gu would be at the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer, while he remained at the ninth!

Boom!

The Pine Leaf Squirrel blasted another one that tried to drink the Longevity Blood to death. It could not control the light spots formed by the projections.

This time, after absorbing the light spots and satisfying its appetite, it suddenly discovered that its internal Spiritual Qi had surged explosively!

Hum!

The True Qi around its body transformed into ten swirling vortices of Spiritual Qi, circling it. This was the Breakthrough to the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer. Although it had not reached the Foundation Establishment, its power was already comparable to it!

Swoosh!

Under the control of the even more powerful Azure Emperor True Qi, combined with the activation of its mental energy, the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Flying Leaf speed was even faster!!

Seeing this, Lin Jing felt subtle. He had become a person with three Physiques, yet the Pine Leaf Squirrel still broke through before him. It seemed the latter two Physiques did not provide much of a bonus to cultivation speed.

Fortunately, when the Pine Leaf Squirrel broke through, a vast amount of Spiritual Qi was fed back to Lin Jing through their Bloodline Contract, bringing him closer to the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer!

“A Breakthrough!” After another period of time, Lin Jing muttered.

“It’s a pity it wasn’t me.”

The Ice Soul Gu had taken a step ahead of Lin Jing, absorbing nutrients and breaking through to the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer first.

The dormant Ice Soul Gu also fed back a significant amount of Spiritual Qi to Lin Jing, yet Lin Jing was still a little short of the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer.

Both Pet Beasts had broken through to the Extreme Realm, leaving only himself behind. Lin Jing was quite speechless. He unleashed his cold energy even more violently. His body was covered in wounds, not from the Dragon and Phoenix Yao Beasts, but because he had to release fresher blood to attract more Yao Beasts!

Finally, after another night of slaughter, a massive wave of Spiritual Qi surged from Lin Jing, who was hovering in the air. Ten rings of Spiritual Qi, like ten layers of vortices, enveloped him. With a “whoosh,” Lin Jing exhaled a breath of cold air, and all his True Qi retracted into his body. The True Qi inside was already as vast as a sea of clouds.

This Qi Sea at the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer was actually ten times larger than when he was at the ninth layer, and every strand of True Qi remained flawless, which made Lin Jing feel unparalleled power.

After several days of effort, Lin Jing himself had finally completely stepped into the Extreme Realm of the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer!!!

“Continue!” Lin Jing flew in the sky, not wasting time immersing himself in the joy of the Breakthrough. He had seen some ancient books in the Academy’s library, which rumored that those who reached the tenth layer during the Qi Training Stage could catch the eye of the Ancient Immortal Palace and become a Named Disciple of the Palace.

As a power from the Upper Realm, the Immortal Palace’s standards must be extremely high. Lin Jing’s heart surged with excitement, but he knew this was not the limit.

Elder Mo had once said that the son of the Second Generation Ancient Emperor, that Crown Prince Gu, had used the Rare Beast Realm-Breaking Bird and the True Dragon Secret Technique to reach the outrageous Realm of the Qi Training Stage Thirteenth Layer.

This meant that the Qi Training Stage Tenth Layer was far from the limit.

“I won’t hope for the twelfth or thirteenth layer for now, but I wonder if I can—with the help of this Cave Heaven—reach the Qi Refining Eleventh Layer!!!”

Boom!

Lin Jing flew rapidly. Inside his Storage Pouch, various Medicinal Pills for replenishing True Qi were also being consumed quickly, mostly used to replenish the True Qi consumed during travel.

In this Dragon Phoenix Cave Heaven, what caused Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel to consume so much energy was not the battles, but the traveling. The Cave Heaven was too vast, and the Dragon and Phoenix projections were too scattered. Even using Longevity Blood as bait, they needed to frequently change locations.

Hidden Dragon Academy, Flying Dragon Mountain.

As time passed, more and more people gathered here. Many examinees had originally come alone, but after hearing that they had entered the Cave Heaven, the Elders of their Sects and Families chose to come and visit.

On Flying Dragon Mountain, Nascent Soul Cultivators were everywhere, and Golden Core Cultivators were as common as dogs.

In a corner of the mountain peak, a Pine Cone was hidden inside a tree, muttering while watching the light pillar of the Cave Heaven.

“Calculating the time, the Cave Heaven is about to end.” In mid-air, Cao Ziwei sat cross-legged. His Nascent Soul Perfection cultivation could be ranked in the top five on Flying Dragon Mountain at this moment.

He slowly stood up, his Nascent Soul Aura radiating, and transmitted his voice for a hundred miles: “The Cave Heaven is about to end. Anyone who can break through to the Extreme Realm in the Dragon Phoenix Cave Heaven will be gifted a sixty-year usage period of an Academy Immortal Cave after passing the assessment to enter the Academy.”

A sixty-year usage period for an Immortal Cave—some second and third-rate cultivation forces were immediately envious upon hearing this. The four elements of cultivation are Dharma, Wealth, Companions, and Land. The cultivation effect in the Academy’s Spiritual Vein Immortal Cave was absolutely a top-tier treasure land for ordinary Sects.

“They are coming out!”

As people returned from the Cave Heaven light pillar, the waiting Cultivators exclaimed. One by one, examinees walked out of the Dragon Phoenix Cave Heaven. Regardless of their current state, most of the examinees had joyful expressions, clearly having gained significant rewards.

“How was it!” As soon as one examinee came out, they were immediately pulled away by their Elders to be asked with concern.

“My True Qi was refined more than ten times in the Cave Heaven. After constant tempering, its strength is now comparable to True Essence. Even against an early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, I might be able to clash briefly relying solely on my own power!” This examinee said excitedly.

“Good, good, good!” This Cultivator hadn’t expected the other party to break through to the Extreme Realm; having such gains was already not bad!

In mid-air, Cao Ziwei stood in the void, looking at the examinees coming out one by one, nodding slightly. This batch of examinees might be the strongest group of students in the Qi Training Stage in a hundred years.

“Ninth layer, ninth layer, ninth layer—” His Divine Sense swept over continuously, but unfortunately, among the dozens of examinees who came out, all were still at the Qi Training Stage ninth layer Realm.

“The Extreme Realm is indeed hard to break.” Cao Ziwei sighed. No matter how solid the foundation at the Qi Training Stage ninth layer is, it can always be reached with time. Only the tenth layer is sought after but not sought for; it seems most examinees’ luck was still a bit lacking.

“Hmm? Finally, one at the Qi Training Stage tenth layer has arrived.” His eyes flashed.

A female Cultivator in a yellow dress walked out of the Cave Heaven calmly; it was Chen Lingxi of the Divine Symbol Sect. She landed on the ground from the Cave Heaven, and the ten layers of Spiritual Qi vortices on her body were revealed, her temperament transcendent.

“Xi’er!” As soon as she appeared, a beautiful Nascent Soul woman immediately stepped forward.

“Master—I’m sorry.” Upon seeing this person, Chen Lingxi looked apologetic, apologizing for losing to Lin Jing.

“I have already heard. It doesn’t matter. Now that you have reached the Qi Training Stage tenth layer, your future prospects will be very different.” The Nascent Soul woman smiled and placed her hand on Chen Lingxi’s shoulder. Hearing that her Disciple had been selected by the Cave Heaven, she had also rushed over immediately.

“Master, I have reached the Qi Training Stage tenth layer. In a battle with him, I will definitely not lose again.” Chen Lingxi was full of confidence and did not hide her strength. The limelight of this Breakthrough to the Extreme Realm would overshadow her previous defeat to Lin Jing, allowing her to Cultivate the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique as if helped by a god later on.

With many Talismanic Incantations to assist her, and being a Talismanic Incantation Physique that had once briefly entered the God Body Ranking, Chen Lingxi felt that her gains from this trip to the Cave Heaven would be the greatest!

Even the Heavenly God Body could not compare.

As for Lin Jing—she felt that Lin Jing, who was previously only at the Qi Training Stage seventh layer and did not have a special Physique, would find it very difficult to break through to the Extreme Realm due to his Physique limitations.

The gap between the two sides next—will be a chasm. Thinking of this, she was radiant, and the gloom of losing to Lin Jing earlier was swept away.

“Fellow Daoist Xieling, congratulations.” Wang Xiao’s father also hadn’t left yet, and he smiled and spoke to the Nascent Soul woman.

The Wang-surnamed Cultivator, the Divine Symbol Sect’s Nascent Soul woman, and the Academy’s Cao Ziwei were the three with the highest cultivation among the Nascent Soul Cultivators present, all having reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage Perfection. Coupled with their extraordinary strength and background, even among other Nascent Soul Cultivators, they had to be respectfully addressed upon seeing these three. Only among the three of them could they address each other as equals.

Just as he finished speaking, Wang Xiao, dressed in silver divine armor, also walked out of the Cave Heaven. His Aura was terrifying, and as his Spiritual Qi erupted, it seemed as if there was a Heavenly God phantom behind him. He had also surprisingly entered the Qi Training Stage tenth layer Realm!

“Haha, congratulations to you too.” The Wang-surnamed Cultivator saw this and laughed aloud, knowing that his son had also managed to cross into this Extreme Realm.

After seeing his father and nodding in greeting, Wang Xiao looked with burning eyes at Yuan Jing and Zi Ling’er who were standing in the distance!!

Before entering the Cave Heaven, even though he possessed the Heavenly God Body, there was a difference in Realm, so his confidence in defeating a Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator was only twenty percent.

But now, after the baptism of the Cave Heaven, Wang Xiao was full of confidence and had nearly ten percent certainty of defeating Yuan Jing, to become famous throughout the Ancient Domain!

“You—” Yuan Jing had waited for several days. Seeing that Wang Xiao had transformed, his pressure increased sharply, and his strong Sword Heart was also somewhat shaken, affected by his Aura.

The Cave Heaven ended, and the examinees had basically all come out, with no deaths.

“It seems that the only ones who could break through to the Extreme Realm are Wang Xiao and Chen Lingxi, who were truly chosen by the Dragon Phoenix Cave Heaven. The other geniuses who entered by chance ultimately had slightly inferior talent!”

Even Gao Sheng and Xu Zhizhi, who came out later, failed to reach the Qi Training Stage tenth layer.

Just as everyone’s attention was attracted by Chen Lingxi and Wang Xiao, who had crossed into the Qi Training Stage tenth layer, suddenly, Cao Ziwei spoke in surprise. “You actually also reached the Qi Training Stage tenth layer!”

“No, it’s you all!”

Another Qi Training Stage tenth layer? The crowd looked toward Cao Ziwei’s surprised gaze and saw a cold-Aura white-robed youth, the last person walking out of the Cave Heaven. On his shoulder, a Dao-robed Squirrel sat cross-legged.

Boom!

The True Qi of both Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel at the Qi Training Stage tenth layer erupted completely. Twenty layers of Spiritual Qi vortices overlapped, which was exceptionally terrifying. The tyrannical True Qi shot straight into the clouds, causing everyone to show expressions of shock.

Cultivator—Qi Training Stage tenth layer!

Pet Beast, Qi Training Stage tenth layer!

This is… that Beast Taming Cultivator!

This pair, who might have split the Opportunity between them upon entering the Dragon Phoenix Cave Heaven, had actually both reached the Qi Training Stage tenth layer!

And one must know, Lin Jing was the one with the lowest cultivation among those entering the Cave Heaven this time, only at the Qi Training Stage seventh layer, with the thinnest foundation, and yet—when Chen Lingxi and Wang Xiao locked eyes with Lin Jing, their hearts suddenly skipped a beat, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, and they felt an indescribable pressure.

What is going on!

“Hehehehe—” In the crowd, only the Pine Cone hidden in an ancient tree laughed and cracked open, saying: “Although I don’t know what happened, this Chang Sheng brat actually contracted the Ice Soul Gu, and this Ice Soul Gu—”

“It has actually reached the Qi Refining Eleventh Layer! It’s cultivation is even higher than the two of them!” As the only one on the scene who could see through the Seal and notice the abnormality in Lin Jing’s body, the Divine Pine was incomparably surprised.