Boundary Breakthrough

  As the Jiang and Vermilion Brush tips flowed, the water spirits in the heavens gathered around Jiang's side, following the Vermilion Brush tip, attaching themselves to the silk paper.

  At the tip of Jiang's and Zhu Sha Pen, the dense water spiritual energy almost condensed into a substance. With the tip of the Zhu Sha Pen as the center, the surrounding water spiritual energy was also very abundant. Jiang was surrounded by these water spiritual energies, and the basic skills in his body were stimulated, and they began to run automatically. Absorbing the external water spiritual energy into the body, converting it into magical power.

  An assessing elder, with a look of surprise on his face, said: "Elder Lu, I didn't expect that among the disciples you taught, there would be such a talented individual who can enter a state of enlightenment during the assessment. Their future achievements will probably surpass yours and mine."

  The old professor's face had a pleased expression, and he smiled slightly: "This disciple has always been the one I appreciate the most. When teaching, I also took great care of him, letting his foundation be extremely solid. Now that he can show such understanding, I am also very relieved."

  Professor Lao's surname is Lu, and normally he teaches by reading from a timer symbol, finishing immediately after. Among this group of outer sect disciples, apart from knowing Gao Yuan, he didn't recognize anyone else. Now seeing Jiang He actually gain some understanding during the drawing of symbols process, in his heart he was also secretly surprised.

  "Not bad, only with a solid foundation can one's epiphany be turned into progress. This disciple should really thank Elder Lu well, I wonder what this disciple's name is?" The examining elder asked again.

  Lu Zhanglao smiled slightly, and with a quick search in his memory, he matched Jiang He's name to the person, saying: "This disciple is called Jiang He. As for drawing Spirit Symbols, he is the best among this group of disciples. However, that he can now draw second-grade Spirit Symbols still surprises me somewhat."

  "Being able to draw a second-order spiritual symbol within five years of entering the sect is also rare among inner disciples. However, his cultivation progress is too slow, and his talent is average; otherwise, he could be considered as a key candidate for the sect's focused cultivation. The examining elder chuckled and continued: "His spiritual power is somewhat insufficient; to successfully draw a second-order spiritual symbol, one would need at least sixth-level Qi Refining stage cultivation to provide sufficient spiritual power. Brother Wang, why don't you lend him a helping hand?"

  The elder who was called Wang Brother by him, was the one who coldly announced that the last disciple would be deducted five points. He sneered and said: "You guys take a good look at this kid, I don't think he's any good. He has offended the third son of the Gao family, I'm afraid before he even gets a chance to show his face, he'll be done away with by the Gao brothers." Elder Wang said as he glanced at Gao Yuan, during their conversation, they had set up a restriction outside, so people outside couldn't hear what they were saying.

  "In that case, I'll just have to settle for this auspicious encounter." The elder examiner smiled.

  "Please go ahead, Brother Meng." Elder Wang said coldly. Elder Meng didn't take it to heart and smiled slightly before walking towards Jiang He.

  Jiang drew the true water symbol, which not only required him to mobilize the spiritual energy of water between heaven and earth but also consumed his own magical power. As he drew line after line, Jiang felt as if he was casting a water attribute spell, greatly increasing his proficiency in water attribute magic.

  The lines of the True Water Symbol were fewer than those of the Water Healing Symbol, but Jiang He spent more time on each stroke, drawing them extremely slowly. Finally, the drawing of the True Water Symbol had reached its final stage, with only two more lines to connect, and the True Water Symbol would be successfully drawn.

  But just at this moment, Jiang He suddenly felt that his whole body's mana was empty, and there was no longer any mana that could be mobilized.

  "How could this be? Is it going to end in vain?" Jiang He thought to himself, just as a pure and powerful new force suddenly poured into him from his shoulder, like a timely help. Jiang He didn't have time to think about where this force came from, and with two strokes of the cinnabar brush in his hand, the true water symbol was formed.

  A faint mist of water vapor emanated from the ordinary rice paper, and Jiang's painted true water talisman seemed to come alive, with water swirling and flowing on its surface.

  "It turns out that a second-level spirit symbol can actually be successfully drawn on ordinary silk paper, but I don't know what the difference is between this and drawing it on specially made silk paper." Jiang He thought.

  Just as he finished drawing the talisman, the pure spiritual energy that had been transmitted to his shoulder suddenly disappeared. Jiang He turned around and saw an examiner elder standing beside him, smiling at him. It was not suitable to speak during the examination, so the elder just smiled at Jiang He and then left.

  Jiang felt deeply grateful in his heart, and his dissatisfaction with the two assessment elders also turned into admiration. The assessment elder should be like this, treating ordinary disciples with care and strictness when necessary!

  "Alright, time's up. Put all your works on the table and you can leave. The assessment results will be announced tomorrow. Those who are selected as inner disciples will have an elder to take them to a new place." Elder Wang declared coldly. These disciples didn't dare to linger, one by one they stood up and left. As soon as they went out of the house, they immediately started discussing the assessment just now.

  Gao Yuan also walked out, but before leaving, he still gave Jiang He a disdainful look. However, Jiang He was completely unmoved, treating him like a clown.

  Jiang He stood up and walked in front of Meng Zhanglao, bowed and said: "Disciple Jiang He, thank you for the elder's help."

  Elder Meng smiled slightly and said, "It's a good sign that an outer door disciple can draw a second-level spiritual symbol. If you fail because of insufficient magical power, it would be a pity. Moreover, next time you draw, you can do it yourself. My help doesn't count as cheating."

  Jiang He was even more grateful in his heart, and Lu Changlao smiled: "Alright, Jiang He, you go back and wait for the news tomorrow. Meng Changlao is helping you out of concern for his junior, not to seek your gratitude. After going back, work hard on your cultivation, that's the only way to live up to Meng Changlao's kind intentions."

  Elder Meng also smiled and said, "In the future, if you achieve something, don't forget who brought you to take the first step on the path of cultivation. This first step is the most crucial, if you want to thank someone, then thank Elder Lu."

  Jiang He also understood that the two were intentionally showing favor, but to Jiang He, a favor was a favor. Meng Zhanglao had helped him, and he would definitely repay him when he had the chance in the future.

  After leaving the assessment room, Jiang He did not want to return to his residence. Now that the Ling symbol was used up, if he went back, he would only be bullied by Gao Yuan again. There was still plenty of time until nightfall, enough for Gao Yuan to come up with ways to humiliate him. Thinking this way, Jiang He started wandering around.

  Tianfeng Sect, as one of the top ten immortal sects, has a vast scope and eighteen mountain gates. Therefore, Tianfeng Sect is also divided into eighteen veins, and Jiang He's vein is Qiyun Mountain.

  The Ziyun Mountain occupies a vast area of land, with the central peak being occupied by the high-level members of the sect and the inner disciples, while the outer disciples reside on the surrounding peaks, with their daily activity range being extremely broad.

  Jiang He casually found a quiet place and started meditating to recover his spiritual power. During the assessment, he had exhausted all his spiritual power by drawing talismans, now his whole body was empty of spiritual power, feeling weak.

  "Huh, the speed of gathering spiritual energy has increased!" Jiang He's heart skipped a beat, and then he became delighted. As Jiang He circulated his basic cultivation technique, the heavenly spiritual energy from the surroundings surged into his pores, converged in his dantian, and formed layer upon layer of spiritual energy rings. These spiritual energy rings were stacked one on top of another, with the number of layers representing his current realm level.

  Jiang He was at the fifth layer of Qi Refining, and in his Dantian, there were five layers of Fa Li Rings. However, this time when he condensed his Fa Li, after the formation of the fifth Fa Li Ring, the speed of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy pouring in from outside did not slow down at all. Outside the fifth layer of Fa Li Rings, another layer of Fa Li Rings slowly formed.

  Refining Qi Period Sixth Layer! Breakthrough!