Chapter 97: Three Layers of Qi Refining

  Thinking of this, Li Wenjun had a vague idea. He returned to the cave and took out all the remaining Gathering Qi Powder Pills. During this period, he had to take at least one Gathering Qi Powder Pill every day for cultivation. After a month, the more than 30 Gathering Qi Powder Pills left by Liu Zhiyun were almost gone.

  Now only four remaining Jizhong dispersal were lined up in front of him, Li Wenjun looked at them as if they were rare treasures.

  Through this month of cultivation, Li Wenjun can confirm one thing - Jiqi San is a good thing. After taking a Jiqi San pill, the effect of his cultivation was equivalent to using three medicinal soups and medicinal baths at the same time, which is also why he could take only one Jiqi San pill every day, yet still maintain a relatively fast growth rate in his cultivation realm.

  These four are the last four, and once they're used up, there won't be any more. Due to the disappearance of the green light, once all the Gathering Qi Powder is consumed, Li Wenjun will also be unable to continue using his original method to cultivate through medicinal baths. In a place like Wufeng Mountain where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is extremely scarce, without the support of Gathering Qi Powder or medicinal decoctions, it's highly likely that his cultivation realm will stagnate and there won't be any further progress.

  Li Wenjun sighed, fish and bear's paw can't be had at the same time. The things that will happen later will be considered later, for now, the priority is to improve his cultivation realm first, as long as he can advance to the third layer of Qi Refining, many difficulties will be easily resolved.

  Li Wenjun grasped all four Qi Gathering Pills in his hand, just about to put them into his mouth. He hesitated for a moment, took out one of the Qi Gathering Pills, and then threw the remaining three Qi Gathering Pills deep inside.

  The gathered energy dissipated at the entrance and transformed into countless spiritual energies that flowed through his throat, directly entering his lungs, and then entered his meridians and acupoints. However, Li Wenjun felt as if there were countless torrents surging inside his body, the roar of rivers rushing forward continuously, shaking his ears buzzing with sound.

  Three pieces of Gathering Spirit Powder's spiritual energy was indeed overbearing, one piece was equivalent to three doses of Li Wenjun's decocted medicine, and three pieces were nine doses. Liu Zhiyun had never withstood such a turbulent and overwhelming spiritual energy impact before. If it weren't for his previous cultivation, the miscellaneous energies would constantly cut, scrape, and collide with his meridians, making his meridians more resilient than most cultivators. He feared that by now, his meridians would have collapsed under the impact.

  Even so, Li Wenjun still felt uncomfortable with the swelling of the meridians, and his whole body seemed to be filled with countless air, as if he would float up at any time.

  Li Wenjun instinctively activated the Changchun Gong, repeatedly using his divine consciousness to guide the excessive spiritual energy in the meridians to circulate through the microcosmic orbit, once, twice... ten times... twenty times...

  Every time the cycle of Zhou Tian is completed, a very small part of the spiritual energy will be domesticated and transformed into Li Wenjun's magical power, becoming a part of Li Wenjun's magical power. As the number of cycles of Zhou Tian increases, the amount of magical power transformed becomes more and more, and with each rotation of the cycle of Zhou Tian, the quantity and speed of the spiritual energy being transformed are increasing.

  When more than half of the spiritual energy of the three Sanqi Powder had been consumed, a sound similar to shattering glass came from Li Wenjun's mind. The layer of window paper that had been troubling him between the second and third layers of Qi training was broken through at this moment.

  In an instant, Li Wenjun's meridians seemed to have expanded a bit, and more of the previously unexcavated small meridians were also excavated at this moment, joining the circulation of the week.

  Those undigested spiritual energies seemed to have found a new haven, and under the effect of the Zhou Tian cycle, they quickly merged into Li Wenjun's magical powers.

  Li Wenjun suddenly opened his eyes, and a captivating ray of light flashed through the depths of his pupils. Feeling the unceasing flow of Fa power in his meridians, Li Wenjun's face revealed a smile of satisfaction.

  According to the records of "Changchun Gong", when one's cultivation reaches the third layer of Qi practice, they can project their divine consciousness outside. However, the distance of this projection is limited. At this stage, the main purpose of projecting one's consciousness is for a certain technique - the Object Control Technique. In simpler terms, if Li Wenjun had a flying sword or other such treasures, he could use them to roam freely in the sky.

  Li Wenjun was delighted for a moment, then shook his head. From head to toe, he only had one dragon-headed goose feather knife as a magic weapon, which was still seized from Wang Yonggui's hands. Apart from this, he didn't have any other magic weapons. Even killing Liu Zhiyun, a true cultivator, did not yield a single magic weapon, showing just how precious magic weapons were.

  The matter of flying sword can only be dealt with later.

  Having cultivated to the third layer of the Qi Refining stage, let's take a look at what changes it has brought to oneself.

  After spending several days, Li Wenjun became familiar with the third layer of the Qi Refining stage. The changes in all aspects were very obvious. For example, fireball techniques and ice cone techniques could be activated within a short period of time, almost equivalent to an instant release. More importantly, he could activate fireball techniques and ice cone techniques multiple times, increasing by more than double to seventeen or eighteen times.

  Li Wenjun felt that fireball techniques and ice cone techniques were not very suitable for him, so he focused his attention on the book "Commonly Used Talismans and Spells", which contained more than thirty spells.

  In addition to introducing fireball techniques, ice cone techniques, and falling rock techniques, there are also some first-level spells that make Li Wenjun's eyes greedy, as well as a few second-level spells.

  In the first-level spells, such as Wind Binding and Wind Blade, Li Wenjun's heart was moved. In the second-level spells, the upgraded version of Light Body Technique - Wind Control Technique, the upgraded version of Fireball Technique - Flame Technique, and the upgraded version of Falling Stone Technique - Stone Rain Technique, were all very practical spells.

  Li Wenjun spent a lot of time on these spells, and he found that the second-level spell was much more powerful than the first-level spell, but the demand for magic power also increased by two or three times. The magic power that could be used to cast 17 or 18 fireballs could only cast about 3 flame bursts if used to cast flame burst, and other second-level spells had the same problem.

  In addition, if he activates the Wind Control Technique, his flight time in low altitude is greatly related to his magical power. As long as his magical power remains, he can continue flying, but once his magical power is depleted, he will fall from the sky. Currently, his magical power can only support him for about one-third of a stick of incense, which is around 800 breaths.

  And if he were to use the same magical power on his Light Body Technique, he would hardly feel any fatigue and could almost use it continuously.

  Li Wenjun didn't know whether his situation was good or bad among the cultivators, but based on his estimate, it should be very difficult to reach the upper reaches, and even the middle reaches were difficult.