Chapter Eighty-six Cultivation

  "What does this sentence 'qiū diāo mù' actually mean?"

  It is said that "when a man is about to die, his words are good". Qiāo Mù won't even try to deceive himself at the last moment, let alone use this as an excuse.

  So why did Zitian Lie want to make a move on Huameng Qi?

  In fact, Huā Mèng Qí apart from giving up on Chǔ Yán at the beginning, didn't do anything to harm Chǔ Yán or the remaining forces of the Chǔ family back then. Moreover, now that Chǔ Yán thinks about it carefully, from a certain perspective, what she did back then was also right.

  This woman can only be said to be disloyal and greedy for wealth and status, but it cannot be said that she is cruel and inhumane.

  Until later on, many times it was Huā Mèngqí who maintained herself.

  Chu Yan felt that although the two could no longer be friends, they shouldn't become enemies either. Although he had already cut ties with Hua Mengqian, when he heard she was in trouble, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable inside.

  "Show off your own skills! Don't hide your true strength!"

  The chief elder's words broke Chu Yan's train of thought.

  At this time, the top ten of the sect have been decided, and the next step will be to enter the top ten ranking battle. This round of elimination will decide the top five people.

  To ensure that the most talented disciples can go further, the sect's elders will first detect the cultivation of these ten people and then sort them according to their high or low cultivation. The opponents for this round of fighting are decided in this way: the one with the highest cultivation ranking fights against the tenth, the second-highest fights against the ninth...and the fifth fights against the sixth.

  It's not just Chu Yan who has a treasure that can suppress his cultivation aura.

  Ten people stood on the stage, and the elder began to inspect from the first person.

  "It all started with you!"

  "Good!"

  Li Tianzhao responded with a single word, and his entire body's aura was released without any reserve.

  "Mid-term of the 9th layer of Qi Refining Stage!"

  The elder spoke in a low tone and checked on another person.

  The next two were not among the top ten talented disciples, but this time they advanced due to luck and strength. One of them was a disciple of Pan Tianfeng, whose cultivation was in the early stage of the tenth layer of the Qi Refining period. The other was a disciple of Jiuzhuan Peak, whose strength was also in the early stage of the tenth layer of the Qi Refining period.

  Then came Lin Feng's Qi training period mid-10th layer, and later became famous during his Qi training period late 10th layer.

  "Ah!"

  Tie Gong let out a loud roar and his entire aura suddenly rose up.

  "Eleventh layer of Qi Refining Stage."

  Tie Gong's strength had already reached the peak of the 11th layer of Qi Refining, and he was only one step away from reaching the 12th layer.

  Ruo Xi's expression turned icy cold, and her demeanor suddenly became stern.

  "Twelfth layer of Qi training! Good!"

  The old man's words were laced with a hint of admiration.

  "It's a pity that Wen Shizi's sister is indeed gifted with extraordinary talent, and her cultivation has already reached this level!"

  A hint of flattery appeared on Xiang Feng's face.

  "Ah!"

  Ruoxi only faintly uttered a word from her mouth, her face icy cold, without even glancing at Xiang Feng.

  Xiang Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had long harbored a deep affection for her, but she was like an iceberg, remaining unmoved no matter how ardently he felt.

  "It's your turn, Item Wind!"

  "Yes, elder!"

  Xiang Feng quickly manipulated the aura on his body.

  "Twelfth layer of Qi Refining!"

  If Ruò Xīwén's strength was at the initial stage of the 12th layer of the Qi Refining stage, Xiǎng Fēng's strength had already reached the peak of the 12th layer of the Qi Refining stage, and it seemed that he would soon break through to the 13th layer, achieving a major milestone.

  "Twelve layers of Qi Gong?"

  Chu Yan's icy gaze met Xiang Feng's disdainful stare.

  "What's the use?"

  Chu Yan's mouth curved into a slight arc, his heart had long since made a vow that in this life, he would not marry anyone but Ruo Xue. His own wife, how could he let others sully her?

  Wu Lie's body was engulfed in flames as he wore a fiery Daoist robe and said loudly: "I'll go first!"

  "Ah!"

  One of them suddenly released a massive aura, and several disciples with strength below the 11th layer couldn't even breathe.

  "Thirteenth layer of Qi Refining!"

  The judge's words were somewhat excited, Wu Lie's strength had already reached the 13th layer of the Qi Refining stage, the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage, and was only one step away from building his foundation. Such a talented disciple was undoubtedly the most eye-catching.

  "It's your turn, Chu Yan!"

  The presiding judge said lightly, but many people on the platform began to discuss it.

  "You guys said Chu Yan's cultivation is really only at the 8th layer of Qi Refining?"

  "You're crazy! Can a level 8 Qi Refining stage cultivator like you instantly kill Li Rouyan, who is at the 11th level of the Qi Refining stage? Can you take down that Ghost General who reached the 12th level after transforming?"

  "In my opinion, this guy must have a treasure that suppresses his cultivation on his body. His true strength is at least at the 11th layer of Qi Refining."

  "Maybe it's still at the 12th level of Qi Refining!"

  ……

  Everyone was guessing, and in everyone's heart, Chu Yan had already become a typical representative of "dressing up as a pig to eat a tiger".

  "Good!"

  Chu Yan's words were faintly spoken, and his body's aura was released.

  "Nine Layers of Qi Refining!"

  The elder had a strange expression on his face and was also somewhat disbelieving. He immediately grabbed one of Chu Yan's arms, but after examining it for half a day, he still didn't find anything unusual.

  But in fact, the current Chu Yan Xiu is really only at the 9th level of Qi Refining.

  The small cauldron was mysterious to the extreme, and even the old man's cultivation could not probe its fundamentals.

  "Is he really only at the 9th level of Qi Refining?"

  "How is this possible?"

  "Can the ninth floor take down the twelfth floor?"

  "It's too terrifying!"

  ……

  Everyone's eyes widened in shock.

  PS: Continue to collect shamelessly, everyone has one for Xiao Qian! Considering Xiao Qian gets up at 6 o'clock to code.