Chapter 64: Xuanji's Ring

  Today's first update~~~

  Compared to the endless and boundless Demon Beast Mountain Range, the Yang Realm with a Shura-level expert is just an extremely small place. And between cultivators and demon cultivators, they would never launch large-scale wars for such a realm.

  As his strength continued to rise, Zhang Chong gradually came to realize that even if he was only a Body Refining stage cultivator at the moment, let alone a Divine Power stage 9th rank Tu Ba or a Night Demon stage strongman like Ting Feng, or even the strongest person in the Yang Realm, Qing Shan Dao, none of them were invincible.

  There are far too many stronger people in this world than them.

  This is the world of cultivators.

  Lin Ye's words also naturally made Zhang Chong feel a strong sense of crisis. In the dead of night, he slowly fell asleep, and in his dreams, he immediately began to refine the Baiyang Dan. The Golden Armor Guards had also made him realize that sneak attacks were still possible, but if they encountered someone with extremely strong abilities, it would be like the three-stage Xuan Tie Eel, completely useless.

  In this way, it would be better to refine the White Yang Dan, which would bring more benefits to oneself.

  This time, they robbed the Luo family's goods, and later, Xiao Xiao washed away the Black Wind Mountain's warehouse, and indeed got a lot of good things, so he didn't have to worry about crystal stones to spend now.

  So the next focus should be on how to improve one's own strength.

  The spiritual power infused into his body by Mohe Zang Lao, although it could help his body resist others' attacks, was ultimately not a long-term solution.

  To enhance one's own strength is the true way of kings.

  Thinking of this, he also felt that under the current circumstances, it would be a good choice to take more of the White Yang Dan, and so he intensified his cultivation.

  Before that, he had already refined the Baiyang Dan to perfection and could basically achieve one-time success. Therefore, this night's refining was also extremely fast, and several were refined in no time.

  His fingers danced in the air, carrying an endless sense of beauty, flipping up and down, a thread of transparent breath merged into one place, falling onto his palm.

  This is the first hundred Baiyangdan.

  Just as he finished refining his hundredth White Yang Pill, the surroundings suddenly dimmed and a few large characters appeared before him.

  "First level, self-cultivation level completed, entering second level, Qi-supplementing level."

  Those big golden fonts floated in the air for a long time before slowly dispersing.

  First level, Refining the Body level. These few words made Zhang Chong shocked beyond belief. Could it be that this Cultivating Dan Cultivating Symbol Sleeping Heart Scripture also had different levels that could be cultivated?

  He couldn't help but think of the cultivators' levels, such as Foundation Establishment, Core Formation and Golden Core, while the demon cultivators had Body Refining, Spirit Force and Night Walker. Zhang Chong also involuntarily compared them, thinking...

  "In that case, can I also be considered a strong being equivalent to a godly power?"

  Although he thought so, he also felt that it was not convincing enough. After all, if he relied solely on the fireball symbols and golden armor guards learned from his own dreams, it would still not be an easy task to defeat a strong opponent at the divine level.

  Moreover, the space for improvement in this aspect has also decreased somewhat. Controlling six Golden Armored Guards, Zhang Chong already feels that his mental energy is not enough, and with poor results, he doesn't think much about practicing this way to enhance his attacking power.

  "Could it be that these Refining Body and Nourishing Qi stages are the levels of a Cultivator?" Zhang Chong couldn't help but think of what Wang Daozhong had said about Cultivators.

  Wang Daozhong was greedy and always stole his crystal, but his vast knowledge made Zhang Chongyao sigh with admiration.

  "Brother is only deceiving people out of helplessness. This old man clearly has some skills, why did he end up on this path of deception? He deserves to be trapped in the ring. Zhang sighed lightly, and it was a pity for Wang Daozhong. Sometimes, he would even wonder if the identity Wang Daozhong claimed was true."

  But the idea only flashed for a moment, and was easily glossed over by him. The notice that Uncle Wang took him to see truly said that Elder Wan Daozhong had passed away, and when he was caught by Xu Yifei, he also heard the confirmation from the mouth of the cultivator himself.

  "This dead old man is probably a distant relative of Wang Daozhong's elder, or maybe even his cousin."

  Zhang Chong soon found a reasonable explanation for him.

  And now these two levels of cultivation and Qi supplementation, if they are indeed the levels of a cultivator's practice, can also be explained.

  The biggest reason why monks were destroyed is this.

  Zhang Chong had been working hard day and night, and after all this time, he had only just reached the level of supplementing his energy. Meanwhile, Liu Sheng was already at the third stage of divine power.

  And compared to the strong Qi and divine power, the gap in strength is also obvious. Relying solely on the Golden Armor Symbol and Fireball Symbol, how could Zhang Chong possibly win against others?

  Every time he thinks about it, Zhang Chong's heart will have a sense of sadness. Although he has extremely good luck and has the opportunity to practice in all three places - immortal, demon, and Taoist - his tragic physique is destined to make him take a path of cultivation.

  Cultivating one's body and nourishing one's energy, isn't this being free from desires and pursuits? How can one surpass others by a single move and live with ease and freedom?

  However, his innate bad luck also left Zhang Chong helpless.

  "Since I couldn't change my fate of becoming a cultivator, then I'll change the strength of becoming a cultivator instead." This was the voice that came from Zhang Chong's inner heart.

  And after those golden words slowly dissipated, several more characters appeared before him, which read:

  "The first layer of Xuanji's seal has been opened and can be entered."

  "What is the thing of Xuanji's ring? Where is it?" Zhang Chong was confused by this sentence, and after careful observation, he couldn't see anything except these few words, let alone any ring.

  And these few words also slowly disappeared after hovering for a while. In front of Zhang Chong, four big characters appeared again, which read:

  "Refine equipment, deploy formation~~~"

  Zhang Chong's hand reached out towards the two words "Lian Qi", but suddenly, a transparent human figure appeared in mid-air. His face couldn't be seen clearly, but his internal seven meridians and eight vessels could be seen. He was sitting cross-legged, with his palms facing upwards, placed on his folded legs.

  Then, you can see the faint heavenly energy in the air, following the gentle movement of your fingers, slowly entering the body from the palm, and traveling along specific routes between the seven meridians and eight pulses.

  It didn't take long before the aura of heaven and earth circulated throughout his body, completing a full cycle. Zhang could clearly see that only a tiny amount of the aura remained inside him.

  But even more so, it has once again returned to the palm of one's hand.

  The surging vital energy of heaven and earth, and this rushing vital energy of heaven and earth, have met without any artificial embellishments.

  With just this impact, two clusters of flames suddenly appeared on the palm of the transparent person.

  The flame was a deep red color, so pure that it seemed to hover in the air, burning endlessly.

  Looking at the flames emerging from his palm, Zhang Chong felt incredibly magical. Although using finger techniques to attract the energy of heaven and earth was a familiar method in the process of refining Baiyang Dan, that kind of refinement would not have the energy of heaven and earth circulating within the body, let alone having it stored inside.

  Moreover, the operation of this finger method is obviously much more difficult than refining the White Yang Dan by several times. Apparently, this fire control technique is an extremely profound and advanced skill.

  Thinking of himself choosing to refine equipment and entering this place, Zhang Chong couldn't help but think about it.

  "Could it be that controlling fire is the first step in refining equipment?"

  Although there were many things that were somewhat unclear to him, with the successful experience of refining elixirs and talismans before, Zhang Chong was also in high spirits, starting to cultivate this fire control technique.

  He sat upright on the ground, with his hands placed on his legs, and as he manipulated his fingers, the vital energy of heaven and earth surged into his body.