Chapter Eighty-six: Inner Gate Assessment

  Only after a moment, Linglong returned to Su Che's side with a wisp of fragrance, but didn't immediately hand over the Dan medicine. Instead, she looked hesitant and muttered: "I'm considering whether or not I should give you so much Dan medicine, in case you cultivate too quickly and surpass me early..."

  Su Che chuckled and cupped his hands in respect: "Elder sister will always be elder sister, no matter what time it is, you can always call me younger brother."

  "This is what you said yourself, I didn't force you!" Linglong smiled slyly and took out five medium-sized medicine bottles from the Qiankun bag, placing them on the table: "Sixth-grade elixir, the old man's stock is almost gone, only thirty Zihuo Dan and eighteen Tenglong Dan are left, I'll just charge you one million spirit stones."

  As they spoke, he took out the spirit stone bag containing one thousand spirit stones again.

  Su Che simply put away the five medicine bottles, but did not retrieve the spirit stone pouch. Ten thousand one hundred spirit stones could buy forty-eight sixth-grade elixirs, which was already a very good deal, so why be petty and take back the change?

  Linglong understood his meaning, her big eyes sparkled and she asked fiercely: "Is this... a reward for me?"

  "I don't dare! I don't dare!"

  Su Che grabbed the medicine bottle and took off running; if he didn't run, he'd probably get beaten up.

  "You little stinker!"

  Linglong cursed at his back, but then whispered extremely carefully: "Can't be too aggressive, must control the medication cycle well, otherwise, it will cause hidden dangers..."

  "Got it!" Su Che had long since run out of the door, afraid that she would throw out the Bundling Rope again and tie him up once more.

  He bought 48 pills of Liu Pin Dan medicine all at once. According to the plan, Su Che should go to the Yin Feng Gorge Valley again for closed-door cultivation, not only can he break through the boundary barrier, but also has the possibility of making a concerted effort, striking while the iron is hot, and advancing to the eighth layer of Qi Refining again.

  However, considering the promotion to the later stage of Qi Refining, it is necessary to apply for the assessment of the inner door disciples, which must go through a comprehensive evaluation by one of the Golden Dan elders. This raises a concern that at the age of 16, advancing to the seventh layer of Qi Refining is already quite extraordinary, and if he were to suddenly advance to the eighth layer, it would be too sensational and attention-seeking.

  Doing things in a high-profile manner is not impossible, but now is not the time.

  So Su Che simply returned to his own cultivation cave and immediately began to break through his boundary.

  According to Linglong's previous explanation, first take three Purple Fire Pills, and after a dozen or so breaths, the surging flames burst forth. As expected of a sixth-grade medicinal pill, its power is extremely pure, and it quickly transforms into true energy.

  More than a dozen hours later, when the fire-attributed true energy in his body reached a state of saturation, he swallowed three more Teng Long Dan...

  The name of the dragon, true to its reputation, the elixir entered his belly, and the medicinal power had just begun to take effect. A burst of energy like a giant dragon suddenly rose into the air, making Su Che feel as if he was flying outside the nine heavens, and he couldn't help but want to shout at the sky and shatter the void!

  With this momentum, Su Che felt that the layer of 'window paper' was broken through in one go, unimpeded and extremely smooth.

  Breaking through the barrier, a whole new world has emerged, without a doubt, this is indeed the feeling of practicing Qi in its later stages.

  Boom!

  Su Che suddenly stood up from his cross-legged sitting position, a strong flame bursting out of his body, burning some decorations in the room to ashes.

  Sigh...

  Finally, he let out a long sigh, and a flame shot out of his mouth, over five feet long.

  Originally wanted to shout to the sky, but considering that I just promoted to the later stage of Qi refining, making a big fuss would inevitably lead to being scolded by neighbors as 'small-minded', so the surging passion turned into raging fire, which is also a kind of emotional release.

  Qigong Seven Layers!

  Late-stage Qi training!

  After that, Su Che sat down again, taking advantage of the remaining medicinal power to continue stabilizing his boundary. Three days later, he bathed and changed clothes, and with a refreshed spirit, he came before Ling Long once more.

  For Su Che, it was as if they had just said goodbye the moment before, and then saw Linglong again the next moment. In these few days of rushing to pass the levels, time seemed to have lost all meaning.

  "It's just five days!"

  Linglong was actually counting down the days for him, and at this moment, her face showed a look of jealousy, but in her eyes, there was a hint of happiness for him: "Your intuition is quite accurate, this time rushing through the level was indeed very easy."

  Su Che laughed and said: "It was so suffocating, I just rushed over in an instant."

  "The words are rough, but the meaning is right." Linglong assumed an elder sister's demeanor and nodded: "Cultivation is like that, the more abundant the accumulation in daily life, the stronger the explosion at critical moments..."

  "After a few words of great truth, she said again: 'I know your intention, you want to apply for the assessment of the inner door disciple, right?'"

  "Yes."

  "Let's go!" Linglong immediately stood up and waved her hand, saying "I'll take you to sign up."

  Su Che followed behind her, holding back for a while before saying: "Ling Long Shijie, your personality is so decisive, it doesn't seem like that of a girl."

  "What's wrong, don't like it?" Linglong turned her head and glared back at him.

  "It's quite admirable, I should say."

  What Su Che said was also the truth, but somehow, she felt that this elf-like girl with a clear and tender voice, elegant manners, and a bold and straightforward personality like a heroic man, often gave people a strong sense of conflict.

  "To be honest, I've grown up a lot and it's much better now. If this were two years ago, you little brat...!" Linglong turned her head again and waved her small fist: "See you once, beat you once!"

  Su Che originally wanted to respond with a playful remark "What's wrong with me, where am I in the way", but suddenly remembered that two years ago was when her mother passed away. Undoubtedly, such misfortune had a crushing blow on her, so she grew up.

  Yes, I'm the same. That great disaster took away all my loved ones, and after being resurrected, I feel like my mental age has suddenly become much older, losing some of the vitality that young people should have.

  Linglong keenly sensed that Su Che's emotions seemed a bit down, and explained: "That sentence just now was purely joking, you may be as hypocritical as your older brother, but you're not so stupid..."

  "I know." Su Che chuckled and smiled.

  "Uh-huh."

  Linglong nodded lightly.

  ……

  Mystic Peak, Teaching Hall.

  Linglong brought Su Che to the lecture hall and met the examiner 'Lin Changlao'.

  "It's indeed just a 16-year-old bone age..." Lin Changgeng identified Su Che's actual age and was somewhat curious: "I'd like to know, you're only a mediocre talent with three spiritual roots, why can you achieve such results?"

  Before Su Che could speak, Ling Long hastily replied: "Elder Lin, although Su Che's innate talent is only mediocre, he is diligent and hardworking, and has special talents in spiritual grass cultivation and medical treatment. Most importantly, his good fortune is deep, and he has swallowed a heavenly material treasure, which is why..."

  Lin Zhang laughed and listened to Linglong's explanation, already understanding that this little girl was quite protective of Su Che, not wanting herself to ask too many questions about Su Che's secrets.

  Lin Zhang and Yao Yuan had a good relationship with each other, and they also liked Ling very much, so they didn't want to make things difficult for Su Che anymore.

  It was precisely because Su Che had anticipated this possibility that he found Ling Long and brought her to the Teaching Hall. Having acquaintances makes things easier, a principle that also applies in the Cultivation Realm.

  "Alright, before the age of 20, advancing to the later stage of Qi Refining is a condition that Su Che has met." Lin Changsheng said in a deep voice: "A person's luck sometimes can be more important than their innate talent, so I can give him an 'excellent' evaluation."

  "Thank you, Elder Lin." Su Che and Ling Teng bowed together in respect.

  "Next, there are two requirements that must be met in order to pass the assessment and become an inner disciple of my sect." Lin Changgeng looked at Su Che and said: "Firstly, your sect contribution value must reach 5,000 points; secondly, you must complete a task assigned by me."

  "Yes, I understand."

  Su Che replied respectfully, thinking to himself: "The contribution value of the sect is not a problem, those low-grade spiritual herbs produced in the Yin Wind Gorge can be exchanged for 5,000 points of contribution value with just over 100 plants; next, it depends on how difficult the assessment task arranged by Elder Lin is."

  Lin Zhang got up and went into the inner room, and soon came out with a green jade token in his hand. He handed it to Su Che and said, "The mission briefing is recorded on the token, take a look."

  "Thank you, Elder Lin."

  Su Che received the task jade symbol and left the teaching hall with Ling Long.

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