Chapter 25: Advancement to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining

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  The wine house was quiet, and the only sound that could be heard was the low hum of the wind. Everyone was shocked by Yan Zhen's crazy words.

  Bang! A wine glass accidentally fell to the ground, but no one noticed.

  Everyone looked at Yan Zhen, this sword-browed and star-eyed young man had an astonishingly arrogant air about him.

  "Hahaha, hahaha." Song Ting, one of the three great masters outside the gate, burst out laughing. He pointed his right middle finger at Yan Zhen: "You're really outrageous, I used to hear that ants want to shake big trees, and I felt it was impossible for someone to be so stupid. Now I've finally seen it, Yan Zhen, you are the most ridiculous person I have ever met."

  Fang Jiongtao also nodded: "I didn't expect you to be a madman, unfortunately, being crazy won't increase your combat power. On April 1st, the outer door disciple competition, you wait for me. You will definitely surrender under my sword and lose on the spot."

  "I've seen countless madmen in my life, but you're the most." Yang Huo Xing sneered: "However, just being crazy isn't enough, you don't have the corresponding strength. In the Outer Sect Disciples' Grand Competition, you'll be beaten badly."

  Song Ting, Fang Jingtang and Yang Houxing looked at Yan Zhen with the same gaze as they would look at ants, their bones inherently looking down on people like Yan Zhen.

  The three great masters outside the gate have already left, they are afraid that if they stay here any longer, they will start fighting with Yan Zhen. Yan Zhen's arrogance has already made them angry. And coincidentally, according to their plan, they want to beat up Yan Zhen during the Outer Gate Disciple Competition. These three great masters were all thinking in their hearts, April 1st, the day of the Outer Gate Disciple Competition, come quickly.

  Song Ting, Fang Jingtang, and Yang Hu Xing arrived together and left together. When they came, their momentum was extraordinary, and when they walked away, it was also overwhelming. The three of them were naturally the focus of attention wherever they went. After they left, the entire wine tower suddenly erupted in an instant. Some people were discussing how Ou Yang Song was actually the cousin of the Invincible Young Master, some were talking about the April 1st outer door disciple competition, and some were talking about Yan Zhen's crazy words, daring to challenge the three great masters of the outer door disciples, and even daring to challenge the Invincible Young Master. This was simply seeking death.

  A surge of comments is rising.

  At first, when the three great masters of the outer door disciples had not appeared, Yan Zhen was still an object of envy for many people.

  Now, Yan Zhen has become a reckless and arrogant person in the eyes of many, daring to challenge the three great masters of the outer door and the invincible young master.

  These two attitudes form a huge contrast.

  Yan Zhen let out a cold laugh, and often ridiculed Hong Hua.

  But it doesn't matter, when the swallows are not paying attention, Hong Hao has already flown to the ninth heaven.

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  After returning to his own Qing She from the Idle Chatter Wine House, what Yan Zhen thought about was quickly improving his strength. Now, there were only more than thirty days left until the Outer Sect Disciples' Grand Competition.

  Invincible Young Master Ouyang Wudi, this is his greatest enemy in this life, an opponent far more terrifying than Ouyang Song.

  Besides, the three great masters of the outer door disciples are also the opponents who must win in front of them. To defeat the three great masters of the outer door disciples, one must have extremely strong strength, everything is based on strength.

  So, Yan Zhen understood that there was only one thing he needed to do now - to increase his strength as quickly as possible.

  In the following days, Yan Zhen spent most of his time practicing meditation and internal energy cultivation, inhaling and exhaling the primordial energy between heaven and earth through his mouth and nose, thereby enhancing his magical powers. Thus, more than ten days passed by. Unbeknownst to him, it was already the day when he could use the Celestial Realm's Delicious Food Scroll again.

  It had just rained, and the spring bamboo shoots were emerging non-stop. Yan Zhen planned to change his taste, this time using the Xianjing delicious food scroll to eat the spring bamboo shoots.

  Yan Zhen threw the spring shoots into the Delicious Scroll. The image of the spring shoots appeared on the Delicious Scroll, and those tender shoots became even more tender, with a faint greenish-blue color, crystal clear and translucent, making people want to eat them at first sight. At the same time, they also grew slightly larger. This was the effect of the Heavenly Spirit Energy, and although it was the second time using it, Yan Zhen was still amazed by the power of the Delicious Scroll.

  After a while, the spring bamboo shoots in the Food Scroll no longer changed. At the same time, a line of text appeared at the bottom right corner of the Food Scroll: "The Food Scroll's once-a-month usage opportunity has been used up. The food has transformed from Earthly Tender Bamboo Shoots to Heavenly Tender Bamboo Shoots. The energy contained within the Earthly Tender Bamboo Shoots is 0.47 yuan, and the energy contained within the Heavenly Tender Bamboo Shoots is 0.47 Huang." It seems that it has already transformed into heavenly food.

  Yan Zhen took out the spring bamboo shoots, and when she stroked them with her hand, she felt extremely cold, as if she was stroking jade. Yan Zhen took out a kitchen knife from the green shed and cut open the catty of spring bamboo shoots, ready to cook them.

  Yan Zhen plans to make a dish of cold mixed bamboo shoots. First, soak the black fungus in water until it's rehydrated, then tear it into small pieces. Cut the cucumber and bamboo shoots into blocks, and chop the scallions, ginger, and garlic into fine pieces. Second, add water to the pot, put in the black fungus and bamboo shoots, bring to a boil, then cook for a while until they're done, remove and drain for later use. Third, heat oil in the pot, add scallions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Fourth, put the bamboo shoots, cucumber, and black fungus into a container, pour in the previously heated oil, add an appropriate amount of salt, vinegar, a small spoonful of sugar, and a small spoonful of sesame oil, mix well and serve.

  Thus, the cold mixed bamboo shoots were made. This cold mixed bamboo shoots is fresh and delicious, extremely tasty. And the ingredients used by Yan Zhen are Tianjie bamboo shoots that have been processed through the gourmet scroll, which makes them even fresher and more delicious, and the appearance is perfect.

  Xiao Xiao took a small bite, and all she could think was that the entrance was tender to the extreme. It seemed as if the spring's vitality was fully blooming in this one mouthful of tender bamboo shoots. At this moment, Yan Zhen didn't just taste the cool mixed bamboo shoots, but also the feeling of spring after the rain. Just eating this one mouthful of bamboo shoots almost made her hallucinate, it was too delicious.

  Swallowing the bamboo shoots one by one, reluctant to eat too quickly, such a delicacy can only be savored once a month. One by one, one root at a time, she ate them all up. Finally, the snow-white ceramic plate was spotless, not a single crumb left behind. It was too enjoyable, and too delicious.

  Just after finishing the extremely tender and delicious cold mixed bamboo shoots, Yan Zhen only felt a pure and powerful force exploding in his body. This force also had some earthy thickness and woodiness, which was normal. Any plant is grown from the ground, and the previous gray mushrooms and now the bamboo shoots, after being transformed by the Delicious Scroll, naturally have the characteristics of earthy thickness and woodiness. The pure force continued to impact Yan Zhen's meridians, filling up the sixth Yangwei Meridian, and after a long time, it suddenly opened up the seventh Ren Meridian. The Ren Meridian is an extremely important meridian, governing all the yin meridians in the body and regulating the flow of qi and blood.

  Similarly, Yan Zhen's true magical power also entered the seventh rank of Qi Refining stage.

  The seventh and eighth layers of the Qigong period are very important. The Ren Mai and Du Mai, these two meridians are the last meridians in the extraordinary meridian system, one controlling the Yin Qi Hai, and the other controlling the Yang Qi Hai. Once the Ren Mai is opened, the whole body's Qi and blood will surge up, which is not ordinary.

  This speed boost is quite astonishing.

  Normally it takes six levels of Qi Gong practice to reach the seventh level, which is quite difficult and usually takes two or three years, at least half a year.

  In just one meal's time, Yan Zhen had raised his own magical power from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the seventh.

  But it's still not enough, far from enough. Yan Zhen thought secretly in his heart that he must become stronger!

  Must become stronger at the fastest speed, strong enough to defeat the three great masters of the outer door disciples - Song Ting, Fang Jingtao and Yang Houxing.