Chapter 42: Qi Refining Level 8, Ice Cone Technique Completed

At every Taixuan Mountain Ascension Conference, those who can become disciples of the seven major immortal cultivation sects in Linhe Prefecture are undoubtedly talented and powerful people.

Among the tens of thousands of qualified Qi Refining Immortal Cultivators, the seven major immortal cultivation sects in Linhe Prefecture only recruited one hundred Qi Refining Immortal Cultivators.

Cultivators outside the top 100 have the opportunity to be specially recruited by the seven major sects of immortal cultivators unless they have performed well in the Immortal Ascension Conference and have a special skill.

However, only the top ten cultivators at the Taixuan Mountain Ascension Conference will have the opportunity to receive a Foundation Establishment Pill as a reward.

This is the highest reward given by the seven major immortal cultivation sects in Linhe Prefecture to the immortal cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage who participate in the Taixuan Mountain Ascension Conference.

Knowing that True Man Chixie really considered him, Chen Xuan smiled gratefully.

"Thank you, senior. If that's the case, I will naturally give it a try in this Ascension Conference!" Chen Xuan said happily.

True Man Red Scorpion nodded in appreciation.

However, Su Muyao hurriedly reminded Chen Xuan.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, the competition at the Taixuan Mountain Ascension Conference is very fierce. In previous conferences, even cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Refining could have perished. You should prioritize saving your life. Even if you cannot make it into the top 100 this time, you can still successfully join the Yuling Sect with your contributions."

"Thank you for reminding me, Fairy Su. I know what's going on. Sorry for disturbing you today. Goodbye!"

Chen Xuan thanked her and quickly left Su Muyao's cave.

True Man Red Scorpion was not in a hurry to leave.

After Chen Xuan left for a long time, he looked in the direction where Chen Xuan left and smiled strangely.

Seeing this, Su Muyao frowned slightly.

"Uncle, with the contributions made by Fellow Daoist Chen this time, it is already a foregone conclusion that he will become a disciple of the Yuling Sect. If you are willing, it would be easy to say a word for him and give him a foundation-building pill as a reward. Why should Fellow Daoist Chen take the risk of participating in this Taixuan Mountain Ascension Conference?"

"Haha, Yao'er, you are really naive."

True Man Red Scorpion smiled faintly.

Then, his expression became extremely serious.

"You and Fellow Daoist Chen have only met a few times. But this man has the power to kill a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator. Do you think he is really a casual cultivator?" said True Man Red Scorpion.

Su Muyao was slightly stunned.

After thinking about it carefully, I instantly understood what True Man Red Scorpion meant.

"Uncle, do you mean that you want to take advantage of the Taixuan Mountain Ascension Conference to investigate Fellow Daoist Chen?"

"That's right. With Pei Duzhi's previous experience as a lesson, we should be careful. If it's this time, the kid named Chen, there will be no problem. Even if he ranks outside the top 1,000 in the Ascension Conference, I will give him the Foundation Establishment Pill and the quota for the Yuling Sect disciple."

"Hehe, I knew that you, uncle, are a good person. On behalf of Fellow Daoist Chen, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

"Haha, you and I are family. Why do you want to thank me on behalf of Chen Xiaoyou? Could it be that..."

"Uncle, please stop teasing me. I haven't decided on my lifelong event yet."

……

After leaving Su Muyao's cave, Chen Xuan spent one hundred low-grade spirit stones to rent a secret room and moved in immediately.

hum!

He casually cast a spell and the protective formation in the secret room was fully activated.

Chen Xuan released his divine sense and looked around the secret room. Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the secret room, he quickly entered the Beast Taming Tower.

Wow!

The vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth swept over rapidly and gathered around Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan casually found a place, sat quietly on the ground, and carefully recalled what happened in Su Muyao's cave.

After making sure that everything he said and did was fine, Chen Xuan gave a bitter smile.

"In the end, do we still have to participate in the Taixuan Mountain Ascension Conference?"

"If that's the case, my current seventh level of Qi Refining is not enough. In addition, the use of powerful spiritual tools in battles is prohibited at the Taixuan Mountain Ascension Conference. I can only rely on low-grade spiritual talismans and basic five-element spells, as well as the spiritual beasts I raise."

"In this case, I have to seize the time and learn a new five-element basic spell."

Chen Xuan was thinking seriously about the current situation.

He waited only for him to arrange everything properly before taking out a Zengyuan Pill, meditating and refining it, and then entered the cold pool.

call!

In the cold pool, the icy water rushed towards Chen Xuan rapidly.

The rich spiritual energy accelerated and rushed into Chen Xuan's body the moment he activated the True Art of Controlling Spirits.

Soon, these spiritual energies were transformed into extremely pure spiritual power and stored in the Dantian.

The vitality in Chen Xuan's body was also being consumed at an accelerated rate at this moment.

During the time it took to eat a meal, a layer of wrinkles visible to the naked eye appeared on the surface of Chen Xuan's skin.

Chen Xuan didn't care about these and continued to seize the time to meditate and practice.

……

In a blink of an eye, three full years had passed in the Beast Taming Tower.

A powerful aura suddenly burst out from Chen Xuan who was meditating.

The frightened red-tailed scorpion king cubs that were training in the cold pool quickly poked their heads out.

The little eyes stared at Chen Xuan's every move.

After a while, the pressure on Chen Xuan gradually stabilized, and he slowly opened his eyes.

The pressure of the eighth level of Qi Refining quietly bloomed from Chen Xuan's body.

"Have you finally reached the eighth level of Qi Refining?"

Chen Xuan smiled with satisfaction.

His divine sense spread out in all directions, and everything within a radius of more than eighty feet was completely covered by his divine sense perception range.

No matter how small the movement is, it will not escape Chen Xuan's eyes.

His arms stretched gently, and the incomparably powerful physical strength emerged again.

Carefully feeling the changes in his body, Chen Xuan felt very happy.

Only his face became unusually old.

He looked like an ordinary old man in his seventies or eighties, with wrinkled skin, gray hair, and a very old look.

There is absolutely no trace of the youthful vigor that a young person should have.

"It took me three full years in the Beast Taming Tower to raise my realm from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the eighth level of Qi Refining."

"It seems that the higher the level of cultivation, the more difficult it is to practice."

"If my realm has really reached the great perfection of the tenth level of Qi Refining, I really need the assistance of the Foundation Establishment Pill to have a chance to reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

Thinking of this, the inexplicable pressure made Chen Xuan's expression somewhat solemn.

But soon, Chen Xuan stabilized his realm and refined several Yuan-enhancing Pills, allowing his lost vitality to be fully restored before he came out of the cold pool.

"Next, I should also practice a basic Five Elements spell. Only in this way can I enter the top 100 in the Ascension Conference and successfully join the Yuling Sect."

"As for entering the top ten and receiving the Foundation Establishment Pill as a reward... it's just something to think about!"

Chen Xuan also has self-knowledge.

Without the assistance of the Ice and Fire Dragon, his true combat power could only defeat a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

If Chen Xuan encounters a strong person who has reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, or even the great perfection level of Qi Refining, he will be defeated.

If you want to get into the top ten, it is really difficult.

hum!

Chen Xuan flipped his hand, took out the jade slip of the Five Elements Basic Spells, selected the Ice Cone Spell and studied it carefully.

Several years passed in the Beast Taming Tower, and Chen Xuan's retreat finally ended.

call out!

Chen Xuan pointed his finger in the air, and an ice cone as thick as his arm appeared instantly and fell accurately to the ground several feet away.

All of a sudden, a big hole was pierced in the intact ground.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan smiled with satisfaction.

"Have I finally cultivated the Ice Cone Technique to the Great Perfection? If so, I should come out of seclusion and participate in the Ascension Conference."

The next moment, Chen Xuan didn’t know what he had noticed, and suddenly his figure shook and he hurriedly left the Beast Taming Tower.