Host: Lu
Title: Qi Refiner (Permanent)
Qi Refinement Layers: 4 (Layer 4 Progress: 1.9/10 [Spirit Liquid])
Soul Strength: 608 (Exchangeable: 521 [Spirit Sense: 5])
Physical Strength: 510 (Exchangeable: 510 [Divine Demon Blood: 4])
Spirit Qi: 14,790 strands
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Spirit Liquid: 1 drop
World Rating: Wuhuang Continent [Mid Martial]
Assignable Points: 83
Lu gazed at the system panel, lips curving upward.
Wuhuang leaping from [Low Martial] to [Mid Martial] brought an inexplicable urge to exhale.
Not easy.
Finally mid-martial.
Others raised chickens, geese, pigs at worst.
He, Lu, raised a world...
Though just entry-level mid-martial—excluding himself, Wuhuang might still lag behind that orchid-finger-pinch Jindan mid-martial world; a tender newbie among mid-martials.
But Lu was confident; soon surpass that orchid-finger realm.
"Congrats Host on world metamorphosis; solid step toward super-fantasy overhaul."
"Rewards: 《Soul Gathering Technique》, 3 Upgrade Points."
System prompt popped.
Lu long anticipated low-to-mid rewards.
No mainline super-fantasy; but plane upgrade major—rewards shouldn't skimp.
Three-four earth-tier tools like trial tower?
Rewards emerged; faint disappointment.
Sparse.
Lu adjusted quick; better than none.
First: 《Soul Gathering Technique》—name rivaled lame 《Enlightenment Technique》.
Lu checked description.
"《Soul Gathering Technique》, Tier: ???, Practice to siphon cultivators' spirit sense."
Simple line; Lu's heart rippled.
Even calm him inhaled.
Saucy reward.
Thought lame like Enlightenment; slapped.
True divine art!
Like siphoning qi; cruder.
Sense condensation hard; Lu knew—100 soul = 1 sense.
Now 5 strands.
Sense versatile.
Practiced; panel added:
Soul Gathering: 1
1 strand from Nie Changqing.
Only Heaven Lock: Nie.
Technique fueled desire for strong continent.
100 Heaven Locks = 100 sense!
Dreams needed.
Calmed thrill; eyed "3 Upgrade Points."
Like assignable points.
Mind stirred.
[Myriad Laws Furnace]—deduction tool.
Upgradable.
1 point in; Level 1 → 2.
Indeed.
Joy.
Soon face twitch; heartache.
Furnace semi-lame for Lu.
Wasted point.
Spirit pressure board emerged; Mystic low-tier (upgradable).
2 points in.
Glow; Mystic high-tier.
Board long companion; finally upgrade!
Deeper bond; pieces pressure x-fold; 《Yi Heaven Formation》 soul condense boost.
Key.
Exited panel.
Pity; wasted 1; else earth-tier.
Trial tower earth-tier OP.
Beiluo Lake breeze; ripples.
Little Yinglong shoulder; water at gulls; scatter.
Lu eyes lines dance.
Continue three forbidden.
Left deliberate; bold idea.
Wuhuang progress not just cultivate.
Battle.
Heaven Lock like Nie; no foes.
Need sparring—whetstones.
Pearl split three; to forbidden.
Sealed top mid-martial Heavenly origin.
Bridge medium.
...
World change; Beiluo panic.
Baiyujing guarded; but immortal means—block?
Beiluo stable; no war worry.
But unknown danger; survive.
Non-cultivators: live.
Panic.
Lu voice echoed ears.
"Baiyujing here; safe."
Corners.
Fearful knelt; fanatic.
Young Master Lu: "immortal"; guardian god!
Chaos to peace.
Trajectory.
Change: base to peak.
Beiluo Peak high; clouds waist.
High altitude discomfort.
But no; qi + Lu means; flat-ground easy.
Baiyujing top force.
Lu no expel mortals.
Cultivate soulless; mortals flavor; else lonely boring.
Time flew.
World immersed change; domain vast; messages hard.
Day → two-three.
Isolated.
Relative; Sky Machine fastest.
Qi-bathed pigeons; qi dan speed; 1000 li day.
Blessed nine; forbidden three out.
Shock.
Joy worry; revival upper ancient; opportunity era; seize soar.
Worry; revival; Young Master worry; extreme danger.
World end; dust.
Qi density up; jianghu thrive.
...
Overlord capital month.
No attribute; no Heaven Lock sign.
Change stable; sent survey.
As Lu: nine blessed; three forbidden.
Blessed watched; no claim yet; soon.
Body Storage birth; balance break.
Forbidden: South, Xiliang, Daxuan!
Easy find; zero qi hundred li.
Deep: wall; air ripple water.
Hand through; other side?
Visible touchable mountain.
Behind unknown.
True terror fear.
Fearless entered.
Breaths; wall ripple...
Bloody escape.
Terror; died.
9-dan qi dan; instant death...
Forbidden famed.
South, Xiliang, Daxuan; dread.
Fearless challengers.
Four 9-dan team; one guard; three South.
Incense return or death.
None.
World taboo.
Tang Yimo sent South Mansion guard prevent intrusion.
Behind?
Guess: ghosts.
Hell!
Unknown.
Body Storage probe.
Hard earn; no casual.
Tang wanted; Tang Xiansheng stop.
"Die; South? Guo'er?"
Hesitate.
Xiliang Daxuan guarded.
Fear monsters; qi dan instant; strong.
...
Tianhan Pass.
Change little.
Daxuan troops; border; no complaint.
Gray sky.
Sentry tower watch.
Sudden horizon dust.
Face change.
Ran wall.
"Enemy!"
Xirong long past; vigilance.
Shout; Tianhan lion wake.
Xuanwu speed wall.
Leader 9-dan; far see.
Sand; elite; infantry cavalry; shields; mad run.
Saw Tianhan.
Crazy; eyes gleam.
Leader change; veteran; elite.
West Tianhan; such army?
"Prepare!"
Message North Xuan King; flag.
Horns drums boil.
Long no war; alive.
...
Beiluo.
Lake Heart.
Nie Dragon Slayer; lakeside to isle.
Lu wheelchair; rail wind; chess wine.
"Young Master..."
Nie arch.
"Month; second vertebra; not bad."
Lu glance; faint smile; piece slow; qi wave.
Nie grave: "Bottleneck; sense + vertebra..."
"Lost no start."
Lu sleeve white; glance.
"Not lost... no pressure goal."
"First Heaven Lock; glory; lost drive slow; like first Body Li Sansi... pressured you Ning Overlord; now no five full..."
"Consequence."
"No follow."
Nie mouth twitch; arch.
Young Master dissatisfied Li.
"Young Master; Heaven Body gap huge; Overlord Ning no pressure; clear; pondered days decide..."
Nie: "Enter... forbidden!"
Words.
Air still.
Pa.
Lu black piece; sharp; Nie pores shrink.
Second floor white youth.
Nie breathless.
Heaven Lock; no Young Master cap...
Perhaps beyond.
Long; pressure ease.
Lu gaze faint:
"Forbidden?"
"Heaven Lock; still fall risk."
"Sure?"