C2 One Qi to Three Pure Ones

Wai Jiang returned to the Servant Courtyard and settled into his room for a night of deep meditation. He remained motionless throughout the night, as if in a deep trance. As the morning light caressed his handsome face, he slowly opened his eyes, twisted his neck, and let out a satisfying stretch.

He immediately noticed a profound change in his dantian compared to the previous day. Thanks to the ongoing circulation of the Profound Heaven Record, what was once a mere space had been transformed into a small pond, destined to grow and eventually become a small world. Excited by this thought, Wai Jiang eagerly anticipated his next check-in.

After freshening up, a resonant voice echoed through the air, "All disciples, assemble in the main courtyard within fifteen minutes." The voice belonged to Yang Feng, the deacon of the Servant Courtyard, and it was only through severing ties with him that Wai Jiang had managed to join the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect.

The Sect was structured into three halls, four pavilions, and six doors. The three halls were the Jade Clear Hall, focusing on Qi cultivation; the Starnet Hall, dedicated to swordsmanship; and the Wind Lightning Hall, adept at object manipulation. The four pavilions included the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, the Treasure Pavilion, the Spirit Pill Pavilion, and the Experience Pavilion. The six doors comprised the Outer Sect, Inner Sect, Pill Sect, Disciplinary Sect, Defensive Sect, and Heavenly Mystery Sect.

Today, Wai Jiang's task was to clean the Heavenly Dao Pavilion. Spanning eight floors, the pavilion housed the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect's legacy of tens of thousands of years, standing as the very foundation of the Sect. The first floor offered basic cultivation techniques and secret manuals available for all disciples to borrow. From the second floor upward, borrowing required the exchange of sect Contribution Points, with the cost and quality of techniques and manuals increasing with each level.

"System, check in!" Wai Jiang silently commanded while diligently dusting the shelves laden with various secret manuals.

Congratulations to the host for successfully checking in. You have obtained the cultivation technique "One Qi to Three Pure Ones."

This location is rich with Great Dao Truths, allowing for repeated check-ins.

A gentle and melodious system voice slowly drifted through the air.

"One Qi to Three Pure Ones, that's a top-tier cultivation technique."

Wai Jiang was in awe.

The One Qi to Three Pure Ones is the ultimate martial art of the Jade Clear Hall, its renown rivaling that of the Profound Heaven Record.

To cultivate the One Qi to Three Pure Ones, one must first extract three strands of Pure Qi born from the primordial chaos. The challenge is considerable.

Even if an ordinary cultivator were to acquire it, they would likely make no headway.

However, once someone attains a certain level of cultivation within the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect, a practitioner who has already mastered this technique can infuse the three Pure Qi into their body.

Then, by daily nurturing and refining with Spiritual Qi, merging the three Pure Qi into one, a cultivator can create their first clone. Only after creating three clones does one truly enter the sect.

Suddenly, Wai Jiang's mind was flooded with a wealth of information.

Simultaneously, three strands of Pure Qi materialized above his dantian.

These Pure Qi began to draw in the Spiritual Qi from the small pond continuously.

Thankfully, the absorption rate was not as rapid as that of the Profound Heaven Record.

...

Sensing the three Pure Qi within him, Wai Jiang thought, and a thin layer of Qi enveloped his body.

"Protective Dipper Qi!"

Startled, Wai Jiang hurriedly retracted it.

If anyone were to see this, they would be utterly astonished.

Cultivation is divided into seven major stages: Qi Refining, Soul Condensation, Core Formation, Nascent Infant, Void Refining, Deification, and finally, the legendary status of Immortal.

To form a Protective Dipper Qi, one must at least be at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Wai Jiang had only just embarked on the path of cultivation, currently at the first level of Qi Refining, yet he was able to form a Protective Dipper Qi with the One Qi to Three Pure Ones. Should this become known, it would undoubtedly attract those seeking to uncover the secrets he possesses.

With his current level of ability, he was certain to become nothing more than a guinea pig.

With this in mind, Wai Jiang resolved to commit wholeheartedly to a simple life.

He aspired to be a humble servant within the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect, living in peace.

As a servant, he could traverse the entire sect unnoticed, signing up for various tasks without drawing attention to himself.

Boom!

As he pondered his future.

The ground suddenly shook, and a thunderous roar echoed in the distance.

The sky nearby darkened abruptly with thick clouds.

That was the site of the Demon Sealing Tower, a forbidden area of the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect.

Currently, the tower was enveloped in swirling layers of dark mist.

The sinister mist surged violently, threatening to break free at any moment.

Wai Jiang stepped outside, his curiosity piqued.

Outside the Heaven Dao Pavilion, a crowd of disciples had gathered, eager to borrow secret scriptures.

Wai Jiang listened intently to their conversations.

The Demon Sealing Tower, it was revealed, had been constructed by several Void Returning Stage cultivators from the Profound Heaven Holy Land, designed to contain and purify demons that could not be eradicated.

A millennium ago, the last cultivator of the Void Returning Stage from the Profound Heaven Holy Land passed away shortly after sealing a formidable demon within the tower.

Since then, the Profound Heaven Record had been lost, and no one from the Profound Heaven Holy Land had reached the Void Returning Stage.

Without a Void Returning Stage cultivator to refine it, the great demon sealed within the Demon Sealing Tower remained alive. Every century, the seal would weaken due to the demon's struggles, necessitating reinforcement by cultivators of the Deification Stage or higher.

Currently, the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect had only three Sect Masters with the Deification Stage cultivation necessary for this task.

The Sect Masters ascended swiftly, standing upon the air.

They employed various spells and set about strengthening the seal.

Beneath the Demon Sealing Tower.

Several nearby disciples had already been ensnared by the dark mist, their minds clouded. Black Qi shrouded their heads, and with vacant, trance-like gazes, they staggered toward the Demon Sealing Tower.

As the seal was reinforced, clarity returned to the disciples' eyes, and the dark energy on their foreheads dissipated with the breeze.

Wai Jiang hadn't anticipated encountering such a daunting place within the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect.

Thankfully, this event only occurred once a century.

By the time the seal weakened again, he might no longer be around.

On the third day, Wai Jiang was assigned to the Pill Pavilion.

In Leizhou, the pills crafted by the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect were renowned.

Pills were categorized into nine grades: the first to third were the lower grades, fourth to sixth the middle grades, and seventh to ninth the higher grades.

Annually, the Profound Heaven Taoism Sect produced hundreds of lower-grade pills, dozens of middle-grade pills, and with some luck, a few seventh-grade pills. However, eighth and ninth-grade pills were exclusively produced in the few Profound Heaven Holy Lands.

Wai Jiang, however, was unconcerned. The more advanced pills were beyond his current needs.

"System, sign me in."

Congratulations, host, for a successful sign-in. You've received a bottle of Spiritual Essence Pills.

This location harbors an abundance of Great Dao Truth, allowing for repeated sign-ins.

Wai Jiang was ecstatic. The Spiritual Essence Pill was precisely what he needed at the moment.

Each pill was infused with copious Spiritual Force, perfect for someone in his phase to use for expanding meridians and fortifying bones and muscles.

Wai Jiang eyed the Spiritual Essence Pill hovering in the system space, resisting the urge to take it immediately.

After all, he was in the Pill Pavilion, and getting caught could mean being mistaken for a thief and barred from future sign-ins—a risk he couldn't afford.

As the night deepened and silence enveloped the area.

Wai Jiang, ensuring he was alone, willed a small bottle of pills into his hand.

With a gulp, he swallowed one.

A soothing warmth surged through him, and a torrent of Spiritual Force rushed into his veins.

Amidst the throbbing pain, he sensed his once constricted meridians opening, one after another.

In the end, the residual Spiritual Force converged at his dantian. It was hard to tell how much time had elapsed. The bottleneck at his dantian appeared to have been unlocked, swelling by an entire circle. Accompanied by a barely audible sound, Wai Jiang smoothly advanced to the second level of Qi Refining. Opening his eyes, Wai Jiang was filled with an immense sense of excitement. While it might take others an indeterminate amount of time to advance even one level, he had managed to break through in just a single day.

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