These words matched Xiao Chen's gaze. As long as Ying Qiong was not a fool, she would know what Xiao Chen was hinting at.
Two patches of red immediately appeared on Ying Qiong's jade-like, smooth cheeks, looking incredibly bashful. Ying Qiong felt both angry and anxious. Her usual calm and indifferent attitude was nowhere to be found.
What a great Xiao Chen! This Miss did not merge the two painting pieces back into one and guarded them for three days. The moment you open your mouth, you are like a venomous snake.
However, Ying Qiong could not think of any words to rebut. She could not admit that she was guarding the painting piece to Xiao Chen's face.
Ying Qiong stomped her foot and said angrily, "Ptui! Despicable! Xiao Chen, this Miss misjudged you. You are just a selfish, vile person with an even more venomous mouth. "
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said unconcernedly, "Many thanks for the praise. To be able to receive such praise from the magnanimous Miss Ying, this Xiao feels ashamed of his inferiority."
Xiao Chen purposely emphasized the words "magnanimous". Ying Qiong's face turned completely red. She could no longer remain here.
She glared at Xiao Chen and ran far away, gritting her teeth in hatred.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, laughed so hard that she could not close her mouth. She said, Xiao Chen, when did you become such a venomous snake? You even bully a weak girl like that.
"Weak girl." Xiao Chen was flabbergasted. "Do you think that a girl who can find my weakness perfectly, making me make a promise and end up in such a sorry state, is a weak girl?
"Since I made my debut, aside from Chu Chaoyun once or twice, she is the only one who can scheme against me."
Ao Jiao thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the case. Xiao Chen had always been cautious and meticulous. Even when he was in all sorts of dangerous situations, he would always calculate the consequences.
Along the way, although every step he took was filled with danger, the number of times he was schemed against could be counted on one hand.
Jumping down from the stone pillar, Xiao Chen looked around and said, "Let's not talk about her anymore. I'm going to start preparing to concoct pills. I'm basically satisfied with this trip. I've finally collected all the ingredients for the Breakthrough Sage Pill. "
Xiao Chen did not tell Ao Jiao everything about Immortal Dao Alchemy and the secrets of the Compendium of Cultivation. He only said that he obtained an ancient book when he was young.
Ao Jiao also knew that everyone had their own secrets. After hearing Xiao Chen's explanation a long time ago, she didn't ask much.
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Chen sent out a few streams of energy, forming a circle around the surrounding stones. Then, he used his Saber Qi to carve out a simple stone table and laid out the materials one by one.
With a flip of his hand, the Blue Dragon medicine cauldron appeared. Xiao Chen placed it on the stone table and looked at the Blue Dragon medicine cauldron. The image of an old friend immediately appeared in his mind.
He wondered how Feng Feixue was doing after they parted that day. There were too many unresolved matters of the past. Perhaps it was time to return to the Sky Dome Realm, the place where the story began.
These thoughts flashed in Xiao Chen's mind. He did not rush to refine the Breakthrough Sage Pill. Instead, he took out another set of ingredients, intending to refine some ordinary Medicinal Pills to get a feel for it.
On the other side at the foot of the stone mountain, Ying Qiong also cast aside all distracting thoughts and focused on merging the two painting pieces.
The two of them were both working hard to advance to Martial Sage. Their desire to advance to Martial Sage was no weaker than the other.
After the morning glow scattered, it gathered again. The setting sun turned bright red. The days at the foot of the stone mountain passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
Before the stone table, Xiao Chen revealed an excited expression. Two golden Medicinal Pills lay quietly in the jade bottle under the mouth of the Blue Dragon medicine cauldron.
The surface of the Medicinal Pills was golden like paint. A fragrance wafted out, forming a golden cloud above Xiao Chen's head that lingered for a long time.
Naturally, the Breakthrough Sage Pill that countless cultivators of the Kunlun Realm yearned for but could not obtain was in the jade bottle.
Unexpectedly, he succeeded in refining two sets of ingredients. Even Xiao Chen himself had not expected this.
Normally speaking, the success rate of refining the Breakthrough Sage Pill was only fifty percent. Hence, Xiao Chen prepared two sets of ingredients. However, even so, if one's luck was extremely bad, one might not even be able to refine a single Breakthrough Sage Pill.
The principle behind this was easy to explain. For example, if one prepared ten sets of ingredients, based on the success rate, one would succeed five times but also fail five times.
Extremely bad luck meant that the first two pills that one refined happened to be among the five that failed.
However, Xiao Chen's luck this time was so good that even he did not expect it. He succeeded twice in refining two times in a row.
Xiao Chen waved his long sleeves and swept away all the remaining ingredients on the stone table. Then, he held a Breakthrough Sage Pill in his palm. His excited emotions slowly calmed down.
The Breakthrough Sage Pill greatly increased one's chances of advancing to Martial Sage. However, it did not mean that one would definitely advance to Martial Sage. The more crucial the moment, the more one could not be careless.
--- On the stone pillar, Ying Qiong wiped the sweat off her forehead. As she looked at the perfectly merged core painting piece before her, she revealed a gratified expression.
She could not help but look up, wanting to see the situation on Xiao Chen's side. When she saw the golden clouds in the sky, she said softly, "Auspicious clouds turning golden. This is a mysterious phenomenon that only appears in legends. It looks like he really succeeded in refining the Breakthrough Sage Pill."
However, even with the Breakthrough Sage Pill, there was no guarantee that Xiao Chen would advance to Martial Sage. Xiao Chen did not know whether he could grasp this opportunity or not.
Ying Qiong withdrew her gaze and looked at the core painting piece that was glowing with light. Whether she could advance to Martial Sage or not would depend on this gamble.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the stone table. Without hesitation, he placed the Breakthrough Sage Pill in his mouth and slowly chewed it.
The Medicinal Pill was slightly bitter and definitely not tasty. However, its fragrance filled the mouth and spread out, clearing one's mind.
When the Medicinal Pill was completely chewed, Xiao Chen's throat moved for a while before he swallowed it down.
"Boom!"
It was like a flame was burning. Xiao Chen's face immediately flushed red. Then, the redness quickly spread throughout his body. A berserk energy spread throughout his body, advancing rapidly.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and slowly gathered the scattered golden energy. With his hard work, this berserk energy slowly cooled down and became controllable.
Xiao Chen did not panic in the face of trouble and did not panic in the face of trouble. At this moment, his good mental state and cultivation were on full display. He also received good returns.
The berserk Medicinal Energy of the Breakthrough Sage Pill gathered into a surging river. Xiao Chen controlled this river to attack the bottleneck of peak half-Sage.
Invisibly, the Door of Sages that he had seen many times appeared in front of him. A small crack appeared on the door. A faint radiance came out. The mysterious world behind the crack in the door was currently beckoning to Xiao Chen.
"Bang!"
Under Xiao Chen's control, the golden river surged and attacked the bottleneck of half-Sage in his body for the first time.
The Door of Sages shook a few times but did not move at all. Xiao Chen felt his internal organs tremble. Blood leaked out of the corner of his lips.
There was a price to pay for using a Medicinal Pill to forcefully break through to Sage. The churning of his internal organs and the pain coming from his bones and muscles were the manifestation of this price.
At this point, Xiao Chen no longer had a way out. He could only charge forward continuously. If he charged forward, everything would be clear.
If he cowered in fear, he would be destined to be mediocre for the rest of his life. He would not be fated with the Great Dao.
After the repeated attempts, the Medicinal Energy of the Breakthrough Sage Pill slowly decreased. However, Xiao Chen's obsession did not diminish. His hot-bloodedness did not subside. The thought of giving up never appeared in his heart.
There were only a few gambles in life. Some people did not even have the chance to gamble. I, Xiao Chen, am very lucky to obtain the Breakthrough Sage Pill. How can I give up so easily?
"Boom!"
After several more attempts, Xiao Chen suddenly felt relaxed. The bottleneck of peak half-Sage shattered with a 'bang.'
The Door of Sages in the formless world seemed to be gently pushed by someone. It suddenly opened, and a bright light poured out.
The blood at the corner of Xiao Chen's lips had not dried yet. However, an indescribable joy appeared on his face.
I succeeded. The calm of peak half-Sage was broken. The Door of Sages opened. At this moment, Xiao Chen transcended mortality and became a Sage. He advanced to Martial Sage at the age of twenty-three.
A bright light spread out from Xiao Chen's body, and a boundless amount of Spiritual Energy spread out from his body. Then, it formed a multi-colored pillar of light soaring into the sky.
A resplendent purple Heavenly Sage Law as thick as a thumb appeared behind Xiao Chen, followed by another.
When Xiao Chen advanced to Martial Sage, all his Quintessence would turn into Heavenly Sage Laws. With this, he would be able to use the Heavenly Sage Laws as he pleased.
From now on, the only advantage he had over Inferior Grade Martial Sages would no longer exist.
The Heavenly Sage Laws appeared continuously. As electric light flickered, they merged. They looked like a river of electricity gushing endlessly. Only after three hundred thumb-thick Heavenly Sage Laws appeared did they stop.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were as deep as autumn water, radiating the light of wisdom and boundless spirituality.
A kilometer away, Ying Qiong, who was encased in a five-colored pillar of light, opened her eyes almost at the same time. Her originally beautiful face now glowed with radiance. She was a beauty that could topple the world, a peerless beauty.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen and Ying Qiong advanced to Martial Sage one after the other, almost at the same time.
However, the changes to Ying Qiong's body were much greater than Xiao Chen's. She was not a cultivator who tempered her body. The instant she advanced to Martial Sage, her physical body advanced to a Rank 1 Sage Body, undergoing an earth-shattering improvement.
Xiao Chen's physical body was already a Rank 2 Sage Body long ago. This advancement only brought his Rank 2 Sage Body to its peak. He did not make any further breakthroughs, so he did not seem to have changed much.
On the other hand, Ying Qiong's skin was as soft as water. She looked like a painting, and her beauty was outstanding. Her previous noble aura was even more holy, inviolable. She looked like a flower and the moon, very beautiful.
With a flip of his hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chen's left hand. A fighting spirit blazed in his eyes as he looked at the other party.
A mysterious wooden umbrella appeared in Ying Qiong's delicate hand. She grasped it and pointed it at Xiao Chen. A similar fighting spirit blazed in her eyes.
The two did not really want to fight to the death. Instead, they wanted to familiarize themselves with this energy after advancing to Martial Sage. To each of them, both sides were obviously ideal opponents, and there was nothing more suitable than using them to test their current strength.
Electric light flashed under Xiao Chen's feet, and he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. The Heavenly Sage Laws behind him absorbed the Spiritual Energy that was everywhere.
With the help of the purple Heavenly Sage Laws, the Spiritual Energy turned into lightning-attributed energy without the need to filter it. It flowed around Xiao Chen's body like a great river, gushing endlessly.
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