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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe cave abode was extremely spacious and after some quiet meditation, Su Zimo contained his excitement of joining the sect. Placing the sect badge around his waist like Xue Yi, he took out the two manuals.

nSpirit Peering Art was a fundamental skill in the cultivation world where almost every cultivator had to learn it. Through lining their eyes with spirit qi, one could determine the cultivation realm of other cultivators.

nBut of course, there are rare cultivation techniques as well that could help one hide their cultivation realm from Spirit Peering Art’s detection.

nThe Qi Condensation manual could be considered as an entry skill for Ethereal Sect.

nEverything from opening storage bags, cultivating the Spirit Peering Art, sword kinesis flight, refining elixirs and weapons required one to have spirit qi.

nBecause Su Zimo had a Fire spirit root, the spirit qi he could manifest from Qi Condensation would naturally carry the fire element.

nBefore he left, Xue Yi had informed Su Zimo that there would be a welcome ceremony held 10 days later at Ethereal Palace which was situated at the main peak of Ethereal Sect. Along with many seniors, the sect master would be present as well and all the new disciples were required to attend it.

nSu Zimo was determined to reach Level 1 Qi Condensation before the welcome ceremony!

nThe very thought that he would be able to obtain Sword Kinesis Flight once he achieved Qi Condensation had Su Zimo’s blood boiling with excitement – he would no longer have to be in the wretched state of being chased by other cultivators!

nOpening the Qi Condensation manual slowly, Su Zimo was gradually immersed in the lines of tiny words.

nThe first step of Qi Condensation was to obtain a sense of qi.

nSpirit Qi was everywhere and it was akin to breathing air. However, one would not be able to sense spirit qi without a spirit root.

nFollowing the instructions of the Qi Condensation manual, it took an hour before Su Zimo felt a warm sensation channeling in the air around him.

nIt was a fresh, unique sensation unlike anything he had ever felt before.

n“So, this is spirit qi!”

nAs his thoughts wavered, the sensation disappeared and he could no longer sense that warm energy.

n“This…”

nA flicker shot through Su Zimo’s eyes as he pondered about it before coming to a realization.

nThere were three words written on the first page of the Qi Condensation manual – Mindful Qi Condensation.

nOnly if one was at peace and mindful would they be able to sense the existence of spirit qi. The moment they were distracted, the sensation would dissipate.

nBut no matter what, Su Zimo was slightly relieved that he had managed to achieve the first step of sensing spirit qi.

nAfter all, there was something odd about the Fire spirit root within him; not only could it destroy spirit testing stones, it even caused the sect’s spirit testing gate to explode.

nPreviously, Su Zimo was still worried whether an implanted spirit root would achieve the same effects as an innate one. Now, it seemed as though those worries were unwarranted.

nThe second step of Qi Condensation was to absorb the qi internally.

nIt wasn’t enough to just sense the spirit qi – one had to control and absorb it.

nThe third step was to channel the qi to the dantian.

nAfter absorbing it into the body, one would have to control and channel it to the dantian. That was the only way to ensure that the spirit qi would be fully his instead of being dispersed through the body.

nWith that, he would have achieved Level 1 Qi Condensation.

nCasting aside all distractions, Su Zimo emptied his mind and felt at the warm aura around him before absorbing it into his body slowly.

nAll of a sudden!

nSu Zimo felt a warm sensation appearing in his right hand as a stream of spirit qi entered it.

n“Interesting.”

nThe Qi Condensation manual did not mention which part of the body will be used to absorb the spirit qi. However, it was a new experience for Su Zimo to have the spirit qi enter through his right hand.

nThe stream of spirit qi that entered his body was rampant and wild.

nFrantically, Su Zimo worked to control and channel it to his dantian.

nThe dantian was like the treasure trove of one’s body. The moment the spirit qi was channeled in, everything became calm once more.

nLevel 1 Qi Condensation!

nSu Zimo opened his eyes which were filled with excitement and a hint of incredibility.

nNight had just descended which meant to say that he had only spent less than two hours.

nThe fact that he had managed to reach Level 1 Qi Condensation within such a short time felt surreal to Su Zimo.

n“Seems like that’s the power of a heaven spirit root.”

nSu Zimo smiled.

nNow that he had achieved Qi Condensation, he was in a good mood and decided to continue absorbing spirit qi, working towards Level 2 without resting.

nHis right hand was still the first to feel warm as the spirit qi gushed in endlessly, controlled and channeled by Su Zimo to his dantian.

nSu Zimo was immersed in his cultivation and just like that, an entire night had passed.

nLevel 2 Qi Condensation!

nWithin a single night, Su Zimo had achieved Level 2 Qi Condensation!

n“Isn’t this a little too soon? Is that how fast things move with a heaven spirit root?”

nHe was a little stunned.

nSu Zimo did not know the speed in which others cultivated at. However, he merely felt that it was unusual for him to cultivate that quickly.

nAfter all, he had not even made use of spirit stones and elixirs yet for the previous night.

nIf he had used them, wouldn’t his cultivation speed be even faster?

nHe decided to cast aside all his queries first and to ask his other seniors when he had the chance.

nThe thought of spirit stones gave Su Zimo an idea.

nBefore he left Ping Yang Town, he killed Zhou Dingyun and had managed to obtain a storage bag.

nNow that he was at Level 2 Qi Condensation, he could finally use it.

nTaking out Zhou Dingyun’s storage bag, a stream of spirit qi flowed out of Su Zimo’s fingertips as he touched the storage bag gently.

nIt opened up and a space floated out from within with more than 1,300 inferior-grade spirit stones lined together. Other than another jade bottle, there was nothing else.

nHe opened the jade bottle – it contained three elixirs as a gentle fragrance wafted out.

nSu Zimo whiffed at the fragrance and the calm spirit qi that was contained in his dantian began to rumble.

nHe instantly understood that those three elixirs would benefit him in absorbing spirit qi.

nFor someone like him who had just achieved Qi Condensation, this was quite a small fortune.

nSu Zimo kept the spirit stones, elixirs, Sanguine Crystal Bow, Cold Moon Saber and the quiver on his back into the storage bag given to him by the sect.

nRight away, his entire body felt lighter with one ton worth of weight removed.

nThe amazing thing about storage bags was that no matter the weight of the items kept in them, the user would not feel it at all.

nOpening the manual for the Spirit Peering Art, Spirit Peering Art began cultivating it.

nHe spent the rest of his time cultivating the Qi Condensation manual in the daytime and The Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness in the nighttime. Just like that, 10 days had passed.

nThe welcome ceremony for the seven new disciples of the sect had finally arrived.

nSu Zimo tidied his attire before leaping off his stone bed.

nEven though 10 days had passed, Su Zimo’s Qi Condensation was still at Level 1 and had not increased!

nIn reality, he was already at Level 4 Qi Condensation by the seventh day and his dantian had amassed a large amount of spirit qi.

nHowever, Su Zimo recalled Die Yue’s advice – some of the truly talented cultivators would choose to use the spirit qi to refine their physical body while cultivating.

nFor the next three days thereafter, he used all the spirit qi he had amassed to refine his body, leaving only a portion left in his dantian.

nEven though he made no progress for his Marrow Cleansing section, Su Zimo’s body was now much stronger than it was 10 days ago.

nHe estimated that by now, even a full forced attack by a Level 10 Perfected Qi Refinement Warrior using an inferior-grade spirit weapon would not be able to pierce his skin!

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