Chapter 19

"Eight stages, Eighth Stage of the Ordinary Gang Realm!"

Feeling the surging power within his body after advancing to the next stage, Qin Feng stretched his limbs and found no discomfort.

In recent days, with the impetus of medium-grade mystic stones, Qin Feng had advanced in rank one after another without any signs of instability. Apart from his long-term consistent cultivation and solid foundation, most of the credit went to the mystic stones' wondrous properties.

As is well known, the energy contained within mystic stones is the purest, with the mystic qi inside being of such high purity that the body and cells can absorb it perfectly without any side effects. In this aspect, the power of medicinal pills and other stones cannot compare to mystic stones.

However, in the remote town of Luoyang, how many people could afford to squander mystic stones like Qin Feng? Therefore, Qin Feng's cultivation advanced rapidly.

"Crack!"

With a slight exertion of force, the stone block, drained of mystic qi, was crushed into powder by the immense strength in his hand.

"Refreshing!"

After advancing to the Eighth Stage, the power of his body had grown even stronger. Although he hadn't tested it, Qin Feng conservatively estimated that with the enhancement of the Hardening and Doubling techniques, he could now deliver a force of at least 200 Gang.

"200 Gang! What does that mean?"

To put it in perspective, experts like Ye Wuyuan, who had just advanced to the Ninth Stage, could barely deliver a force of around 100 Gang. A 200 Gang strike, if it hit, could directly kill Ye Wuyuan.

In terms of pure strength, even if he encountered a Tenth Stage expert of the Ordinary Gang Realm, he would still have the power to fight.

Counting the mystic stones left in his hand, there were still five. Originally, his father had left him sixteen medium-grade mystic stones, but he had divided them, giving eight to Qin Yuyan.

But eight stones were enough for Qin Feng. The remaining five would be sufficient to help him reach the Tenth Stage before the Soul Awakening Day.

For blood cultivators, the blood soul is their body soul. Without the awakening of the body soul, there is no source of power, and they cannot advance to the Human Gang Realm. This is like a chasm; without the awakening of the body soul, one can never advance, a difference between heaven and earth.

Before the blood soul is awakened, the higher the cultivation, the more concentrated the blood, and the higher the quality of the blood soul when it is awakened. Eighteen years old is the best time for this, as after eighteen, if the blood soul is not awakened, the Qinglong bloodline within the body will gradually dissipate.

Since the disciples of the Qin family have the Qinglong bloodline, the blood soul they awaken is related to dragons. The qualities, from strongest to weakest, are Dragon Soul, Chi Soul, Jiao Soul, Snake Soul, and No Soul.

The ranks are: Celestial, Earthly, Mystic, and Yellow. However, according to legend, there is also a Divine rank blood soul, and only the Dragon Soul has the Divine rank, known as the Eight-Clawed Qinglong.

However, in the history of the Qin family, only one ancestor had awakened the Divine rank Eight-Clawed Qinglong, and that person eventually reached the Divine Gang Realm.

Qin Feng was not worried about the awakening of his blood soul, as his father had successfully awakened a Mystic rank Dragon Soul. Due to the bloodline inheritance, even if he couldn't awaken a Mystic rank Dragon Soul, he could at least awaken a Yellow rank Dragon Soul. If he worked hard and reached the Tenth Stage of the Ordinary Gang Realm before the Soul Awakening Day, and with a bit of luck, he might even awaken an Earthly rank Dragon Soul.

After awakening the Dragon Soul, the cultivation speed would increase several times, making rapid progress. At that time, he wouldn't be so dependent on mystic stones.

The Soul Awakening Day was about a month away, so he needed to hurry.

In a month, to advance two stages, only Qin Feng, with several medium-grade mystic stones in hand, could be so confident.

Qin Feng had just completed his advancement today and had no plans to continue cultivating. Haste makes waste; he knew the importance of balance.

As he walked out of the room, he happened to meet Qin Yuyan returning from outside.

In recent days, Qin Feng had been focused on improving his strength and hadn't noticed that the little girl's strength had already reached the terrifying Ninth Stage, surpassing him by one stage.

He remembered that a while ago, the little girl was still at the Seventh Stage of the Ordinary Gang Realm.

This was probably also thanks to the medium-grade mystic stones.

Qin Feng whistled. People comparing themselves to others can be frustrating. Fortunately, he wasn't too bad, but he needed to work harder, or he would always be behind the little girl.

"Hey? Big brother, you advanced?"

At that moment, Qin Yuyan saw Qin Feng coming out of the room and bounced over to him, grabbing his hand affectionately.

"Yes, how about you? How is your cultivation of the 'Tai E Forging Awareness' going?"

Qin Feng reached out with his other hand and patted the little girl's head, his face beaming with a sunny smile.

Under normal circumstances, the little girl, already sixteen years old, would be at least as tall as Qin Feng, if not taller. If she were a young lady, Qin Feng wouldn't dare touch her so casually, but now, he could do so freely.

Qin Yuyan enjoyed this feeling.

Hearing Qin Feng's question, the little girl shook her head sadly and tilted her head, answering, "I used the method you gave me today, but I still couldn't successfully cultivate the first level of 'Tai E Forging Awareness.' I don't know why. Is it because my body hasn't developed yet?"

"Hmm?"

Qin Feng's eyebrows slightly raised, seemingly surprised.

After obtaining the 'Tai E Forging Awareness,' Qin Feng had put in a lot of effort to study it. Although he hadn't found the way to the second level, he had easily cultivated the first level with just a bit of practice, as if it were tailor-made for him.

"This is probably related to one's mental and willpower."

Having lived two lives, his mental and willpower were naturally much stronger than ordinary people. In the cultivation world, this is described as having a sufficiently powerful primordial spirit.

The first level of 'Tai E Forging Awareness' is based on the foundation of primordial energy. Since his primordial spirit was strong, he could easily cultivate it. As for the little girl...

"It seems it really is due to her body."

Thinking about this, Qin Feng patted the little girl's head and comforted her, "Yan'er, don't worry. Some things can't be forced. Just because you can't cultivate it now doesn't mean you won't be able to in the future. Don't be discouraged."

"Okay, big brother. I'll work hard, and you should too!"

"Of course, let's both work hard!"

Just then, a cloud paper pigeon's call echoed in the sky, immediately catching their attention.

"There, it must be another love letter from Sister Huo."

When they saw a paper-white cloud pigeon flying toward them, the little girl pointed to the sky, pouting and saying, her face full of jealousy.

Qin Feng didn't take it seriously, patted the little girl's head, and smiled, "Little brat, what do you know!"

He then waved his hand at the cloud paper pigeon, which, as if it had eyes, flew toward Qin Feng. Before it reached him, it flashed with a white light, its body suddenly shrinking and gradually becoming thin and flat, finally transforming into a piece of paper with a pigeon drawn in one corner, which Qin Feng caught in his hand.

The cloud paper pigeon is a common type of special paper in the cultivation world, used for long-distance communication. The paper has a talisman drawn on it by a talisman master. By inputting mystic qi into the paper, it can transform into a pigeon and fly to the desired location.

With the paper in hand, Qin Feng unfolded it and saw a line of elegant handwriting.

"Meet at the southern outskirts forest at midnight tonight."

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