Chapter 49 of 100

Chapter 49

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Although the Black Wind Gang was eliminated, the Yao family did not make much of a move. The Black Wind Gang was the Yao family's lackey, a fact that many people already knew. They speculated that the Yao family must be preparing for the upcoming Capital City Martial Arts Conference, while also searching for their long-missing genius and elders.

The Dan King Pavilion quickly tidied up and reopened. After the Black Wind Gang was eliminated, the people of the Capital City were stunned by the strength of the Dan King Pavilion. Now, they all flocked to the Dan King Pavilion to buy elixirs, which were much cheaper than those from the Yao family. This greatly affected the Yao family's elixir business.

Most of the martial artists who needed to buy elixirs were not very wealthy and had no family backing. They worked hard to earn money to buy elixirs to enhance their strength. In their eyes, they would choose whichever place was cheaper. Moreover, with the Dan King of the Southern Martial Kingdom presiding over the Dan King Pavilion, these people felt more reassured.

The elixirs mainly sold were mostly of the lower-grade variety, with very few of the middle-grade, as they were much more expensive. The higher-grade elixirs were even less purchased, as they were not affordable for ordinary people.

Due to the continuous supply of low-priced spiritual herbs from the Danxiang Medicine Shop, the Dan King Pavilion reduced many costs. Even though the prices were low, there was still a significant profit. Shen Xiang did not want any of the spirit money earned; it was all left for the Dan King Pavilion to use for operations.

A day passed, and Shen Xiang was still refining the true qi he had absorbed. The true qi of the Black Wind Gang leader was very impure, and he had to expel many impurities from it. Finally, he refined the pure true qi into his own, a process that required a lot of time.

Shen Xiang's dantian was already full of true qi. Now, he continuously compressed the true qi, increasing the storage in his dantian while also breaking through to the Eighth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm!

By activating the Taiji Divine Art, the Taiji Yin-Yang diagram in Shen Xiang's dantian rapidly rotated. True qi continuously entered the Taiji diagram, which then decomposed it into the five elements, sending it to the five true qi clusters.

The Eighth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm, the Divine Power Realm! This involved merging the divine sense with true qi, giving true qi its own spirit, making it even more powerful. The true qi would then form a stronger aura, more powerful than the aura of the Seventh Level of the Mortal Martial Realm.

To advance to the Eighth Level, one needed to have thick true qi and a powerful divine sense. After Shen Xiang absorbed the true qi of the Black Wind Gang leader, his true qi was already very thick. When his body was refined in the Immortal Demon Pool, his spirit was exceptionally long-lasting. Now, his divine sense was not weak. He only needed to master the method of merging the divine sense with true qi to break through.

Each breakthrough in the ten levels of the Mortal Martial Realm was like opening a door. The earlier stages could be forced open with brute strength, but later on, not only strength but also a certain "skill," or insight, was needed.

Now, Shen Xiang had enough strength. He only needed to master the method of merging true qi with the divine sense to open that door and advance to the Eighth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm, the Divine Power Realm!

By activating the Taiji Divine Art and sensing the profoundness of the divine art, Shen Xiang's true qi and divine sense slowly merged according to his will. The intangible divine sense and the colorful true qi, these two powerful forces, merged together, exploding within Shen Xiang's body, generating a continuous and powerful force, continuously impacting his body's meridians, muscles, and bones...

A loud "boom" echoed in Shen Xiang's mind, as if a door had been opened. An endless stream of power surged into his body from the opened door, making his strength even more formidable!

Shen Xiang suddenly opened his eyes, and two beams of white light shot out from his eyes. The golden mist surrounding him slowly dissipated. Now, everything before his eyes was clear, and the fine dust on the ground was visible. Although his ears picked up sounds from all directions, he did not find it noisy. Instead, he could clearly distinguish the words spoken by multiple people from the chaotic sounds.

At the critical moment, Shen Xiang advanced to the Eighth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm, the Divine Power Realm!

He was just a teenager, almost seventeen years old.

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The Capital City Martial Arts Conference, held once every ten years, was open to those under twenty years old nationwide. This time, it was hosted by the Yao family, with high-ranking martial artists from the Immortal Mountain's martial arts sects present to watch. Winning first place would not only grant the winner a Spirit-grade upper-level True Essence Pill but also the opportunity to join that martial arts sect, a highly tempting reward.

It should be known that Spirit-grade elixirs are very expensive and are generally not sold. They are only refined by alchemists for those who need them, and there is a risk of failure. Not to mention a Spirit-grade upper-level True Essence Pill.

The True Essence Pill contains a large amount of pure true qi. After taking it, one only needs to slightly refine it to obtain a large amount of true qi, without the need to absorb and refine the heavenly and earthly essence over a long period. It is an excellent elixir for rapidly enhancing cultivation.

The number of people who registered for the Capital City Martial Arts Conference was very high, but very few could pass the examination—only forty people! This shows how high the requirements for the Capital City Martial Arts Conference were.

In the examination, Shen Xiang's performance was the best. He shattered the force-measuring stone with one punch, making it impossible to measure his actual strength! However, no one had seen Shen Xiang arrive.

The square of the Yao family was crowded with people, all surrounding the circular arena, which was six feet high and over twenty feet wide. Thirty-nine young men and women stood on the arena, but Shen Xiang was still missing.

"Have you heard that he eliminated the evil Black Wind Gang a few days ago? Could he be injured and unable to come?" one person on the arena said.

"Very likely. I heard that the Black Wind Gang leader also had the strength of the Seventh Level of the Mortal Martial Realm. The young Shen Xiang might have fought to a draw with him," another person said.

"Indeed. No one has seen him at the Dan King Pavilion these past two days. It seems he won't be coming, which is a pity," someone sighed.

The people in the square had come to see Shen Xiang's match. Now that he wasn't there, many were very disappointed, which made the proud young men and women on the stage very unhappy. The people below all believed that Shen Xiang would surely win first place if he came.

Just as everyone was discussing, a young man dressed in black, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a face full of determination, slowly climbed the steps to the arena.

Seeing this calm and handsome young man suddenly appear, the square fell silent, followed by a burst of exclamations. Shen Xiang had finally arrived, which greatly excited everyone.

Among the forty young men and women on the stage, Shen Xiang stood out the most. They were all dressed very simply in ordinary black tight-fitting clothes, while the others were dressed very lavishly. However, in terms of demeanor and physique, they fell far short of Shen Xiang.

Shen Xiang gave off a mature and steady impression, with a slight smile on his face. The other young men and women, on the other hand, were all arrogant and looked down on everyone, which made people very uncomfortable. Therefore, people still found Shen Xiang more comfortable to look at.

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