Chapter 65

The ninth round of the foundation building! It has always been the most difficult and the most significant round!

The cultivation world even has a proverb because of this: one round takes ten years!

Ordinary martial artists often need ten years to complete the ninth round.

Even genius martial artists who can complete it in a year are rare!

Zheng Shiwing excitedly endured the vortex's crushing force on his body, continuing to drive the "Blood Flame Heart Method," gradually carving the ninth round.

Immersed in cultivation, Zheng Shiwing seemed to have forgotten time and fatigue, spending every day in the vortex. Only when he was too hungry would he grab a few fish, rush to the surface, hastily eat, and then jump back into the lake.

The woman felt Zheng Shiwing's increasingly powerful aura and sighed inwardly at the speed of his progress. Even with complete Blood Flame, such rapid progress was too fast!

After a brief moment of surprise, the woman mostly mocked herself. In such a perilous underwater environment, if one could cultivate without dying, even a pig would not be much slower in making progress.

Zheng Shiwing trained tirelessly, and on the fifteenth day... the spiritual energy gathered on the ninth spirit wheel surged, finally filling the ninth spirit wheel.

"Boom!"

The ninth spirit wheel glowed white, completely connecting as one.

The dense spiritual energy continued to gather like before, but no matter how it surged, no more spirit wheels would appear on the wheel.

Zheng Shiwing knew he had reached the ninth level of the Qi Wheel Realm, and what he needed to do next was to break through to the tenth spirit wheel, which was also known as the flawless foundation building, the perfect tenth wheel!

How to break through to the tenth wheel? Zheng Shiwing found that his martial knowledge in this area was insufficient. It seemed he needed to go back and consult with Old Huo.

"I wonder if those two crazy women have left?" Zheng Shiwing frowned, supporting his chin in the water. "It's been about half a month. Those women, as long as they aren't stubborn, should have left by now, right?"

"I wonder if that woman knows anything about the tenth wheel? Judging by her insight, she should know something, right?" Thinking this, Zheng Shiwing surfaced.

As soon as he emerged, a freezing cold wind blew from the shore.

Zheng Shiwing shivered, hugging his arms. "It wasn't this cold when I came out before. Why is it so cold now? Could it be..."

Zheng Shiwing wearily climbed onto the shore, shaking off the water from his body, and looked toward the spot where the woman usually stayed...

Visible white frost had once again completely enveloped the woman's body, and the bone-chilling cold made her continue to convulse even after she fainted.

"Sure enough..." Zheng Shiwing raised his hand, rubbing his forehead in distress. In the past half month, almost every five days... this would happen, and each time he had to save her.

Saving people? That's not really a problem! Zheng Shiwing walked toward the woman, looking at her frozen body and sighing deeply. The biggest problem was... every time he saved her and she woke up... he would get a punch!

The feeling of broken bones? Zheng Shiwing raised his hand, rubbing his slightly painful forehead. Fortunately, the soul seed helped!

"Come on! I'm not trying to take advantage of you, beautiful lady..."

Zheng Shiwing bent down, scooping the woman, whose cold could turn tofu into stone, into his arms. Frost began to appear on his body.

In a short moment! The two bodies were almost frozen together, looking from afar like two giant cocoons.

The soul seed, which was pulsating, began to spin again, drawing the cold from both their bodies into itself. Zheng Shiwing's fatigue increased, and his eyelids gradually drooped as he fell into a deep sleep.

"Swish, swish!"

The soul seed spun joyfully, absorbing the cold from both their bodies, growing a tiny bit larger.

As the cold was gradually absorbed, the white frost on their bodies disappeared, and their body temperatures began to rise.

The two were tightly embraced, looking like a loving couple.

Zheng Shiwing slept soundly, enjoying the soft and fragrant woman in his arms, which made his body feel incredibly comfortable. His instinct made his hand slowly slide to the woman's buttocks.

He gradually woke up, the warmth and smoothness in his palm making him raise an eyebrow. "What is this?"

Curiosity drove him to grab firmly, and the soft, cushioned feeling surged through his palm.

"What a bouncy feeling." Zheng Shiwing's lips curled into a satisfied and excited smile.

At that very moment, the woman, who was breathing steadily and sleeping with her eyes closed in his arms, suddenly opened her eyes, broke free from his embrace, and punched him in the chest.

He spat blood and was thrown into the lake.

The pain in his chest and the cool lake water immediately made him realize what had just happened.

Zheng Shiwing lay on the water's surface, feeling the pain of the broken bones in his chest. Unlike the previous times when he would jump up and loudly protest, he just smiled bitterly: "Got hit again... I was really doing a good deed by saving you... I was clearly still half asleep, and when I felt something warm and smooth in my palm, I couldn't help but touch it out of curiosity."

"I didn't do it on purpose, do you have to hurt me? You're really a crazy woman..."

The woman had already sat up. This wasn't the first time such a situation had occurred, but each time she woke up, she was being held... and this time, she even got a grab on the buttocks. A normal reaction would be to punch...

A brief silence, and the woman looked at Zheng Shiwing in the water with more curiosity, secretly guessing, "What does he have on him? How can he absorb the cold from my body? Could he really be sent by that despicable person?"

The woman frowned, the injuries on her body... were left by that despicable person! This boy could absorb the cold during the cold toxin's outbreak, which must mean that the despicable person gave him something. Otherwise, how could he absorb the cold toxin?

Zheng Shiwing, fully recovered by the soul seed, swam to the shore, climbed onto a rock, and said, "Speaking of... have you heard of the flawless foundation building, the perfect tenth wheel?"

"Flawless foundation building? Perfect tenth wheel?" The woman's eyebrows twitched slightly. Not many people knew about the tenth spirit wheel. How did he know?

Zheng Shiwing understood the woman's confusion and explained, "I heard it from someone. I want to try it."

The woman observed for a moment and found that Zheng Shiwing was now at the ninth level of the Qi Wheel Realm, fully complete. When he arrived here, he had just entered the ninth level of the Qi Wheel Realm. In just half a month, he had reached the ninth level, fully complete.

To go from the ninth level of the Qi Wheel Realm to the ninth level, fully complete, usually took ten years for ordinary people! This guy, however, reached the peak of the ninth level in about half a month.

The woman was secretly curious about what kind of tearing force existed underwater. It seemed to match the Blood Flame so well. Perhaps, with the Blood Flame and the underwater environment, there really was a chance to achieve the flawless foundation building, the perfect tenth wheel?

"Flawless foundation building, perfect tenth wheel... " The woman paused slightly and said, "Only those with extraordinary talent have a chance to succeed."

Zheng Shiwing responded with a confident smile, "Half a month to reach the ninth level, fully complete, isn't that extraordinary talent?"

The woman observed Zheng Shiwing for a long time and sighed, which was rare. "Your bones and determination are indeed exceptional! It's just a pity... you don't have a martial soul... so you can't be considered to have extraordinary talent."

Martial soul? Zheng Shiwing's eyes twitched repeatedly, and the humiliation of having his martial soul extracted by someone else resurfaced.

"I once had a martial soul..." Zheng Shiwing sighed, "And it was one of the top ten king martial souls! Unfortunately... it was forcibly extracted by a bastard!"

"Someone from your clan? A close relative?" The woman's eyes lit up, and a cold, mocking smile appeared in her eyes. "That makes sense! If it wasn't a close relative, the bloodlines would be different, and there would be no chance to transplant a martial soul. Only the most trusted person could be so easily betrayed..."

"From my clan... but not a close relative..." Zheng Shiwing's eyes were full of hatred as he shook his head. He should have been a proud son of heaven, but now he was still struggling in the outer sect!

The woman said with a slight frown, "Not being a close relative, even being from the same clan, can easily fail. It seems... that person was quite bold and must have been a rare genius."

Zheng Shiwing sneered, "By plundering others' martial souls, his heart... is that of a weak person. How can he become a true strong person? As for being a genius? He doesn't even qualify!"

The woman's gaze toward Zheng Shiwing now had a bit more admiration. Regardless of whether he was sent by that despicable person, at least his strong heart was worthy of admiration.

"If you really once had one of the top ten king martial souls, don't be too discouraged..." The woman consoled him softly, "I've heard that after a martial soul above the king level is extracted, there is still a possibility for it to regrow."

Zheng Shiwing's heart skipped a beat! The last time his martial soul was extracted was because too many people knew about it.

This time... he really didn't want anyone to know that his soul seed had regrown, and it was even in a dual soul state!

Not good! The woman is looking at me! Zheng Shiwing knew that if he didn't hide his shock now, it would easily be suspected. He quickly turned his shock into a surprised smile and said, "You mean... my martial soul inside really has a chance to regrow?"

The woman looked at him calmly and said, "There is just a possibility. It's said that to regrow a martial soul, one needs to absorb a large amount of heavenly treasures."

"It's said that the Sky-reaching Sect's Heaven-reaching Green Vine drops a drop of spiritual liquid every thousand years. If you can obtain this spiritual liquid, not only will your martial soul be revived, but it might even be reborn as a more powerful martial soul!"

"Sky-reaching Sect? I don't know this sect." Zheng Shiwing tried to act as if he was hearing the name for the first time, looking at the woman with a silly expression.

In his heart, however, he was secretly rejoicing. The regrowth of his soul seed was indeed due to obtaining the thousand-year-old spiritual liquid, and it was even a unique golden spiritual liquid.

He also marveled at his good luck. If he hadn't saved Lu Xu, he wouldn't have obtained the thousand-year-old spiritual liquid, let alone the rebirth of a more powerful martial soul!