Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments-Chapter 68 - 66: The Changes Caused by the Ninth Level of Qi Refining

Chapter 68: Chapter 66: The Changes Caused by the Ninth Level of Qi Refining

The deck of the Flying Boat was large, but strangely, apart from the Jiang siblings and a few of their friends, all the other disciples were gathered on the right side.

Xiao Chen was standing at the edge, enjoying the scenery.

When he turned around, he saw a large circle of people standing around him, just watching him.

Even though more than half of the disciples hadn’t personally witnessed Xiao Chen in action, from the descriptions of others, they had already learned what had happened in the inner layer.

Their gazes were filled with envy, awe, deep admiration, and even tender affection.

But no one was jealous of Xiao Chen, and no one dared to covet the huge sum of Spirit Stones he had just pocketed.

The cultivation world had always respected strength above all else.

Xiao Chen’s cultivation speed was fast, he was adept at earning Spirit Stones, and his Magic Cultivation was nothing short of astounding.

At this point, many disciples had simply started to see him as their role model.

And as they returned to the Li Huo Sect, news of what happened in the Secret Realm quickly spread throughout every corner of the sect.

It immediately became the hottest topic of conversation.

On Miscellaneous Peak, the Xiao Chen in Instructor Wu’s stories transformed into a diligent and studious, promising youth.

In the Dharma Transmission Hall, a junior brother who had once hung lanterns with Xiao Chen even dreamed at night that he too would have a sudden epiphany and soar to greatness.

Some disciples even began to imitate Xiao Chen’s past actions of carrying water to irrigate the Spirit Fields.

Hoping to comprehend the path of cultivation through this method.

In the Second Division, the disciples who had participated in the exchange conference with him recalled the cultivation method Xiao Chen had shared when he broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

All at once, his past teachings of ’fragmented time’ and ’I reflect on myself three times a day’ became the motto for many disciples.

It even inspired the other divisions to follow suit.

One clan disciple first spent three Spirit Stones to collect the full text of Xiao Chen’s original speech from various other disciples.

He then compiled it into a booklet, selling each copy for one Spiritual Sand, and resold them everywhere.

Not only did he easily recoup his costs, but he also made a small profit of five Spirit Stones.

On Bishui Peak, Shen Siyue was in a bit of a daze.

She truly couldn’t believe that the junior brother who was always so cheerful and smiling could kill ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators as easily as slaughtering chickens.

Just last month, in her role as Eldest Senior Sister, she had confidently declared that the outside world was too dangerous. She had earnestly told Xiao Chen she would ’protect him,’ and the crazy thing was, he had actually agreed.

’This is so embarrassing. If I had known Junior Brother Xiao was this powerful, I would’ve kept my mouth shut.’

Now, thinking back on it, Shen Siyue could only feel her face burning. When the two of them went out, who was really protecting whom?

Elder Qi also felt a bit bewildered.

Since Xiao Chen had joined Bishui Peak, she, the Peak Master, had only met him once, and they had only exchanged a couple of sentences in total.

Originally, Elder Qi had been busy cultivating a Water Technique, so she had planned to leave Xiao Chen to his own devices for a while and cultivate him slowly later on.

Who would have thought that in the time it took her to practice a single technique, Xiao Chen had already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

This made it seem as if she had completely neglected Xiao Chen, leaving him to rely entirely on his own efforts. It made her look rather unqualified.

’This breakthrough speed, and that Fire Spirit Crystal...’

Elder Qi raised a hand to her forehead. She was happy for Xiao Chen, but at the same time, it was so unexpected. Her feelings were incredibly complex.

Elder Chen’s feelings were equally complex.

Honestly, it made no damn sense for Xiao Chen to reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining so quickly.

He had lived for most of his life and had never encountered anything like it.

In truth, Elder Chen was very fond of this disciple he had lucked into and truly regarded Xiao Chen as his own.

But he was even more exasperated than Elder Qi.

As the master, before he even had a chance to teach anything, his disciple had already learned it all by himself.

At first glance, this seemed like a good thing, but if this was the case, how much of a sense of belonging could Xiao Chen possibly feel toward the Chen Family?

It has always been the case that accepting favors puts one in a bind.

Over the course of a long-term relationship, they would imperceptibly assimilate talented disciples from outside the family.

The best-case scenario was to arrange a marriage alliance and completely absorb the person into the family. This was the most common and effective method used by the major clans.

Failing that, they had to at least make the person owe them various debts of gratitude.

This way, after the person reached Foundation Establishment, they would do their utmost to help the Chen Family.

’Fortunately, it’s not too late. There’s still the hurdle of the Foundation Establishment Pill.’

Elder Chen went to the Alchemy Hall, found Chen Tianyuan, and said, "We need to help Xiao Chen prepare a Foundation Establishment Pill as soon as possible, to prevent other families from interfering."

Chen Tianyuan agreed. "I’ll go ask around for news on the necessary Spirit Medicines. In that regard, the other families shouldn’t be able to compete with us."

After speaking, he couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. "I really didn’t expect Xiao Chen to break through so quickly. If I’d known, I would have started preparing earlier."

"I really didn’t expect Xiao Chen to break through so quickly. If I’d known, I would have started preparing earlier."

Meanwhile, after hearing Jiang Cungang’s account, Jiang Changhua, the Patriarch of the Jiang Family, expressed the exact same sentiment.

In truth, the Jiang Family had never taken Xiao Chen seriously before.

In their eyes, Xiao Chen was merely a tool, one that happened to be useful for causing trouble for the Chen Family.

So, after the dispute at the Law Enforcement Hall, aside from using their positions to conveniently obstruct Xiao Chen during the distribution of Cultivation Techniques, the Jiang Family hadn’t mobilized their resources to deliberately suppress him.

A mere Qi Refining Cultivator was not yet worthy of their attention.

From start to finish, they had only been focused on the few Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Chen Family.

But now, Xiao Chen’s development had clearly exceeded their expectations. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Once Xiao Chen broke through to Foundation Establishment, the Jiang Family would undoubtedly have one more enemy at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Moreover, this enemy was close to the Chen Family and had even chosen to become an Alchemist.

This was something the Jiang Family could absolutely not accept.

"What does everyone think? Go ahead and speak."

In the Jiang Family’s rear courtyard, several clan elders and the family’s Foundation Establishment Cultivators had been summoned to gather and discuss their next move.

"Changhua, it is better to resolve enmity than to create it. In this old man’s opinion, while he’s still in the Qi Refining realm, we should just put an end to this grudge."

One of the clan elders was the first to state his position.

The manager of the Scripture Pavilion, Jiang Jiquan, heard this and immediately objected, "I disagree. What is there to discuss? If he has the potential to become a threat, we should just get rid of him."

Another clan elder asked, "I also think it’s best to bury the hatchet, but what kind of terms should we offer to resolve this grudge?"

"At this point, ordinary things won’t be of any use."

The elder who spoke first said, "Didn’t we prepare a Foundation Establishment Pill in advance for Cungang’s Foundation Establishment?"

When Jiang Cungang heard this, he immediately grew anxious.

But he had no right to speak here, so he quickly shot a look at his father, Jiang Jishuang, who was in charge of the Jiang Family’s operations at the sect’s Quarry.

Jiang Jishuang naturally wouldn’t sit by and do nothing. He also stated his position: "Unacceptable. How can we just give such a vital resource to an outsider for free?"

"It doesn’t matter if Cungang can use it or not, but it should at least be used on one of our own."

In fact, Jiang Cungang was one of only two members of the Jiang Family’s next generation at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

And the other one had already been provided with a Foundation Establishment Pill long ago.

But despite this, Jiang Jishuang’s words won the approval of many of the clan elders.

Jiang Shiwei, the Elder of the sect’s Sandalwood Peak, also said, "That’s right. The Foundation Establishment Pill must be kept for our own people."

"Xiao Chen is still just a Qi Refining disciple. And at the end of the day, his surname is Xiao, not Chen."

"Only a living genius has value."

"If we deal with him directly, the problem he represents will naturally be solved."

Seeing this, Jiang Changhua made up his mind.

The Jiang Family had a total of six Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Right now, Jiang Shiyou was in solitary confinement, and the family’s Old Ancestor was in seclusion.

The situation now was that besides himself, the remaining three Foundation Establishment Cultivators had all expressed their unwillingness to reconcile.

Besides, what Jiang Shiwei said was right.

As long as Xiao Chen hadn’t reached Foundation Establishment, he was still just a minor Qi Refining Cultivator.

Even though he had heard that Xiao Chen displayed impressive Combat Power in the Flame Pool Secret Realm.

But that didn’t matter. As long as they arranged for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to act, capturing him would be effortless.

Once Xiao Chen was dead, no matter how much potential he had before, it would all vanish like smoke.

To avoid suspicion, it would be best if this person had no apparent connection to the Jiang Family.

More importantly, Jiang Changhua had connections for just this sort of thing.

He had recently met a Loose Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment realm who had fled from Quanzhou seeking refuge. This person also happened to be interested in forming ties with the Jiang Family.

Making him kill Xiao Chen as a pledge of loyalty would kill two birds with one stone.

After Jiang Changhua had figured it all out in his mind, he spoke and finalized the plan.

"Since everyone is against it, there will be no reconciliation. I will arrange for someone to take care of Xiao Chen as soon as possible."

Jiang Jiquan immediately clapped his hands in approval. "That’s exactly what we should do!"

"This is the price for offending our Jiang Family."