Chapter 61-62 (Patreon)

Lin Fei had always had a thought in his mind, to become a Qi cultivator.

The reason was simple, lifespan!

It was rumored that Qi cultivator experts could achieve longevity. But what about martial artists? Even innate martial artists could only live for a little over a hundred years.

Of course, low-level Qi cultivators were probably similar to martial artists. But what about high-level ones? There was always hope for longevity.

On the other hand, no matter how powerful a martial artist was, no matter how mysterious their martial arts were, they would still turn into a handful of dirt after a hundred years.

Martial artists couldn't achieve longevity.

"Well..."

Lin Miao smiled bitterly and said, "Second Young Master, you've also read the Zombie-refining Technique. There's no record of how ordinary people become Qi cultivators. So, I don't know how someone without the aptitude for Qi cultivator can become one. Moreover, I remember the young master asked me this question before..."

Lin Fei fell silent. He had indeed asked Lin Miao about it before. But Lin Miao only had a vague understanding of the Qi cultivator before.

"Lin Miao, have you not discovered anything during your time in the Lin Family?" There was a glint in Lin Fei's eyes as he stared at Lin Miao.

Lin Miao was a smart person. He immediately understood what Lin Fei meant.

Lin Miao quickly knelt down and said, "Second Young Master, I've always been loyal to the Lin Family and to you."

"Alright, tell me about your discoveries."

Lin Fei asked calmly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Lin Miao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Second Young Master, I have indeed made some new discoveries during my recent practice. Especially after setting up the Yin Gathering Formation, I vaguely realized that the Zombie-refining Technique is incomplete."

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Lin Fei raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Young Master, martial artists have realms. Body Refining, acquired, innate, and these are all complete realms. So based on my speculation, there must have other realms above Qi Condensation.

After all, just relying on Qi Condensation, it is impossible to have a long lifespan and live for a long time like the legends.

At the Qi Condensation level, one still experiences aging, sickness, and death, and there is not much difference from ordinary people.

But the Zombie-refining Technique does not have the next step. That is to say, if one practices the Zombie-refining Technique, they may never be able to reach the realm above Qi Condensation.

I don't know if this is a limitation of the Zombie-refining Technique itself or if it is incomplete."

Lin Miao's discovery surprised Lin Fei.

Qi Condensation cannot get immortality? Or rather, the Qi Condensation realm cannot achieve immortality. One must reach a realm above Qi Condensation to do so. But what was above Qi Condensation?

Lin Fei did not know.

"Forget it, Lin Miao, focus on your cultivation. I will explore these secrets slowly when I am stronger in the future."

Lin Fei did not stay long and left because there was a Gathering Yin Formation there, which could cause problems for his body if he stayed too long in the secluded courtyard, even if he was an acquired martial artist.

After returning to his room, Lin Fei carefully thought about what Lin Miao had said. It seemed that achieving immortality was not that simple. Not every Qi cultivator could achieve immortality.

"Maybe I will naturally understand some of these secrets when I reach the innate level."

The night passed without any further discussion.

The next day, Lin Fei bid farewell to his parents. He had to return to the Nine Profound Sect.

On his way back, Lin Fei did not encounter any troubles and returned to the Nine Profound Sect smoothly.

Lin Fei first exchanged all his 300,000 silver tickets for contribution points. He suddenly had 300,000 contribution points.

"By the way, let's change the token first."

Lin Fei prepared to go to the transmission hall for certification. He would exchange his token for the acquired realm one.

Although both were for inner disciples, some tasks in the mission hall could only be undertaken by inner disciples with an acquired realm token. This token was the only measuring standard, and so it was very important.

Lin Fei arrived at the transmission hall and respectfully said to the elder there, "Elder, I have just broken through to the acquired realm and have come to be certified and change my token."

The elder in the transmission hall was somewhat surprised. Generally speaking, although inner disciples might not change their tokens with every level breakthrough, almost all of them at the ninth level of Body Refining would definitely come to change their tokens.

But what about Lin Fei?

He had gone directly from the seventh level of Body Refining to the acquired realm and only now had come to change his token. This was quite surprising!

In fact, it was not that Lin Fei was too patient but that he had just broken through to the acquired realm soon after reaching the seventh level of Body Refining and did not have time to go to the transmission hall for certification and to change his token.

The elder in the transmission hall took out an oval-shaped blue stone and said to Lin Fei, "Place your hand on the blue stone. Activate the inner power in your body. If you can leave a mark on the blue stone, the certification will be successful."

"I understand," Lin Fei nodded.

It seemed that this blue stone was quite special. Once inner power was activated, the blue stone would change. This made the certification process quite straightforward.

Otherwise, if each disciple came to be certified and tested each other's inner power, it would be very dangerous! If two martial artists' inner powers conflicted, there would be big trouble.

Therefore, Lin Fei placed his hand on the blue stone.

He activated a small amount of inner power and infused it into his palm, leaving a light imprint on the blue stone.

62. Secret Discovered

Suddenly, a strange change occurred when Lin Fei's palm was imprinted on the bluestone.

"Crack."

The hard bluestone suddenly split into four or five pieces.

Lin Fei was stunned. He really only used a little bit of inner power. He didn't mean to show off his inner power at all. He was even very cautious.

"Elder, this..." Lin Fei didn't know what to say.

"Swish."

However, the elder suddenly stood up, staring at Lin Fei with sharp eyes, "You have combined three types of inner power?"

The elder of the Transmission Hall had seen many talents. But combining three types of inner power was definitely the top talent among the top talents. Even, there was hope to achieve the innate realm!

"Elder, I didn't mean to..." Lin Fei did not answer directly. Instead, he frowned. He didn't want to reveal the secret of his three-fold inner power.

Upon hearing this, the elder of the Transmission Hall snorted coldly and said, "It is an advantage to practice without arrogance or impetuosity. But don't always think about hiding your strengths.

Young people should have their own edge. The martial arts path is like sailing against the current, you will retreat if you don't advance.

The sect does not lack top talents with three-in-one inner power, although they are rare, they do exist. What are you hiding?

Nowadays, the trend is getting worse and worse. Many young people are obviously talented, but they still insist on hiding their strengths. They don't realize that the sect has various resources tilted toward top talents.

Even top martial artists, and even innate masters, are willing to take disciples and guide the outstanding disciples of the sect so that they can take fewer detours.

Lin Fei, right? Are you still hiding your strengths now?"

The elder of the Transmission Hall sat down again and stared at Lin Fei.

Lin Fei pondered for a moment, then bowed and said sincerely, "Thank you for the elder's guidance. I do possess triple inner power."

"Which martial arts did you practice?" the elder asked.

"I have practiced the Giant Whale Body Refining Technique, Tendon Transformation And Bone Forging Technique, and Vajra Iron Cloth separately," Lin Fei answered honestly.

"Blood and qi, tendons and bones, skin and membranes, three types of inner power merged into one. No wonder the bluestone shattered," muttered the elder of the transmission hall in a low voice.

Seeing that Lin Fei seemed confused, the elder explained with a smile, "The bluestone is used to test the disciples' inner power. Usually, no matter how strong the inner power is, even at the peak of the acquired level, it cannot break the bluestone.

However, its internal structure is very special. Once someone merges the three types of inner power into one, even if it's just a little bit, that kind of inner power can shatter the bluestone.

So, this is also a method the sect uses to identify some top talents, so as to avoid losing them due to concealing their abilities, and neglecting to cultivate them, which leads to these top talents taking many detours.

Remember, the sect is not your enemy, and you don't need to be wary of it everywhere. On the contrary, the sect is your home and your strongest backing. If a disciple encounters danger or even dies, outside the sect, the law enforcement hall of Nine Profound Sect will investigate it thoroughly and give the disciple justice!"

Lin Fei hurriedly saluted and said, "I understand, Elder."

Upon careful consideration, Lin Fei had never heard any rumors about disciples fighting each other in Nine Profound Sect, at most it was just some healthy competition. Only in this way can the sect maintain its cohesion and truly develop and grow.

"Alright, here's your nameplate. However, you should not cultivate any acquired-level martial arts for the time being. But it's okay to practice combat martial arts.

I will inform the Sect Master of your situation. I believe the Sect Master will arrange for an innate-level expert to take you as their disciple. At that time, there will naturally be an innate-level expert to guide you on how to choose acquired-level martial arts and continue to practice martial arts.

Only in this way can you avoid taking detours and advance in one go, reaching the innate level!"

The elder of the transmission hall spoke much more than usual today, all because Nine Profound Sect had produced a good seedling, and he was itching to see how far Lin Fei could go. Unfortunately, he himself was not an innate-level expert.

There was an unwritten rule in the sect. All those who have triple inner powers could only be accepted as disciples by the innate martial master. This was to avoid delaying the progress of top talents.

For a martial arts sect to become strong, innate martial masters were the key factor. The more innate martial master there were, the stronger the sect would be.

Every disciple who has triple inner powers could be considered a potential innate martial master, and the sect would do its best to train them.

"Thank you, Elder."

"Alright, go."

The elder in charge of transmitting techniques waved his hand, and Lin Fei turned around and left.

Watching Lin Fei's figure disappearing into the distance, the elder in charge of transmitting techniques revealed a smile at the corner of his mouth, "Another good potential disciple who has triple inner power. I wonder which Elder will step forward this time to accept him as a disciple?

Last time, the Elders fought fiercely for the same disciple. Whatever, this matter is still something that the Sect Master has to worry about..."

The elder immediately got up and left the hall, he had to report to the Sect Master himself.

Lin Fei had already left the hall. He remembered the warning from the elder in charge of transmitting techniques.

"Since I cannot practice martial arts at the acquired level, I can choose some combat martial arts to practice."

Lin Fei didn't know when he would be accepted as a disciple by the senior members of the sect and be taught martial arts.

He couldn't practice martial arts at the acquired level before the senior members of the sect made a decision, but it was for his own good, so as not to take the wrong path in the future.

However, he couldn't neglect his combat martial arts. His saber skills were still far from producing saber intent. So, he headed straight to the martial arts pavilion.