Chapter 444: Ning Bizhen Breaks Through to the Sixth Rank (Two-in-One Chapter, requesting all)

"Bizhen, you can breakthrough to the Sixth Rank now!"

"I was thinking the same, though whether Little Blue can reach the Lord-level depends on its luck."

Ning Bizhen took out the two Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls gifted by Li Changsheng, which shimmered brilliantly under the illumination of the setting sun.

The Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls can assist a Spirit Beast in breaking through to the Lord-level, with a success probability of about thirty percent.

The Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls contained a special power, and for a moment, the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse could not take its eyes off them.

Ning Bizhen, Flying Through the Void, stroked the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse's head and said in a gentle tone, "Little Blue, Changsheng gave these to me. If you successfully breakthrough to the Lord-level, you must thank him!"

Neigh—

The Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse raised its head and neighed, nodded vigorously, and looked at Li Changsheng with a bit more gentleness in its eyes.

One Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearl hovered slightly and fell precisely into the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse's open mouth.

Gulp—

The Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse swallowed the Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearl. As soon as it hit its stomach, the pearl instantly melted, turning into a source of seven-colored energy that spread toward the surrounding flesh, bones, and organ tissues.

The Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse remained standing straight, and its body surface began to shimmer with seven-colored flowing light, giving the impression that it was draped in a miniature rainbow.

Neigh—

As time passed, the seven-colored energy became increasingly rich at a speed visible to the naked eye and spontaneously spread outward.

Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen hurriedly retreated a distance, staring intently at the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse shrouded in seven-colored light, not relaxing for a single moment.

Once it spread to a certain distance, the seven-colored energy stopped expanding. From their perspective, the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse's majestic figure had become blurred.

Suddenly, the seven-colored radiance shook violently, giving an unstable feeling, and began to shrink rapidly.

However, although the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse's aura had gained a certain boost, there was no substantial progress.

The first breakthrough attempt had failed!

It was also at this moment that the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse opened its eyes and looked at the second Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearl in Ning Bizhen's hand with eyes full of longing.

Ning Bizhen sighed, and the second Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearl turned into a stream of light, swallowed by the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Li Changsheng silently took out a square Jade Box containing the remaining three Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls.

If the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse failed again, he would have it continue consuming the Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls until it successfully broke through.

Seeing Li Changsheng's actions, Ning Bizhen did not speak; she involuntarily grabbed Li Changsheng's right hand. Li Changsheng could clearly feel that her palm was a bit damp; she looked very nervous.

There was still some residual efficacy from the first Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearl, which more or less increased the probability of the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse breaking through the bottleneck.

After about ten minutes, the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse's aura surged violently, clearly breaking through to the next stage.

"Whew!"

Sensing the change in the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse's aura, Ning Bizhen clearly breathed a sigh of relief, her anxious heart finally settling.

The next moment, the seven-colored radiance began to shrink, revealing the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse's increasingly majestic figure.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Lord 1st Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Pegasus (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Light

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Darkness

Following the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse also successfully reached the Lord-level, becoming Ning Bizhen's sixth Lord-level Spirit Beast.

Except for the Three-Legged Fire Crow and the Cold Jade Rabbit, the other four Spirit Beasts reaching the Lord-level were more or less related to Li Changsheng.

Among them, three Blood Luo Fruits went into the stomachs of the Qixi Wind Speed Cat and the Dark Night Marten, allowing them to successfully advance; the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast absorbed the Spirit Essence of a Water-Avoiding Golden Crystal Beast, not only improving its realm but also bringing its quality to the top grade; not to mention the Blue-Eyed Nephrite Horse, as the two Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls it consumed were gifted to Ning Bizhen by Li Changsheng.

In just one short month, Ning Bizhen had smoothly completed all the accumulation for advancing to the Sixth Rank; such a speed of progress was truly shocking.

Ning Bizhen was well aware of this and couldn't help but embrace Li Changsheng emotionally, clinging tightly to him.

"Changsheng, thank you!"

"Bizhen, why say such things? This time, let me assist you in breaking through!"

Li Changsheng patted Ning Bizhen's back.

"Mm!"

Ning Bizhen nodded. She suddenly remembered something and took two metal ingots, one large and one small, out of her Space Ring.

The two metal ingots were gold and silver; the large one was gold, and the small one was silver.

"Refined Gold, Secret Silver!"

The characteristics of the two metal ingots were quite obvious, and Li Changsheng recognized them immediately.

"Didn't I act as a bodyguard for you for a month? This piece of Refined Gold is the reward Principal Xu gave me. As for this piece of Secret Silver, I traded for it from a close friend!"

Ning Bizhen explained briefly and handed the two metal ingots to Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng weighed the metal ingots; the Refined Gold ingot was about three jin. Xu Wenhua was not usually this generous.

Of course, this was also related to Ning Bizhen being a key cultivation target of the Yuanling Academy, and Li Changsheng's connection was certainly involved; otherwise, if it were an ordinary Fifth-rank Instructor, it would be impossible to receive such a reward.

The Secret Silver ingot was just over one jin, with a value of no less than fifty thousand Soul Crystals.

"What did you trade for the Secret Silver?"

Li Changsheng did not know how Ning Bizhen had traded for this piece of Secret Silver, but given the value of Secret Silver, the price paid must have been significant.

"Helping her out once within my capabilities!"

Ning Bizhen did not hide it and answered honestly.

Ning Bizhen's answer did not exceed Li Changsheng's expectations. Among the Fifth Rank Stronger, she could completely be described as "penniless"; she only had some cultivation resources gifted by the instructors last time.

Once she advances to the Sixth Rank, Ning Bizhen will surely become the poorest Sixth-Rank Expert.

Yet her self-esteem is quite high; every time Li Zhangsheng tries to find ways to give her resources, she almost always refuses them.

"Remember to take me along when the time comes!"

Ning Bizhen agreed to it only for his sake, so naturally, Li Zhangsheng could not refuse to help.

"I understand!"

Ning Bizhen nodded, and after the two finished dinner, they waited quietly for night to fall.

Tonight was another day of brilliant starlight; a crescent moon hung in the vast sky, with countless stars dotted among it, illuminating the pitch-black night.

After getting ready, Ning Bizhen closed her eyes and began to circulate the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art.

Starting from the Fourth Rank, even if the conditions for advancement are met, there still exists a significant probability of failure. If the breakthrough fails, the Monster Tamer's Consciousness Sea will be in a state of shock and will require a period of recuperation before another attempt can be made.

To increase the success rate, one can rely on Alchemical Pills and Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and secondly, if the Monster Tamer's Demon Pet is outstanding enough, the breakthrough success rate will naturally rise.

Ning Bizhen has a total of eight Demon Pets; apart from the young Red Dragon and the Eight-Armed Naga, the other six have all reached the Lord-rank, among which the Three-Legged Fire Crow, the Cold Jade Rabbit, and the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast are all top-quality Demon Pets, which can effectively increase her advancement success rate.

As for Li Zhangsheng's assistance, it can only be said to be negligible, as the Starlight Power he draws down is limited, not even half of Ning Bizhen's.

In the night sky, the Four Symbols Constellations blinked slightly, casting down a pillar of starlight as thick as a water bucket, reflecting Ning Bizhen in the silvery starlight.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng also circulated the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art, striving to draw down Starlight Power, and saw a pillar of starlight slightly thicker than a rice bowl begin to descend.

Under Li Zhangsheng's control, the pillar of starlight shifted its direction slightly and landed on Ning Bizhen.

Li Zhangsheng began to multitask, striving to neutralize the violent factors of the starlight.

Upon trying this, Li Zhangsheng immediately felt the strain; while multitasking, Li Zhangsheng's energy consumption rate was extremely fast, and at the same time, in order to neutralize the violent factors in the starlight, his Mental Power was also rapidly depleting.

This feeling was extremely uncomfortable, simply not something a human could do, but Ning Bizhen had been able to persist for a month, which could not help but make Li Zhangsheng feel deeply moved.

"I can't let her do this kind of thing again in the future; I must exchange for a Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform as soon as possible!" Li Zhangsheng thought to himself, otherwise, given Ning Bizhen's temperament, she would really continue.

Only by using the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform to assist in cultivation would Li Zhangsheng have a possibility of persuading Ning Bizhen.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and hurriedly cast aside distracting thoughts; now was not the time to think about these things.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng's face began to turn pale; he suddenly took out a bottle of Alchemical Pills for recovering Mental Power and poured the entire bottle into his mouth, swallowing one into his stomach and keeping the rest in his mouth for emergencies.

Li Zhangsheng had no time to digest the Alchemical Pills at all, so he could only passively digest them with his body; however, doing so greatly reduced the recovery effect of the pills.

This kind of Alchemical Pill is worth a lot, costing over a hundred Soul Crystals per bottle; if an ordinary person saw Li Zhangsheng's behavior, they would likely be heartbroken.

Li Zhangsheng's behavior was no different from "pay-to-win"!

Time passed slowly, and Li Zhangsheng swallowed the pills one by one; even with the assistance of the pills, Li Zhangsheng's face still became increasingly pale, and his head already felt dizzy—this was a sign of insufficient energy.

After about half an hour, the 25 Star Apertures flickering around Ning Bizhen's body suddenly shone brightly, and immediately after, another Star Aperture suddenly bloomed below her abdomen; it was during the breakthrough process that Ning Bizhen opened another Star Aperture.

The Four Symbols Star consists of a total of 28 constellations; as long as she opens two more, Ning Bizhen will be able to complete the cultivation of the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art.

When opening the 26th Star Aperture, Ning Bizhen's aura changed, and her Mental Power seemed to have undergone a transformation, becoming increasingly vigorous and powerful.

Suddenly, Ning Bizhen's Mental Power began to diffuse outward like a wild horse that had broken its reins, as if it were about to completely envelop the entire courtyard.

This was the omen of an imminent advancement!

In the Administrative Building, Xu Wenhua, who was processing documents, suddenly raised his head; his eyes held confusion as he stared suspiciously at the west, which was the direction where Ning Bizhen's courtyard was located.

"Someone is breaking through to the Sixth Rank? Could it be Xu Fanghua? Or perhaps that kid Qian Yuanfei?"

Xu Wenhua muttered to himself, and suddenly, his figure disappeared.

Xu Fanghua is a veteran Fifth-rank Instructor at Yuanling Academy and also Xu Wenhua's own younger sister, so her strength goes without saying; Qian Yuanfei is also only one step away from the Sixth Rank, and he can be said to be the representative of the middle-generation instructors at Yuanling Academy.

Of course, the representatives of the new-generation instructors are Ning Bizhen and He Yan.

However, Xu Wenhua subconsciously did not include Ning Bizhen in the ranks of those breaking through, as a month ago, Ning Bizhen only had two Lord-rank Demon Pets.

Even if the Three-Legged Fire Crow and the Cold Jade Rabbit were very outstanding, two were just two; how could they suddenly become six? That would be too unscientific.

However, when Xu Wenhua discovered that the source of the abnormal Mental Power was Ning Bizhen's courtyard, he could not hide his look of astonishment.

After a few breaths, Zhang Kaishuo, Ning Wei, and Lu Qian arrived one after another; like Xu Wenhua, their faces were also full of surprise.

The four looked at each other, silent.

The commotion of Ning Bizhen's breakthrough was too great, and some of the surrounding instructors also noticed the abnormality and arrived late.

More and more people gathered, and they waited peacefully outside; no one had the thought of trespassing.

The Academy regulations state that whether it is the dormitory of an instructor, a student, or a staff member, as long as no catastrophic consequences occur, one is not allowed to trespass, and once discovered, one will be severely punished.

This greatly protects personal privacy!

While they were waiting, Ning Bizhen had also reached the final stage, and Li Zhangsheng could feel that the intensity of Ning Bizhen's Mental Power had clearly jumped to a higher level.

If one were to compare the Mental Power before the advancement to water, the current Mental Power is like thick jam; both are liquids, but the density of the latter far exceeds the former.

Soon, Ning Bizhen slowly opened her bright, beautiful eyes.

Li Zhangsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief; his face was as pale as paper, sweat poured down like rain, he felt dizzy, and he had a feeling of nausea, forcing him to lean against the wall to catch his breath.

Ning Bizhen felt heartache seeing this; with her Mental Power, she could naturally sense that Xu Wenhua and the others were waiting for news outside, but she still spent some time serving Li Zhangsheng wholeheartedly.

It took five minutes for Li Zhangsheng to finally recover, though his state was not very good, and his heart was filled with exhaustion.

He had personally experienced what Ning Bizhen had felt over the past month; how much perseverance it must take to persist for so long.

Li Zhangsheng asked himself, and he felt that he might not be able to do it.

Ning Bizhen and Li Zhangsheng embraced, and she said with deep emotion: "Zhangsheng, I didn't expect to advance to the Sixth Rank so quickly; all of this was brought by you, and I feel like I'm dreaming!"

"This is no dream!"

"Yes, I will cherish all of this. By the way, the Principal and the others are still outside!"

Li Zhangsheng exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, why didn't you say so earlier? Let's go out now; don't keep them waiting!"

"I'll open the Restriction directly!"

Ning Bizhen's courtyard naturally has a Restriction, but they are almost all warning Restrictions.

After closing the Restriction, Ning Bizhen and Li Zhangsheng flew up and landed in front of Xu Wenhua and the others.

(End of chapter)