Chapter 35: Breakthrough to Qi Refining Level Two and Spirit Refining Level One

Su Jin used a Spirit Gathering Array at home yesterday, and the effect was terrible.

Three newly inserted spirit stones were mostly consumed, yet the cultivation effect was less than half of what she got in the academy.

The spiritual energy at home was too thin, and Xiao Hua was using the array with her.

But no matter how poor the effect, it still pushed her cultivation forward a step.

After all, she was a triple cultivator, and triple cultivation slightly increased cultivation speed. Though the effect was faint, her cultivation base was now infinitely close to Foundation Establishment Level Two.

Every bit of extra effort now brought her one step closer to breakthrough.

If she seized the time and cultivated with all her strength, she would definitely break through to Foundation Establishment Level Two in five or six days.

Su Jin thought so.

And she acted accordingly.

She thought of nothing else, devoting herself entirely to intensive cultivation. Even the important task of catching insects for her red ginseng seedlings was entrusted to Su Jian.

Su Jian: I knew it—when Su Jin grows red ginseng, I’m the one who ends up suffering.

Finally, on the fifth evening of Su Jin’s full-force cultivation, she broke through to Foundation Establishment Level Two.

At the same moment she broke through to Foundation Establishment Level Two, her Spirit Refining technique also broke through to Spirit Refining Level One.

The Body Refining technique, though consuming the most resources, was still some distance from breaking through to Body Refining Level One.

Su Jin’s breakthrough in Spirit Refining Level One caused her soul force to surge by one-tenth. The surge in soul force improved her memory and seemed to enhance her comprehension.

She also gained new insights into the three techniques she cultivated.

The breakthrough in her Spirit Refining technique brought Su Jin another surprise.

Her Xiao Wu Tian had grown larger.

The area of her Xiao Wu Tian within her spiritual sea expanded from three or four mu to about six mu.

The projection it could release also changed from a base diameter of three chi and height of three chi

to a base diameter of six chi and height of six chi. Most thrilling of all, Xue Chi Luo could now emerge.

As long as Su Jin wished, it could emerge alongside the projection of her Xiao Wu Tian.

With Xue Chi Luo in hand, Su Jin rose at dawn the next day.

She took Xue Chi Luo to the backyard where she grew red ginseng, letting it see the seedlings.

“Xue Chi Luo, can you watch over and care for these little seedlings? They’re often attacked by insects—can you help Grandma get rid of them?” Su Jin asked, cradling Xue Chi Luo in her hands.

“Grandma, leave it to me,” Xue Chi Luo said with great confidence.

“Then this place is yours now,” Su Jin said, setting Xue Chi Luo down.

Xue Chi Luo vanished into the earth before her eyes.

Seeing Xue Chi Luo, which had only two tiny leaves, already able to burrow underground, Su Jin finally sighed inwardly with relief.

She thought: With such ability, Xue Chi Luo should be able to handle the White Thread Hook Worms, right?

Of course it can—this is an ancient Wu spirit!

At breakfast, Su Jin remembered Xue Chi Luo. With Xue Chi Luo, the red ginseng seedlings no longer needed her brother to spare time for them.

So she told her brother Su Jian: “Brother, I’ve broken through to Foundation Establishment Level Two. I’ll take care of the red ginseng again—watering, loosening soil, catching insects. Thanks for helping these past few days.”

Su Jian was stunned by how quickly Su Jin had broken through.

He asked in delight: “When did you break through to Foundation Establishment Level Two?”

“Last night.”

“So fast? Our Su Jin is a little genius?”

“No, no—it’s only because of the Spirit Gathering Array that I broke through so quickly. Without it, who knows when I’d have broken through?”

“Little Aunt, your class just started, and the clan academy already gave you a Spirit Gathering Array to aid cultivation. Your batch of students has incredible luck,” said Su Hua, envious.

What else could you call it but sheer luck? She thought her little aunt was the embodiment of it.

“But don’t get arrogant just because you broke through. You must settle down and keep working hard. Foundation Establishment Level Two means nothing—your goal is Foundation Establishment,” said Su Jian.

Su Jin’s eyes widened. She thought: Brother, isn’t your goal for me a bit too high? I’m only at Foundation Establishment Level Two!

On the twentieth day after the academy term began, Su Jin went to Liu Shi and applied to transfer classes.

Su Jin broke through to Foundation Establishment Level Two on the twentieth day of the term and transferred classes.

She was now ranked ninth in her grade.

Liu Shi was delighted. Her Wood Class now had two students who had broken through to Level Two, both ranking high—two of the top ten in the grade.

After changing her herbal bath pack, Su Jin returned to their first classroom.

“Su Jin, why are you carrying a herbal pack? You broke through to Foundation Establishment Level Two too?” Su Yunhu exclaimed the moment he saw what she held.

“Yes. I’m about to transfer to the Third Classroom,” Su Jin said cheerfully.

“I think I’ll break through to Foundation Establishment Level Two today too. After you leave, you’ll be the only one left in the Second Classroom,” said Su Cheng, glancing between Su Jin and Su Yunhu with pity.

Su Yunhu looked between Su Jin and Su Cheng.

“No way—you two… how did you break through so fast?” he wailed.

Is this some kind of cruel joke? He still needed at least one or two months to break through to Foundation Establishment Level Two.

Why could these three monsters break through both Qi Refining Level One and Level Two within less than a month?

Su Yunhu refused to believe it, then thought again: Well, they’re monsters. That explains everything.

What’s so surprising about monsters breaking through to Foundation Establishment Level Two?

“Keep working hard and try to break through to Foundation Establishment Level Two before the end of the month,” Su Jin said, packing her new herbal bath pack into her satchel.

“Exactly,” Su Cheng agreed wholeheartedly. “Break through quickly—don’t wait until others catch up. That’d be embarrassing.”

“That’s unfair, you two,” Su Yunhu nearly sank into depression. First Su Wuji, then Su Jin, now Su Cheng—they were all breaking through or about to, and all leaving, leaving him alone.

What was the point of staying behind?

And when his father heard about Su Wuji and the others, he’d surely demand to know why he hadn’t broken through?

He might even assign him a special breakthrough plan. He really didn’t want to try anymore—what should he do?

Just after morning classes ended, Su Jin was about to go warm her meal and eat.

But as she stepped out the academy gate, someone blocked her path.

The person blocking her was the new student Qi Yi.

“What do you want?” Su Jin asked, bewildered.

“Don’t you know me?” Qi Yi asked.

“Why should I know you?” Su Jin stared at her in shock, as if thinking she was mentally ill.