Chapter 65: Seventh Layer of Qi Refining

【Mission objective: Form a Golden Core.】

【Mission reward: Top-tier spell Palm Thunder (can later be upgraded to the spell formula Five Thunders Divine Light Incantation, then upgraded to the divine power Five Thunders True Method,)】

In that very instant,

Ye Xiuxiu clearly felt a surge of memory well up in her mind,

and all the secrets of Palm Thunder appeared in her own mind,

so that she need only raise her hand lightly

to freely mobilize the spiritual Qi within her body,

summoning a peerlessly fierce bolt of thunder to strike down from the sky.

One must know,

lightning spiritual roots and sword spiritual roots have always been regarded by the world as the spiritual roots with the most powerful offensive capability.

Lightning-attribute attacks in particular,

are even more renowned throughout the world for their unparalleled aggressiveness.

Moreover, lightning-attribute attacks also have one notable characteristic,

which is an extremely powerful countering effect against yin-evil entities.

"What a good thing, truly a great treasure!"

Ye Xiuxiu cheered twice in the depths of her heart,

her joy beyond words.

She roughly assessed her current condition and realized that even if she went all out and exhausted every last drop of spiritual Qi in her body, she could only barely manage to activate this Palm Thunder.

However, she was not discouraged,

after all, this spell had only just been learned,

and would require continuous cultivation to unleash even greater power.

Even so, she could not help but ponder to herself:

when would it truly come in handy?

Perhaps in the future, when facing those vicious and ferocious enemies,

Palm Thunder would become her key Magic Treasure for defeating them and securing victory.

Thinking of this,

Ye Xiuxiu's gaze grew even more resolute,

filled with anticipation and longing for unknown challenges.

Time flew by, vanishing in a flash like a white horse passing a crevice.

Before she knew it,

another half year and more of time had slipped through her fingers.

During this long half year,

Ye Xiuxiu had persevered in cultivating assiduously,

day and night without cease.

She devoted herself entirely to cultivation,

on one hand persistently studying the Hongmeng Creation Scripture,

and on the other hand finding time to diligently practice Military Body Fist.

With day after day of drilling, her Military Body Fist skill grew increasingly refined and masterful.

Now, she had reached the point of absolute mastery over the Qi Refining Stage chapters, able to employ them effortlessly at will,

and every punch she threw produced a deafening sonic boom,

as though it would tear the void itself apart.

Not only that,

the Concealment Art that Ye Xiuxiu had later learned was honed by her to an extraordinary level of perfection.

Whenever she cast the Concealment Art,

her entire person would seem to vanish into thin air,

and even Jinhua the cat and Bai Qingxia,

if relying solely on naked-eye observation, would be completely unable to detect her presence.

However, Bai Qingxia need only lightly employ his divine sense to scan the surroundings,

and he could easily discover Ye Xiuxiu's whereabouts;

whereas Jinhua the cat, due to a certain special connection with Ye Xiuxiu, could, even without using her eyes to look,

accurately and unerringly perceive her location through telepathy.

Beyond that, Ye Xiuxiu's own cultivation had also advanced by leaps and bounds,

and in just half a year's time,

she had successfully broken through to the realm of the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining.

At this moment, the Qi circulated smoothly throughout her body, and spiritual power surged and roiled within her,

and her every gesture and movement radiated a powerful aura that dared not be underestimated.

Counting carefully, from the time Ye Xiuxiu first set foot on the path of cultivation until now,

even at most it had been less than two years.

Comparing her current strength to those immortal sect disciples,

she was not only not inferior in the slightest, but could even be said to be a cut above.

One must know that even within a cultivation sect,

only the core disciples

can possibly complete the crucial Foundation Building stage within roughly two years.

And according to Ye Xiuxiu's current cultivation progress,

by that time,

she should already be able to smoothly enter the Foundation Establishment Realm.

At this moment, sunlight poured into the courtyard, illuminating Ye Xiuxiu's agile and lively figure.

She was seen concentrating fully as she practiced her fist technique,

each move imbued with boundless power and exquisite subtlety.

Beside her, Bai Qingxia smiled gently, quietly watching her daughter,

her eyes showing a look of satisfaction.

"Xiuxiu, these past days, Ruyan hasn't seemed to come over, has she?"

Bai Qingxia asked softly, her tone carrying a hint of concern.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiuxiu continued her movements without pause, replying aloud:

"Hmm, indeed I haven't seen her around lately."

"But mother, rest assured!"

Ye Xiuxiu then added,

"Although she can no longer cause me any real harm now, I have kept this matter in my heart all along!"

"Based on what she did that time, I will remember her for a lifetime!"

Having said that,

a faint, hard‑to‑detect sharpness flashed in Ye Xiuxiu's eyes.

Bai Qingxia nodded slightly after hearing it, indicating she understood her daughter's feelings.

After all, the entanglement between the two of them lay here,

if handled too decisively and rigidly, it would inevitably make the situation awkward and uncomfortable.

Especially after Ye Qingping finishes his seclusion,

if it becomes known that this matter has escalated beyond control,

it would rather make people think one's own heart is not broad enough, one's demeanor not generous enough.

In fact, in life,

many times the outward situation presented is completely different from what one truly thinks inside.

Such a discrepancy between appearance and reality,

is actually the unrivaled method for dealing with people.

One should not let any outward relationship become too strained,

even if they become enemies, sometimes the two must still smile at each other.

It was only later that Bai Qingxia understood this,

since experiencing that incident last time,

Ye Ruyan has been constantly running over to Ye Xiuxiu's side every now and then.

Her purpose this time is clear,

to find ways to narrow the gap between the two,

after last time, the distance between them grew,

and her enthusiasm now even surpasses before.

Ye Ruyan earnestly wishes to have an in‑depth exchange with Ye Xiuxiu about cultivation matters,

especially concerning Xiuxiu's unique symbiotic skill and symbiotic spell, among other key topics.

To that end, she even boldly proposed to Ye Xiuxiu that they exchange the cultivation insights each has mastered.

However, Ye Xiuxiu flatly rejected all these requests.

Even though she herself does not know how powerful her symbiotic skill and symbiotic spell truly are,

but her mother once reminded her:

"These techniques and spells absolutely surpass all existing Ye Family methods; no matter who asks, the answer is never to pass them on."

Doing so is not only to keep secrets,

but also an effective safeguard for one's own safety,

to prevent others from uncovering one's true strength.

At first, Ye Ruyan did not give up easily, pressing the question several times.

But when she saw Ye Xiuxiu's unwavering stance, unwilling to loosen her mouth,

in the end she could only give up helplessly.

Nevertheless, even so, Ye Ruyan still comes each time,

she each time would pick up that cute Jinhua cat and play with it for a while.

Moreover, each time she comes she deliberately brings some Jinhua Peaches for the Jinhua cat,

later perhaps a conditioned reflex formed,

as soon as the Jinhua cat sees Ye Ruyan appear,

the Jinhua cat always joyfully hops and darts toward her,

and then devours it heartily.

(End of Chapter)