Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 163

Time flew by, like the sun and moon.

In the blink of an eye, another month had passed.

Perhaps because there were only two days left until the preliminary examination, the atmosphere within the Purple Radiance Sect became even more fervent than usual.

Although the so-called preliminary examination was just a competition among all newly admitted disciples each year, and basically had no vested interest for disciples who had joined in previous years, it was human nature to enjoy a good show, especially for those disciples who had only joined the sect for a few years and were still young.

Back Mountain, Bamboo Forest Residence.

Song Ling sat cross-legged on the bed, his aura fluctuating erratically. At a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.

“Finally, I’ve managed to get started with Rippling Water Zen before the preliminary examination.”

Song Ling let out a heavy sigh of relief.

He summoned the panel:

[Currently Mastered Skills]

Various Martial Arts (omitted)

Supreme Clarity Profound Cavern Art (Limit Broken)

Rippling Water Zen (Initiated)

Clear Ripple Healing (Initiated)

Water Screen Shield (Initiated)

Cool Sword Rain (Initiated)

[Remaining Spiritual Source: 98.17 points]

Song Ling looked at the amount of remaining Spiritual Source, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.

This was proof of his diligent efforts over the past two and a half months.

In addition to the illicit gains from the Waste Pill Disposal Room, there were also legitimate Spirit Stone rewards, and the monthly benefits he received as a direct disciple. All of these combined to form this abundant Spiritual Source.

Furthermore, after cultivating for a few days, Song Ling discovered that initiating Rippling Water Zen could not be done in a short period. To avoid having no spells available for the preliminary examination, he almost gave up all his sleeping time at night to cultivate spells. Only then did he initiate the three auxiliary spells of Rippling Water Zen a few days ago.

This was only possible because he was a Heavenly Gang martial artist with an incredibly strong physique. If it were any other ordinary disciple, they would probably be half-dead if not completely dead.

“How much Spiritual Source will it cost to raise ‘Rippling Water Zen’ to Limit Broken?” Song Ling asked in his mind.

[To raise the cultivation method ‘Rippling Water Zen’ to Limit Broken, a total of 65 points of Spiritual Source are required.]

Song Ling’s gaze flickered. He had already asked the panel a few days ago about the Spiritual Source required to raise the three auxiliary spells, Clear Ripple Healing, Water Screen Shield, and Cool Sword Rain, to Limit Broken. The data he was given was 29.1 points of Spiritual Source. Adding that to the Spiritual Source required for Rippling Water Zen to be Limit Broken, it would be 94.1 points of Spiritual Source.

With his current Spiritual Source reserves, it was enough!

“Raise the cultivation method ‘Rippling Water Zen’ and the spells ‘Clear Ripple Healing,’ ‘Water Screen Shield,’ and ‘Cool Sword Rain’ all to Limit Broken!”

Boom!

Song Ling felt a roar in his mind. Immediately after, a warm and powerful energy surged from within him, as if the warm sun of spring melted the cold ice of winter, or like a trickling stream converging into a river, surging endlessly, flowing freely through his meridians, circulating through his body.

His spiritual energy, at this moment, seemed to have undergone a qualitative leap, becoming purer and more condensed.

Finally, all spiritual energy returned to the Innate Qi in his Dantian.

A moment later, a soft but brilliant halo appeared around the Innate Qi, followed by a second, and then a third.

Three spirit rings, third level of Qi Refining!

[Cultivation method ‘Rippling Water Zen’ Limit Broken, received additional amplification, spiritual energy purity and condensation increased by 30%]

[Pseudo-spell ‘Clear Ripple Healing’ Limit Broken, received additional amplification, healing effect increased by 50%]

[Pseudo-spell ‘Water Screen Shield’ Limit Broken, received additional amplification, defensive effect increased by 50%]

[Pseudo-spell ‘Cool Sword Rain’ Limit Broken, received additional amplification, damaging effect increased by 50%]

Song Ling looked at this series of notifications with pleasant surprise, feeling that all his hard work had paid off!

He stood up and stretched his limbs, which were a little stiff from prolonged cultivation. Feeling the surging spiritual energy within him, his heart was filled with unprecedented confidence.

“This is… the third level of Qi Refining?”

Song Ling pushed open the door, left the courtyard, walked into the bamboo forest, and casually picked up a fist-sized rock from the ground. With spiritual energy flowing, he gently squeezed it—

The entire rock instantly turned into powder, falling “rustling” from his palm.

“The internal force and gang qi of a martial artist, compared to spiritual energy, the gap is simply too great. The two are not on the same level of power at all.”

Song Ling couldn’t help but sigh.

The current him was countless times stronger than when he was a Heavenly Gang Grandmaster.

Just as he was about to turn back to his courtyard, a voice suddenly came from not far away.

“Little Junior Sister!”

Song Ling turned his head to look. The young man with a sunny smile and a wide grin revealing a mouthful of white teeth, who else could it be but Sixth Senior Brother Yue Yaojie.

“Sixth Senior Brother.”

Song Ling showed a gentle smile and bowed to Yue Yaojie.

At the same time, the ‘Qionghua Purple Jade Bracelet’ on his left hand subtly flashed, and the third-level Qi Refining aura that was freely emanating from his recent breakthrough was immediately completely suppressed, only revealing the Qi Nourishing level of spiritual energy fluctuations.

Bai Yafu probably never dreamed that he would use this magical artifact so quickly.

Yue Yaojie came before Song Ling, and just as he was about to speak, his gaze fell on the “Qionghua Purple Jade Bracelet” on Song Ling’s left wrist.

“Eh?”

Yue Yaojie’s eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief, “Little Junior Sister, is this… a low-grade magical artifact?”

A Little Junior Sister who had only joined the sect for three months actually already had her own magical artifact?

Had he been living like a dog these past few years?

“That’s right, this ‘Qionghua Purple Jade Bracelet’ was given to me by Master. How is it, doesn’t it look good?” Song Ling smiled, deliberately raising her arm and bringing it closer to Yue Yaojie, allowing him to see it more clearly and distinctly.

“Hmm, it looks very good, perfectly suited for Little Junior Sister.”

Yue Yaojie felt a sense of relief when he heard that it was bestowed by Bai Yafu, but at the same time, he felt a subtle pang of envy. He continued:

“Speaking of which, Master truly dotes on Little Junior Sister you a lot.”

Song Ling blinked, feigning innocence, and asked knowingly, “I thought all Senior Brothers and Sisters had one, isn’t that right?”

Yue Yaojie said helplessly, “No, before Little Junior Sister, the only person bestowed with a magical artifact by Master was Senior Brother Wen Xingwen. Even Second Senior Sister Ji Yuxi didn’t receive this treatment, let alone us.”

“Ah?”

Song Ling was slightly stunned, biting her lip lightly, and said, “Then, wouldn’t it be too ostentatious for me to wear it like this? I don’t want Senior Brothers and Sisters to think I’m deliberately showing off. They already don’t like me, so wouldn’t this make it even worse…”

“No, they’re not that narrow-minded, Little Junior Sister, you don’t have to worry,” Yue Yaojie reassured her.

Although he was indeed a little envious, he certainly had no objections to Song Ling herself, and he believed the other Senior Brothers and Sisters were the same.

“If only that were true…”

Song Ling nodded disappointedly, then seemed to remember something, her gaze somewhat evasive, saying, “By the way, Sixth Senior Brother, you didn’t come here today to collect a debt, did you? I don’t have any Spirit Stones on me right now. How about I lend you this ‘Qionghua Purple Jade Bracelet’ for a few days as interest?”

Yue Yaojie’s mouth twitched, “This is clearly a bracelet for girls. What would I, a man, do with it? I didn’t come here today to collect a debt. I wanted to ask if you’re ready for the preliminary examination in two days? That Elder Xue’s fourth disciple, Gong Bo, from the White Granary Pavilion, has boasted that his Junior Brother will defeat you in the preliminary examination.”

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