Chapter Eighty-one Bottleneck

  "How is it, master?"

  Vampire Queen Camilla sensed Lin He's abnormality and immediately sent over a strand of thought. She felt that Lin He's body was filled with immense power.

  "I don't know what's wrong either."

  Lin Xi's voice was strange, and it was unclear whether she was crying or laughing:

  "I still haven't entered the Refining Qi Realm!"

  "Ah!"

  Camilla was shocked: "How is it possible!"

  Dalei Zhenren was a cultivator of the fourth level of Qi Refining, which in the Xian Dao world was the cultivation of a Qi Immortal. Although his strength had decreased significantly due to his severe injuries, Dalei Zhenren's true energy was unique and the Leigong Dan contained not only his true energy but also a large amount of Xian Dao materials that could greatly enhance one's power.

  Logically, Lin Xi had swallowed fifteen Qi-Enhancing Pills and another Lei Gong Pill, all of which were important elixirs for the Refining Qi stage. There was no reason he shouldn't have reached the Refining Qi stage yet.

  "I haven't reached the Refining Qi stage yet, but look."

  Lin Xi's mind stirred, and the air rumbled in response. A surge of majestic true energy burst forth from his body, spreading outward with a thunderous roar. This true energy was vast and mighty, accompanied by the crackling sound of lightning. In an instant, a layer of energy wall one zhang thick formed outside Lin Xi's body.

  This layer of air wall is extremely dense, compared to the black-robed man in the Refining Qi realm who chased and killed Lin Xi that day, it's even more grand and majestic!

  "This, this, this... You haven't reached the Refining Qi stage, how can you have such a powerful true energy!"

  Camilla was shocked in her heart.

  Lin Xi said that she had not yet reached the Refining Qi realm and was still at the tenth level of martial arts cultivation. However, the true energy revealed by this move was even more majestic than the black-robed expert who injured her back then.

  It's likely that even a cultivator at the Iron Wall stage of the Xian Dao wouldn't be his match. And this was without Lin Xi using any magical tools.

  "I don't know either. That Lei Gong Dan is very special, it has the properties of lightning. After I swallowed it, only a part entered the meridians. The rest of it, all merged into my muscles, bones and every cell in my body. I feel that my physical body has been tempered once, becoming stronger and more solid than before by at least twice."

  Lin Xi said, his foot stomped, rumbling, the entire room shook, and the true energy power emitted by Lin Xi was evenly matched.

  Lin Xi told Camilla about the situation inside his body. Camilla, having fought against powerful humans before, possessed some memories and knowledge of human Xian Dao, which was much stronger than Lin Xi's own understanding.

  Lin Xi's body was in an extremely special state at this time, his body was filled with violent and overbearing true energy. According to reason, such strong and fierce true energy should have broken through all the meridian blockages, smoothly flowing into the elixir, and then forming a large meridian circulation.

  However, in fact, Leigong Dan strengthened Lin Xi's physique while also strengthening his meridians and acupoints, making it extremely difficult for Lin Xi to open up his meridians and converge into the elixir field.

  In other words, Lin Xi has a strong true energy. However, this true energy only gathers in the meridians and does not enter the dantian.

  The meridians are the countless rivers on land, and the dantian is the great ocean. Only when all the rivers flow into the great ocean can it be considered to have entered the first level of Lianqi Realm. Lin Xi's current cultivation is still at the tenth level of Wudao, although there is something special about him.

  "How could this be?"

  Camilla was stunned by Lin Xi's situation, which completely exceeded her expectations. Suddenly, the vampire queen had a move in her heart:

  "Master, did you swallow something special before?"

  "Something special?"

  Lin Xi furrowed his brow: "It seems like nothing much. Just that he had swallowed the Chi Lian Dan from the martial path, swallowed snake blood, some wound-healing herbs... and also swallowed a Heavenly Earthly Rare Fruit!"

  Lin Xi said, recounting the process of obtaining the Tian Di Yi Guo from the Angle Worm's lair in simple terms.

  "Oh no!"

  The Vampire Queen let out a loud cry:

  "No wonder! You swallowed the fruit of the Angle Worm, which is used by snakes to strengthen their bodies and transform into dragons. The dragon's body is originally known for its strength and toughness. By swallowing that kind of fruit, it's equivalent to transforming your body like a dragon. After you swallowed the Lei Gong Dan, the medicinal properties of that dragon grass automatically absorbed the medicinal power of the dan medicine, causing most of the dan energy of the Lei Gong Dan to be absorbed by your body. Now, if you want to break through to the Refining Qi Realm, it will probably be five times more difficult than for others!"

  "What!!"

  Lin Xi felt his head was about to explode: "Five times is not enough!"

  His physical body was indeed incredibly powerful, and at the 9th layer of Dragon Force, he could contend against a 10th layer expert like Chi Lian Zong, and even killed him in one move. In terms of physical strength alone, Lin Xi knew that Kamira had not spoken incorrectly.

  "It's so difficult, when can I finally reach the Refining Qi realm?!"

  Lin Xi was shocked and furious in her heart.

  Five times more difficult than ordinary people! If he had known this result earlier, he might not have swallowed the Lei Gong Dan. Although his current strength is now many times stronger than before. Even without using the magical tools and the Wan Huang Fa Yi, Lin Xi has confidence that he can defeat a Xian Dao disciple who has cultivated Qi to the first level.

  "Hehe, actually, master, you don't have to worry so much!"

  Camilla saw Lin Xi with a face like thunder and couldn't help but secretly laugh, thinking that this master was really interesting.

  "Although the physical breakthrough is difficult, once you break through to the Refining Qi stage, you will be at least five times stronger than ordinary Refining Qi cultivators. The more difficult it is to break through the Refining Qi stage, the greater your future achievements and potential will be. Who knows how many people are seeking to become like you? And yet you're still not satisfied!"

  As a vampire queen who excels in physical strength, Camilla has a much clearer understanding of physical power than Lin Xi. After all, she is also a several-hundred-year-old vampire queen who has fought against strong humans with fourfold spiritual energy!

  "Moreover, Master, isn't there something called Tongluo Grass in the Xian Dao world? Shen Xiao Sect is a major sect of Xian Dao, so they must have plenty of such things."

  Camilla Road

  "Is it Andrographis?"

  Lin Xi's eyebrows slightly furrowed, he knew this thing. In "The Great World of Xian Dao", it was mentioned that after a martial artist who has reached the tenth level of Wu Dao ingests it, they can more easily open up their meridians and greatly shorten the time it takes to enter the Lian Qi realm.

  However, that only works for ordinary people. After Lin Xi took the Thunderbolt Pill, his body changed so much. Ordinary Tong Luo Cao is useless to him.

  "In the Task Hall, there should be some similar tasks. I'll go take a look tomorrow and see if there are any that can unblock my meridians."

  Lin Xi thought to herself.

  Among the four major temples most important for Xian Dao disciples, Lin Xi had yet to visit only the Task Temple and the Dan Ding Temple.

  Wow!

  The wind swept by, and Camilla transformed into a bat and flew away from Lin Xi's body, landing on the ground before transforming again into an icy, noble, and enchanting queen. Lin Xi had fully absorbed the elixir, so she naturally didn't dare to stay there any longer.

  And just now, Camilla had absorbed enough blood, and this time she was really satisfied, and couldn't drink any more.

  Wow!

  When Camila landed, she stumbled two steps and actually didn't stand firm.

  "What's wrong with you?"

  Lin Xi exclaimed in surprise.

  The vampire is known for hanging upside down and won't sway even in the wind. This time, it's actually unstable on the ground, which is extremely rare.

  "I don't know either, I just feel a bit dizzy."

  Camilla shook her head, a look of bewilderment on her face.

  "I understand. You absorbed the spiritual energy within my blood along with it. ---You rest for a while first. I'll go out for a bit and come back later."

  Lin Xi sensed through the contract in his mind that Camilla's strength had increased significantly and was still growing steadily, immediately knowing that her dizziness was probably a result of the Body Disappearance Dan's energy.

  Vampiresses are a type of being outside of humans and do not cultivate true energy. There has never been a case of a vampiress ingesting a human's elixir. Lin Xi also didn't know whether this thing was good or bad for Carmilla, or if it had any side effects.

  "Alright, master. I'll take a rest first."

  Camilla felt a growing dizziness in her mind, and her body had a faint feeling of heat. She didn't insist on going out with Lin Xi, stumbled a few times, touched the bed board, and lay down.

  Lin Xi took a look at the ancestral contract and felt that Camilla was not in danger, so he left with peace of mind.

  ………

  The grand hall is filled with people, heads crowded together.

  This is the most popular place in Shen Xiao Sect. Apart from Lin Xi, there are other named disciples and many outer sect disciples. As for inner sect disciples, they have other places to accept tasks, not here.

  There are differences between insiders and outsiders in the Shenyue Sect. Outer door disciples and registered disciples belong to one system, living and practicing on the outer peaks of Mount Shenyue.

  As for inner disciples, core disciples, and true transmission disciples, they are all on the core mountains of Shenxiaoshan.

  Inside and outside are different, with huge spatial restrictions isolating them.

  Outer disciples usually receive tasks, which are normally handled by inner disciples. Inner disciples can directly go to the task elder's place to receive tasks.

  All these things had been thoroughly investigated by Lin Xi.

  It wasn't long before it was Lin Xi's turn.

  Unlike other places, Task Da Temple only requires inserting a fortune-telling card.

  The task hall is divided into two areas: the inner door disciples and the outer door disciples, which are separated from each other. Moreover, each area can simultaneously accept twenty Xian Dao disciples' inquiries.

  There are forty formations, which can be transformed into forty rays of light screens at any time for all disciples to inquire.

  "Obtain 20 Flying Sky Centipedes weighing 10 jin, reward Ox Demon Bead, or 15 merit points."

  "Mission Description: Fly to the centipede-producing mountains of Tulong Dynasty, Beixing Dynasty's Northern Crying Mountain, and Zifeng Dynasty's Four-Part Mountain, and return within three months. If you're not afraid of trouble, you can accept this mission."

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