Chapter 99 - 85: Famous in the Southern Realm! Righteous and Demonic Pursuit! Qi Refining Eighth Layer! Flawless Dao Foundation!

Another month had passed.

Inside the cave, Lin Chang’sheng slowly stood up, gazing at his status panel with a contemplative look.

[Great Dao is Simple: Qi Cultivation Level]

[Lin Chang’sheng: 20/131]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Stage (Eighth Layer 82,398/128,000)]

[Spirit Root: Gold, Wood, Fire (Flawless Dao Foundation)]

[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Pure Yang Technique (Perfection), Golden Bell Shield Stage Eleven (23,238,998/39,062,500), (Barbarian Blood Technique. Fragment (Perfection))]

[Magic: Taiyin Formless Slash (Perfection), Meteor Fire Rain (Perfection)]

[Light Body Technique: Wind and Thunder Movement (Perfection)]

[Alchemy: Energy Storage Pill (Perfection), Qi Replenishing Pill (Perfection), Dragon Blood Pill (Perfection), Nourishing Spirit Pill (Perfection)]

[By consuming a certain number of spirit stones, techniques, magic, divine abilities, etc. can be simplified.]

[Status: None]

"Looks like I still need to refine some Essence Pills."

Lin Chang’sheng glanced at his panel, murmuring softly.

When he was at the seventh layer of Qi Refining, consuming one Essence Pill could add 1,600 cultivation experience points; but now that he’s at the eighth layer, each pill gives him only a little over 800.

As his cultivation advanced,

getting more experience became harder, and higher-grade pills were needed.

He had gotten two Foundation Establishment Pills from Murong Tian; he planned to save them till he reached Ninth Layer Perfection, aiming to break through to Foundation Establishment in one go.

"Ying ying ying!"

Suddenly, the sleeping little white fox beside Lin Chang’sheng woke up and cried out to him.

"Xiaobai, you’re finally awake."

Lin Chang’sheng approached and picked Xiaobai up.

At this moment, Xiaobai’s second tail was now more than a foot long, covered in even more white fur. After this sleep, its energy had improved dramatically!

"Ying ying ying!"

Xiaobai nodded.

"That Heaven and Earth Qi healed your injuries— is there any left?"

Lin Chang’sheng looked at Xiaobai and asked.

"Ying ying ying~~~"

The little white fox shook its head, then pointed at its little belly with its front paw. Its almost human-like face held a guilty look, meaning it had absorbed it all.

"It’s fine. The fact that you’ve recovered your strength is good. From now on, you’ll be able to help me even more."

Lin Chang’sheng patted the little white fox’s head.

"Ying ying ying~~~"

The little white fox nodded, looking very obedient.

"It’s about time to go out and buy some herbs for refining Essence Pills."

Lin Chang’sheng carried the little white fox on his back, calculating silently.

The news of him obtaining eight strands of Heaven and Earth Qi must’ve already reached the Liuyun Immortal Sect. If he returned now, the sect would surely make a big deal of it and demand he hand them over, or trade for something.

First of all, putting aside the fact that both he and the little white fox had already absorbed all of the Heaven and Earth Qi...

Even if it were still in his storage bag, there’s no way he’d hand over something he worked so hard to get.

So, for now, he couldn’t go back to the sect. Even if he returned, it’d have to be once his strength was enough.

For now...

His only option was to visit various markets, buy herbs to refine Essence Pills, and increase his cultivation experience points.

When he got the Heaven and Earth Qi at the Celestial Pit, there were nearly a thousand cultivators present— they must have memorized his face. So if he went out, he’d have to disguise himself.

For Lin Chang’sheng, disguise was no challenge.

His Disguise Technique was at perfection.

Just as Lin Chang’sheng expected, because of the Heaven and Earth Qi, his name had already spread across the entire Southern Domain Cultivation Realm, known to both the Righteous and Demon Daos!

Every market, Immortal City, and sect was talking about him!

.......

Liuyun Immortal Sect.

Sect Leader’s Great Hall.

The sect leader, Su Changkong, dressed in white and exuding an extraordinary aura, sat at the main seat. Below him were more than a dozen powerful Golden Core Elders, along with Foreign Affairs Hall stewards like Qian Feng, Li Jiantang, Ji Ruyan, Liao Bugui, and Liu Jinyan, all Golden Core cultivators.

"Elder Li, is there still no news from our disciple, Lin Chang’sheng?"

Su Changkong looked at Li Jiantang and the others inquiringly.

"Sect Leader, we’ve already sent out lots of Foundation Establishment disciples to search, but still haven’t received any news about Lin Chang’sheng."

Li Jiantang cupped his fists.

"More than two months and not a single word... could it be..."

Su Changkong felt a surge of unease in his heart, worried that another sect might have snatched him away.

"It’s been over two months. Nephew Lin still hasn’t returned, nor sent word. It’s as if he vanished into thin air. Could he have been captured by the Demon Dao and imprisoned?"

"It’s impossible for there to be no news whatsoever!"

"......"

Li Jiantang and several elders frowned, discussing among themselves.

"Elders, we can’t rule out the possibility of him being captured. After all, Heaven and Earth Qi is a major matter— eight strands could let the sect create eight of the strongest Dao Foundation disciples. If they grow, that’s eight future Nascent Soul elders! If we retrieve the Heaven and Earth Qi, our sect could become the strongest in the Southern Realm!"

"Therefore, we need to mobilize all our resources to find our disciple, Lin Chang’sheng!"

"Back then, our sect only achieved Nascent Soul stage because of a Heaven and Earth Qi strand from a lucky encounter!"

Su Changkong spoke solemnly.

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The elders all nodded.

Following Su Changkong’s orders, the elders all soared away on their swords.

.........

Giant Whale City.

Inside a restaurant, at a window-side booth.

"Lin Chang’sheng took a little white fox and snatched eight strands of Heaven and Earth Qi from the Celestial Pit all by himself? This... this bastard’s luck is insane!"

A stunning beauty in purple, with an alluring figure, listened to the conversations of other patrons, disbelief in her eyes.

After Wan Wushuang was injured that day, she spent more than a month refining Heaven and Earth Qi, forging the strongest Dao Foundation.