Starlit Path of the Mystic Forge

Host: Lu

Title: Qi Refiner (Permanent)

Qi Refinement Layers: 4 (Layer 4 Progress: 1.9/10 [Spirit Liquid])

Soul Strength: 608 (Exchangeable: 521 [Spirit Sense: 5])

Physical Strength: 510 (Exchangeable: 510 [Divine Demon Blood: 4])

Spirit Qi: 14,790 strands

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Spirit Liquid: 1 drop

World Rating: Wuhuang Continent [Mid Martial]

Assignable Points: 83

Lu gazed at the system panel, lips curving upward.

Wuhuang leaping from [Low Martial] to [Mid Martial] brought an inexplicable urge to exhale.

Not easy.

Finally mid-martial.

Others raised chickens, geese, pigs at worst.

He, Lu, raised a world...

Though just entry-level mid-martial—excluding himself, Wuhuang might still lag behind that orchid-finger-pinch Jindan mid-martial world; a tender newbie among mid-martials.

But Lu was confident; soon surpass that orchid-finger realm.

"Congrats Host on world metamorphosis; solid step toward super-fantasy overhaul."

"Rewards: 《Soul Gathering Technique》, 3 Upgrade Points."

System prompt popped.

Lu long anticipated low-to-mid rewards.

No mainline super-fantasy; but plane upgrade major—rewards shouldn't skimp.

Three-four earth-tier tools like trial tower?

Rewards emerged; faint disappointment.

Sparse.

Lu adjusted quick; better than none.

First: 《Soul Gathering Technique》—name rivaled lame 《Enlightenment Technique》.

Lu checked description.

"《Soul Gathering Technique》, Tier: ???, Practice to siphon cultivators' spirit sense."

Simple line; Lu's heart rippled.

Even calm him inhaled.

Saucy reward.

Thought lame like Enlightenment; slapped.

True divine art!

Like siphoning qi; cruder.

Sense condensation hard; Lu knew—100 soul = 1 sense.

Now 5 strands.

Sense versatile.

Practiced; panel added:

Soul Gathering: 1

1 strand from Nie Changqing.

Only Heaven Lock: Nie.

Technique fueled desire for strong continent.

100 Heaven Locks = 100 sense!

Dreams needed.

Calmed thrill; eyed "3 Upgrade Points."

Like assignable points.

Mind stirred.

[Myriad Laws Furnace]—deduction tool.

Upgradable.

1 point in; Level 1 → 2.

Indeed.

Joy.

Soon face twitch; heartache.

Furnace semi-lame for Lu.

Wasted point.

Spirit pressure board emerged; Mystic low-tier (upgradable).

2 points in.

Glow; Mystic high-tier.

Board long companion; finally upgrade!

Deeper bond; pieces pressure x-fold; 《Yi Heaven Formation》 soul condense boost.

Key.

Exited panel.

Pity; wasted 1; else earth-tier.

Trial tower earth-tier OP.

Beiluo Lake breeze; ripples.

Little Yinglong shoulder; water at gulls; scatter.

Lu eyes lines dance.

Continue three forbidden.

Left deliberate; bold idea.

Wuhuang progress not just cultivate.

Battle.

Heaven Lock like Nie; no foes.

Need sparring—whetstones.

Pearl split three; to forbidden.

Sealed top mid-martial Heavenly origin.

Bridge medium.

...

World change; Beiluo panic.

Baiyujing guarded; but immortal means—block?

Beiluo stable; no war worry.

But unknown danger; survive.

Non-cultivators: live.

Panic.

Lu voice echoed ears.

"Baiyujing here; safe."

Corners.

Fearful knelt; fanatic.

Young Master Lu: "immortal"; guardian god!

Chaos to peace.

Trajectory.

Change: base to peak.

Beiluo Peak high; clouds waist.

High altitude discomfort.

But no; qi + Lu means; flat-ground easy.

Baiyujing top force.

Lu no expel mortals.

Cultivate soulless; mortals flavor; else lonely boring.

Time flew.

World immersed change; domain vast; messages hard.

Day → two-three.

Isolated.

Relative; Sky Machine fastest.

Qi-bathed pigeons; qi dan speed; 1000 li day.

Blessed nine; forbidden three out.

Shock.

Joy worry; revival upper ancient; opportunity era; seize soar.

Worry; revival; Young Master worry; extreme danger.

World end; dust.

Qi density up; jianghu thrive.

...

Overlord capital month.

No attribute; no Heaven Lock sign.

Change stable; sent survey.

As Lu: nine blessed; three forbidden.

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Body Storage birth; balance break.

Forbidden: South, Xiliang, Daxuan!

Easy find; zero qi hundred li.

Deep: wall; air ripple water.

Hand through; other side?

Visible touchable mountain.

Behind unknown.

True terror fear.

Fearless entered.

Breaths; wall ripple...

Bloody escape.

Terror; died.

9-dan qi dan; instant death...

Forbidden famed.

South, Xiliang, Daxuan; dread.

Fearless challengers.

Four 9-dan team; one guard; three South.

Incense return or death.

None.

World taboo.

Tang Yimo sent South Mansion guard prevent intrusion.

Behind?

Guess: ghosts.

Hell!

Unknown.

Body Storage probe.

Hard earn; no casual.

Tang wanted; Tang Xiansheng stop.

"Die; South? Guo'er?"

Hesitate.

Xiliang Daxuan guarded.

Fear monsters; qi dan instant; strong.

...

Tianhan Pass.

Change little.

Daxuan troops; border; no complaint.

Gray sky.

Sentry tower watch.

Sudden horizon dust.

Face change.

Ran wall.

"Enemy!"

Xirong long past; vigilance.

Shout; Tianhan lion wake.

Xuanwu speed wall.

Leader 9-dan; far see.

Sand; elite; infantry cavalry; shields; mad run.

Saw Tianhan.

Crazy; eyes gleam.

Leader change; veteran; elite.

West Tianhan; such army?

"Prepare!"

Message North Xuan King; flag.

Horns drums boil.

Long no war; alive.

...

Beiluo.

Lake Heart.

Nie Dragon Slayer; lakeside to isle.

Lu wheelchair; rail wind; chess wine.

"Young Master..."

Nie arch.

"Month; second vertebra; not bad."

Lu glance; faint smile; piece slow; qi wave.

Nie grave: "Bottleneck; sense + vertebra..."

"Lost no start."

Lu sleeve white; glance.

"Not lost... no pressure goal."

"First Heaven Lock; glory; lost drive slow; like first Body Li Sansi... pressured you Ning Overlord; now no five full..."

"Consequence."

"No follow."

Nie mouth twitch; arch.

Young Master dissatisfied Li.

"Young Master; Heaven Body gap huge; Overlord Ning no pressure; clear; pondered days decide..."

Nie: "Enter... forbidden!"

Words.

Air still.

Pa.

Lu black piece; sharp; Nie pores shrink.

Second floor white youth.

Nie breathless.

Heaven Lock; no Young Master cap...

Perhaps beyond.

Long; pressure ease.

Lu gaze faint:

"Forbidden?"

"Heaven Lock; still fall risk."

"Sure?"