Chapter 82 – Enemy Attack!
The nearest peak to Jade Teapot Peak stood at least three hundred zhang away. From there, Li Guanqi spotted a half-naked figure climbing the almost vertical wall of the other mountain, two black boulders tied to his waist. His muscles were taut and swollen, his veins throbbing with exertion. Blood streaked his skin from countless cuts, yet his eyes burned with quiet resolve as he inched his way toward the summit.
The sight shook Li Guanqi. It looked like the daily cultivation of Daxia Sword Sect disciples who had already stepped into the Foundation Building Realm—it was far more grueling than he’d imagined.
Li Guanqi took a deep breath and calmed his mind. Then, he sat cross-legged and took out the jade bottle Ye Feng had given him. When he opened its jade cover, he found milky-white jadeite essence inside. Thick and pure spirit qi wafted out of the bottle.
Li Guanqi was shocked to find so much spirit qi contained in the jadeite essence. He tipped his head back, drank it all, and quickly began cultivating.
Buzz!
A dozen-zhang-wide space opened amidst the mist at the top of Jade Teapot Peak, swirling into a series of small whirlpools. Li Guanqi’s dantian had turned into a roaring river. As he cultivated, pure spirit qi refined into vital energy flowed steadily into his dantian.
Two hours later, Li Guanqi’s powerful aura forced all the mist and clouds within fifty zhang of him back. His eyes sprang open, and he gently expelled impure air from his lungs.
He clenched his fists and smiled as he savored the surging power in his body. He had reached the middle of the Foundation Building Realm.
His dantian was very full now, so he channeled the remaining energy of the jadeite essence into his sword coffin. Without this thousand-year-old jadeite essence, it would’ve taken him at least half a month to make the breakthrough.
He focused on stabilizing his new cultivation level until late into the night. When he opened his eyes again, darkness blanketed the world, save for the faint moonlight shining on the jagged outlines of the many mountain peaks.