Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 116 - 89: Yun Qingyue Locked in a Stalemate, Qi Chuan Advances to Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator!

Chapter 116: Chapter 89: Yun Qingyue Locked in a Stalemate, Qi Chuan Advances to Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator!

As time passed, due to the continuous spewing of the black and green poisonous spiritual aura, the actual head within the poisonous cloud seemed to be running out of steam, and the amount of poison it spewed reduced slightly.

"An opportunity."

Seeing this, a flicker of light flashed in Yun Qingyue’s beautiful eyes. In her jade-like hands, a faint purple light was being nurtured, secretly mobilizing her mana.

The cultivation method Yun Qingyue switched to upon advancing to the Foundation Establishment realm was a thunder attribute technique, with considerable power.

In her view, finding an opportunity now could not only potentially cut through the human head within the poisonous cloud but also seriously injure Lin Sha’s true form.

"Heh, Yun Qingyue, it seems you have the upper hand this time. I won’t play with you anymore."

However, at this moment, when Lin Sha across from her saw that his poisonous-head cloud was slightly weakening, he gave a cold laugh. Immediately, he raised his hand, and the head within the black and green poisonous aura retreated strategically, heading back towards him.

Inwardly, he cursed: "This Yun Qingyue, when she was at Qi Refining Perfection, she severely injured me. Now that she’s entered the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, she’s cultivated a thunder attribute technique, wielding a Purple Thunder Profound Moon Saber. The power of thunder is indeed troublesome, causing me to remain oppressed even after reaching the Foundation Establishment Early Stage. It’s truly frustrating!"

However, despite his inward cursing, there was a layer of scheming intent in the eyes Lin Sha directed at Yun Qingyue across from him.

Although he was being suppressed in this magical combat with Yun Qingyue, this was somewhat expected, and not entirely unacceptable to him.

More importantly, his purpose for coming to this spirit stone mine was originally to keep more Wind Moon Sect’s Foundation Establishment Elders and True Disciples occupied here, and then seize the chance to launch a greater scheme.

Unexpectedly, the Wind Moon Sect Foundation Establishment Elder attracted here was none other than his old rival, Yun Qingyue, which was even better.

Although, as a newly appointed Elder of the Celestial Soul Hall, he was currently only executing the orders of the sect leader and had yet to be informed of the major event planned by the higher-ups. When the time comes, if he takes the opportunity to strike and take Yun Qingyue, it wouldn’t be excessive, right?

"Hmph, Yun Qingyue..."

This moment, Lin Sha cast an icy glance at Yun Qingyue floating in the void opposite him. Her stunning, cold beauty seemed to imprint directly onto his heart.

"Just wait, you’ll eventually fall into my hands, and then I will let you taste the way I show affection... and the way I trample others..."

Thinking sinisterly, Lin Sha withdrew from the fight, taking some of the Celestial Soul Hall disciples with him.

As she watched Lin Sha leave, Yun Qingyue inwardly lamented missed opportunities.

This Lin Sha was indeed skillful in the details of magical combat. Slightly weakened, he promptly withdrew. As a result, even though she gained a slight advantage and suppressed him a bit, she was unable to strike him severely.

Chasing him into the territory of the Celestial Soul Hall would be even more unwise.

Although on the surface, only one or two Foundation Establishment Elders from each side were gathered by the spirit stone mine, numerous Foundation Establishment Elders, and even sect leaders from both sides, were secretly monitoring the war situation.

Should she delve too deeply into the territory of the Celestial Soul Hall, they would likely launch an immediate, furious attack, combining the powers of many Foundation Establishment cultivators to corner and kill her. By then, it might be too late for the Wind Moon Sect to come to her rescue.

"However, now that Lin Sha has retreated to recover his mana and returns to stir trouble again, won’t this result in a stalemate, keeping me tied down at this spirit stone mine?"

Yun Qingyue’s elegant brows furrowed slightly, revealing a contemplative expression.

"This won’t do, I need to come up with a way..."

...

In the blink of an eye, another month passed.

On this day, within the Wind Moon Sect, Wind Moon Lake, on a certain Elder’s small island.

"Finally completed the full study of the third layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique, I can start cultivating the fourth layer now."

At this moment, within the Tier Two Middle Grade Cave Mansion, a hint of a smile appeared on Qi Chuan’s face.

Previously, he had only stepped into the third-layer sword technique without completing it.

Only after finishing the full study of the first three layers of the sword technique could he officially begin cultivating the fourth layer.

Furthermore, this fourth-layer sword technique corresponded to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Realm.

Once accomplished, Qi Chuan could be considered a Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator, capable of facing Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators with just the strength of a Sword Cultivator, and even without fear when facing those in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

At this moment, Qi Chuan sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and silently meditated. When his mind became tranquil as still water, information about the fourth-layer heart method of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique emerged in his mind, which he diligently read through, word by word.

This fourth-layer sword technique was undoubtedly more profound and obscure than the previous three layers. Even Qi Chuan found it challenging to comprehend at first glance.

Previously, when cultivating the first three layers of the sword technique, he had advanced quickly. Firstly because of the Hundredfold Critical Strike Golden Finger, and secondly because he reviewed Qi Refining techniques from the Foundation Establishment Cultivation perspective, enjoying an advantage given his realm.

At present, as he began cultivating the fourth layer, he encountered many obstacles.

However, after half a day, Qi Chuan earnestly finished reading the entire fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique.

Even after reading, he only somewhat understood it, gaining little.

"No wonder it’s a Sword Dao technique; it’s much harder than ordinary cultivation methods..." Qi Chuan thought to himself, although the only other cultivation method he had encountered before was the Evergreen Technique and he hadn’t been exposed to other Foundation Establishment Techniques. But surely, regular Foundation Establishment Techniques wouldn’t be this difficult.

[You exceptionally seriously comprehend the fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique, attempting to gain entry-level understanding, triggering twentyfold critical strike, gaining twentyfold harvest. Your understanding of the fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique has slightly improved.]

As Qi Chuan pondered the difficulties of the Sword Dao technique, a line of words suddenly materialized before his eyes.

Furthermore, in the next moment, a lot of understanding about the fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique surged forth.

After assimilating and absorbing this understanding, Qi Chuan immediately felt that those parts he found somewhat vague became illuminated significantly.

However, he still hadn’t yet achieved entry into the fourth-layer sword technique, with quite a distance remaining.

"Hmm... Although the fourth-layer sword technique is incredibly challenging, ultimately, it still belongs to the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique. It contains hints from the first three layers of the sword technique; perhaps previous experiences can serve as a breakthrough point to enter the fourth-layer sword technique."

Now that his understanding of the fourth-layer sword technique became much clearer, Qi Chuan became inspired, identifying commonalities between the first three layers of the sword technique and the fourth layer.

Then, in his mind, Qi Chuan constantly conceived of using the first three layers as a breakthrough point to deepen his understanding of the fourth-layer sword technique.

[Your inspiration explodes, finding some commonalities between the first three layers of the sword technique and the fourth-layer sword technique, attempting to gain entry into the fourth-layer sword technique, triggering twentyfold critical strike, gaining twentyfold harvest. Your understanding of the fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique has improved some.]

After finishing his mental conception, yet another line of words emerged before his eyes.

Subsequently, Qi Chuan clearly felt that his comprehension "progress bar" for the fourth-layer sword technique progressed significantly.

It seemed he wasn’t far from a thorough comprehension.

"It’s unfortunate I couldn’t comprehend it all at once."

Qi Chuan felt slightly regretful.

Nevertheless, though the fourth-layer sword technique shared some commonalities with the third layer, it also had many differences. Trying to accelerate comprehension using these commonalities was feasible, but achieving sudden total comprehension was somewhat wishful thinking.

"Next, I shall continue to comprehend..."

Shaking his head, Qi Chuan’s eyes closed once more, and the information regarding the fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique surged again in his mind.

The time spent in cultivation often passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, a month and a half had gone by.

On this day, when Qi Chuan opened his eyes, a line of words gradually appeared before him.

[You exceptionally seriously comprehend the fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique, attempting to gain entry-level understanding, triggering a hundredfold critical strike, gaining a hundredfold harvest. Your understanding of the fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique has significantly improved. You successfully gained entry-level understanding of the fourth layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique and comprehended the divine technique: Refining Sword into Gang.]