Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 78 - 71: One Sword! One Fist! Five Consecutive Wins! Dark Horse Qi Chuan

At this moment, a great turmoil surged within Qi Chan’Er’s heart.

If Qi Chuan could go up there, it meant that he had reached at least the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, rather than the Qi Refining Sixth Layer she had previously thought.

The gap between these is significant, crossing a small bottleneck from the Qi Refining Middle Stage to the Qi Refining Late Stage.

"This cultivation... has increased too quickly..."

A hint of confusion appeared in Qi Chan’Er’s eyes.

When they came to the Wind Moon Sect, their cultivation levels were the same, all at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Yet now, four or five years later, Qi Chuan was already at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, while she was only at the peak of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer...

Although she was about to break through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer soon, she was indeed still two small realms behind, and one of these realms included a small bottleneck.

In fact, Qi Chan’Er didn’t dare to think further ahead, because she knew how Qi Chuan had walked his path from being a mere mortal.

"Is his hidden physique and bloodline truly this formidable?" At this moment, Qi Chan’Er muttered to herself in her heart.

On Golden Pillar No. 1, Qi Chuan stood there, quietly waiting.

"Inner Sect Disciple, Qin Mu, on Golden Pillar No. 1!"

At this time, the voice of Elder Yun from above rang out again, and then another figure shot up from the Merit Selection Platform, landing in front of Qi Chuan.

It was a burly young man, his eyes emanating a fierce aura. As soon as he arrived, he stared intently at Qi Chuan, clasped his fists, and shouted, "Qin Mu, please enlighten me!"

Qi Chuan glanced at him, nodded, and said calmly, "I am Qi Chuan, please enlighten me!"

As his words fell, one hand faintly reached into his inner clothing, touching the Middle Grade Qiankun Bag, while his other hand was exposed, ready to form a seal at any moment.

Whizz!

In the next instant, Qin Mu’s fists were placed before his chest, assuming a martial artist’s stance about to attack, causing Qi Chuan to instinctively misinterpret his intentions. A streak of white light flashed from Qin Mu’s waist, trembling in the air, and split into over ten white sword lights, stabbing towards Qi Chuan at great speed.

"What the..."

A thin, invisible layer of spiritual light appeared in Qi Chuan’s pupils, allowing him to see through the other’s attack. Among the dozen or so white sword lights, only one was real, the rest were illusions created by this Top Grade Magical Artifact, utterly powerless.

But what rendered Qi Chuan speechless wasn’t this artifact, but the fact that the opponent was so cunning, even making feints.

"A Qi Refining Seventh Layer dares to participate in the True Inheritance selection? Step down!"

Qi Chuan said blandly, completely forgetting that he was also at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

As his words fell, the hand inside his clothing flicked outward, and a cyan sword light shot out, accurately hitting the real entity hidden among the white sword lights.

Clang!

Immediately, a white sword-shaped Top Grade Magical Artifact flew backward, while Qi Chuan’s cyan sword-shaped Top Grade Magical Artifact hovered an inch from Qin Mu’s forehead, leaving the latter’s body stiff, face ashen, and drenched in sweat.

"I surrender!" Qin Mu shouted candidly, the fierce light that once pretended in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a remarkably obedient look, blinking at Qi Chuan.

He knew from the start that at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, he couldn’t seize a True Inheritance position; however, with a focus on participation, he had heavily invested in a Top Grade Magical Artifact.

This Top Grade Magical Artifact, though not very strong, had an additional confusion effect, capable of creating sword light illusions. Perhaps by luck, he might pass a few rounds and showcase himself at this grand event, earning acclaim from fellow disciples and catching the eye of elders.

Unexpectedly, he was defeated in just one move.

"Brother, have you cultivated an Eye Technique? To what level? Minor Success? Great Success? Perfection? To break this Top Grade Magical Artifact, perhaps even Perfection..." Qin Mu blinked at Qi Chuan, casually talking at length.

Seeing the other party like this, Qi Chuan’s face turned dark, speechless inside, as he recalled his Top Grade Magical Artifact, saying lightly, "You guess."

"Guess my foot!" Qin Mu snorted lightly, then disdainfully smiled at Qi Chuan and turned to jump off Golden Pillar No. 1.

Qi Chuan was stroking the Top Grade Magical Artifact in his hand; he owned three such artifacts, all bought recently from the Treasure Pavilion. This one was named Cyan Steel Blade, not having any special effects, but its sharpness, tenacity, and hardness were top-notch among Top Grade Magical Artifacts. It could also be wielded by hand, complementing his Body Cultivator physique, making it quite suitable for him.

Qi Chuan then looked towards the other nine golden pillars, where magical combat was also heating up under the supervision of other elders; remarkably, his side had ended the fastest.

"Inner Sect Disciple Qi Chuan has won, no need to step down, next one, Inner Sect Disciple, Zhou Ran, Golden Pillar No. 1."

At this moment, Elder Yun’s cold voice resounded again from above.

Then Qi Chuan saw yet another Inner Sect Disciple flying up from below the Merit Selection Platform, landing in front of him, clasping fists and challenging.

"It’s actually a round-robin battle, do I have to endure until the end to be considered victorious?"

This was completely beyond Qi Chuan’s expectations.

As such, the mana consumption could not be ignored; even a Qi Refining Tenth Layer, facing continuous challenges from the Qi Refining Seventh to Ninth Layers, risked being toppled.

On the other hand, it posed a significant advantage for him as a Tier One Top Grade Talisman Maker.

After all, activating talismans didn’t require much mana.

"Besides, Body Cultivators don’t expend mana either!" Qi Chuan glanced sharply at his opponent, a flash of sharpness appearing in his eyes.