Because he simultaneously gained two Divine Soul Talents and comprehended the Essence of Fire, Qi Ping's subsequent Cultivation speed and the speed at which he cultivated Spirit Medicine both received a massive boost.
Qi Ping also seized this hard-won opportunity to diligently improve his and his Animal Companion's strength.
Achieving this Cultivation speed now came at the cost of great effort, step by step, striving to create the current conditions.
Therefore, Qi Ping now only wanted to cherish this opportunity and quickly acquire second-level combat power.
Amidst such diligent efforts, three months passed in a flash.
During this period, Qi Ping sold all the essence nurturing honey brewed by the Brewer Big Belly Bee to Boss Gao, earning 5,316 Spirit Stones from it.
For convenience, Qi Ping returned 5,000 Spirit Stones and the large hammer, which still contained about 90% of the Essence of Fire Concept, to Meng Yan.
With his debt reduced by more than half, Qi Ping's psychological pressure lessened considerably; after all, bearing such a large Spirit Stone debt made him feel somewhat uneasy.
After repaying most of this debt, Qi Ping found that his Dao Heart Realm had become even richer, and it was probably not far from truly taking shape.
However, when Qi Ping returned the items, he startled Meng Yan.
It wasn't because Qi Ping kept his promise to return his Spirit Stones and hammer; Meng Yan's intuition and meticulousness had been extremely keen since childhood, and he had long judged and perceived Qi Ping's character, and through Crow and Dao Heart communication, he understood Qi Ping even more deeply, so he was not surprised that Qi Ping would return the items on time.
What truly shocked Meng Yan was that Qi Ping had only used 10% of the hammer's Concept and then comprehended the Essence of Fire.
But when he fought alongside Qi Ping last time, he clearly sensed that Qi Ping was still some distance from comprehending the Essence of Fire; he estimated that Qi Ping would need to consume at least 50% of the Concept to fully comprehend the Essence of Fire.
Yet now, Qi Ping had succeeded in comprehending it by consuming only 10%!
It seemed that Qi Ping's Comprehension Talent was even better than he had estimated.
To reach his current Realm as a Loose Cultivator, Meng Yan couldn't help but admire him.
However, this was even better for Meng Yan, as he had recently had a faint premonition that someone might target him.
Because in the past six months, he had continuously slain several groups of Disciples from opposing Sects, and he was starting to attract more and more attention.
Now that Qi Ping's Cultivation had improved and he had comprehended the Essence of Fire, his combat power would inevitably skyrocket. At that time, with Qi Ping's trump cards, even if he were targeted, he could use Qi Ping's help to break the situation early.
He hadn't even stayed at his residence recently, otherwise, he might have been ambushed any day.
Even Qi Ping had to use a communication talisman to know Meng Yan's location.
Meng Yan had specifically discussed this matter with Qi Ping, and Qi Ping naturally expressed that he would fully assist; as long as the enemies were not Foundation Establishment Cultivators, there was no need to worry.
And Qi Ping's confident words also eased many of Meng Yan's worries.
At the same time, with Qi Ping's resource assistance, Sister Nan's Cultivation had already broken through to Qi Refining Sixth Level, and she was not far from Qi Refining Late Stage.
After Qi Ping returned from Meng Yan's place, having repaid the Spirit Stones, he recalled the situation in Qingtian Domain that Meng Yan had told him about, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Simply put, as the struggle between Sects intensified, some battlefields were like meat grinders, and every now and then, Genius Disciples, once admired by Loose Cultivators, would die.
Although many Disciples would soar in such intense life-and-death battles, they were ultimately a minority; most people died.
Meng Yan had even heard that someone from the Three Great Families of Green Stone seemed to have been persuaded by other Sects and might betray them to cause trouble, which could completely ignite the chaos in Qing Shi County.
It was even possible that Foundation Establishment Cultivators might join the Qing Shi County battlefield in the future.
Once the internal strife in Qing Shi County fully began, it wouldn't be a matter of just one or two Foundation Establishment Cultivators, so Meng Yan also urged Qi Ping to prepare, preferably to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage before then.
Therefore, Qi Ping, upon learning this news, felt incredibly fortunate.
"Thankfully, after acquiring the Li Huo Body Talent, I didn't immediately choose to join Qingyuan Sect."
"Otherwise, even if I wasn't discovered by an old monster and sliced up, I would probably be used as cannon fodder and sent to various dangerous areas, after all, even an Elder Disciple like Meng Yan couldn't avoid it."
Compared to that, cultivating here deep in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range was much more comfortable for him.
Currently, those who appeared here with hostility towards Qi Ping were all Qi Refining Cultivators, posing no threat to the current Qi Ping.
This feeling of "observing the Qingtian Domain chaos while I obtain the foundation of immortal Cultivation" was quite refreshing for Qi Ping.
Indeed, for Qi Ping, staying low was the ultimate strategy!
In the time that followed, Qi Ping did nothing special, but continued to Cultivate, Cultivate Spirit Medicine, and Cultivate his Animal Companion as before.
It was just with a greater sense of urgency.
About another month passed, which was the fourth month since Qi Ping contracted with Little Spirit Fox and Hundred-Eyed Flower Demon, and Qi Ping's Flame Burst Spell and Wood Flame Art both reached Perfection!
His Cultivation even gradually approached Qi Refining Ninth Level!
"The further one goes in Qi Refining Cultivation, the harder it gets. Even with ample resources for Cultivation, it still takes a long time to Breakthrough again."
Qi Ping didn't know how many Spirit Medicines he had cultivated, only that if these Spirit Medicines were sold, the number would be absolutely astonishing.
"No wonder so many people are stuck at Qi Refining Late Stage. It's impossible to Breakthrough the Realm with just one or two Spirit Medicines; you either need a large pile of Spirit Medicines or slowly grind it out."
"But my Flame Burst Spell and Wood Flame Art have finally all reached Perfection!"
After these two Cultivation Techniques reached Perfection, Qi Ping eagerly went to the pile of scattered rocks he had visited before to try them out.
"Yang Fire Body. Beast King Flame. Essence of Fire. Flame Burst Body Technique!"
Powerful Aura rose from Qi Ping's body one after another, and then Qi Ping's figure shot out like a rocket amidst a terrifying roar.
Under Qi Ping's terrifying power, deep pits and large cracks were blasted into the ground!
His overall speed was even incredibly fast, so much so that a Qi Refining Late Stage expert wouldn't even have a chance to match Qi Ping's speed.
After a test, Qi Ping looked at the numerous cracks and deep pits behind him, and he was astonished by the powerful effect.
"It's too abnormal!"
"With the Essence of Fire and Beast King Flame stacked, the Flame Burst Body Technique is truly terrifyingly powerful!"
No wonder Lin Qingshu was able to kill a Cultivator of the same level with a single sword strike from a hundred meters away. Having comprehended Sword Intent and understood swordsmanship to a very deep level, what could ordinary Cultivators use to block her?
Just like Qi Ping now, he had not only comprehended the Essence of Fire but also cultivated the Flame Burst Spell to Perfection, and with the blessing of the Beast King Flame, its power was simply terrifying!
Especially since fire-attribute power is known for its explosiveness, the Flame Burst Spell directly brought out the full potential of Qi Ping's various fire-attribute powers; it would be hard for it not to be terrifying.
"It's just that this Physical Body is a bit of a pain in the ass..."
Feeling his Physical Body injured again, Qi Ping could only helplessly use the Healing Spell to heal his Physical Body once more.
During this time, he had consumed a lot of fireglow honey, and his Physical Body strength had greatly increased, but the increase from the Flame Burst Body Technique was clearly even more terrifying.
Without a strong Physical Body, one truly didn't even have the qualification to fully unleash this set of Spells.
"I'll have to find another way to deal with the Physical Body issue. For now, using Healing Spell isn't a big problem, it's just inconvenient for prolonged battles."
"Let's try the power of the Perfection-level Flame Burst Net and Flame Burst Fireball next."
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