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Mo Wuji did not immediately look for YanâEr, she would be safer at Medicine King Summit. Furthermore, she had Xiong Xiuzhu there to take care of her.
When he returned to his room, Mo Wuji immediately closed his doors and started cultivating.
With 61 open meridians, his standard could be considered above average among cultivators. Even if he wasnât able to open more meridians in the future, he would still be able to advance into the Spirit Building Stage, or even the Transcending Mortality Stage.
To increase his cultivation speed, Mo Wuji used his spirit stones without restraint.
Once he started cultivating, Mo Wuji immediately felt like he had become a huge whirlpool, drawing boundless amount of spiritual energy which then flowed within his meridians.
In a short span of time, a spirit stone was sucked dry. At this point, Mo Wuji was no longer frugal with his spirit stones. When a spirit stone was sucked dry, he would change to another one and continue cultivating madly.
Under the gushing of the spiritual energy, his open meridians constantly widened, and Mo Wujiâs powers soared continuously. Whenever he got hungry, he would just eat an Inedia Pill and continued cultivating nonstop.
In ten days, all the joints in Mo Wujiâs body cracked with a âBi Li, Pa Laâ sound, and a strong breath of air emerged from his dantian and seeped into his meridians.
Finally Channel Opening Stage Level 5.
Mo Wujiâs eyes were filled with glee as he swallowed some Inedia Pills and continued to absorb spiritual energy using his circulation technique.
Channel Opening Stage Level 5 wasnât his target; to become a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner, he would need to at least be at Channel Opening Stage Level 6.
Time passed slowly; under the management of Tao Ao and Fei Bingzhu, life in Lotus Sword Summit flourished. The matter of Mo Wujiâs closed door cultivation was only known by Fei Bingzhu and Tao Ao.
Another month passed. Mo Wuji suddenly stood up; due to the force from Mo Wuji standing up, the remnants of the used spirit stones were scattered all over the floor. He had already advanced to Channel Opening Stage Level 6.
During this period, he did not eat and solely depended on the Inedia Pill. However, his body emanated the energy of a tiger and a strong glowing spirit.
Seeing that he still had a little more than 200 spirit stones, Mo Wuji did some light body stretches before sitting down and continuing his circulation technique.
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Lotus Sword Summit.
The already settled down Fei Bingzhu was sitting by the lake, observing the Treasured Blood Lotuses. At this moment, Wu Kai was running in hastily.
Seeing Wu Kai come without prior information, Fei Bingzhu had a foreboding premonition in his heart and he immediately went forward to greet Wu Kai, âDeacon Wu, long time no see. What brings you here today?â
Wu Kai immediately cut to the chase and said, âBrother Fei, Pill Master Mo isnât here?â
Fei Bingzhu hurriedly replied, âSenior apprentice brother Mo is currently in closed doors cultivation. Is something the matter? If itâs something typical, you can simply tell me.â
In reality, all matters on Lotus Sword Summit were handled by Fei Bingzhu, even Mo Wujiâs monthly salary was managed by him.
Mo Wuji had already been behind closed doors for close to three months. Before he went in, he specifically instructed that he was not to be disturbed until he comes out. So when it was nothing important, Fei Bingzhu and Tao Ao would never go and interrupt Mo Wujiâs training.
Wu Kai pulled Fei Bingzhu to the side and anxiously said, âBrother Fei, the sect is investigating Pill Master Mengâs disappearance and has already got clues about me.â
Fei Bingzhuâs heart went âGedong!â; the thing that he was most worried of still happened. For this sort of matters, Fei Bingzhu definitely would not make his own private decisions; he decided to find Mo Wuji.
At this moment, Fei Bingzhu and Wu Kai both heard a loud roar.
âItâs senior apprentice brother Mo!â
âPill Master Mo?â
Fei Bingzhu and Wu Kai called out at the same time and turned to look.
Mo Wujiâs loud roar caused the forceful stirrings of spiritual energy; clearly, he had just made a breakthrough.
Wu Kai and Fei Bingzhu rushed outside Mo Wujiâs room, and as expected, after half an incenseâs time, the roar stopped and Mo Wuji stepped out.
Mo Wuji had just made a breakthrough and his energy surged in an unrestrained manner, emanating a heavy pressure which overwhelmed Fei Bingzhu and Wu Kai. Both their hearts trembled and they subconsciously took a step back.
However, Mo Wuji was quick to restrain his energy, and his entire person seemed to turn ordinary, even less eye-catching as he was before. Mo Wuji was satisfied; perhaps being obscurely plain and ordinary was the real essence of the Immortal Mortal Technique.
At this moment, Wu Kai did not dare treat Mo Wuji as an equal with trashy qualifications. He had personally seen Mo Wujiâs sword sharp aura, and he was reminded about Mo Wuji killing Meng Boyu those months ago. Now that Mo Wujiâs cultivation had risen, he had become even more terrifying.
âWu Kai greets Pill Master Mo. Congratulations on rising up another level!â Wu Kai rushed forward to bow towards Mo Wuji.
Mo Wuji had just broke through to Channel Opening Stage Level 7, and his abilities improved by leaps and bounds. The reason why he was unable to keep his energy restrained during his breakthrough was because he had heard Wu Kaiâs voice from his room. With his higher cultivation, his hearing had become more acute. If it was someone else, he would have simply ignored it. However, if it was Wu Kai, it would mean that an old incident might have returned to bite him in the back, and he could not afford to be careless.
âCongratulations senior apprentice brother Mo,â Fei Bingzhu was genuinely happy for Mo Wuji. The stronger Mo Wuji was, the more benefits he would reap.
After advancing to Channel Opening Stage Level 7, Mo Wuji felt like itâs a whole different world. It wasnât simply the stronger circulations of spiritual energy within his body. More importantly, he felt his senses become more acute. Even his spiritual will which he had always been trying to forcefully activate, had become clearer.
âDeacon Wu, why have you suddenly come to my Lotus Sword Summit?â Mo Wuji nodded to Fei Bingzhu before turning and smiling towards Wu Kai.
âPill Master Mo, the sect is investigating Pill Master Mengâs disappearance, and they just sent people over to question me.â Wu Kai hurriedly explained.
Mo Wujiâs brows furrowed momentarily and he immediately said, âThis is just a mere investigation. You just need to remain firm and claim that you donât know anything. And as to why you came here today, just say that youâre here to get some pills for cultivation.â
With that, Mo Wuji took out a porcelain vase and stuffed two Energy Gathering Pills in.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYes, yes... I know what to say now.â Wu Kai hastily accepted the porcelain vase and retreated out of Mo Wujiâs room.
He had some regrets in coming to Lotus Sword Summit. He wasnât a fool; Mo Wuji was clearly dissatisfied that he immediately came to Lotus Sword Summit the moment he got investigated. He did not think about it before, but in retrospect, it was really a stupid act to come to Lotus Sword Summit straight away. Luckily, Mo Wuji was adaptable and gave him two pills, which was a good excuse for his visit.
âSenior apprentice brother Mo, what do we do now?â As Wu Kai left, Fei Bingzhu immediately asked.
Mo Wuji had just advanced to Channel Opening Stage Level 7 and his balls got much bigger. Even if Wu Kai didnât come to Lotus Sword Summit, he would have guessed that Meng Boyuâs incident would eventually come to light. The only thing he didnât expect was that it would come out so soon. If only it took one more month; one month later, he might have already left the Formless Blade Sect.
âThereâs no need to worry. Even if they suspect me, it would take some time. And even when they investigate me, it would also take more time. After all, Iâm a guest pill refiner for the sect. Even if they have their suspicions, they might not dare to do anything to me. By the time they complete their investigations, I would have already left the Formless Blade Sect,â Mo Wuji spoke confidently.
Fei Bingzhu did not question Mo Wuji about where he was going to go. Since Mo Wuji could go to the Enforcement Hall to save him, Mo Wuji wouldnât leave him behind.
âHowâs the Treasured Blood Lotus?â To remove Fei Bingzhuâs worries, Mo Wuji decided to change the topic to the Treasured Blood Lotus.
Fei Bingzhu immediately said excitedly, âThe Treasured Blood Lotus Nodes have already sprouted and grown close to 15 centimetres. They should be mature within a year.â
Mo Wuji sighed. He would be leaving the Formless Blade Sect within a month, he definitely couldnât wait for a whole year.
âI canât wait for that long,â Mo Wuji lamented helplessly. If not for the Meng Boyu incident, he could leave Fei Bingzhu behind at Lotus Sword Summit to care for the Treasured Blood Lotuses. However, now with this issue, he did not dare leave Fei Bingzhu here to die. By that time, even if the Treasured Blood Lotuses have yet to mature, he would still dig them all out.
After passing the helm over Lotus Sword Summit affairs to Fei Bingzhu, Mo Wuji did not rest but headed towards Pharmacy 19. Now that heâs at Channel Opening Stage Level 7, thereâs no longer an excuse as to why he couldnât advance to Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner.