Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 79 The Female Cultivator Next Door
"The seventh level of Qi Refining. I have finally become a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining." Ji Chang was very excited.

In Jiaozhou's world of immortal cultivation, the status of cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining is extremely important.

They are the absolute top leaders of each immortal cultivation family, holding the power and resources of the family. Their existence is undoubtedly the foundation of the family.

Even among the two foundation-building families of King Chen, the number of cultivators who have reached the late stage of Qi Refining is extremely limited.

With Ji Chang's current cultivation level, coupled with several first-grade top-grade magical instruments in his hands, as well as the first-grade top-grade poisonous insect, the Green Snake Gu, he would not be at a disadvantage even if he encountered a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

It can be said that Ji Chang currently has the strength to travel in a corner of Jiaozhou, or even in the entire Zheng State's cultivation world.

But if he met a foundation-building cultivator like Chen Biqi.

Of course... he was easily killed.

After watching Chen Biqi take action, Ji Chang knew clearly that even though he had successfully entered the late stage of Qi Refining and his strength had greatly increased, he was still as fragile as an ant when facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The gap between foundation-building cultivators and Qi-refining cultivators is almost insurmountable.

After a cultivator passes the three stages of foundation building, his soul undergoes a transformation, giving rise to divine consciousness, which he can use to attack.

As for the Qi Refining cultivators, unless they have a great fortune and give birth to spiritual consciousness during the Qi Refining period, or have soul-building magic tools to protect themselves, they will have almost no ability to resist the spiritual attacks of the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If a cultivator who is building his foundation were to be attacked by his spiritual consciousness, he would be killed instantly.

Although the "Five Poison Fragments" that Ji Chang practiced was a dual-school method of soul and poison, and had the miraculous effect of tempering the soul, this could not allow him to resist the spiritual attacks of the foundation-building cultivators.

No matter how much he tempers his soul, as long as he fails to reach the level of giving birth to divine consciousness, he will not be able to compete with a cultivator who has established his foundation.

Once attacked by spiritual consciousness, he can only barely keep his life, but his soul will be severely damaged and he may very likely become an idiot.

Moreover, even if a Qi Refining cultivator was lucky enough to possess spiritual awareness, it would be almost impossible for him to fight against a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The physical strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator far exceeds that of a Qi Refining cultivator, and is even stronger than a Qi Refining cultivator in the late stage who has practiced physical cultivation.

Their magic power has also undergone a transformation, far exceeding that of Qi-refining monks in both quality and quantity.

Even if one has developed spiritual consciousness, practiced physical cultivation, and reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, this theoretically strongest Qi Refining cultivator, when facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator, can only save his life.

In the world of cultivating immortals, crossing a great realm to kill the enemy is almost something that can only be done in dreams.

Perhaps only a Jindan Zhenren, Yuanying Zhenjun, or even a Huashen Great Power can do it, allowing a Qi Condensation cultivator to have the ability to kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Ji Chang left the training room and walked into the yard.

The sunlight shone through the sparse clouds, shining on his body, bringing a hint of warmth.

However, when his eyes fell on the location of the courtyard gate, he found a sound transmission talisman.

This talisman emitted a faint spiritual light and lay quietly at the door, captured by the formation covering the yard.

Ji Chang's heart moved, he walked forward, raised his hand and took the sound transmission talisman.

He used his magic power to activate the sound transmission talisman.

Then, a strange voice sounded in my ears.

"Hello, Fellow Daoist Han. My name is Ning Jie. I am the new cultivator who moved in next door. I saw that you were in seclusion and I didn't want to disturb you, so I left this sound transmission talisman."

The sound of the talisman is crisp and pleasant, like the gurgling of a stream in a valley.

"After you come out of retreat, if you have time, please come to my courtyard to have a chat. Ning Jie is waiting for good news here."

The sound gradually dissipated into the air, leaving behind silence.

After listening to the message, Ji Chang put away the talisman, walked out of the mansion, and prepared to visit the new neighbor.

A moment later, Ji Chang arrived at the quiet courtyard in the east.

He took out a sound transmission talisman and gently activated his magic power. The talisman turned into a stream of light and quickly flew into the mansion in front of him. At the moment when the sound transmission talisman flew into the mansion, Ji Chang keenly noticed that a faint light appeared on the formation barrier of the mansion.

He glanced at it lightly, and although his face remained expressionless, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

He discovered that the magic circle covering the mansion was completely different from the defensive magic circle he and Mei Liliang who lived on the other side had, and it was not the defensive magic circle that came with renting the mansion.

This new magic array exudes a blue spiritual light, and complex restrictions flicker on the array barrier. With Ji Chang's eyesight and knowledge of arrays, he can only see that this is a mid-grade defensive magic array.

Ji Chang suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He was secretly alert but remained calm on the surface.

Just then, the door of the mansion slowly opened, and a mature and beautiful woman with long legs and voluptuous curves walked out.

Her face was charming yet dignified, and her eyes sparkled with a lively gleam.

This person should be Ning Jie.

The beautiful woman raised her hand and saluted towards Ji Chang, her voice gentle and pleasant: "Friend Han, please come in."

Her attitude was quite enthusiastic, as if she and Ji Chang had been friends for many years.

Ji Chang nodded slightly, returned the greeting, and then stepped into the mansion.

Although he was full of vigilance in his heart, his face remained calm and composed.

Although he did not directly use the Spirit Eye Technique to observe the woman's cultivation level, he could roughly judge her level of cultivation through the rough perception of her aura.

The fluctuation of her magic power was not strong, and her cultivation level was probably only around the fifth level of Qi Refining, not much different from Mei Liliang next door.

With his own cultivation and trump cards, even if this woman hid her cultivation and was a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, with the help of formations and geographical advantages, it would be absolutely impossible for her to take him down.

Moreover, in today's Cangyufang City, except for the areas outside the city where there are no law enforcement monks patrolling, the public security in other places is still quite good.

I have never met this fellow Daoist Ning Jie before, so there shouldn't be any grudges or entanglements between us.

As he thought about it, he followed Ning Jie into the mansion.

In the reception room, Ning Jie smiled and pushed a cup of spiritual tea towards Ji Chang, her voice soft and sweet: "Fellow Daoist Han, please."

Ji Chang picked up the teacup, glanced at the tea, and then took a sip. He felt a sweet and refreshing aura flowing down his throat into his body, which made him feel refreshed.

He put down the teacup, looked at Ning Jie and said, "Good tea."

Ning Jie smiled and said, "As long as Fellow Daoist Han likes it, I'm glad. I've moved here for more than half a year. I've always heard that Fellow Daoist Han is practicing in seclusion. Today I finally have the chance to see him."

Her eyes sparkled with a lively brilliance, and she seemed to be quite interested in Ji Chang's improvement in cultivation.

Ji Chang heard this and replied with a smile: "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Brother Ning. My cultivation is so low that it's not worth mentioning."

Two years ago, when he settled in Cangyufang City, he concealed his cultivation level in front of Mei Liliang and only revealed his cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining.

And now, Ji Chang has revealed his cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Ning Jie was slightly stunned, then smiled and said: "Fellow Daoist Han is too modest. Although my cultivation is not high, I can see that Fellow Daoist Han has profound magical power and is extraordinary. He may become a great cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining in the future."

She paused, and continued, "However, I see that Fellow Daoist Han's courtyard protection formation seems a bit crude. If Fellow Daoist Han needs it, I can help set up the formation."

"Although I am not talented, I do have some experience in formations. The price is favorable, and I will definitely not disappoint Fellow Daoist Han."

Ji Chang was not surprised when he heard this. After all, before entering the mansion, Ji Chang had already noticed that the formation covering the mansion was unusual.

However, he still praised out loud: "Fellow Daoist Ning is actually proficient in the art of formations. It is really admirable."

Ning Jie smiled slightly, seeming to be very pleased with Ji Chang's praise.

She waved her hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Han, you are too kind. I only know the basics. I am still far behind those true formation masters."

(End of this chapter)