Body Cleansing

As Lin Xiaowen's cultivation waned, his Nascent Soul gradually diminished in size, shrinking until it resembled a small Golden Core. The once vibrant and powerful Nascent Soul now emitted a dim light as it shattered, releasing its energy into Lin Xiaowen's meridians. The impact of the sudden drop in cultivation was evident as his Qi decreased like crazy.

Foundation Establishment Realm, Qi Condensation Realm, Level 15, Level 14, Level 12, Level 9, Level 8, and finally Level 7, Lin Xiaowen's cultivation continued to decline, each level slipping away like sand through his fingers. Despite his best efforts to stabilize his cultivation.

As each stage of cultivation passed, a trace of residual Qi remained within Fang Min's body, leaving him being at the Qi Condensation Stage Level 7. Lin Xiaowen withdrew from Fang Min's body, his Merlot Extreme True Demon Soul appearing feeble and dim, as if it could be extinguished by a gentle breeze. Had it not been for the nourishment provided by the Bloodfire Demon Valley, Lin Xiaowen's Soul would have returned to its original weakened state when he first entered Fang Min's body.

Lin Xiaowen departed from Fang Min's body and returned to the Divine Void Godstone. Fang Min's soul re-entered his own body, and he slowly opened his eyes. As his vision cleared, he found himself holding the Meridian Cleansing Pill in his hand.

"Lin Xiaowen, I can't recall anything. What happened?" he inquired, his voice tinged with confusion.

Lin Xiaowen's eyes flickered with a cunning glint as he concocted a fabricated story in his mind. He knew that revealing the truth about his actions would only complicate matters and potentially endanger his plans.

Lin Xiaowen's expression turned somber as he explained his fabricated story.

"Fang Min, you were in grave danger," Lin Xiaowen said, his tone earnest. "I had to take over your body to save you. While I was inside, I refined the Meridian Cleansing Pill for you."

Fang Min looked bewildered, trying to recall what had happened, but his memory remained blank. He couldn't fathom how he ended up in such a dire situation.

"I... I don't remember," Fang Min stammered, his confusion evident.

"It's alright," Lin Xiaowen reassured him, masking his deceit with a sympathetic smile. "You were unconscious, and I took care of everything. Just focus on recovering now."

Fang Min nodded, expressing his gratitude, but little did he know that Lin Xiaowen's actions were driven by his own ulterior motives. Lin Xiaowen maintained a composed exterior, concealing the truth and keeping his plans shrouded in secrecy. Fang Min was suprised that his cultivation increased to the Qi Condensation Stage Level 7. He made his way to the Immemorial Dragon Sect.

Fang Min returned to the Immemorial Dragon Sect in 3 days, his Qi Condensation Stage Level 7 cultivation hidden from others. He kept a low profile, focusing on using the Meridian Cleansing Pill. He took the monthly 15 Spirit Stones from Hua Mei.

As he received the monthly 15 Spirit Stones from Hua Mei, he made his way to Li Chen's cultivation room. Stepping inside, he immediately sensed that Li Chen had broken through to the Second Level of Qi Condensation. He didn't bother Li Chen and silently entered the Divine Void Godstone.

When he appeared in the Divine Void Godstone, he focused on his aperture. After Lin Xiaowen took over his body, the remaining Qi helped him reach the seventh bridge. He swallowed the Meridian Cleansing Pill in his hand. As he consumed the Meridian Cleansing Pill, Fang Min felt it dissolve instantly, releasing a powerful surge of Qi that surged through his meridians like a torrent. He could feel the pill's effects as his meridians were cleansed and purified,

Fang Min diligently activated the Qi Gathering Spell, focusing on his aperture to absorb the pure Qi within the Divine Void Godstone. Two years passed in the timeless realm of the Godstone, which equated to only two months in the outside world.

Fang Min's cultivation progressed steadily as he absorbed Qi for two years. However, his mind was not accustomed to such intensive cultivation, so he took periodic breaks every three months to rest and recover. In total, he took four breaks during this period, mindful of maintaining a healthy cultivation pace. After 2 years, he finally took a step inside the 7th bridge.

Fang Min successfully crossed the 7th bridge with just three steps, swiftly advancing to the 8th level of Qi Condensation. He took six steps at the 8th bridge, entering the 9th level, and continued this progress until the 14th level. However, this stage proved to be the most challenging, as his Qi reserves from the two years of cultivation was nearly depleted. He had 20% of his Qi left, but the 15th bridge required about 50%.

Despite the incomplete Qi Gathering Spell, which normally could only gather 5% of this Qi, Fang Min's complete version proved to be more efficient, allowing him to store massive amounts of Qi for cultivation. Fang Min left the Divine Void Godstone. He then left the Sect.

"Go to a secluded place and cultivate for 19 months. Then you can reveal your cultivation by telling the Sect that you found a hidden Qi Cave and it helped you to increase your talent and sped up your cultivation by a hundred fold. They probably wont believe it, but who doesnt have any secrets?" Lin Xiaowen said.

Fang Min left the Sect and traveled for 20 days before arriving at a secluded valley. There were no humans in the near thousands of kilometers. He didn't enter the Divine Void Godstone, but he cultivated for 19 months. In these 19 months, he reached the limit of how much Qi he could store. He swiftly entered the 15th bridge with plenty of Qi left. With the leftover Qi, he reached the peak of the 15th bridge.

Qi Condensation Realm 15th Level!

Fang Min used the Qi Gathering Spell which was given by Lin Xiaowen, which meant that every time Fang Min absorbed and used the Qi he gathered, a piece of Lin Xiaowen's will would be absorbed too. This meant that Lin Xiaowen could now take over Fang Min.

"19 months, passed so quickly..." Right when Fang Min was about to stand up, he fainted.

Inside Fang Min was his soul, white in color and small. A red Soul appeared near it, it was much smaller, but thousands of times stronger than Fang Min's. it could extinguish Fang Min's soul in less than a second. The Red Soul suddenly fused with Fang Min's soul and clashed with it.

Lin Xiaowen's will took over Fang Min's body, and Fang Min's consciousness was pushed to the back of his mind. He witnessed as his body moved by itself, fighting off the invading Red Soul with powerful techniques and spells.

As the red soul fused with Fang Min's soul, it quickly dominated and overpowered his weaker soul. Fang Min's consciousness was swallowed up, and his body was taken over by Lin Xiaowen's soul.

With a new sense of power, Lin Xiaowen stood up and stretched his body. He felt the Qi flowing through his body like a raging river. He looked down at Fang Min's body, now fully under his control.

"Its been so long, Finally! I've missed this feeling. It feels good to be back."Flinging his arms open, Lin Xiaowen burst into laughter.

"It should be time for the Sect Tournament." Lin Xiaowen headed towards the sect again. This time, it only took him several hours before he reached the Sect. When he reached the Sect, he had 1 week left for the tournament. After explaining the situation to the elders, he gained some time. He told them that he found an inheritance of an old expert and advanced with various spells. But this would only work when he was still a low realm cultivator. If he reached Nascent Soul like this with no explanation, it would be heavily investigated.

Lin Xiaowen entered the Purple Division Building. He saw Hua Mei sitting nervously.

"Greetings, Purple Division Leader..." He muttered after seeing him. The others were more respectful as well. He ignored them and went straight to his room. He cultivated and kept him at his peak just before the Tournament. After 1 week, he received a letter.

The letter instructed him to attend the tournament and come to the Main Hall.

"When I was about to die, I scanned this entire planet with my divine sense before my cultivation collapsed. I know where all the low cultivation inheritances are. After this tournament, I will leave this sect and enter closed door cultivation until I reach at least the second step."

Lin Xiaowen let out a sigh and stood up, arriving to the Grand Hall in an instant. With his Qi Condensation As he entered the hall, his gaze was met by a stern-looking elder seated on one of the chairs.

"I just received a letter, summoning me to this place," Lin Xiaowen said nonchalantly, taking a seat in the Grand Hall.

The elder glanced at Lin Xiaowen with a stern expression. "Junior, I understand you were fortunate enough to stumble upon a decent cultivation inheritance, but do not let it make you arrogant. Even if you have learned some spells and advanced to Qi Condensation level 15, you still have much to learn," he warned.

"Yes, senior," Lin Xiaowen replied respectfully.

The elder's stern expression softened slightly as he continued, "The Tournament is held every four years, and our Immemorial Dragon Sect lost last year. Although you have advanced quickly and reached Qi Condensation level 15, you do not yet possess the true combat capacity of a seasoned disciple. Your opponents will also be at the Qi Condensation stage, but with years of experience. Be cautious and do not become overconfident." Despite his strict demeanor, the elder still cared for Lin Xiaowen as a fellow disciple of the Immemorial Dragon Sect.

The elder continued, "This Tournament is against the Heavenly Flame Sect. They have 3 Qi Condensation level 15 disciples. One of them is very talented in fighting, so be careful. His name is Liang Chen. You will be teleported there with a transfer formation. Go to the Sect's Array Formation Hall."

With a nod, Lin Xiaowen swiftly took a step and vanished, reappearing at the Array Formations Hall in mere moments. The hall was teeming with countless disciples, including those from the esteemed Purple Division, all of whom bowed respectfully as they caught sight of him. Among the throngs of people, Lin Xiaowen spotted Li Chen lingering at the back of the line. Ignoring him, he strode to the front of the queue. In the center of the hall stood a massive transfer formation, surrounded by five different lines of disciples.

To the right of the Purple Division was the Blue Division, made up of disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage. Most of them were in the mid stage, with a few at the late stage, and only two at the peak stage. They all donned blue uniforms. One of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment disciples caught sight of Lin Xiaowen and sneered in disdain. They heard about this inheritance and the disciple who advanced to the peak of Qi Condensation in a year. They thought of him as a kid who got lucky and had no real experience.

Ignoring the Blue Division's sneers, Lin Xiaowen's gaze shifted further towards the Green Division. Their green robes signified that they were at the Core Formation stage, with three of them at the peak stage. They looked down upon the Purple Division and didn't even bother to spare them a glance.

To the right of the Green Division were the Orange ranked disciples, who had reached the Nascent Soul stage. Among them were five disciples at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. However, they were all afraid of the high death rate of the Origin Reversal stage, so they chose not to take the risk.

But after finishing the Origin Reversal, one would be at the Celestial Harmony Realm. After that comes Dao Seeking Realm. After being at the Dao Seeking realm and getting enlightened would come the Immortal Ascension Realm. After that would come Void Transcendence Realm.

Beside the Orange Division, stood the Red Division disciples who had reached the Origin Reversal stage. Unlike the other disciples, they stood silently, emanating a powerful aura that clearly showed their vast experience and strength. There was only a few of them.

Some time later, an elder appeared and started to activate the Transfer Formation. After a brief time, he looked at the Purple Division.

"The first division to fight is the Purple Division. Enter the formation." The elder calmy said.

Lin Xiaowen took a step and entered the Transfer Formation. The Purple Division Disciples entered one by one. After everyone was on the Formation, it activated and they disappeared.

When Lin Xiaowen opened his eyes, he was a bit suprised.

The tournament place was massive, stretching out as far as the eye could see. The arena was surrounded by towering walls of white stone, intricately carved with depictions of mythical creatures and heroes of legend. The center of the arena was a vast expanse of perfectly smooth, polished marble, gleaming in the bright sunlight that poured down from overhead.

At one end of the arena was a towering stage, where the tournament officials would sit and oversee the matches. The stage was decorated with banners and pennants, each one bearing the emblem of one of the participating sects. There were hundreds of cultivators sitting, surrounding the arena. They were mostly from other sects and the few elders from both of the sects.

[Book 1 End.]