C15 Level-2 Qi Refiner!

Since the Qi consumption increased, the rate at which his meridians were absorbing Qi also increased.

On the first day, his rate of consumption was one stone per day. On the third day, it became two stones per day. And by the fifth day, it became three stones per day.

Consequently, it took Chu Zhongtian only eight days to use all 17 Ultra Spirit Stones. Five of the twelve meridians in his body were already full of Qi, and the sixth one was almost half full.

Chu Zhongtian did not have a trace of heartache or reluctance after looking at the pile of dust below. As long as he could increase his cultivation, why would he feel sad about those 17 Ultra Spirit Stone? Without any hesitation, he took out the Level-10 Sprit Stone and held it in his hand—he wasn't going to stop cultivating.

Continuing the analogy: if the Qi scattered in the air was a drop of water and the Qi in the Ultra Spirit Stone was a glass of water, the Qi in the Level-10 Spirit Stone was like a large bucket filled with water.

Chu Zhongtian felt very happy as he felt the mighty Qi held within the Level-10 stone. Initially, Chu Zhongtian was worried that the Level-10 stone's Qi wouldn't be enough for him to break through the Level-2 of the Qi Refining realm.

How could he not have such doubts? He had already used part of Qi in the stone to copy the Yang Fruit. Thankfully, the remaining amount of Qi in the stone was still massive. It could not only help him with the breakthrough but could also help him cultivate further.

He calmed down, controlled his breathing, and continued with his cultivation.

His speed of improvement had increased once again. Before, he needed an entire day to fill a single meridian, but now he only needed six hours.

Before long, all 12 of his meridians were saturated with Qi. Based on the common practice, his next move should've been transforming this Qi into spiritual power.

However, Chu Zhongtian did not do so. Instead, he took out a dozen Meridian Herbs and a Yang Tree leaf.

After swallowing the dozen Meridian Herbs, he then put the leaf into his mouth.

The second the Meridian Herbs began taking effect, Chu Zhongtian bit the leaf. Soon, a strange energy entered his brain through his mouth.

'Hmm... So this is my meridian network.' With the help of the Yang Tree leaf's strange energy, he could see his meridians clearly. He could see where it turned, where it connected with his muscles, how it was spread, and everything.

Although he could feel his meridians while cultivating, the feeling could never be as good and clear as seeing. Just feeling could never give him the exact details about his meridian network. And this was one of the many uses a Yang Tree leaf had. It could help a cultivator observe his body, inside out, from a third-person perspective, temporarily.

Sadly, just the leaves didn't have much energy, so this vision only lasted three seconds.

From a one-meter-tall Yang Tree, one could only obtain about a dozen or so leaves. Even if their energy were combined together, one would still only get 30 seconds of inspection. Suffice to say, it was a short amount of time and definitely inadequate for cultivators to get a thorough reading of their meridians.

Moreover, these leaves were only useful to cultivators below Level-3 Qi Refining realm. Thus, these leaves were not very precious. This was also why Chu Fann only took the Yang Fruit, and Hu San took the Red-eyed Blood Wolf's core. Neither of them cared about the Yang Tree's leaves.

However, the leaves were still very valuable to Chu Zhongtian.

After all, he was just a Level-1 Qi Refiner, so the leaves were obviously precious to him.

Using his "copy-paste" ability and the wolf's corpse, he had duplicated a Yang Tree leaf about 300 times. If he used all the leaves, he would have about ten minutes to inspect his body's internal condition.

After feeling the effects of the single Yang Tree leaf, Chu Zhongtian was sure about his calculation. So, this time, he grabbed a large handful of the leaves and put them into his mouth. The second he got a hazy view of his insides, he instantly began inspecting his body.

Chu Zhontian thought his meridians would go back to tip-top condition after consuming nearly 700 Meridian Herb. But after careful observation, he discovered that there were still some slight scars on all 12 of his meridians. Thankfully, those scars weren't causing trouble for now, but he had a feeling that they might be a problem in the future.

Lay a perfect foundation, reach the apex, and extend his lifespan—all this came with the precondition that his meridians weren't damaged.

After locating the scars with the help of Yang Tree's leaves, Chu Zhongtian used the energy of Meridian Herbs to repair those tiny scars.

After he was done healing those scars, he discovered that his time for self-inspection was also coming to an end. Now, he only had a dozen or so Meridian Herbs left.

After all the minor wounds on the meridians were healed, Chu Zhongtian found his body much lighter. He didn't know if this was an illusion or not.

Now that his meridians were saturated with Qi, it was time to transform Qi into spiritual power. Then, he would've successfully stepped into Level-2 of the Qi Refining realm.

There were a total of ten levels to the Qi Refining realm. Level-1 to Level-3 were early levels, Level-4 to Level-6 were intermediate levels, Level-7 to Level-9 were high levels, and Level-10 was the peak level.

Level-1 to Level-3 were just there for absorbing enough Qi. The only tricky part in them was transforming Qi into power. Although it was a bit complicated, it wasn't troublesome. It just required some patience and time.

First, Chu Zhontian circulated the Taixuan Heart Sutra and stimulated the Qi in his meridians. Then, he removed the impurities from the Qi slowly, increasing his Qi's purity. Finally, he molded it into spiritual power. As the Qi in his body turned into power, he could feel his body growing stronger.

Chu Zhongtian sat cross-legged on the ground, motionless. He was wholly focused on converting his spiritual Qi into spiritual power. After 90% of his Qi had changed into power, the Taixuan Heart Sutra suddenly sped up.

As a rumbling sound came from his body, the remaining Qi instantly turned into power.

"Level-2 Qi Refining realm!" After nearly ten days of hard work, he was finally a Level-2 Qi Refiner. Chu Zhongtian could no longer suppress the wild joy in his heart after sensing the changes in his body.

With a howl, he vented the joy and excitement in his heart. After calming down, he closed his eyes and observed his body's condition following the breakthrough.

The ratio between spiritual Qi to spiritual power conversion was 10:1. In simple words, ten strands of Qi only formed a single strand of power. Consequently, despite his recent breakthrough, his power was scarce. It was so scarce that he had to look carefully to sense his own power. However, Chu Zhongtian already knew about this, so he was not surprised.

After carefully sensing the changes, he continued to absorb the spiritual Qi in the air. He wanted to transform it into power, filling his meridians with spiritual power.

Since ten Qi strands made only one power strand, the Level-10 spirit stone that was once very beneficial would soon lose its value.

His improvement speed was quick even before the breakthrough; it went up ten times after the breakthrough. Moreover, since his meridians were three or four times as thick as others’, he needed even more Qi.

So, the remaining Level-10 stone could only fill one of his meridians before it, too, turned into a pile of dust.