NOVEL WEB Chapter 59: I Will Make Sure None of You Walk Away With Your Dignity Intact!
In the clearing outside the pocket dimension, a shimmering screen displayed two names with numbers beside them:
Feng Fan: 0
Zheng Huang: 0
While most elders were cultivating, waiting for the month to pass so the young cultivators could exit, the screen suddenly changed.
Feng Fan: 0 → 10,000
The screen emitted a sound as Feng Fan's points continued to climb, drawing the attention of everyone nearby.
Elder Peng's eyes lit up, and a broad smile spread across his face.
"Haha! That kid is truly not bad! Only three hours in, and he's already found a treasure!"
Standing beside Elder Peng, Elder Shi Fan of the Blue Dragon Sect, frowned in annoyance, before saying with disdain.
"Hmph, it's just luck. Even if he managed to get a treasure, what of it? Let's see how he plans to leave that place alive with so many people after his head."
Before Elder Peng could respond, the screen flickered again as Feng Fan's points began to climb once more.
10,000 → 10,100 → 10,400
Elder Shi Fan's expression turned from disdain to confusion. Find your next adventure on empire
"What the hell? What did this kid stumble upon?"
None of the gathered elders could have guessed the truth: Feng Fan's points were now rising not because he found treasures, but because he was robbing other cultivators!
The bracelets worn by Feng Fan and Zheng Huang recorded points for any item containing spiritual qi, and Feng Fan, the ever kind-hearted individual, had been helping the participants alleviate their burden.
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Feng Fan sat cross-legged inside a dimly lit cave, its rough, uneven walls glistening faintly with moisture from the damp air.
The entrance was partially hidden by overgrown shrubs, making it an ideal den for a wild beast. The interior was spacious, large enough for a bear to roam freely without brushing against the walls.
Behind him lay the lifeless body of a demon beast resembling a bear, its massive form sprawled across the cave floor. Its skull had been crushed, the wound indicating it had been struck with immense force, leaving behind a gruesome mess of shattered bone and dark, oozing blood.
Before beginning his cultivation, Feng Fan had meticulously placed alarm arrays several meters around the cave's perimeter. These would alert him to any intrusions, whether from humans or beasts, giving him enough time to react.
Taking out a vermilion dragon fruit from his space ring, Feng Fan held it up for a closer look. The fruit resembled a massive strawberry, about three times the size of a normal one, and radiated a dense spiritual qi that seemed to pulsate in the air around it.
He observed it briefly, then opened his mouth and swallowed it whole. As he chewed, the fruit's rich juices spread through his mouth and down his throat. However, instead of the sweet flavor he had hoped for, a bitter, unpleasant taste overwhelmed his senses.
A single thought echoed in his mind as he grimaced:
'Why does medicine always taste like shit?!'
Feng Fan ignored the bitter taste of the fruit, closed his eyes, and focused on his body. A warm yet highly concentrated spiritual qi began to fill his dantian before spreading throughout his system.
Using his cultivation technique, Feng Fan refined the energy, transforming it into a form suitable for his body. He then directed it toward his meridians, carefully pushing them open and awakening their passages to allow the free flow of spiritual qi.
41... 42... 43...
Slowly but steadily, Feng Fan awakened an additional eight meridians, bringing his total to forty-eight and pushing him to the peak of the 3rd stage of the Qi Gathering realm.
Reaching this breakthrough in Qi Cultivation, Feng Fan channeled the fruit's remaining energy into his physical body, strengthening it further until he reached the peak of the 3rd stage of the Body Forging realm.
The potent energy coursed through his muscles, causing them to expand and contract rhythmically, hardening and fortifying his body with each circulation of his cultivation technique.
After two days of cultivation, Feng Fan's eyes slowly opened, a faint glimmer of satisfaction mixed with frustration in his gaze.
"Damn it. One fruit was only enough to push me to the peak of the 3rd stage... Good thing I still have two more."
Before consuming the remaining two vermilion dragon fruits, Feng Fan pulled out the middle-grade spiritual qi stone Elder Jiang had given him. Its once radiant glow had faded significantly, now barely holding any energy.
"I've lifted so many burdens off others, yet this is still the only middle-grade qi stone I have," he mused. "I wonder how many low-grade qi stones it would take to equal just one of these."
With the middle-grade qi stone in hand, Feng Fan resumed his cultivation.
Taking advantage of the stone's energy and the higher qi density within the pocket dimension, he set his sights on taking the final step toward reaching the 4th stage.
In less than a quarter of a day, he successfully opened another meridian and pushed his muscles through a significant transformation.
The shift marked his breakthrough to the 4th stage of both the Qi Gathering and Body Forging realms!
Right after his breakthrough, Feng Fan decided to strike while the iron was hot.
Without opening his eyes, he summoned another vermilion dragon fruit from his space ring and popped it into his mouth.
Minutes later, he retrieved the final fruit and devoured it in one go.
Not long after, he entered the 'Return to Emptiness' state, maintaining it for an impressive four days straight.
During this time, his cultivation steadily advanced until he reached the peak of the 4th stage.
When Feng Fan finally opened his eyes, they gleamed with spiritual qi that had yet to fully settle within his dantian.
Clenching his fist, he grinned mischievously.
"Bastards from the Blue Dragon Sect," he said, his smile widening. "Wait for me. I, Feng Fan, will make sure none of you walk away with your dignity intact! Your butts' virginities shall be lost!"