Chapter 78: Reaching Qi Refinement Stage 4! Opening the Storage Bag of Master Qingyao!

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the depths of the mountain thirty miles outside Cuiyun Mountain, Qin Wang sat cross-legged under a stalactite, absorbing the essence of the stone stalactite's spirit milk. He felt his internal energy gradually increasing, becoming more robust. In his mind, the proficiency bar on his status panel was quickly rising and was nearly maxed out.

[Realm: Qi Refinement Stage 3 (2998/3000)]

There was still a large portion of the spirit milk left in the stone hollow. As he continued to absorb it, Qin Wang noticed his spirit becoming more acute and his mental state more energized. Remarkably, he could vaguely 'see' the flow of energy through his meridians. His control over his internal energy became more precise and responsive.

Suddenly, Qin Wang felt a surge in his dantian, his whole body brimming with energy. He experienced an overwhelming sense of euphoria and mental clarity. Astonishingly, he realized he could now 'see' the space about a foot outside his body without looking.

Additionally, his dantian had doubled in size, allowing it to hold more energy.

"Finally, I've reached Qi Refinement Stage 4 and developed spiritual awareness!" Qin Wang was overjoyed as he sensed the powerful energy and nascent spiritual awareness within him.

Although his spiritual awareness could only extend about a foot from his body, this was a significant advancement. Now, he could unlock Master Qingyao's storage bag and even the one he had buried from Zhao Xuanting. The thought of these two storage bags filled Qin Wang with anticipation.

"Let's continue and absorb all the spirit milk!" Qin Wang resolved, continuing to absorb the remaining spirit milk.

Reaching Qi Refinement Stage 4 increased the proficiency needed for the next stage from 3000 to 4000.

The cave fell silent once more.

In the early hours of the morning...

[Daily Intelligence Refresh!]

[Today's Intelligence!]

Yesterday, you absorbed the stone stalactite spirit milk to reach Qi Refinement Stage 4. This spirit milk is formed by the mountain's absorption of the world's essence over years, dripping from the stalactite into the hollow. This cave was once an underground river that became a cave due to geological changes.Yesterday, you didn't return to hut number 88. Gao Yuan and his daughter thought you might have perished to beasts and felt sorrowful.After being gone for six days, if you don't return within half a month, the Outer Affairs Hall will declare you dead and reclaim your hut and rented spiritual fields.In your six-day absence, Outer Affairs Hall Elder Zhao Yulong decided to raise the rent for scattered cultivators on Xiaodan Mountain.Zhao Yulong's lackey, Zhao Haifeng, intends to rent your spiritual field at half price and claim the spiritual grains you've already planted.Zhao Haifeng plans to check your hut today to see if there's anything worth taking.Outside your cave, a mature black wild boar demon searched for spirit energy yesterday. Its lair contains four second-tier firebird feathers and a mysterious bronze fragment. The feathers are excellent for crafting fire-attribute artifacts.The black wild boar demon's mate gave birth to twelve piglets yesterday.Yesterday, Zhao Xuanzhen attacked and robbed the storage bag of demon hunter Xu Ying, who sold you the materials for the allure incense.Thirty miles from your cave, there is a snake lair containing four eggs.

"Gao Uncle worries about me?" Qin Wang felt warmth in his heart reading the second piece of intelligence. There were still good people around.

"Zhao Haifeng, how dare you!" Qin Wang's eyes flashed with killing intent upon reading the fifth and sixth pieces of intelligence. Zhao Yulong, the Outer Affairs Hall Elder, was a despicable person who once plotted against Master Qingyao over a romantic interest.

Zhao Yulong was known to be at the peak of Qi Refinement Stage 9 and on the verge of forming a foundation, a formidable figure Qin Wang couldn't afford to provoke for now.

"The wild boar demon's lair has valuable materials?" Qin Wang's eyes gleamed at the seventh and eighth pieces of intelligence. Once he left, he planned to check it out.

"The items taken from Xu Ying are with Zhao Xuanzhen?" Qin Wang considered that if he wanted to recover the iron fragment, he would need to focus on Zhao Xuanzhen.

"I must return soon, or they'll reclaim my hut," Qin Wang thought. However, it was still early morning, not the best time to leave. He decided to open Master Qingyao's storage bag first. With the bag, he could store the remaining spirit milk.

Qin Wang took out the storage bag he had obtained from Master Qingyao. It was a small, gray bag with a drawstring, light as a feather. He held it in his hand, closed his eyes, and extended his newly formed spiritual awareness into it.

Even with his eyes closed, Qin Wang 'saw' the gray bag. His spiritual awareness enveloped the storage bag.

In the next instant, Qin Wang's vision brightened. He 'saw' a space about two zhang (6.6 meters) in diameter, filled with various items, herbs, pills, and a bookshelf against the wall with numerous books and scrolls.

In the center of the space was a table with a wooden box containing hundreds of spirit stones.

"A huge haul! What a windfall!" Qin Wang was ecstatic seeing the contents of the storage bag. Master Qingyao had left him a substantial fortune in spirit stones and valuable items.