Chapter 34: Second Level of Body Training

The night episode is just a moment negligence in maintaining the distance between master and disciple in Qingmu Daojun's behalf. But he didn't know the seed was already planted and will grow without control later.

Yun Shang herself didn't remembered what she do in her half asleep state.

After that, Yun Shang continued her training to death. The difference now that her Master no longer accompany her into the pool.

Yun Shang didn't think too much about it, just think she need began to used it herself.

Under such high-intensity training, Yun Shang was finally able to survive in the pool alone for half an hour. Now her skin and flesh were completely renewed, her flesh refining stage had entered a good state and entered second level of body training.

However, if she want to continue to third level, she still needed to attract thunder to assist in refining her tendons and bones. With her cultivation level that had not yet formed a pill, the risk was too high, so she had to postpone it.

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In this way, the mission of body tempering was completed. Then Qingmu Daojun began his free-ranged teaching again.

Yun Shang was already used to it, then she began to return to daily life as before.

It wasn't until a few months later she advanced to the tenth level of Qi training.

"The tenth level of Qi training, from the perspective of strength, the improvement is not that great, far less than the breakthrough from the middle stage of Qi training to the late stage of Qi training."

Yun Shang realized it after a little understanding.

From the early to the middle and later stages of Qi training, the improvement in strength is very obvious, whether it is spiritual power or consciousness, the improvement is very obvious. However, there is not such a big improvement from the ninth level of Qi training to the tenth level of Qi training.

However, compared to the ninth level of Qi training, the strength has been greatly improved from body tempering.

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It was already five years since she entered the sect, apart from body tempering by Qingmu Daojun himself, Yun Shang still practice herself in the space and setting up stale, then she heard information.

"The Linglong Secret Realm is about to open, and I don't know how many places will be allocated to the outer peaks this time." said an outer peak disciple.

"Fortunately, most of the inner peak disciples recruited last time have already established their foundation, otherwise there would be even fewer places in the outer peak." Another disciple said immediately.

"That's right. The cultivation resources of the inner peak disciples are originally better than those of the outer peak disciples. Every time a secret realm is opened, we have to compete with the outer peak disciples."

"Hey, who told them to have a better background than us?"

A secret realm is about to be opened, and it seems that only disciples in the Qi training stage can enter this secret realm. Yun Shang was very happy when she knew the news. She could finally go out and gain some experience.

Hearing this, Yun Shang calculated that there were still about eight months before the qi training competition, so she was thinking how to gain experience.

Qi Training Competition is annual competition for new disciple from outer or inner sect to compete after six years they enter the sect.

Top ten from the winner will get qualification to enter Tower of Enlightenment that can make the cultivation journey smoother.

The ambitious disciple would rather suppress their breakthrough than miss a chance to enter Tower of Enlightenment. 

Now a secret realm is about to be opened, and it seems that only disciples in the Qi training stage can enter this secret realm. Yun Shang was very happy when she knew the news. She could finally go out and gain some experience.

Yun Shang had never had any training experience in the the Immortal Sword Sect, which made her a little eager to try. She decided to close the shop early today and go back to ask Lin Luo what was going on with this Linglong Secret Realm.

Linglong Secret Realm is named after Linglong Fairy. Linglong Fairy was an ascended monk from Xiaoyao Sect ten thousand years ago. Before ascending, she presented a secret realm she discovered to Xiaoyao Sect. In order to commemorate Linglong Fairy, Xiaoyao Sect named it Linglong Secret Realm.

At the beginning, Xiaoyao Sect obtained a lot of high-level elixirs and high-level monsters from the secret realm. Later, perhaps because of the fierce fighting with the high-level monsters, the secret realm became unstable and almost collapsed.

The Xiaoyao Sect was helpless and had to ask for help from the Immortal Sword Sect and the Lingxu Sect. Finally, the Divine Transformation Monks from the three major sects joined forces to preserve the secret realm. However, after that, only Qi training monks could enter the secret realm. The Linglong Secret Realm also belonged to the three major sects.

Lin Luo told Yun Shang about the origin of Linglong Secret Realm. "I have been to Linglong Secret Realm before. There are many spiritual medicines in it, but most of them are not very old. The secret realm opens once every ten years, and the three major sects will send disciples to enter for training.

1,000 disciples would go in each time, 300 each from Immortal Sword Sect and Lingxu Sect, and 400 from Xiaoyao Sect. Most of the monsters in the outer area of ​​the secret realm were second- and third-level monsters, with a few fourth- and fifth-level monsters and almost no sixth-level monsters.

But you have to be careful. This secret realm has existed for more than 10,000 years, and you may have some monsters that have advanced to a higher level. Also, there will be competition among the cultivators. Some cultivators will kill people for a spiritual medicine, so the elimination rate in Linglong Secret Realm is still very high. But if you want to go in for training, I think the Taoist will agree. "Lin Luo said.

The first, second and third levels of monster beasts correspond to the early, middle and late stages of Qi training of cultivators; the fourth, fifth and sixth levels correspond to the early, middle and late stages of foundation building of cultivators; the seventh, eighth and ninth levels correspond to the early, middle and late stages of Golden Core of cultivators; the tenth, eleven and twelfth levels correspond to the early, middle and late stages of Nascent Soul of cultivators. After the monster beast reaches the peak of the twelfth level, it will transform and become a transformed monster cultivator; the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth levels correspond to the early, middle and late stages of Spirit Transformation of cultivators.

Yun Shang thought about Lin Luo's words while walking towards Taoist Qingmu's cave.

"Master, I want to enter the Linglong Secret Realm to gain some experience. I have never been out for training since I was a child." Yun Shang said to Qingmu Daojun.

"Why do you want to go to Linglong Secret Realm?" Taoist Qingmu was very satisfied with Yun Shang, her ability in making medicine and refining pills was definitely unmatched.

This disciple is hardworking and has plans for doing things. Although she is a bit lazy, as long as you give her a goal, she will still complete it well.

"Master, I want to gain experience of combat before Qi Training Competition"

Seeing that Yun Shang was eager to go, Daoist Qingmu said, "Although only Qigong cultivators can enter the Linglong Secret Realm, it is worthwhile for you to go in and gain experience. The secret realm opens once every ten years. There will be many spiritual medicines on the periphery, but most of them are of low age, and many of them are useless to you."

"Then I'll go in a little further."

"You may not encounter high-level monsters in the outer area, and Qi training disciples are generally not in much danger, but there are usually high-level monsters in the inner area, and they will occasionally come out to wander around. If you encounter one, it will be dangerous. Do you still want to go in?"

"My disciple wants to go in. If I encounter a monster that I can't deal with, I will run away immediately and won't put myself in danger." Her master said something different from Lin Luo. This is because Lin Luo and most of the disciples only moved around the outer perimeter of the secret realm and never entered the inner perimeter.

Also, only the sect's top leaders knew about the Linglong Secret Realm's events back then. The main reason for the Linglong Secret Realm's instability was that the Xiaoyao Sect killed a large number of high-level monsters inside, causing the high-level monsters inside to want to escape from the secret realm, thus triggering the secret realm's prohibition.

Although the three major sects suppressed the secret realm and many monsters died, high-level monsters still exist.

"Since you want to go in and gain experience, you should prepare well. I will talk to the head master and ask him to reserve a spot for you." Qingmu Daojun said.

"Thank you, Master," Yun Shang said happily.