Chapter 16: Qi Condensation Perfection, No Need for Explanation!

Wang Yu wandered through the mountain range at the edge of Qingzhou for an entire night.

Looking at the small Green Bamboo Snake in his hand, he felt satisfied and simply tucked it into his sleeve before continuing on his journey.

That little snake was completely green with patterns like bamboo joints, but it was a real second-order Demon Beast, which in terms of the Human Clan's realms would be equivalent to the power of the Sky-controlling Realm!

The Green Bamboo Snake was incredibly fast and its venom extremely potent. Even a cultivator of the Qi Sea Realm, if bitten and not treated promptly, would face certain death.

As for someone like Gu Changge, who had not a trace of cultivation, it's not just being bitten that would kill him, but even the slightest contact with its venom would mean instant death on the spot!

However, for Wang Yu, who was a whole Great Realm higher than Liu Qingqing, this was no threat at all. Even if he kept it in his sleeve, the Green Bamboo Snake would be subdued by his Spiritual Energy and unable to move.

"Fighting with this prince over a woman, such a piece of trash doesn't deserve it..."

Now with a plan in mind, Wang Yu was in a very good mood, and his pace quickened even more as he journeyed.

Based on this speed, he would reach Gu Family Head's main city in no more than two days.

...

The following morning, Gu Changge awoke from his cultivation.

The first thing he did was to open his Daoist Couple's panel and choose to receive the results of his Daoist Couple's previous day's cultivation.

[Received Daoist Couple Liu Qingqing's (Reach Profound Realm Late Stage) previous day's cultivation results.]

As soon as the system prompt appeared, a familiar sensation flowed through him.

This time, he expertly began guiding the endless stream of Spiritual Energy nourishing his meridians.

Soon enough, his realm broke through without any surprises, reaching Qi Condensation Realm's ninth heaven!

At this moment, the meridians inside his body were completely interconnected. Even without actively circulating his Cultivation Technique, the Spiritual Energy would flow through his meridians autonomously, ceaselessly nourishing and strengthening them!

After breaking through to the Qi Condensation Realm's ninth heaven, the influx of Spiritual Energy did not stop; instead, an endless amount of Spiritual Energy continued to emerge inside his body.

Initially, Gu Changge thought to direct it himself, but he quickly realized there was no need to. Upon reaching full connectivity of the meridians at the Qi Condensation Realm's ninth heaven, the subsequent Spiritual Energy autonomously circulated, constantly nourishing his system.

His meridians were becoming more resilient at a noticeable rate, growing stronger continuously.

By the time the absorbed Spiritual Energy was completely used up, his meridians were infinitely close to Perfection.

"I didn't expect that breaking through from Qi Condensation Realm's ninth heaven to the Sky-controlling Realm would consume so much..."

"This Spiritual Energy would have been enough for at least three or four Small Realm breakthroughs in the Qi Condensation Realm, yet it was just a bit short of breaking through to the Sky-controlling Realm!"

Gu Changge exhaled a breath of foul air and slowly opened his eyes.

Although he still had the Space Ring given by the Family Head to hide his realm, his demeanor had changed drastically compared to three days earlier.

He had undergone a complete transformation!

He was only a step away from the Sky-controlling Realm, ready to break through the bottleneck tomorrow!

"It seems... it's not necessary to reach the Sky-controlling Realm to be able to walk on air."

Gu Changge felt the powerful Spiritual Energy coursing through his meridians, leaped high into the air, and then focused Spiritual Energy beneath his feet to walk dozens of steps above the ground, traversing hundreds of meters before landing firmly on the ground.

"Flight still seems difficult, but walking on air is now achievable."

"The speed is much slower compared to the Shadow Concealing Step, but the feeling of being in the air isn't bad at all."

Gu Changge stretched his limbs and with an air of indifference, walked toward the Inner Court.

In the past, he always tried to be invisible within the Gu Family, not wanting to draw attention to himself, but now that he could cultivate, his spine straightened unconsciously.

The servants who greeted him respectfully on the way could all distinctly sense that their young master looked different!

When he passed by the Martial Arts Arena this time, and saw several of his peers from the Sky-controlling Realm sparring, flying to and fro, his heart was no longer filled with envy but brimming with nothing but confidence!

He now had all the confidence he needed!

Even without breaking through to the Sky-controlling Realm, with his current methods, he could suppress more than ninety percent of the Sky-controlling Realm cultivators!

If he caught them off guard, he even believed he could severely injure or even kill a Qi Sea Realm cultivator with a single strike of the Heavenly Cold Finger!

"I need to find an opportunity to send the Soul-Shaping Pill to Qingqing soon."

Gu Changge knew well that the terrifying speed of his breakthroughs was largely thanks to his fiancée, Liu Qingqing!

He was also curious about what kind of impact it would have on him if Liu Qingqing took the Soul-Shaping Pill.

With these thoughts, he once again made his way to the Outer Court of the Heavenly Cold Sect.

Seeing the people blocking his way, Gu Changge smiled.

He definitely didn't believe it was a coincidence that they were targeting him.

However, the blockers today were not the Sixth Elder of the Heavenly Cold Sect but a few inconsequential Heavenly Cold Sect disciples.

The highest among them was only at the Mid-Stage of the Sky-controlling Realm.

"You're not welcome here, and Senior Sister doesn't want to see you."

"Like a dogskin plaster, you come looking for Senior Sister every day; can't you have a little shame?"

"Get lost, get lost!"

Liu Xin, at the Mid-Stage of the Sky-controlling Realm, made no attempt to hide his disgusted and loathing expression, shooing Gu Changge away with a wave of his hand.

Several other Sky-controlling Realm disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect joined in:

"Someone like you is worthy of being with Senior Sister Liu? Stop daydreaming. She's only sparing you out of pity!"

"If you knew what's good for you, you'd realize you're not from the same world as Senior Sister Liu. You should just stay in the Gu Family your whole life as a pampered young master and stop pestering her."

"What use is there even if you can cultivate now?"

"In the hands of us, Heavenly Cold Sect Outer Disciples, you wouldn't last a single move!"

Gu Changge frowned and dug at his ears with his pinky, looking at them as if he was looking at fools.

And there was even... a hint of pity in his gaze.

This strange look made Liu Xin and the others feel extremely uncomfortable.

"First, I think it's necessary to clarify what you've said about me..."

"Forget it, why should this young master bother explaining to you shrimps."

Gu Changge started off seemingly serious in his reply but then suddenly slapped his forehead. He wasn't the cultivationless commoner from a few days ago, so why should he bother explaining anything to them?

It was just like the instinct to avoid conflicts had stuck with him for the past eighteen years...

Having realized this, he simply walked toward the Outer Court with bold strides, brushing past those people without giving them a second glance, as they stood there with their mouths agape.

"Arrogant!"

"Beat him up!"

Seeing this, Liu Xin became frantic. He had been ordered by the Elder to incite Gu Changge into taking action since the latter had an alarmingly calm disposition. Without further ado, Liu Xin decided to just make his move; as long as they didn't cripple him, the Elder would have his back!

The condescending attitude of Gu Changge had already infuriated the Heavenly Cold Sect Outer Disciples, and upon hearing their senior brother Liu Xin's words, they didn't hesitate and charged at Gu Changge, intent on venting their fury on him!

After all, the Elder had instructed them – as long as they didn't kill or cripple him, they could take out their aggression in any way they liked, hoping to humiliate him enough to keep him away from Senior Sister Liu!