After enduring the trials of blood and sweat, all the spiritual energy within Lin Hao's body transformed into golden liquid, leaving no room for further metamorphosis.
He asked his senior sister to escort the three female cultivators away and then directly ed the Foundatioablishment Pill.
Seeing him enter meditation, Li Qiushui quickly set up a barrier to isote any outside interferend focused her energy to protect him.
Boom!
Lin Hao suddenly stood up, his skin flushed red, resembling a boiled shrimp!
Li Qiushui's face turned pale with worry for Lin Hao. What was happening?
She wao help but couldn't interfere, as aernal force during a cultivator's breakthrough could lead to failure, a drop in cultivation level, or eveh.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...
The fire within nearly roasted Lin Hao's internal ans, and his skin was crag open, as if about to turn into charcoal.
Li Qiushui dared not waty longer and closed her beautiful eyes.
She didn't know how much time had passed until she felt a ess return, promptio open her eyes.
Seeing Lin Hao lying on the ground, his clothes tattered and his skin pitch bck, she cried out in shock.
"Junior Brother Lin..."
She called out twice, receiving no response, and reached out a jade-like fio check his breath, only to have it bitten.
"Senior Sister, what are you doing?" Lin Hao had a pyful smirk on his face.
Hmph!
Li Qiushui snorted softly, then pounded his chest with her delicate fist, pyfully scolding, "What are you doing? You scared me to death!"
Then she joyfully gratuted him, "Junior Brother, gratutions on being a Foundatioablishment cultivator."
"Foundatioablishment is nothing special..."
"pared to Qi Refining, Foundatioablishment is a signifit leap. You could defeat me with just one finger now."
"No, Senior Sister, I'm still used to using two fingers."
Lin Hao grasped her jade-like hand and said sincerely, "Thank you, Senior Sister, for helpih the Foundatioablishment."
Li Qiushui's delicate face showed a plex emotion as she softly said, "o thank me, just hope that your path to immortality remains evergreen, and when you bee truly powerful, don't fet me."
"How could I!"
"Ew, you stink. Go wash up."
Lin Hao sniffed himself and realized he did smell bad, his skin covered in a yer of bck substance.
...
He y ih, washing away the impurities expelled from his body while carefully sensing the ges within.
Previously, his spiritual energy was like a si of liquid, but now it was a small pond, and his spiritual awareness had expaenfold!
pared to the Qi Refining stage, it was a qualitative ge!
Thinking back, he had once sidered challenging Wang Jingzhan, who had already reached Foundatioablishment, with his Qi Refining cultivation. He couldn't help but ugh at his own y.
After washing up, he and his senior sister engaged in another intetle, leaving him thhly satisfied.
The top three adva petition, clear skies.
Six prodigies emerged from thousands of disciples, standing on the high ptform, receiving tless gazes.
The Grand Elder of the Xuan Yi g the six prodigies.
Swish!
The Grand Elder took out six bamboo sticks enveloped in spiritual energy and announced with a strong voice, "Now, draw your lots."
The six stepped forward to draw their lots.
Lin Hao held the number o, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Who would his oppo be?
"Those who drew the number o, stay. The others, step down for now."
As the Grand Elder's words fell, only two people remained oage.
Lin Hao looked at his oppo, Jiang Mingfei.
It was this bastard, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Opposite him, Jiang Mingfei initially showed joy at fag Lin Hao, but... who knew his oppo seemed relieved.
As if he thought Jiang Mingfei was an easy target.
"Brat, you're unlucky to face me today!" Jiang Mingfei said arrogantly.
"Fighting you would dirty my hands, indeed quite unlucky."
Jiang Mingfei, enraged and humiliated, retorted, "You little brat, all you have is a sharp tongue!"
"Thanks for the pliment."
The audience below the stage buzzed with discussion.
"Lin Hareat Bamboo Peak is amusing, sharp-tongued aless."
"Oage, it's about strength, not words. No matter how much Lin Hao talks, he's just a ."
"I think Lin Hao is quite strong, havied Cui Qing'er from Little Bamboo Peak."
"So what? Brother Jiang is much strohan Fairy Qing'er."
"Lin Hao is the dark horse of this petition. he defeat the renowned Jiang Mingfei?"
An elder, without hesitation, said, "Mingfei is not only exceptionally talented but also the grandson of Elder Jiang, with a deep family heritage.
How could a rootless cultivator from a humble backgrou a genius?"
"That's true. Brother Jiang once fought several ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators and won, even sying a half-step sed-tier demo, truly awe-inspiring.
Lin Hao is unknown, without any impressive achievements, and ot pare to Brother Jiang."
Lin Hao stood oage, ign the surrounding noise.
Jiang Mingfei, however, was full of fidence, looking down on his oppo, directly revealing his Great Perfe of Qi Refining cultivation, exuding a faint aura of authority.
"Brat, kneel and surrender now, and it's not too te," Jiang Mingfei said with a smug smile.
"Otherwise, you'll regret standing on this stage."
"Oh," Lin Hao replied calmly.
"You..." Jiang Mingfei felt his oppo was deliberately mog him, gritting his teeth, "Brat, let's see how long you keep up this act!"
"e and fight!"
Lin Hao raised an eyebrow.
"Alright! Brat, you really don't take me seriously!" Jiang Mingfei felt his lungs were about to explode with anger!
He suddenly lowered his body, like a warrior preparing to charge, pulling out several talismans and ting to activate them.
Golden Shield Talisman, Cold Soul Talisman, Divine Power Talisman, Wind Walk Talisman, and more.
A barrage of talismans rained down, his momentum astonishing.
"As expected of Brother Jiang, using precious first-grade top-grade talismans without hesitation."
Feeling the amazed gazes around him, Jiang Mingfei was very pleased. This was the result he wao overpower his oppo uhe shocked eyes of the audience!
