Lingxiao Sect Main Peak.

"What the heck! What's that smell? Did someone soil their pants?"

Yu Jian suddenly awoke, a stench assaulting his senses!

Seeing himself covered in a thick layer of black mud, Yu Jian burst into tears!

"Did I... soil my pants?"

"I, a dignified man of seven feet, actually..."

Then, Yu Jian transformed into a black streak of lightning, dashing towards the Spirit Spring at the back mountain.

Lying on a stone chair, Chu Xian only felt something flash before his eyes.

"What just went by?"

While brewing tea for Chu Xian, Chi Yu waved her delicate hand to disperse the foul odor in the air and said:

"I don't know, maybe it was a big black rat?"

Beside them, Da Huang kept rubbing his dog nose with his front paws.

Finally, Da Huang lay on his back, legs up in the air.

"Ugh~~~"

Da Huang couldn't hold it anymore and vomited!

A dog's sense of smell is naturally sharp, and now that Da Huang is a Spirit Beast at the Meridian Opening Stage, his sense of smell is incomparable. The smell from Yu Jian was magnified countless times in front of Da Huang...

For Da Huang, it was sheer torture!

Arriving at the Spirit Spring, Yu Jian plunged into the water with a splash, starting to wash off the grime on his body.

As the black mud washed away, an unusual sheen faintly appeared beneath his skin!

"How strange, I felt such intense pain earlier, and now all this filth is coming out of my body..."

As Yu Jian muttered to himself.

"Thud!"

A dull sound echoed from within him!

"Hmm? What was that sound?"

Before Yu Jian could react, two more sounds followed!

"Thud! Thud!"

"Huh? What's happening? Is there something dirty in this Spirit Spring?"

"Thud!"

Another sound rang out, and Yu Jian finally realized!

"A breakthrough...?"

"Peak of the Qi Condensation Stage!"

"Breaking through four stages in a row! When did I become so awesome?"

At this moment, Chu Xian's voice sounded in Yu Jian's ear.

"Calm your mind! Sit in meditation!"

Hearing Chu Xian's words, Yu Jian quickly composed himself, sat cross-legged, and began to sort out the sudden surge of spiritual energy within him.

Yu Jian felt the spiritual energy within him increasing rapidly, his meridians being stretched wide by the force!

Yu Jian panicked, closing his eyes tightly, gritting his teeth, and said, "Master... I won't explode, will I?"

Chu Xian's voice was relayed to Yu Jian through Chi Yu once more:

"Don't panic! Control the spiritual energy within you, this is the critical moment for Meridian Opening!"

Yu Jian had heard Chu Xian's teachings before, knowing that the Meridian Opening Stage required a cultivator to clear and widen their internal meridians.

With Chu Xian's reassurance, Yu Jian's confidence soared.

Before long, an even louder sound erupted from within Yu Jian!

"Boom!"

This signified that Yu Jian had officially entered the second stage of the Mortal Rank, the Meridian Opening Stage!

"Continue to stabilize your cultivation," Chu Xian's voice rang out again.

Yu Jian had no choice but to comply.

However, an unexpected event occurred!

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

The more Yu Jian tried to stabilize his cultivation, the faster the spiritual energy within him grew!

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

In the blink of an eye, Yu Jian had reached the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Stage!

"Master!!"

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Yu Jian wasn't overwhelmed by the sudden surge in cultivation, as Chu Xian had once said that explosive growth could destabilize one's foundation.

Chi Yu raised her jade-like hand, enveloping Yu Jian in a glow, bringing him back to Chu Xian's side.

His cultivation finally halted at the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Stage.

"Master... what is this..."

Only then did Yu Jian realize in shock that the spiritual energy around him was automatically entering his body through his pores!

He hadn't even initiated the process of drawing in energy! Why was the spiritual energy entering on its own?

Chu Xian stood up from the stone chair, squeezed Yu Jian's shoulder, and praised:

"What a Grand Heavenly Immortal Physique, breaking through ten stages as easily as drinking water!"

Yu Jian: "Huh?"

"Wait, Master! Immortal Physique? Who?"

Chu Xian chuckled, raising a hand to point.

"Me? Immortal Physique?"

"Hic!"

Overwhelmed with confusion and excitement, Yu Jian demonstrated what it meant to pass out on the spot for Chu Xian!

Chu Xian shook his head with a smile, "This young man, he sleeps well!"

He had Chi Yu wake Yu Jian up, then took out the "Grand Heavenly Immortal Art" from the System Backpack and tossed it to Yu Jian.

"You possess the Grand Heavenly Immortal Physique, and now that it's awakened, practicing this Immortal Art will allow your cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds."

Yu Jian accepted the "Grand Heavenly Immortal Art" with trembling hands, taking a long time to recover!

The leap from being a waste to a genius was just too vast!

Three years ago, Yu Jian became Chu Xian's disciple, and in those three years, he barely reached the fourth level of Qi Condensation.

Today, arriving at the new sect, he first broke through one level due to the dense spiritual energy, then immediately awakened his Immortal Physique, crossing a major realm to reach the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Stage!

What would have taken Yu Jian twenty or even fifty years to achieve, he accomplished in less than an hour!

He skipped decades of detours!

Who wouldn't pass out from that?

After sending Yu Jian away, Chu Xian turned his gaze to Chi Yu.

"Elder Chi Yu, I have some questions for you."

Chi Yu's sweet smile, combined with her unparalleled beauty, left Chu Xian even more bewildered.

"Please ask, Sect Master."

Chu Xian took a deep breath and asked:

"Are you a robot created by the System?"

Chi Yu was visibly taken aback!

"System? Robot?"

"What do I have to do with them?"

Seeing Chi Yu's expression, which didn't seem to be feigned, Chu Xian grew even more curious.

"Are you a human?"

"Of course I'm human, Sect Master. Are you sure your soul isn't damaged? Do you need me to check?"

Saying this, Chi Yu reached out towards Chu Xian.

"No need, this Sect Master is fine."

Thinking to himself: Since Chi Yu claims to be human, she must be capable of cultivation.

Chu Xian asked again, "Do you know what happens if you leave the sect's boundaries?"

Because Chu Xian had seen on the System's interface that NPCs couldn't leave the sect, he posed this question.

Chi Yu answered without hesitation, "I'll die!"

Upon receiving this answer, Chu Xian's pupils contracted instantly!

Chi Yu was at the Emperor Realm, but leaving the sect would mean death!

Who could kill a Great Emperor?

After a long silence, Chu Xian spoke:

"Why?"

Chi Yu took a sip of tea, pondering:

"It seems to be some kind of contract, existing deep within my soul, that I can sense."

"But where this contract comes from, I don't know."

Chu Xian nodded, it seemed that contract was the System's restriction on NPCs.

He then asked a bunch of questions, but didn't get any useful answers!

"Forget it, let's not dwell on this."

Chu Xian finally turned his attention to the lottery function on the System interface!

[Sect Grand Lottery]

[Number of draws: 10]

[Note: The first ten consecutive draws guarantee an Immortal-grade item!]

"Hmm? Immortal-grade item?"

In Chu Xian's original understanding, the world had four levels: Mortal, Spirit, Saint, and Emperor. But with the System, Chu Xian learned of another level, Immortal!

It must be higher than the Imperial Rank!

"This System is reliable! It really gives good stuff!"

"Draw! Draw with all your might!"