After settling into the hotel, Yang Feilong had intended to recover his true qi. However, a thought suddenly struck him: "My previous attempts to cultivate ancient martial arts failed. Could it be due to the residual true qi in my body?"
"If there were no true qi interference, could I succeed?"
With this thought, Yang Feilong decided to do one thing: deplete the remaining true qi in his body.
At this moment, Yang Feilong felt weak. Of course, despite this apparent weakness, he wasn't entirely without the ability to fight. After all, he possessed a soul that was even more powerful than his physical body, and his soul artifact protected him!
If one were to truly calculate it, his soul-based abilities were slightly more potent than his physical ones.
Hoo hoo~~~
At this moment, Yang Feilong was not cultivating ancient martial arts. Compared to ancient martial arts, awakening his powers was relatively simpler. Firstly, he had practiced several times in the past few days. Secondly, he had the Water Spirit Orb, which was an excellent means to awaken water elemental abilities.
Moreover, he knew his physique was compatible with both water and fire, which was naturally due to his Yin-Yang body.
Heaven and Earth are divided into Yin and Yang, which then give rise to the Five Elements. According to his master, only the legendary Chaos Body could suppress the Yin-Yang Body; other top-tier physiques were merely comparable to the Yin-Yang Body.
Of course, his Yin-Yang body was incomplete, which was why he endured agonizing suffering periodically.
Yang Feilong circulated the awakening technique while holding the Water Spirit Orb in his mouth to absorb and refine it.
Time slowly passed.
In the blink of an eye, a day had gone by.
Suddenly, countless wisps of mist appeared around Yang Feilong. Upon closer inspection, they were mist beads.
"Water Elemental Core!" Yang Feilong opened his eyes, which shimmered with excitement. His soul was strong, allowing him to clearly sense a water elemental core suspended within his body's middle dan tian.
He hadn't expected to actually awaken water elemental abilities. That water elemental core was a sign of awakened water elemental powers.
Ability users could naturally cultivate. Strengthening the water elemental core was the process of cultivation.
Yang Feilong's true qi was in his lower dan tian, while the water elemental core was in his middle dan tian. This differed from most ability users.
It was difficult for ordinary people to open a middle dan tian, but Yang Feilong could. When he had previously attempted to cultivate ancient martial arts, he had tried to open it. Although he succeeded in opening it, he hadn't cultivated inner force, meaning he hadn't stepped onto the path of ancient martial arts.
However, to his surprise, his first attempt at awakening abilities today was a complete success!
The Water Elemental Core was the mark of an accomplished water elemental user!
"According to the related records of abilities, the Water Elemental Core at the first stage requires strengthening. Reaching the second stage involves condensing two cores. Reaching the third stage requires condensing three cores. As for the fourth and fifth stages, they are no longer about cores... I won't think that far ahead for now. I'll worry about it after reaching the third stage!" Yang Feilong mused to himself.
Thinking too far ahead would be setting unrealistic goals.
Yang Feilong cast a longing glance at the box by his hand, sighed, and shook his head. If he were to refine the remaining water spirit orbs, Yang Feilong believed that even if he didn't break through to the second stage, he would be close. However, these many water spirit orbs might allow a few ordinary people to awaken abilities.
As for himself, he could cultivate using spirit stones!
Yes, whether for ability users, ancient martial arts practitioners, or Qi refiners, cultivating with spirit stones was much faster than absorbing energy from the heavens and earth.
Of course, for water elemental users, items like the Water Spirit Orb were several times, even over ten times, more effective than spirit stones.
Yang Feilong then took out spirit stones and began to cultivate. He didn't have many spirit stones, but he still had over a dozen. The reason he had so many was because they were given by the Liu family. Liu Lei had given Yang Feilong seven or eight, and later, when the Liu family sent gifts, they sent a full twenty. Besides these, there were also some heavenly treasures and other valuable items, which the Li family didn't want and had given to Yang Feilong to take.
Hoo hoo~~~
Yang Feilong's refinement speed was very fast. In three days, he had refined as many as ten spirit stones, and his cultivation smoothly reached the level of a second-stage ability user!
"Early stage of second-tier water elemental user!" Yang Feilong was extremely satisfied.
Of course, this unrestrained cultivation with spirit stones was indeed very fast, but the consumption of spirit stones made Yang Feilong feel a slight pang of heartache.
"From now on, I should cultivate slowly!" Yang Feilong shook his head. This kind of cultivation, while effective, was somewhat wasteful of spirit stones. However, in order to raise his ability level higher, he hadn't cared about the waste during cultivation.
"It's important to go back and see Master! I'll leave once my true qi is recovered!"
Afterward, Yang Feilong spent another half day recovering his true qi, and then checked out of the hotel.
At the time, he didn't know how long his recovery would take, so he had paid a deposit for a full ten days.
"Qi Refining, mid-fourth level. Water Elemental Ability, early second-tier." Yang Feilong drove, a grin spreading across his face. "If Master knew I had broken through so much in just a few months, would he be very happy?"
The rest of the journey was uneventful.
After a day, he smoothly drove to Baiyun Mountain.
"Where should I park this car?" Yang Feilong frowned slightly.
Because he and his master lived in the mountains, where vehicles couldn't reach, and one had to walk.
"Alas, if only I had a storage artifact. Unfortunately, Master only has one, and he won't give it to me!" Yang Feilong sighed inwardly.
He parked the car in what he deemed a hidden spot, then took out the large duffel bag from the car. All his belongings were in this large duffel bag. After parking the car, Yang Feilong carried the duffel bag and went up the mountain.
Shortly after Yang Feilong left with the duffel bag, a figure appeared near the car. This figure was dressed very ordinarily. Even if someone saw them, they would subconsciously overlook them because the person appeared too common.
"Yang Feilong parked the car here, what is he going up the mountain for?" This figure was a man, his brow furrowed.
"Should I chase after him?"
For a moment, he hesitated.
"This guy, without a protector, managed to kill someone in the mid-Yuanwu realm, yet he himself appears completely unharmed, and one can't even discern his cultivation. However, it's certain that his cultivation is not weak! Is he at the peak of the Yuanwu realm? Or at the Earthly Martial realm? In any case, I must not be careless."
"Wait, no need to rush. His car is parked here, which clearly means he doesn't intend to abandon it. As long as he comes down the mountain, I'll have an opportunity!"
He looked at the car, his eyes flickering, and a series of thoughts surfaced: "That's how I'll do it. It's guaranteed he won't expect it. Then, with preparation against surprise, even if his cultivation is stronger than mine, he's guaranteed to die without a burial in a hurried situation!"