Chapter 658 - 658: Stabilizing the Realm

After Chu Qingyun left, the other disciples also departed with smiles on their faces.

Seeing Wu Jiancheng get put in his place and chewed out by the elder, they felt, for some reason, incredibly satisfied and even a little delighted.

Deng Xuan also bid farewell to the elder and turned to leave.

Before she left, she cast a deep look in Chu Qingyun's direction, her eyes filled with intense confusion and curiosity.

She knew a little about the relationship between Wu Jiancheng and Elder Han.

She had thought that with things escalating this far, it would have been a good outcome if Elder Han simply chose not to punish Chu Qingyun. But she never imagined that not only would Chu Qingyun face no difficulties, but Wu Jiancheng would be the one forced to apologize!

'This is just too strange!'

As for Wu Jiancheng, he was so furious he was grinding his teeth, yet he didn't dare show it.

'This time, I've been utterly and completely humiliated!'

And it was all in front of Deng Xuan. Deng Xuan already couldn't stand him; after this, she would probably despise him even more.

"Hmph, this isn't over!"

Wu Jiancheng shot a hateful glare in the direction Chu Qingyun had left, his expression dark as he walked away.

Watching Wu Jiancheng leave, Elder Han sighed helplessly, feeling a sense of disappointment, as if scolding a child who wouldn't live up to his potential.

His actions were, naturally, an attempt to de-escalate the situation.

This was because just two days ago, right after the Inner Sect qualification competition had ended, all the Inner Sect Elders had received a personal order from the Sect Leader.

The order stated that places like the Secret Technique Hall, the Secret Manual Hall, and the Saint Extreme Tower were to provide every possible convenience for Chu Qingyun's cultivation. But they were not to inform him, and it would be best if he never even found out.

Many of the Inner Sect Elders were extremely curious about this.

The Sect Leader personally issuing an order to the Inner Sect Elders over a Core Disciple who had just joined the Inner Sect—such a thing had never happened before.

Elder Han had tried to inquire about the specific reason but came up empty. He only heard a faint rumor that it was related to "that person" on the ninth floor of the Saint Extreme Tower.

Under these circumstances, Elder Han naturally did not want to see a real conflict erupt between Wu Jiancheng and Chu Qingyun.

Otherwise, if things truly escalated, even if Wu Jiancheng's grandfather were to intervene, he would likely face consequences he couldn't handle!

That person on the ninth floor of the Saint Extreme Tower was someone who absolutely could not be provoked.

So, while Elder Han appeared to be favoring Chu Qingyun by harshly scolding Wu Jiancheng, he was, in reality, protecting Wu Jiancheng, preventing him from offending someone he shouldn't.

However, he couldn't explain this matter, not even to Wu Jiancheng.

Because the Sect Leader's order was to keep it quiet and not let Chu Qingyun find out...

Inside the Saint Extreme Tower, Chu Qingyun naturally went up to the eighth floor.

He wasn't short on Saint Extreme Points, so from the very beginning, he pursued the most efficient cultivation method, aiming to increase his strength at the fastest possible speed.

After getting a room, Chu Qingyun didn't rush to begin cultivating the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Secret Technique. Instead, he first took out the Martial King Essence Pill, which was now only the size of a fingernail.

'A Martial King Essence Pill from an Earth King Realm expert was almost completely used up just to fill the Qi Sea of my Level Nine Martial Spirit. It seems cultivating in the Martial King Realm won't be so easy...'

Chu Qingyun sighed softly, channeled his Devouring Power, and began to consume the Martial King Essence Pill.

During the previous battle, Chu Qingyun had noticed that when he mobilized the Primordial Power from his Primordial Pill, it would tremble slightly. This was likely because his Realm wasn't fully stable.

Under the effect of his Devouring Power, the last bit of the Martial King Essence Pill shrank rapidly.

Meanwhile, streams of pure Primordial Power flowed along with the Devouring Power into the Devouring Martial Soul in his Qi Sea.

Once that Primordial Power was refined by the Devouring Martial Soul into Chu Qingyun's own, it surged forth from the Martial Soul and was absorbed into his Martial King Essence Pill.

As streams of Primordial Power merged with it, Chu Qingyun's Primordial Pill gradually grew much more stable, and his Realm was completely solidified at Level One Martial King.

Before long, the very last wisp of Primordial Power was devoured completely.

The Martial King Essence Pill from the Earth King Realm expert, which he had obtained in the Withered Wood Forest, was now completely consumed.

'It's gone again. There's never enough Primordial Power...'

Chu Qingyun sighed, but then a thought suddenly occurred to him.

'Since I can now mobilize Heaven and Earth Primordial Power so easily, why not use it to cultivate?'

A long time ago, Chu Qingyun had tried to absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Power for his cultivation.

But back then, because he lacked control over the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power, the speed of absorption and Refining was extremely slow, so he had given up on it.

He figured that with the time it took to slowly absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Power, he was better off earning Primordial Stones and cultivating with those instead.

But now, Chu Qingyun could gather Heaven and Earth Primordial Power rapidly, so he wanted to give it another try.

Acting on the thought, Chu Qingyun focused his mind. A large amount of the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Power quickly gathered inside the cultivation room, and soon, a dense mass of Primordial Power had formed around him.

'Devouring Power!'

Chu Qingyun gave a silent shout in his mind. Two streams of dark Devouring Power surged from his palms, reaching into the Primordial Power around him. He began to devour the Primordial Power, sending it into his Devouring Martial Soul for Refining.

The surrounding Primordial Power was quickly devoured completely.

Chu Qingyun swiftly gathered more Heaven and Earth Primordial Power to replenish it.

After cultivating like this for over ten minutes, Chu Qingyun shook his head again and decided to give up.

His Martial King Essence Pill possessed power comparable to a Level Three Martial King's, allowing him to gather Heaven and Earth Primordial Power with great speed. Furthermore, with his Devouring Martial Soul, he could refine Primordial Power instantly, completely bypassing the need for slow refinement through his meridians.

But even with all that, he found that the speed was still too slow!

The current speed of Refining Heaven and Earth Primordial Power was indeed over a hundred times faster than when he was in the Martial Artist Realm or Martial Master Realm.

But back then, Chu Qingyun used Primordial Stones for cultivation. Now, however, he used Primordial Spirit Liquid, and even Martial King Essence Pills.

The speed of cultivating by Refining Heaven and Earth Primordial Power was far slower than directly devouring Primordial Spirit Liquid.

So, he was faced with the same dilemma as before.

The time it took to slowly refine Heaven and Earth Primordial Power would be better spent on Alchemy to earn Primordial Spirit Liquid, which he could then use for cultivation.

'It seems that to cultivate quickly in the Martial King Realm, I still have to fight and devour other people's Primordial Power...'

Chu Qingyun shook his head.

However, he was already long accustomed to cultivating by using his Devouring Power to plunder and devour the Primordial Power of his enemies.

After the failed attempt, Chu Qingyun took out a number of Blood Pills, preparing to begin cultivating the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Secret Technique.

The cultivation of the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Secret Technique was vastly different from the Mysterious Sky Divine Pattern Secret Technique that Chu Qingyun had practiced in the past.

The Profound Celestial Divine Pattern technique used the power of Spiritual Medicines to condense Divine Patterns on the surface of the body, which in turn used their power to amplify one's overall physical strength.

But this Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Secret Technique was far more complex.