Chapter 610 - 438: Theoretical Extreme, 30,000 White Annual Rings

Lou Ke Seal didn’t dare to be negligent. Although it seemed he had successfully latched onto Xu Qing’s powerful influence, he had no idea where he stood with him. Thus, he certainly wouldn’t dare to be careless when reporting to his own direct superior.

"Here’s the situation."

Lou Ke Seal quickly relayed all of Xu Qing’s requests.

"Alright."

Mo Yuqiling nodded. "I’ve been briefed on the matter. Many of the items on this list are beyond my Authority to procure. I’ll have to report this to my superiors."

"Understood, sir."

Lou Ke Seal nodded. "However, I told Xu Qing I would have an answer for him within three days."

"Three days."

Mo Yuqiling was stunned for a moment, then said, "It won’t take three days."

Immediately, Mo Yuqiling hung up with Lou Ke Seal and contacted his own direct superior, relaying all of Xu Qing’s needs.

Very quickly, the report went up the chain of command, level by level.

Basically, as soon as anyone heard it was related to Xu Qing, they would immediately stop whatever they were doing and prioritize handling his matter.

「Time flew by.」

In what felt like the blink of an eye, just one day had passed.

Mo Yuqiling received word that all the materials and resources were ready. Furthermore, they had prepared a full ten sets.

"Ten sets!!!"

Lou Ke Seal’s eyes widened, his mind reeling in shock. He couldn’t compose himself for a long time. That many resources—and ten whole sets of them—it was simply staggering.

"But..."

Lou Ke Seal opened his mouth. "Won’t this seem too deliberate?"

"I wouldn’t know about that."

Mo Yuqiling shrugged and said, "You’re the one in direct contact with Lord Xu, so I’m not sure if it will seem deliberate. But all of these items must be delivered into Lord Xu’s hands."

"As for what reason to give, that’s up to you."

"This..."

Lou Ke Seal was suddenly in a difficult position.

As he was thinking, Lou Ke Seal suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He had a solution.

「The next morning.」

Lou Ke Seal contacted Xu Qing early.

First floor of the Langya Branch Tower.

Lou Ke Seal’s office area.

"Brother Lou, did you really get everything taken care of?"

Xu Qing asked joyfully.

"That’s right."

Lou Ke Seal nodded. With a wave of his right hand, a special ring appeared before Xu Qing, hovering silently in the Void. He said, "Inside here are all the materials and resources you need."

"Also,"

"There isn’t just one set, but ten full sets."

"So many!"

Xu Qing was startled. "How many Longevity Crystals must this cost?"

"Ahem..."

Lou Ke Seal cleared his throat and said, "It won’t cost you a thing. Because of your extremely outstanding performance on the last mission with the Origin Divine Country, our Langya Branch Tower reaped enormous benefits from our transactions with the Origin Divine Country."

"Therefore,"

"This is all a reward from the Langya Branch Tower, so naturally, it’s free of charge."

"Is that so?"

Xu Qing gave Lou Ke Seal a suspicious look. "Didn’t I already receive a reward for that last mission?"

"That’s right."

Lou Ke Seal cleared his throat, his tone calm. "It is just as I said."

"Alright."

Xu Qing nodded. "Then thank you very much, Brother Lou."

With that, Xu Qing took the ring. With a thought, he did indeed ’see’ the vast amount of materials and resources inside, all of which were things he needed.

Afterward, Xu Qing thanked him once more and then left.

"Phew..."

Lou Ke Seal let out a sigh of relief, muttering, ’Who knew giving things away could be so nerve-wracking?’

Immediately after, Lou Ke Seal contacted Mo Yuqiling to report the good news.

"Good, good, good."

Mo Yuqiling nodded repeatedly. "That was a good excuse."

「Elsewhere.」

Xu Qing had already returned to his residence. He didn’t care about the situation with Lou Ke Seal and the others; all that mattered was that he had gotten what he needed.

In truth, Xu Qing was very clear on the matter. He was a disciple of Elder Zhen and was highly regarded by him. Furthermore, Elder Zhen had specifically told Wan Qianren to take good care of Xu Qing.

Naturally, Xu Qing could basically have any request fulfilled at the Langya Branch Tower.

Of course, Xu Qing also knew there was no need to point it out.

This was good enough.

He didn’t want to be too high-profile either.

’Let’s begin.’

With a thought, Xu Qing took out the materials one by one. He began using the first of the Nine Methods recorded in the Dimensional True Skill to refine an Elixir called the Dimensional Annulus Pill.

This Elixir required nine Principal Medicines, One Hundred and Eight Types of auxiliary medicines, and eighteen thousand supplementary ingredients. It would take eighty-one days to complete the refining.

Moreover, not only were the materials for this Elixir rare and expensive, but the most important factor was the success rate of refining, which was extremely low. It was almost impossible to succeed.

However, this success rate was no issue at all for Xu Qing. With the help of his Encyclopedia of All Things, he could raise the corresponding skill to its Extreme Level.

「Time passed.」

Very quickly.

[Dimensional Annulus Pill Alchemy Skill LV10: ... (Omitted)]

However, even after raising it to LV10, the success rate was still only one in ten.

’I can’t believe the success rate is still only one in ten.’

Xu Qing mused, and at the same time, couldn’t help but feel fortunate that the Langya Branch Tower had prepared ten sets of materials.

’Exactly ten sets.’

Xu Qing pondered, ’Is this a coincidence, or...’

Of course, Xu Qing didn’t think too much about it.

He began the refining process.

「Eighty-one days later.」

BOOM!

Following the roar, the Pill Furnace opened, and a spinning, crimson Elixir flew out. It contained a special Spirituality and was actually trying to break through the Void and escape.

"Hmph!"

Xu Qing snorted coldly. He was already prepared. With a wave of his right hand, countless runic chains appeared in the surrounding Void, swiftly imprisoning the Dimensional Annulus Pill.

Afterward, Xu Qing snatched it in his hand.

"Refine!"

WENG!

Without hesitation, Xu Qing swallowed the Elixir and sat down cross-legged. A crimson radiance emanated from his body, transforming him into a terrifying great sun.

Immediately after, Xu Qing began to refine it. Countless streams of Energy surged as his Life Wheel and Annual Rings appeared behind him. As the Elixir’s medicinal power was gradually refined, the number of white Annual Rings slowly increased...

「Seven days later.」

Xu Qing had completely refined the Dimensional Annulus Pill. During those seven days, he was able to add fifty white Annual Rings each day. After seven days had passed, he had added a total of three hundred and fifty white Annual Rings.

"Hah..."

Xu Qing opened his eyes and sensed the changes within himself. His white Annual Rings had increased to 27,998, a considerable improvement.

"Not bad."

Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

「Three days later.」

Xu Qing began to use the second method, which was to set up a special Array. This Array was called the Array of Dimensional Enhancement and Limit Breaking, and it also required a large quantity of precious materials...

「Time flew by.」

Before he knew it, three years had already passed.

Within those three years, Xu Qing used all Nine Methods from the Dimensional True Skill. Aside from the initial Dimensional Annulus Pill, which added three hundred and fifty white Annual Rings, the effects of the other eight methods diminished in sequence.

In the end, after using all Nine Methods, Xu Qing’s white Annual Rings had increased to 29,900. He was only one hundred rings short of the theoretical Thirty Thousand White Annual Rings.

"Hah..."

With a thought, Xu Qing activated the Dimensional True Skill. The Perfection of his flawless Two-dimensional Power enveloped his entire body. Behind him, a vast, white Life Wheel immediately appeared, with rings of light emerging one after another.

There were a full 29,900 of them.

He was only one hundred short of reaching the theoretical Extreme.

’A pity.’

Xu Qing shook his head. ’I’m still a little short. Just one hundred rings off. I wonder if continuing to raise the Level of my Dimensional True Skill can increase the number of white Annual Rings.’

’Of course, it’s more likely that after the Level increases, I’ll directly break through in my Cultivation and step into the Great Zhenren Level.’

"..."

After a moment of contemplation, Xu Qing mused aloud, "Perhaps there are other ways to increase my white Annual Rings."

"I reached the theoretical Extreme in the True Realm, so naturally, I must also reach the theoretical Extreme at the Zhenren Level."