Right now, not only did Wang Xiaoqiang let her become an elite disciple smoothly, but he also didn't make things difficult for her, nor did he expect her to express any gratitude.

While Jiang Yingxue felt relieved, her opinion of Wang Xiaoqiang changed a lot, and she thought even better of him.

So she decided to find an opportunity to thank this young sect leader.

However, Wang Xiaoqiang had no time to pay attention to these matters; he needed to seize the time for cultivation. Prince Ann's son intended to forcefully marry Zhao Feiyan—something Wang Xiaoqiang naturally wouldn't agree to. But if he intervened in this matter, he would once again offend Prince Ann.

Prince Ann held high status and power, commanding the military forces of the empire and having many guest elders and death soldiers under him. If Prince Ann decided to hit back hard, Wang Xiaoqiang would need the strength and cultivation base to withstand him, so improving his strength was imperative.

Thus, he decided to make the most of his time, combining body refinement and qi refinement, and striving for rapid breakthroughs.

After formally becoming the sect leader of the Five Spirit Sect, Wang Xiaoqiang moved into the most grandiose palace of the sect... the Palace of Immortal Auspices.

As a millennium-old major faction, the Five Spirit Sect had a profoundly deep foundation, a glimpse of which could be seen in the Palace of Immortal Auspices. Although it wasn't as magnificent as the emperor's palace of the Empire, it was still lavish and grandiose, a place where many would dream to reside.

Unlike the imperial palace, where there was an air of seclusion, an ethereal immortal aura lingered everywhere in the Palace of Immortal Auspices, making it highly suitable for serene cultivation.

Wang Xiaoqiang rarely visited the Yan family at night anymore; instead, he stayed in the sect leader's bedchamber.

Little Qing moved in with him.

Yans Biluo remained at the Yan family estate.

Thus, when Wang Xiaoqiang returned to the Yan family, he was served by Yans Biluo, and in the Five Spirit Sect, he was attended to by Little Qing.

That night, Wang Xiaoqiang was cultivating in the spacious and luxurious bedchamber of the Five Spirit Sect, with Little Qing as his protector.

Wang Xiaoqiang sat cross-legged on a mat, took out two Flood Dragon Blood Coagulation Pills, and swallowed them.

The pills turned to liquid upon entry, and as the medicinal power seeped into his body, Wang Xiaoqiang found that the effects of the two Flood Dragon Blood Coagulation Pills were no longer sufficient to meet his upgrading needs. Both body refinement and qi cultivation were like mountain climbing—the higher one went, the more difficult it became. As his realm advanced, the resources required for cultivation grew larger and larger.

Fortunately, he still had six Flood Dragon Blood Coagulation Pills left.

Thinking thus, Wang Xiaoqiang took another pill and swallowed it, immediately feeling the surge of the medicinal power.

The medicinal power, hot like alcohol, coursed along his meridians and throughout his body.

Wang Xiaoqiang felt the medicinal power constantly nourishing his entire body's flesh and blood.

Upon integrating the medicinal power of the Flood Dragon Blood Coagulation Pills, his blood seemed to undergo a chemical reaction, burning like flames in his veins, roaring and surging forth like a torrent, violently impacting his blood vessels like a wild beast.

Luckily, he was now at the seventh layer of the Blood Condensation Realm, and his blood vessels were robust. Otherwise, they would likely burst, leading to his demise like a cerebral hemorrhage patient.

Even so, his heart began to race violently, as if experiencing a heart attack.

"Hmm? Two pills aren't enough, but three seem to be a bit too much!" Wang Xiaoqiang revealed a bitter smile.

Thinking this, Wang Xiaoqiang immediately focused his mind, systematically regulating his breathing technique to refine the medicinal power.

Bang, bang, bang...

Bang, bang, bang...

His heart pounded as if it was about to leap out of his chest. Wang Xiaoqiang decisively released Earth Element Spiritual Qi to stabilize his heart.

As the Earth Element Spiritual Qi entered his heart and was regulated by his breathing technique, the racing heart gradually calmed down.

After the rapid flow of blood in his body, it began to solidify, like water mixed with sand, becoming steady, heavy, slow but powerful.

He then felt that every circulation of blood within him brought a surge of strength, spreading through his whole body.

He noticed that the veins and arteries throughout his body were protruding, looking menacingly terrifying.

The blood in his body continued to flow steadily, each circulation bringing an additional surge of power.

After ninety circulations of the blood, he heard a loud boom as a force erupted from within, extending outward to form a line of blood on the surface of his skin.

Then, all the protruding veins and arteries on his body receded visibly, and the flow of blood returned to normal, no longer bringing additional power.

With a thought, Wang Xiaoqiang released the eight blood lines within him, merging them with the newly formed one. The nine lines of blood rapidly spun around his body, an extremely marvelous sight.

The ninth layer of the Blood Condensation Realm was announced to be broken through.

Wang Xiaoqiang's heart swelled with excitement as he leaped up, waving his fists, causing the air to explode with a sound like wind and thunder, feeling his strength had doubled from before...

As he moved his fists, the flow of blood within him once again became somewhat special, just like before, becoming steady, heavy, slow but forceful, with waves of power continuously spreading out during the flow.

Cultivation is precious in its persistence and also follows a gradual and orderly progression; however, this only applies to ordinary cultivators. Wang Xiaoqiang was entirely different.

Now, having broken through to the ninth layer of the Blood Condensation Realm, his meridians and physical body had further solidified. So he could now utilize the demon hearts from the Sumeru Ring to condense his sixth avatar.

With this thought, Wang Xiaoqiang acted on his will, storing the remaining five Flood Dragon Blood Coagulation Pills back into the Sumeru Ring. He then took out ten demon king hearts and one hundred demon general hearts and set up two million spiritual springs for absorption.

The two million spiritual springs attached themselves to the demon hearts, absorbing their power.

Sucking... sucking... sucking... sucking...

Once the demon power within the 110 demon hearts was fully absorbed, the two million spiritual springs became saturated, their colors rapidly shifting while they continuously transformed the demon power into spiritual power.

Spew, spew, spew, spew, spew, spew...

The two million spiritual springs split into four million with a thought, then absorbed into his body.

Now, Wang Xiaoqiang's total number of spiritual springs reached 11,109,600.

The mass of 11,109,600 spiritual springs trembled collectively inside him as spiritual power erupted, then wrapped around his essence blood and surged towards his lower dantian, forming the embryonic shape of an avatar.

After the fifth avatar's embryonic form was created, being nurtured continuously by his essence blood and solidified more and more.

As the embryonic form solidified, essence blood within him was consumed, and spiritual power was also continuously decreasing. Wang Xiaoqiang decisively took out another ten demon king hearts and one hundred demon general hearts, placing them on the ground with another two million spiritual springs absorbing the power.

Once the two million spiritual springs were fully saturated, the demon power was rapidly converted. When the demon power was completely transformed into spiritual power, Wang Xiaoqiang did not allow it to divide again and absorbed it wholly into his body.

With a surge, the spiritual power burst, the violent spiritual power roared like a sea storm. If Wang Xiaoqiang hadn't reached the ninth layer of the Blood Condensation Realm with his strong meridians, he would likely have exploded to death at this moment. (To be continued. If you like this work, please support it at Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation votes or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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