"The Refining God Skill is not only insanely slow, but it barely does anything... sigh!"

Lin Chang'sheng tried once again to cultivate the Refining God Skill, only to find that the speed was just as snail-like as before—painfully slow.

And, it had no noticeable effect.

These past few months, he'd been unable to cultivate magical power.

He kept attempting the Refining God Skill, hoping for some breakthrough, but he was left disappointed yet again.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Lin Chang'sheng discovered that he could sense what was happening three inches behind his head without looking; his heart skipped a beat.

"Have these months of persistence finally produced some results?!"

Seeing this, a spark of excitement flashed in Lin Chang'sheng's eyes.

He understood exactly what it meant to have Divine Sense extend three inches.

It meant that, as long as he kept cultivating, he'd be able to open his storage bag.

If that worked, he could grab the elixirs inside and restore some magical power.

With magical power, he could finally use Foundation Establishment spells and body techniques—his power would soar. That would be huge.

"Months of work gave me three inches of Divine Sense. With a bit more cultivation, wouldn't I be able to open the storage bag?"

With this in mind, Lin Chang'sheng dove back into cultivating the Refining God Skill.

...

Spirit-Seizing Land.

In a wooden cabin under a hill of the Cloud Map Tribe.

Zhuo Yijian sat together with his four junior brothers from the Celestial Sword Immortal Sect, plus Yu Lingfei, Zhang Aoxue, and Fu Qingyu.

"Junior Sister Yu, Junior Sister Zhang, Junior Sister Fu—I'm going to get ready, and in half a month I'll take my four junior brothers to the Fire Radiance Dunes and see if we can get out of here!"

"Do you all want to come along?"

Zhuo Yijian looked at Yu Lingfei, Zhang Aoxue, and Fu Qingyu, speaking in a low, serious voice.

Their magical power was depleted, their storage bags inaccessible, and the cultivator ease they once had was gone. Lately, Zhuo Yijian had been feeling restless.

Especially when his magical power dried up and he couldn't use Sword Dao to kill the Sea Demon Beasts—then he had to deal with the ever-shifting attitudes of Cloud Map Tribe's Commander Zhang Nian, Commander Shao Yicheng, and others.

Fact is—

Zhuo Yijian was a Foundation Establishment Stage Sixth Layer cultivator, once a Martial Arts Grandmaster, and people like those used to mean nothing to him!

Yet now, even the Martial Arts Grandmasters wouldn't give him the time of day!

His urge to leave only grew stronger.

"Senior Brother Zhuo, we plan to come along too!"

Yu Lingfei nodded.

With Zhang Nian still coveting her, she had no intention of staying either. She'd devoted her life to cultivating immortality—all for the pursuit of the greater Dao!

"How about we ask Daoist Long to join us? See if he wants to come along?"

Yu Lingfei's beautiful eyes flashed, and she suddenly spoke up.

"Daoist Long... sure, invite him along!"

Zhuo Yijian might not love the sight of Long Ping'an, but here in Spirit-Seizing Land, another person was another chance.

Plus, Long Ping'an's body refining technique was fiercely strong, nearly rivaling a late-stage Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Having him along could really boost their chances of escaping.

"Alright, I'll go ask him."

Yu Lingfei nodded.

Back at the seashore, she and Daoist Long had once ended up stranded together—having shared adversity, they at least had a bond.

.......

Lin Chang'sheng sat inside his own great hall.

He was slowly cultivating the Refining God Skill—even if the speed was a bit sluggish, at least he had hope now.

Once he had Divine Sense, he could open the storage bag and take out elixirs.

That meant regaining Foundation Establishment Stage-level power.

Right then, he heard light footsteps approaching.

"Yu Lingfei?"

Lin Chang'sheng looked up to find the visitor was actually the genius disciple from Yanyue Immortal Sect.

"Yu Lingfei greets Daoist Long!"

Yu Lingfei stood at the entrance to the great hall, bowed gracefully, and clasped fists to Lin Chang'sheng.

"Greetings, Miss Yu!"

Lin Chang'sheng clasped fists in return.

He didn't ask why Yu Lingfei had come, and chose to wait quietly for her to speak.

"Daoist Long, we're planning to scout out Fire Radiance Dunes. Interested?"

Yu Lingfei looked at Lin Chang'sheng, eyes full of hope.

"Fire Radiance Dunes?"

Lin Chang'sheng's eyes flickered. "Sure. When?"

Although now wasn't really the best time to head to Fire Radiance Dunes, he was still game to check it out and gather intel.

"We plan to leave in half a month!"

Yu Lingfei replied seriously.

"Alright. Just let me know when you're heading out." Lin Chang'sheng nodded.

"Mm, then I won't disturb you further, Daoist Long!"

Yu Lingfei nodded, bowed, and took her leave.

......

Spirit-Seizing Land.

Five li from Lin Chang'sheng's great hall, inside another wooden hut.

A tall, skinny middle-aged man sat inside—the Second Commander, Zhang Nian.

At his side was a huge fatty with a big belly and a long saber strapped to his waist—the Martial Arts Grandmaster of Early-Stage, Shao Yicheng.

"Brother Zhang, that Tu Mu made Long Ping'an the Fourth Commander. I bet he sensed something's up and is on guard against us!"

Shao Yicheng looked at Zhang Nian, a worried glint in his eyes.

"Brother Shao, no need to worry. We were supposed to go after Tu Mu anyway. Long Ping'an being made Fourth Commander is him asking for trouble—when the time comes, we'll take care of him too!"

Zhang Nian's lips curled into a cold smile, clearly unconcerned.

"But Long Ping'an's body refining strength is on par with a Martial Arts Grandmaster!"

Shao Yicheng frowned. A body refining brawler with Martial Arts Grandmaster-level power would be no easy mark.

"Don't worry, Brother Shao. On the way over, I found a Sea Demon Beast toxin—colorless and tasteless. Once we slip it into their food, they'll quietly drop dead and no one will suspect us!"

Zhang Nian gave a sinister grin, bursting with confidence.

"Oh? Well... then I'll wait for your good news, Brother Zhang!"

Shao Yicheng's eyes flickered as he spoke.

At the same time—

He reminded himself to stay wary; if Zhang Nian could poison Tu Mu undetected, someday he might use the same method on him!

Best to keep my guard up.

"Relax, you and I are bound together on this rope, and there's just a single dose of the poison—once it's used, it's gone!"

Zhang Nian seemed to guess Shao Yicheng's thoughts, so he patted Shao's shoulder as he spoke.

"Brother Zhang, I trust you!"

Shao Yicheng nodded.

......

Half a month later.

Spirit-Seizing Land.

Cloud Map Tribe.

"I finally cultivated my Divine Sense to stretch three feet outside my body!"

Lin Chang'sheng sat inside his commander's great hall, eyes closed, 'seeing' objects three feet away.

This half month, Lin Chang'sheng had been non-stop in his cultivation of the Refining God Skill—over and over, no matter how slow or snail-paced the progress—but he saw hope!

At last, after half a month, his Divine Sense could reach three feet beyond his body!

He could barely open the storage bag and see what was inside.

Still, the storage bag's space was large, and anything inside had to be reached with Divine Sense before he could actually grab it, so he'd need to keep honing his sense.

"Fourth Commander, Grand Commander sent me to call you—he'll be taking you to the Fire Radiance Tribe today!"

Just as Lin Chang'sheng was about to resume his Refining God Skill cultivation, a dark-skinned girl came over, bowed and clasped fists toward Lin Chang'sheng.

"Alright!"

Lin Chang'sheng's eyes lit up at the news, and he got up at once.

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