Chapter 576: Ascension?
Chapter 576: Ascension?
Inside his lab with Lee He Song and Zhi Yong, Lin Xuan Qi, after giving Lao Er and Ling Er his instructions, glanced at the Five-Element Stone he had in his hand.
He had given Lao Er and Ling Er the best possible head start that he could.
The rest would be up to them to get the South Lin Sword Sect up and running during and after the tournament.
Being tied up with so many things on his hands made it impossible for him to be monitoring their progress every day.
It was either that they made it or not.
And if they couldn’t make it, then he would have to think of other ways to turn his Clan into one that was a cultivation clan legitimately.
Right now, he would be everyone’s target if they knew that he had something that allowed anyone to become a cultivator even if they didn’t have any Spirit Roots.
Lin Xuan Qi thought about this and let out a long sigh.
So many things to do and so little time for him. He thought before he closed his eyes and sat in a lotus position.
After getting Lao Er and Ling Er settled in the inn and briefing them on what to do next, he had to continue and try to breach the barrier to get to the next level of cultivation.
Lee He Song and Zhi Yong were also working hard on their cultivation every day.
This time, after he had absorbed all the Five-Element Qi in the Five-Element Stone that was on his palms, Lin Xuan Qi could feel his dantian transforming.
He could feel its form turning solid while his Five-Element Qi consolidated within it.
All of the Five-Element Qi in the surroundings were also being absorbed by him at a tremendous velocity.
Even after he took out three Five-Element Stones and placed them on his palms, the Five-Element Qi within them was gone in an instant.
Lin Xuan Qi didn’t stop and placed more Five-Element Stones one after another.
And his dantian was like a void, soaking in all the Five-Element Qi he fed to it.
He lost track of time and continued until the absorption of the Five-Element Qi slowed down.
His dantian was now a Golden Core with an abundance of Five-Element Qi within.
There was a sense of an endless amount of vitality and energy inside of him.
He felt that he could go on without any rest for days on a stretch before he needed to rest.
When Lin Xuan Qi opened his eyes, everything was also different.
All the colors and minute details were noticeable to him and even movements outside of the lab could be sensed by him.
He began to think about the Natal Puppet from the Sima Family.
But that might have to wait till the tournament was over.
On the other end of the lab, Lee He Song and Zhi Yong had been glancing at him with a worried look earlier, but their frowns and stiffened lips turned into a smile when they saw him open his eyes.
"Congrats, Master Lin." Lee He Song chuckled and cupped his hands at him.
Zhi Yong also did the same with a huge grin, "Master Lin, me happy for you."
Their cultivation speed wasn’t as fast as his without the system’s ability, and they were trying their best to catch up to him.
Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head at them and said, "Thanks. I feel so much more powerful now and with better control of the Five-Element Qi."
He wanted to try out how powerful he was now, but he stopped himself immediately.
Who knows if he could destroy the whole lab with a single blow?
He had better test it out in an open area.
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Next day.
Lin Xuan Qi, with his ascension, was even more confident about the tournament after he went to the site.
He could control all the things that were inside the area that was owned by him.
This wasn’t possible before when he was at Foundation Establishment Level.
The system’s ability that allowed him to be unbeatable increased in tandem with his cultivation level and it was great news for him.
None of those workers had any idea when he helped them with making the logs and bricks lighter, and they finished their work so much faster.
With his help, the building for the arena would be completed in a few days.
And in the meantime, he could start making arrangements for the tournament with the Sima Family.
There were so many things to be settled.
The tickets, security, logistics for the spectators and, of course, the bookmaking.
All of them had to be taken care of.
When it was the end of the day, Lin Xuan Qi went to the Sima Family mansion to discuss with Sima Ye on the manpower that was required.
There weren’t any hiccups for it and the Sima Family would handle the manpower for security and logistics.
Lin Xuan Qi would only have to take care of selling the tickets and bookmaking.
The Sima Family weren’t too interested in the money from these and Sima Ye wasn’t so short-sighted as to want a share of it.
Getting their name cleared and getting rid of potential threats from the Qing Feng Sect and the other sects and clans were a much higher priority for them.
However, as Lin Xuan Qi had expected, the Natal Puppet that he wanted was still in the process of being made.
It was obvious that Sima Yu, the family head, wasn’t going to let him get what he wanted so soon, especially when the tournament wasn’t over yet.
Lin Xuan Qi went back home with the participant name list and he began to think about the odds for all the matches that he should set.
There were sixty-four participants for each group, and every match was a Sima Family member versus the other sects and clans.
He set the odds to be in favor of those that weren’t from the Sima Family, except for Lao Er and Ling Er.
The general perception of the Sima Family wasn’t good with what had happened with Jiao Shi, and for Lao Er and Ling Er, they were nobodies from an unknown sect.
That would give him an advantage to win the most out of these matches.