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"Uh, what on earth is this?!" Dugu Qianye asked with a face full of confusion.

"This should be Wood Qi," Hao Pengyou answered.

"Wood Qi? What’s that?" Dugu Qianye continued to ask.

Hao Pengyou shrugged and said, "I’m not very clear about it either. I just know it’s a cluster of green gas condensed together."

Lan Mei, who was behind, came forward and, upon seeing the Wood Qi, excitedly said, "This is really Wood Qi!"

"Lan Mei, do you know about Wood Qi?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Lan Mei nodded and said, "Wood Qi is a rather special existence among the forces of heaven and earth. We all know the basic spiritual elements consist of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—among these, the wood element is the most special. Since trees are living things, the wood-elemental spiritual energy also carries the breath of life. Wood Qi is the condensation of these life-rich spiritual energies. This type of spiritual energy is very pure, and its absorption can greatly enhance a Spiritual Master’s power. Some could even advance to the next level. However, Wood Qi requires a certain condensate to form, and depending on the condensate, the size of the resultant Wood Qi can vary. A cluster as large as this one, it’s unknown what the condensate inside is. Oh, and absorbing the condensate has the same effect."

When Lan Mei confirmed it was Wood Qi, Dugu Qianye no longer restrained the Vine Emperor. Once freed, the Vine Emperor happily extended its vines towards it. Then, with a pull, it completely enveloped itself in the Wood Qi.

"Master, master, it feels so comfortable inside! Come over quickly." The Vine Emperor rolled around contentedly inside and, though enjoying itself, did not forget its master.

"This area is all rocks; how did Wood Qi form instead of Earth Qi?" Dugu Qianye wondered while looking around the cavern.

"Only Wood-elemental spiritual energy can condense into Wood Qi; no other types can. That’s why I said Wood Qi is quite special," added Lan Mei.

Hao Pengyou went over for a closer look and said, "I can’t see what the condensate inside is."

Dugu Qianye, together with Lan Mei and Xiaohuo, also approached. Since Hao Pengyou wasn’t a Wood-element Spiritual Master, he couldn’t sense anything special, but as Dugu Qianye and the others got closer, they felt supremely comfortable, involuntarily relaxing.

"Master, you should absorb this Wood Qi!" said Lan Mei. It was just Dugu Qianye and Hao Pengyou there, and since Hao Pengyou wasn’t of the Wood element, for him to absorb it would be a waste of resources.

"Right, absorb it and let’s see what the condensate inside is," urged Hao Pengyou.

Dugu Qianye examined the Wood Qi and said, "If I were to absorb it, it would probably take a very long time."

"No matter, take your time to absorb it. I’ll meditate a bit or maybe get some sleep," Hao Pengyou said, yawning.

Dugu Qianye looked at the stones around her and said, "Senior Brother, your cultivation is metal spiritual power, isn’t it? Here..." she pointed at the multitude of stones and said, "There shouldn’t be much metal spiritual energy here, right?"

"Hehe, actually, I can also absorb earth spiritual energy," Hao Pengyou said. "I can still cultivate here just the same."

"You’re a dual-element spiritual master too?!" Dugu Qianye was shocked by Hao Pengyou’s words. He was also a dual-element spiritual master? Why had she never heard him mention this, nor seen him use earth spiritual power before?

"Yeah, but I don’t really use it. Even Senior Brother and the others don’t know I’m dual-element. Sometimes I forget I’m dual-element and when I remember, I’m too busy sleeping to tell them. Hehe." Hao Pengyou said, scratching the back of his head. Suddenly, he thought of something and exclaimed, "Ah! Little Junior Sister, you go on and absorb this first. After you’re done, we’ll see if there’s a way out from here. If there’s no passage, that hole we came in is so high and forbids flying, we’d be in big trouble."

Dugu Qianye also thought about the problem of leaving, but if there was no way out, the Vine Emperor could carry them out, so she wasn’t worried. She sat down cross-legged amidst the Wood Qi and, when she looked at Hao Pengyou, found that he had already brought out his bed.

"I knew you would choose to sleep!" Dugu Qianye thought to herself, then closed her eyes and began to absorb the Wood Qi.

Lan Mei and Xiaohuo also sat down to start cultivating, and the cave became quiet once again.

The Wood Qi became denser as Dugu Qianye absorbed it, the rich, almost liquid spiritual energy began to flow and spin around her, entering her body. Because everyone was either in cultivation or asleep, no one noticed a dazzling green light that flashed in the very center.

Dugu Qianye repeatedly drew the Wood Qi into her body, guided it into her Dantian, and then compressed it, making sure the vast amount of spiritual energy she absorbed didn’t result in an unstable foundation. Although this took longer, it avoided any negative consequences.

When about half of the Wood Qi was absorbed, Dugu Qianye felt her spiritual power was saturated and she could advance to the peak of Divine King, but thinking that it might be better to attempt the breakthrough all at once at the end, she kept suppressing it, waiting for the final release.

A month swiftly passed by, and during that time, Hao Pengyou woke up once, saw there was still plenty of Wood Qi left, and went back to sleep. While he was in the midst of sweet sleep, the light of advancement woke him up. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw Dugu Qianye advancing within a silver glow across from him.

Advancing from the Advanced Level of a Divine King to the Peak, and from the Peak to the Primary Level of a Divine Emperor scared Hao Pengyou so much he almost rolled off his bed. His freakish little junior sister was starting her monstrous journey again after a period of silence!

However, the most frightening thing was that Dugu Qianye did not stop after advancing to the Primary Level of a Divine Emperor. Her strength continued to climb, slowly yet persistently, and she even touched the threshold of the Intermediate Level of a Divine Emperor before finally stopping.

"Finally stopped, if she hadn’t, I would’ve had to go hit a wall," Hao Pengyou muttered softly as he lay limp on his bed.

Just as he finished speaking, Dugu Qianye’s strength began to rise again, determinedly surging to the Intermediate Level of a Divine Emperor before ceasing. Hao Pengyou watched in horror, accidentally biting his own tongue!

After Dugu Qianye completed her advancement, all the beasts from the Refining Demon Pot came out, appearing in their humanoid forms due to the limited space.

Upon their appearance, the beasts started to advance frenziedly. Lan Mei, being of the highest level, jumped straight to a Level 2 Divine Spiritual Beast. Xiaohuo became a Level 2 Divine Spiritual Beast, Qingluan advanced to a Level 9 Super Divine Beast, Xiaohei and Xiaojiu to Level 8 Super Divine Beasts, Xiaoyin to a Level 7 Super Divine Beast, Liehuo to a Level 6 Super Divine Beast, and Lan Yue to a Level 4 Divine Spiritual Beast. The Vine Emperor’s level wasn’t specific, but Hao Pengyou felt that its strength was definitely twice as powerful as before – maybe it was because it was a plant?

"Sister!" Xiaohuo, having advanced to a Divine Spiritual Beast, eagerly wanted to rush over, but was abruptly held back by Lan Mei beside her.