Through the previous test, Du Tianle discovered.
Excluding the initial four years spent Guiding Qi into the Body.
The first layer consumed one year of Lifespan.
The second layer consumed two years.
The third layer consumed three years.
And so on.
To cultivate to the tenth layer, Great Perfection of Qi Refining.
It would still require forty years of Lifespan.
Compared to a Lifespan reaching thousands of years, this was merely a drop in the ocean.
【Deduction Begins!】
【After a short rest, you continue to cultivate diligently!】
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【Sixth Year, you successfully advance to the sixth layer of the Qi Refining Stage.】
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【Thirteenth Year, you become a late-stage Qi Refining Cultivator, and your cultivation has greatly increased.】
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【Twenty-first Year, Qi Refining Stage Eighth Layer.】
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【Thirtieth Year, Qi Refining Stage Ninth Layer.】
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【Fortieth Year, Great Perfection of Qi Refining.】
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Just as Du Tianle was preparing to end this infusion.
The System's subsequent deduction left him dumbfounded.
【Forty-first Year, after Great Perfection of Qi Refining, to stabilize your Realm, you continue to cultivate diligently.】
【You discover that the tenth layer might not be the limit of the Qi Refining Stage!】
What does that mean?
Isn't the Great Perfection of Qi Refining at the tenth layer universally acknowledged in the cultivation world?
Du Tianle was filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Could it be that this forced infusion can actually break the limit?
Why not give it a try?
Having made up his mind, Du Tianle rallied his spirits and continued to infuse Lifespan.
【Deduction Begins!】
【First Year, you feel you should walk a path no predecessor has trodden, so you continue to cultivate diligently.】
【As Time passes, the scale of your Sea of Qi continues to expand, and the Mana in your Dantian becomes increasingly abundant.】
【Eleventh Year, you successfully advance to the eleventh layer of Qi Refining.】
【You have broken the limit, and your Mana has increased by twenty percent compared to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.】
【You are overjoyed; the more Mana, the thicker the Foundation, and consequently, the stronger the combat power.】
【You make a decision that goes against all ancestors—to continue cultivating diligently!】
【Twenty-third Year, Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Layer.】
【Your Mana has increased by another twenty percent compared to the eleventh layer.】
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【Thirty-sixth Year, Qi Refining Stage Thirteenth Layer.】
【Mana continues to increase by twenty percent.】
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【You refuse to believe it and are determined to see how many layers this basic Cultivation Method can reach.】
【You intensify the rigor of your diligent cultivation!】
【Hundredth Year……】
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【Two Hundredth Year……】
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【Three Hundredth Year……】
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【Four Hundred and Tenth Year, Qi Refining Stage Thirtieth Layer!】
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Du Tianle had no choice but to stop the infusion.
He had already muttered "Damn it" countless times.
Who the hell cultivates in the Qi Refining Stage for over four hundred years!
Adding the initial sixty years, it was nearly five hundred years!
This was too terrifying.
Could it be like in the online novels from his past life, where one has to cultivate to the ninety-nine hundred and ninety-ninth layer of Qi Refining?
Isn't that nonsense?
Anyone who frequently cultivates immortality knows this is impossible.
The Mana cultivated in the Qi Refining Stage.
After Foundation Establishment, it is called True Essence.
After breaking the core to form an infant, it becomes Spiritual Power.
The difference between them.
Is like the difference between wood fuel, fossil fuels, and nuclear power.
The gap is too vast.
Furthermore, cultivating immortality is like building a skyscraper, aiming for Ascension to the Immortal Realm.
The more solid the foundation is laid, the higher the building can be constructed.
But if one only lays the foundation and doesn't build upwards.
No matter how solid the foundation, it remains just a bungalow.
Du Tianle was worried sick.
Where exactly did the problem lie?
Was the System causing trouble? Or did this violent infusion lead to mutation?
Huh, could it be the Cultivating All Five Elements Simultaneously?
People in this world who cultivate immortality mostly choose one Spiritual Root attribute to cultivate.
Nothing more than Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, or Earth.
A very small number of those with exceptional talent cultivate Yin Yang, Wind, Thunder, and so on.
Right, when he first started cultivating, the System specifically reminded him whether he wanted to cultivate all five elements simultaneously.
If the System specifically reminds you, it must not be simple.
For single-attribute cultivation, the Qi Refining Perfection is ten layers.
But he was Cultivating All Five Elements Simultaneously.
Does that mean his Qi Refining Stage limit is five times—fifty layers?
As the saying goes: The Great Dao has fifty, Heaven derives forty-nine.
It is reasonable and logical!
Thinking of this, Du Tianle felt slightly relieved.
As long as there is an end point, it's fine.
But then another tricky problem arose.
According to the pattern, if nothing unexpected happens, cultivating to the 50th layer would require consuming at least 1250 years of Lifespan.
He didn't have enough Lifespan, short by over 300 years.
Should he just endure for another year?
Du Tianle thought about it and decided to put it aside for now, seeing how things developed later.
Of course, this wasn't without its benefits.
After the tenth layer of Qi Refining, each subsequent layer increased Mana by about ten percent.
Seven or eight layers could double it.
Up to the current 30th layer, his Mana far surpassed that of ordinary Great Perfection of Qi Refining Cultivators.
If he could truly reach the 50th layer, he would possess a hundred times the Mana of ordinary Cultivators.
Being invincible at the Same Rank would be effortless.
Even killing enemies across Realms would not be out of the question.
After all, if the engine is built large enough, one might even be able to contend with nuclear power!
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Pausing the Minor Five Elements Qi Refining Art《, Du Tianle looked at the other two Cultivation Methods.
One was Basic Spell Technique《, and the other was Sword Control Art《.
After some thought, he opened the Sword Control Art《 first.
Sword Riding Azure Nether, exterminating demons between Heaven and Earth!
Which young man in the Dragon Country didn't have a dream of Sword flight?
He still couldn't understand it, but that was fine.
【Consume Lifespan to Record Cultivation Method?】
【You consumed 1 year of Lifespan and successfully recorded the Sword Control Art《!】
Cultivation Method: Sword Control Art（Not Yet Initiated）
As Lifespan was consumed, the contents of the Sword Control Art also surfaced in his mind.
Du Tianle carefully pondered it and sighed with regret.
Sword flight required advancing past Foundation Establishment, transforming the Mana within the body into True Essence.
In the Qi Refining Stage, one could only use Qi to control the sword, attacking enemies within a hundred *zhang*.
Du Tianle closed his eyes again and began infusing Lifespan into the Sword Control Art《.
【Deduction Begins!】
【First Year, relying on the exceptionally abundant Mana in your body, you quickly mastered the Method of the Sword Control Art.】
【Second Year, with continuous practice, your Sword Control Art gradually changed from clumsy to proficient.】
【Sword Control Art《, Initiated!】
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【Fifth Year, diligence leads to progress; your Sword Control ability has greatly improved.】
【Sword Control Art《, Minor Accomplishment!】
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【Tenth Year……】
【Sword Control Art《, Major Accomplishment!】
【Thirtieth Year……】
【Sword Control Art《, Perfection!】
【Thirty years of diligent cultivation, and in your heart, there was nothing but 'sword'.】
【You vaguely feel that the Perfection Realm of the Sword Control Art《 might not be the limit.】
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Du Tianle almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Could this also be a huge pit like the Qi Refining Art?
Damn it, are you trying to let people live or not?
Speechlessly, he picked up the Long Sword beside him.
The swords distributed to entry-level disciples were all forged from Cold Iron.
In the Mortal World, they might be divine weapons.
But in the cultivation world, they were ordinary and unremarkable.
Forget engraving offensive Formation Arrays, they didn't even have a single Restriction.
They didn't even qualify as the lowest-grade Magic Tool.
Their only advantage was: cheap and durable.
Du Tianle's heart stirred.
The Long Sword in his hand shot out abruptly, turning into a streak of cold light.
It flew up and down in the small quiet room.
The trailing cold glints and Phantoms intertwined, weaving layers of Sword Net.
It couldn't be described as moving as if it were his own arm.
It could only be described as being perfectly controlled.
He formed a hand seal and recalled the sword.
The Cold Iron Sword returned to its Scabbard like a bird returning to its nest.
It only emitted a faint, crisp sound.
The feeling of flowing water and smooth clouds, the main characteristic was one word—
Cool!
So cool it was almost flirtatious.
Paired with this body, it was no less outstanding than the appearance of you, Esteemed Readers.
Tsk, just thinking about it was exciting.
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