Cultivating Immortality, One Wish a Day - Chapter 7 - Unveiling in Five Days

“Swoosh!”

“Swoosh!”

Chen Fan, holding his treasured sword, swung it like a phantom.

A faint purple light was discernible.

In the next moment, an apple he flung into the air was effortlessly sliced in half by his sword.

Before the apple could land, he swiftly struck downward again.

Following that, he skillfully caught the two halves of the airborne apple with his sword.

“I’ve finally reached the Qi-Manipulating realm,” he exclaimed with excitement.

Warriors in this realm could utilize internal qi to enhance their abilities, making each move significantly more potent.

Under normal circumstances, a Qi-Manipulating realm warrior with decent combat experience could easily defeat 2 or 3 Qi-Nurturing realm warriors. A powerful Qi-Manipulating realm warrior might even contend with 5 or 6 Qi-Nurturing realm warriors.

“Now, I can try learning some light-footed techniques and other martial skills,” Chen Fan pondered.

At this point, he only mastered the Purple Extreme Sword Technique, a rather basic technique that didn’t provide a substantial boost in combat.

However, higher-level martial skills were no longer available at the Purple Extreme Martial Hall, necessitating him to explore other options.

“But… if I switch to another martial hall now, my true strength will be exposed,” Chen Fan contemplated.

His cultivation speed was remarkably fast. Normally, a warrior with superior aptitude would require a year to break through from the Q-Nurturing realm to the Qi-Manipulating realm. Yet, he achieved it in just ten months. For a man in his thirties to progress at such a pace was abnormal.

“Take it one step at a time,” Chen Fan shook his head.

…

“Resources…”

Three days later, Chen Fan, after consuming the last packet of Tenfold Replenishing Soup, furrowed his brows.

After the breakthrough in cultivation, his resource consumption had increased significantly. Even five packets of Tenfold Replenishing Soup a day were not sufficient for him.

He had money, but the issue was that even with money, he couldn’t buy that much replenishing material.

As for making wishes…

“If the Triple Yang Fire Stove is beneficial to me, I wish for continuous wishes. Specify how long it will take to obtain it without any danger,” Chen Fan finally made up his mind.

He planned to temporarily halt the improvement of his warrior aptitude and spend some time obtaining the coveted Triple Yang Fire Stove, an item sought after by many warriors. 

“Five days…”

Suddenly, right after Chen Fan made his wish, a message appeared in his mind.

To his surprise, the guidance from the Wish Pearl indicated that he only needed to make consecutive wishes for five days to obtain the Triple Yang Fire Stove.

And there was no danger involved.

“How is this possible…”

Chen Fan found it unbelievable.

He felt that there were two possible explanations for this situation.

Firstly, the Triple Yang Fire Stove might not be as precious as he had imagined.

Secondly, he might not have fully understood the mechanism of the Wish Pearl.

“Could it be that when I make a wish through the Wish Pearl, it assesses the difficulty of obtaining the desired item rather than the actual value of the item itself?”

A realization dawned on Chen Fan.

If this were the case, he would have more flexibility in using the Wish Pearl in the future.

“Going too far!”

The next day, Chen Fan once again arrived at the Purple Extreme Martial Hall.

However, as soon as he arrived at the martial hall, he saw the hall’s owner, He Yitong, glaring angrily at the opposite door.

“Blood Blade Martial Hall…”

Chen Fan turned his head.

He glanced at the opposite side where a new martial hall had opened.

He furrowed his brows.

It had been a few days since he last visited the martial hall.

But he had heard about this Blood Blade Martial Hall.

Reportedly, the Blood Blade Martial Hall was an influence in Qingyang County.

However, it was unclear what the Blood Blade Martial Hall was thinking. They had surprisingly moved their martial hall from Qingyang County to White Stone City when the Triple Yang Fire Stove appeared.

“Junior Sister Xiaoyun…”

Chen Fan quietly asked He Yun about what had happened.

During this period, the Blood Blade Martial Hall had opened branches everywhere, almost monopolizing the areas across from various martial halls in White Stone City.

So He Yitong’s anger was apparently not just about that.

“It’s Qi Qiang. He defected to the Blood Blade Martial Hall, cultivated the Blood Cloud Blade Technique, and broke through to the Condensation Realm. After the breakthrough, he accused my grandfather of misleading him and took more than a dozen disciples with him, defecting to the Blood Blade Martial Hall.”

He Yun spoke in a low voice.

The Purple Extreme Martial Hall originally had just over twenty people, and now they had lost more than half.

“Qi Qiang?”

Chen Fan was somewhat surprised.

He knew this person.

“This person is one of the five Qi-Manipulating realm warriors from the Purple Extreme Martial Hall.

About six months ago, Qi Qiang started attempting to break through to the Condensation Realm but had been unsuccessful until now.

Unexpectedly, he defected to the Blood Blade Martial Hall.

“Chen Fan.”

At this moment, a group of people walked out from the Blood Blade Martial Hall.

Leading them was Qi Qiang.

He looked at Chen Fan and spoke, “I believe you know what has happened. Are you interested in joining the Blood Blade Martial Hall with us?”

“Sorry.”

Chen Fan frowned, “I don’t enjoy violence. I’ll pass.”

The Blood Blade Martial Hall is not a conventional martial hall. All disciples who join must obey orders and cannot betray the hall.

“Don’t regret it.”

Qi Qiang said indifferently.

He didn’t really value Chen Fan, asking him only because Chen Fan had money.

After saying this, he left with his group, not sparing a glance at He Yitong and He Yun.

“Qi Qiang!”

On the side, He Yun watched Qi Qiang leave, grinding her teeth in frustration.

She wished she could charge forward and settle things with Qi Qiang.

“Alright, it’s not worth getting angry over someone like him.”

Chen Fan patted He Yun on the shoulder.

From what he knew, Qi Qiang was not an ordinary disciple of the Purple Extreme Martial Hall. He was officially accepted as a direct disciple, which meant he received the true teachings of the martial hall. Being a true disciple not only meant free martial arts training but also support in terms of resources from the martial hall.

In this world, ordinary martial hall disciples could switch to other halls without any issues. However, it was different for true disciples. But not only did Qi Qiang switch to the Blood Blade Martial Hall, he accused He Yitong of misleading him and took more than a dozen disciples with him, defecting to the Blood Blade Martial Hall – a bit too much.

“Coming for more Tenfold Replenishing Soup?”

He Yun looked at Chen Fan.

“Just so.”

Chen Fan smiled.

“Then I’ll give you another thirty packs.”

“Be more frugal this time.”

“And don’t sell them to others. Our martial hall’s reserves are limited.”

He Yun advised Chen Fan.

“Sure, won’t sell them this time.”

Chen Fan nodded.

Afterward, he took the thirty packs of Tenfold Replenishing Soup from He Yun and left.

Before leaving, he glanced at the Blood Blade Martial Hall.

Rumors had it that the Blood Blade Martial Hall had more than one innate realm warrior.

Even forces like the Black Tiger Gang and the Scarlet Blood Gang had to treat it cautiously.

However, he couldn’t do much about it even if he found them disagreeable.

“I wish that I can obtain the Triple Yang Fire Stove in the shortest time possible without any danger!”

Approaching dawn, after consuming five pots of Tenfold Replenishing Soup and feeling a slight improvement in his cultivation, Chen Fan finally made the wish he had been holding onto all day.