My Fiancée Broke Our Engagement for Her Best Friend, but I Awakened the Chaotic Divine Body - Chapter 4:

Chapter 4: Azure Dragon Battle Technique

Completely unaware of everything happening outside, Qin Xiu returned to his small room and retrieved a jade box from a hidden compartment beneath his bed.

“Father, the things you left me… I can finally put them to use.”

He gently wiped the dust off the jade box, his eyes full of anticipation. He had waited eighteen years for this day. Inside this box were the very treasures that made Yunxuerong and her mother green with envy.

Qin Xiu twisted the mechanism lock on the jade box. As it opened, a dazzling array of treasures was revealed—bottles of pills neatly arranged, over a dozen large-denomination banknotes, and most importantly, a cultivation technique.

Though he had peeked at them before out of curiosity, his feelings now were completely different.

“Mid-grade Profound-rank cultivation technique—Azure Dragon Battle Technique!”

In the cultivation world, techniques were divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Heaven was the highest, Yellow the lowest, and each rank was split into upper, middle, and lower grades.

As far as Qin Xiu knew, the Yun family’s core technique was only a mid-grade Yellow-rank technique. In the entire Lingqu City, only City Lord Ling Guhai cultivated a high-grade Yellow-rank technique. Even when the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Profound Sect accepted Yunxuerong as a personal disciple, the initiation gift was only a high-grade Yellow-rank martial skill.

“A cultivation technique determines one’s speed of cultivation and the strength of spiritual Qi. A difference of one grade, over time, creates a chasm.”

“Martial skills are even more decisive. A weaker skill stands no chance in front of a stronger one—it’ll be crushed outright, without a chance to retaliate.”

In addition to that, there was also a Universe Ring.

The Universe Ring contained an independent space, used to store magical items. In all of Lingqu City, only Ling Guhai had one—and his was a temporary loan from the Heavenly Profound Sect, not his own possession.

Qin Xiu immediately condensed a strand of spiritual Qi and imprinted his mark upon the ring. Instantly, he sensed the space within—it was nearly the size of his room, more than 10 square meters.

Qin Xiu was delighted. “Universe Rings are also ranked. I remember once when Ling Guhai went out to subdue demon beasts, he was wearing armor but still needed his attendant to carry parts of it.”

“That means his ring couldn’t even hold a full set of armor.”

“It seems Father had already paved the path of cultivation for me…”

Then, Qin Xiu picked up a bottle of spirit pills.

“This one contains Qi Refining Pills.”

Qi Refining Pills were greatly beneficial to cultivators of the Qi Refining Realm. The medicinal effects were gentle yet potent, directly increasing cultivation upon consumption.

Qin Xiu couldn’t help but recall how, years ago, his father had poured out a single pill from one of these bottles to give to Yunxuerong when she had just begun cultivating. She had been ecstatic. That small act of kindness back then had led to her current greed.

After all, spirit pills were extremely precious!

Though there were alchemists in Lingqu City, very few pills ever made it to the market.

Yes, in Lingqu City, only medicinal liquids were sold—never pills.

Even if pills appeared occasionally, it would only be one or two, and they couldn’t be bought with money—only exchanged for other valuable items.

And yet, his father had left him entire bottles!

“You reached the 6th stage Qi Refining Realm only because my father gave you so many pills.”

“You awakened your spirit body and turned against me? Then I don’t need your apology.”

Qin Xiu continued rummaging and was suddenly drawn to a handwritten scroll from his father.

“This is… a formula for spirit pills? And also notes on alchemy and refining techniques?”

Qin Xiu flipped through it in amazement. Could his father also refine pills?

Lingqu City had so few spirit pills precisely because there was only one alchemist—and he was an honored guest of the city lord.

That guest held an extremely prestigious position, and even Ling Guhai treated him with utmost respect.

On the first page of the scroll was the formula and refining method for Qi Refining Pills.

As he turned the pages, the pill types became more advanced, some of which he had never even heard of.

“The Fiery Radiance Spirit Pill? Three years ago, the Grand Preceptor of the Great Li Empire gave that pill as a birthday gift to the Emperor.”

“And it’s said he failed more than ten times before finally succeeding just in time. Yet here… there are tips for refining a supreme-grade version.”

Qin Xiu was stunned. It seemed his father’s hidden secrets were far greater than he had imagined!

After calming down, Qin Xiu took out a Qi Refining Pill and placed it into his mouth.

“Back then, only Yunxuerong benefited. I haven’t even had one myself.”

The pill’s vast medicinal energy dissolved inside him, refreshing him like sweet rain after a long drought.

But moments later, his previously excited expression turned into a frown.

“What’s going on?”

“Back then, Father gave Yunxuerong a single Qi Refining Pill, and it instantly pushed her into the 2nd stage Qi Refining Realm—with plenty of power to spare.”

But after taking one pill, he felt like his spiritual Qi had only increased by one-tenth.

He shook the bottle. It was sealed, and the pill’s efficacy hadn’t degraded.

Besides, what kind of pill would lose 90% of its efficacy?

Unwilling to accept this, Qin Xiu took three more Qi Refining Pills in succession.

The massive influx of spiritual Qi filled his body, yet he still felt far from breaking through.

Qin Xiu raised an eyebrow, finally realizing the true problem.

“It’s not the pill—it’s that my Chaotic Divine Body can contain ten times the spiritual Qi Yunxuerong could!”

The spiritual Qi from the Qi Refining Pills was partly used to nourish his meridians, while some was absorbed by the leaves of the Chaotic Divine Tree as they swayed. Only the remainder flowed into his dantian and transformed into that dazzling spiritual Qi.

Moreover, his meridians and dantian were extraordinarily tough and deep. If others were like a stream, his body was an ocean.

So a pill that would push a cultivator from 1st to 2nd stage Qi Refining Realm only filled one-tenth of his capacity.

Qin Xiu finally accepted this truth. “A powerful divine body comes at a price. No wonder Father made me nurture it with spirit treasures from a young age.”

“Ten pills it is, then.”

Though Qi Refining Pills were extremely rare, improving his strength was the priority now.

As he swallowed pill after pill, Qin Xiu could feel the spiritual Qi in his body grow increasingly immense.

Focusing his mind, he could even see the Chaotic Divine Tree glowing, its branches sprouting several translucent new buds. The entire tree seemed to grow taller by a few centimeters.

Over the course of the night, he consumed ten full Qi Refining Pills. As the morning sunlight spilled through the window, Qin Xiu abruptly opened his eyes.

The vast spiritual Qi made his handsome features even more extraordinary, with galaxies twinkling in his sharp gaze.

2nd stage Qi Refining Realm!

“Let’s see—with ten times the requirement of others, how much has my strength increased?”

Qin Xiu couldn’t wait. He stood up and struck out with a powerful punch.

The furniture in the room trembled violently, and the window burst open from the force of the punch.

1,000 kilograms of strength!

A gleam of joy appeared on Qin Xiu’s face. Just like when he first entered the Qi Refining Realm, each stage increase brought 500 kilograms more strength!

“Yunxuerong is at the 6th stage Qi Refining Realm and only has 600 kilograms of force. Even though the Water Radiance Spirit Body doesn’t enhance strength much…”

“But even a brute force type of spirit body wouldn’t reach 1,000 kilograms.”

“This divine body truly lives up to its name. Ten Qi Refining Pills—totally worth it!”