Chapter 127: Chapter 126: I Haven’t Had Time to Set a Small Goal Yet

And at this moment.

Xu Lingjun couldn’t afford to think about anything else.

Quickly finishing dinner.

He returned to his room, sat cross-legged…

And began to slowly sort out the surging True Qi within his body.

Zhong Dawei somehow managed to get a set of the “Qiantian Gang Qi,” though clearly an incomplete version. All of his Qi Force was dispersed in his Qi Blood, and when Xu Lingjun also practiced the “Qiantian Gang Qi” and gathered it, he actually absorbed Zhong Dawei’s Qi Force into his own body.

It was pure Qi Force that hadn’t yet been cultivated into True Qi, but it was where True Qi was rooted.

The years of nourishing Spiritual Qi Liquid that Zhong Dawei had was indeed not for nothing…

Qi Force was not True Qi, nor did it carry any attributes. Naturally, it belonged to whoever’s body it entered.

As a result, Zhong Dawei’s courageous spirit ended up being completely for Xu Lingjun’s benefit.

The solid Qi Force was absorbed by the “Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique,” transforming into Xu Lingjun’s own True Qi.

With the influx of external Qi Force, combined with his own Qi Force, under compression, the speed of True Qi production was faster.

Very soon…

Within Xu Lingjun, a drop of True Qi resembling liquid gradually formed.

One drop, two drops, three drops…

Gradually converging into a thin stream.

True Qi took form.

True Transformation Realm.

“So, I broke through again?”

Xu Lingjun was a bit stunned, thinking to himself that he had just broken through to the late stage of Qi Gathering not long ago, and now he had broken through to the True Transformation Realm already?

This time, I hadn’t even set a small goal yet, and I’ve already achieved it?

But this True Transformation Realm seemed different from the normal True Transformation; inside his body, there was still Qi Force that hadn’t been converted into True Qi. Theoretically, it was still Qi Gathering, but the True Qi stream had emerged, which was True Transformation.

It should rather be called Half Step True Transformation…

Even though there was no such realm, undoubtedly, he had indeed already stepped into the True Transformation Realm.

Xu Lingjun suddenly understood why those realm settings were all about the First Layer, Second Layer, Third Layer up to Ninety-Ninth Layer. For the same realm, only three stages were set, and naturally, the breakthroughs would be slower.

But if there were a hundred or eighty stages set, breaking through a realm every couple of days, the cultivation would naturally be more motivating.

Hmm… It seems that the people of Blue Star still don’t understand the importance of breaking down goals.

One day, I must spread this knowledge.

Thinking about it.

Xu Lingjun slowly opened his eyes, clenched his fists, feeling the power contained within them, and nodded in satisfaction.

The gains were truly delightful.

The True Qi strength had increased by about 60%.

It seems I’ve gained additional Qi Force from Zhong Dawei, allowing me to enter True Transformation ahead of time. As a result, if I convert all the Qi Force, my pure True Qi strength might be much stronger than other martial artists of the same level.

After all, others cultivate Qi Force over nine years of Body Forging.

While mine probably took eighteen years…

Fine, Zhong Dawei’s case is exaggerated. So, it’s roughly fourteen years.

If I’m in this state during the assessment, maybe my score could improve substantially.

But thinking about the previous assessment, something’s off… This kind of assessment is not about strength anymore; it’s still about overall competence. Even if I improve another realm, I may not necessarily get a higher score.

He lowered his head to look at his phone.

He broke through a realm.

Yet time seemed barely consumed.

But in this short span, there were already dozens of messages on the phone.

Clearly, the news of him winning the top spot in the martial test had spread.

Others might not know, but in Qingzhou City, currently undergoing reconstruction, such encouraging news was especially needed.

It’s said Qingzhou City’s City Lord, Yue Jinyan, has expressed a desire to apply for additional points on behalf of the disaster-stricken city, to add glory to him.

Zhou Qing sent a message, praising Xu Lingjun for doing well, not disappointing his teachings, encouraging him to do his best in the literature test tomorrow, and if he could get admitted into Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, they would all be proud of him.

Feng Zhichen praised Xu Lingjun for not neglecting his cultivation over the past two months. He also mentioned that the Pavilion Master of West Origin Martial Mansion was his junior and had contacted him just to commend Xu Lingjun, indicating that not only Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, but even the other martial mansions were viewing Xu Lingjun differently.

Even Ji Roufeng from the distant Sun and Moon Bright Sect sent a message congratulating him on winning the top spot in Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion.

Li Lei seemed finally able to hold a phone, sent a message realizing Xu Lingjun hadn’t answered, then sent a message saying, “Dad, good luck.”

This kid… appreciates the kindness.

And Sun Lingli too.

She humbly expressed, “Xu Tongxue, you are really outstanding. I’m so awed by you. I only scored 698 points, far less excellent than you, but I’ll never let you down…”

So, young lady, what exactly do I expect from you, please clarify. Every day being so vague leaves me quite passive.

Of course, there were also tons of comforting messages from Xu Lingjun’s female classmates.

“Xu Tongxue, don’t be discouraged; you will definitely improve.”

“Xu Tongxue, you are the best in our hearts forever.”

“Xu Tongxue, we support you; you can bounce back. Just practice more, and naturally, you’ll become much stronger.”

And they embarrassingly added a cute blushing emoji.

Xu Lingjun was even more bewildered.

I’ve scored over 800, yet listening to these classmates, it seems they are still not quite satisfied with me… All encouragement and no praise.

He picked up his phone, replying to each message.

Replying to Zhou Qing, he expressed that he’d strive harder, never failing his teacher’s expectations. Teacher Zhou is a good teacher; his joy is genuine joy.

He specially called Feng Zhichen to report his safety, as a sign of respect for an elder.

Sent a cheering emoji to Sun Lingli; her martial arts academic credit is naturally good, but with the literatures standard raised by twenty points, it seemed a bit risky for Sun Lingli, so encouragement was appropriate.

As for Ji Roufeng, he just replied with a smile emoji but added a few more words after thinking.

His brother was still in her hands… Xu Lingjun felt like a parent dealing with a kindergarten teacher’s message, reluctant but forced to respond, cautiously ensuring not to offend and cause his child to suffer.

As for the female classmates.

He replied to each with a smile emoji.

Finally, he called Li Lei… on his end, he seemed just to have fallen asleep, sounding quite exhausted.

As he explained, he was now a Qi Gathering Martial Artist, training in a Legendary Level Technique, making significant progress, and after three months, there was considerable hope for transitioning into an Inner Sect Disciple.

Guo Zheng over on this side had an 80 to 90% chance of getting into Central City Martial Mansion, and Li Lei’s progress was commendable… this was fairly acceptable for himself too.

In merely a few months.

The three brothers were heading in different directions, yet each had a promising path.

Recalling the nostalgic past, both marveled, then swiftly quarreled over various past petty matters.

But no matter what, the brother reclaimed his phone, and Guo Zheng was relieved too…

At last, no more fighting AI for first victory every day.

After finishing replying the messages.

It was already late at night.

Xu Lingjun initially intended to take another shower but found that despite the breakthrough, there wasn’t much impurity… novels were indeed deceptive.

He decided to skip the shower.

And fell into bed to sleep directly…

Tomorrow, there was still the literature test.

In some sense, the literature test was not as important as the martial test.

But in terms of difficulty…

The literature test was perhaps harder than the martial test.

He soon fell into a deep sleep.

And at this moment.

In the hotel.

A girl, having just bathed, in a pure white bathrobe, with slightly damp hair, appeared somewhat less sharp but a bit more homely.

She sat upright nervously.

Listening to the stern words of an elderly woman on the other side of the video.

“So, did you get second place in this martial test?”

Li Jingjun spoke softly, “Yes, Grandma.”

“I watched the test footage, although you were leading the whole time, in fact, your lead was merely due to the family’s nurturing. In terms of talent, that Xu Lingjun consistently performed better than you.”

“I’m sorry, Grandma.”

“No need to say sorry. With the Li family’s initial cooperation with Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, you brought back a second-place ranking. Now, it seems the entire Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion might look down on my Li family.”

The woman on the opposite side said coldly, “After returning, you’ll take thirty salt whips, and henceforth, two hours will be deducted from your daily rest for cultivation.”

Upon hearing ‘salt whip,’

Li Jingjun couldn’t help but tremble slightly.

She held her breath and nodded, “Yes, I understand.”

“You know what to do in tomorrow’s literature test, right?”

“I will get the highest overall score.”

“If you don’t, it will only prove that you are too indulgent, and at that time, you know the kind of punishment awaiting.”

“Yes, I will get the top score.”

Upon hearing this, Li Jingjun remained silent for a moment, then said firmly.