HLnovel Chapter 213 Sudden Change in Situation, Refining Failure
Chapter 213 Sudden Change in Situation, Refining Failure
Time flies, and four months have passed in the blink of an eye. The ancient kingdom has undergone a sudden change in its fortunes, and Longxi County has been trampled by the iron hooves of the Chu Kingdom, with the entire territory falling into enemy hands.
Surprisingly, the Ye family cultivators collectively defected to the Chu Kingdom, while the Guiyun Sect cultivators in Longxi County returned to the Guiyun Sect like weary birds returning to their nests.
The cultivators from the immortal cultivation families who had gone to provide support also fled back to their families like frightened birds.
After occupying Longxi Commandery, the State of Chu launched a fierce attack on Heshan Commandery without stopping.
However, this time they encountered fierce resistance from the entire forces of Heshan County. The Chu forces had already suffered heavy casualties when attacking Longxi County, and were forced to cease their operations after a few days.
The Su family, extremely anxious and like ants on a hot pan, sent a distress signal to the Xia family.
After much deliberation, the Xia family leadership resolutely decided to dispatch more than 50 Qi Refining cultivators from the Xia family, led by Xia Yuren, to march towards Heshan County like a surging torrent.
At the same time, the Xia family also promised the Su family that if the Chu Kingdom attacked Heshan County again, the Xia family would continue to provide support.
There is no other way now that things have come to this.
Longxi County, which borders Jinling County, has already fallen into enemy hands. If Heshan County is also captured, Jinling County will likely be the next to suffer.
Moreover, since the Su family allied with them, who could have predicted that the Chu Kingdom would attack Heshan County first, instead of the nearby Jinling County?
After six months of seclusion, Xia Yuhui finally stepped out of his cave.
Unfortunately, his efforts did not result in a successful breakthrough.
Over the past two and a half years, he has tried to break through the bottleneck more than ten times, like the Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains. However, the bottleneck remained as solid as a rock, unmoved, showing no signs of breakthrough.
In the end, a second-tier barrier-breaking pill refined by Xia Yuhua, like a sharp sword, cleaved through this seemingly unbreakable bottleneck, causing a crack to appear in it.
If he had a few more Breakthrough Pills, perhaps he could successfully break through. However, these Breakthrough Pills are like rare treasures, extremely precious, and cannot be refined at will.
Even though the Xia family was willing to spend a huge amount of money to search for materials in various counties, they still couldn't gather enough.
Left with no other choice, Xia Yuhui had to emerge from seclusion. Now, with a storm brewing, he needed to deal with some crucial matters.
After leaving the cave, he saw Xia Liangqing practicing a sword technique in the courtyard.
Furthermore, his swordsmanship was as swift as a storm, possessing considerable offensive power.
As Xia Yuhui watched, he became playful and with a wave of his hand, a wooden strip in the distance appeared in his hand instantly, as if by magic.
Immediately afterwards, he shot at Xia Liangqing like an arrow released from a bow.
Xia Liangqing noticed him at this moment and thought that Xia Yuhui must be testing him with this opportunity. So he directly raised his magic sword and went to meet him like a tiger descending the mountain.
As soon as they started fighting, Xia Liangqing was surprised to find that Xia Yuhui's speed and strength were on par with his own, which was obviously Xia Yuhui's intention.
He then felt relieved and began to proceed steadily and surely.
In the past few years of cultivation, he has been like an ascetic monk. Not only has his cultivation reached the fourth level of Qi Refining, but he has also learned a lot of various spells.
As for cultivation techniques, he chose alchemy and has already begun to lay a solid foundation. At this time, he has a thorough understanding of the appearance and effects of various medicinal herbs.
After fighting for a while, Xia Yuhui was somewhat surprised to find that the child was like a war god possessed. The long sword in his hand was not only flexible and free, like a dragon emerging from the sea, but it was also coordinated with his footwork, moving continuously like a ghost.
It can be said that Xia Yuhui did not have such strength at his age, which shows that Xia Yuqing had great talent in combat and magic.
Knowing his strength, Xia Yuhui also gradually improved his own strength, becoming as fast as lightning, as strong as Mount Tai, and as powerful as a torrent.
He stopped when he reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Xia Liangqing gradually felt immense pressure, as if he were being crushed by Mount Tai, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Previously in the Xia family academy, his combat strength was outstanding, and he usually crushed his peers.
However, when he encountered Xia Yuhui today, no matter how hard he fought, he was unable to pose a threat to Xia Yuhui.
After fighting for a while, Xia Yuhui raised his strength to the sixth level of Qi Refining.
Xia Liangqing also took out a defensive magic artifact from his storage bag. It was like an impenetrable wall, serving as both a defense and an attack. He also occasionally released some fire-type spells, like fire dragons soaring into the sky.
His greatest skill was the Fire Serpent Technique, which was exactly the same as Xia Yuhui's back then.
After some time, Xia Yuhui had already tested Xia Liangqing's true strength.
From then on, his strength and speed not only stopped increasing, but gradually receded like the tide, until he was no different from an ordinary third-level Qi Refining cultivator, and even slightly inferior to Xia Liangqing.
Seeing this scene, Xia Liangqing, whose pressure had suddenly eased, did not weaken his attacks in the slightest. Instead, his attacks became even more ferocious, and various killing moves appeared frequently.
However, this time Xia Yuhui used the same method as Xia Liangqing, and after a fierce battle, his divine sense had already figured out Xia Liangqing's moves, which is why he was able to use such a similar sword technique.
However, his swordsmanship was dozens of times better than Xia Liangqing's. He could not only easily block Xia Liangqing's attacks, but also seize his weaknesses at will during his attacks.
After finding nearly ten openings, Xia Yuhui no longer held back and struck him with a stick, sending him flying like a kite with a broken string.
"Two drawbacks: spells and attacks are like two parallel lines, with no coordination whatsoever, which leads to flaws when casting spells."
"The second drawback is that your attacks are too conventional. If you encounter a demonic cultivator, you will surely perish."
"Keep practicing! And make sure you're doing it in the right direction."
After saying that, he threw the stick like a shooting star and then sat steadily on a stone bench in the distance.
Xia Liangqing rubbed his back, which had been hit, wincing in pain. He struggled to his feet and continued practicing, his mind already racing with thoughts of how to overcome these two weaknesses.
Xia Yuhui watched quietly from the side, having already brewed a pot of fragrant tea.
Before long, Xia Yuhua floated in from outside the cave.
"Please have a seat, brother."
Xia Yuhua gracefully sat down, took a sip of tea, and then casually glanced at Xia Liangqing, who was practicing diligently.
He smiled slightly and said softly, "This young man is quite good, quite like me back in the day."
The two exchanged a smile. Xia Yuhui didn't expose their lie, but instead asked, "How was it? Did this attempt achieve its training effect?"
"I've got it! If I refine it again next time, I'll have a 40% chance of success. Alas, it's a pity that my talent is limited, and I've wasted that invaluable material."
More than a year ago, after receiving the materials from the Su family, Xia Yuhua began refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
However, things didn't go as planned, and he ultimately failed. This failure directly caused the Xia family to lose more than 40,000 spirit stones.
Moreover, these materials are so rare that they are practically nonexistent.
This truly dealt a heavy blow to the Xia family.
"It's alright. Materials are just external things. This was originally meant for you to practice with. Once I've settled the family affairs, I'll go directly to the Northern Frontier to hunt down a powerful demon."
"At that time, you can refine it again, and you will surely succeed immediately."