Chapter 18

On the flat stone platform atop the Back Mountain, Xiao Ze’s breakthrough proceeded as naturally as water flowing into a channel. He swallowed vast amounts of natural energy, the mottled Dou Qi circulating through his meridians before surging into his lower abdomen. Such unrefined Dou Qi, once mixed with his own purified reserves, threatened to contaminate his inner strength. The sheer volume of this influx also posed a significant risk; a severe miscalculation could rupture his Dou Qi Whirlpool, causing his cultivation to plummet from the level of a Dou Zhe. Yet, as this mottled energy flooded in, the Dou Qi Whirlpool within Xiao Ze devoured it all without hesitation. His pale blue Dou Qi Whirlpool spun at high speed, creating a vortex that exerted a terrifying suction force. Every bit of energy entering the whirlpool—whether refined or mottled—was compressed with equal ruthlessness.