Lu Sheng had just gotten home when the doorbell rang.
"That was quick."
Lu Sheng was a bit surprised. He opened the door, and there stood Li Mo with a big smile on his face.
"Hey, old man, you..."
Lu Sheng's expression grew a bit strange.
Li Mo handed a box to Lu Sheng with a grin, "A side job, a side job!"
"Don't forget to give me a five-star rating!"
With that, Li Mo turned and left.
"This old man, doing so many jobs at his age, even more industrious than me..."
Watching Li Mo's back, Lu Sheng's mouth twitched slightly.
He finally closed the door, opened the box, and saw a bottle of blood-red pills beside a glass bottle containing a single dark-red pill.
"A bottle of Basic Qi Blood Pills, enough to cultivate my current realm to perfection. And the remaining Grade-1 Qi Blood Pill... for Breaking the Realm."
Lu Sheng's gaze was fervent as he stared at the Qi Blood Pills in the box.
He then called his class teacher Wang Zhen, asking for a one-day leave.
Leave requests were common in the school, after all, breakthroughs in cultivation often took a long time. Without asking much, Wang Zhen granted Lu Sheng's request.
"Today is Thursday, a day off tomorrow, followed by a two-day weekend. In these three days, I'll strive to reach the Qi Blood Realm, and then I can join the Elite Class."
Calculating silently, Lu Sheng opened the bottle of Basic Qi Blood Pills, took out a pill, and swallowed it without hesitation.
The pill dissolved in his throat, transforming into a stream of warmth that spread throughout his body.
Without wasting time, Lu Sheng immediately assumed the Longevity Posture at the perfection level.
Using the posture's power, he began refining the pill's energy.
[Cultivation Progress +1]
[Cultivation Progress +1]
[Cultivation Progress +1]
Soon, progress figures floated rapidly in front of Lu Sheng's eyes.
And so, he continued to refine the Basic Qi Blood Pills, using the perfected Longevity Posture to accelerate the process.
Two days passed by in a flash.
In his room, Lu Sheng struck the final pose of Longevity Posture, a warm stream of power coursing through his body, raising his internal temperature by several degrees.
The sensation was accompanied by an explosive force.
"Whew!"
Lu Sheng let out a long breath, opening his eyes.
"Finally, my progress is maxed out!"
He smiled, and with a thought, the system panel appeared.
[Name: Lu Sheng]
[Profession: Martial Artist]
[Realm: Pre-Martial Artist (100/100)]
[Longevity Posture: (100/100) LV1]
Now that his progress was maxed as a Pre-Martial Artist, it was time to Break the Realm.
Once successful, Lu Sheng would step into the realm of the Transcendent.
"The Basic Qi Blood Pills are finished, only the Grade-1 Qi Blood Pill remains."
He looked at the box containing the single unused Grade-1 Qi Blood Pill.
"Now... to Break the Realm!"
Lu Sheng sat on his bed, adjusting his state of mind.
As a Pre-Martial Artist at perfection, with a perfected Longevity Posture and the Grade-1 Qi Blood Pill, Lu Sheng saw no possibility of failure.
Although Grade-1 Qi Blood Pills were meant for Qi Blood Martial Artists, this one would still meet his needs, albeit being a bit too intense for a Pre-Martial Artist.
Moreover, there were better and gentler resources for Breaking the Realm, but they were expensive.
Lu Sheng couldn't afford them.
After careful consideration, he decided the Grade-1 Qi Blood Pill was the best alternative.
After a few hours of adjusting to his peak state, Lu Sheng took the Grade-1 Qi Blood Pill and swallowed it.
Instantly, a violent surge of Qi Blood Power spread throughout his body.
The intense energy raged through him, causing waves of sharp pain.
Lu Sheng's face shifted slightly. Despite anticipating the pill's fierce energy, enduring it was another matter.
Without hesitation, he assumed the Longevity Posture to neutralize the pill's energy.
Qi Blood Power flowed through him fiercely.
With the posture's neutralizing effect, Lu Sheng felt his body's cells come alive, frantically absorbing the energy.
The duration was uncertain, but Lu Sheng, holding the posture, suddenly trembled.
A powerful aura burst from him.
His eyes opened.
"I've reached the Qi Blood Realm!"
As his words fell, mighty Qi Blood Power swirled within him, exuding a formidable aura.
With a thought, the system panel reappeared.
[Name: Lu Sheng]
[Profession: Martial Artist]
[Realm: Qi Blood Realm (1/100)]
[Longevity Posture: (100/100)]
The realm description changed from Pre-Martial Artist to Qi Blood Realm.
This signified Lu Sheng's official entry into the Transcendent tier.
"Transcendent... finally, I've crossed into this realm!"
Lu Sheng's eyes sparkled with undisguised joy.
From obtaining the system panel to now, it had taken less than ten days to break through from a Pre-Martial Artist to the Qi Blood Realm—an incredible speed.
"I must admit, becoming a Transcendent and entering the Qi Blood Realm has significantly boosted my combat strength. I can probably exert hundreds of kilograms of force with a single punch now."
Feeling the immense energy within, Lu Sheng smacked his lips.
"Having become a Transcendent now, the next step is to join the Elite Class."
"Although being a Martial Artist is said to require the least resources—a field full of grind, with cultivation resources, progress is faster. With the system panel, I can surpass most Martial Artists!"
Lu Sheng murmured, his smile unwavering.
He glanced outside; the night had already enveloped Tianqi Star with scattered stars shimmering in the dark sky.
"I'll adjust my state, and tomorrow I'll ask my old class teacher about joining the Elite Class."
Lu Sheng smiled, consolidated his cultivation level, briefly washed up, and then went to bed.