Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 155: The 7th Layer!

Chapter 155: Chapter 155: The 7th Layer!

"You!"

Upon hearing Mo Wangchen’s string of rebukes, Lin Qi’s face completely darkened.

"Slick-tongued little scoundrel, blatantly disrespecting an elder, an additional crime for you. If today I don’t capture and interrogate you, where would Yun Chu Academy’s dignity be?"

Having said that, Lin Qi coldly huffed, a glint of cold light flashing in his eyes. The next moment, a powerful aura burst forth from him, pressing down on Mo Wangchen with a suffocating force.

Feeling the pressure emanating from his adversary, Mo Wangchen’s expression slightly changed.

"Hmph!"

However, just at this moment, as Lin Qi was about to make his move and apprehend Mo Wangchen on the spot, a cold snort echoed throughout the area. The next instant, a figure stood in front of Mo Wangchen.

It was none other than the old man who presided over the Exotic Treasure Pavilion, Elder Xie!

With a sweep of his large sleeve, the oppressive aura that enveloped Mo Wangchen dissipated abruptly. Elder Xie’s gaze slightly narrowed, looking indifferently at Lin Qi, "As a Law Enforcement Elder of the Inner Court, to suppress a disciple in such a manner... Lin Qi, I’m afraid the face of an elder doesn’t look too good."

"Elder... Elder Xie?!"

Hearing Elder Xie’s indifferent words, Lin Qi was instantly startled. Although he was a Deacon Elder of the Inner Court, he clearly didn’t measure up in front of Elder Xie.

After all, Elder Xie held a special position, in charge of the critical Exotic Treasure Pavilion, and was different from the common elders. Even the Great Elder of the Inner Court had no authority to command Elder Xie, only someone of the Academy Head’s level had the proper qualifications!

What Lin Qi did not expect was that Elder Xie, who usually had no interest in the Academy’s conflicts, had now stepped forward to speak for Mo Wangchen.

Could it be that the two of them had already known each other?!

"Elder Xie, this young man has injured his peers. As the Deacon Elder of the Inner Court, I came to hold him accountable, yet he publicly opposed me..."

Thinking thus, Lin Qi frowned, silent for a moment, then could only force himself to speak.

However, before he could finish, Elder Xie waved his hand to interrupt him, "The one injured was your grandson Lin Wei, right?"

"You know very well what kind of person Lin Wei is, as his grandfather. I am quite clear about Mo Wangchen’s character; he never stirs up trouble on his own. Why he injured Lin Wei... surely, you also have some idea?"

Elder Xie spoke indifferently, his gaze directed at Lin Qi, "Let’s consider the matter settled, take it as a lesson for Lin Wei. Take him back and discipline him well."

"This..."

Hearing Elder Xie’s words, Lin Qi’s brows furrowed, evidently somewhat unwilling, but the other’s words had made his stance clear, intending to protect Mo Wangchen. If he still insisted on dealing with Mo Wangchen knowing this, it would undoubtedly mean a complete offense against Elder Xie.

After taking a deep breath, Lin Qi bowed to Elder Xie with his hands clasped, unwilling to pursue the matter further, and turned to leave with Lin Wei.

"Grandfather..."

Lin Wei called out softly, his gaze fixed on Mo Wangchen, clearly unwilling to leave the matter as it was.

"Let’s go!" Lin Qi snapped coldly, and the disciples of the Yun Chu Academy, unaware of Elder Xie’s power, followed him, but he was very clear about it.

Seeing his grandfather enraged, Lin Wei had nothing more to say. He glared fiercely at Mo Wangchen and then followed Lin Qi out of there.

"You boy, how come you always stir up trouble wherever you go?"

Only after Lin Qi and his company had left did Elder Xie approach Mo Wangchen.

Hearing his words, Mo Wangchen touched his nose and said somewhat awkwardly, "I don’t want to, but there are always some clueless guys who love to come looking for trouble with me. I can’t even escape it. This time, I’ve troubled Elder Xie to take action again..."

He remembered the last time, during his duel with Xiang Fei, Jun Feng came to cause trouble, and it was Elder Xie and the Great Elder Zhao Zhi who stood up to help him out.

"You and Jun Muqing’s matter, I’ve already heard about it, kid. Are you sure you can defeat Jun Muqing in a month?" Elder Xie asked curiously.

He naturally knew about Mo Wangchen possessing five Spirit Veins. Although such talent was unheard of even by him.

But to Elder Xie, overcoming Jun Muqing in just one short month wasn’t going to be an easy task.

"I do have some confidence..."

Mo Wangchen nodded in response, then sighed, "It’s just that now, after the breakthrough into the Spirit Transformation Realm, even with the aid of the Artifact Refining Tower, I can clearly feel that my cultivation progress has slowed down a lot."

"That’s only natural. Having become a warrior of the Spirit Transformation Realm, each breakthrough requires a full Spirit Sea of spiritual power before it can be achieved. Your Spirit Sea, formed by five Spirit Veins, is much stronger than your peers. But quite clearly, to break through, you need to absorb several times more spiritual power than an ordinary person!"

Elder Xie nodded and then paused before saying abruptly, "I could show you a way..."

"What?"

Mo Wangchen blinked, looking curious.

But he only saw Elder Xie smile mysteriously, his gaze shifting toward the nearby Artifact Refining Tower, "This tower has seven floors, and each floor contains different concentrations of spiritual power, the higher you go, the denser the spiritual power..."

"I do know that," Mo Wangchen nodded. Having entered the Artifact Refining Tower so many times, he was of course aware of this.

The seven layers of the Artifact Refining Tower required the expenditure of one Xuan Stone every two hours to cultivate on the first level, while the second level, with its denser spiritual power, only allowed for one hour of cultivation per Xuan Stone.

As for the third level, a Xuan Stone could only last for half an hour...

Mo Wangchen had been to the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors above the third level. These floors required the expenditure of a number of Xuan Stones, unlike the floors below!

"You’ve probably been to the sixth level, but I guess you haven’t set foot on the seventh level yet, have you?" Elder Xie said with a smile as he looked at Mo Wangchen.

"Does Elder Xie know how to gain entry to the seventh level?"

Mo Wangchen’s eyes lit up. He had always thought that only the Inner Court Disciples were allowed into that highest level, yet even after he became one, he had not learned how to enter it.

"To enter the seventh level, it costs a large number of Xuan Stones each time. Twenty Xuan Stones are needed for just an hour. If you want to go in, I could tell you how, but you’ll need to figure out how to get the Xuan Stones yourself," Elder Xie explained.

Then he paused for a moment before continuing, "Since you’ve made a life-and-death pledge with Jun Muqing, if you don’t cultivate in the seventh level, I fear you’ll have a hard time catching up to her. I don’t mind telling you that all this time, Jun Muqing has been cultivating above the seventh level!"

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