Thunder rumbled the sky and shook the forest, the sky darkened with heavy clouds rolling in as a downpour of rain erupted. The trees started to sway violently, as a surging wind blew through.
Dense spiritual Qi from the surrounding area all gathered toward one location and would ebb and flow like the tides with each of Tianyu's breaths.
The dark gray skies frequently alighted with streaks of lightning playfully dancing across them.
Tianyu, sat in the middle of his Pagoda could feel the storm as if he was one with it. It was like finding a part of himself that he didn't even know was missing.
His every breath caused the wind to whip back and forth, surging to and fro into a frenzy.
The longer the storm lasted, the stronger and more destructive it seemed. The ground could not absorb the rain fast enough, causing the forest floor to waterlog and flood. The wind was so strong it had started to pull trees from the ground. More and more lightning joined the dance in the sky, and the thunder was so deep it sounded as though the heavens were a growling beast, looking to devour the earth.
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Meanwhile, in the city.
The city was brought to a standstill. All of a sudden out of nowhere, a giant storm appeared over the forest outside of town. Rain poured from the sky all over the city, while the surging winds were causing havoc. The stools in the marketplace had been blown all over, gates and doors all across the city had been knocked through, and washing that was hanging out to dry was either ruined or missing. The streets started to gather streams of water which would build up more and more, causing damage to some properties.
Very few people had realized that the cause of this was a breakthrough and the ones who did had broken out into a cold sweat. The reason for this was simple. It was simply too big a phenomenon.
Most cultivators around, especially where they are, are in the Foundation Realm. There are some families around that have people in the True Qi Realm, and very few could even touch the Spiritual Embryo Realm. The reason the Qin Family could dominate the city is because they have a Spiritual Embryo Realm master.
This breakthrough was different. Nobody had caused such a large commotion with their breakthrough before. So the people who sensed this was a breakthrough were scared. They had assumed that there was a wandering master who chose this place to have a breakthrough. They all wanted to rush out and pay their respects to this mysterious master, but none dared to for fear of provoking a calamity.
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In the Qin Family.
The Elders had all sensed this breakthrough, and just like the others, assumed that this was a wandering master. They also wanted to curry favor with him and invite him to the Qin Family to build a good relationship, however, their blood soon ran like ice through their veins, when they heard what Qin Zhao Ren had said.
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With a complicated expression on his face, he only said three words as he was leaving. These three words shocked everyone in the room. "It's Qin Tianyu."
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On the mountain range not far from the forest.
An elder man had been sitting in a lotus position contemplating a story he had been told the previous day.
It seems his trouble-making granddaughter had snuck out with her friends and went to the forest down the mountain in order to grow stronger, but something went wrong. The girls had come under attack and faced a life-or-death situation. This is when a young man found and saved them and sheltered them until help arrived.
On the other hand, he had received a report from one of the sect guards which tells his perspective. When he received a distress call from one of the girls, he rushed out to the location and found them locked inside that same young man's Pagoda. He then attacked this young man to save the girls. To the guards' surprise, it seemed that this young man was the savior of these girls and that all three girls were safe. Unfortunately, he had already attacked the young man, who seemed to be very angry.
He had been sitting there thinking of what to do about this for a while. Many things went through his head during this time.
At first, he thought about sending the guard back to kill the young man. If he truly held a grudge against the sect for being attacked, he would snub this threat out early before he gained power.
Then he thought about just sending him a small compensation for his troubles. Some gold and a Recovery Pill for his injuries.
As he was thinking of what to do, it was at this moment that Tianyu started his breakthrough.
Wide-eyed in shock, he felt that the location where this breakthrough was happening was in the forest, the same place where that young man lived.
According to what the guard had reported, this young man was only at Peak Foundation Realm. This means if this is the phenomenon caused by advancing to the True Qi Realm, the potential of this young man was limitless.
He quickly called for the guard and a few moments later he appeared.
"Li Su, that young man from yesterday should still be in that forest," he finally decided on what he was going to do. "I have a task for you."
"Yes, sect master" Li Su obeyed, assuming his orders.
To the surprise of Li Su, those orders never came. "You are to go and pay him a visit and compensate him handsomely. Take some spirit jade and a technique manual. And you will also request an audience on my behalf!"
Shocked and confused he questioned his orders, unsure if he heard them correctly.
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Back in the forest, two hours had passed, and the storm was finally starting to die down.
Every breath Tianyu took filled him with power, his face looked more dignified, and his body more chiseled and sculpted. His aura made him feel more noble.
When he opened his eyes, thunder cracked again as lightning pierced through the clouds, splitting them apart and making way for the afternoon sun.
As with every breakthrough, his senses were once again heightened to a higher degree, and he could feel that he was much more powerful than before. As he is right now, he could easily kill 10 of him from before.
He felt much more in tune with the Qi flowing in his body, and the Qi in the atmosphere.
He looked over and saw the notifications from the system.
[Congratulations host for breaking through to the True Qi Realm!]
[You have gained the following:]
[1x Free Gacha Spin]
[2x Avatar Upgrade Token]
[1x Elemental Qi Manual]
[1x Mid-Level Technique Manual]
[1x Weapon Enchantment Token]
[1x Mid-Level Skill Manual]
[Your Soul Weapon has upgraded from Iron-Tier to Silver-Tier]
[The potency of your Venomous Needle Technique has increased]
[Unlocked from the system shop: Talismans]
He was very happy with his gains this time.
Going through the list, it seems that everything he received would be of great help to him.
He needed to wait to use both the avatar upgrade tokens, as he wanted to buy another exp-farming avatar and upgrade both together.
Knock, Knock, Knock.
Tianyu wasn't expecting anybody, but he also knew that he had just caused a rather large commotion. He decided to play it safe and probe with his spiritual Qi. Outside the door was a man on his own, holding a box in his hands. Tianyu couldn't sense anyone else around. Keeping his guard up, he went over and opened the door.
The person standing outside the door came as a bit of a surprise.
"Uncle Hao?"