He lost so easily.
"Friend, good magic tool, good strategy!"
The good magic tool referred to was the Fire Tip Spear.
And by the good strategy, he meant the way Luo Chen continuously disrupted his Ascendant Grade Flying Sword with the Jade Marrow Waste Bead.
Luo Chen made a slight bow, smiled faintly, and then lightly flew off the Dao Debate Platform.
However, once he left the array, the cheers he heard did not resemble the tumultuous applause he expected, but rather scattered curses.
"Fraud match!"
"How does a Seventh Level Qi Refinement Cultivator win over an Eighth Level Qi Refinement Cultivator?"
"Fraud match, give back my Spirit Stones!"
"Why did it end so quickly? Unfulfilling."
"Not even bloodshed in this match. Huang Bin conceded way too easily."
"Could that Murong Yuan be arranged by the Sword Pavilion? He won so easily, I can’t help but suspect it’s a rigged match."
Luo Chen’s face was stiff.
After he had entered the Underground Palace, he couldn’t help but curse.
Betrayal should be damned!
Shouldn’t they be cheering for me after such a splendid start?
When he returned to the Underground Palace, a Sword Pavilion Cultivator sent him his prize.
The entry fee of ten Spirit Stones, along with a Lower Grade Magic Tool.
"No elixir?"
The cultivator waved his hand, "This magic tool is the bet you both wagered before the match. The elixir reward, however, is only granted to those ranking in the top few at the end of the month."
Seeing Luo Chen’s disappointment, he laughed, "Actually, after the match is over, you can continue to cultivate in the Underground Palace’s Quiet Room until we seal the mountain tonight."
It should be considered as a hidden benefit.
However, Luo Chen didn’t care, and he left the Dao Debate Platform and went outside.
Zeng Wen, along with his female companion, was already waiting for him.
"Sure enough, you’re the man I’ve set my sights upon! Just like my first time on stage, you defeated your enemy with style."
The female companion beside him, with her peach blossom eyes, gazed admiringly at Zeng Wen as she smiled.
Luo Chen took a deep breath and decided to let go of the memory of Zeng Wen being beaten with his face turning pale, and his Spirit Power being almost completely depleted.
Knowing that Zeng Wen needed to go collect his betting proceeds, Luo Chen didn’t accompany him and directly returned home.
Upon closing the door, he activated his Longevity Technique, all the while being mindful of his own state.
"I didn’t notice it before. Now I realize that every fight indeed produces Pure Spirit Power benefits."
He could feel that as his Spirit Power gradually returned, it seemed slightly purer than before.
This purification didn’t seem to stem from any cultivation technique, but rather from changes in the internal environment of the body.
Every time a Qi Refinement Cultivator broke through a small realm, it would cause his Dantian to expand, storing more Spirit Power.
However, as he reached the late stage of Qi Refinement, his physique would almost start to consolidate, and only after Foundation Establishment would it grow once again.
Under the premise of a fixed Dantian, the continuously growing Spirit Power could not be accommodated.
Therefore, the body would passively compress and purify the Spirit Power, eventually leading to a purer Spirit Power than before.
"But the effects of this purification are so weak?"
Luo Chen frowned.
If he were to continue fighting like this, when would he be able to purify his Spirit Power to the perfect state needed to make a Foundation Establishment breakthrough?
Luo Chen somewhat understood why Rogue Cultivators never underwent this process at the Seventh Level of Qi Refinement.
The reason was simple, at the Seventh Level of Qi Refinement, there was still a lot of room to increase the capacity of Spirit Power.
The passive compression and purification were too weak.
Even in a fight, the output and recovery of Spirit Power could result in a deficit, thereby affecting cultivation.
Only at the Ninth Level of Qi Refinement, or even at the point of Finalization, would the efficiency of purifying Spirit Power be maximized.
"It seems that I cannot rely solely on fights."
Luo Chen’s gaze rested on his Attribute Panel.
The proficiency of his Longevity Technique was gradually nearing Finalization.
The Grandmaster Level Longevity Technique already has the effect of automatically recuperating and unblocking meridians.
Once it reached Finalization, it might be able to cover the drawbacks of purifying Spirit Power.
The reason for Luo Chen’s guess was simple.
Because Mi Shuhua had said that the Longevity Technique was based on the Medicine King Sect’s Evergreen Sutra, which also possessed similar functions.
However, the Great Sect, faced with low-level cultivation techniques, simplified them time and again.
Other than Qi Refinement, many special uses were deleted.
But Luo Chen had already prepared for it.
Even if the Finalized Longevity Technique didn’t have similar functions, he wouldn’t mind polishing himself for a prolonged period after Qi Refinement Finalization.