Chapter 206: Chapter 84: Spiritual Qi Organ and Academy Choice

"Powering ten Gale Seeds at once is my current limit."

At this very moment, Su Zhou was cultivating in the courtyard of the Shao family’s old estate in the suburbs.

Standing in the courtyard, he let out a soft cry, and gales erupted around him, shrouding him in a translucent suit of Gale Armor that blurred even his face.

The explosive power unleashed by ten Gale Seeds activating at once was enough to stop a car charging head-on at seventy miles per hour. The mere overflow of his Spiritual Power whipped the entire courtyard into a frenzy, and the branches of several trees thrashed wildly, as if in the grip of a typhoon.

"This is about the limit."

He exhaled and slowly retracted the Gale Armor. Stretching his arms, his expression turned serious. "Even for me, instantly activating the Spiritual Qi from ten Gale Seeds strains my meridians. Any more, and it would be like a flood bursting its banks, damaging my body."

"An ordinary person would have to activate them one by one. They’d need a ’transformation sequence’ before a fight, unable to unleash their full power in an instant."

At the Extraordinary Tier, the rate at which a Transcendent’s Spiritual Power increases far outpaces the strengthening of their physical body. This is, in fact, how the Extraordinary Tier got its name.

Even though Su Zhou’s body was nigh-perfect, his Talent for Spiritual Power was equally flawless. Scaled up proportionally, this same problem would still plague him.

The solution, however, wasn’t difficult—he just needed to form a Spiritual Power Organ, and all his problems would vanish.

’Hmm... Normally, forming a Spiritual Power Organ should be a gradual process. You have to slowly cultivate and temper your body, nourishing almost all your internal organs to their absolute limit before you can even try.’

’But with my perfect body, I can skip all that time-consuming drudgery. As long as I have enough Spiritual Power, I can succeed.’

He sat down cross-legged right where he was, ignoring the dirt on the ground. He took out the jade bottle gifted to him by the Daoist Saint, Zhang Qingyun, his gaze resolute. "Perfect. Now is the time to use it."

The name of the pill inside the jade bottle was the Five Thunders Qi Storage Pill.

The name came from the saying, "The Dao is silent; many words deplete one’s qi. Gather your qi to preserve your spirit; cherish your essence and love yourself." It was a secret Extraordinary Pill of Zhengyi Academy, refined from various rare Thunder-attribute Spiritual Materials.

And the effect of this Spirit Pill was precisely to help Thunder Attribute Cultivators "gather qi and preserve their spirit" in order to form an Extraordinary Organ. It could even slightly increase the user’s affinity for the Thunder Attribute.

Even without forming an Extraordinary Organ, it could still significantly boost one’s Spiritual Qi and Cultivation, saving many days of hard work.

’Zhang Qingyun himself is probably in the process of forming a Spiritual Power Organ, which is why he was carrying a Spirit Pill like this.’

’On the day of the physical exam, he must have seen my extremely high Talent and that I happened to be of the Thunder Attribute, so he simply gave me the pill.’

’The Daoist Saint is a good guy, no doubt, but even he probably couldn’t have guessed I’d progress this fast.’

’After advancing to the Extraordinary Tier, ordinary Cultivators need a long time to adapt to the rapid growth of their Soul and Spiritual Power. Trying to cultivate further before adapting is actually more harmful than beneficial.’

’I can guess what the Daoist Saint was thinking. He probably planned to wait until after my Holy Ascension Selection Test, once my Cultivation had stabilized, and then teach me a higher-tier Cultivation Technique through official channels. He didn’t want me to get overambitious, cultivate recklessly, and damage my Talent.’

’But I’m the epitome of "one fast step leads to every step being fast." I won’t be stopping on my path of Cultivation.’

Opening the jade bottle, a round, translucent Spirit Pill emitting a soft blue glow appeared before Su Zhou’s eyes.

The Spirit Pill was about the size of a person’s index finger. Though translucent, bright arcs of electricity flashed within it, making it look like a tiny plasma ball.

It had a peculiar smell, like the hiss of steam from a red-hot iron rod plunged into ice water, mixed with a faint, metallic tang.

"Yara, is there... a special way to take this pill?"

Su Zhou shouted to Yara, who was watching the news inside the house, "For example, like that Orbit before, do I need to set up an Array to help with absorption or something?"

Inside the old house, Yara, who was watching international news on the sofa, poked its head out and explained patiently, "In ancient times, Transcendents at the Extraordinary Tier had to hunt Demon Beasts and swallow their hearts or other organs raw. Or, they had to find various Spirit Plants, brew them into a Spirit Soup, and consume that to cultivate and advance."

"Why do you think those ancient rituals were replaced by the technology for Spirit Pills and Magic Potions? It’s because pills and potions make advancement simpler. Idiot-proof, even."

The implication was clear—pills were made to be taken directly.

’That made sense,’ Su Zhou thought. ’If there were special conditions for taking it, the Daoist Saint surely would have mentioned them before just handing the pill over.’ 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Oh, right."

Realizing the logic in that, Su Zhou popped the pill into his mouth and began to absorb its power.

The Five Thunders Qi Storage Pill was of the Extraordinary grade, and the Refiner’s technique was so exquisite that it might have been the Daoist Saint himself. The instant the pill entered Su Zhou’s mouth and touched his own Spiritual Qi, it dissolved into a cloud of pure Thunder Qi. It then began to follow the flow of his Spiritual Qi, moving wherever he willed it to go.

The Spirit Pill tasted awful, like flat Sprite mixed with a heavy dose of rust—both sweet and acrid. But its power was substantial. Su Zhou only needed to probe it for a moment to know that with the pill’s power combined with his own, he had more than enough to form his first Spiritual Qi Organ!