As time passed, Wang Ming had been strolling for a while. Since his room was already prepared, he led Xiao Li there.
"Lier, you are now at Dou Zhi Qi Stage Nine. I just observed you, and your current state is excellent. Having just fought with your clansmen, your spirit, Qi, and essence are all at their Peak. First, Cultivate Dou Zhi Qi in place for half an hour to recover.
Then, take the Qi Gathering Powder to condense your Dou Zhi Qi vortex and become a Dou Practitioner."
Wang Ming took out a jade bottle from his storage ring, which contained the Qi Gathering Powder.
Xiao Li cupped his hands to Wang Ming, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began to Cultivate Dou Zhi Qi, adjusting his state to its Peak.
Half an hour later,
Xiao Li slowly opened his eyes. Wang Ming, who had been sitting in a chair watching Xiao Li Cultivate for half an hour, saw him finish and handed him the jade bottle.
Xiao Li took the jade bottle: "Thank you, Teacher."
Wang Ming stroked his beard: "Between master and Disciple, why speak such words? Does it not create distance?"
"This Disciple was being sentimental. Teacher, I am about to Breakthrough to a Dou Practitioner." Xiao Li scratched his cheek, a little embarrassed.
"Mm."
Xiao Li opened the jade bottle, tilting the mouth slightly, and a Elixir, the size of a Dragon's eye with alternating blue and green colors, rolled out.
Looking at this smooth and full Qi Gathering Powder, Xiao Li's heart was filled with joy. He was finally taking a Elixir, and a fourth-grade one at that.
Xiao Li inhaled the refreshing and unique fragrance, licked his lips, and without further hesitation, popped it into his mouth.
As the Qi Gathering Powder entered his mouth, a faint coolness spread, and moments later, a warm, pure energy surged directly from his mouth into his body, causing Xiao Li's body to tremble violently.
Xiao Li immediately formed the hand seals for absorbing Dou Zhi Qi, his breathing gradually becoming steady. The faint Dou Zhi Qi within his body responded to his will, rapidly intertwining with the powerful, pure medicinal energy, and then began a furious refining process.
Inside the room, the calm air suddenly rippled violently. Wisps of pale white Dou Zhi Qi seeped out from the air, continuously flowing into Xiao Li's body.
The clash of the two energies within his body caused Xiao Li's Meridians to throb with pain. Fortunately, his Meridians were much tougher than an ordinary person's, and Xiao Li, having trained since childhood, could endure such pain.
Within Xiao Li's body, Dou Zhi Qi enveloped clusters of green pure energy. With the frantic refining, green energy was continuously assimilated into pale white Dou Zhi Qi. With the support of this reserve power, the scale of Dou Zhi Qi within Xiao Li's body was visibly expanding.
Although the pure medicinal energy was constantly being refined, it seemed to be an endless supply. Each time Dou Zhi Qi refined a cluster of medicinal energy, an even larger cluster of green energy would surge forth.
"Quick! Condense the Dou Zhi Qi vortex, if it expands any further, you'll explode."
Wang Ming's voice reached Xiao Li, invigorating his spirit.
Xiao Li's hand seals changed abruptly. His index and thumb met, his middle fingers touched, forming a strange hand seal with all ten fingers.
Although Xiao Li had never condensed a Dou Zhi Qi vortex himself, he had seen how his clansmen did it, so he had at least seen the 'pig run'.
As Xiao Li's hand seals changed, the surging Dou Zhi Qi within his body, as if subjected to a fierce suction, rapidly contracted towards his lower abdomen.
The pale white Dou Zhi Qi in all parts of his Meridians began to retreat simultaneously. When all the Dou Zhi Qi had converged in his lower abdomen, the pale white Dou Zhi Qi had already begun to turn milky white.
"Good! Just like that, use your Soul perception to compress them, compress the Dou Zhi Qi to form a Dou Zhi Qi vortex!"
Wang Ming's voice came again. He didn't know how many years it had been since he last experienced such a thrilling and exciting feeling.
Xiao Li nodded slightly, then focused his mind. Relying on his excellent Soul perception, he instantly gained control of the Dou Zhi Qi within his body, and then began a frantic compression.
Driven by his Soul perception, the milky white Dou Zhi Qi began to resist, violently churning.
'Still making a fuss? Suppress it!'
Xiao Li felt the Dou Zhi Qi's commotion and used his Soul Power to compress the agitated Dou Zhi Qi.
Finally, when the Dou Zhi Qi contracted to only the size of a palm, it solidified once more.
Xiao Li prepared to deliver another fierce blow. The Soul perception surrounding the milky white Dou Zhi Qi suddenly activated to its maximum and compressed downwards with full force!
Bang—
Whoosh—
Xiao Li let out a sigh of relief. The fatigue on his body could not hide the joy on his face!
"It's done! I did it! I've become a one-star Dou Practitioner!"
Wang Ming looked at Xiao Li in this state, stroking his beard with a smile. Wang Ming saw how fiercely Xiao Li compressed the Dou Zhi Qi at the end and didn't know what to say.
Wang Ming stroked his beard and said: "Lier, you can now perform internal vision. Take a look at the Dou Zhi Qi vortex within your body. You are now a one-star Dou Practitioner."
"Yes, Teacher." Xiao Li then continued to sit cross-legged on the ground, his eyes slightly closed, his mind gradually sinking into his body.
Internal vision, an auxiliary skill that only Dou Practitioner level practitioners could master. The higher one's strength, the more thoroughly one could perceive the conditions within their body.
Xiao Li's mind sank to the area of his lower abdomen. A palm-sized milky white Qi vortex was slowly rotating. Around the periphery of the vortex, a layer of milky white energy gas, similar to a nebula, was enveloped.
Xiao Li's mind focused on this small Qi vortex. Xiao Li was quite satisfied. Although the vortex was small in size now, the energy it contained was definitely much stronger than his previous Stage Nine Dou Zhi Qi.
Fiercely compressing Dou Zhi Qi is always right; even Xiao Yan used it and said it was good!
Dou Practitioner and Stage Nine Dou Zhi Qi are almost fundamentally different. The energy absorbed before becoming a Dou Practitioner is called Dou Zhi Qi, while the energy absorbed after becoming a Dou Practitioner is truly called Dou Zhi Qi!
Although there is only a one-word difference between the two, the gap between them is like heaven and earth, incomparable.
Xiao Li's mind controlled the Qi vortex. A wisp of milky white Dou Zhi Qi rapidly separated from the vortex and surged forth according to his mental command.
His mind continuously controlled the intake and expulsion of the Qi vortex. After becoming increasingly proficient, Xiao Li finally stopped with satisfaction, then slowly withdrew his mind from his body.
His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened. In his dark pupils, a milky white light lingered for a full ten seconds before gradually dissipating.
Xiao Li stood up. The feeling of Dou Zhi Qi and Dou Zhi Qi was indeed different. If he were to use Fire Cloud Palm now, he might accidentally kill his three clan brothers.
Wang Ming watched his Disciple play with Dou Zhi Qi, shaking his head helplessly. Almost all children become Dou Practitioner in this manner; he was the same in his youth.
"Lier, you did very well. By condensing the Dou Zhi Qi vortex, you have officially become a Dou Practitioner."
Xiao Li cupped his hands to Wang Ming in thanks: "I still have to thank Teacher for the Qi Gathering Powder; only then could I succeed on my first try."
Wang Ming stroked his beard and smiled: "These are all minor matters. After I pass on my Alchemy to you, it won't be too late to thank me. Lier, come, choose a Cultivation Technique."
After Wang Ming finished speaking, he subtly flicked his right hand, and in the next instant, three scrolls of unknown material appeared.