Qi Building Stage, Third Star

Baek Mu-yeong remained silent for a while even after withdrawing his divine sense from the jade slip containing Fivefold Linkage.

He had already read the jade slip several times.

He had carefully checked everything, from its simple formulas and short qi-pathway circulation to the safety mechanisms that held spiritual energy in place whenever the circulation was interrupted.

He had also repeatedly gone over the Five-Element Veil, Five-Element Bullet, and Five-Element Shrinking Distance Technique.

No matter where he looked, they were cultivation arts and spells perfectly suited for Qi Refining children.

That was precisely why they were even harder to believe.

“Brother.”

“Speak.”

“Are you truly saying that Cheong made Fivefold Linkage in a single day?”

Baek Mu-jin nodded while looking at the jade slip on the desk...