Strongest Replication

As Chu Zhongtian wholeheartedly absorbed Qi from the low Level-9 spirit stone, his strength increased by leaps and bounds.    

The basic rule stated that: higher the quality of spirit stones, the denser the Qi contained within. And this was also what Chu Zhongtian confirmed after absorbing the Qi within the Level-9 stone.    

The high-quality spiritual Qi quickly transformed into spiritual power; by the end of the day, one of his meridians was filled to the brim. Despite the heavy Qi consumption, the Level-9 stone didn't change much: it was still the same crystal clear stone.    

Chu Zhongtian did not waste any time and continued his seclusion.    

Three days passed by in a blink, and the amount of Qi in Chu Zhongtian's meridians was increasing with each passing minute. He had already filled four out of his twelve meridians in those three days. As the dense spiritual power circulated in his meridians, he felt like jumping up and practicing his punches on someone.    

Despite having Qi rich spirit stones, he had to stop cultivating after some time.    

This was because after continuously absorbing Qi for the past few days, he discovered that the spiritual power in his meridians was somewhat agitated. Even though the situation vexed him, he had no choice but to stop for the time being.    

'Hmm... Is it because of my cultivation speed? Am I improving up too fast and making my foundation unstable in the process?' While trying to suppress the agitated spiritual power, Chu Zhongtian guessed.    

Then, he shook his head, rejecting his previous guess. Since the first three levels just dealt with absorbing Qi, there was no way excess Qi could damage his foundation.    

Even after prolonged deliberation, he couldn't come to an answer, so he decided to ask the shopkeeper for advice. After all, the shopkeeper was a Body Refining realm cultivator, so he was sure to have some insight into this situation.    

When the shopkeeper heard about Chu Zhongtian's situation, he couldn't help but show an anxious expression. He examined Chu Zhongtian's body while asking him various questions related to his situation. After the examination, the shopkeeper informed him that his foundation wasn't unstable and that his situation had something to do with his mentality.    

Anxiousness was the true enemy of spiritual Qi.    

For the situation's treatment, the shopkeeper asked Chu Zhongtian to reduce the time he spent absorbing Qi. He should instead spend that time honing his martial skills.    

After Chu Zhongtian returned to his room, he pondered over what the shopkeeper had just said. The shopkeeper's words did indeed make a lot of sense. Ever since he got his meridians back, he had been completely focused on absorbing Qi.    

In the past, he always thought that he did not have much ambition and the only reason he worked so hard was to improve his life. However, in fact, there had always been a desire lurking in his heart. And that desire got magnified after he got the "copy-paste" ability.    

If it weren't for the desire, he wouldn't have tried so hard to surpass the Chu Family's direct descendants.    

Of course, this desire wasn't a bad thing. On the contrary, it was a great help that could help him reach the apex.    

'What am I moping around for? I should be fighting for my resources and standing above everyone else!'    

After Chu Zhongtian straightened his mind, his agitated spiritual power gradually calmed down, making him sigh in relief.    

After his spiritual power stabilized, he did not continue absorbing more spiritual Qi. Instead, he got off the bed and picked up the steel blade. Leaving the room, he went to the courtyard.    

Out of the 14 basic saber moves, he had only mastered seven. Since the remaining seven were way more complicated, he decided to spend half of his time practicing these seven moves.    

Chu Zhongtian had strong willpower and could easily put his heart and soul into anything, thanks to that. After he decided to split his time between practicing saber moves and cultivation, he completed each task with utter focus. If he was practicing saber moves, nothing apart from that steel blade entered his mind. If he was cultivating, absorbing more Qi would be the only thought in his mind.    

Apart from continuing to practice and familiarizing himself with the next seven moves, he also used his spiritual power from time to time to enhance the might behind his saber moves.    

While he was practicing the saber technique, the shopkeeper and ChuHee, another Body Refiner, were looking at him from a room not far from the yard.    

"His potential is pretty good. " Chu Hee looked at the serious Chu Zhongtian and nodded with satisfaction.    

"Outstanding talent and spectacular comprehension ability. I thought he would need at least three days just to understand the reason behind the agitation situation. Surprisingly, not only did he find the reason, but also the cure-all in less than 30 minutes."    

The shopkeeper and Chu Hee were both Body Refining realm experts. Their eyes were very sharp. Before, when Chu Zhongtian was just executing the saber moves without any spiritual power, they were unaware of what was going on with his spiritual power. However, once he combined power with his moves, they were surprised to find that he had already calmed his spiritual power.    

"Indeed. Outstanding talent, salient psyche, and spectacular comprehension ability. In less than ten years, the Chu Family will definitely have another peerless expert." Chu Hee nodded in agreement.    

As a Body Refiner, he was well-aware of the importance of talent and comprehension. In terms of talent, he wasn't bad either. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reached the Body Refining realm before the age of forty.    

However, his Mid Level-9 talent had already decided his maximum achievement in this life. In his entire life, he could—at best—become an intermediate body Refiner.    

Consequently, after he became a Body Refiner, his cultivation speed dropped like a paraglider without a parachute. From then on, even breaking through minor levels began taking him dozens of years.    

Had he possessed a Mid Level-8 talent instead, those minor levels would've been the least of his worries.    

"There's news from the family. The experts will be here to pick up Tian in five days. During this period, you and I will do our best to ensure Tian's safety. We can't let anything happen to him." The shopkeeper looked at Chu Hee with a solemn expression.    

"Don't worry. I will ensure his safety even if I have to lose my own," Chu Hee replied with clenched fists.    

Chu Zhongtian, who was practicing the saber technique, did not know about the conversation between the shopkeeper and Chu Hee. Completely unaware that someone was willing to lose their own lives to save him, he was focusing on the last seven moves.    

As the spiritual power in his body grew stronger, he gradually became familiar with and mastered the next few moves of the saber technique. However, after practicing for a while, he suddenly had a feeling that there was something special about the last seven moves.    

For some reason, he had this strong belief—if he could master the last seven moves perfectly, he would have an unexpected but bountiful reward.    

Due to this psychological impact, he focused all of his attention on the last seven moves of the saber technique.    

Sadly, his current strength and knowledge were too low. For the time being, he couldn't obtain those benefits. However, if his strength increased, his knowledge and experience would increase too. Then, I'm sure he will be shocked to learn the real strength of this seemingly basic saver technique.