The threatening phone call from the Qin family still echoes in my mind as I sit in my villa's cultivation room. Their words were clear—more assassins are coming, and next time they won't underestimate me.
Fine. Let them come.
But first, I need to be stronger.
I pull out the mystical black stone from my pocket, feeling its dark energy pulse against my palm. The stone radiates an otherworldly power that seems to resonate with the Samsara Graveyard's energy within me. Beside it, I place three high-grade cultivation pills I've refined—each one worth a fortune on the black market.
"Time to break through," I mutter, settling into a lotus position.
I swallow the first pill, feeling its energy explode through my meridians like liquid fire. The spiritual energy courses through my body, seeking every pathway, every channel, every vessel that can contain its power. My qi transformation realm cultivation responds immediately, the energy at the second level stirring restlessly.
