NOVPUB"Eh?"
Xiang Beifei looked in surprise at Elder Luo's system interface.
As a person who was two realms more advanced than him, he couldn't see their system interface. At most, he could only see the system information of someone one major realm stronger than himself. Therefore, with his God Refining realm, he was unable to see the system interface of someone in the Heavenly Connection realm.
But after Elder Luo's cultivation level suddenly soared to the "late Heavenly Connection stage," the fact that he could see Elder Luo's system display meant that he had stepped into the Orifice Transforming stage!
What? He had actually reached the Orifice Transforming stage?
This left Xiang Beifei completely dumbfounded!
Was he an expert of the Orifice Transforming stage now?
When did this happen?
Why was there not even a slight sign?
Wasn't it agreed that only after fully opening all seven orifices could one formally enter the Orifice Transforming stage?
Then why had he only opened two orifices, but already transformed his orifices?
Was he cultivating a false orifice-opening technique?
...
Xiang Beifei himself was utterly confused.
Without a system display, he didn't even know his own cultivation level; he always had to rely on others to determine it. But this time, he confused himself as well.
He was certain he had only opened two orifices.
However, his power had increased a lot. If he were to encounter someone like Pang Siyi again, he definitely wouldn't suffer a loss. However, his power was quite strange and couldn't be taken as a standard for measuring cultivation levels, as he had managed to kill someone in the early Orifice Transforming stage while he was still in the late God Refining phase.
So did he really qualify as being in the Orifice Transforming stage?
Now he was stumped. Maybe he should spar with Mr. Ye to determine his strength?
Uh... Mr. Ye could no longer beat him.
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Elder Luo also found this strange.
He had already reset all the system points once.
[Perception Ability: 99999]
This level of perception ability was sufficient to clearly discern all activities within a thousand-mile range, down to the tiny movements of a fly rubbing its hands together. Yet, despite this, he couldn't detect any change in Xiang Beifei.
"Did you really open two orifices?" Elder Luo asked doubtfully.
His perception ability was already at the limit he could reach, and enhancing it any further would exceed his load capacity.
Though he could add points at will, every ability had a maximum value. Exceeding it could easily cause backlash against himself.
"Maybe?" Xiang Beifei was uncertain.
His method of advancing in cultivation was strange indeed, and practically no one in Jiuzhou cultivated on their own without system help like him, so there was no reference standard, and even now, he couldn't be sure.
"Then do you know which two orifices you've opened?" Elder Luo asked.
"My system didn't give any hints! It wants me to figure it out myself." Xiang Beifei replied.
"How can you be so silly!" Elder Luo exclaimed, eyes wide.
The kid was usually very shrewd, so why did he act like a fool every time it came to the issue of realms?
If not for knowing that this kid was peculiar, Elder Luo might even think he was being played with.
"Come, let me explain."
Elder Luo snapped his fingers, and the scenery around them instantly transformed. In front of them, a phantasmal image of Xiang Beifei quickly condensed.
This was an illusion created by his spiritual power.
"Close your eyes and carefully sense your spirit in your mind. There are a total of seven orifices. Which orifice you have opened will be displayed, like if you opened the eye orifice, here would usually light up."
Elder Luo tapped on the eyes of the Xiang Beifei phantasm in front of him twice, and his eyes emitted a golden light.
"If it's an ear orifice, mouth orifice, heart orifice, and so on, light will also appear accordingly. Eventually, when the body orifice is opened, the body will undergo a qualitative change, outlining your spirit with a golden edge! You know, like drawing and tracing. It's about like that, the spirit looks as if it's framed, gleaming!"
Elder Luo explained in the most straightforward language.
"Eh, is that so?" 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Xiang Beifei pondered internally since he had seen his spirit after opening the orifices, and it didn't quite match Elder Luo's description.
He slightly closed his eyes and carefully felt the orifice perception on his spirit.
In his mind, he could sense a spirit identical to his own physique sitting cross-legged.
According to Elder Luo's description, a normal spirit, if all seven orifices were completely opened, would see all the orifices on the spirit gleaming during perception.
However, his spirit had no light in the eyes, mouth, or nose, and nothing at the heart either, only two strange spots of white and black light slowly rotating at his chest.
These two points of black and white light resembled the Yin and Yang fishes of the grand ultimate, revolving around each other, maintaining a balanced state for the body.
This was like his two orifices.
Beyond that, he couldn't locate a third orifice, nor did he know how to proceed to the next orifice-opening.
"Did you perceive it?" Elder Luo asked.
"I suppose?"
"But I didn't feel your orifice perception; are you using it to protect yourself?" Elder Luo asked.
Xiang Beifei shook his head; he hadn't done anything.
"Then try to deploy your orifice perception; if there's a change, I might be able to determine which two orifices you've opened," Elder Luo said.
"I'll give it a try."
Xiang Beifei was still uncertain about his Orifice Perception, but when he attempted to use his Spiritual Power to communicate with the black and white Orifice Perception, the rotations of the two Orifices slightly quickened.
However, just as he was doing this, Elder Luo and Professor Guo suddenly couldn't help but frown!
Because Xiang Beifei was clearly sitting right there, they could see with their own eyes that he was still cracking sunflower seeds, but somehow, they could no longer perceive his presence!
It was as if there was no one sitting where Xiang Beifei was, this kid was like a background, completely unnoticeable.
It is known that martial artists have very strong Perception, especially Elder Luo and Professor Guo. It was impossible for them not to notice someone sitting right in front of them.
But Xiang Beifei was precisely such an exception!
"This..."
Elder Luo and Professor Guo looked at each other, unable to help themselves from poking Xiang Beifei's arm.
They could touch him!
But they still could not perceive him!
"What strong Orifice Perception!" Elder Luo and Professor Guo both exclaimed softly.
This capability to protect one's own Orifice Perception was extremely powerful, even Professor Guo couldn't achieve this, and Elder Luo had only reached this level after reaching the Heavenly Connection realm using his spiritual power.
Xiang Beifei could actually do it now?
No wonder they hadn't noticed how Xiang Beifei arrived earlier; it turned out to be this way!
"You opened two orifices, how can you have such strong Orifice Perception?" Professor Guo asked in astonishment.
"I don't know." Xiang Beifei shrugged.
"Go hit Guo with a punch! Let's see what your cultivation level really is now!" Elder Luo urged.
"Come on, give it your all."
Professor Guo stretched out a fist.
Xiang Beifei did not hesitate, his hands forming a powerful fist intent. Without another word, he smashed it directly towards Professor Guo's fist!
Boom!
Xiang Beifei's fist, enveloped in flames, struck Professor Guo's fist, the terrifying power exploding instantly like a fierce tsunami, the aftershocks rumbling outward.
But Professor Guo's fist remained immovable, his defensive power extremely strong, Xiang Beifei's attack was still not enough to shake him.
At that moment, a strong force of backlash spread from Professor Guo's fist, beginning to roll towards Xiang Beifei's Spiritual Power, intending to send Xiang Beifei's force back at him.
However, Xiang Beifei also immediately surged with a force of backlash, ready for a head-on collision with Professor Guo!
He had to test his current strength to see what level he was at now!
Buzz!
Xiang Beifei drove the two Orifice Perceptions within his body, and as the two Orifices rotated, the blazing flames on his fist suddenly changed, turning from a bright red to a bizarre black and white flame!
The black fist flame and the white fist flame intertwined, wrapping around Xiang Beifei's fist. Just then, Professor Guo's force of backlash was also sweeping over, about to devour Xiang Beifei's Spiritual Power.
However, Professor Guo quickly became stunned when he discovered that Xiang Beifei's Spiritual Power had become extremely strange, and he couldn't devour it at all, let alone send Xiang Beifei's force back!
"How could this be?"
Professor Guo was shocked, his force of backlash actually falling short! If this continued, he couldn't bear it!
He immediately diverted Xiang Beifei's force towards his left hand and then slapped it towards the lakeside behind him!
Boom!
The violent Spiritual Power instantly evaporated the water in the lake!
However, the palm wind was still not enough, still needing to blast out across the campus.
Elder Luo was also quite astonished, but he quickly regained his composure, his spiritual power tumbling as he caught Professor Guo's palm wind, then forcibly suppressed and dissolved it!
Their clash's aftermath thus did not affect the entirety of Liangzhou University.
"Professor Guo is amazing; I still can't budge him."
Xiang Beifei withdrew his hand, somewhat helplessly stated.
This punch was his all-out effort, but it seemed he still couldn't break through Professor Guo's defense. Professor Guo was even sitting down, not standing up.
Professor Guo: "..."
Yet, Professor Guo was immensely shaken inside!
Although both were forces of backlash, they nearly canceled each other's force, and theoretically speaking, his power should be stronger and sufficient to surpass Xiang Beifei, but unexpectedly, he couldn't send Xiang Beifei's force back!
"This strength is only present in the early stages of Orifice Transforming, you, you... you are already in the Orifice Transforming stage!" Professor Guo hesitantly asked.
"It seems I probably am."
Xiang Beifei could tentatively confirm.
After all, with visibility of Elder Luo's cultivation level and after Professor Guo's recognition as a strong practitioner, he should undoubtedly now be in the Orifice Transforming stage.
It was just these solitary two Orifice Perceptions that kept him puzzled.
"Hiss!"
Elder Luo and Professor Guo both involuntarily drew in a breath of cold air!
"You, you've actually reached the Orifice Transforming stage!" Elder Luo asked in disbelief.
Even though he always told himself not to appear inexperienced, Elder Luo found it impossible to maintain composure this time!
This kid, he was too frightening!
He had been cultivating for a year, progressing directly from the Qi-Controlling stage to the Orifice Transforming stage!
