Returning to Lingluo Peak, Lu Yi bid farewell to Donggong Mingyue and Liu Ningshuang before heading back to his cave residence.


    Excitedly, he claimed all the rewards from the Trial Tower challenge.


    From the 2nd floor to the 10th floor, the rewards were all Hundred-Year Spirit Milk. Each floor''s reward increased by one drop, totaling 54 drops.


    Currently, Lu Yi consumed one drop of Hundred-Year Spirit Milk per day. These drops were enough to sustain his cultivation for over a month, nearly two months.


    Adding the Hundred-Year Spirit Milk he received from Jiang Fan’s previous mission, he now had over seventy drops in total—sufficient to cultivate to the 10th level of Qi Refining.


    As for the reward for reaching the 11th floor, it was a high-grade magical artifact—the Azure Fish Pendant.


    What surprised Lu Yi was that this Azure Fish Pendant could actually nourish the soul!


    Wearing the Azure Fish Pendant would continuously enhance his soul strength. Moreover, if he encountered powerful soul attacks, the pendant could even block or resist them to some extent.


    It was an extremely precious high-grade magical artifact.


    After all, artifacts targeting the soul were incredibly rare.


    Lu Yi happily hung the Azure Fish Pendant around his neck, carrying it with him at all times to constantly enhance his soul strength.


    With the addition of the Nourishing Soul Dew later, his soul strength was expected to increase at a relatively fast pace.


    The rewards for the 12th, 13th, and 14th floors were precious Thousand-Year Spirit Milk—2 drops, 3 drops, and 4 drops, respectively, adding up to a total of 9 drops.


    Including his previous stock, Lu Yi now had 15 drops of Thousand-Year Spirit Milk.


    This was Thousand-Year Spirit Milk! Even Golden Core cultivators would likely go green with envy if they knew he had so much.


    Lu Yi carefully stored away these spirit milks, treating them as vital resources for his cultivation.


    These were the task rewards for climbing the Trial Tower.


    Additionally, there was another reward for becoming the top ranker on the Qi Refining Trial Leaderboard. However, since the day wasn’t over yet, the task still showed as incomplete.


    Lu Yi speculated that he would need to wait until the end of the day, once the monthly leaderboard stabilized, for the task to be officially marked as complete.


    With this in mind, another thought crossed Lu Yi’s mind. He muttered to himself, ''I want to reach the 2nd floor of the Trial Tower again.''


    He glanced at his panel, but it showed no response.


    Sure enough, since he had already reached the 14th floor, issuing a task to reach the 2nd floor again was impossible.


    He wondered if he could issue the task again when the leaderboard challenge restarted next month. Lu Yi decided to try it then.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there.


    The Trial Tower test had taken up almost the entire morning. Without wasting more time, Lu Yi began his cultivation.


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    The next morning.


    Lu Yi woke up from his cultivation and immediately checked his panel.


    [Task]


    Achieve 1st place on the Qi Refining Trial Leaderboard (Completed)


    Task Rewards: Supreme-grade Magical Artifact Spirit Jade Mirror, 1 drop of Wind Spirit Liquid, +1 random skill level.


    Claim Reward: Yes/No


    Seeing the task marked as complete, Lu Yi’s eyes lit up with joy.


    As expected, the task was completed, just as he had speculated.


    Lu Yi happily claimed his rewards.


    The supreme-grade magical artifact Spirit Jade Mirror was a mirror bordered with white jade. It was another defensive treasure.


    It could form a spiritual energy shield to block attacks, capable of withstanding most attacks from Golden Core cultivators. Paired with the Violet Jade Bell and Yellow Earth Shield, Lu Yi felt that even Golden Core cultivators might struggle to break through his defenses.


    Lu Yi’s expression turned slightly strange. ''This level of defense is ridiculous.''


    ''Why are the task rewards always defensive or escape-type artifacts? What about offensive ones?!''


    ''Oh, right, I have the Azure Spirit Sword gifted by the peak master. Never mind then.''


    Lu Yi cheerfully stored away the Spirit Jade Mirror.


    As for the Wind Spirit Liquid, there wasn’t much to say. He already had several drops of spirit liquids.


    Now came the highlight. Lu Yi eagerly focused on the final reward—+1 random skill level.


    If luck was on his side and it upgraded his White Cloud Sword Technique, White Cloud Steps, or White Cloud Qi Absorption Technique, it would be amazing.


    This was a moment of fate!


    Lu Yi considered himself fairly good-looking, so luck shouldn’t be an issue.


    Taking a deep breath, he used the reward.


    The moment he did, he stared intently at his panel. Then, he saw the "Lv9" label next to White Cloud Steps gradually change into the words "Extreme."


    Lu Yi’s heart leaped with joy. ''My luck really is good—it upgraded my White Cloud Steps!''


    ''So, the level above Lv9 is called Extreme? Does that mean the maximum level for skills is 10?''


    Before Lu Yi could ponder further, an incomparably profound stream of information poured into his mind.


    He felt his brain swell, and his consciousness began to drift. It was as if he had transformed into a wisp of white cloud, leisurely floating in the sky—free, unrestrained, and carefree.


    Time seemed to blur, and when Lu Yi finally returned to his senses, there was a subtle change in his demeanor. He now carried an aura of ease and grace, like a drifting cloud.


    However, the change quickly faded.


    A glimmer of light flashed in Lu Yi’s eyes. He stepped forward as if ascending stairs, and suddenly, a tuft of white cloud materialized under his feet, supporting him as he floated into the air.


    Step by step, white clouds continuously formed beneath him, allowing Lu Yi to seemingly walk through the sky.


    This sensation amazed him. He wasn’t deliberately condensing the clouds—they appeared naturally, as if this ability was innate, helping him soar.


    The feeling was akin to having a unique divine ability.


    Lu Yi felt a little dazed. The Tianming Continent was vast and inhabited by various races. Some of these races were born with extraordinary abilities.


    Now, he seemed to possess such an ability too?!


    From what he knew, human cultivators with innate abilities like this were all immensely powerful!


    Yet, despite only being at the Qi Refining stage, he already had such a skill. He wouldn’t even need to fly on a sword—he could directly walk on clouds.


    ''This is incredible!''


    Lu Yi was ecstatic.


    Circulating his spiritual energy, his speed abruptly increased, and he vanished from one side of the training room, reappearing on the opposite side as if teleporting.


    This speed was more than double that of the Lv9 White Cloud Steps!


    ''So, this is what an Extreme-level skill can do?''


    Lu Yi speculated that even most peak Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn’t be able to catch him at this speed.


    ''Too powerful!''


    Lu Yi was overwhelmed by awe.


    Like a child with a new toy, he spent some time joyfully gliding through the air on white clouds, completely forgetting about cultivation.


    Just then, Donggong Mingyue’s voice called from outside.


    “Junior Brother! Senior Sister is here to see you!”


    Lu Yi finally landed.


    Suppressing his excitement, he walked to the door and opened it.


    Standing there, Donggong Mingyue wore a white dress and had her hands on her hips as she looked at Lu Yi.


    “Junior Brother, let’s have a sparring match!”


    Lu Yi blinked in confusion. “Huh?”