Beggar Cultivation System

Chapter 78 - 78: Day Of The Advancement!(Part-1)

After eating his meal, Apollo put the basket in the corner where Ned would pick it up later. He went back inside his beggar spot and sat under his makeshift roof.

"I should get back to cultivating," Apollo muttered. If he could increase his strength before the Advancement Examination began, that would be great. "If I don't reach the Half-Step Qi Condensation before the examination, I should find a place to master my Simple Movement Technique."

With this in mind, he sat cross-legged and closed his eyes. The moment he wanted to feel and see the Qi, the world instantly turned black, with only him and the countless bright Qi surrounding him.

Then he began to mobilize them, inhaling through his mouth, nose, and skin. They entered his body without any hindrance and followed the Revised Simple Breathing Technique.

His body relaxed on its own and his mind was at peace. Time became insignificant, and everything felt like an eternity.

...

Two days later.

In the manor of the Helflick Family, inside the office of the family head, were two men and one woman.

Mathias sat behind his office table, spectacles perched on his nose as he read a report. "Tsk tsk, they are showing signs that they're going to attack," he muttered, putting the paper down.

"Are they preparing for an attack?" Bel asked worriedly, while June, standing beside her, although not showing emotion, had eyes that told otherwise.

"Very likely," Mathias nodded. "But don't worry, the Advancement Examination will proceed as planned, so nothing will hinder you from getting first place."

Bel went silent for a moment before she sighed. "Hopefully. But what will happen to that man who got marked?"

"We don't know," Mathias shook his head. "Worst case scenario, he will be dead before we can kill the Alpha."

"That's... unfortunate," Bel muttered. Her mind then wandered to the kid who had saved her life in that forest. Thankfully, he didn't get marked by that monster.

When Mathias remembered that the Alphadusk Shadowtail had a trait of marking its target and not letting it go even to the ends of the world, he immediately sent an order to