Renegade Immortal #005 | The Tenth Cloud Awakens — Shattering the Master’s Betrayal and Reaching Qi Condensation

In EP5, the cold reality of the cultivation world is laid bare as Wang Lin uncovers a lethal betrayal. After a public humiliation by his cousin Wang Zhuo at the Pill House, Wang Lin returns to his secluded meditation, only to realize that the "Concentrating Qi Technique" provided by Elder Sun Dazhu is actually a "Qi Scattering Technique" . This discovery confirms his master’s intent: to keep Wang Lin weak, stagnant, and easily controlled.However, the tide turns during a massive storm when the mysterious stone bead finally achieves its Tenth Cloud . This evolution transforms the bead into a heaven-defying artifact, capable of condensing spiritual energy into a thick, jelly-like essence that far surpasses any pill the sect could offer. Utilizing the mysterious breathing technique learned from the bead’s internal space, Wang Lin begins a period of intense, secret cultivation.The climax of this journey sees Wang Lin enduring the grueling physical transformation of the first layer of Qi Condensation. While the "geniuses" of the Heng Yue Sect continue to mock him as a talentless suicide-case, Wang Lin successfully clears his meridians and achieves a breakthrough that should have been impossible for someone of his "lowly" caliber. As the episode ends, the "trash" disciple has officially become a true cultivator, hiding a terrifying potential beneath a mask of silence.