When the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone into the valley, the endlessly surging Qi Blood in Liang Cheng’s body suddenly faltered. Then, his final acupoint burst open.
Following that, all the Qi Blood in his body rushed madly toward his Dantian, as if an invisible vortex was there, frantically absorbing it.
A wave of excruciating pain shot through him—the feeling of his Meridians being stretched to their limit. But Liang Cheng didn’t stop. Instead, he pushed his Broken Wave Technique to its absolute limit.
Compress!
Compress again!
The Qi Blood roiled and condensed in his Dantian, its sheer quantity triggering a qualitative transformation.
Suddenly.
BOOM!
A clap of thunder seemed to resound deep within his mind. In his Dantian, a gentle yet vibrant point of power was quietly born.
Then, one, two, three...
Until nine crystalline True Qi Seeds were born, forming the Nine Stars Linked Pearls.
They were as minuscule as mustard seeds, yet they contained a purity that far surpassed mere Qi Blood.
Liang Cheng didn’t know that ordinary cultivators only condensed two or three True Qi Seeds upon entering the True Qi Realm. Some who broke through by a stroke of luck might only form a single one.
Yet his breakthrough had produced a full nine—the number of Perfection!
Liang Cheng’s eyes flew open.
A brilliant light, sharp as a lightning flash, glinted in his eyes.
He held out a finger, and with a mere thought,
A wisp of pale blue True Qi seeped from his fingertip, coiling around it.
True Qi Emission.
He had reached the True Qi Realm.
He had gained a lifespan of one hundred and twenty years.
[Broken Wave Technique First Layer: Perfection]
He joined his fingers and pointed. The pale blue True Qi shot from his body, and a tree trunk thirty feet away exploded on impact, sending splinters flying everywhere.
True Qi that could leave the body, shatter stone, and splinter wood!
Heroic pride swelled in Liang Cheng’s chest. He drove his feet into the ground and charged at a nearby granite boulder.
Fierce Bull Force·Mountain-Breaking Strike.
Empowered by True Qi, the strike’s might was far more than doubled. The massive boulder seemed to be made of paper as it crumbled with a ROAR, utterly obliterated.
"Excellent!"
He let out a long laugh as he drew the Zhenxian Saber.
The blade’s glint stirred a pale blue Qi Force, which descended like a violent tempest, blanketing a thirty-foot radius. The ground churned, sending stone chips flying, and every plant in the area was shredded.
Only now did the Gale Saber Technique, at the Perfection realm, truly unleash the ferocious power it was meant to have.
Liang Cheng sheathed his saber and stood tall, letting out a long roar that echoed through the mountains and sent startled birds fleeing into the sky.
The Perfection of his Cultivation Technique solidified his foundation, the Martial Refining Pool enhanced his Root Bone, and after a long and arduous journey, he had finally broken through to the True Qi Realm. From now on, the world was his oyster!
...
After breaking through to the True Qi Realm, Liang Cheng wasn’t in a hurry to leave.
His Copper Armor Realm was only a stone’s throw from Perfection. Moreover, he could finally begin cultivating the Profound Yin Sword Technique he had taken from Xu Cangming.
Besides, the moment he showed his face, he would be locked in a life-or-death battle with Xu Zhang. That being the case, he had to be in peak condition.
He took out the Profound Yin Sword Technique. As his True Qi circulated, the once-abstruse pathways for circulating energy suddenly became perfectly clear.
Liang Cheng used a bamboo stalk as a sword. As he circulated his pale blue Broken Wave True Qi, the stalk gradually took on a sharp, icy aura. When it cut through the air, the branch actually made a faint hissing sound.
[Profound Yin Sword Technique: Beginner Level (1/1500)]
’1500 points just for the Beginner Level... A True Qi Realm Martial Technique, indeed,’ Liang Cheng marveled.
After briefly testing the Sword Formulas, he reined in his excitement, smeared his body with the prepared Body Refining Ointment, and began the arduous process of Body Refinement.
And so, another ten days passed.
In the dim morning light, Liang Cheng stood by the side of the pool. The coppery glow that had been circulating around him was now completely withdrawn into his body. His skin was smooth, with a faint luster like that of jade and gold. On closer inspection, his muscle fibers seemed to be an interwoven mesh of a thousand copper strands, as if he were covered in fine scales.
He formed a Finger Sword, channeled a wisp of True Qi, and lightly slashed at his left arm.
SCREEE—
When the True Qi touched his skin, it made a faint sound, like metal scraping against metal.
With a faint flash of golden light, his skin indented slightly before instantly returning to normal. It had neutralized the sharp True Qi layer by layer, leaving only a faint white mark that vanished completely after a few breaths.
[Stone Armor Skill (Golden Armor): Beginner Level (1/1000)]
Copper Armor at Perfection, Golden Armor initiated!
A brilliant light gleamed in Liang Cheng’s eyes.
With a Hard Skill like this to support him, he now had the confidence to face even a True Qi Realm expert head-on and remain undefeated.
At the same time, he casually plucked a green bamboo stalk from beside his feet and pointed it forward.
SHHH—
A bolt of Sword Qi—pale blue with a core of profound cold—shot through the air. It flew past a green boulder thirty feet away, silently boring a small hole over a foot deep into its surface. The inside of the hole was coated in frost.
[Profound Yin Sword Technique: Beginner Level (30/1500)]
Ten days of arduous cultivation. Although he had focused on tempering his body, his Profound Yin Sword Technique had also progressed. He was now more than a single step stronger than when he had first broken through to the True Qi Realm.
’It’s time.’
He looked to the west, his gaze calm.
’First, I’ll go to West Mountain and finish the Martial Arts Academy’s mission. I need to tie up all the loose ends so I don’t bring trouble to Lu Qingzhou and the academy.’
’Besides, Wu Zhenshan and Xu Zhang have surely set a trap for me by now.’
’Since they’re waiting for me, I might as well pay them a visit and settle this Cause and Effect.’
’I just wonder if the net they’ve woven can withstand a single tear from me.’
...
「Seven days later, at West Mountain Black Wind Ridge.」
Liang Cheng’s figure moved like a ghost. Using his Wandering Dragon Step, he seemed to be moving at a leisurely pace, yet his speed was astonishing.
At the gate of the stronghold, three men on duty were raising bowls to drink when they suddenly felt a chill on their necks. An invisible Sword Qi had slit their throats, and they collapsed bonelessly to the ground.
Liang Cheng didn’t break his stride, continuing deeper into the stronghold. Any bandits he encountered along the way were met with a single point of his finger. A silent flash of Sword Qi, and they were dead. No words were exchanged.
Inside Unity Hall, a burly man with a brutish face and sharp, gleaming eyes was carefully polishing a Thick-Backed Ghost Head Saber.
A blood groove was visible on the blade, which was wreathed in a palpable Evil Qi.
The burly man’s aura was deep and condensed—he was, shockingly, a True Qi Realm cultivator. This was the Eldest Master of Black Wind Ridge, Iron Arm Evil Blade Tie Xiongshan.
"Who’s there?!"
The moment Liang Cheng stepped into the hall, Tie Xiongshan whipped around.
He was stunned for a moment to see that the intruder was just some unfamiliar young brat. Then, his brutish features twisted into a savage grin. "Liang Cheng! You actually dare to come here to die!?"
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