Its speed was incredibly fast, reaching Mach 4. Furthermore, it contained an extremely tyrannical energy. Its aura was startling.
It was not like a dart but a sword that could move the nine heavens; it was incredibly dense.
Everywhere it passed, it pierced through the air like it was a thin piece of paper, leaving behind a long, thin crack.
Xiao Chen felt a dangerous aura. The Black-winged Blood Flame Eagle on the Blood Flame Shoes flickered with light. His speed instantly reached Mach 4 as he dodged to the side.
"Xiu!"
A figure followed closely behind the dart. Then, he pulled the golden dart back. Then, he grabbed the cultivator in green and retreated at lightning speed.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to give chase, a few auras of half-step Martial Monarchs came from the city and quickly headed in his direction.
They should be the administrators of the city. They must have sensed the battle here and came to check it out.
Not wanting to cause any more trouble, Xiao Chen quickly left in another direction.
"Qin Pengyu, why didn't you help me kill him?!" the cultivator in green questioned the cultivator beside him after he was rescued.
The cultivator called Qin Pengyu played with a golden dart in his hand. He smiled faintly and said, "Let's go back first. I can only use my Golden Flash once a day. Furthermore, the people from the City Lord's Residence are here. Let's not talk about this anymore. Are you sure it is him? "
The cultivator in green nodded and said, "I am sure. I saw him take out that peak high-rank Blood Demon's Demon Core."
When Qin Pengyu heard that it was a peak high-rank Blood Demon's Demon Core, a greedy look flashed in his eyes. He said, "That's good. Keep an eye on him first. We will make our move after he leaves the city. You can take this opportunity to recuperate."
"Give me one month. When my comprehension of the state of water reaches its peak, I will personally kill this brat," the cultivator in green said ruthlessly.
--- Back in Heavenly Spring City, Xiao Chen spent some Inferior Grade Spirit Stones to find a courtyard for cultivators.
Aside from bedrooms, such courtyards also had specialized cultivation rooms, dueling grounds for practicing Martial Techniques, and all sorts of equipment for tempering one's strength. If one spent some money, one could even find a training partner.
Inside the cultivation room, Xiao Chen took out the Firmament Body Tempering Art. His strength had already reached 150,000 kilograms of force.
After dealing with the miscellaneous items in the Universe Ring, it was time to practice this Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Technique.
Xiao Chen already had a rough idea of the Ancient Desolate Tower from the cultivator in green.
Without a doubt, it was a place that geniuses must go. Although they did not know how to get there, the most basic requirement was probably their own strength.
If one didn't have the strength, even if they knew the way to enter, they wouldn't be able to pass the test.
As for the Clear Spring Inn that Jiang Zimo mentioned on the 17th of next month, it was likely related to this. Xiao Chen also thought of going there to take a look.
However, before that, raising his own strength was undoubtedly the most important thing. At the very least, Xiao Chen was not confident of defeating Jiang Zimo.
It would be difficult for Xiao Chen to advance to Medial Grade Martial King within a short period of time. This was because Xiao Chen's foundation was much larger than that of ordinary people.
If it were other Inferior Grade Martial Kings, their Essence would be like a clear pond, and a regular genius's Essence would be like a gushing river. However, Xiao Chen's Essence would be like a vast ocean.
Aside from regular peak geniuses, very few could surpass Xiao Chen. Just his Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, could leave many people in the dust.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had consumed all sorts of Spirit Herbs in the herb garden. As a result, his Essence was much larger than that of a regular cultivator's.
This made it even more difficult for Xiao Chen to advance. It was like a tall building built from flat ground. Xiao Chen's foundation was several times that of a regular cultivator's.
Even if Xiao Chen wanted to reach the fifth floor, he would spend more time than others. However, as long as he reached the height, the space inside would be several times that of a regular person.
Thus, for the time being, Xiao Chen intended to focus on tempering his physical body, focusing on cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
The Firmament Body Tempering Art had a total of twelve layers. The first three layers were the foundation. They mainly strengthened the bones, flesh, and meridians.
Starting from the fourth layer, the Firmament Body Tempering Art would increase the cultivator's Vital Qi. Every three layers was a huge hurdle. After every layer, one's Vital Qi would increase by leaps and bounds.
Xiao Chen closed the Firmament Body Tempering Art's secret manual and sat cross-legged on the prayer mat. Then, he closed his eyes.
Xiao Chen started to circulate the Vital Qi in his body. He followed the Firmament Body Tempering Art's method and started to cultivate the Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Art.
Vital Qi was different from Essence. In layman's terms, it was the strength that a cultivator could circulate when they were not using their Essence. In reality, as long as one was an ordinary person, they would have some strength.
However, only cultivators who cultivated the Body Tempering Art would be able to skillfully control their Vital Qi. They would be able to circulate their Vital Qi like Essence, achieving the effect of tempering the body.
They would even be able to release their Vital Qi. They would be able to split mountains, shatter rocks, and fly. Of course, they would have to cultivate to a relatively deep realm before they could do that.
Three days later, Xiao Chen successfully broke through to the Firmament Body Tempering Art's first layer. All the bones in his body crackled continuously, becoming even tougher and unbreakable.
At the same time, Xiao Chen's bones underwent an earth-shattering change. His bones started to tremble from the inside out. This feeling was extremely painful.
It was like someone had stabbed a steel needle into his bones. All the bones in his body were pierced by tens of thousands of steel needles.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and endured. He did his best to prevent his mind from collapsing under this bone-shattering pain.
The pain lasted for an hour before it slowly subsided. Finally, a warm current flowed quickly through his bone marrow.
The earlier pain was swept away, making him feel very comfortable. If one looked carefully, one would discover that Xiao Chen's delicate body had become even more robust.
The lines on his face looked like they were carved by a knife. They were very sharp, very distinct, and very handsome.
After enduring it, Xiao Chen continued to work hard and started to break through to the Firmament Body Tempering Art's second layer.
The first layer was tempering the bones. The second layer was tempering the blood. Blood referred to the flesh and skin, not just the blood.
Time went by slowly. Xiao Chen cultivated bitterly day and night. With the aid of the Fasting Pill, he even saved time for meals.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed. Xiao Chen was finally about to break through to the Firmament Body Tempering Art's second layer.
This was different from tempering the bones. The tempering of the flesh and blood did not cause much pain. It was just an unbearable itch.
The skin and flesh on his bones wriggled continuously, making him restless. He wished he could stop breaking through immediately.
Xiao Chen's expression was very conflicted. He smiled faintly. It felt like there were countless caterpillars moving around in his flesh.
Xiao Chen guarded his mind and did his best to calm himself down, to forget that unbearable itch.
This state lasted for two hours before it stopped. Xiao Chen nearly could not endure it anymore.
Compared to the pain of his broken bones, this feeling was even more unbearable. No wonder so many cultivators in the continent were not willing to cultivate the Body Tempering Art.
Just this kind of torture was enough to make a regular cultivator shrink back.
After Xiao Chen successfully broke through to the second layer, his flesh underwent an earth-shattering change. However, there were no obvious changes on the surface.
However, the muscles on Xiao Chen's arms and limbs started to swell. His originally delicate figure now looked much more muscular.
Next up was the third layer. The third layer tempered the meridians. It was also the most important layer of the foundation.
Meridians were the foundation of a cultivator. If the meridians were crippled, the cultivator would be crippled. No matter how powerful they were, they would not be able to use them.
If a cultivator could truly temper their meridians, there would be many benefits. When the meridians became tougher, the cultivator would be able to use more Essence and would not have to worry about the meridians bursting.
The might of the various Martial Techniques would immediately increase by a level. This was the visible benefit. As for the invisible benefits, there were even more.
Breaking through to the third level wasn't something that could be done in one go after a period of preparation.
Instead, Xiao Chen needed to continuously expand his meridians and prepare carefully at all times. He could not be too impatient or too timid.
If he was too impatient, he would injure his meridians. That would be equivalent to crippling his cultivation. If he used too little, there would be no effect at all; it would just be a waste of time.
Xiao Chen needed to focus at every moment of the day, exhausting a large amount of mental energy. He could not relax for even a moment to expand and temper his meridians.
After half a month, Xiao Chen finally opened his eyes. He had a fatigued expression on his face. His eyes were sunken, and he did not look spirited at all.
However, there was an unconcealable joy in the depths of his eyes. After persevering for half a month, he had finally reaped some benefits.
Xiao Chen had finally broken through to the third layer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art. After spending more than twenty days, he had completely laid down the foundations of the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
All that remained was to consolidate his foundations and make preparations to break through to the fourth layer at any time.
Although the difference between Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi, who had managed to cultivate the fourth layer and break through to the fifth layer in one month was quite large, Xiao Chen was still very satisfied.
It looked like with the help of the Flowing Light Marigold, Xiao Chen's comprehension ability had improved significantly. Otherwise, he would not have used only twenty-odd days to cultivate to the third layer.
Xiao Chen stood up with much difficulty. He wanted to go out and take a breather to recover his mental energy. Who knew, the moment he took a step, his body would sway and he would collapse.
Xiao Chen struggled to keep his eyelids open. He felt sleepy and actually fell asleep on the ground.
Half a month of intense mental energy exhaustion was much greater than Xiao Chen had imagined. Even with his vast Mental Energy, he could not hold on for much longer.
In reality, at such a cultivation realm, only Xiao Chen would dare to expend energy like this day and night. No one else in the same generation would be able to do so.
This sleep lasted for two days and two nights before Xiao Chen woke up. He had recovered most of his exhausted mental energy. "Gurgle!
Gurgle! "
Xiao Chen's stomach growled in hunger. He sat on the ground and smiled bitterly, "The effects of the Fasting Pill have worn off for a few days already. I have to take a bath and eat a big meal to ease my hunger."
Xiao Chen got up and walked out of the cultivation room. When he arrived at the courtyard, he rang the bell in front of the courtyard. Soon, a pretty maidservant walked over.
This was a small courtyard for cultivators to cultivate in. It was provided by a very strong power. It had all sorts of services available. Naturally, there was food and hot water.
Of course, this was all on the premise that one was willing to spend Spirit Stones. If one was willing to spend a lot of money, they could even provide a courtyard with Spiritual Energy comparable to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's.
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