(Many thanks to Junior Brother 'Young Master Fei Is Here' for the reward from the Helm Leader.
It was the tenth day since Chen Zong's return home.
Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood, but the sun was especially bright. Chen Zong was practicing his sword by the lake.
He was not limited to any sword technique, but alternating between the eighteen basic forms and the five foundational sword techniques. It was as if he had broken the boundaries between them and was able to execute them as he wished.
Chen Zong's wrist continued to change with a single strike. Seven times in a row.
Seven Transformations in One Sword!
This was undoubtedly a very high level. Among all the disciples of the Seven Lights Martial Academy, there was only one who could achieve this. Even the disciples of Tianyao Hall could not achieve this.
Being able to achieve Seven Transformations in One Sword was closely related to the eight days of confinement in the dark room.
Nothing could be seen or heard in the dark room. His senses were completely blurred. Chen Zong gradually adapted with great effort. His grasp of space and distance around him became clearer, and subsequently, his control of his own strength became more exquisite. After experiencing a transformation, his sword technique naturally reached the level of Seven Transformations in One Sword.
Now, Chen Zong even discovered that there were signs of improvement on the foundation of Seven Transformations in One Sword. He was currently grasping this feeling and working hard to improve it to a higher level.
After finishing his sword practice and returning home, Chen Zong heard a burst of hearty laughter. The laughter was full of Qi and contained a great amount of strength. The strong blood energy fluctuation also spread out.
"So strong. This blood energy is like a furnace. Father's cultivation has broken through again." Outside the house, Chen Zong was overjoyed. The strength of the blood energy fluctuation was clearly only at the ninth level of the Qi and Blood realm. It was especially clear because he had just broken through.
"If I buy the Nine Transformation Blood Rejuvenation Pill, it can only restore father's cultivation. Although the price of the Seven Leaf Blood Lotus is double that of the Nine Transformation Blood Rejuvenation Pill, the effect is very obvious." Chen Zong felt that it was a good deal.
Perhaps the amount of resources needed to advance from Qi Blood Stage Seven to Qi Blood Stage Nine was less than nine hundred thousand White Jade Coins, but the time needed was at least a few years. The difference between reaching Qi Blood Stage Nine a few years earlier and a few years later was very obvious.
A person's Qi and blood would go through a process of going from weak to strong, and then from strong to weak. Generally speaking, in their thirties, a person's Qi and blood would be vigorous to the extreme. This had nothing to do with cultivation, but was a normal physiological phenomenon.
After the age of forty, one's Vitality would no longer increase. Instead, it would begin to show signs of going downhill. However, it was very subtle and difficult to detect. After all, a martial artist's physique was stronger, so they could maintain their vitality for a longer period of time.
At the age of fifty, the signs of decline would become obvious. At the age of sixty, Vitality realm martial artists would begin to show signs of aging. Although their cultivation would not decline, their physical endurance and Vitality Force would not be as good as when they were young.
The amount of Qi and blood in one's body was related to whether or not one could break through to the Force Training realm.
Generally speaking, under the age of forty, when one's Qi and blood were vigorous, it was easiest to break through to the Force Training realm. After the age of forty, the difficulty would more than double. After the age of fifty, it was equivalent to cutting off all hope of stepping into the Force Training realm.
Of course, it did not mean that all martial artists before the age of forty could break through to the Force Training realm. It was all relative. Whether one could break through or not was related to many aspects. Vigorous Qi and blood was only one of the necessary factors.
Chen Zhangfan was not yet forty, but he was not far away. If he only reached Qi Blood Stage Nine in a few years, it would be too late. Now that he still had two to three years, he might have the chance to become a Force Training expert. That would be completely different.
Using nine hundred thousand White Jade Coins in exchange for a short period of time without any side effects to his cultivation, saving him a few years of time, and increasing his chances of stepping into the Force Training realm. It was undoubtedly a good deal.
Not to mention, his father's cultivation was higher and stronger. Only then would he be able to relax and not have too many worries. He would be able to focus more on pursuing his own path of cultivation.
Every day, Chen Zong would cultivate the True Sword Heavenly Technique for two hours. The increase in his cultivation was very obvious. The rest of the time, he would cultivate naturally with the help of the Blood Sinking Jade Essence. It was equivalent to cultivating the entire day. His cultivation speed was faster than most martial artists, at least ten times faster than normal martial artists of the same level.
After that, he would practice the sword and the Shadow Clone Technique. Occasionally, he would spar with Chen Zhengtang.
Chen Zhengtang's cultivation method was the Chen family's Fierce Tiger Art, which was a Middle-Grade Human Level Martial Art. The martial art he cultivated was called Mountain Breaking Leg, which was also a Middle-Grade Human Level Martial Art. Now that his cultivation had been restored and he had made a breakthrough, he could not neglect the cultivation of martial arts.
Chen Zong taught his father the Blood Boiling Technique, so that it could be used in times of need.
Eighty percent of the Seven Leaf Blood Lotus' medicinal power was concentrated on the seven petals. However, the stamen in the middle also contained about twenty percent of the medicinal power.
After Chen Zong consumed the Seven Leaf Blood Lotus, his Qi and blood had completely recovered and he had broken through to the ninth level of the Qi and Blood realm. Part of the Seven Leaf Blood Lotus' medicinal power was still hidden in his body, waiting to be activated and absorbed. Therefore, the stamen was boiled and consumed by Chen Zong.
On the eleventh day after returning home, Chen Zong consumed the last soup of the Seven Leaf Blood Lotus' stamen and circulated the True Sword Heavenly Technique to refine and absorb it. The power of his Qi and blood circulated like a sword, naturally emitting traces of sharpness.
Through his own cultivation, the help of the Blood Sinking Jade Essence, and the medicinal power of the Seven Leaf Blood Lotus' stamen, Chen Zong's cultivation had already reached the peak of the seventh level of the Qi and Blood realm. Very soon.
As he circulated the technique, the medicinal power was continuously absorbed. Under the third layer of the True Sword Heavenly Technique, the power of his Qi and blood circulated even faster, directly surpassing its previous limit. Then, it paused, as if everything had stopped. Before Chen Zong could carefully sense what was going on, the power of his Qi and blood moved again. Its speed immediately soared, as if it had turned from a handsome horse into a fierce red horse.
"So fast!"
Chen Zong was astonished. He even felt waves of cutting pain in his body, although it was not very intense.
Not long after, the power of his Qi and blood circulated in a circle like a sword, enduring the piercing pain. Chen Zong acutely felt that the power of his Qi and blood seemed to be undergoing some kind of change, as if it was being purified.
"The True Sword Heavenly Technique has reached the fourth layer!"
This feeling was exactly what Chen Zong felt. At the same time, he was also somewhat speechless.
He had not mastered the first layer of the body tempering technique, so his body's endurance was limited. The power of his Qi and blood driven by the fourth layer of the True Sword Heavenly Technique seemed to be even faster and sharper, faintly exceeding the endurance limit of his muscles, bones, and blood.
Under the circulation of the fourth layer of the True Sword Heavenly Technique, his five viscera and six bowels were also faintly aching. Amidst the pain, they were being tempered more thoroughly and strengthened bit by bit, becoming more resilient.
Chen Zong also keenly sensed that with every circulation, there was a trace of Qi and Blood power being stripped away. When he traced it down, he discovered that it was gathering outside his heart, as if it was about to form an even more terrifying force.
"Could it be the power of the True Sword?" Chen Zong guessed as a thought flashed through his mind.
The fourth layer of the True Sword Heavenly Technique not only increased the cultivation speed and recovery speed, but also condensed the power of the True Sword. That should be it.
As for the purification of his Qi and blood, it was beyond Chen Zong's expectations. After all, the first three layers did not have a direct effect of purification. It would only be purified by 10% as one's cultivation progressed from the beginning stage to the middle stage, then the late stage to the peak stage. However, after giving it some thought, he felt that it was normal. After all, it was impossible to condense the power of the True Sword without sufficiently pure Qi and blood.
At the Qi and blood realm, the purity of one's Qi and blood had nothing to do with one's strength. It was the same for how much one's cultivation increased one's strength. However, it was related to the consumption and recovery speed. Twice the purity meant that the consumption would be reduced by half, and the recovery speed would be doubled as well. It was equivalent to an indirect increase in one's strength.
As the circulation continued, Chen Zong had no choice but to endure the pain of his body being cut. Fortunately, it was not very intense.
Finally, his Qi and blood had been purified by twice as much. His internal organs had been tempered to become even more resilient. Furthermore, the circulation was gradually expanding, covering every inch of his body.
"This is …" Chen Zong was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed.
This was clearly the transformation of his Qi and blood circulation from a minor cycle to a major cycle. This meant that his cultivation was about to break through from the peak of the Qi and blood realm seventh stage to the eighth stage.
Thinking about it, two months ago, he was still at the fifth stage of the Qi and blood realm. If he had stayed in the Clan Hall in Wind Martial City, he would probably be at the sixth stage of the Qi and blood realm at most. Entering the Seven Luminaries Martial Academy in advance was indeed a very wise choice.
First, he broke through to the sixth stage of the Qi and blood realm. Then, he obtained a few Blood Essence Fruits to raise his cultivation to the peak of the sixth stage. Then, he entered the Boiling Blood Pool to cultivate and broke through to the seventh stage. After that, he reached the third stage of the True Sword Heavenly Skill and obtained the Heavy Blood Jade Essence. His cultivation speed was more than ten times that of others. After eight days of confinement in the dark room, he did not die and instead transformed, further stimulating his own potential. Then, with the help of the Seven Leaf Blood Lotus' pistil, his True Sword Heavenly Skill reached the fourth stage, and his cultivation ushered in a breakthrough.
The time was very short and unbelievable. But when he thought about his experiences and how he had broken through from the brink of death several times, such a harvest was not surprising.
The circulation of Qi and blood spread to every part of his body, completely surrounding his entire body. Chen Zong could even feel the traces of Qi and blood circulation under his skin. His body was also strengthened bit by bit, possessing a stronger endurance.
An even stronger strength was contained within.
This was the eighth stage of the Qi and blood realm, also known as the major cycle of Qi and blood.
It was neither spectacular nor earth-shattering. Under Chen Zong's repeated tempering, success came naturally.
"Hahahaha …" Chen Zong could not help but laugh out loud. Carefree, incomparably carefree.
His father's cultivation had recovered and continuously broken through to the ninth stage of the Qi and blood realm. He had also broken through in various aspects, becoming stronger and more confident than ever.
"This year, I'm not even eighteen years old. I want to break through to the Force Refining realm before I'm twenty," Chen Zong said to himself with a firm and powerful tone. He had set a new goal for himself.
If one wanted to move forward, one must have a goal. Only then would one have a clear motivation. Otherwise, one would be like a headless fly.
Chen Zhengtang realized that after Chen Zong's cultivation broke through to the eighth stage of the Qi and blood realm, he was even more excited than when he recovered and reached the ninth stage of the Qi and blood realm.
On the thirteenth day of his return home, Chen Zong familiarized himself with his newfound strength and was able to fully utilize it. When he used Riding the Wind and Water Treading, his speed had increased by almost twenty percent. His body was also lighter, and he was able to last longer.
On the fifteenth day of his return home, Chen Zong was practicing his swordsmanship under a tree by the lake. As he practiced, he had an epiphany. When he stabbed with his sword, a leaf happened to fall. Just as the sword was about to pierce the leaf, it changed in an instant.
When the leaf fell, there were eight sword marks on it. Seven of them were caused by the sword wind, and one of them was directly penetrated.
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