With the vision and experience of the Saint Martial realm, driving the first layer of the Halo of Dusk Stallion was a daunting experience without any mishaps.
Kaclack! The crisp creaking of bones came from his body, and with a rumble, the twenty-seven acupoints opened one by one.
Several hours later, as the final acupoint was opened, the first circulation in Wang Chong's body finally took shape.
At Wang Chong's dantian, the quantitative change turned to qualitative change. A green-black circulation the size of a thumb suddenly took shape.
Although small, it was incomparably heavy. It exuded an aura as heavy as a mountain and a light as sharp as a blade.
The Halo of Dusk Stallion!
At this moment, the aura exuding from Wang Chong's body became several times heavier, and a brand new energy surged through his body.
Not only that, when Wang Chong formed the Halo of Dusk Stallion, the quantitative change turned to qualitative change, and the final condition for breaking into the True Martial realm was fulfilled.
Boom!
The laws of the world seemed to have been touched, and Wang Chong felt his mind shake, as if his entire soul had been jolted out of his body.
At the same time, a brand new energy, imbued with the laws of the world, surged into his mind from space-time. Like rain after a long drought, Wang Chong's Psychic Energy, Origin Energy, and physical strength all instantly swelled by twofold.
Not only that, the invisible energy that had been imprisoning Wang Chong this entire time also exploded!
Wang Chong had already reached a bottleneck in the Origin Energy realm, but at this moment, as the barrier of cultivation shattered, a brand new 'world' appeared before Wang Chong. There were no longer any obstacles in front of Wang Chong.
"Wonderful!"
Wang Chong leaped up from the ground. This wasn't the first time he had reached the True Martial realm, but this surge in strength still made Wang Chong extremely excited.
From the Origin Energy realm to the True Martial realm, Wang Chong had finally obtained his wish.
However, before he could rejoice for long, Wang Chong groaned and fell to the ground. At the same time, something unexpected happened.
"Boom!"
Fierce winds blew in the secret chamber. Not long after breaking into the True Martial realm, the Halo of Dusk Stallion within Wang Chong's body, which was as heavy as a mountain, suddenly unleashed a terrifying and unimaginable suction force.
It was like his body had fallen into a 'black hole'. The Stellar Energy in Wang Chong's body surged in reverse, all of it madly surging toward the fingernail-sized Halo of Dusk Stallion.
Not only that, but all of the Origin Energy in the depths of the void also surged in with Wang Chong as the center.
Wang Chong had never experienced such a terrifying suction force before. Even his flesh and blood were being sucked in and kneaded into a ball.
In an instant, Wang Chong's forehead was drenched in sweat.
Bang!
The door to the secret chamber was violently smashed open. Almost at the same time that Wang Chong fell to the ground, Huang Qian-er, who had heard the commotion inside, rushed in from outside.
"What happened to you?"
Huang Qian-er shot forward and grabbed Wang Chong's arm. At this moment, Wang Chong's face was pale and his body was drenched in sweat. He looked unbelievably weak.
He had said that he was going in to cultivate and that she would guard him for a while. Huang Qian-er had never imagined that Wang Chong would cultivate to this extent.
"Damn it! He can't have gone berserk, right?! "
Huang Qian-er's complexion was extremely ugly.
The Huang clan had sent her to protect Wang Chong. This was no longer just a matter of her relationship with Wang Chong, but the safety of the entire Huang clan.
But if Wang Chong's cultivation went berserk, how could she explain this to the Wang clan and her clan?
No matter how formidable she was, she couldn't protect him from a cultivation deviation!
"Just what are you thinking!"
Wang Chong didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at Huang Qian-er's ever-changing complexion. He didn't need to think too much to know what Huang Qian-er was thinking.
"Don't worry, I'm not as bad as you think. You're also a True Martial realm cultivator. Can't you sense my pulse? "
Huang Qian-er's mind was in a mess, but Wang Chong's reminder also made her realize what was going on. Grabbing Wang Chong's wrist, Huang Qian-er sensed the pulse in Wang Chong's body, and she immediately felt embarrassed.
Although Wang Chong's breathing was weak and his face was pale, his pulse was very stable. There was no sign of cultivation deviation at all.
"Hmph, why are you squatting on the ground if you're fine!"
Huang Qian-er's face reddened as she flung Wang Chong's arm to the ground. Then, she stood up with a cold expression.
"Please, do I look like I'm fine?"
Wang Chong was truly infuriated. He had only said that he hadn't gone berserk. When did he say that he was fine?
"That's your problem! Since I won't die, I'll be going out! "
Huang Qian-er harrumphed and walked out with a cold expression, still carrying her silver sword on her back.
Looking at Huang Qian-er's cold back, Wang Chong could only smile bitterly.
This woman … was truly a 'loyal' one!
But Wang Chong really had no time to bicker with Huang Qian-er over such things.
"This is troublesome!"
Wang Chong smiled bitterly as he 'looked' at the Halo of Dusk Stallion in his body. Zhao Qianqiu had already said that cultivating this technique would place a heavy burden on the body. It would consume a large amount of Origin Energy and Stellar Energy, and it would even cause one's martial realm to deteriorate.
But Wang Chong had not expected the consequences to be so severe.
Not only did he not have a True Martial realm cultivation, he had also fallen from True Martial Tier 1, Origin Energy Tier 9, Origin Energy Tier 8, all the way to Origin Energy Tier 7!
Just the first layer of the Halo of Dusk Stallion had caused him to fall by three realms!
"This is going to be bad. This is only the first layer, and I've already fallen by three realms. Won't the further I go, the more formidable it will be? "
Wang Chong sat on the floor and smiled bitterly.
The most basic first layer of the Halo of Dusk Stallion had already caused one to fall by three realms. What would happen to the later layers?
Wang Chong finally understood why so few people had been able to successfully cultivate such a powerful technique in his last life.
"It seems like I have to make a trip to the spirit vein!"
Wang Chong said to himself.
His strength had fallen from True Martial Tier 1 to Origin Energy Tier 7. This was a massive weakening. Fortunately, he had reached this level before, so as long as he had enough Origin Energy, he could still cultivate from Origin Energy Tier 7, Tier 8, Tier 9, all the way back to True Martial Tier 1.
All he needed was a little more time.
However, the difficulty would be completely different from before. It would be much easier.
After resting for a moment in the secret chamber, Wang Chong walked out.
… …
The autumn air was crisp, and smoke billowed from the spirit vein. Thick Origin Energy had condensed into visible white steam. Wang Chong sat cross-legged in the white steam, his eyes tightly shut. His body was faintly discernible, and he seemed peaceful and calm.
From all around, surging Origin Energy was pouring into Wang Chong's body at an astonishing rate.
After settling the matters in Deflecting Blade Manor, Wang Chong rushed to the spirit vein on the same day to cultivate. The Origin Energy here was so thick that it far surpassed that of Shenwei, Longwei, and Kunwu Training Camps.
And the Dragon Bone Art and Barbaric God Art that Wang Chong had cultivated allowed Wang Chong to cultivate several times faster than an ordinary person.
In just five or six days, Wang Chong had returned from Origin Energy Tier 7 back to Origin Energy Tier 8.
The process was unimaginably easy. This was the difference between returning to one's original cultivation level and breaking into a new one.
"How comfortable!"
After some time, Wang Chong opened his eyes and stretched out his arms, his mood relaxed. This was the benefit of having a treasure. At this rate, he would be able to cultivate back to Tier 1 of the True Martial realm.
Not only that, for Wang Chong, opening the barrier to Tier 1 of the True Martial realm was equivalent to opening the path to Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 … all the way to Tier 9 of the True Martial realm.
At the very least, he would not encounter any more barriers until he reached the peak of Tier 9 of the True Martial realm.
Moreover, there were some True Martial Realm cultivation techniques that he could start cultivating.
Everything was going so smoothly that it was inconceivable.
"… I just don't know how my cousin is doing over there."
Wang Chong suddenly thought of his cousin, Wang Liang.
In order to search for the meteorites that had fallen on the outer islands, Wang Chong had prepared nearly one million taels of gold for Wang Liang, bought and built a large number of fortress ships, hired many martial artists, and even dispatched the clan's guard experts.
All of this was on a massive scale and was time-consuming and laborious. But it was enough to show how much importance Wang Chong attached to this mission.
Wang Liang was Wang Chong's cousin, and he was the only person he could truly trust.
The meteorites scattered on the outer islands occupied an extremely important place in Wang Chong's grand plan.
Without the meteorites, Wang Chong's plan would not be perfect, and he might even suffer massive losses.
Now, three months had passed. Logically speaking, if the voyage had gone smoothly, they should have already reached the outer islands by following the sea monsoon.
"Although this world is very different from the one I'm familiar with, it's similar in many aspects. For example, the WuZi Steel from Sindhu, or the existence of Yingzhou. If WuZi Steel can be found in Sindhu, then there's a high chance that meteorites can be found in those mountains in the outer islands. … I wonder how they're doing now? "
Wang Chong sat cross-legged on the ground as he quietly said to himself.
The weather in the outer islands was complex, with great waves, storms, lightning, thunderclouds … too many things were affected. Moreover, there were no landmarks to speak of on the vast ocean.
Even a carrier pigeon would probably get lost in a place like this.
Sending messages was extremely inconvenient, so he could only wait for Wang Liang and the others to return.
"I hope that everything goes well."
Wang Chong quietly said to himself as he quickly closed his eyes.
Right now, there was a limit to what he could do. He could only silently wait and pray that everything went well.
Whoosh! With a gust of wind, the spirit vein quickly calmed down.
… …
"Reef! Reef! Watch out for the reef at the bottom of the sea! "
"Helmsman, full rudder to the left! Hurry! "
"Watchman, tighten the rope on the flagpole. Lower the sail halfway, hurry!"
"Everyone, hold on tight to the rope!"
"Hurry and get moving! The waves are coming! Watch out!"
… …
Rumble! Following a deafening roar, a huge wave that was several hundred meters tall crashed down from above, toppling mountains and overturning seas. With a loud crack, a mast broke, and at the same time, seven or eight sailors were thrown off the ship by the huge waves.
In the blink of an eye, the seven or eight sailors disappeared in the waves, not even the slightest sound could be heard.
Rumble!
The sky was filled with thunderclouds, lightning flashed, and thunder rumbled. Torrential rain continued to pour down, forming a dense line of rain between heaven and earth.
On the mainmast of the ship, Wang Liang gasped for breath, inwardly rejoicing.
"… I dodged another calamity."
This thought flashed through Wang Liang's mind, and he suddenly rejoiced that he had listened to his cousin Wang Chong's advice.
This ship was made of the sturdiest wood, and the nails on the ship's body were also far more than normal. Although the cost of doing so was still high.
However, this ship had withstood the huge waves time and time again, saving his life time and time again.
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