Chapter 115

After all, their past friendship remained. If Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong developed well, it would only be good for him. If he encountered trouble in the future, he would have a well-connected friend to lend a hand.

Xu Yang didn't care. To him, whether they were doing well or not, they were friends, and he wouldn't demand that Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong revolve around him.

Half a month later, Lu Ren, who had been recovering from his injuries, returned to the martial arts hall, but his injuries hadn't fully healed, so he couldn't practice for the time being.

Ten days later, Lu Ren announced that his injuries had recovered and vowed to break through to Qi Gathering Major Success within half a month.

This day, the true Qi in Xu Yang's body stopped growing; his dantian and meridians were filled with true Qi.

"I can attempt to break through to Qi Gathering Major Success."

He knew this was touching the barrier of Qi Gathering Major Success; only by breaking through could his true Qi continue to improve.

He left Weiyuan Hall without hesitation, returned home, and after telling Xu Qing not to disturb him, he locked his room door and began to assault the barrier.

At this moment, the blood Qi in his body surged like a tide, assaulting his tendons, bones, skin, and flesh.

Under the control of his mind, the pure and overbearing Diamond True Qi circulated faster and faster in his meridians. Xu Yang felt as if his whole body was being cut by knives.

The Diamond True Qi was too overbearing. Even though his body had been tempered by it, under such high-speed circulation, his meridians still found it hard to bear.

Xu Yang gritted his teeth, held his breath, and focused. The high-speed Diamond True Qi rampaged, piercing through meridians he had never touched before.

"These meridians are unimportant. I must pierce the Ren and Du meridians to reach Qi Gathering Major Success."

His current innate talent was Grade B-Upper, and with the Diamond True Qi being condensed and overbearing, piercing the Ren and Du meridians wasn't difficult for him. The real difficulty was finding them.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he finally felt that in a certain part of his body, every time the Diamond True Qi reached there, it was as if an invisible barrier blocked it.

"I've found the location of the Ren and Du meridians."

Xu Yang's spirit was lifted. He immediately gathered all his true Qi and assaulted that spot.

"Boom!"

With a strike gathering all his Diamond True Qi, Xu Yang felt a loud noise resound in his mind. He couldn't help but let out a muffled groan. The rebounding true Qi surged back, and his meridians felt as if they were about to explode.

He couldn't help but gasp, the pain making his vision go black.

Lin Cheng said that the most important thing in martial arts training is money, and innate talent is equally important; otherwise, all the wealthy families in Qingyuan County would be Qi Gathering Major Success experts.

Even with his innate talent and comprehension, and having practiced the Diamond Technique, he hadn't succeeded in one go. One could imagine the difficulty for others.

Calming his surging blood and smoothing out the chaotic true Qi, Xu Yang rested for a while and launched a second assault.

This time he was ruthless, gathering his strength for a long time before controlling all his true Qi to strike.

"Crack!"

He had already prepared for the backlash, but unexpectedly, the second strike easily pierced the invisible barrier. The Diamond True Qi surged forward, with only a slight recoil.

It was as if he had pushed open a door into a broader world; the invisible shackles disappeared.

A more surging and powerful true Qi emerged from thin air, merging into his true Qi, roaring as it continued to strike forward.

"Crack!"

Another crisp sound. Xu Yang felt as if his whole person was about to float, his mind entering a state of emptiness.

Another surge of true Qi appeared from thin air, merging into the roaring true Qi, forming a brand-new cycle with his original true Qi.

"Rumble..."

His meridians and dantian were vibrating, beginning to expand rapidly as if breaking through boundaries. The dantian and meridians that had been filled with true Qi suddenly became spacious.

Before his eyes, the progress of the Diamond Technique was rapidly improving, his blood Qi was surging, and his physical strength was increasing sharply.

"The true Qi is beginning to nourish the body."

The breakthrough in cultivation realm didn't just bring an improvement in true Qi; his tendons and bones emitted crackling sounds, and a luster flowed faintly within his muscles.

Every time the true Qi circulated, it increased by a point, became more condensed, and his physique grew stronger accordingly.

Until after forty-nine cycles, the surging true Qi gradually calmed down, entering a low-speed automatic cycle.

"Finally, Qi Gathering Major Success. The true Qi has entered the automatic cycle realm. From now on, even if I sleep every day, my cultivation will grow."

Xu Yang opened his eyes, feeling extremely light, as if he had shed a heavy shell.

Within a radius of ten zhang, he seemed to be able to hear even the sound of mosquitoes crawling on the ground. Through the moonlight, everything in the room was clearly visible before his eyes.

"The scale of the true Qi is at least double what it was before, and the degree of condensation is even more astonishing."

He finally understood why Zhang Tong, at Qi Gathering Major Success, dared to be so arrogant.

Against someone at Qi Gathering Minor Success, Qi Gathering Major Success didn't mean he could kill them with a casual slap, but it would only take two or three moves. And that was just at the beginning; once the true Qi accumulated more, he could truly kill them with a casual slap.

【Innate Talent: 65】

【Comprehension: 64】

【Cultivation: Qi Gathering Major Success】

【Cultivation Method: Turtle-Snake Stance - Minor Success (293/300), Mountain-Shaking Xiong Quan - Minor Success (490/500), Diamond Technique - Entry (256/1000)】

【Skill: Mining Lv. 3 (283/400)】

【Remaining Lifespan: 64】

【Martial Arts Longevity Points: 23】

His lifespan had increased by two years, and the progress of the Diamond Technique had also improved by more than twenty.

It is worth mentioning that the Mountain-Shaking Xiong Quan did not reach Major Success this month as he had expected; the progress was stuck at "490."

This month, the slowest progress among all cultivation methods was actually the Mountain-Shaking Xiong Quan.

Finally, the comprehension of Primordial Unity Force was more difficult than he had imagined; there had been no progress for several days.

"Primordial Unity Force is, in most cases, an exclusive ability of Marrow Cleansing experts. Since I am at Energy Gathering Minor Success, it is naturally difficult to comprehend. Now that I have pierced the Conception and Governor meridians and my true energy had reached Major Success, comprehending it should be much simpler."

Xu Yang had also inferred this.

Primordial Unity Force is a realm where the internal and external are one. Since his internal true energy hadn't reached Major Success, how could he achieve the unity of internal and external, Primordial Unity as one?

"There are still three months until the Martial Examination's dragon ascension. In three months, even if I can't reach Marrow Cleansing, it shouldn't be far off. Lu Ren hasn't even reached Qi Gathering Major Success..."

Everything was earlier than he had previously expected. For the first time, he had broken through before Lu Ren.

Xu Yang felt joy in his heart. Finally, at Qi Gathering Major Success, he could be considered to have some self-preservation power in Qingyuan, and he didn't need to be so cautious.

He tidied his clothes and pushed the door open to walk out.

When he returned, it was only noon. Pushing the door out, the bright moon was already in the sky, and everything was silent.

"Brother!"

Xu Qing had been guarding outside. Seeing Xu Yang come out, she couldn't help but laugh happily.

"Is there any food left? I'm hungry."

Xu Yang wanted to reach out and stroke her head, but seeing that Xu Qing was already as tall as his shoulder, he realized she was no longer a little girl and had to retract his hand awkwardly.

"Yes, I'll go heat it up."

Xu Qing turned and ran back into the house, starting to light the fire.

"No need to bother, I'll eat it cold," Xu Yang said.

With his current physique, eating ice cubes wouldn't be a problem, let alone cold food. Besides, the weather was gradually getting warmer, so eating cold food was actually more comfortable.

"Qi Gathering Major Success is even more money-burning. Should I tell the Liu family about this?" Xu Yang pondered.

Qi Gathering Major Success is not the end, but the beginning. The more profound the cultivation, the more terrifying the resources required. Relying solely on absorbing nutrition from food to practice Qi, who knows when he would be able to reach Marrow Cleansing.

But this move was too high-profile. Lu Ren hadn't even reached Qi Gathering Major Success, yet he had already reached it. If it spread, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. One must know that when he had his bones felt at the Huang family, he was only found to have Grade C-Lower innate talent.

"I'll wait a few days. At the very least, I'll wait for Lu Ren to break through, so it won't be so eye-catching."

Anyway, according to Lu Ren's words, he would reach Qi Gathering Major Success in at most half a month. It was only a mere half-month, and he could afford to wait.

If the news of Qi Gathering Major Success spread, there wouldn't be many benefits, but it might attract a pile of trouble, which would be more trouble than it was worth.

"I just hope this guy is reliable and not just bragging."

【Martial Arts Longevity Points: 53】

The next day, the first thing Xu Yang did when he opened his eyes was to look at the panel. With his cultivation breaking through to Qi Gathering Major Success, the panel rewarded him with thirty points.

Without hesitation, he raised his innate talent to "68."

In the following days, Xu Yang went to the Liu family in the morning to wait for orders, and at noon, he didn't go to Weiyuan Hall but went straight home to consolidate his Energy Gathering Major Success realm.

After a few days, his cultivation was finally consolidated, and the scale of his true Qi had increased significantly.

The Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist also became smooth to practice after Energy Gathering Major Success, just as he had guessed. However, to comprehend Primordial Unity Force, it would still require a period of hard practice.

On the other hand, the Turtle-Snake Stance reached Major Success in these few days.

The effect of the Turtle-Snake Stance at Major Success was very good. Every time he practiced, he had the illusion that his vitality was slowly growing, and his whole body felt extremely light.

Every time he finished standing in the stance, a layer of foul-smelling gray-black sweat would appear on his body, as if he were detoxifying.

"Practicing every day really has the effect of prolonging life."

The Turtle-Snake Stance is just a cultivation method taught by a small martial arts hall in Qingyuan County, and it can prolong life. In those martial arts sects, are there true martial arts longevity methods?

Even if there is no true longevity method, according to his current understanding of martial arts, living for a few hundred years should be possible. ===== CHAPTER 116 =====