Chapter 197

Lu Ren had reached Qi Gathering Perfection about a month earlier than Kong Yu, but Lu Ren had not yet broken through.

Qin Ze said: "Previously, Master said that resources are the most important thing for martial arts, but now I feel that talent is the most important. Resources and effort really don't count for much in the face of talent."

Although he had achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi, only he knew how long he had been stuck at this realm. Back in Qingyuan, he had already reached Qi Gathering Perfection.

For a moment, the joy of breaking through was diluted, and he couldn't help but feel a bit dispirited.

The group discussed for a while before ending the conversation, still feeling unsatisfied.

Liu Qian reminded: "Brother Xu, be careful."

Xu Yang nodded: "I understand!"

He didn't really care much. So what if Kong Yu had achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi? He had only just broken through, and his cultivation had not been consolidated. Even if it were consolidated, even if he were not a match for someone who had just entered Qi Refining into Gang Qi, it would be difficult for them to kill him.

Besides, he would soon break through as well.

"You shouldn't have refused the Qunying Society!" Yue Gui sighed.

The few spoke cryptically, and others didn't understand, but they all knew about Kong Yu wanting to take revenge on Xu Yang.

Kong Yu having achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi gave everyone a sense of urgency. After chatting for a while longer, they dispersed.

Xu Yang returned to his courtyard and found that Zhang Yong and the others had also come over, chatting with Sun Tao about Kong Yu achieving Qi Refining into Gang Qi.

After greeting them, he dove into his room.

"Kong Yu breaking through puts a lot of pressure on him," Zhang Yong sighed.

Even if they didn't know that the Li Ruian incident was Kong Yu's doing, they knew that Kong Yu hated Xu Yang to the core.

During the martial arts exam, when Xu Yang beat Zhu Yang to death on the ring, Kong Yu and the others had almost been unable to hold back from jumping onto the ring to fight Xu Yang to the death.

If there were an opportunity, no one thought Kong Yu would let Xu Yang go.

As his fame spread and his momentum gradually built up, Kong Yu also began to have a bit of dominance.

"Xu Yang is finished!"

Many people had such thoughts in their hearts.

Not to mention that Xu Yang was still somewhat inferior to Lu Ren; even Lu Ren was not enough to look at in front of Kong Yu.

Sun Tao's expression was very ugly, but he was powerless. Kong Yu's talent was too strong; he achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi in one year.

For many people, let alone achieving Qi Refining into Gang Qi in a year, just reaching Qi Gathering Major Success was enough to have hope of ascending the dragon.

Xu Yang didn't care about the words of Zhang Yong and the others. He locked the door, sat on the bed, and took out the Qi-Benefiting Pills to continue refining.

The elixir turned into a warm current that spread to his limbs and bones. Under the circulation of the heavenly cycle, his true qi slowly grew stronger.

While growing stronger, the Diamond true qi was also nourishing and tempering his flesh, and that faint silver glow became more and more intense.

One!

Two!

With the third Qi-Benefiting Pill, he felt his dantian beginning to feel a sense of saturation, as if he were full.

But he did not stop and swallowed the last Qi-Benefiting Pill.

Half an hour later, his dantian and meridians finally felt saturated. The silver-white Diamond true qi filled his dantian and meridians, forming a strange automatic cycle.

"It's lunchtime."

Breaking through was important, but eating was even more important.

If he didn't eat his fill, where would he get the strength to impact the bottleneck?

Xu Yang was not in a hurry to break through. He pushed open the door and walked out; Zhang Yong and the others had already left, and Sun Tao was gone too.

The courtyard was somewhat quiet, just like his inner heart.

He was not in a hurry about Qi Refining into Gang Qi.

Four months ago, he had obtained the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain and had been studying and comprehending it ever since. He had long had insights into Qi Refining into Gang Qi; all that was missing was practical operation.

Stepping out of the courtyard, he happened to meet Sun Tao, who was returning.

"Junior Brother Xu, are you finished practicing?" Sun Tao spoke first.

Then, he showed an expression of wanting to say something but hesitating.

Xu Yang frowned slightly and said: "Senior Brother Sun, speak your mind."

Sun Tao sighed and said: "Lu Ren has achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi. I just came back from his place."

Xu Yang:...

This was worrying about affecting his state of mind.

Unfortunately, he had no fluctuations in his heart. Lu Ren had announced reaching Qi Gathering Perfection almost two months ago and had finally taken this step.

"This is a good thing. Does Senior Brother Sun think I will be jealous or anxious?" Xu Yang smiled.

He was Lu Ren's psychological shadow.

Hearing this, Sun Tao blushed, realizing that Xu Yang didn't care about this matter at all.

"Junior Brother, you go ahead. Senior Brother is going to practice. Seeing you junior brothers surpassing me one by one, Senior Brother is ashamed." Sun Tao ran into the courtyard in a flash.

Xu Yang went to the canteen and spent two taels of silver to have a good meal, even eating a bowl of strange beast meat.

He walked around outside to digest some food before returning to his room and locking the door.

Come to think of it, the house they lived in was also specially built, with iron plates laid on the top, bottom, and all four walls, making it more like an iron box.

Therefore, when breaking through, he didn't have to worry about affecting the people around him, nor was he afraid of being disturbed.

"I have long since comprehended the Hunyuan Force and have been studying the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain for four months. I should be able to produce Gang Qi in one go." Xu Yang began to adjust his state of mind.

The first step of the Marrow Cleansing realm is to produce Gang Qi. Once Gang Qi is produced, one has stepped into the Marrow Cleansing realm.

Of course, producing Gang Qi does not mean one has started tendon-changing and marrow-cleansing.

Only when Gang Qi reaches a certain level can it be used for tendon-changing and marrow-cleansing.

In fact, most Marrow Cleansing martial artists in Qingyuan County were only famous in name; many were stuck at the Qi Refining into Gang Qi realm and had not involved themselves in marrow-cleansing.

Gang Qi is the product of the unity of essence, qi, and spirit, so to produce Gang Qi, the state of mind is very important. This was also the reason why Sun Tao had hesitated earlier about whether to tell him about Lu Ren's breakthrough.

【Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain - Gang Qi Chapter · Not Yet Entered (0/200)】

Two hundred did not mean he had to practice the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain two hundred times to enter.

With good talent, one might cross the proficiency of two hundred in one go; without enough talent, practicing two thousand times would be of little use. This value often represents a difficulty, or the profoundness of the martial art.

The more profound the martial art, the higher this value.

"Breakthrough... is today."

Kong Yu and Lu Ren had both achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi, and it was time for him to break through.

Taking a deep breath, the various mental formulas for Qi Refining into Gang Qi from the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain flashed through his mind. The silver-white Diamond true qi roared into operation, and the vigorous qi and blood surged along with it.

The Diamond true qi was too domineering; even though his meridians had always been nourished by it, he felt a tearing pain at this moment.

As the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain began to operate, his tendons and bones roared, his skin and membranes trembled, and a large amount of qi and blood surged out.

A booming sound like a roaring river came from within Xu Yang's body, his robes bulged, and on his exposed skin, that silver color became more and more intense.

Qi Refining into Gang Qi!

This "qi" refers to true qi, blood qi, and also the formless and qualityless spirit.

True qi and blood qi, two distinct things, were isolated by the meridians, but he had long since comprehended the Hunyuan Force. With just a thought, the true qi seeped out from the meridians and merged into the flesh, blood, tendons, and bones.

He sank his mind into his body, merging into the true qi and blood qi, turning into a formless giant hand to bring the three together.

In an instant, it was like throwing a wisp of flame into high-temperature hot oil; it ignited at the slightest touch and exploded upon ignition.

"Boom!"

Xu Yang felt as if his whole body were burning, and a sound like the opening of heaven and earth came, and a terrifying force erupted from every inch of his flesh and blood, as if to blow him into powder.

But under the ability of the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain, another formless force pressed the exploding power back, making the three truly merge together.

In an instant, a more domineering and pure force was born, sweeping through like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, as the three forces merged together like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

A true unity of inside and outside appeared. It was no longer a temporary unity of inside and outside relying on techniques or the Hunyuan Force; this was a true blending of water and milk, a Hunyuan as one, a trinity.

His understanding of his body no longer relied on perception or knowledge of meridians and acupoints; it was as if he had grown countless eyes and could see every inch of his flesh and blood.

He seemed to have entered a blood-red world, seeing his smooth-as-jade internal organs, seeing his meridians like river channels, and seeing many hidden injuries that the Turtle-Snake Great Stance had never been able to repair.

Wherever the Gang Qi reached, it was like where his eyes were, and he could easily see everything in his body.

This was the realm of the mind entering the body and understanding the mysteries of oneself.

Only with this realm as a foundation could one complete the cultivation of tendon-changing and marrow-cleansing later.

The tyrannical force spread throughout his body, no longer distinguishing between meridians and dantian. Xu Yang's whole body glowed with red light, his tendons and bones roared in unison, his flesh and blood vibrated, and his aura climbed step by step.

The body, which had originally been tempered by the Diamond Body Technique to have the characteristics of being Diamond Indestructible, now saw its strength soar again, and the silver glow became even more intense.

He maintained the operation of the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain for an hour, and the light on his body gradually dissipated, his aura restrained.

【Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain - Gang Qi Chapter · Entered (5/2000)】 ===== CHAPTER 198 =====