Chapter 393: First-level Grandmaster

393. Chapter 393 First-level Grandmaster

Inside.

Jiang Cheng shut his eyes tightly, and the Force Light Points within his body were refined at a staggering speed.

Accompanied by the breaking of the final acupoint, with his body as the center, the Force Light Points within a radius of several meters were wildly absorbed into his body.

After a while, everything finally calmed down.

Jiang Cheng snapped his eyes open.

Finally, he broke through to Grandmaster.

At this moment, he felt an unprecedented strength.

The fact is indeed so.

In terms of power, a First-level Force Master is ten times a Ten-level Force Warrior! A full‑power punch is at least a thousand tons, its kinetic energy comparable to that of a 120 mm artillery shell; a punch striking the ground can gouge a pit about three meters in diameter and nearly one meter deep.

At this point, thermal weapons below a 120 mm artillery piece pose little threat to a First-level Grandmaster.

Weapons that can still pose a threat, such as 150 mm artillery or ordinary supersonic missiles, can be easily evaded by a First-level Force Master when few in number, since a First-level Grandmaster's speed already reaches two hundred meters per second.

Only hypersonic missiles or laser cannons can hit him.

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath, his gaze turning toward the window, in the direction of the Outer City District.

If he could, he truly wanted to go out right now and eliminate Bing Li and those people from the Law Enforcement Bureau.

But unfortunately, for him here, trying to leave would inevitably draw Gu Zhanglin's attention, and doing so now would also lay a trap for his later plan to leave with his family.

A small lack of patience can ruin a great scheme; it's better not to act rashly for now.

"Let's see how much time it takes to reach Second-Level Master."

Jiang Cheng closed his eyes, opened them a moment later, and looked at the Panel.

After entry, the Shadowless Heart Sutra requires more than ten times the time to reach the Proficient realm! Previously he spent nearly two months to break through from his strength to First-level Grandmaster; now breaking from First-level Grandmaster to Second-Level Master will require over ten months.

This made him involuntarily gasp a cold breath.

But thinking about it, it's quite reasonable.

After all, a Second-Level Master's power is also ten times that of a First-level Grandmaster, so the difficulty naturally rises accordingly; in fact, for the vast majority of people, breaking to Second-Level Master within ten months is already a tremendous blessing.

After all, many people can't even pass the Grandmaster threshold, let alone go further.

"If my Spiritual Power were a bit higher, this time could be shortened considerably."

Jiang Cheng thought to himself.

Having opened the last few acupoints and become a Grandmaster, his body's acupoints can now hold twenty million Force Light Points.

If he were a Ten-level Spirit Thought Master, he could actively absorb fifteen to sixteen million Force Light Points at once, which means the ten‑month period could be reduced to six months.

If calculated at two active absorptions per day, he could gain an extra thirty million Force Light Points daily, cutting the ten‑month span to four months.

Four months to break from First-level Grandmaster to Second-Level Master—if this got out, it would likely shock the entire planet.

"Unfortunately, I am only a Fifth-level Spirit Thought Master right now."

Jiang Cheng wore a wry smile.

A Fifth-level Spirit Thought Master can actively absorb only five hundred thousand Force Light Points each time, two hundred thousand per day, which is merely a drop in the ocean compared to the massive Force Light Points needed to go from First-level to Second-Level.

"Unless there's a treasure that can boost Spiritual Power recovery?" he suddenly recalled what Gao Ling said last night.

If such a treasure existed, it could raise his Spiritual Power recovery from once a day to ten or eight times daily, which would be quite significant.

After all, at a rate of ten million Force Light Points per day, it would save a third of the time.

Of course, according to Gao Ling, for the user, a treasure's grade isn't necessarily better the higher it is, because that also means the difficulty of use is too great.

But he has the Panel in hand, which is useful not only when refining cultivation methods but also when using treasures.

For example, when he previously received a defensive treasure from Gu Zhangkong, each use added some Experience Value, but defensive treasures are somewhat special—whether proficient or not makes little difference; as long as they're activated in time and the internal Primordial Force Crystals are sufficient, that's all that matters.

Offensive treasures, however, demand a high level of proficiency from the user; the same treasure can produce different effects in different hands.

The same principle applies to treasures that restore Spiritual Power.

"I wonder what treasure Gao Ling will bring me tomorrow."

Jiang Cheng thought.

Of course, he is also prepared to pay the price.

After all, Gu Zhanglin isn't one to take losses; fortunately, he has no intention of staying here for a lifetime.

One night passed.

Early the next morning, Jiang Cheng had just arrived at Lian Dan Shi, about to begin preparations, when Gao Ling's voice sounded from outside the door.

After receiving Jiang Cheng's reply, Gao Ling entered, his face flushed with red light.

"Jiang Lao Di, after I went back yesterday, I asked on your behalf; Changlin agreed to your request, and moreover, he's willing to give you two options."

"Two options?"

Jiang Cheng's face showed curiosity.

Yes, the first option is to lend you a Moonlight Jade, a fourth‑grade basic treasure worth two hundred million. With your ability, you could repay it in less than a month. However, you'll have to refine an extra batch of Awakening Pills each day; after all, this item doubles your Spiritual Power recovery speed, so an additional daily batch shouldn't be a problem for you. Once you become more proficient, the recovery speed could even increase severalfold, and at that point, not only could you refine five batches of pills in a day, but even working until night would be no issue for you.

However, by then you will have to refine an extra furnace of Awakening Pills each day; after all, with this thing your Spiritual Power recovery speed doubles, and refining an extra furnace each day should not be difficult for you. Once you become more proficient, the recovery speed could even increase severalfold, so by that time not only would refining five furnaces of pills a day be fine, even refining pills all day long should pose no problem for you.

He was also a bit envious of Jiang Cheng deep down.

Back then, before he reached Grandmaster, he used only third‑grade Spiritual Power recovery treasures, unlike the latter, which can be used directly by a Grandmaster.

Back then, before he reached Grandmaster, he used only Third-grade Material Spiritual Power recovery treasures; unlike the latter, which can directly use Grandmaster-level ones.

He felt a bit moved.

The jade pendant intended for a First-level Spirit Master is more than sufficient for this Fifth-level Spirit Thought Master.

A First-level Spirit Master's Spiritual Power is nearly fifty times that of a Fifth-level Spirit Thought Master; likewise, in theory, this jade pendant could boost his Spiritual Power recovery speed by almost fifty times! Yet he was more curious about the other option.

The Spiritual Power of a First-level Spirit Master is nearly 50 times that of a Fifth-level Spirit Mind Master, similarly, theoretically, this jade pendant can let his Spiritual Power recovery speed also increase by nearly 50 times! However, he is more curious about another option.

Upon hearing Jiang Cheng's inquiry, Gao Ling's smile grew thicker.

Another thing is, I'll lend you a fifth-grade initial treasure, called the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, which is specially made for Level Four and above Grandmasters. Jiang Lao Di, you may not know, treasures of this level are not like the third- and fourth-grade treasures on the market that you can buy as soon as you enter a shop; instead, they require a huge sum of money, and you need to ask a weaponsmith to specially forge them, making them quite rare.

Speaking of this Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, it is one of the few treasures hidden away by the Gu Family, worth a hundred billion. But out there, even if you have that much money, it's hard to buy it immediately; you at least have to wait in line for several months. Jiang Lao Di, do you understand what I mean? (End of chapter)