[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds":3,"chapter-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial Arts Across Two Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2360988,4616,"Chapter 17: First Cultivation","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>Cang Luo returned to the Scripture Hall and saw seven or eight external disciples lined up at the female clerk’s window, waiting to collect cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo glanced around and noticed the queues at other windows were much shorter, even one window with no one at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange, why do they insist on queuing here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo didn’t understand—until he saw the lecherous stares of those disciples and instantly got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! A bunch of kids who’ve never seen a woman—I get it now, they’re staring at her huge tits!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These fifteen- to sixteen-year-old external disciples couldn’t withstand such temptation—their eyes went glassy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering under his breath, Cang Luo quickly joined the end of the line, tilting his head to sneak glances at the female clerk’s ample chest, just like the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they’d heard his muttering—when they saw him also staring at the clerk’s chest, they all sneered at him in disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo gave them an awkward smile, pretending to queue properly, but his peripheral vision never left the clerk’s upper body for a single second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting in line to collect technique jade plaques...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time a disciple stepped forward to name the technique they wanted, the female clerk would retrieve three jade plaques, the same size as their identity jade, from the rows of cabinets behind her and hand them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo knew these were the technique jade plaques—the only difference from identity jade was their color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identity jade was emerald green; technique jade was gray-green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than ten minutes, it was finally Cang Luo’s turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo steadied his excited emotions, about to speak his chosen technique—when he suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because inside the service window, besides the female clerk, there was another person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar young girl sat on a small stool, listlessly flipping through the “Human Meridian and Acupoint Atlas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was filled with grievance, her eyes dull and pitifully streaked with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo’s heart sank—how did she end up in there? Is she the clerk’s sister?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl inside, miserable and tearful, was none other than the girl Cang Luo had mocked with his phone an hour ago in the Scripture Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her name was Xiang Yunjiao; the female clerk was her older sister, Yun Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being humiliated by Cang Luo’s phone, Yunjiao had wandered, dazed, to her sister’s side, sat down silently, and refused to speak no matter how Yun Mei questioned her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the clerk Yun Mei, growing impatient at Cang Luo’s silence, snapped: “What technique do you want? Hand over your identity jade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... Thunder Qi Decree, Thunder Rush Palm, Wind Sprint Step.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo snapped back to reality, handed over his identity jade with both hands, named his chosen techniques, and stole glances at Yunjiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered why she was so heartbroken—had she been bullied? Could it be... me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yun Mei turned to fetch the technique jade plaques, she didn’t notice her sister Yunjiao suddenly lifting her head at the sound of Cang Luo’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunjiao stared blankly at Cang Luo, fresh tears streaming down her cheeks, silently weeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was stunned—what’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is she crying when she sees me? Is it really my fault? Did the phone photos scare her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yun Mei tossed the three technique jade plaques and his identity jade to Cang Luo, then bent to log details, still oblivious to Yunjiao’s silent tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo gathered the technique jade plaques, watching the silently weeping Yunjiao, unsure how to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the stern female clerk and decided to explain later—better to leave now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Cang Luo left, Yun Mei, organizing documents, said to Yunjiao: “Jiao, look at those people just now—mediocre talent, lecherous eyes—what future can they possibly have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that one named Cang Luo—twenty-two years old and still only Cultivation Base Level One Warrior? A waste. Don’t you dare associate with people like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Why are you crying? Tell me—who hurt you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it the one who stole your ‘Human Meridian and Acupoint Atlas’? Sister will get you revenge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, where are you going? Come back...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo fled the Scripture Hall and, with the satellite’s help, easily found Dormitory No. Xin 176.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The external disciples’ dormitory housed ten people, managed by a single external clerk who assigned tasks and guided cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo unlocked the wooden door with his key—the dim room reeked of stale candle smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was empty; Cang Luo guessed the other nine were out cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were ten low wooden beds, five on each side, dividing the room in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innermost bed on the right was piled with clutter—probably his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo gently moved the clutter to the floor and did a quick clean-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While cleaning, he found a drawer under the bed, containing bedding: quilt, pillow, and other linens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making the bed, Cang Luo sat on the edge and pulled out three technique jade plaques and four inferior-grade yuan stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally had five—one had been exchanged for “Body Destruction Divine Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo held the jade plaque inscribed with “Thunder Qi Decree,” then directed his yuan consciousness to activate the yuan wheel, simultaneously channeling yuan consciousness and yuan force to his fingertip to activate the plaque and read its data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This method was described in the “Overview of Techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant yuan consciousness and yuan force touched the technique jade, it flashed silver—its gray-green surface instantly turned emerald green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, Cang Luo felt energy surge from his fingertip along his yuan consciousness straight into his mind, and suddenly, an uncontrollable yuan consciousness appeared within his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This must be the technique imprint. And these jade plaques—are they the same as identity jade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the technique jade gray-green because it stores a bit of yuan force? Is the identity jade just a recycled leftover?” Cang Luo speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the jade, Cang Luo tried activating the uncontrollable yuan consciousness—the technique imprint—with his own yuan consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his yuan consciousness touched the imprint, it moved on its own, darting swiftly into his dantian, reaching the yuan sea, finding the yuan wheel, and forcing it into wild rotation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the imprint began directing yuan force to surge through his body—slowly, yet Cang Luo couldn’t trace its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is the Thunder Qi Decree running successfully... this feels amazing... hmm? Is this yuan force?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sensed something in the air being drawn into his body, merging with the yuan force already circulating, then absorbed into his dantian, stored in the yuan sea, nourishing the yuan wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could sense yuan force right after waking this morning—but back then I couldn’t absorb it. Now I can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So absorption only happens while running the technique. This must be cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cang Luo remembered what Xuan Qingqing had said about cultivation steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: sense yuan force—he’d already done that when he became a Level One Warrior after swallowing the Casting Yuan Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: absorb yuan force—he was doing it now, and only while running the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third: condense the yuan wheel—he guessed that once enough yuan force was absorbed, a new yuan wheel would form automatically, though he didn’t know how long it would take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, since Thunder Qi Decree takes an hour per cycle, I’ll check again after an hour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Cang Luo closed his eyes and began calmly running Thunder Qi Decree...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Cang Luo felt the yuan force absorption was too slow—on impulse, he pulled out an inferior-grade yuan stone and gripped it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, his absorption rate surged—the amount of yuan force drawn in per second increased dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the milky-white yuan stone in his hand slowly faded—first turning gray-green like the technique jade, then emerald green like the identity jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he felt the stone had lost all its yuan force—he pulled out another...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later, all four milky-white yuan stones had turned emerald green, their yuan force fully absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now without stones, his absorption rate plummeted—he ended cultivation and opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This feeling... perfect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo exhaled a thick breath and saw all the former milky-white yuan stones now emerald green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense not a trace of yuan force left—they were completely drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo played with the lifeless emerald stones, glanced at his identity jade and technique jade, and placed them side by side to observe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same color, same hardness—he guessed both identity jade and technique jade were made from yuan stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—I must’ve run Thunder Qi Decree over two full cycles. What’s changed in my yuan wheel? Let me check.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo excitedly directed his yuan consciousness inward to inspect his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, he gasped in delight: “Three! Three yuan wheels! That means I’m now a Level Three Warrior?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo’s joy lingered—he hadn’t expected to advance two levels in just over two hours; his dantian’s yuan force storage had increased more than tenfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then Cang Luo remembered Xuan Qingqing’s words—his rapid advancement was likely because he was from Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuan stones are amazing. I need to find more—and elixirs too. There must be cultivation-augmenting pills, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, relying solely on ambient yuan force... I’ll be cultivating till I’m old and gray...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having mastered Thunder Qi Decree, Cang Luo activated the next technique jade: Thunder Rush Palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he ran Thunder Rush Palm, a yuan consciousness imprint surged from his dantian to his yuan wheel, guiding yuan force out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It circled his body once—less than a fraction of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the yuan force rushed straight through his meridians into both arms, filling them completely, especially the wrists and palms, which felt densely packed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo felt his hands brimming with power—and a faint electric crackle pulsed within his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his palm down—four yuan stones, as hard as marble, instantly turned to powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo stared at the powder in his hand, stunned by his own power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock gave way to elation, elation to a cold, ruthless expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this palm struck that CEO’s head, his skull would explode!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the first person Cang Luo thought of was the man who stole his ex-girlfriend—he wanted to use Thunder Rush Palm on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, clearing the thoughts, and activated the last technique jade: Wind Sprint Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After activating Wind Sprint Step, Cang Luo rose from the bed and began running the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Thunder Rush Palm, a yuan force imprint surged from his dantian, circled his body once, then rushed toward his legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After one breath, Cang Luo noticed something strange in his legs—a tingling itch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, he pulled up his pant legs and saw his flaccid legs gradually firming, eventually turning into hard, clearly defined blocks of muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his powerful legs, Cang Luo felt as light as a swallow, walking like the wind, and leapt effortlessly over a wooden bed one meter wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Cang Luo decided to turn the ten wooden beds in the room into a 110-meter hurdle course and played with them endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Wind Rush Step—a technique that enhances leg strength and agility through specific Qi circulation pathways...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several rounds, Cang Luo, thoroughly satisfied, severed his connection to the Wind Rush Step imprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his Spiritual Awareness cut off, the Qi supply ceased, and the taut muscles in his legs began returning to their original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his slightly numb legs and exclaimed excitedly: “Hah! In just two days since my reincarnation, I’ve mastered three techniques and reached Warrior Third Layer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I can’t wait to return to Earth—Eden Garden, Yun Society, and those two bastards...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You two, wait for me, you sons of bitches!\u003C\u002Fp>",1955,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9b542808e19cc31a355796249244f6c5122cf9451ee408903fb43a7e23204288","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-18","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-16",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]