Chapter 487: Preparing for a Breakthrough (Seeking monthly votes)

"Gurgle~"

The mountain spring water in the teapot boiled, and Liu Yuanzhang picked it up to pour over the expensive tea leaves.

Soon, steam rose, the fragrance of tea overflowed, and a cup of hot tea was placed in front of Lin Qi.

"Taste this new tea. It uses mountain spring water from the deep mountains of the Otherworld, and the tea leaves are Pu'er carefully cultivated in the Otherworld."

"Having absorbed the essence of heaven and earth and soaked in source energy, its nature has already changed."

"I was lucky to get a few grams; I usually can't bear to drink it."

Liu Yuanzhang explained with a smile!

Lin Qi still didn't understand tea very well, but he took a small sip and felt a unique tea flavor that made his body and mind feel transparent.

His mind became clear, and a large amount of cultivation insight emerged in his mind.

"This tea is really good!"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up as he exclaimed; Liu Yuanzhang really had quite a lot of good tea in his hands.

Liu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Drinking it occasionally has the effect of refreshing the mind and increasing comprehension."

"It also helps with the cultivation of martial arts techniques."

"However, the quantity is extremely scarce, and generally only Ninth Realm martial artists can afford to drink it."

"We only get to taste it occasionally!"

After some simple small talk, they returned to the main topic.

Lin Qi said: "Dean, I do indeed want to consult you about questions regarding the Seventh Realm."

"I don't want to be stuck at the Seventh Realm for too long!"

"Are there any potions or heavenly treasures that can help break through to the Seventh Realm?"

Liu Yuanzhang took a simple sip of the hot tea, showed an expression of enjoyment, and then nodded:

"Naturally, there are!"

"The history of the Martial Path has spanned 48 years. Since the division of the nine martial realms, the Sixth to Seventh Realm has been a watershed."

"A Seventh Realm martial artist is an upper-echelon martial artist in any country."

"Their strength undergoes a huge transformation!"

"The nine martial realms are divided into nine major gates, one realm per gate, and the Seventh Martial Realm is 'Blood Exchange'."

"Through blood exchange, one replaces all the blood in the body, removing waste and impurities from the blood."

"By creating new blood through bone marrow, the body is rejuvenated, undergoing a deep-level transformation."

"Bone marrow is crucial, and to break through to the Seventh Realm, one must refine the bone marrow to its limit."

"Everyone's physical limit is different, and when you reach it, you will naturally be able to feel it."

"The higher the marrow quality, the faster you reach the limit."

"Especially with fourth-grade marrow quality, reaching the realm of 'refining marrow like frost', one can break through quickly."

Lin Qi nodded secretly; others were fine reaching the fourth realm, but he was different—he wanted to reach the fifth-grade marrow quality.

He called it Glazed Marrow, pure without a trace of impurity.

He felt he was far from reaching his limit and might need to refine for a while longer.

Moreover, the remaining impurities were very difficult to flush out.

Liu Yuanzhang continued: "Over the past 48 years, countless geniuses have been stuck at this gate."

"Just like the Tendon-Changing Potion, Skin-Shedding Potion, Tiger Bone Pill, and Five Elements Organ-Refining Paste you have taken before."

"Where there is demand, there is supply. Based on decades of continuous research, a potion was created—the Marrow-Cleansing Potion."

"Marrow-Cleansing Potion?"

Lin Qi repeated.

Liu Yuanzhang nodded: "That's right, it's the Marrow-Cleansing Potion."

"The Sixth Martial Realm is 'Marrow Refining'. What is marrow refining? It is refining the body's bone marrow."

"Using Qi and blood to flush out impurities in the bone marrow, rejuvenating it, and tapping into the body's potential."

"With daily marrow refining, the impurities and dregs in most geniuses have already been cleared away."

"But some impurities grow in the body from a young age, adhering to the bone marrow, and are not easily detected."

"If you can't find them, you can't clear them out."

"And no technological equipment can detect these impurities; you have to find them yourself."

"But the Marrow-Cleansing Potion can clear these impurities."

"It can find the impurities in the bone marrow and clear them out, improving marrow quality and allowing people to quickly break through the Seventh Realm threshold."

"Many geniuses at the peak of the Sixth Realm will find ways to get the Marrow-Cleansing Potion to improve their quality and make a breakthrough."

"It allows your body to quickly reach the limit for a breakthrough."

Lin Qi's eyes lit up; this was the potion he wanted, so he said:

"How can I buy the Marrow-Cleansing Potion? It's not listed on the Star Fall Home."

Liu Yuanzhang smiled and answered:

"The Star Fall Home is an online shopping platform specifically for low-to-mid realm martial artists."

"Many top-tier resources are on another platform."

"This software is different; you must wait until you break through to the Seventh Realm and step onto the battlefield to hunt disaster beasts before you can use it."

"Because most of the things inside need to be purchased with teaching points or merit points."

"You have neither right now, so you can only rely on me to help you buy it."

"Since you have no merit points or teaching points, one bottle of Marrow-Cleansing Potion, converted to Xia Guo currency, costs about 150 million Xia Guo currency."

Lin Qi nodded secretly after hearing this; although this price was more expensive than any potion he had bought, it was acceptable.

At the same time, he was grateful; merit points must be earned by hunting disaster beasts, and Liu Yuanzhang stayed at the academy every day, so he couldn't earn many either.

Liu Yuanzhang laughed:

"Don't worry, a bottle of Marrow-Cleansing Potion won't cost me too many teaching points."

"Be patient and wait two days; the Marrow-Cleansing Potion will be delivered to your hands."

"The materials needed for the Marrow-Cleansing Potion are precious, and the annual output is low; many people have to wait one or two months to get it."

"For example, Shen Heng waited two months to get the Marrow-Cleansing Potion and successfully broke through to the Seventh Realm."

"Otherwise, he would have been stuck for several more months."

"And recently, materials are sufficient, so more bottles of Marrow-Cleansing Potion can be made; you won't have to wait too long."

Lin Qi was happy after hearing this; it seemed his luck was quite good.

If there were no Marrow-Cleansing Potion, he could break through in about a month by cultivating slowly on his own.

But having the Marrow-Cleansing Potion was good.

The time could be shortened to within a few days for a breakthrough.

……

A few minutes later, after Lin Qi transferred the money, he left.

Liu Yuanzhang sat alone in the living room, letting his intelligent life project a screen.

He drank the remaining tea in the cup and swiped on the screen.

"It can be delivered to the door within two days."

Liu Yuanzhang looked at the screen and nodded, then looked at his teaching point balance.

Because he had selected Lin Qi, a top-tier genius, every time he made a breakthrough, he could obtain a sum of teaching points.

From the start of the disaster beast hunting competition, the freshman competition, the national freshman competition, to the global freshman competition.

Awakening as an SS-grade genius, getting a higher ranking in the Sky Dome Academy, and even winning the global martial arts competition championship.

He had thus obtained a huge sum of teaching points, which could be exchanged for a large amount of resources.

Liu Yuanzhang muttered to himself: "I also have hope of breaking through to the Eighth Realm."

"However, I haven't been on the battlefield for too long; I need to make a breakthrough through slaughter."

He had already made a decision in his heart: he would head to the battlefield in a few months to prepare for a breakthrough.

By then, perhaps Lin Qi could go together.

……

Lin Qi returned to his Villa No. 9.

In his mind, he was also thinking about his own marrow-cleansing potion.

Once the Marrow-Cleansing Potion arrived, he could start preparing for the Seventh Realm blood exchange breakthrough.

After the breakthrough, he would start cultivating high-level source energy techniques.

Then he would head to the battlefield to earn money and hone his martial arts techniques.

"Buzz buzz!!"

His phone vibrated. Lin Qi took it out and saw a text message sent to him by his teacher, Master Master Mu Hong, on WeChat.

【Master Master Mu Hong: I am already at the Sky Dome Martial University, giving some pointers to your senior brothers and sisters. I will return to the Sky Dome Academy tomorrow. If you have any questions, come find me at the Sky Dome Building. Address: ……】……

Lin Qi was happy after reading it; Teacher Master Master Mu Hong was coming to the Sky Dome Academy.

He indeed had many doubts about spear techniques that needed answering.

In the past few months, his mental power and Qi and blood values had increased significantly, but the progress of his spear techniques and body techniques had begun to slow down.

He still needed someone to give him pointers on his spear techniques.

……

On the first day of school, all students were charging at the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, wanting to get a higher ranking.

The June rewards would be settled based on the trial tower ranking on the first day of school.

Everyone was charging, only Lin Qi didn't move; he was just silently cultivating in the martial arts room.

Red Realm, Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

The freshmen's first experience of the disaster beast trial taught them all a good lesson.

!

"This disaster beast trial is too hard, right? I only reached the second floor and couldn't pass; the requirements are too high."

"This floor is harder than the last."

"The strongest in our batch is Sun Yuxin; she is worthy of being an SSS-grade genius who awakened two special abilities."

"She actually reached the fourth floor of the trial tower in one go; this is too exaggerated, right?!"

"The Disaster Beast Trial Tower has 16 floors; it is said that many seniors in their fourth year haven't cleared the 16 floors even after graduation!"

"But Senior Lin Qi already cleared the trial tower in his second year; this record is truly too terrifying."

"Now he doesn't even need to participate in the trial because no one is stronger than him."

"He will probably dominate the top of the list for two years."

Outside the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, Sun Yuxin, dressed in blue robes with a gentle temperament, looked at Lin Qi, who was ranked first on the overall list.

She couldn't help but clench her fists, her fighting spirit soaring.

On the first day, she could reach the fourth floor; give her a few more months, and 10 floors would be no problem at all.

It's just 16 floors, right? One floor a month, more than a year is enough.

……

Martial Path Era 2048, July 16

Star Abode Villa No. 9 Top-tier Villa

In the martial arts room, Lin Qi, wearing a black martial arts suit, had a purple scroll placed in front of him.

Lin Qi was trembling all over, and beads of sweat the size of beans kept appearing on his forehead.

In the consciousness space

"Roar~"

A huge, towering disaster beast resembling a tiger, over 20 meters long, was instantly visualized by Lin Qi.

It was covered in black fur, its muscles were as hard as steel, its bone strength was astonishing, and a strong vibration force was released from its bones.

This was a Level 7 disaster beast—Steel-Bone Giant Tiger!

"Roar~"

Surrounding it were hundreds of Level 7 disaster beasts: Ghost-Tooth Giant Shark, Heavy-Armored Ox, Prism-Mountain Turtle, Tyrant Bear, Earth-Shield Elephant……

Hundreds of Level 7 disaster beasts gathered together, releasing a terrifying aura that made the entire consciousness space tremble.

Lin Qi controlled the Level 7 Steel-Bone Giant Tiger to fight against the hundreds of Level 7 disaster beasts.

Wisps of cool breath permeated his brain, causing the aura on the Steel-Bone Giant Tiger to climb steadily.

It aggressively crushed the other Level 7 disaster beasts.

Each giant beast was over 20 meters long; if they were in reality, they would be enough to destroy cities and pull out fortresses.

In the consciousness space, their fighting would trigger ripples of spirit, refining the spirit.

Without powerful mental power to operate high-level mental power techniques, it would only cause severe damage to the spirit.

He couldn't bear it himself, but for Lin Qi, it was just right.

One hour later

"Roar~"

The Steel-Bone Giant Tiger rushed out, its huge body like an armored vehicle driving at high speed, slamming heavily into a Ghost-Tooth Giant Shark.

The piercing force brought by the hard bones instantly destroyed the Ghost-Tooth Giant Shark's body.

"Bang!"

After the Ghost-Tooth Giant Shark let out a wail, it turned into golden light spots and dissipated in the air.

"Roar~"

The Steel-Bone Giant Tiger roared to the sky and also turned into nothingness and dissipated.

The gray fog mass rotated rapidly and expanded by a large circle again.

Lin Qi trembled all over, his mental power surging out like a waterfall. A moment later, his aura returned to normal, and his brows relaxed.

"Phew!"

A moment later, he exhaled completely.

He opened his eyes suddenly, and strong mental fluctuations were released, like wisps of water gathering into a river.

Lin Qi's eyes couldn't stop shining.

He stood up slowly, feeling refreshed, his entire brain exceptionally clear.

【You consumed Soul Water for mental cultivation, the mental power technique "Ten Thousand Disaster Records" has broken through, Mental Power +100】

【Mental Power: 4900→5000】

……

Lin Qi exhaled; his mental power had successfully broken through the first small realm of "Ten Thousand Disaster Records".

In one month, he had continuously consumed Soul Water and practiced the control method "Ten Thousand Water Flows", and his mental power had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Now his mental power was 1000 higher than his Qi and blood value.

He could feel the omnipresent mental power, and his perception had improved significantly.

……

"Ding-a-ling!!"

In the Sky Dome Building, as the bell rang for the end of class, the Martial Path General Knowledge class officially ended.

Lin Qi parted ways with Jiang Tao and the others, walked up to the upper floors alone, and arrived at a spacious martial arts room on the 6th floor.

He saw a familiar black-robed man with his back to him; he had a tall posture and was exuding a rich murderous aura.

Master Master Mu Hong turned around; he still had stubble, and his long hair was draped casually.

His spirit and expression condensed; his powerful perception made him feel that the Qi and blood on Teacher Master Master Mu Hong had become even more powerful.

"Teacher!"

Lin Qi greeted him!

Master Master Mu Hong nodded, took a white spear from the spear case next to him, and threw it to Lin Qi.

"Haven't seen you in a few months; you've become even stronger."

"It won't be long before you can break through to the Seventh Realm."

Lin Qi smiled: "It's still early for a breakthrough."

Master Master Mu Hong quickly got to the point:

"Haven't seen you in two months; what doubts do you have about spear techniques?"

Lin Qi picked up the long spear, his arm exerted force, the long spear trembled, and the Mountain and River artistic conception emerged, injecting into the long spear, the artistic conception flowing rapidly within it.

Instantly, it turned from an ordinary long spear into a divine weapon, capable of unleashing power beyond the ordinary.

"Teacher, now I have reached the realm of artistic conception communicating with the divine."

"But I don't know what the next step is?"

"Even with artistic conception communicating with the divine, without using special abilities, I feel an obstacle and cannot fully release the power."

"Moreover, the next step of artistic conception is the domain, and I have no clue at all."

Master Master Mu Hong exhaled after hearing this: "These are two questions."

"I will answer them one by one!"

"The first question is why you feel an obstacle when performing spear techniques."

"This question is very simple, because you are still only a Sixth Realm martial artist."

"Wait until you break through to the Seventh Realm, and the body begins to exchange blood, allowing the body to undergo transformation."

"Then cultivate high-level source energy techniques, break the body's shackles, and undergo a deep-level transformation."

"By then, when you perform the spear technique artistic conception, the power will naturally be different."

Lin Qi suddenly realized after hearing this; it turned out it was because his realm was too low.

……

(End of chapter)