Chapter 55: The Seventh Earthly Fiend Art

Just like that.

Time passed.

Supported by the windfall of over ten thousand Silver Yuan and the finished pills purchased from Dongzhi Pavilion, the speed and efficiency of Lu Yuan's cultivation began to increase significantly; the wisp of True Qi within his body grew rapidly, and in less than half a month, he had condensed a second wisp.

It is worth mentioning that the refining of this second wisp of True Qi did not bring him a huge change in Qi Luck as the first one did, but the steady progress brought by normal Refining Essence into Qi caused the efficiency of Qi Luck accumulation to increase again, becoming a spontaneous growth of 1 unit of Qi Luck almost every two days.

Therefore, just as the second wisp of True Qi was newly refined, added to the influence brought by his previous continuous efforts to eliminate evil, the power of Qi Luck he had accumulated once again broke through the 100 mark.

And this time, without too much hesitation, Lu Yuan immediately lit up his seventh Earthly Fiend Art: 【Generating Light】.

【Generating Light】: By holding a mantra and chanting, one can emit protective divine light, making one immune to all methods and untouchable by all evils; the light covers the whole body, and its wonderful uses are inexhaustible.

Originally, he wanted to choose 【Sword Technique】, but the most dazzling and impressive Primordial Spirit sword control of this art requires waiting until the later stages when his cultivation is higher to be cultivated; in the early stages, it only has the effect of Sword Heart Clarity and understanding the general outline of sword techniques, so it would be fine to light it up a little later.

By comparison, 【Generating Light】 is both offensive and defensive, and the attack is a purely instantaneous spell method, which is more useful.

Just a few days after lighting up 【Generating Light】.

On this day.

In a deserted, dilapidated temple on the outskirts of Fengyang Prefecture.

Lu Yuan stood holding a seal, chanting words in his mouth, while faint golden light emanated from his body.

Although this layer of light was faint, it protected his whole body like armor, giving one a feeling of being indestructible.

Then, suddenly, he raised his hand and pointed forward, and a golden light flashed through the void at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

Swish!

A hole the thickness of a thumb suddenly appeared on the dilapidated idol ten steps away, and light even shone through from the other end, clearly having been completely pierced through.

Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and he flicked his fingers repeatedly; several more faint golden rays shot through the void, and then a series of explosions sounded on the idol, with deep holes appearing one after another.

After four or five consecutive times.

The faint golden light on his body thinned rapidly, almost ceasing to exist.

Lu Yuan stopped his hand and walked quickly to the front of the idol, and after a brief look, his gaze was joyful and pleased:

"Not bad, not bad; this level of power is already completely no less than a Firearm."

What he had just performed was naturally the most basic and representative spell method of 【Generating Light】, the Golden Light Mantra.

This mantra can transform Dharma Power into protective golden light, and can also transform it into thunderous golden rays, instantly killing external enemies and demons.

This thunderous golden ray is silent and soundless when activated, its speed is just like real light, arriving in an instant; the key is that it is also extremely condensed, indestructible, and piercing metal or stone is just a trivial matter.

Lu Yuan had mastered and repeatedly tried it over the past few days; the attack method of this thunderous golden ray is far more powerful than a Firearm within twenty steps, and only beyond twenty steps does its power diminish, making it inferior to a Firearm.

But this is not because the thunderous golden ray is ineffective, but because his own Dharma Power is low and he has not mastered 【Generating Light】 well enough.

However, even so.

At close range, this art is already an extremely formidable killing technique, and he will no longer need to use blades or guns in the future.

Thinking of this.

Lu Yuan took out the Three Treasure Pill bought from Dongzhi Pavilion, swallowed it like candy, and after recovering a portion of his True Qi, he left the dilapidated temple.

In order to avoid the eyes of others, he could only practice the Generating Light Art in this remote place in the suburbs, which was quite a distance from the East City, so it took a long time to walk back to Boxiyuan.

And just after returning to the back garden, he heard Li Junxian's hearty laughter coming from the small courtyard:

"... Not bad, not bad; the power penetrates the tendons and bones, reaching the four extremities, causing the tendons and bones to resonate together. This Third Realm of yours can finally be considered cultivated!"

Lu Yuan walked quickly into the small courtyard and saw Xu Dahu standing shirtless in front of Li Junxian, seemingly having just finished practicing his Martial Arts.

He understood something and hurriedly stepped forward to ask:

"Has Eldest Senior Brother had a breakthrough in Martial Arts?"

Although Xu Dahu was covered in sweat at this moment and exuded a strong smell of medicinal oil, his face was full of joy:

"That's right, stuck for so long, I have finally officially stepped into this step."

"That's great!"

Lu Yuan immediately smiled and congratulated him:

"Congratulations to Eldest Senior Brother for advancing your Martial Arts and achieving the Bone Forging realm; this is truly something to be happy and celebrate!"

He was not the only one in the world capable of making progress.

It had been nearly a year since he transmigrated, and his two senior brothers, Xu Dahu and Xu Erhu, were far more diligent in practicing martial arts than he was; he knew last month that Xu Dahu's martial arts had already touched the threshold of Bone Forging, but he did not expect him to break through today.

Although Xu Dahu had just broken through, he did not get carried away:

"I am ashamed, I am ashamed; your senior brother spent eight or nine years to reach this step, not even as good as you in less than a year under Master's tutelage."

Xu Erhu laughed and said: "Forget it, Big Brother; Junior Brother is not a normal person at all. Why are you comparing yourself to this monster?"

Although they did not deliberately reveal it, since they practiced martial arts or sparred together every day, Xu Dahu and Xu Erhu had long ago sensed that Lu Yuan's martial arts level had probably broken through the Third Realm, and they regarded him as a monster, so nothing that happened would be surprising.

Watching the three brothers getting along harmoniously, Li Junxian, as their master, was also full of gratification at this moment:

"Not bad, not bad; Dahu has broken through the Third Realm, and Erhu will be able to break through in another three or five months. I dare not say anything higher for you two, but at least reaching the Fourth Realm Thunder Sound Realm before the age of forty is not difficult!"

The first four realms of martial arts are: Practicing Strength, Tendon Changing, Bone Forging, and Thunder Sound.

The so-called Thunder Sound is to strengthen the lungs and viscera through breathing and meditation combined with secret medicines, thereby achieving Dragon Tendons and Tiger Bones and iron viscera; the explosive power of breathing is extremely formidable, and a full-force strike can even reach a strength of several thousand catties. This level is honored as a Great Martial Master, and they are experts of a region wherever they are placed.

Lu Yuan asked with some curiosity:

"Master, this disciple still does not know, what realm have you reached?"

"Me?"

Hearing this, Li Junxian sighed quietly:

"Your master suffered some injuries in his early years, leading to a deficiency in Qi and blood and a decline in martial arts; now I am only at the Fourth Realm."

If a decline in martial arts still leaves one at the Fourth Realm, then wouldn't he have been at least the Fifth Realm before?

The Fifth Realm, the Refining Blood Realm; martial artists are called Martial Artists. Whether among the common people or in the imperial court and army, they are top-tier experts and are to be treated as guests of honor.

Li Junxian usually kept a low profile, and Lu Yuan really did not expect that he once had such cultivation, so he immediately asked again:

"Master, what kind of injury did you sustain?"

This topic seemed to be a taboo, and Li Junxian immediately fell silent.

Xu Dahu and Xu Erhu hurriedly exchanged glances:

"Junior Brother, don't ask about things you shouldn't!"

"When the time comes, Master will naturally tell you!"

Lu Yuan felt even more puzzled, yet he still bowed and said, "It was this disciple who was reckless; please do not blame me, Master."

Li Junxian sighed softly and waved his hand:

"It is no matter. You have been under my tutelage for nearly a year, so there is no harm in telling you. The injury I sustained was actually at..."

"Li Shu, Li Shu!"

Just at this moment, a gang member who did odd jobs at the arena poked half his head in from outside the courtyard and reported:

"A man named Lin Xingchao has arrived outside, claiming to be an old friend you adventured with back in Tianjing. He has come specifically to Boxiyuan to visit you. Should I invite him in?"

As the words fell, the expression of the usually unflappable Li Junxian changed abruptly.

(End of this chapter)