Chapter 172: Chapter 163: Great Advancement in Strength (Part 2)

Mei’Er solemnly accepted it, "This maid bids farewell."

"Miss Mei’Er."

Chen Ming stopped her, saying, "Zhu’Er and Lan’Er are in the courtyard next door, would you like to see them?"

Mei’Er paused, shook her head, said nothing, and left.

Chen Ming naturally didn’t insist; he returned to his room and opened the wooden box, seeing a book inside, with four ancient script characters on the cover, which seemed to be "Profound Wood True Skill."

The material of the book was clearly extraordinary, resembling leather or skin.

He opened the cover, and fortunately, the words inside weren’t in ancient script, making them understandable.

After reading a few pages, his mind couldn’t help but surge. "She truly didn’t deceive me. This cultivation technique and the ’Yin Yang True Skill’ indeed originate from the same source."

The entire night, he didn’t sleep, continuously contemplating this "Profound Wood True Skill."

...

Elsewhere, in a secluded courtyard.

Yu Haitang also acquired those two cultivation techniques, flipping through them with a strange smile, "Truly obtained without any effort."

One "Profound Fire True Skill," and one "Mystic Water True Skill," precisely what she needed.

Water births wood, wood births fire.

Once her Gang Qi reaches perfection, she can commence cultivating the "Profound Fire True Skill."

According to her conjecture, these five cultivation techniques are only parts; only by mastering them all and merging them into one will they become a world-shattering Supreme Divine Skill.

However, even mastering one is already exceedingly difficult.

Those five hidden families only managed to pass down the techniques with the help of external objects, and once they used external objects to cultivate the Divine Skill, they became bound and couldn’t leave.

The higher the cultivation, the heavier the restriction.

The Emperor of Eternal Life precisely used this method to trap those five hidden families for generations, to guard the key to his mausoleum.

Yu Haitang, with outstanding talent, didn’t need external objects to master the "Profound Wood True Skill" and even reached an extremely high level.

Even so, wanting to cultivate another "Profound Fire True Skill" is not at all an easy task.

"That guy said he comprehended the principle of Yin Yang Mutual Birth, is it true or false?"

She was somewhat skeptical.

Theoretically, this is naturally feasible. But practically, achieving this is easier said than done?

These two cultivation techniques have contradictory attributes; a single misstep, and it’s the path to deviation.

Soon, she discarded these distracting thoughts and focused on perusing these two cultivation techniques.

...

In the following days, Chen Ming focused on comprehending the "Profound Wood True Skill."

He discovered that although they share the same source, this one was more different from the two he had learned, with some places being particularly difficult to understand.

A whole month passed before he finally grasped this cultivation technique thoroughly. A prompt appeared before his eyes, [Detected that "Profound Wood True Skill" and "Yin Yang True Skill" are the same cultivation technique. Fuse them?]

Chen Ming was relieved in his heart, thinking it was finally accomplished, muttering, "Yes."

[Cultivation technique merging, expected to take twenty-four hours. During this time, do not use True Qi, find a place to sit quietly without moving.]

This fusion required more time; the last time it took six hours, now it required a day and night.

Thinking of this, he called Qiuxiang over and gave her instructions. Then, he sat cross-legged on the bed, patiently waiting.

Gradually, he felt a peculiar change occurring in the True Qi within his Sea of Qi.

As time went on, the change became increasingly intense, eventually reaching a qualitative transformation.

His face turned red for a moment, then cyan, and then pale blue, constantly changing.

...

That night, on the rooftop, a red silhouette silently appeared, watching the room where Chen Ming stayed.

"What is he doing?"

Princess Hongyu looked on with uncertainty.

It’s been over a month since the Cyan Cloud Ranking competition ended, yet Chen Ming showed no intent of returning to Qingfeng City. He seemed to plan to reside in Jiangzhou City permanently.

The Celestial Dao Alliance female disciple following him was also somewhat unusual.

The most troublesome thing was that sword!

Ever since he obtained that Divine Weapon, she couldn’t observe him freely. Any Divine Thought approaching within ten feet was cut off by the Sword Qi emitted from that Divine Weapon.

"Who exactly is that woman? Such an Unparalleled Divine Weapon can be casually gifted to someone?"

Princess Hongyu felt the situation was getting out of her control. Chen Ming, during this visit to Jiangzhou City, encountered such individuals.

"Perhaps, I should have a chat with him."

While thinking about this, she suddenly sensed something, looking towards that room with some astonishment.

What is this?

She felt a peculiar and powerful True Qi erupting within the room.

Fourth Grade?

"No, it’s not Fourth Grade. But why is this True Qi so strong?"

Princess Hongyu was astonished, what is this boy up to again?

In the blink of an eye, that surge of True Qi vanished as if nothing had happened.

...

Success!

In the dark room, Chen Ming suddenly opened his eyes. The immensely thick True Qi within him unexpectedly erupted uncontrollably, bursting out of his body.

In an instant, everything in the room was swept away by the surging power.

He pressed the True Qi back into his Sea of Qi, feeling its surging power, having increased several times compared to before.

Chen Ming was stunned, "I’m so strong now."

When the previous two cultivation techniques were merged, his True Qi quantity didn’t increase much. Unexpectedly, now, after another cultivation technique fusion, the True Qi quantity had surged tremendously.

Wonder how powerful it is...

He gathered a trace of True Qi at his fingertips, and with a thought, the True Qi flew out swiftly, piercing the wooden wall with a tearing sound.

"Amazing!"

He was shocked; this power would be believed to be Gang Qi.

The True Qi of a Fifth Grade Martial Artist possesses potent amplification effects, enhancing one’s strength. Injected into swords or sabers, the ensuing Sword Qi and Saber Qi inflict astonishing damage.

But once it leaves the body, its power is diminished.

Only upon reaching the Fourth Grade Gang Qi Realm, the True Qi becomes nearly tangible, capable of penetrating metal and stone, killing silently.

Chen Ming’s True Qi has transformed in quality, exhibiting such power even after leaving his body, truly incredible.

"No wonder it’s the cultivation technique left by the Emperor of Eternal Life."

He marvelled, "If all five cultivation techniques are fused, I might truly be able to fight beyond my rank."

"Wong!"

At that moment, the "Mingfeng" sword hanging at the bedside suddenly emitted a sword hum, seemingly a warning.

"Someone spying in the shadows?"

Chen Ming wasn’t seeing the "Mingfeng" sword give warning for the first time, having some guesses in his heart.

He reached for it, and True Qi naturally flowed into the sword.

"Wong,"

The Mingfeng sword seemed excited, emitting a faint red glow akin to flames, an invisible force rippling outward.

"This is... Sword Gang!"

Chen Ming was immensely delighted, finally able to wield part of the power of this Divine Weapon.

A Divine Weapon is not just sharp; its true power can only be fully unleashed at First Grade level or above.

Previously, his True Qi power was too weak to harness the power of this Divine Weapon.

With Sword Gang, facing a Fourth Grade martial artist, he now stood a fighting chance, at least not passively receiving hits.

He put away the Mingfeng Sword, mentally summoning the pane.

[Level: 55]

[Current Points: 638000]

[Cultivation Technique: "Iron Horse Stance" (Fifth Level Perfection), "Five Elements True Skill (Missing)" (Fifth Level 930000/1500000)]

[Martial Skill: "Three Talents Fist" (Mastery), Eight Trigrams Saber Technique (Mastery), Zhuang’s Flying Knife (Mastery), Swallow Returning Sword Technique (Mastery), "Vermilion Bird Swordsmanship" (Mastery), "Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens" (First Level 15463/100000)]

"So it’s called the ’Five Elements True Skill.’"

Seeing the change on the pane, Chen Ming thought.

The remaining two techniques, he wasn’t sure where to find them.

"This matter is likely to land on Yu Haitang. She knows so many secrets; perhaps she also knows the whereabouts of the other two cultivation techniques."