Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

"As expected of the martial art that brat called a transcendent supreme art!" Wang Jin muttered inwardly, his heart filled with shock.

With such a martial art in his grasp, the road ahead of him would be smooth and broad, with no more hardship or peril.

And as his comprehension of this Boxing deepened, his efficiency in all aspects would further increase.

"Truly extraordinary!" Wang Jin once again sighed in his heart.

On the other side.

Farther away.

An unseen figure completely vanished above the rooftop.

The figure soared straight up, rushing into Qingming.

Caw—

All of a sudden.

A cry resounded between heaven and earth.

The sound was piercing, instantly ringing through Jiuxiao.

In Luoshui County, as that cry like an eagle or a roc echoed through Jiuxiao, all the commoners of Luoshui County raised their heads to look.

They saw only clear Pure Qi tides in the sky and astonishingly bright sunlight, with not a wisp of cloud in sight.

And at this moment.

A golden streak of light had already crossed ten thousand miles of sky, disappearing into Qingming above.

...

Li Shui Palace.

"One flap of the wings, one hundred and eight thousand li!!" Jiang Ning stood by the lakeside, his heart shaken.

Just now he had merely moved a thought, wanting to test the speed of the Kunpeng Transformation, yet he had never expected it to be so astonishing.

With a single flap of the wings, he crossed one hundred and eight thousand li, and in the next instant appeared at Li Shui Palace.

In that flap, space before him was as fragile as thin paper, easily torn apart.

The clouds filling the sky were scattered in an instant.

"One hundred and eight thousand li—myths are nothing more than this!" he murmured, looking at his own hands.

The lines in his palms were now glowing faintly.

One pattern, a fish leaping in the abyss—this was Kun.

Another, a roc spreading its wings in the sky—this was Peng.

"Kun to the extreme is strength, Peng to the extreme is speed!" A thought flashed through his mind as he savored that wondrous feeling of tearing through space just now.

That speed was even faster than when he displayed the Primordial Spirit Rainbow Transformation Technique.

Before this speed, heaven and earth truly became incomparably small.

Within a single breath, if he displayed Peng’s speed, he could appear anywhere.

"This world really has become incomparably small!" he said inwardly.

Standing by the lake of Li Shui Palace, gazing toward the horizon, ten thousand miles of blue sky clear and cloudless, Jiang Ning’s heart was filled with emotion.

That single flap just now, one hundred and eight thousand li passed in an instant; the vast heavens and earth were small as a single pond.

In that moment, countless thoughts flashed through his heart, leaving him unable to calm down.

After a long while.

His gaze gradually returned to calm.

[Source Points]: 1594.5

[Skill]: Five Animals Fist (one-time Break Limit 1.2%) (trait: Grandmaster (light gold))

His gaze then swept toward the panel.

"Next, I only need to focus on my own cultivation!" he murmured, thoughts flickering rapidly in his heart.

As of today, all the various powers were already as clear as a bright mirror in his mind.

Wang Yu’s visit from the Nine Heavens had allowed him to see many things clearly.

The greatest threat now was still that hanging, yet-unfallen danger from the greater Immortal Cave Heavens.

Ever since that Sword Immortal fell, all the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands had remained quiet.

He did not believe that with that one battle he could make all the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands fear him.

The Martial Saint’s passing was a truth all factions would inevitably wish to uncover.

And along his path, he had received much care from the Martial Saint.

When the Martial Saint was still present, he himself had come forth to intimidate the world and protect Jiang Ning’s growth.

"And then there is the ten Sun Lords of the Upper Yang Inner View merging into one, and the Ten Domains unifying..."

Jiang Ning slowly closed his eyes, sorting his many thoughts into a clear thread.

A moment later.

He opened his eyes; his gaze had already calmed once more.

"No matter what changes occur in the future, everything revolves around one core—strength!!!"

He understood this clearly in his heart.

All kinds of schemes, all kinds of arrangements can be swept away completely in the face of absolute strength.

Strength has always been the fundamental basis for everything.

That he could reach this stage, he believed this point firmly.

Moreover, there was still the Martial Saint before him.

A single man suppressing the world alone for more than eight hundred years—what he relied on was nothing else but unmatched, overwhelming strength.

"No matter what they are waiting for, it does not delay my growth."

"Once my fleshly body breaks open the shackles across my body, I will step into the Martial Saint Realm; at that time, I will at least stand in an undefeated position."

As this thought flashed through his mind, his gaze swept over the panel once more.

He directly skipped past the Five Animals Fist column.

This Boxing, while it was a Boxing he had cultivated to Great Success, comparable to the Taixu Yin Yang Sword.

It offered little direct tempering for his fleshly physique.

For breaking apart all the shackles on his body now, it provided no help.

Afterward, his gaze moved down, settling on another Cultivation Technique.

[Skill]: Spirit Platform Cave Illumination True Self Method (Nine times limit-breaking 7.11%)

"Next, I’ll focus on cultivation and push the Spirit Platform Cave Illumination True Self Method to ten times limit-breaking, so my spiritual strength truly steps into the Heavenly Immortal Realm. By then, I’ll climb the three hundred floors of the Heavenly Ladder again, receive the Inner Realm rewards, accumulate Source Points, and should be able to let the Vajra Immortal Body break through along with it."

"With my Primordial Immortal Heaven Realm and my fleshly body reaching straight to the Martial Saint Realm, I will truly be invincible under heaven!!"

He clenched his fist, emotions surging in his heart.

He stood at the lakeside, his gaze becoming firm.

Then he turned and selected a clean spot, sitting down cross-legged.

In the next moment, he closed his eyes slightly, and the aura around his body changed.

The phantom of the River of Time once again emerged; golden radiance flowed around him, the river’s water rushing loudly, golden sand glimmering like a sky full of stars.

At the same time.

He had once again stepped into the long river.

The river water surged endlessly; the turbid water churned without cease, golden sand mixed within it, rolling and tumbling, streaks of spiritual light emerging from all directions.

Then, like moths to a flame, they rushed toward him.

And at this moment, Jiang Ning did not dare move at all.

He could feel danger in all directions within the river water.

Move even slightly, and he might be met with a crisis impossible to resist.

Only by drifting with the current could he find safety for now.

Then, as more and more spiritual light emerged and merged into him, Jiang Ning’s Heart Spirit grew ever more tranquil, as if blending into the entire long river.

He felt that with each point of True Spirit Light that fused into him, his Primordial Spirit was nourished, its strength increasing by a tiny bit.

This feeling was subtle, but as grains of sand form a tower, over time it would be extremely considerable.

Time, in this instant, lost its meaning.

No one knew how long had passed.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes; Mingyue already hung high in the sky.

Clear radiance like water spilled across the surface of the lake.

The lake was exceptionally still, like a mirror, reflecting the bright moon in the night sky, the myriad stars, and that Milky Way spanning east to west.

Jiang Ning steadied his Heart Spirit, then moved a thought, calling out the panel.

[Skill]: Spirit Platform Cave Illumination True Self Method (Nine times limit-breaking 14.87%)

"One meditation increased it by about seven percent—that’s roughly what I expected. At this rate, in another ten days or so, I’ll be able to complete the tenth limit-breaking."

He calculated inwardly, then slowly rose and rubbed his brow.

After such prolonged cultivation, he could feel a wave of fatigue, a fatigue that came from the depths of his Heart Spirit.

He understood that this was the effect of cultivating the Spirit Platform Cave Illumination True Self Method for too long.

And this effect could be resolved by simply having a good sleep.

In the next instant.

His figure moved and vanished from that spot.

A moment later, he appeared on the small path in the courtyard of the Dongling Marquis Mansion.

Moonlight fell from above, compressing his shadow beneath his feet.

"At the rate just now, it’ll take about ten more days. Ten days from now, once the Spirit Platform Cave Illumination True Self Method breaks through, my spiritual strength will truly step onto the threshold of the Heavenly Immortal Realm."

"At that time, I’ll go walk the Heavenly Ladder of the Upper Yang Inner View again; I should be able to firmly stand on the three hundredth floor."

"Standing firm on the three hundredth floor will earn me the Inner Realm rewards. Among those rewards, as long as there are treasures that increase Source Points, the Source Points they bring should be enough to let my Vajra Immortal Body break through along with it."

"By then, the shackles on my fleshly body will be broken, and I will be one step closer to the Martial Saint Realm without question."

"As long as my strength is great enough, whether it’s the Upper Three Days, those Cave Heaven Blessings, or the secret schemes of those people—in the face of absolute strength, all of it is illusion!"

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his heart.

He was already incomparably clear on what he needed to do next.

A moment later.

He pushed open the door to his room and lay down to sleep fully clothed.

In the blink of an eye he fell into a deep sleep, entering profound slumber.