Chapter 479 - 167: Master’s Generous Gift, A Dejected Senior Sister
Yang Jing didn’t linger in the courtyard for long. After a brief rest, he turned and headed straight for the training room area on the mountainside.
The reward for first place in the Cyan Qilin Battle had included ten days’ access to a Level B training room, but unfortunately, he had already used it all up.
He went to the training room’s Affairs Department and used contribution points to rent a Level C Training Room.
After paying the contribution points, Yang Jing took the token, pushed open the stone door of one of the rooms, and stepped inside, pulling the heavy door shut behind him.
The moment he stepped into the Level C Training Room, Yang Jing keenly sensed the difference.
The scent of the Exotic Beast Musk Aroma filling the stone room was noticeably much fainter than in the Level B training room.
After cultivating in the Level B training room for ten days, he had grown accustomed to the rich, enveloping aroma. The sudden return to a Level C room was a bit jarring, and he felt that the speed at which his Inner Qi circulated was even a fraction slower than it had been in the Level B room.
Yang Jing couldn’t help but sigh internally. ’It really is easy to go from humble to lavish, but hard to go from lavish back to humble.’
A desire to cultivate in a Level B training room again grew stronger in his heart, but he was also well aware that this Exotic Beast Musk Aroma was a precious substance the sect spent vast resources to concoct.
Moreover, the Level B training rooms were a benefit the sect reserved for its most brilliant disciples; they couldn’t be rented with contribution points alone.
Yang Jing sat cross-legged on the cattail mat in the stone room, sensing the thin aroma. He mused to himself, ’How wonderful would it be if I could get long-term access to a Level B training room.’
’With my improved root bone, my cultivation efficiency would surely rise to another level, and the time it takes to break through to the Qi Absorption Realm would be greatly reduced.’
These thoughts flashed through his mind for only a moment. Yang Jing quickly composed himself, taking a deep breath to suppress his distracting thoughts.
He had come to the training room this time not just to cultivate, but also to accurately gauge how much his cultivation efficiency had improved after his root bone enhancement.
With a thought from Yang Jing, the panel materialized before his eyes, clearly displaying his progress in various martial arts—
[Mountain-Breaking Seal: Minor Achievement (125/2000)]
[Indestructible True Skill: Perfection (1788/2000)]
[Thunderous Leg: Perfection (1995/2000)]
[Mountain-Shattering Fist: Perfection (2000/2000)]
Yang Jing nodded slightly.
A few days ago, after breaking through to the Qi Eating Realm, he had cultivated for another three days in the Level B training room.
However, he had already consumed all his Bone Marrow Tempering Pills and Qi Storage Pills to break through to the Qi Eating Realm as quickly as possible. His cultivation speed had slowed somewhat as a result, but it was still astonishingly fast.
Besides his training in the Mountain-Breaking Seal, his Thunderous Leg was also about to reach complete Perfection. He would need to find an opportunity to seek out another True Skill-level Body Technique.
As for the Indestructible True Skill, now that he had the subsequent techniques, he could speed up his training and bring it to complete Perfection as soon as possible.
After a moment of contemplation, Yang Jing stood up and walked to the center of the stone room. He spread his feet shoulder-width apart, sank his waist, and assumed the opening stance of the Mountain-Breaking Seal.
Instantly, the sound of fists whistling through the air echoed in the stone room.
Yang Jing clenched his fists. He threw a punch with the force of a thunderclap, carrying an unparalleled ferocity that seemed powerful enough to shatter the very air before him.
His movements were as smooth as flowing water, each strike precise and vicious. At times, he was like a hawk diving for a rabbit—swift and sharp. At other times, he was like a tiger descending a mountain—majestic and powerful.
As he performed the fist technique, the air around him swirled and roared. His clothes billowed, and fine beads of sweat soon appeared on his forehead.
He paid it no mind, focusing only on the force behind each move and the flow of his Inner Qi, bringing the essence of the Mountain-Breaking Seal to its fullest expression.
Before long, Yang Jing was drenched in sweat. His clothes were soaked through, clinging to his body and outlining his increasingly toned physique.
Two hours later, he abruptly pulled back his fist and let out a long breath of turbid air. The turbulent currents around him slowly dissipated.
Yang Jing stood in place, silently contemplating the feeling of his recent training. At the same time, the panel materialized before his eyes again—
[Mountain-Breaking Seal: Minor Achievement (131/2000)]
[Indestructible True Skill: Perfection (1788/2000)]
[Thunderous Leg: Perfection (1995/2000)]
[Mountain-Shattering Fist: Perfection (2000/2000)]
A trace of joy flashed in his eyes.
He could clearly feel that his Inner Qi now grew much faster when cultivating the Mountain-Breaking Seal than it did before his root bone enhancement. By his calculations, his cultivation efficiency had increased by more than fifty percent—nearly sixty percent!
This discovery delighted Yang Jing, but it also made him feel a greater sense of regret.
He couldn’t help but wonder, ’If I were cultivating in a Level B training room, with the rich Exotic Beast Musk Aroma to draw in primal energy and assist my Inner Qi circulation, how astonishing would my cultivation efficiency become?’
Yang Jing didn’t rest for long. He just wiped the sweat from his forehead, regulated his breathing for a moment, and then once again assumed the stance to continue practicing the Mountain-Breaking Seal.
The whistling of his fists once again rang out in the quiet stone room.
He had already made up his mind. As soon as an opportunity arose, he would do whatever it took to secure long-term access to a Level B training room.
Without a good enough cultivation environment, even with his enhanced root bone, his training speed would be severely hampered. The impact on his ability to break through to higher realms would be far too great.
But Yang Jing also knew that access to the Level B training rooms was a perk the sect reserved for its most brilliant disciples. It was not something easily obtained. Such an opportunity couldn’t be sought, only chanced upon. He could only wait patiently for the right moment.
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「On the mountainside of Lingxi Peak, before the gate of Qing No. 4 Courtyard.」
Si Jiawen stopped and gazed at the tightly locked courtyard gate, her delicate brows knitting slightly.
She had come on her master’s orders specifically to find Yang Jing. She wanted to discuss the matter of introducing him to some of the sect’s influential figures in a few days and also to deepen her connection with this junior brother of hers. She hadn’t expected to find him gone.