章節 5: Chapter 5: Three Years, Breaking Through to Martial Practitioner

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"Phew…"

In a small house in an alley, Su Yun was absorbing Martial Qi.

A pale white energy stream seeped out from the air, continuously surging into the young boy's body.

As Martial Qi kept pouring in, a hint of fatigue flashed across Su Yun's face. He released his hand gesture and stopped his cultivation.

Su Yun stood up from the water basin, twisted his sore neck, and stretched, causing a series of popping sounds from his bones.

"It's been about three years since I obtained the System…" Su Yun silently calculated the time.

Although his System was outdated and couldn't sign in or act as a world-class expert to dominate everything, it still had potential if used properly, especially with his precognitive abilities.

Su Yun walked out of the front door and headed towards the street, this time to clear his mind.

Over the past three years, he had barely left his home except for necessary supplies.

His cultivation had now reached the ninth stage of Martial Qi, with his internal Martial Qi fully saturated, leaving no room for further advancement.

Just after finishing his cultivation, his state wasn't at its best. Attempting to break through to Martial Practitioner and condense a Martial Qi vortex would have a high chance of failure.

He needed to adjust his state.

Since he knew this was the Martial Arts Continent, his mind had been solely focused on cultivation, paying little attention to his surroundings.

Naturally, he had no friends in Wu Tan City, and with his mental age, he couldn't really socialize.

This relaxation was just a leisurely stroll around Wu Tan City.

After an hour of relaxation in Wu Tan City, Su Yun's thoughts became active again.

"Reaching the ninth stage of Martial Qi at nine years old, I'm considered a genius not just in the Jia Ma Empire, but even in the Central Province, right?"

Thanks to the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid, his cultivation was already superior to his peers, even surpassing Xiao Yan.

If he could successfully condense a Martial Qi vortex this time, he would reach the Martial Practitioner stage two years earlier than Xiao Yan.

Su Yun encouraged himself.

Being fortunate enough to be a穿越者 (穿越者 translates to '穿越者' in English, but it means '穿越者' which is '穿越者' in English, so I will use the term '穿越者' to maintain the original style and tone) and obtaining the System, along with successfully recovering Old Medicine's lifetime memories, his luck wasn't too bad either…

No matter what, he couldn't be timid. Even if he was called a fool, he had to push forward!

If he couldn't even condense a Martial Qi vortex, he might as well give up.

...

After adjusting his state, Su Yun returned home and sat cross-legged.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the rolling unease in his heart, and further regulated his breathing on the bed.

After an hour, Su Yun finally adjusted his state to its peak. This was the best moment for him to break through to Martial Practitioner.

Su Yun's face was calm, showing no expression. His hands formed the gesture to absorb Martial Qi, and his breathing gradually became steady. The faint Martial Qi in his body responded to his will.

The air in the room suddenly rippled, and thin, pale white Martial Qi seeped out from the air, drilling into Su Yun's body.

As time passed, the surrounding Martial Qi kept surging in, and the scale of Martial Qi in Su Yun's body slowly expanded.

With the continuous injection of external Martial Qi, the Martial Qi in Su Yun's body gradually filled most of his meridians.

Feeling the situation inside his body, Su Yun took a deep breath, and his hand gesture suddenly changed, forming a strange seal with his ten fingers.

As the hand gesture changed, the surging Martial Qi in his body seemed to be drawn by a fierce suction, rapidly contracting towards the lower abdomen.

When all the Martial Qi had contracted to the lower abdomen, the pale white Martial Qi began to turn milky white.

Feeling the pale white Martial Qi in his meridians emptying out, Su Yun focused his mind, using his soul power from two lifetimes to compress the Martial Qi in his body.

The milky white Martial Qi in his lower abdomen began to resist, violently churning.

The resistance was strong, but Su Yun, with his combined age of nearly thirty, had soul power that was outstanding at the ninth stage of Martial Qi.

After a brief stalemate, the Martial Qi continued to contract.

Time passed, and a faint, muffled sound quietly echoed inside his body…

With the sound, the resistance suddenly dissipated.

Heaving a deep sigh of relief, Su Yun's chest heaved violently.

Lying on the bed, feeling the abundant energy in his body, a smile crept onto Su Yun's lips. Just as he was about to get up, a wave of drowsiness washed over him, and he fell into a deep sleep.

...

He slept through the night, and when Su Yun woke up, it was already the next morning.

The dawn slowly unfolded, and the rising sun shone on the young boy's face. A few sparrows chirped by the window.

Outside the house, in the bird's nest, the fledglings' wings were fully grown, ready to soar into the sky.

Su Yun exhaled lightly, moved his slightly numb legs, and sat cross-legged.

With his eyes slightly closed, Su Yun's mind gradually sank into his body.

Inner vision, a skill that only Martial Practitioners could master, allowed those with higher power to explore their bodies more thoroughly.

His mind sank into the lower abdomen, where a palm-sized milky white vortex was slowly rotating, surrounded by a layer of nebula-like milky white energy gas.

Focusing his mind on the small vortex, Su Yun nodded in satisfaction.

Although the vortex was small, the energy it contained far exceeded what he had at the ninth stage of Martial Qi.

The difference between Martial Practitioner and the Martial Qi stage was fundamental.

Before becoming a Martial Practitioner, the energy absorbed was called Martial Qi, but after becoming a Martial Practitioner, the energy absorbed was true Battle Qi!

Though the difference was only one character, the gap between the two was not something a few words could describe.

His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and a hint of confidence flashed in Su Yun's deep eyes.

The strength of a Martial Practitioner might not rank high in the Martial Arts Continent, or even in Wu Tan City, but the sense of advancement still brought him a sense of satisfaction.

Even if he was weak, he was still stronger than the Martial Qi stage.

Adjusting his mindset, Su Yun silently reminded himself that it wasn't time to get complacent. He put aside his newfound self-satisfaction and began to review Old Medicine's memories.

Martial Practitioners, unlike those at the Martial Qi stage, could start cultivating Battle Qi techniques.

On the Martial Arts Continent, Yellow-Rank Techniques were common, but Mystic-Rank and above were out of reach for commoners.

The same went for Battle Skills; those above Mystic-Rank could only be obtained by joining a Sect or Academy, or if you had enough wealth, you could try your luck at an auction.

Su Yun didn't have to worry about this.

Alchemists, especially high-ranking ones, didn't value gold.

To get a high-ranking Alchemist to refine a pill for you, you needed to offer something that could move them, and in this regard, cultivation techniques and Battle Skills were particularly useful.

As an eighth-grade peak Alchemist, Old Medicine's collection was certainly not lacking. Transitioning through the early stages would not be a problem.

"Wait a moment…"

"I don't even know my attributes yet."

Su Yun felt a headache coming on.

(End of Chapter)