Chapter 46: Relentless Cultivation of the Mountain Shifting Technique!
“A Gang Qi barrier with a diameter of five metres—this is already the limit of peak Gang Qi Realm experts,” Yang Yi murmured in astonishment. “Yet I’ve only just broken through to the Gang Qi Realm.”
Even as the person in question, Yang Yi could scarcely believe what he was witnessing. What’s more, the barrier surrounding him wasn’t just ordinary true energy—it was innate internal energy radiating outward. The outward projection of Gang Qi was the most visible sign of having stepped into this realm. Yet Yang Yi was well aware that when most people first entered this stage, their true energy could, at best, cling tightly to their skin’s surface without forming a full barrier.
His current combat strength had clearly far exceeded any standard definition, but even he found it difficult to gauge exactly how strong he was. One thing, however, he could affirm without doubt: the moment he activated this Gang Qi barrier, even seasoned experts at the Qi Refinement Realm would find it nearly impossible to pierce his defences.
Still, Yang Yi also knew that maintaining this barrier came at an immense cost. The consumption rate of Gang Qi was terrifying. In fact, no Gang Qi Realm cultivator would ever keep the barrier active for long during combat. For anyone beneath the Gang Qi Realm to slay someone like him, there were only two options: either wield a weapon powerful enough to break through the barrier, or exhaust the Gang Qi expert’s energy reserves first.
With a soft hum, Yang Yi withdrew his Gang Qi barrier and began to observe himself internally. For the first time, he could clearly perceive the full expanse of his meridians and his dantian. What he found astonished him—his blood and Qi surged like a boundless ocean, akin to a true dragon coiling and thrashing within him.
His meridians were shockingly wide. He estimated that they were at least ten times broader than those of an ordinary cultivator at the same level. This, he realised, was undoubtedly the result of having bitterly cultivated for hundreds of years.
Next, Yang Yi’s consciousness sank into his dantian. In an instant, he felt as though he were staring at a blazing sun—dazzling and incandescent, yet turbulent like crashing waves. From it radiated the breath of primordial essence. This was his Qi Sea, the very source of his innate energy, the foundation of his cultivation.
As Yang Yi urged his dantian, the Qi Sea stirred into a violent whirlpool, radiating a faint golden glow. However, that glow was no larger than a chicken egg. “The next stage of my cultivation is to refine more innate Qi, to continuously expand the Qi Sea, and to enlarge this halo,” Yang Yi murmured. “Only when the halo extends to my body’s surface can I harness it to commune with heaven and earth, initiating the true path of Qi Refinement.”
With that, he withdrew from his inner observation and slowly opened his eyes. “Although I’ve spent four hundred years of bitter cultivation time, the harvest has been remarkable,” Yang Yi said, his gaze burning with zeal.
At present, his lifespan had exceeded three thousand years, and he had cultivated one hundred and eight Overlord Bones. Most crucially, all of this had been achieved through bitter cultivation—without consuming any external resources. “Darling, you’ve broken through to the Gang Qi Realm?” Meng Jiangnu’s astonished voice broke his thoughts. She could hardly believe her eyes. Yang Yi had merely taken a nap, and upon waking, he had unleashed an incomparably terrifying Gang Qi barrier.
“That’s right,” Yang Yi smiled. “I’ve broken through. Soon, we’ll be able to storm the Inner Palace.” As he spoke, he summoned a large water jar and leapt inside to cleanse himself. The sublimation and transformation of his body had expelled many impurities.
“Darling, let me help you,” Qinglian finally came back to her senses and hurried over. In her eyes, Yang Yi’s earlier display had been nothing short of divine. “I’ll trouble you, then,” Yang Yi replied softly, closing his eyes to enjoy the care. Yet even as he did so, a curious thought stirred in his mind. “Strange… that wisp of Wu Tribe bloodline shows no reaction at all.”
He wondered if it was simply because it was too faint—after all, it was only a single strand. “There are still eighty-nine years of bitter cultivation time left,” Yang Yi reflected inwardly. “I doubt I can use that to break through to the next realm, so I may as well dedicate it to refining my techniques.”
As Qinglian massaged his body, Yang Yi’s mind continued to plan meticulously. Opening his attribute panel once more, he reviewed his remaining resources. At present, he had many techniques that required improvement. His halberd technique was fine for now; after all, he wasn’t fighting on a battlefield. It would suffice. However, his sword drawing technique, which he had created himself, was well worth enhancing, particularly because of its effectiveness within tombs.
His mechanical arts were essential and also required refinement. Moreover, his Mountain Shifting Technique and Mountain Shifting Art definitely needed to be improved. As for medical skills, they were not urgent at the moment. After a moment’s thought, Yang Yi made his decision. “System, extract twenty years of bitter cultivation time and use it to refine the Mountain Shifting Technique.”
Ding!
[Host is now in bitter cultivation mode.]
[The Mountain Shifting Technique is profoundly mysterious and boundless in scope. It is a martial skill rooted in self-strength.]
[However, it is also a technique that is easy to learn but difficult to master.]
[Though you have acquired the Mountain Shifting Technique through external assistance, comprehending it is still exceptionally arduous.]
[In the first five years, you reorganise and analyse the knowledge you have gained, but you only find yourself ever more overwhelmed by the technique’s vastness, sinking deeper into it.]
[Another five years pass, and you are still unable to extricate yourself from the technique’s all-encompassing nature.]
[After a total of ten years, you emerge from your contemplation somewhat bewildered and lost.]
[However, to your astonishment, you discover that the Mountain Shifting Technique has now been imprinted upon your Overlord Bones in the form of runes.]
[You are overjoyed beyond words.]
As the system’s announcement faded, Yang Yi opened his eyes, a glimmer of delight flashing within them. “The Mountain Shifting Technique has been engraved upon my Overlord Bones as runes?” he mused aloud. “This is definitely no mere coincidence.” He thought back carefully and realised that his difficulty in comprehending the technique hadn’t been due to a lack of aptitude. It was because he had truly understood it, becoming so deeply immersed that he couldn’t pull himself away.
The Mountain Shifting Technique was clearly far more profound than it appeared on the surface. After all, the middle-aged man who had taught it to him hadn’t possessed an Overlord Bone, meaning the version Yang Yi had acquired was far from complete. seaʀᴄh thё NovelZone.fun website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
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