Chapter 302: Chapter 33 Strength Breakthrough, Further Progress!_2 Chapter 302: Chapter 33 Strength Breakthrough, Further Progress!_2 “According to the records, the body’s Great Tendons are divided into four levels: Ox, Tiger, Jiao, and Dragon.”
“The physical achievement of Ox Tendon signifies the initial entry into Martial Arts Seventh Grade, which can increase one’s explosive power by thirty percent.”
“Reaching the Tiger Tendon can double one’s explosive power.”
“Reaching the Jiao Tendon can triple one’s explosive power.”
“Reaching the Dragon Tendon can quintuple one’s explosive power.”
Jiang Ning then flicked his body, pulling along his Great Tendons and channeling the strength throughout his body.
The air abruptly exploded.
With this flick, he saw that even in the darkness, there was a white mist flowing through his fingers.
“This explosive power, I must be just one step away from the Jiao Tendon!”
Jiang Ning muttered to himself.
He couldn’t help but feel elated.
In just a few days, his strength had advanced leaps and bounds, from the Ox Tendon to being merely one step away from the Jiao Tendon.
This was all the effect of the Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill.
“This is probably the power of money!” Jiang Ning thought to himself with a sense of wonder.
After experiencing the effects of the Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill firsthand, one important point became very clear to him.
In this world, the so-called difficulty of the Martial Arts path applies only to the poor and to Martial Artists from small places.
Tens of thousands of taels of silver could bring about this kind of advancement.
Although it may seem like a lot of wealth is being consumed, that is only relative to him.
Great Xia, with its history of nearly a thousand years.
Countless century-old families.
Sects that span millennia are not just legend.
There are also those Sects that have histories spanning a thousand years.
To these powers, tens of thousands of taels of silver are but a trifle; maybe not even worth mentioning in the grand scheme of their wealth.
The heirs of these powers must be enjoying extremely extravagant resources from a young age.
“No wonder there are armies in Great Xia comprised of Martial Artists of Seventh and Eighth Grades!”
Over the past few days, he had come to fully understand the role of wealth.
Not to mention the more profound aspects of Martial Arts.
At least at the level of the skin and bones, Martial Arts resources play a significant role.
With ample resources, these steps might not be difficult at all.
“Talent and innate potential can be changed with acquired effort.”
“What then is there to be really proud of?”
Jiang Ning had a moment of realization.
[Source Energy]: 677.49
He glanced at his own panel.
“When I wake up tomorrow, my Source Energy should be able to break through the seven hundred mark, right?”
“Having broken through seven hundred in Source Energy Points is enough for my Wind Thunder Arrow Skill to undergo the second and third limit-breakings.”
“With that, even if Liu Linmen comes knocking, I should have the strength to fight back!”
Jiang Ning mentally noted.
During these three days, with the Bamboo Gang keeping a covert watch for him, he also had been keeping track of the Yellow Heaven Sect’s movements.
After the miraculous spread of their teachings, their followers were spreading the faith frenetically.
In just a few days, around thirty percent of the populace in the East District of the outer city had become followers who believed in the Yellow Heaven Sect.
Especially when someone from the Yellow Heaven Sect spread a message yesterday that the followers in this place need only remain devout,
And by the next spring, a Heavenly King will come to Luoshui County to pray for rain for the people of Luoshui County, ensuring a spring rain for an unhindered spring planting.
This message fueled the fanaticism of the populace.
At the same time, Jiang Ning also had a grasp on Liu Linmen’s condition.
After several days of treatment, Liu Linmen’s eye injury had healed, and the man had visited Ye Qiu today.
This move immediately made Jiang Ning think of a possibility.
That is, like what he had predicted previously, Liu Linmen may not know who attacked him that night.
The visit to Ye Qiu might have been to use his Heavenly Eye to probe Ye Qiu.
“Tomorrow, by observing his actions, I’ll know if my guess is mostly correct,” Jiang Ning thought to himself.
At this moment, with the increase in strength, he no longer had the concerns that plagued him a few days ago.
The improvement in strength had given him much more confidence.
Compared to that night, his strength had made tremendous progress, improving by no less than one hundred percent.
Not only had he completed the first limit-breaking of Wind Thunder Arrow Skill, mastering the Power of Wind and Thunder,
But he was also only one step away from the Jiao Tendon in terms of refining muscles.
The robust and tough Great Tendons now allowed him to burst forth with explosive power that was nearly twice as great as before.
And on that night when he acted against Liu Linmen, he was only at the level of the Ox Tendon, capable of only increasing his explosive power by thirty percent.
Moreover, in these past few days, his Saber Technique had once again undergone a limit-breaking, and his Sword Force had broken through, able to invoke the Power of Heaven and Earth with its use.
The advancement of these three aspects gave him a certain confidence.
His strength, as of now, couldn’t be simply evaluated by Martial Arts Grade.
After all, he now also possessed Inner Breath, the Inner Breath that should only be mastered at the Fifth Grade Inner Strength Realm.
With all these factors combined, Jiang Ning didn’t claim he could fight against a master at the Fifth Grade Inner Strength Realm, but at least when facing Sixth Rank, he felt no fear in his heart.
With the right timing and location, even tackling a Fifth Grade opponent wasn’t out of the question.
Jiang Ning pushed open the door and stepped into Xie Xiaojiu’s room.
“Master!” Xie Xiaojiu, sitting on the bed with bedding covering only her thighs, put down the saber manual in her hands and greeted Jiang Ning.
“No need to wait up for me!” Jiang Ning said to Xie Xiaojiu.
Xie Xiaojiu showed a faint smile.
She stretched her legs out from under the blanket and stepped off the bed wearing cotton shoes.
These past few days, the temperature had dropped further.
Even at home in the evening, Xie Xiaojiu no longer wore thin robes.
Instead, she wore a white mink fur long dress, with soft white mink fur on both the inside and outside.
The thick fur long dress also concealed some of the scenery, only revealing a small portion of her rounded calves and slender shoulders and snow-white arms.
The most beautiful sight was hidden by the thick long dress, causing a slight regret in Jiang Ning’s heart for not being able to admire the stunning beauty of this world.
Approaching the table,
Xie Xiaojiu picked up the teapot and poured water into a teacup.
Boiling hot tea flowed from the spout into the cup, creating rising mist.
“Master, it’s chilly outside. Have a cup of hot tea to warm up before you sleep!”
“Appreciate it!” Jiang Ning said with a smile, then gently sipped the hot tea.
The teapot had been set aside for a while, so the water was clearly not too hot.
Jiang Ning cautiously tested the temperature and then drank the tea down in a few gulps.
The hot tea, once in his stomach, instantly dispelled the slight chill.
Although the temperature drop in the past few days hadn’t been as drastic as earlier, it still continued to fall.
It was now almost equal to the winters he experienced in the south in his previous life.
Because of the proximity to the Luoshui River, the humidity was significant, and the bone-chilling dampness was palpable. Even with his extraordinary physique, Jiang Ning still did not find the weather comfortable.
“Go to sleep! Don’t mind me,” Jiang Ning urged, looking at Xie Xiaojiu standing in front of him.
“Master, it’s cold tonight.” Xie Xiaojiu’s heart suddenly started pounding, and she hesitantly began, “How about… How about sleeping in the bed?”
Xie Xiaojiu repeated the suggestion she’d made a few days earlier.
“If I sleep on the bed, where will you sleep?” Jiang Ning smiled and then patted the quilt lying aside, continuing, “Don’t worry! With this quilt you’ve given me, I won’t freeze. I am, after all, a good hand at Martial Arts Seventh Grade!”
Watching Jiang Ning, Xie Xiaojiu opened her mouth, then suddenly let out a sigh.
“Then… Master, I’ll go to sleep first!”
She quickly moved to her own bed in two or three steps and then swiftly dived under the covers.
Jiang Ning watched her back, smiling and shaking his head.
Jiang Ning put together a makeshift bed for himself, spread the quilt over him, and quickly fell into sleep.
“Master’s awake!” Jiang Ning opened his eyes and saw Xie Xiaojiu beside him, cleaning her face.
Wet from the water, her hair by her ears and forehead clung together.
From Jiang Ning’s angle, he could clearly see the fine down on the girl’s face.
He immediately sat on a wooden stool to calm the stirrings of his body.
At this age, brimming with blood and vigor, it was always so uncomfortable every morning.
Especially waking up to see Xie Xiaojiu and such a sight, Jiang Ning needed some time to suppress the movements of his body.
[Source Energy Points]: 717.88
Reading and Writing (Three times limit-breaking 517/4000) (Trait: unforgettable, Extraordinary Five Senses, Divine Thought Agility)
Five Animals Fist (one time limit-breaking 568/2000) (Trait: Five Internal Organs Store Essence)
Chopping Wood Blade Skill+ (Five times limit-breaking 6000/6000) (Trait: touch and understand, Sword Force like a gust of wind, God-like Blade Control, Man and Sword as One, Innate Blade Bone)
Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (small success 493/5000)
Vajra Immortal Body (small success 453/5000)
Swimming+ (Five times limit-breaking 6000/6000) (Trait: Underwater Breathing, Water Manipulation Technique, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Formation and Rainfall, Water Spirit Body)
Wind Thunder Arrow Skill (one time limit-breaking 1/2000) (Trait: Wind and Thunder Power)
Water and Fire True Strength (small success 45/500)
His gaze fell on the panel, and Jiang Ning was inwardly thrilled.
Having broken through the seven hundred Source Energy Points, he had more options.
Whether to break the limits of the Chopping Wood Blade Skill or Swimming, or to go for the second and third times limit-breaking of the Wind Thunder Arrow Skill, the decision was his to make.