Chapter 379: Chapter 379: Qi Cultivation
Xia Liu could feel that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was converging towards Lin Xiaotian.
More than two hours later, Lin Xiaotian opened his eyes, and a dash of vital energy flashed through them.
Under the bright moon, the surrounding space was eerily quiet.
Feeling the new power within his body, Lin Xiaotian finally burst into laughter, “Hahaha! Is this spiritual energy? It’s so strong, so terrifying!”
Clutching his hands, Lin Xiaotian was stunned for a long time.
Compared to inner Qi, spiritual energy was many times stronger.
However, the amount of spiritual energy stored in his Dantian was not much, and he could no longer absorb any more.
“To what level have you cultivated the Immeasurable Sword Art?” After giving Lin Xiaotian some time to be excited, Xia Liu asked.
“The second level, it now feels like it’s stuck in my throat, no matter what I do, I can’t advance,” Lin Xiaotian said, somewhat helplessly, fully aware of the power’s magnitude but lamenting his own inadequacy.
“What the heck! You’re already at the second level, and you still look . Get excited, young man, when I first cultivated, it took me half a year to reach the first level of Qi cultivation,” Xia Liu teased.
Confronted with Lin Xiaotian’s grimace, Xia Liu couldn’t help but complain.
“Uh, uh, I didn’t know, please enlighten me.” Lin Xiaotian looked dumbfounded, wondering if he was even more of a monster than Xia Liu.
“The Immeasurable Sword Art has fifteen levels of mental method, each representing a rank, and these ranks are the ranks of cultivators,” Xia Liu thought for a moment, then explained.
“So, am I now at the second level of Qi cultivation?”
“Hmm, a cultivator’s Energy Training Realm has a total of fifteen levels. For ordinary cultivators, to advance to the second level of Qi cultivation, it would usually take several years.”
Xia Liu nodded and said.
Lin Xiaotian took a sharp intake of cold air and said, “Doesn’t that mean I’m extremely talented since I advanced to the second level of Qi cultivation in just a few hours!”
“Cut it out, if you didn’t have the foundational strength of an Earth-Rank High-Level Peak, let alone the second level of Qi cultivation, you couldn’t have reached the first level,” Xia Liu quickly threw cold water on him, not wanting him to become too arrogant.
Actually, he was also guessing; whether it was true or not would be seen in the speed of subsequent realm advancements.
If Lin Xiaotian could enhance his cultivation to the fourth level of Qi cultivation in a few months using the normal methods, that would really mean his talent was extraordinary.
“Uh, uh, uh, so that’s how it is. Well, that’s not bad either. I feel like the amount of spiritual energy inside me is almost the same as that of a Yellow-Rank Peak Martial Artist,” Lin Xiaotian said bitterly.
If he only had the cultivation of a Yellow-Rank Peak Martial Artist, he’d practically be a cripple.
“Hmm, the second level of Qi cultivation indeed has that much, but if you advance to the third level, you might be comparable to a Mysterious Rank Mid-Level,” Xia Liu nodded seriously.
“Haha, that’s enough. With this level of power, I feel like I wouldn’t lose to a Mysterious Rank Peak Warrior.”
“Indeed, the second level of Qi cultivation combined with Spirit Art can achieve that,” Xia Liu nodded, having a good understanding of a cultivator’s martial power.
If what he had used earlier wasn’t martial arts skill but a Spirit Art, any Earth Rank Warrior would have been swiftly defeated.
“Let’s talk about Spirit Art later, I want to try the Energy Depleted to Mystic Yellow move!” Excited by his own created Peerless Technique, Lin Xiaotian said eagerly.
The Energy Depleted to Mystic Yellow required the condensation of spiritual energy, and now that his Energy was spiritual energy, if the Energy Depleted to Mystic Yellow was entirely composed of spiritual energy, would the power unleashed be capable of destroying half of a large Martial Combat Arena like Xia Liu did before?
“Don’t do it! We are too close to the county town. Do you want everyone in the county to come and watch?” Xia Liu quickly intervened, knowing the power would definitely be formidable if unleashed.
By that time, if people from the town came over, it would be very embarrassing.
“Then let’s go deep into the mountains where there should be fewer people,” Lin Xiaotian said excitedly.
Xia Liu shook his head helplessly; this guy clearly wanted to test his strength, and if he wasn’t allowed to, he’d probably be very uncomfortable.
Having no choice, Xia Liu could only follow him, heading deep into the forest.
After about a hundred li and around three in the morning, Xia Liu and Lin Xiaotian finally stopped.
Having run for so long, and with the boost of spiritual energy, Lin Xiaotian had used up quite a bit of his spiritual energy, so he sat down with his legs crossed and started to absorb more.
Another hour passed, Lin Xiaotian got up and faced a nearby cliff, immediately displaying his Energy Depleted to Mystic Yellow technique.
A handprint over two meters high forcefully struck the cliff.
All that could be heard was a deafening noise as rocks rolled down from above, and when the dust settled, the originally smooth cliff now had a hole blasted in it!
“Terrifying, terrifying!”
Looking at that dark cave, Lin Xiaotian felt a lingering fear. He had exerted his full strength in using the Energy Depleted to Mystic Yellow, and its power was not weaker than at his peak when at Earth-Rank High-Level.
It was even much stronger than back then!
“This is the power of spiritual energy. Control it well and, once it’s light out, I will teach you a few Spirit Arts basics,” Xia Liu patted Lin Xiaotian’s shoulder, figuring this should calm him down.
“Haha, got it! But this really drains a lot, my body’s spiritual energy is almost completely drained,” feeling his empty Dantian, Lin Xiaotian couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
Now that his cultivation is still too weak, he must be cautious in using it. If his strike does not kill the enemy, he would be left with no strength to fight again.
“It’s good that you understand. Continue with your cultivation,” Xia Liu nodded and sat down cross-legged together with Lin Xiaotian.
Not only did Lin Xiaotian need to cultivate, but Xia Liu also needed to do the same.
During cultivation, time always flies.
In a blink, two days had passed, within which,
Lin Xiaotian had made significant progress.
Especially in the area of Spirit Arts, Xia Liu did not teach too many because Lin Xiaotian’s cultivation did not allow it.
With his current Qi Cultivation second level, casually using a few Spirit Arts would deplete his spiritual energy completely.
Also, using high-level Spirit Arts with too low a cultivation could even cause a backlash.
That would be a loss rather than a gain.
Under the setting sun, Lin Xiaotian’s hands formed the Sword Finger, and a azure Sword Qi burst forth from his fingertips, a bleak sound spreading around.
Wherever the Sword Qi passed, tree trunks, branches, and flowers were all sliced open with a sharp cut.
Looking at the destruction he caused ahead, Lin Xiaotian laughed wildly.
“Impressive! In just two days, blending common Spirit Sword Technique with the Immeasurable Sword Art, you’ve actually reached this Sword Realm,” Xia Liu praised.
Lin Xiaotian really had great talent. Normally, the Immeasurable Sword Art had to be cultivated to the third level before a cultivator could generate the Immeasurable Sword Intent, which allows for launching Sword Qi to injure enemies at any time.
Yet Lin Xiaotian achieved it at Qi Cultivation second level!
“It’s all thanks to your teaching,” Lin Xiaotian naively scratched his head.
“It’s almost time to leave now. Let’s head out together. Tomorrow, a brother is coming over from Yanjing, and then you’ll need to bring him down,” Xia Liu said as he looked toward the Hejing direction, his smile slowly turning icy as he was curious to see what Li Hao and Lan Jian would come up with!