Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Great Increase in Strength

Martial Arts Hall.

Jiang Ning’s yard.

After he finished washing up, he looked up at the sky above. It was still early, with a clear stretch of time before sunrise.

Then, he stepped out of his courtyard and headed to the front yard of the Martial Arts Hall.

At the moment, it was not yet so. The sky had just brightened.

The entire front yard of the Martial Arts Hall was eerily quiet.

The whole Martial Arts Hall was also very silent; he could only hear some noises coming from the direction of the back kitchen made by Aunt Sun.

Afterward, he went to a corner of the front yard, where the stone locks were stacked.

On normal days, these stone locks were where all the Martial Arts Hall disciples practiced their strength and tested their power.

He had come here precisely to test his current strength.

Only by knowing his own strength would he have a rough idea of his confidence.

Standing in front of a three-hundred-catty stone lock.

The middle of the stone lock was connected by a piece of fine iron as thick as an arm, its hammered marks and patterns extremely clear—Jiang Ning knew with just one glance that this was fine iron that had been forged dozens of times.

Only fine iron that had been forged dozens of times would possess the sufficient hardness and toughness to withstand a stone lock weighing more than three hundred catties.

Then, Jiang Ning’s lower body sank slightly, and his right hand gripped the fine iron as thick as an arm on the stone lock.

In the next moment, as he exerted force, the fine iron, weighing a full three hundred catties, was instantly lifted by him, completely off the ground.

Feeling that his right hand still had some strength left, Jiang Ning murmured to himself,

“As I thought, my one-arm strength has indeed surpassed three hundred catties.”

Immediately after, he thought back to his past life.

According to his knowledge, the recorded human limit in his past life was lifting a barbell of more than three hundred catties with one hand.

In other words, he had now caught up with the peak of humanity in his past life in terms of strength.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning was astounded.

Just over ten days of practicing martial arts and he had caught up with humanity’s peak from his past life—this made him all the more aware of how mystical the martial arts of this world actually were.

It was an extraordinary path.

Afterward,

he slowly set down the stone lock and also lifted the three hundred-catty stone lock with his left hand.

Gritting his teeth, his left hand also struggled to lift the three hundred-catty stone lock. @@novelbin@@

“My left arm also has a strength of three hundred catties,” he said to himself.

Then he moved in front of a four hundred-catty stone lock.

“Let me try and see if my right hand can lift it.”

With this thought, Jiang Ning sank his body once more, his right hand gripping the stout fine iron.

As he exerted his strength, the four hundred-catty stone lock suddenly moved but did not leave the ground yet.

He clenched his teeth again and exerted his strength once more.

The four hundred-catty stone lock suddenly rose off the ground slightly and rubbed against the ground, moving left and right in his hands.

“It won’t work!!”

Jiang Ning shook his head and slowly withdrew his strength.

Boom—

The stone lock fell to the ground, making a dull sound.

By now, Jiang Ning had understood his current strength.

The Break Limit of his Saber Technique had once again slightly strengthened the power of his arms.

His right arm had a force of over three hundred catties, about three hundred and fifty catties.

His left arm reached three hundred catties.

Even though his Qi-Blood was only at small success on the martial arts path, he was clearly about to catch up with Xiao Peng, who had Qi Blood Great Success.

“Normally, those with Qi Blood Perfection start with a strength of five hundred catties, still quite ahead of me.”

“But if I had a saber in hand, this difference of more than a hundred catties of strength wouldn’t be so pronounced!”

“Now give me a saber; with my Break Limit level of Chopping Wood Blade Skill, the bursting strength should be no less than those with a strength of five hundred catties.”

“I wonder if I can match Xu Yunfeng?”

Jiang Ning muttered to himself, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He pondered for a moment.

He slowly shook his head, “No rush. Now that my Fierce Tiger Fist is at Great Success, and with the replenishing Wild Ginseng in hand, give me a few more days and I will be able to bring my Five Animals Fist to the Great Success progress.”

“By then, my Qi-Blood should be able to reach Great Success, flowing through my limbs.”

“My strength will further increase, not the slightest bit inferior to a common martial artist with Qi Blood Perfection.”

“If I can find another saber technique, and if I encounter Xu Yunfeng again, I don’t believe I can’t chop him to death!”

With these thoughts in mind, Jiang Ning returned to his small courtyard at the Martial Arts Hall.

Afterwards, he continued practicing boxing in the courtyard before sunrise.

One sequence of the boxing technique completed.

[Five Animals Fist EXP +2]

He proceeded to the second sequence.

[Five Animals Fist EXP +2]

After completing two sequences of the boxing technique.

Jiang Ning successfully gained 4 points of Five Animals Fist experience and six strands of Qi-Blood.

[Skill]: Five Animals Fist (small success 86/500)

By this time, the sky was already brightly lit, and the horizon was tinged with red glows.

This heralded the imminent rise of the Great Sun.

Seeing this, he also stopped the idea of continuing to practice boxing.

Because every day from sunrise to 5:40 a.m. was the key time for him to breathe in and out the Great Sun Essence Qi and increase his Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill experience.

Once it was past 5:40 a.m. and entered 7 a.m., the Sun Essence Qi would become much more intense, which was beyond the capacity of his current level of Inner Elixir Cultivation Technique to handle.

Although the incomplete manual did not record the subsequent techniques, he deduced that to achieve the desired effect to refine the organs and increase the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill experience, it would require breathing in and out the Great Sun Essence Qi of the next two hours.

Just like after he started practicing, he had tried it.

The two minutes when the Great Sun rose did not affect his internal organs, and the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill experience no longer increased.

A short while later.

The Great Sun rose, and the sky was full of red glows.

The warm sunlight of sunrise also fell on Jiang Ning’s body.

He continued quietly waiting for the complete rise of the Great Sun because his Inner Elixir Cultivation had already started and his internal organs had been initially refined.

Breathing the mild Great Sun Essence Qi at sunrise no longer increased his Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill experience.

After a few dozen breaths.

The Great Sun had fully risen.

Jiang Ning began using the breathing technique of the Inner Elixir Cultivation in the presence of the Great Sun.

With each breath he took, he suddenly felt as if a fiery serpent surged into his nostrils and burrowed towards his internal organs.

Facing this situation, he remained utterly calm, for he had enough experience now.

After the scorching Qi that had entered the internal organs was fully digested.

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]

Then he continued to breathe in and out the Sun Essence.

At the same time.

On a tall building in the distance.

Shen Congyun, dressed in a blue robe, his gaze piercing miles to land on Jiang Ning.

“This… this is impossible!!”

His mouth agape, his face no longer keeping the calm of before, but showing a full face of shock.

“How is this possible?” Shen Congyun muttered to himself again, “Without a subsequent guidance technique, he dares to breathe in and out the Sun Flower Realm Qi? Does he not know how to write the word ‘death’?”

At this moment, Shen Congyun had his doubts about life.

The Inner Elixir Cultivation, he knew it more than well.

It was a remarkable cultivation technique he had stumbled upon by chance.

Though it was one missing the complete perfection, a remarkable cultivation technique is still remarkable; even achieving only Great Success, it was not inferior to any superior martial arts.