Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Chapter 69: Changes in Chapter 69 Panel

[Name]: Jiang Ning

[Source Energy]: 2.0

[Skill]:

Reading and Writing (Unlock Limit once 654/2000) (Trait: Unforgettable)

Five Animals Fist (Small Success 88/500)

Chopping Wood Blade Skill (Unlock Limit once 1783/2000) (Trait: Touch and Understand)

Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (Beginner 32/1000)

Canglang Blade Skill (Master 0/200)

Jiang Ning looked at the changes on his panel.

In one day, the Source Energy had increased from 0.1 to 2, a growth of 1.9.

This rate of increase was almost what he previously took nearly five days to achieve, and before he started learning martial arts, it was nearly half a month’s worth of such an increase.

And the price he paid was that he consumed one and a half roots of Wild Ginseng just yesterday.

If we go by market value, it’s equivalent to consuming nearly twenty taels of silver in one day.

Aside from this, the biggest change was his Canglang Blade Skill.

In just one day, this blade skill went from not even a beginner to a master.

Such efficiency, if known to his teacher, could scare one to death.

If the world knew, they would be shocked to an unbelievable extent, seeing him as a freak of nature.

Regarding this, Jiang Ning had no intention of telling anyone, including Wang Jin.

Outstanding talent could bring attention and nurturing.

But such efficiency couldn’t simply be explained by the word ‘talent’.

At least, that’s how Jiang Ning saw it.

He believed that revealing this could perhaps bring some advantages, but the potential disadvantages were great and could attract trouble.

Wang Jin’s attention to him was already enough.

He can’t let him treat him as his own son.

He had to keep some techniques to himself. @@novelbin@@

And mastering Canglang Blade Skill was the hidden ace up his sleeve, the method currently kept secret.

If he were to use this method, it would be a matter of life and death.

If he had previously been confident in his ability to kill an enemy of Martial Arts Entry level with a single layer of power,

Now Jiang Ning had absolute confidence.

If he were to unleash a full-powered strike with a two-layered power overlay, a true hit would surely kill Xu Yunfeng with a single strike.

In this moment, feeling the abundant power in his body like the sea, Jiang Ning’s confidence greatly increased.

After a brief rest, he began to practice fist techniques.

From yesterday afternoon until this moment, aside from practicing blade techniques, that’s all he did. Even after the sunrise, he hadn’t practiced breathing in the Great Sun Essence Qi to increase the experience value for the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill.

Now, with the Canglang Blade Skill reaching mastery, he could finally focus on the Five Animals Fist.

Because continuing to break through with the Canglang Blade Skill would bring him little benefit.

The crowning feature of this blade skill is its Nine Layers of Strength, with each breakthrough in the blade skill realm unleashing more layers of power.

Achieving perfection in the blade skill, each strike unwinds, unleashing nine-fold power, the might of a single blow exceeding the combined effect of nine.

That is the most formidable aspect of this blade skill.

But now his physique is too weak, even unleashing a single layer of power from just entering the Canglang Blade Skill tears his muscles and bursts his veins.

One can imagine the burden a two-layered power explosion would have on him.

In Jiang Ning’s view, with his current physique, even if he disregarded the consequences, he could at most unleash the might of a two-layered power.

Any higher, and his arm might explode before he could even strike.

So in the short term, continuing to grind experience for the Canglang Blade Skill was meaningless to him.

Shifting focus to grinding the Five Animals Fist experience was the correct choice.

Strengthening Qi-Blood, building up the body, this is the foundation, and a prerequisite of Martial Arts Entry level.

Nine Layers of Strength, more like a skill, was the fundamental amplifier of his strength.

Only with a stronger physical foundation, then unleashing the Nine Layers of Strength could he generate even more formidable combat power.

Once his physique was robust to a certain level, it could support him recklessly unleashing the formidable might of the Nine Layers of Strength.

Moreover, to truly unravel the current predicament, in Jiang Ning’s view, he ultimately needed a powerful backer, a sturdy tree to shelter him from the wind and rain.

A rise in status was needed to truly escape this plight.

Otherwise, even if he achieved the Martial Arts Entry rank soon, what of it?

Killing Xu Yunfeng, then Cao Bin would follow; killing Cao Bin would draw the enmity of the entire Cao family, and even lead to being hunted by the whole Great Xia, living in constant fear.

Killing them was endless, slaying the young brought the old, slaying the big brought the elderly—his enemies were innumerable, with not a single day of peace. This was not what he sought.

With this miraculous panel at his disposal, he needed a great tree to lean on for shade, a tree that could offer him ample and safe time.

In his view, only the Inspection Office, this power institution akin to the Jinyi Guard from his previous life, or even surpassing them, would do.

Joining the Inspection Office meant holding power in his hands.

Relying on the Inspection Office meant relying on the Martial Saint and the Great Xia Court, this was influence, and also a massive background.

A background that could truly keep him safe.

To enter, he had then less than three months to prepare himself.

In this time, he first had to condense his Qi-Blood to reach the Perfection level, flowing through his whole body.

Next, he had to cultivate his skin membrane to connect throughout his body, and enter the Ninth Grade of Martial Arts.

Only then would he qualify to become a member of this highest-status power institution, the Inspection Office.

Entering this institution, in Jiang Ning’s view, would resolve his predicament.

“But…” Thinking of Xu Yunfeng, Jiang Ning clenched his fists, “But I will not let off those who shouldn’t be let off.”

…

Wanhua Building.

This building was the most lavish with materials in Luoshui County, dazzling with lights every evening and also the tallest structure in the county.

Standing on the rooftop of Wanhua Building, one could overlook the entirety of Luoshui County.

At the moment, in a top-level loft.

There was a man and a woman.

The man appeared to be in his forties with slightly graying temples.

This person was Shen Congyun, the Vice Building Owner of Wanhua Building in Luoshui County.

In front of him stood a woman around twenty-eight years of age.

“Reporting to the Building Owner, this is the information your subordinate has gathered,” the woman said, her head slightly bowed, presenting the yellow-tied bundle of information to Shen Congyun.

“Call me Vice Building Owner!” Shen Congyun took the scrolls the woman held out in front of him and spoke indifferently.

“Yes, Shen… Vice Building Owner,” the woman said with a somewhat stiff tone.

“Remember next time and don’t make the mistake again!” Shen Congyun, while untying the yellow ribbons from the scrolls, said with a lowered gaze.

“Yes, Shen… Vice Building Owner!” the woman replied, then asked, “Shall your subordinate take her leave now?”

“Leave,” Shen Congyun uttered, still looking down.

As the woman left, the loft was left with only Shen Congyun alone.

Shen Congyun opened the scroll, his eyes fixing on it as he slowly read.

After a while,

Only then did his gaze lift from the bottom.

“I’ve actually miscalculated. This young man has only been practicing martial arts for about ten days, not several months!”

“That is to say, this young man had, at most, used little more than ten days to cultivate Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill to the threshold of entry. Without external aids, just how high is this young man’s talent?!!”

With this thought, a trace of shock passed through Shen Congyun’s eyes.

Then he continued muttering to himself, “Such outstanding Innate Spiritual Wisdom, if placed in Ancient Times, that would be an incredible figure indeed!”

“However, if the information above about him is true, coming from an ordinary background, yet reaching a small success in Qi-Blood after just over ten days learning martial arts.”

“Such prominent martial arts talent, even in this era, combined with the subsequent practice of Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill, this young man is certainly Grandmaster material!”

“This is a prospect worth my attention even more than Wang Jin! After all, he is much younger than Wang Jin, with far greater potential for the future!”