Chapter 666 - 224: Major Event in Xuanzhen, In One Go

Yang Jing’s resolve hardened at her words. He nodded solemnly. "Yes, Senior Sister. I will do my utmost in my cultivation and strive to break through to the Qi Absorption Realm as soon as possible. I won’t disappoint you."

A faint smile touched Si Jiawen’s lips, her eyes filled with encouragement. "Good. Confidence is a virtue. It’s getting late, so you should go and cultivate. Don’t waste any more time."

"Yes. I will take my leave now."

Yang Jing nodded, bowed to Si Jiawen one more time, and then turned to leave, heading for Training Room B-3.

Yang Jing went straight to the entrance of Training Room B-3. He took out his Sect Token and swiped it in the groove beside the stone door. With a soft CLICK, the door swung open.

He stepped inside and pushed the stone door shut behind him, sealing away the morning light and outside noise. The Training Room was instantly plunged into silence, with only the faint, crisp, and rich scent of Exotic Beast Musk lingering in the air.

Yang Jing went to the stone table in the corner, removed his outer robes, and folded them neatly. This revealed the tight-fitting martial attire beneath, the powerful contours of his muscles faintly visible in the dim light.

He walked to the open space in the center of the Training Room, planted his feet shoulder-width apart, and slowly closed his eyes. He began to regulate his breathing and focus his mind, preparing to cultivate the Mountain-Breaking Seal.

His breathing was even. With every inhalation, he drew the musk-scented air of the room deep into his lungs.

The unique aroma flowed down his throat and into his body, stimulating the Inner Qi in his meridians. His once-tranquil Inner Qi gradually began to stir, like ripples spreading across the surface of a calm lake.

A moment later, Yang Jing slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was now free of all distracting thoughts, containing only pure focus.

With a single thought, the Heart Method for the Mountain-Breaking Seal raced through his mind. Every secret of the art, every Luck Cultivation Method, was crystal clear.

Within his Dantian, three strands of Inner Qi lay dormant. As the Heart Method began to circulate, the most powerful of them—the one belonging to the Mountain-Breaking Seal—was the first to awaken. Like a surging river, it began to flow along its designated meridians.

His meridians swelled slightly wherever it passed, yet the sensation was one of clear, unobstructed flow.

Slowly, Yang Jing began to move. He started with the opening stance, his arms tracing circles as he sank his qi into his Dantian. His movements grew faster and faster until his fists whistled through the air, carrying an incomparably ferocious Qi Force.

His figure weaved and dodged about the center of the Training Room. At times he would lunge forward, his punch carrying the weight of a falling mountain. It tore through the empty air with a dull boom, as if powerful enough to shatter stone.

At other times, he would sidestep and spin, his fists a blurry storm of motion. The fierce wind generated by his punches swept up loose stone dust from the floor, forming a small vortex in the room.

He brought the martial intent of the Mountain-Breaking Seal to life, perfectly blending hardness and softness with absolute control.

When his movements were hard, his muscles tensed and veins bulged. Condensed Inner Qi gathered on his knuckles, imbued with an unstoppable momentum, as if to smash through any obstacle in his path.

When his movements were soft, his body was agile, evading imaginary attacks like flowing water. His Inner Qi circulated flawlessly through his meridians without the slightest hint of stagnation, transitioning between techniques as smoothly as drifting clouds and flowing water.

Each punch landed at the perfect balance point of its force. Inner Qi surged from his Dantian, channeled through his torso to his arms, and finally condensed in his fists—all in one fluid motion, maximizing its power.

The Training Room was filled with his flashing form. The wind from his fists howled, echoing off the stone walls. Stirred by the force of his strikes, the scent of musk grew thicker, seeping into his skin to nourish his meridians and Inner Qi.

Beads of sweat formed on Yang Jing’s brow, rolling down his cheeks and dripping onto the stone floor, where they left small, dark patches. Yet his eyes only grew brighter, and his movements showed no sign of slowing. In fact, the deeper he went into his cultivation, the swifter and more resolute his actions became.

While Yang Jing was immersed in his arduous cultivation of the Mountain-Breaking Seal, completely oblivious to the outside world, a major event that shook the entire Xuanzhen Sect was unfolding.

Qin Chuan, a veteran genius disciple from Zhenyue Peak, had just succeeded in his third attempt to break through to the Qi Absorption Realm!

The news spread as if it had wings, swiftly reaching the Main Peak and the Seven Veins of the Xuanzhen Sect, and soon after, even Jintai Prefecture City.

After his breakthrough, Qin Chuan wasted no time. He immediately leveraged his new power as a Qi Absorption Realm cultivator to get his name onto the Profound Truth List.

Furthermore, shortly after his breakthrough, he was personally summoned by the Sect Leader, the various Peak Masters, and other members of the sect’s upper echelon. It was clear they now had high hopes for him.

After all, Qin Chuan was thirty-eight years old and had been stuck at the Peak of Qi Eating Realm for more than a decade.

In his youth, he had been one of the Xuanzhen Sect’s most promising geniuses. But as the years passed, his inability to break through to the Qi Absorption Realm meant he was gradually surpassed by the younger disciples rising through the ranks.

Many had started to overlook him, and some even believed he would never overcome that final hurdle in his lifetime.

No one had expected that, against all odds, Qin Chuan’s third attempt would succeed, shattering the bottleneck to the Qi Absorption Realm and allowing him to make a stunning comeback.

A thirty-eight-year-old at the Peak of Qi Eating Realm might be considered a mainstay of the sect, but would struggle to enter its true core.

But a thirty-eight-year-old at the Qi Absorption Realm? That was a completely different story.

The gulf between the Qi Absorption Realm and the Qi Eating Realm was as wide as heaven and earth. A breakthrough meant joining the ranks of top-tier Martial Artists, a status that commanded respect throughout all of Jintai Prefecture.

Thus, Qin Chuan went from being a nearly forgotten veteran disciple to once again being a top genius whom the sect would heavily invest in. His status and the resources available to him were now on a completely different level.

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「The sky gradually darkened.」

A gossamer veil of moonlight settled over the mountain forest. Cool lunar rays filtered through the Training Room’s ventilation window, casting silver slivers of light into a corner of the room.

Inside Training Room B-3, Yang Jing was still tirelessly cultivating the Mountain-Breaking Seal. His fists were fierce, his Qi Force running rampant. Each punch he threw was more condensed and more powerful than the last.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Jing abruptly pulled back his fist and sank his qi. The roiling Inner Qi around his body slowly receded, gathering back in his Dantian.

He slowly ceased his cultivation, standing in place and panting heavily. He was drenched in sweat, his martial attire soaked through and clinging to his body, revealing the contours of his muscles.

With his eyes lightly closed, he slowly calmed his ragged breathing. His expression held a trace of undeniable exhaustion, but a flicker of excitement shone deep within his eyes.

At the same time, he carefully assessed his condition. As his Inner Qi slowly circulated through his meridians, he could feel that they had become noticeably wider and more resilient.

The Inner Qi in his Dantian was even more condensed and refined, several degrees stronger than before.

He could feel it clearly: he was just one step away from the Peak of Qi Eating Realm. It was within his grasp.

Then, with a thought, a panel materialized before his eyes, clearly displaying the progress of the martial arts he was cultivating—

[Mountain-Breaking Seal: Lesser Completion (1991/2000)]

[Indestructible True Skill, Second Layer: Lesser Completion (702/2000)]

[River-Crossing: Lesser Completion (628/2000)]

A slight smile touched Yang Jing’s lips, his heart filled with excitement and joy.

’After months of arduous cultivation, this Mid-grade True Skill, the Mountain-Breaking Seal, is finally about to reach the Peak of Qi Eating Realm.’

’The other two skills, the Indestructible True Skill and River-Crossing, are still a long way from the Peak of Qi Eating Realm, but once the Mountain-Breaking Seal breaks through to the Qi Absorption Realm, my training efficiency for them will skyrocket.’

’As long as the Mountain-Breaking Seal reaches the Qi Absorption Realm, the time it takes for the Indestructible True Skill and River-Crossing to do the same will be drastically shortened.’

Yang Jing took a deep breath, drawing the last of the room’s musk-scented air into his body. He began to plan. ’I’ll head back, get a good night’s rest, and restore my spirit to its peak condition.’

’Tomorrow, I will push the Mountain-Breaking Seal to the Peak of Qi Eating Realm. Then, riding that momentum, I’ll make my official charge for the Qi Absorption Realm!’

The thought of finally breaking through to the Qi Absorption Realm he had dreamed of for so long—of becoming one of the Xuanzhen Sect’s truly elite disciples—filled Yang Jing’s heart with such anticipation and excitement that even his physical exhaustion seemed to fade away.