Chapter 315: Wind God Vajra Legs, Transcendent

"Junior Disciple Zhang Hongyu, you speak first."

Yang Ling nodded toward the young man who had first spoken. He was an upper Seventh-Rank expert and a disciple of Qingyun Mountain, Devour Heaven Palace.

"Senior Brother Yang, our Devour Heaven Palace has thirteen chiefs. Only three of them have enough merits to contend for the position of Sect Leader's Direct Disciple."

"Respectively, they are Flying Dragon Mountain Chief Lin Zhen, Stone Cavern Mountain Chief Huo Yunzhu, and Pudu Mountain Chief Chi Ling."

Zhang Hongyu spoke slowly:

"These three are all at upper Sixth-Rank and possess sufficiently impressive merits. As for the other chiefs, including you, Senior Brother Yang, although your cultivation is sufficient, your merits are lacking, and you haven't earned the recognition of the higher-ranking elders."

As he spoke, a glimmer of fervor appeared in his eyes:

"As long as we kill Jiu Xingkong this time, your merits, Senior Brother, will be enough. You'll be able to contend for the position of Sect Leader's Direct Disciple too!"

Yang Ling nodded thoughtfully.

It seemed the position of Sect Leader's Direct Disciple wasn't easy to obtain.

He might not even have a chance to get it.

If he killed Jiu Xingkong, it meant his mission was complete. How could he stay here to contend for this position then?

"Could it be a progressive dungeon? I complete this mission now, and the next time I enter, I'll receive the mission to contend for the position of Sect Leader's Direct Disciple?"

Yang Ling decided to focus on the present and handle the mission first.

But before handling the mission, of course, he needed to properly improve his strength.

"The dungeon assessment is C+, meaning upper Sixth-Rank level. But I've brought so many Spirit Nurturing Pills. They're more than enough to give my strength a huge boost."

A hint of a smile appeared in Yang Ling's eyes.

Not only did he have Spirit Nurturing Pills, he also had the Vital Qi Age Defying pill, which could increase his Vital Qi by three thousand points.

Ethereal Steps and Wind God Vajra Legs could both advance to Transcendent this time.

When that happened, his strength would undergo a massive improvement.

This was a qualitative transformation!

"You all continue gathering information. Before the big battle begins, I need some time to nurture my essence, energy, and spirit."

With those words, Yang Ling turned and entered the house.

Leaving the ten Qingyun Mountain disciples staring at each other in bewilderment.

They exchanged helpless glances before leaving the small courtyard one by one to continue monitoring the movements of those bald monks.

The Subei Prince's Manor was only two streets away from where they were staying. Not far at all.

……

Inside the room, Yang Ling first took out the Fire Crocodile Set and put it on properly.

Then he put the Sixth-Rank Ironclad on top of it.

He hung the Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe at his waist.

Both the Fire Crocodile Saber and the Sixth-Rank Official Saber were placed inside the Green Dragon Ring.

Although these equipment couldn't provide attributes or skills for now, the materials themselves were top-tier.

Next, Yang Ling took out the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force.

[Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force (Top-Tier)]

[Cultivation Requirement: Strength 20, Agility 10, Spirit 15]

[Requirements Met]

[Comprehend?]

"This is my second top-tier Internal Technique that can directly boost combat power."

Yang Ling selected yes. Instantly, a warm current surged into his brow, and gradually, memories related to the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force appeared in his mind.

This memory was deeply ingrained, as if he had already studied this Internal Technique Method for decades.

"Perfect. Even if the mission fails, they can't exactly deduct the techniques I've already cultivated, can they?"

A smile appeared in Yang Ling's eyes.

Naturally, such good stuff had to be secured.

"At Beginner's Insight, the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force gives 5 free attribute points. At Comprehensive Mastery, it gives another 10, and it can also boost Strength by 60 points."

"With 1,100 experience points, I can reach Comprehensive Mastery. When that happens, my strength will soar again!"

Yang Ling immediately sat cross-legged to cultivate the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force. For the first 100 experience points, he wouldn't use Foundation Consolidation Pills. It would only take 20 hours to accumulate them.

Then, with two more Foundation Consolidation Pills, he could accumulate 1,000 experience points in six days.

His strength would undergo a massive improvement!

Hmm?

An hour later, Yang Ling felt something was wrong. How was there not a single experience point?

He refused to believe it and continued cultivating.

Another hour passed. A look of seriousness appeared in Yang Ling's eyes.

The Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force's experience still wasn't increasing.

"Does it need a specific environment to cultivate, just like the Heaven's Will Divine Blade?"

"The Heaven's Will Divine Blade was easier to guess. But where does the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force need to be cultivated?"

Yang Ling's brow furrowed into a deep crease.

After thinking for a long while, he decided to set this matter aside for now and deal with it after leaving the dungeon.

"Next is the Wind God Vajra Legs. Its Transcendent level will permanently increase my Strength and Agility attributes by 50 points each!"

"Although there are no changes in the boost aspect, it's definitely far superior to Ethereal Steps."

Yang Ling slowly pulled a huge trunk out of the Green Dragon Ring.

Inside it were two hundred small wooden boxes.

Each small wooden box contained 20 Spirit Nurturing Pills.

A total of 4,000 Spirit Nurturing Pills!

"For players, most of them would never see this many Spirit Nurturing Pills in their entire lives, let alone eat them."

"But those guys with extremely powerful backing might just be eating Spirit Nurturing Pills like they're meals."

From now on, whenever he encountered a young Native martial artist whose martial arts technique was at Transcendent, he would automatically assume they had gotten there by eating Spirit Nurturing Pills.

Otherwise, cultivating slowly, no matter how talented, to train a martial arts technique to Transcendent would require reaching Liang Yue's age.

"Like Mingxin, he definitely didn't eat few Spirit Nurturing Pills."

"But I still have one advantage..."

Yang Ling opened a wooden box and shoveled the Spirit Nurturing Pills into his mouth.

One by one, the Spirit Nurturing Pills went down.

[Please select the Internal Technique to enhance.]

[Boulder Crushing Fist.]

[Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique.]

[Ethereal Steps.]

[Wind God Vajra Legs.]

"Wind God Vajra Legs."

A terrifying flood of Proficiency surged into Yang Ling's body.

On the Status Panel, the Proficiency of Wind God Vajra Legs began to skyrocket.

In an instant, it went from 15,945/1,000,000

To 25,945/1,000,000.

"Ten thousand Proficiency points in the blink of an eye. Native martial artists need to continuously train to digest it. Even if it doesn't take as long as Foundation Consolidation Pills, it's still troublesome and time-consuming."

Thinking this, Yang Ling opened another wooden box and shoveled the 20 Spirit Nurturing Pills inside into his mouth.

Proficiency increased by another ten thousand!

He opened the third wooden box.

Proficiency increased by another ten thousand!

He didn't even chew, just swallowed directly. He was already somewhat numb to the taste of Spirit Nurturing Pills.

One by one, the empty boxes were tossed into the Green Dragon Ring by Yang Ling.

Before he knew it, the Proficiency of Wind God Vajra Legs had reached over eight hundred thousand.

In total, only about fifteen minutes had passed.

"No discomfort at all. The effect hasn't diminished either. It seems players really aren't restricted when it comes to consuming Spirit Nurturing Pills."

"I wonder if future game updates will nerf this."

This thought flashed by, and Yang Ling didn't dwell on it.

Whatever. He was enjoying the version's benefits now. What happened later was none of his business!

Before he knew it, the empty boxes had reached over ninety.

Yang Ling had swallowed nearly two thousand Spirit Nurturing Pills in total.

As another Spirit Nurturing Pill entered his stomach, the Proficiency of Wind God Vajra Legs finally reached 1,000,000!

[Wind God Vajra Legs]

[Transcendent: Permanently increases Strength by 50 points, Agility by 50 points.]

Another warm current surged into Yang Ling's body.

The Strength and Agility on the Status Panel began to skyrocket.

Yang Ling's base Strength, originally 99 points, reached 149 points in the blink of an eye!

His Agility, which was 53 points, also reached 103 points!

The explosive increase in attributes brought extremely noticeable effects.

Yang Ling felt that his physique seemed to have grown a bit larger.

Fortunately, the Fire Crocodile Set and the Sixth-Rank Ironclad had enough elasticity, so he didn't feel uncomfortable.

Additionally, he experienced a brief moment of dizziness.

This feeling lasted about a minute before it gradually eased.

"Finally at Transcendent. I have my first Transcendent martial arts technique!"

Yang Ling was so excited that his blood was boiling throughout his body.

"Xu Zegang's Strength is 113, Agility is 126, mid Sixth-Rank."

"Yu Chunxi's Strength is 120, Agility is 124, mid Sixth-Rank."

"My Strength is 149, Agility is 103. I'm a bit stronger than them!"

Yang Ling nodded in satisfaction.

"If the game assessed me now, I should be at mid Sixth-Rank cultivation!"

"Mingxin's Strength is 138, Agility is 144, upper Sixth-Rank."

"My Strength already exceeds Mingxin's by 11 points. My Agility is 41 points less. Combined, my dual attributes are 30 points less. So by this standard, I should be close to the upper Sixth-Rank level."