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A desolate land.
Chen Sansi closed his eyes and concentrated, absorbing the thick spiritual energy from the spiritual pearl through his Fire Spirit Root.
The vortex-like spiritual energy continuously drew in nature's spiritual energy. Once the wisps and strands of spiritual energy entered his body, they flowed through his limbs and bones, circulating through his meridians, and ultimately condensed into a wisp of mist in his Dantian where ten threads of mist twisted and thickened, becoming more substantial.
At this point.
Inside his Dantian, there were already three threads of mist, occupying one-third of his Dantian.
[Cultivation Technique: Swallowing Fire Technique. Qi Refining Third Layer]
[Progress: 0/800]
The third layer of Qi Refining is the last threshold of the early-stage Qi Refining; crossing this threshold will lead to a breakthrough to the middle stage of Qi Refining, and the Spirit Root will be accordingly enhanced.
Beyond that, after the third layer of the Swallowing Fire Technique, there comes an attached spell named "Flame Manipulation Technique," which can't be cultivated independently. It can only be enhanced once the technique has broken through.
"Boom——"
Chen Sansi mobilized his mana, and suddenly a flame rose above his palm, then it condensed into a fireball, bouncing up and down, ready to leap forth.
[Spell: Flame Manipulation Technique (entry-level)]
[Progress: Increases with realm]
[Utility: Flame Manipulation]
Looking at the content on the panel, Chen Sansi experimented a few times.
Common early-stage Qi Refining cultivators could only practice basic spells like "Fire Bomb Skill" and "Ice Cone Skill". In comparison, "Flame Manipulation Technique" was considered to be of higher quality.
Not only could it condense flames from the caster's Dantian, but it also allowed for the control of external flames, which is known as Flame Manipulation.
Chen Sansi gathered a pile of firewood and straw, lit it with a fire stick, and once it burned fiercely, he controlled the flames with his mana just like "Drawing Water with a Dragon's Suction," absorbing all the flames into a massive fireball above his palm.
Ordinary worldly fires hardly posed a threat to cultivators, let alone slightly higher-level martial artists; their greatest use was to intimidate.
Chen Sansi also tried with the Immortal Treasure Strange Fire.
He didn't succeed.
The sensation was like trying to lift a heavy object; the strength was insufficient to even raise it.
Of course, this was just the entry stage of Flame Manipulation Technique. With improved proficiency, his ability to control fire would become stronger and stronger, and once it reached the limit, he would definitely be able to control the Abnormal Fire.
Moreover.
The "Swallowing Fire Technique" mentioned that at a certain level of cultivation, one could awaken Divine Skills, but this required a more complete cultivation technique; the Qi Refining Technique alone was not enough.
Chen Sansi hadn't been in the Cultivation World for long, but he knew that a technique associated with "Divine Skills" was not ordinary, and it was no wonder that it had been so expensive initially.
Moreover, he suspected that like the "ninety-nine percent new" magic artifacts in the black market, most probably came from robbing and killing.
"Sigh~"
Cultivating the "Dao" was a way for Chen Sansi to relax. After enough recovery of his Qi Power, he stood up and picked up the Longdan Bright Silver Spear, dancing with it in the dark wilderness.
Now, five of the Eight Scenic Gods had been awakened.
They were Jueyuanzi, Xuanfuhua, Tong Zhong, Ling Jiansheng, and Ling Mo Gai, with only the last three Scenic Gods remaining. Awakening them would completely activate the upper Scenic Gods and enter the True Power Realm.
Following the Neck Marrow God Ling Mo Gai is the Lu Shen Yi Lifu.
Lu Shen means the spine.
The spine is the foundation of the body's movement.
If the spine is damaged, the body immediately becomes paralyzed.
Bone training martial artists include the tempering of the spine.
But that is just the most superficial level of cultivation. Only after reaching Martial Saint is the true refinement and utilization of the body's limits achieved.
As the movement of the "Dragon Scripture" was carried out with precision, spiritual energy ceaselessly refined his body, drawn into him, circulating through the meridians...
And.
It was only after becoming more than a Martial Saint that Chen Sansi could better appreciate the benefits of expanding his meridians by cultivating various Martial Arts Techniques, thus more comprehensively refining his body.
In a particular moment of cultivation.
He suddenly felt the spiritual energy entering his body begin to reverse its flow, much like the Spirit Root absorbing nature's spiritual energy. His spine also started to consume the spiritual energy without restraint, and then, intense pain followed.
For the first time since rising above Martial Saint, Chen Sansi felt pain during cultivation, but this also signified a drastic transformation in his body. He had long grown accustomed to "pain", showing no change in expression, just maintaining the Fire Breathing Technique until behind him, within his spine, a Scenic God awakened, emitting a faint white jade light.
The Lu Shen, named Yi Lifu, styled Daozhu, three inches and five fen tall, clad in white jade robes!
Awaken!
[Cultivation Technique: Dragon Scripture (not yet entry-level)]
[Progress: 72/100]
With only the last two Scenic Gods remaining, the upper Scenic Gods would be completely opened, True Qi would condense into True Power, and he would become a True Power Warrior.
At this point.
Six of the Eight Scenic Gods had been awakened.
Chen Sansi's physique had received a tremendous boost.
It was just a pity...
Time was becoming more urgent.
He wasn't entirely sure he could break through to True Power before the supplies were exhausted.
The gap between Transcend Mortality and True Power is like a chasm; with just Martial Arts, he certainly wasn't a match for someone in the True Power Realm.
Fortunately, he wasn't just a martial artist but cultivated both body and law; even if he couldn't kill a True Power Warrior, he wasn't completely powerless.
Putting away the Longdan Bright Silver Spear, Chen Sansi took out his Black Snake Bow and began to roam through the wilderness, practicing archery and hunting for game. Even though these scant prey did little for a large army, it was much better than doing nothing at all.
[Skill: Archery. Perfection (breakthrough third stage)] 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
[Progress: (0/2000)]
[Utility: ..., Four Arrows Shot Simultaneously, Unavoidable]
