Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 259 - 13: Breaking Through to Seventh Grade, Mastering Inner Breath!_2
[Reading and Writing Experience Value +1]
[Reading and Writing Experience Value +1]
[Reading and Writing Experience Value +1]
[...]
As time elapsed, Jiang Ning found that his experience in Reading and Writing was constantly growing.
Compared to before, he discovered that his efficiency in perusing books was getting increasingly higher.
Thus, it also brought about a higher rate of experience growth.
Now, Reading and Writing was only a step away from the next Break Limit, and he felt somewhat impatient in his heart.
He deduced that when the skill of Reading and Writing achieved Break Limit, it would be the time when he could use the Sumeru Ring.
...
Half an hour later.
[Skill]: Reading and Writing (Second Limit Breaking 2966/3000) (Trait: Unforgettable, Extraordinary Five Senses)
He glanced at the Reading and Writing section on the panel and then closed it.
Facing the direction of the rising sun, he sat cross-legged.
With each inhalation and exhalation,
his internal organs felt hot as fire, as if roasted by the Great Sun True Fire.
[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]
[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]
[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]
[...]
Time flowed uninterruptedly, and the experience needed for the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill to reach the 3000-point mark was getting shorter.
The sun hung steadily higher.
[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (Mastered 1999/2000)
During the intervals of breathing in and out, Jiang Ning's gaze swept over the panel.
A flash of excitement passed through his heart.
Immediately, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued to breathe and release the Essence of the Great Sun.
A moment later.
[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill Experience Value +2]
As this prompt flashed past,
there was a sudden change on the panel.
[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (Small Success 1/5000)
In an instant,
Jiang Ning felt a sense of relief spreading throughout his body from the inside out.
At this moment, his body felt unburdened as though a heaviness had been unloaded, and his internal organs felt incredibly light and nimble.
What followed was the sound of his blood rushing like rivers, clearly audible to the ear.
In an instant, the blood within his body completed a full Grand Circulation.
Just then, Jiang Ning felt the birth of the first thread of essence within his internal organs, akin to the gentle nurturing of spring rain.
This thread of essence, silent and pervasive like nourishing rain, flowed through his internal organs, settling into a place within his abdomen.
This place was three inches below his navel.
"This must be the so-called Dantian," Jiang Ning silently mused to himself.
Immediately, he turned his attention inward.
He had attempted to look inside himself countless times before but had never discovered the so-called Dantian.
But this time was different.
Guided by that thread of Inner Breath, Jiang Ning instantly became aware of the location of the Dantian within his body, which was three inches below the navel.
At the same time, he also saw that thread of Inner Breath within the Dantian, resembling misty clouds.
"Inner Breath, is this Inner Breath?" Jiang Ning looked at the thread of essence within the Dantian with inward joy.
The next moment,
he opened his eyes.
With a lift of his finger, he felt that thread of Inner Breath upon his fingertip.
With a thought,
Hiss—
The air stirred slightly, and a thread of Inner Breath, imperceptible to the naked eye, burst forth from the tip of his finger.
It pierced the ground in front of him.
A row of small grass was instantly and neatly sliced through.
Jiang Ning then broke open the soil to take a look and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
"As I thought, without reaching the level of Power, the Inner Breath's strength will be drastically reduced once it leaves the body."
A few breaths of time later,
Jiang Ning felt that the thread of Inner Breath that had just been used up inside the Dantian had restored itself to its original state.
He then conducted another experiment.
He condensed the thread of Inner Breath between his fingers and then lightly poked a rock in front of him.
Instantly, his finger penetrated three inches into the stone.
"Indeed powerful!" Seeing this, Jiang Ning's eyes flashed with a strong sense of astonishment.
It should be noted that, despite his strong physique, he was still flesh and blood, not as sharp as weapons.
But with Inner Breath attached, his fingers became sharp and tough, as if forged from solid metal.
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And this was merely the effect of a single thread of Inner Breath.
Another hour had gone by.
Jiang Ning continually exhausted that trace of Inner Breath for various tests.
The results he finally derived were no different from what was recorded in the books.
Inner Breath was indeed magical, greatly enhancing the effectiveness of wherever it was channeled.
For instance, when applied to his legs, it could drastically increase his speed in a burst.
Even though it only lasted for an instant.
But after all, the Inner Breath he currently possessed was merely a single trace.
If used on his fist, it could unleash an even stronger, more fierce punch.
Attached to a tree branch, it could temporarily endow the branch with the toughness of a sword or blade.
Moreover, Inner Breath also had the effect of healing wounds and mending injuries.
"No wonder they say that only those at Fifth Grade are truly strong! Just a trace of Inner Breath holds such power; if it were a peak Fifth Grade strong person, they would be impossible to overwhelm by sheer numbers of those below Fifth Grade before their Inner Breath was depleted!" Experiencing the profoundness of Inner Breath, Jiang Ning couldn't help but sigh in amazement.
Immediately after,
he looked up at the Great Sun above and then down at the shadows around, instantly knowing the approximate time.
It was close to the Hour of Si.
To break through from small success to Great Success for the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill, he needed to breathe in and exhale the Great Sun Essence Qi during the Hour of Si.
The Essence Qi of the Great Sun during this hour was even more domineering, causing greater damage to the organs but also providing a better effect on tempering them.
After a short while, the equivalent of half a cup of tea time,
The Hour of Si arrived.
Jiang Ning, facing the Great Sun once again, swallowed a Protective Organ Pill that Shen Congyun had left for him and began breathing in and releasing the Essence Qi of the Great Sun.
With his inhalation, he suddenly felt a vigorous and domineering Essence Qi of the Great Sun entering his body through his nostrils.
Boom—
The moment this trace of Great Sun Essence Qi entered his body, it seemed to transform into a raging inferno, roasting his organs with an intense burning sensation, and the cooling effect of the Protective Organ Pill was like a drop in the bucket, unable to withstand this blazing fire.
Instantly,
an intense pang of pain swept through his organs.
After a long while,
dozens of breaths later,
[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]
Huff—
Jiang Ning exhaled a breath that was scorching to the extreme from his nostrils.
If someone were to place their palm near Jiang Ning's nose at that moment, they would feel that the breath he exhaled could scald the skin of an ordinary person.
"Such terrifying Essence Qi of the Great Sun!" The moment he opened his eyes, Jiang Ning frowned deeply and sighed profoundly.
Right then, he could clearly feel that even the strength of his organs couldn't withstand the tempering of that trace of Great Sun Essence Qi; they were evidently damaged.
In this state, it was not suitable to attempt breathing in and releasing the Essence Qi of the Great Sun in the short term.
However,
his frown soon smoothed out.
"Two traces of Inner Breath now!" His expression immediately revealed a hint of joy.
[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (small success 2/5000)
After reviewing his own status panel, Jiang Ning nodded thoughtfully.
"This means that with every breath of the Great Sun Essence Qi I inhale and exhale, I can gain a point of experience for the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill!"
"And at the same time, it also leads to the growth of a trace of Inner Breath in my Dantian."
After pondering for a moment,
Jiang Ning leapt up.
Splosh—
A sound of entering the water echoed as his figure submerged.
Immersed in the lake, Jiang Ning immediately felt a deep, heartfelt pleasure.
His condition was continuously returning to its peak, and the damaged areas in his organs were also healing amid the soothing coolness.
"Taking advantage of the interval while my body recovers, it's the perfect time to practice my blade! Certainly, with the augmentation of Inner Breath, it won't be a problem to withstand the eruption of the Nine Layers of Strength now!"
With this thought,
Jiang Ning no longer wasted any time.
He leaped up, returned to Chaotic Beach, grabbed his blade, and once again entered the water.
[Canglang Blade Skill experience +1]
[Swimming experience +1]
[Swimming experience +1]
[Canglang Blade Skill experience +1]
[...]
Feeling the simultaneous growth in three areas, Jiang Ning was even more motivated.
Two hours whizzed by.
Splashing—
A figure leaped from the water and landed on the surface of the lake.
At this moment, even after several sessions of breathing and releasing the Essence Qi of the Great Sun, Jiang Ning's body had still recovered to its peak.
[Skill]:
Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (small success 33/5000)
Canglang Blade Skill (Great Success 151/1000)
"Thirty-three points of experience, thirty-three breaths of Qi! I suppose my strength now is no less than Wang Jin's!" Jiang Ning mused to himself.
