140: Chapter 140 Heart-Piercing Finger

As the Outer Sect Grand Competition drew near, Ye Tian, Liu Ruyan, and Leng Feng discussed and decided to undergo one last closed-door cultivation sprint to maximize their strength before the competition began.

Inside Courtyard No. 71 of the Yi Class, the three sat cross-legged, each taking out the High Grade Spirit Essence obtained from the depths of the Chenxing Ancient Mine and placing it in the center.

There were thirty-six pieces in total. Every piece of Spirit Essence was crystal clear, and the spiritual liquid inside was invigorating, causing their Stellar True Essence to stir.

"The High Grade Spirit Essence is pure and vast, far superior to Spirit Stones by a hundredfold. Let us take what we need and refine it with all our might, striving to advance further before the Grand Competition!"

Ye Tian said with a solemn expression.

Strength was the only hard truth when it came to achieving an ideal ranking in the Outer Sect Grand Competition, or even challenging for a spot on the Heaven Ranking.

Liu Ruyan and Leng Feng nodded heavily, their eyes filled with determination.

Knowing the value of this Spirit Essence, they carefully picked up a piece, each operating their Cultivation Technique to guide the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Essence into their bodies.

The courtyard was instantly filled with rich spiritual light, resembling a fairyland.

Ye Tian held a piece of Spirit Essence in each hand, operating the Star Qi Induction Art with full force.

As soon as the Cultivation Technique was activated, the chaos bead in his Dantian trembled slightly, emitting a suction force.

The next moment, the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Essence surged into his body crazily, but instead of directly impacting his Meridians, it was first refined by the chaos bead to remove the Impurities before being fed back to Ye Tian for absorption.

This allowed Ye Tian to absorb the Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Essence to the maximum, without wasting a single bit.

He guided this energy to wash over his Meridians again and again.

His Ningyuan Eighth Stage cultivation, which had broken through not long ago, improved once more.

Liu Ruyan was surrounded by a water-blue halo. She was cultivating the 《Mysterious Water True Art》 inherited from the Liu family, a Cultivation Technique that was gentle and continuous, similar to the mild nature of the Spirit Essence.

The Spiritual Qi merged into her True Essence like rain moistening things; the barrier of her Ningyuan Fifth Stage, which had long remained unbroken, finally began to loosen.

Leng Feng's aura was sharp.

The 《Geng Metal Sword Art》 he cultivated emphasized pressing forward without hesitation.

Guided by his Sword Intent, the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Essence transformed into countless tiny Sword Qi to temper his Meridians, making his True Essence increasingly refined and his cultivation steadily improving.

Time passed quietly during cultivation.

One day later, the spiritual fluctuations in the courtyard gradually subsided.

Liu Ruyan was the first to open her beautiful eyes, a blue light flashing across them. Her aura was significantly stronger, and she had successfully stepped into the Late Stage of the Ningyuan Fifth Stage!

Feeling the power within her, a look of joy appeared on her pretty face.

Immediately after, Leng Feng also woke up. His aura was sharp and aggressive, reaching the Peak of the Ningyuan Fifth Stage!

He clenched his fists, feeling his insights into the Sword Dao, and a rare look of satisfaction appeared on his cold face.

Finally, Ye Tian's aura also slowly converged.

He opened his eyes, and stars seemed to flicker and vanish within them, deep and unfathomable.

An aura far more vigorous than before lay dormant within him. Although he deliberately suppressed it, it still made Liu Ruyan and Leng Feng, who were beside him, feel palpitated.

Late Stage of the Ningyuan Eighth Stage!

With the dual assistance of the High Grade Spirit Essence and the chaos bead, he had successfully broken through two small Realms, and his strength had skyrocketed once again!

"Congratulations to Junior Brother Ye for his great progress in cultivation!"

Liu Ruyan and Leng Feng said, sincerely congratulating him as they felt Ye Tian's unfathomable aura.

Although they did not know Ye Tian's specific Realm, they could feel that the gap between them had widened.

Ye Tian smiled slightly, converging all his aura and only releasing the aura of the Peak of the Ningyuan Fifth Stage.

"Congratulations to you both as well, you have also improved significantly. The Spirit Essence is truly extraordinary."

After coming out of closed-door cultivation, there were still several days until the Grand Competition.

Ye Tian decided to go to Qi Wu Hall again, hoping to find a Martial Skill suitable for himself.

Stepping into Qi Wu Hall again, Ye Tian went straight to the second floor.

The Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques collected here were of higher grade, starting at least from Advanced Yellow Rank, and there were also quite a few Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques.

While strolling among the bookshelves, his Divine Sense scanned the Jade Slips and books, while he sorted out his current martial arts system in his mind.

Mind-Cultivation Technique, Star Qi Induction Art, grade unknown, but it was definitely far beyond ordinary Profound Rank, and could even be Earth Rank or even Heaven Rank! It was his Foundation, no need to change it.

Movement technique, Taixu Star-Shift Steps, Low Grade Heaven Rank! Mysterious and unfathomable, suitable for both saving his life and killing enemies, it had already reached Minor Achievement, enough for current use.

Body Refining, Dragon Elephant Art, although the grade was unclear, just the sixth layer required the True Martial Realm, and it was the basis of his martial arts journey so far.

In terms of attack Martial Skills, Overlapping Wave Fist had reached Great Perfection, equivalent to the power of a Low Grade Profound Rank, but the Moves were straightforward and lacked variation.

Starfall Finger originated from the Star Qi Induction Art, at least Intermediate Profound Rank, with strong power and sufficient penetration, but the consumption was quite high, and it was currently only at the Minor Achievement Realm, suitable for a one-hit kill.

But if he encountered an opponent of equal combat power, it was not suitable for a drawn-out battle.

What he needed was an attack Martial Skill for close to medium range that consumed relatively less True Essence, could be used frequently, and could complement Starfall Finger and Overlapping Wave Fist.

It was best to have a control-type Martial Skill to make up for the fact that his current Moves were too fierce and direct.

However, although there were many Martial Skills on the second floor, very few met his requirements.

Either the grade was too low for him to look at, or the attributes did not match, or the cultivation time was too long and extremely harsh.

Just as Ye Tian was about to give up and was preparing to go to the third floor to try his luck, he accidentally kicked something under his feet.

He subconsciously looked down and found a corner of a thin booklet with worn edges.

Most of this booklet was pressed by the gap at the bottom of the heavy bookshelf, revealing only a small corner. If he hadn't kicked it unintentionally, no one would have discovered it.

"Huh? What is this?" Ye Tian was curious.

Although there were many classics in Qi Wu Hall, the management was orderly. How could a booklet be pressed under a bookshelf?

He squatted down, carefully lifted the heavy bookshelf slightly, and gently pulled the booklet out.

The booklet was extremely thin. Because of long-term compression, the pages were almost stuck together.

The handwriting on the cover was still clear.

Heart-Piercing Finger!

There was a line of small print next to it: Intermediate Profound Rank Martial Skill!

"Intermediate Profound Rank Martial Skill?" Ye Tian was taken aback, feeling even more surprised.

An Intermediate Profound Rank Martial Skill was a decent collection on the second floor. How could it end up being pressed under a bookshelf collecting dust?

This was truly outrageous.

He carefully opened the first page, fearing that too much force would destroy this fragile booklet.

The ink had faded a bit, but the content was still legible.

However, just by reading the general outline and cultivation essentials at the beginning, Ye Tian's eyes lit up!

It was not because this finger technique was so profound, but because it was so suitable for him!

Heart-Piercing Finger, Intermediate Profound Rank Martial Skill, its characteristic is not fierce and domineering, but gentle and continuous!

The finger force is emitted, treacherous and silent, but can go straight through the internal organs, piercing the heart and breaking the Meridians!

The consumption of True Essence is far less than explosive Martial Skills like Starfall Finger, making it more suitable for protracted battles and defeating enemies in secret.

But the Secret Manual clearly stated that there was a prerequisite for cultivating this finger technique.

The cultivator must have a strong physique and be a Martial Artist of the Body Refining path!

The reason is that the force-generating method of Heart-Piercing Finger is extremely special. It requires condensing a gentle dark force into one's own finger bones and Meridians first, and then instantly releasing it.

This process would place a huge burden on the cultivator's finger bones and arm Meridians!

If the physique is not strong enough, one would injure oneself before injuring the enemy!

At best, the finger bones would shatter and Meridians would be damaged; at worst, the dark force would counter-surge, destroying the heart Meridians!

Because of this, although this finger technique had decent power, it was almost ignored because the cultivation conditions were too harsh.

"Injure oneself first, then injure others?"

Seeing this, Ye Tian was not shocked but happy!

With his Dragon Elephant Art at the fifth layer Major Achievement, his Physical Body strength was far beyond his peers, even comparable to some Martial Artists who had just entered the True Martial Realm!

The backlash of this Heart-Piercing Finger was a fatal flaw for others, but for him, it could almost be ignored!

"Gentle and continuous, low consumption, strong penetration, specializing in injuring internal organs... This is simply a Martial Skill tailored for me!"

A surge of uncontrollable excitement welled up in Ye Tian's heart.

It really was a case of 'finding nowhere after searching high and low, only to find it without any effort'!

He had searched hard for a long time without finding a suitable one, but because of an unintentional action, he discovered this abandoned treasure!

Treating it like a treasure, he immediately immersed himself in it, firmly remembering the force-generating method, the True Essence circulation route, and the gentle Concept contained in the Heart-Piercing Finger, word for word.

With his powerful Divine Sense and Comprehension Ability, it took less than half an incense stick of time for him to grasp the essence of this finger technique.

Closing the booklet, Ye Tian let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

With this Heart-Piercing Finger, his attack methods would be more diversified, and his tactical choices would be more flexible.

Hard with Starfall Finger and Overlapping Wave Fist, soft with Heart-Piercing Finger, both long and short range covered, combining hardness and softness!

Coupled with Taixu Star-Shift Steps, his overall strength had undoubtedly stepped up another level!

He carefully put the old booklet back in its place without taking it away.

After all, this was a Sect collection, he only needed to remember the method.

After doing all this, he left Qi Wu Hall in a happy mood.

And he did not know that shortly after he left, an old deacon with white hair and beard, who was responsible for organizing the second-floor bookshelves, strolled slowly to the bookshelf.

Looking at the Heart-Piercing Finger booklet that Ye Tian had put back, a smile flashed in his old eyes, and he muttered to himself: "Dragon Elephant physique, Stellar True Essence... This little guy is indeed an excellent successor for this finger technique.

It has been silent for so many years, it is time to reappear in the world...

At the Grand Competition, I hope it can give those old guys a surprise..."