8: Cultivation! Beginning!

Looking at the simplified cultivation conditions for the two Martial Skills, the corners of Zhang Yang's mouth curled up.

"Hurry up and Cultivate! The goal is first place in the Inner Sect Grand Competition!"

Zhang Yang's eyes turned sharp as he took off his shirt, revealing a lean and sturdy upper body.

He then took his saber to the center of the courtyard. It was currently noon, and the sun was at its peak.

As soon as Zhang Yang stepped out of his room, he felt a tingling sensation spread throughout his entire body.

It felt as if he were being roasted by flames; his whole body was burning hot, and his skin turned bright red.

At the same time, Zhang Yang felt his entire body slowly strengthening.

Although it was only a negligible trace, it was continuous.

"This feeling! Refreshing!" Zhang Yang cried out in satisfaction.

This sensation of slowly becoming stronger was simply too incredible!

Moreover, even though it felt like being roasted by fire,

Zhang Yang didn't feel much pain; instead, he enjoyed it.

When cultivating the original version of the Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art, it truly felt like being scorched by flames.

If one wasn't careful, they could even die from self-immolation.

But now, with the simplified version, not only did the effects remain unchanged,

but the pain had been reduced to a mere trace.

"Cultivate!"

Zhang Yang snapped his eyes open, not letting himself get lost in the pleasure of his Physical Body slowly strengthening.

With his upper body bare, he stood in the center of the courtyard basking in the sun to Cultivate the Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art.

He took deep breaths to increase his cultivation while simultaneously swinging his saber to practice Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing.

It could be said that he was utilizing his time to the absolute limit, without wasting a single moment.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang's expression changed. He stopped his swinging, and even his breathing became hurried.

At this moment, his body was beet-red, like a cooked shrimp.

Scalding hot steam gushed out from his body.

Simultaneously, Zhang Yang's entire body began to tremble incessantly, as if he were enduring some kind of pain.

His eyes widened as he gritted his teeth.

He felt as if his body were being roasted from the inside out by a ball of fire,

as if it wanted to burn him to ashes.

Every muscle was twitching, and a massive wave of tingling numbness surged from all over his body.

Zhang Yang seemed to hear a loud "boom"—

Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art: entry!

Afterward, the pain throughout his body began to subside, the temperature started to drop,

and a cool sensation began to radiate from the inside out.

Zhang Yang felt incomparably comfortable.

His entire body seemed to possess inexhaustible strength, and his physique became more stalwart and powerful.

It seemed to be an all-around physical enhancement.

Whether it was speed, defense, or strength, all had been greatly bolstered!

"Whew!"

Zhang Yang let out a long breath. "Is this already Minor Achievement? I didn't expect to feel pain during the Breakthrough."

Zhang Yang shook his head and then began to check his gains.

He threw punches, swung his legs, and ran laps around the edge of the courtyard.

After a while, Zhang Yang stopped. His expression was excited, clearly very satisfied.

"Now my physical strength must be around a hundred thousand jin!"

Zhang Yang threw a punch that tore through the air, creating a piercing sound.

The wind from the punch blew away the dust in the distance.

Zhang Yang's original physical strength was only about forty thousand jin.

He hadn't expected that just reaching the entry level of the Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art

would directly increase his strength by sixty thousand jin!

No wonder it was said that after reaching Perfection, one could shake the Profound Core Realm with their Physical Body alone!

"Continue cultivating!!"

After experiencing the changes in his Physical Body, Zhang Yang did not delay and continued his cultivation.

He didn't stop until night fell.

"The sun has set, and the progress of the Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art has stopped."

Zhang Yang shook his head. He hadn't expected that as soon as the sun went down, the Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art would automatically stop cultivating.

"Isn't moonlight just reflected sunlight?" Zhang Yang looked up at the sky,

staring at that massive bright moon, recalling knowledge from his past life.

"It seems this Xuanhuan world is indeed different!"

Zhang Yang wasn't discouraged.

Although he couldn't Cultivate the Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art at night,

he could still continue practicing Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing.

As expected of a Profound Rank High Grade saber technique,

even though Zhang Yang had already cultivated the Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes to Perfection,

he still hadn't reached the entry level after an entire afternoon.

After resting for a while, Zhang Yang continued his cultivation.

Martial Artists beyond the Meridian Opening Realm are already capable of Bigu, surviving by absorbing Origin Qi without needing to eat.

It wasn't until the latter half of the night that Zhang Yang's Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing finally reached the entry level.

Upon reaching entry, Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing allowed one to Cultivate fifty strands of Sovereign Saber Qi within the body.

The twenty strands of Hegemon Blade Saber Qi originally in Zhang Yang's body were also absorbed and converted into Sovereign Saber Qi.

At Perfection, there would be a full five hundred strands of Sovereign Saber Qi. Once combined, their power would be world-destroying.

"Whew! Is this the Profound Rank High Grade? Even after practicing the prerequisite Martial Skill, it actually took more than half a day just to reach entry?"

Zhang Yang shook his head, seemingly still somewhat unsatisfied.

If Elder Wang heard this, he would probably think Zhang Yang had gone mad.

Wanting to reach entry in a Profound Rank High Grade Martial Skill in just half a day?

That was simply too shocking!

Even the Clear Wind Sect Leader, who was in the Infant Transformation Realm, wouldn't dare claim he could reach entry in half a day.

After reaching entry in Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing, Zhang Yang did not continue cultivating.

Instead, he drew a bucket of water, washed up briefly, and went to bed.

Although Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artists can achieve Bigu, they still need to sleep.

Only upon reaching the Spirit Aperture Realm can one replace sleep with cultivation... In the early morning, the sun had just come out.

Zhang Yang woke up immediately, took off his shirt, and went into the courtyard.

Feeling his Physical Body continue to slowly strengthen, the corners of Zhang Yang's mouth turned up.

"Hmm, the current speed of cultivation improvement seems a bit slow."

Zhang Yang frowned slightly as he felt the growth rate of his cultivation.

The speed of absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was still too slow.

At this rate, by the time of the Inner Sect Grand Competition, Zhang Yang would at most break through to the Spirit Aperture Realm.

"It seems I still need to use Purple Sun Pills to speed up my cultivation!" Zhang Yang shook his head. "It's a pity there are no more true essence fruits."

This world didn't have things like Spirit Stones or Origin Stones.

There were only Purple Sun Pills, but their function was similar to the first two.

However, Purple Sun Pills were extremely precious; only Infant Transformation Realm Martial Artists

could extract Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to refine them.

A single pill was rich in Origin Qi and could accelerate a Martial Artist's cultivation.

But the selling price didn't seem cheap.

In the Clear Wind Sect, such Medicinal Pills could be exchanged for with contribution pointss,

and Inner Sect Disciples could receive five of them every month.

"Right, I haven't collected my five Purple Sun Pills for this month yet. I'll go get them now."

"I'll also see exactly how many contribution pointss these Purple Sun Pills are worth and see if I can exchange for a few more."

"Oh! And the new Cultivation Technique for Inner Sect Disciples!"

After becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, the Clear Wind Breathing Technique was no longer very suitable. The Clear Wind Sect would issue another technique called the Bright Moon Art.

Its grade was Profound Rank High Grade, and it would be a bit faster at absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

At night, under the moon, it could even absorb Lunar Essence to further accelerate cultivation.

This Bright Moon Art was enough to let Zhang Yang Cultivate all the way to the Nascent Transformation Realm!

Rumor has it that within the Clear Wind Sect, there is also an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique, which the Sect only issues to those who reach the Nascent Transformation Realm!

Zhang Yang went out with his upper body bare, heading toward the Inner Sect's Contribution Hall.

That was the place for collecting monthly resources, exchanging contributions, and even taking on Sect missions.

Along the way, the Disciples of the Clear Wind Sect looked at Zhang Yang with very strange expressions:

Why would someone be shirtless inside the Sect?

Zhang Yang noticed these looks but didn't care in the slightest.

Make him wear clothes during the day? That was impossible.

Unless his Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art reached Perfection,

and he no longer needed to bask in the sun to Cultivate.

Arriving at the Contribution Hall, Zhang Yang collected this month's resources and obtained the Bright Moon Art.

Then, he checked the price of the Purple Sun Pills.