88: Dantian is too small?

Lu Sheng checked the time, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he calmed himself down again.

“Might as well… not go out until the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi is completely forged!”

Lu Sheng murmured.

On the path of Cultivation, the most crucial thing to avoid is giving up halfway.

Right now, he was in the process of condensing Sword Qi in his Dantian, preparing to forge the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi. If he were to interrupt now, his state would directly decline, ultimately preventing him from achieving the most perfect outcome.

Moreover, with Lu Sheng's current Cultivation, even several days of continuous Cultivation would not cause him the slightest fatigue.

At most, the pain from Body Tempering with Sword Qi would become a little more intense.

All of this… was still within Lu Sheng's tolerance.

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng closed his eyes again, and his Martial Arts circulated. Strands of Sword Qi once again surged into Lu Sheng's body, being refined by him bit by bit, transforming into his own Sword Qi.

Time also passed little by little.

Soon, the sun was setting once more.

Streaks of fiery red light colored the horizon.

Inside the Cultivation room.

The virtual pods vibrated slightly, and then their doors opened.

Gu Yun and the other three sat up from their virtual pods, their faces weary.

Seeing Elder Li and Lan Zhan, the four youngsters were about to greet them, but their gazes involuntarily fell upon Lu Sheng's screen.

Watching Lu Sheng still immersed in the Sword Pool, continuously Cultivating.

The expressions on the four's faces also stiffened involuntarily.

Good heavens… he's still going at it, isn't he!

This thought simultaneously echoed in the four's minds.

Immediately after, the weariness on their faces vanished.

They closed the virtual pod doors again and re-entered their training.

Their progress was already much slower than Lu Sheng's. Now that Lu Sheng hadn't even finished, if they were to stop, the gap would only widen.

This was not what they wanted to see.

Lan Zhan and Elder Li naturally noticed the four youngsters' actions, and couldn't help but exchange glances, smiling slightly.

“I have to say, Lu Sheng's presence has greatly stimulated them.”

Lan Zhan said with a smile.

Elder Li nodded: “Indeed, Lu Sheng’s existence is like a catfish, stimulating the Cultivation atmosphere of the entire class.”

“If we're just talking about talent, the forty-fifth batch, excluding Lu Sheng, has talents no different from students of other batches.”

“But with Lu Sheng, this catfish, present, and with the internal competition already started, the potential of the forty-fifth batch will also be greater than that of students from other batches!”

“However, there's also a drawback. If the other four youngsters can't withstand the pressure brought by Lu Sheng, this catfish… they could easily fall by the wayside, or even… be completely ruined!”

Elder Li's insight was naturally sharp.

He immediately analyzed the pros and cons of the forty-fifth batch.

Listening to Elder Li's words, Lan Zhan's expression also became a bit more solemn.

“It seems we still need to pay attention to their psychology.”

Elder Li shook his head: “Not necessarily. When they go to the Tianxing Great Wall and gain recognition from those people, their psychological quality will naturally be up to par, and we won't have to worry too much.”

“What if they don't get their recognition?”

Lan Zhan retorted.

Elder Li's expression remained unchanged, and he spoke in a very calm tone.

“Then they are not worthy of being students of the Star Academy!”

Lan Zhan was silent, finally nodding… In the Sword Pool, Lu Sheng had no idea what was happening in the Cultivation room.

Nor did he know that because of a single thought of his, the entire class had started to engage in frantic internal competition.

Lu Sheng now had only one thought.

That was to continuously refine Sword Qi and strengthen the Sword Qi within his body!

As time passed, Lu Sheng didn't know how much time had gone by.

Strands of Sword Qi began to fill Lu Sheng's Dantian little by little. However, as the Sword Qi in his Dantian increased, Lu Sheng's Dantian even began to experience sharp pains.

A person's Dantian is limited.

When the energy exceeds the Dantian's maximum capacity, it can easily damage the Dantian.

Not to mention Sword Qi, which is an extremely sharp energy.

“Is it already close to the Dantian’s limit?”

Lu Sheng's brows furrowed slightly.

At this moment, there were only a little over thirty strands of Sword Qi in Lu Sheng's Dantian.

This was the amount of Sword Qi required for Medium Grade Hidden Dragon Sword Qi.

It even barely met the requirements for High Grade Hidden Dragon Sword Qi.

But if he were to start forging the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi now, he wouldn't be able to surpass Kong Yunchang.

According to his Senior Sister, Kong Yunchang's Hidden Dragon Sword Qi was over ninety times stronger.

He was still a long way from Kong Yunchang.

Lu Sheng fell into contemplation. A moment later, a sharp glint flashed in Lu Sheng's eyes.

“Although this method is a bit reckless, it's the only one available right now!”

Lu Sheng murmured, and then the Hidden Dragon Formless Sword involuntarily began to circulate within Lu Sheng's body.

It seemed as if an invisible force surged into Lu Sheng's Dantian at this moment.

The more than thirty strands of Sword Qi seemed to sense the presence of this invisible force, and immediately let out crisp Sword hums.

They seemed to want to resist this invisible force.

However, that invisible force paid no attention to the obstruction of these Sword Qi, as if it had transformed into an invisible hammer, smashing fiercely towards these Sword Qi.

The forging… began!

Indeed, Lu Sheng chose to directly begin forging the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi!

In fact, forging the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi itself is about compressing the volume and quantity of Sword Qi, thereby improving the quality of the Sword Qi.

Ultimately, it is forged into a true Sword Qi Dragon.

Only then is the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi truly completed.

And as long as the volume and quantity of Sword Qi are compressed, his Dantian will naturally have ample space to continue absorbing Sword Qi.

In this way… while continuously compressing and refining, he continuously absorbs Sword Qi and incorporates it into his Dantian.

Repeating this cycle, he aims to integrate more Sword Qi into the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi.

Thump!!

In Lu Sheng's Dantian, the sound of a hammer striking seemed to echo.

So much so that Elder Li and Lan Zhan in the Cultivation room could even hear this muffled thud through the screen.

Lan Zhan's brows couldn't help but furrow when he heard this muffled thud.

“He can't wait to start forging the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi, can he? But looking at the current level, it seems he's still very far from the Old Sword Saint back then!”

Lan Zhan said.

Elder Li, beside him, narrowed his eyes slightly.

“It barely reached High Grade quality. However, there's a big difference between High Grade and High Grade. If he forges the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi at this moment, it might be a bit too soon. Could it be that the Sword Qi in his Dantian has already reached the Dantian's maximum capacity?”

Elder Li slowly spoke.

“Limit?”

Lan Zhan was stunned and couldn't help but say: “That shouldn't be the case. Lu Sheng's talent is evident, and his Dantian should also be very vast. How is it that now, his Dantian seems to be inferior to the other four youngsters?”

The size of the Dantian is partly determined by the quality of one's talent.

However, it's not unheard of for someone to have good talent but a Dantian that isn't very large.

But for this problem to appear in Lu Sheng, it made Lan Zhan a bit uneasy.

One must know that Lu Sheng was someone who broke the twenty-point Qi and blood limit. If, due to the Dantian's size, he couldn't compare to others, then Lan Zhan would be somewhat disappointed.

“It seems to be the case. The size of the Dantian isn't unchangeable. Through some Heaven And Earth Treasure and external stimulation, the Dantian's size can also be altered.”

“However… Lu Sheng has already started forging the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi, and this is a bit troublesome!”

Elder Li said in a deep voice.

A hint of anxiety flashed across Lan Zhan's face. This was his oversight.

He had assumed that with Lu Sheng's Heaven-Defying talent, his Dantian would naturally be very large. But he never expected such a small probability to occur to Lu Sheng.

If he had known this earlier, he would have surely told Lu Sheng to prepare and increase his Dantian size before forging the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi.

And now… the forging had already begun and could not be stopped.

In this way, Lu Sheng's Hidden Dragon Sword Qi would have limited achievements!

For a moment, a cloud of gloom fell over Lan Zhan's face, and within his somber expression, a hint of self-reproach was hidden.

He… seemed not to have fulfilled the responsibility of a good teacher.

“Alas… never mind. Once Lu Sheng finishes forging the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi, I will personally go and apologize to the Old Sword Saint!”

Elder Li's heart was also somewhat helpless. Such a small probability appearing in Lu Sheng was something no one had expected.

After all, what they didn't know was that Lu Sheng's talent was all brought by the System.

Although it improved Lu Sheng's comprehension, his Dantian was not modified, or rather, he didn't receive the talent to expand his Dantian's size.

Thus, the current situation arose.

For a moment, both Lan Zhan and Elder Li's hearts seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gloom.

Even the bet between them was not brought up at this time.

In their eyes, a bet was merely a seasoning for the enjoyment of life, far less important than the future of students like Lu Sheng.

However, just as the two were feeling anxious, Lu Sheng in the screen actually began to absorb the Sword Qi from the Sword Pool again.

“Huh? What's going on??”

Lan Zhan looked at this sudden scene, stunned, and for a moment he didn't quite react.

But in Elder Li's eyes, next to Lan Zhan, a sharp glint instantly appeared.

“Good kid! He actually chose this method!”

Elder Li's exclamation made Lan Zhan gradually come back to his senses from his daze, and a hint of joy flashed across his face, but soon his brows furrowed again.

“Although this method is good, it still can't accommodate too much Sword Qi!”

Lan Zhan's low voice slowly sounded.