87: Secret Martial Arts Level 12
Looking at the falling Azure Fire, Qin Jiang raised his hand, and a wisp of Azure Fire landed in his palm.
With a 'whoosh', his palm instantly ignited with Azure Fire, which spread all over his body in the blink of an eye.
A scorching sensation spread throughout his body, as if he had fallen into magma, with a stinging, burning feeling coming from everywhere.
After about a few breaths, Qin Jiang had completely transformed into a fire person, with dense Azure Fire enveloping his body, making only a silhouette vaguely visible.
After an unknown amount of time, the Azure Fire drilled from the outside in, entering the inside of his body.
At this moment, even Qin Jiang couldn't help but open his mouth, exhaling a scorching stream of air.
However, he also clearly felt that this Azure Fire was circulating within his body according to the Qi circulation trajectory of the Azure Fire Bronze Furnace Skill.
Wherever it passed, his Meridians were widened and became tougher, his bones also became stronger, and his muscles were refined, becoming more compact.
"Swish!"
Long Daosheng's figure appeared, and his pupils suddenly contracted the moment he saw Qin Jiang.
'Such powerful Azure Fire! It's almost comparable to a Fourth-Tier Secret Martial Artist!'
He raised his hand, and streaks of golden light appeared in his palm, intending to suppress the Azure Fire on Qin Jiang's body.
But just as he was about to act, the fire person in front of him suddenly raised an arm to stop him.
"Senior Brother, there's no need to do anything, I feel very good right now," Qin Jiang's voice came from within the Azure Fire.
Long Daosheng was stunned, only then sensing that Qin Jiang's aura was steadily increasing, with no signs of disorder.
He widened his eyes, filled with shock. Ordinary True Disciples, when absorbing this Azure Fire Origin Energy, would be considered good if they could withstand Azure Fire comparable to a First-Tier Secret Martial Artist. Second-Tier was one in a million, let alone Fourth-Tier?
Furthermore, that was on the premise of wearing a Fire Repelling Robe.
But now, Qin Jiang wasn't wearing a Fire Repelling Robe at all!
He subconsciously tapped the outside of his thigh with his fingertips, and his eyes grew brighter.
According to the Bronze Bell Sect's records, when the sect was first established, there was no such thing as a Fire Repelling Robe. All True Disciples had to endure the advancement with their Physical Body, which led to an extremely high mortality rate for True Disciple advancements at that time.
It wasn't until later, when a Genius senior created the Fire Repelling Robe, that the mortality rate dropped to zero.
But similarly, the use of the Fire Repelling Robe also reduced the effectiveness of Azure Fire Body Tempering, which led to inconsistent quality among subsequent True Disciples, far inferior to before.
And now, an existence that could overpower a Secret Martial Artist during his True Martial Artist period underwent Azure Fire Body Tempering without wearing a Fire Repelling Robe.
He simply couldn't imagine how strong Qin Jiang would become after the Azure Fire Body Tempering!
Comparable to a Fourth-Tier Secret Martial Artist? Or a Fifth-Tier?
He didn't dare to think about the Sixth-Tier, as the Sixth-Tier was already an existence that had mastered the sixth level of the Azure Fire Bronze Furnace Skill.
With his Realm close to a Major Achievement of an ordinary Secret Martial Artist, he could almost certainly suppress anyone below the Sixth-Tier.
Time passed by minute by minute, and in Long Daosheng's anxious wait, the Azure Fire on Qin Jiang's body finally slowly extinguished.
Slowly opening his eyes, he inhaled, drawing the fading Azure Fire into his abdomen, causing Long Daosheng opposite him to involuntarily open his mouth.
He had truly never seen Azure Fire Body Tempering performed this way.
"How do you feel? Were you burned?" he quickly asked.
Qin Jiang looked at his body; his black gold auspicious cloud robe was not damaged at all, which slightly relieved him.
"Excellent, is this what a Secret Martial Artist is?"
He slightly raised his hand, and a transparent sphere appeared in his palm. This was the Palm World that Long Qihan had used yesterday.
To call it a 'World' was a bit exaggerated; 'Palm Cage' would be more appropriate.
He slightly clenched his fist, and the transparent sphere disappeared.
Feeling the powerful energy surging within him, his strength had increased at least tenfold!
Now, even against Long Ye, he had the power to protect himself!
No wonder the gap between a True Martial Artist and a Secret Martial Artist was so vast; the effect of this Azure Fire Body Tempering was truly too strong!
He looked at the Azure Fire Bronze Furnace on the mountaintop, with a hint of eagerness in his eyes.
He just didn't know if he could undergo Body Tempering a few more times. If he could...
"Don't look. This effect only occurs the first time. Essentially, this Azure Fire Body Tempering actually caused an evolution in your life form. Since the evolution is complete, it naturally won't have much effect anymore."
Long Daosheng looked at Qin Jiang with emotion. Others who experienced Azure Fire Body Tempering would avoid it, but you, on the other hand, actually want to do it a few more times?
Qin Jiang nodded slightly. Indeed, after undergoing Azure Fire Body Tempering, his Physical Body had undergone significant changes.
Now, he didn't even need to breathe through his mouth; he only needed to control his pores to open.
Not only that, the internal Qi in his body had also been transformed into a power similar to Origin Energy but more condensed. At this moment, he could clearly feel the Origin Energy in the air slowly being absorbed by him.
Long Daosheng stepped forward and gently touched Qin Jiang's wrist with his fingertip, "Don't move, I'll check if there are any hidden dangers."
Immediately, Qin Jiang felt a wisp of power filled with a bright aura flowing through his body.
He raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but look at Long Daosheng. Now that he was a Secret Martial Artist, he still couldn't see through Long Daosheng in front of him.
Long Ye was also a Secret Martial Artist of Major Achievement, and Long Daosheng was the same. Was the difference in strength really that great?
A moment later, Long Daosheng withdrew his hand, the shock in his eyes not yet faded.
"Amazing, truly astonishing. Your Origin Energy is profound, and even this Physical Body is so powerful! Ordinary Fifth-Tier Secret Martial Artists are not as good as you!"
Qin Jiang's eyes showed confusion, "What does Fifth-Tier Secret Martial Artist mean? Aren't the Realms of Secret Martial Artists divided according to the Cultivation levels of Secret Martial Arts?"
"Of course, the Cultivation of a Secret Martial Artist involves two stages. Just as True Martial Artists are divided into ordinary True Martial Artists and advanced True Martial Artists, Secret Martial Artists naturally are too.
The six Realms of ordinary Secret Martial Arts and the six Realms of advanced Secret Martial Arts are collectively known as the Twelve Tiers of Secret Martial Arts.
Among them, the Sixth-Tier and Seventh-Tier are a watershed, and the reason for this gap lies in the fact that advanced Secret Martial Arts, in addition to cultivating stronger Origin Energy, can also form a Martial Dao True Body.
Simply put, while both ordinary Secret Martial Arts and advanced Secret Martial Arts require the assistance of an Origin Weapon to be cultivated, ordinary Secret Martial Arts absorb Origin Energy, and essentially, the Origin Energy in your body does not belong to you.
Advanced Secret Martial Arts, on the other hand, require refining Origin Energy, imprinting every wisp of Origin Energy with your own exclusive spiritual mark!
When you fully control your own Origin Energy, you can manifest the true form of a Secret Martial Artist, which is the Martial Dao True Body.
A more obvious distinction is that ordinary Secret Martial Arts will manifest the true form of the Origin Weapon outside the body, just like the Azure Fire Bronze Furnace floating above Qihan's head yesterday, which was the external manifestation of his Origin Weapon's true form.
Advanced Secret Martial Arts, however, will manifest the characteristics of Origin Energy on the Physical Body. For example, the Golden Bell Subduing Demon Fist that I Cultivate will make the Physical Body appear transparent and golden, with golden light radiating around the body, and a bell shadow following when a fist is thrown."
As he spoke, streaks of golden light appeared around Long Daosheng, his Physical Body became semi-transparent, golden patterns emerged on his skin, and his eyes became extremelyblazing, like two suns!
He casually swung his arm, leaving behind numerous small golden bell phantoms the size of fingernails along the trajectory of his arm.
Qin Jiang felt the terrifying power released by Long Daosheng, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Can I directly Cultivate Advanced True Martial Arts?"