19: Breakthrough is blocked, is it time to become an ordinary warrior now?

“Han Lie…”

Inside the office, after Old Ge listened to Han Lie’s request, he took a sip of tea and then slowly said, “I said the time is not yet ripe, and it is not yet ripe. You don’t need to rush.”

“.......”

Han Lie felt a million alpacas in his heart. He naturally knew what his teacher meant.

He had learned from Cui Dazhi that other martial artists’ Blood Qi values constantly fluctuated; even in the short span of morning and evening, the numbers would show slight differences.

Therefore, after reaching the critical point of Blood Qi, it required a period of nurturing. Only after it was completely stable would one attempt to break through to a new realm.

“Teacher, I’m different from others…”

Han Lie gave a bitter smile, knowing that any explanation would be pale and powerless. This old teacher had extensive teaching experience.

But the downside was also here: sometimes, he would be misled by experience.

He directly pulled out an item, a simple measuring device borrowed from the school doctor, related to Blood Qi quality level.

Although Han Lie’s Blood Qi value remained stable at one hundred, his Blood Qi quality level steadily soared with all the indiscriminate eating.

“What are you doing with this?”

Old Ge was puzzled when he saw Han Lie measuring himself. He continued to bring his thermos tea to his mouth, his attention already diverted.

Then, then… he saw it.

The instrument displayed SSS.

“???”

Old Ge made a big movement. The next second, his large face was already close to the Blood Qi measuring device, his pupils slowly shrinking as his vision narrowed.

“How much?”

“I… F***!!!”

“You… huh? No…”

Old Ge was so astonished that he couldn’t even organize his words. Seeing this, Han Lie on the side reminded him, “Teacher, why don’t you drink some water?”

“Drink water… drink water…”

Old Ge blankly brought the tea to his mouth, while starting to clear his thoughts. An SSS-level Blood Qi quality level, no, huh?

Did he eat a dragon tendon or something?

As the homeroom teacher, he was aware of Han Lie’s “Gluttony” physique and knew that the principal had specially devised a diet plan for him.

But, but…

How much time had passed since the last check?

At most, less than a week.

And he went from S+ to SSS?

Didn’t they say the chasm of talent was something some people could never cross in their entire lives? How was Han Lie’s advancement as simple as using chopsticks to eat?

“What did you eat?”

Old Ge found it difficult to control his expression; curiosity, shock, and bewilderment were evident on his face.

“Uh… just what the principal told me to eat…”

Han Lie scratched his head. Of course, he wouldn’t say that he hadn’t followed the principal’s arrangements. With the Congenital Medicine Saint Body, he ate whatever he wanted and however he wanted, entirely according to his mood.

Moreover, it was also because of the trait that the effect of his eating was much more potent than it should be, so it was normal for it to exceed the teacher’s expectations.

While Old Ge was in a daze,

He said, “Teacher, my body is also like this. These past two days, I’ve been feeling a bit dizzy. Do you think it’s because my Blood Qi is too dense? How about…?”

If any other student had said that, Old Ge would have retorted, “That’s just you practicing until you hallucinate,” and then advised him to practice for two more days. The Martial Disciple stage was like that; no amount of body tempering was too much.

But the person in front of him was Han Lie, a… monster who had leaped two Blood Qi quality levels in just one week.

If his Blood Qi quality level had leaped… then a surge in Blood Qi value seemed normal too, didn’t it?

This… this… this………

Old Ge felt that his decades of teaching experience were now suffering a huge impact. He was a bit lost.

He said with a bitter smile, being honest:

“The teacher believes you…”

“But…”

Still “but”?

Han Lie raised an eyebrow.

Old Ge caught his expression and smiled even more bitterly. “It’s not that I’m intentionally not guiding you. Haven’t I been watching your Pile Stance these past few days? There are some things I didn’t tell you in advance, fearing you’d rush things and achieve nothing. I’ll tell you now: in the Martial Disciple stage, to continue tempering the body, the key lies in the Pile Stance…”

“Pile Stance?”

“Yes, a Martial Disciple first tempers Blood Qi. Once the Blood Qi value reaches a certain critical point, it will stabilize and make no further progress, because the body itself can only contain so much Blood Qi. To continue, a martial artist needs to consciously open the body to accommodate more Blood Qi. In the Martial Disciple stage, this method is called Pile Stance!”

Han Lie listened carefully. These were things his previous self had no idea about, and information about them in society was mixed and unreliable. Normally, as a societal martial artist, one would choose to break through at this point.

The breakthrough here referred to breaking through to a Martial Artist. Han Lie naturally couldn’t be so casual; he wanted to temper his body several times before breaking through, like Cui Dazhi and other geniuses.

But now…

It seemed there was a problem.

He finally understood what the teacher meant by “the time is not yet ripe.” The high-EQ way of saying “the time is not yet ripe” actually meant…

Kid, if you’re weak, practice more.

“.........”

Han Lie’s Pile Stance was nowhere near proficient. The teacher’s talk of guiding Blood Qi to open the body simply didn’t exist. Now, after standing in Pile Stance, he was just tired, nothing else.

“You… this…”

Old Ge was also helpless. “Normally, a student’s Pile Stance realm must be ahead of their Blood Qi value level. The former being strong naturally leads to the latter being high. But you…”

“…Uh!” Han Lie grimaced. “Then, Teacher, how long do you think it will take me to get started?”

“One month!” Old Ge was very certain. After saying it, he seemed to realize something and added, “If your comprehension is still like this, it will take at least one month!”

“One month?!”

Han Lie felt like the sky was falling. If he wanted to advance in a normal way by practicing Pile Stance, it meant he couldn’t eat anything for that month, otherwise he might explode and die.

While the trait allowed him to eat anything, it didn’t mean his body could necessarily withstand it.

But how could he not eat?

Not taking advantage now meant a loss.

Could it be that only that path remained?

Carelessly breaking through to a Martial Artist?

Breaking through to a Martial Artist was simple. After decades of development, martial arts already had a quite mature system. Now, taking a pill called a “Stage Breaking Pill” could make one a Martial Artist.

However, without repeatedly tempering the body and solidifying the foundation in the basic stage, his cultivation speed in the low-level Martial Artist stage would definitely not be as fast as other geniuses.

What to do…

“I’ll try to think of a way for you…”

Old Ge was also tearing his hair out; he had never seen such a situation in decades of teaching.

“Okay…”

Han Lie’s brain was working frantically. He turned and didn’t go back to the classroom, but instead chose to go to the training ground. Today, he had to find a bug regarding Pile Stance.