20: Chapter 20 Breaking Through the Innate Realm

Li Changsheng looked back at the First Line of Heaven; there was no joy of victory in his heart, only a heavy sense of responsibility.

In this battle, he had revealed too many of his trump cards.

The Zhao Family must have seen it, and the Wang Family would likely become even more frantic once they found out.

And the Blood Fiend Sect...

This enemy hiding in the shadows was the most terrifying of all.

“Brother Changsheng, what are you thinking about?”

Li Changhu asked.

“I'm thinking that in this world, if you don't advance, you retreat; and if you don't retreat, you die,”

Li Changsheng said indifferently.

“After returning to town, I will enter secluded cultivation.”

“Before I emerge, you and Eldest Uncle will have to handle all Family affairs.”

“Secluded cultivation?”

“Brother Changsheng, you're going to...”

“Breakthrough to the Xiantian Realm.”

Li Changsheng gazed into the distance.

“Only by reaching the Xiantian Realm can we truly gain a firm foothold in Qinghe Town.”

“And only in the Xiantian Realm will I have the qualification...”

“To investigate the true cause of my father's death.”

His father's death involved the Blood Fiend Sect; he had to avenge this grudge.

But the prerequisite was having sufficient strength.

The team continued forward, and Qinghe Town was already in sight.

It was already dusk when Li Changsheng's group returned to the Li Family.

The news of the bloody battle at the First Line of Heaven canyon reached Qinghe Town faster than his horse's hooves.

When he stepped through the Li Family gates, the entire Family was in an uproar.

“Young Master Changsheng is back!”

“I heard he wiped out five Loose Cultivators above the Houtian Seventh Level all by himself!”

“Our Li Family is going to rise!”

But Li Changsheng did not immerse himself in the cheers.

He immediately sought out Li Zhenshan and the Grand Elder.

He revealed everything found at the mine, except for True Lord Xuan Yun's Legacy.

After all, that involved too much and might involve other secrets.

He simply said it was a gift left behind by his father.

“The Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique...”

Li Zhenshan held the roll of beast skin, his hands trembling.

“This—this actually shares the same origin as our Li Family's Spirit Ape Fist.”

“Moreover, its focus on the Internal Skill is more than ten times more exquisite than the fist technique!”

Grand Elder Li Qingsong's old eyes were filled with tears.

“Zhenyue...”

“You have left hope for the Family!”

“Eldest Uncle, I suggest that the first three levels of the Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique be taught to the ordinary younger brothers for cultivation, and the subsequent techniques be passed on once they reach the Houtian Ninth Level.”

“This way, we can quickly improve the Family's combat power while avoiding any accidents.”

“Correct, I had the same intention.”

“Additionally, we must demand that anyone who receives the technique is strictly forbidden from sharing it externally; violators will have their cultivation destroyed and be expelled from the Family.”

Grand Elder Li Qingsong stroked his beard and nodded.

“It should be so!”

Li Changsheng then handed over the Blood Fiend Sect token and the Blood Fang Squad's mission records.

“The Wang Family colluded with demonic Loose Cultivators, intending to kill me.”

“The Zhao Family should have seen this as well.”

Li Zhenshan's face turned ashen as he slammed the table.

“What a Wang Family!”

“What a Wang Ming Philosophy!”

“Colluding with the Demonic Path and violating a major taboo of the martial world—this is seeking their own destruction!”

“Eldest Uncle, don't be in a hurry,”

Li Changsheng said in a deep voice.

“Although the evidence is here, the Wang Family will not admit to it.”

“We need an opportunity.”

“What opportunity?”

“Let the Wang Family jump out themselves.”

A cold light flashed in Li Changsheng's eyes.

“The Wang Family suffered heavy losses this time and will surely be fly into a rage.”

“I suspect they will strike again soon.”

“Then we must prepare early.”

“Not only must we prepare, but we must also show weakness,”

Li Changsheng said.

“Spread the news that I was heavily injured in the battle at the First Line of Heaven and need to enter secluded cultivation to heal.”

“At the same time, the Family should consolidate its strength and reduce outings.”

“Luring the snake out of its hole?”

The Grand Elder stroked his beard.

“A brilliant plan.”

“But Changsheng, your injury...”

“I do indeed need to enter secluded cultivation.”

Li Changsheng nodded.

“The Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique is incredibly mysterious, and I need time to continue comprehending it. Moreover...”

He paused.

“I feel that the opportunity to Breakthrough to the Xiantian Realm is fast approaching.”

These words caused the two elders' spirits to lift.

The Xiantian Realm!

The Li Family hadn't produced a Xiantian Realm expert in three generations!

If Li Changsheng could break through, the Li Family would truly gain a firm foothold in Qinghe Town.

Inside the secluded cultivation chamber, Li Changsheng sat cross-legged.

Spread out before him was the third level of the Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique's Mind-Cultivation Technique.

During the fight with the Blood Fang Squad, he had forced a Breakthrough in a life-or-death moment, and he hadn't yet carefully meditated on this third level.

This Cultivation Technique was indeed mysterious.

It shared the same lineage as the Spirit Ape Fist but was far more profound.

It did not just Cultivate True Qi; it focused more on health preservation, longevity, and strengthening the Physical Body, possessing an amazing compatibility with a body that contained the Dao of Longevity.

“So that's how it is...”

After three days of comprehension, Li Changsheng had a sudden realization.

The Spirit Ape Fist could only be considered the external martial Moves, while the Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique was the true foundation of internal cultivation.

Only the combination of the two was the complete Legacy.

After this careful meditation, Li Changsheng finally understood the Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique.

The Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique had seven levels in total. The first three corresponded to the Early, Middle, and Late Stages of the Houtian Realm; the fourth and fifth levels corresponded to the Minor Achievement and Major Achievement of the Xiantian Realm; the sixth level corresponded to the Grandmaster Realm; and as for the seventh level, it was unknown which Realm it corresponded to.

“I won't worry about that for now.”

“Time to start cultivating.”

He began his cultivation.

Soon, the third level was completely stabilized, reaching Perfection.

“Strike while the iron is hot. Continue.”

Li Changsheng began to comprehend the fourth level of the Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique.

More than twenty days passed in a flash.

When the Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique reached the fourth level, the True Qi within Li Changsheng's body was like the Yangtze River, flowing incessantly.

The barrier of the Houtian Ninth Level shattered naturally at this moment, reaching a completely new Realm.

The Xiantian Realm!

Unlike the Houtian Realm where True Qi could only circulate within the body, Xiantian True Qi could now be released externally and condensed into form.

Li Changsheng tried to guide the True Qi to his fingertips.

A streak of pale green Qi shot out, leaving a three-inch deep hole in the stone wall!

“True Qi released externally, condensed without dissipating...”

“So this is the Xiantian Realm.”

Li Changsheng felt the changes within his body.

It wasn't just a qualitative change in True Qi; his Physical Body had also become more powerful under the nourishment of the Spirit Ape Health-Preserving Technique.

Now, he was confident he could defeat his former self from the First Line of Heaven battle within three Moves.

[Realm Increase: Increased major martial cultivation Realm. Reward: 10 Mental Energy points. Remaining Mental Energy: 30 points.]

Next, Li Changsheng took out a booklet.

It was an item previously searched from a Blood Fiend Sect Disciple.

The basic Cultivation Technique of the Blood Fiend Sect.

The Blood Refining Art.

“This technique is quite sinister; it actually uses Spiritual Power as a basis for cultivation, refining the blood of animals or humans into Spiritual Power.”

“Though it's strange and evil, it's extremely fast to show results.”

“However, because such Spiritual Power contains Blood-Fiend Energy, cultivating it for too long will lead to mental derangement and becoming a Fiend-Slave.”

“Most of these demonic people use human blood for cultivation; they truly are cruel and deserve to die.”

“But cultivating Spiritual Power is a new path of cultivation, though I don't know what conditions are required.”

Just then, Li Changsheng sensed someone entering his residence.

“Li An, is Brother Changsheng still in secluded cultivation?”

“In reply to Young Master Changhu, Young Master Changsheng is still in secluded cultivation. If he emerges, I will tell him that you came to visit.”

“Alright.”

“Counting the time, it's already been a month of secluded cultivation.”

“I'll find time later to research the matter of Spiritual Qi cultivation in detail.”

“I wonder what Li Changhu wants.”

Inside the room, Li Changsheng stood up, stretched his body, and pushed open the door.

“Changhu, is there something the matter?”

Li Changhu, who was just about to leave, stopped in his tracks and turned around with great joy.

“Brother Changsheng, you've finally come out of seclusion.”