Ascension of the Martial God: From Apothecary Apprentice to Peak Power
Chapter 46

Marrow Cleansing Pearl About to Be Full of Energy

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After breakfast, Yang Heng left Qingyang Town for the training grounds he had previously set up in the wilderness. His Fist Manual, Movement Technique Manual, and most of his money were buried there.

Although he now had a permanent residence, Yang Heng still didn't plan to bring these treasures back home. He often went out, and if they were stolen, he would be devastated.

Burying them in the wilderness was extremely secure, as no one would find them.

Soon, Yang Heng arrived at his destination. He carefully inspected the surroundings and found no traces of outsiders. The area was still very safe.

Indeed, the wilderness was vast and boundless. What were the chances of someone stumbling upon this place and discovering his hidden treasure? The probability was negligible.

It was even lower than the chance of winning the lottery jackpot.

Seeing that everything was normal, Yang Heng began practicing the Levitation Technique.

The Levitation Technique was a Beginner Martial Art. It was very effective in the Blood Strengthening Realm and Energy Refining Realm, but its utility diminished significantly in the Iron Bone Realm.

By then, he would need to find a new Intermediate or Advanced Movement Technique Martial Art to cultivate.

Of course, if he could ever cultivate the Levitation Technique to Perfection, he wouldn't need to switch movement techniques throughout the entire Body Tempering Realm. The Levitation Technique would be sufficient for him.

As a Beginner Martial Art, the Levitation Technique manual did not record any killing moves like the Vajra Pestle Strike.

Killing moves only appeared in Intermediate or Advanced Martial Arts.

Beginner Martial Arts had no killing moves.

However, if a Martial Artist cultivated their martial art to an extremely profound level, every strike they unleashed would become a killing move.

Any move that could kill an enemy was a killing move.

If it couldn't kill the enemy, no matter how grand or impressive the move's name was, it was useless.

Take Yang Heng's current Minor Accomplishment in Lightness Skill for example. Martial Artists of the same realm whose Lightness Skill was inferior to his couldn't do anything to him, even if they had mastered the killing moves recorded in Advanced Martial Arts.

The killing moves recorded in manuals were trump cards for life-or-death battles. They could unleash the energy contained within the body instantaneously, possessing terrifying power. The conditions for their execution were also extremely strict, and the consumption of Stamina and Blood Essence was not to be underestimated.

With Yang Heng's current Blood Essence and Stamina, he could only use killing moves like the Vajra Pestle Strike a dozen times or so.

For a Blood Brave Disciple of the same realm, they could use it at most three to five times.

It took a very long time to comprehend the killing moves contained within a Cultivation Method after cultivating an Intermediate Martial Art or above to the Minor Accomplishment realm.

If Yang Heng hadn't experienced two moments of Enlightenment, he wouldn't have practiced the Vajra Fist to Minor Accomplishment in just over two months.

Generally speaking, cultivating a martial art to Minor Accomplishment, especially a difficult one like an Intermediate Martial Art, required about five years, and the practitioner's talent had to be above average.

The progress of a martial art at the Minor Accomplishment realm was exclusive to Martial Artists at the late Blood Strengthening Realm or above.

For those below this cultivation level, reaching Minor Accomplishment in an Intermediate Martial Art would require them to be stuck at a certain realm for a long time, dedicating significant time to studying the martial art.

Otherwise, it was very difficult for normal Martial Artists in the early to mid Blood Strengthening Realm to cultivate an Intermediate Martial Art to Minor Accomplishment.

Generally, they preferred to spend their cultivation time on improving their realm.

Cultivation was the foundation.

The higher the cultivation, the stronger the strength naturally became.

However, Yang Heng's current cultivation progress had reached its limit. Due to the limitation of his mental power, he could only spend two to three hours a day on improving his cultivation.

Moreover, he preferred to advance steadily, not having one aspect high and another low.

Practicing the Levitation Technique was very simple: hang 100 kilograms of weight on your hands and run on rugged mountain paths. When you no longer feel the weight on your body, you have reached Major Accomplishment.

This process primarily trained the martial artist's endurance, arm strength, and leg strength.

When the body's organs and parts coordinate uniformly, directing strength to a single point and condensing it into one rope, the Major Accomplishment realm would naturally arrive.

To completely ignore the weight on your body, you also needed to understand the method of unloading force.

The Minor Accomplishment realm of the Levitation Technique mainly practiced the method of unloading force. While running, one would skillfully transfer this force using Blood Essence to their feet and then into the ground.

This way, one would naturally no longer feel the weight on their body.

This process was extremely difficult. Yang Heng had tried dozens of times without success.

Currently, he could only transfer about thirty kilograms of force at a time; any more was impossible.

Yang Heng lifted a large stone weighing one hundred kilograms and ran up the mountain. With every step he took, a deep footprint appeared on the ground, clear and distinct.

In a short while, the mountain path was covered with dense footprints, the marks very deep, as if a large animal had passed through.

After half an hour, Yang Heng was drenched in sweat, his clothes completely soaked, like a drowned rat.

Gradually, Yang Heng felt his muscles begin to ache, and his body was emitting heat, as if he were in a sauna.

Sweat dripped down, obstructing his vision, and his eyes gradually blurred.

Yang Heng knew his body was nearing its limit and he had to stop and rest, otherwise, he might severely injure himself.

Bang!

Yang Heng, holding the large stone with both hands, slowly bent down, his arms leaning forward, and gently placed the stone on the flat ground in front of him.

However, he couldn't completely control his strength, so when the stone landed on the ground, it still made a loud noise, splashing up a large amount of soil and rocks.

Instantly, the area was covered in dust.

Yang Heng stood up and stretched his meridians and bones, walking slowly. At the same time, he channeled Blood Essence to the sore parts of his body. Under the powerful effect of Blood Essence, his muscles gradually stopped aching, and his body began to recover.

During this process, Blood Essence was consumed at a tremendous rate. The 'red string' as thick as chopsticks was quickly depleted. Yang Heng immediately took out the Beef Jerky he carried with him, put it in his mouth, and began to chew.

After five jin of Beef Jerky, his Blood Essence was immediately restored, and had even grown slightly stronger.

Taking advantage of the break, Yang Heng checked the status of the Marrow Cleansing Pearl.

During this period, he had continuously consumed Beef Jerky. Not only had his own Blood Essence greatly improved, but the Marrow Cleansing Pearl had also accumulated a lot of energy.

At this moment, the words "Marrow Cleansing Pearl (55%)" appeared in his mind, shining brightly and dazzling his eyes.

Seeing this, Yang Heng was not surprised.

Only he himself knew how much Beef Jerky he had eaten during these days. Roughly estimated, it was at least fifty to sixty jin.

One jin of Beef Jerky could provide 0.5% energy to the Marrow Cleansing Pearl. Calculated at fifty jin, that would be 25% energy.

The last time he checked, the Marrow Cleansing Pearl showed 30%. Judging by this, the situation was normal.

If he could consume about thirty jin of Beef Jerky per day, then, if nothing unexpected happened, the Marrow Cleansing Pearl would be fully charged in another two days!

Thinking of this, Yang Heng was shocked, his pupils widening!

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