Snowy Night: Rapid Progress (Part 1)

"Huh? Where did my Jade Stone go?" Li Yang was astonished to discover that the Jade Stone he had always worn around his neck had vanished. Li Yang had always found this Jade Stone strange. It looked like an ordinary rock, yet it possessed one extremely unusual trait!

Even lasers could not cut through it!

If even lasers could not slice it apart, could it possibly be an ordinary rock? Though it looked like one, Li Yang had still called this extraordinary stone a Jade Stone because of its unusual nature!

For some reason, Li Yang was extremely fond of the Jade Stone, so he had always worn it close to his body and never taken it off. Ever since obtaining it, his body-training recovery speed had increased enormously, and even cultivating Internal Energy seemed much easier. An adult whose meridians had already taken shape had actually reached the first level within two years. Li Yang had always suspected that the Jade Stone had played a role.

Suddenly, Li Yang noticed the stone dust on the floor beside him. He knew stone dust could not possibly appear in this secret chamber. Looking at his chest, now bare of the Jade Stone, then at the stone dust, Li Yang became certain that it had apparently formed after the Jade Stone shattered.

"How could a Jade Stone that even lasers couldn't cut suddenly turn into stone dust?" Li Yang was somewhat confused, but he immediately smiled and shook his head. He was in an excellent mood now; Body Transformation meant far more to him than a peculiar stone!

Nothing in the world could be perfectly complete. He had just undergone Body Transformation, and now the Jade Stone had shattered, but Li Yang could take it in stride! Compared to being able to undergo Body Transformation himself, losing a somewhat special stone was nothing.

At this moment, Li Yang's bare upper body was covered in sweat, black grime, impurities, and horrifying streaks of blood. Yet amid the black filth, impurities, and bloodstains, the skin Li Yang possessed after Body Transformation could still be seen. It was now as crystalline as a baby's skin.

"One Body Transformation brought me such tremendous changes. Still, I should wash up first!" The feeling of sweat and filth all over his body was truly unpleasant. Li Yang walked to a corner of the secret chamber, pulled aside a curtain, and casually pressed a button on the wall. Water immediately sprayed from the showerhead overhead.

This secret chamber was for Security Bureau members to cultivate Internal Energy or enter seclusion. Some members remained in seclusion for months at a time, eating, sleeping, bathing, and doing everything else inside the chamber. Though it was not large, thirty square meters was enough.

What did one do after undergoing Body Transformation?

Of course, one seized the time to cultivate Internal Energy!

Li Yang's progress in cultivating Internal Energy was now the fastest. One day of cultivating Internal Energy was far more effective than cultivating his body. Cultivating Internal Energy had always been the great path; in the past, because of his meridians, Li Yang had spent most of his time training his body and practicing combat. Now that he had undergone Body Transformation, he naturally had to cultivate Internal Energy. After all, the most important thing for Little Li Flying Dagger was True Qi. Whether a flying dagger was infused with Houtian True Qi or Innate True Qi made an enormous difference!

After washing himself clean, Li Yang sat cross-legged once more and quietly closed his eyes. His mind was utterly clear as he began cultivating Internal Energy.

The "Joyful Spirit Realm" had greatly elevated Li Yang's spiritual awareness. The fact that he could make his flying dagger change direction in an instant proved it. With his spiritual awareness improved, it became easier for him to communicate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and easier to absorb it rapidly.

Though Li Yang possessed only the first level of the "Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique," his Internal Energy recovered dozens of times faster than that of an ordinary martial artist who had reached the first level. Why was that?

It was precisely because Li Yang's spiritual awareness was so powerful. Otherwise, no matter how desperately he trained with flying daggers or squeezed his Internal Energy dry, its recovery speed could never have reached such a level.

Streams of Internal Energy flowed from Li Yang's dantian throughout his body!

Suddenly, Li Yang was overjoyed as he discovered something wonderful. "Ah, although my Internal Energy recovered quickly in the past, my meridians could not withstand much, so only that little Internal Energy could circulate within them. Now that my meridians have expanded, hasn't the amount of Internal Energy I can circulate increased tremendously? With my recovery speed, I can definitely increase the Internal Energy in my meridians tenfold!"

Within his expanded meridians, streams of Internal Energy continued to increase. Li Yang circulated them without pause, continuously feeding the newly generated Internal Energy from his dantian into his meridians.

Second by second, time passed. Li Yang sat quietly cross-legged, a faint radiance appearing on his face as the Internal Energy within him surged in waves...

Deep within Li Yang's mind.

Damn it, this "Star Realm Three Stages" is completely a sacred manual for the Demonic Cultivation Path! Just who is this Li Xunhuan? Why has this Hegemon never heard of him? Entering the Path through emotion, entering the Path through flying daggers—impressive, truly impressive! The Flying Dagger Path's offensive power is definitely fiercer than even a Sword Immortal's! This Li Xunhuan is absolutely a genius! Hmph, those fools of the Immortal Realm talk about severing the seven emotions and six desires, but entering the Path through emotion is the fastest way! When this Hegemon's Primordial Spirit was inside that stone, I merely gave this brat a little help and made him absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth faster. But his recovery speed is actually dozens of times faster than ordinary people's. This Hegemon's aid does not have such an effect. The Joyful Spirit Realm has made him blend more closely with nature; it seems that realm is what did the trick. Not bad. It seems this Hegemon will need this brat's help to return to the Demon Realm. Once he completely comprehends the three great realms, he will practically have entered the Path. When that time comes, his cultivation will advance a thousand miles in a day. With this Hegemon's assistance as well, he can definitely pass the heavenly tribulation within a hundred years! This Hegemon has hope of returning to the Demon Realm! Hm, this brat is even cultivating Houtian True Qi so slowly. I should give him a hand!

Li Yang was somewhat anxious. The Internal Energy circulating through his meridians was now ten times what it had been before. By all reason, he should have reached the second level of the "Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique," yet for some unknown reason, he was always just one kick away from the gate. Only a single sheet of paper lay between him and success, but that tiny barrier kept him from breaking through!

Suddenly, Li Yang felt an immense surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth rush into his meridians, rapidly transforming into Internal Energy and joining the great army directly...

Boom!

That layer of obstruction was instantly blasted apart. The Internal Energy within Li Yang's meridians immediately became like surging river tides, flowing entirely at his command!

He had succeeded. He had finally reached the second level of the "Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique."

Li Yang stood with a smile, feeling the True Qi surging within his body. His body's energy had absolutely surpassed Hundred Crystals and reached three digits. He was now a third-tier expert!

Suddenly, a trace of confusion appeared on Li Yang's face. "Where did that final powerful surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth come from? The speed at which I absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth isn't even one-tenth of that. What's going on?"