Snowy Night: Rapid Progress (Part 2)

Though Li Yang was utterly puzzled, he stopped dwelling on things he could not figure out. Today was October 9th, with only eleven days left until the assessment. During these short eleven days, Li Yang naturally had to cultivate his internal energy diligently. He decided that, apart from the half hour he spent talking to Jiang Xue on the phone each day, he would devote all his remaining time to cultivating internal energy!

The most important part of cultivating internal energy was expanding one's meridians. Only once the meridians had expanded sufficiently could the body store more internal energy. Thanks to the Marrow Cleansing Pill, Li Yang had undergone a Body Transformation, and his meridians had long since reached the required standard. Now, he only needed to accumulate internal energy. Yet this accumulation was not merely about storing it—it meant continuously fusing and circulating the true qi until it was entirely under his command.

Li Yang spent these ten days doing his utmost to consolidate his current realm.

October 19th!

Li Yang emerged from the secret chamber with a smile!

He was extremely satisfied with the results of his ten days of cultivation. He was now completely confident that he could enter Security Bureau Group 11.

Of course, it was impossible for Li Yang to reach the third level within ten days.

Entering the second level of the "Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique" did not mean one could immediately charge into the third level. There were differences even within the same level. For example, Hei Yan and the other eight members, not including the captain, had all reached the third level of the "Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique," yet Hei Yan had already reached more than eight hundred crystals, Tan Jin had over five hundred, while Tian Lin had only a little over two hundred! From this, it was clear that the gap within the same level could also be enormous!

"This Marrow Cleansing Pill truly is a treasure that only those legendary cultivators can refine. The extent to which my meridians have expanded is probably greater than even Hei Yan's. All I need to do now is keep accumulating true qi, absorbing, fusing, and circulating it, steadily consolidating my current realm step by step." Li Yang was immensely satisfied with the pill's effects.

"Mm, in ten days, I actually completely consolidated the second level. My internal energy is already full to the brim. If I work hard for a while longer, I might even reach the third level!" Li Yang thought with a smile.

Suddenly, Li Yang frowned. "But this is strange. Although I underwent a Body Transformation and don't need to expand my meridians, only absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, at my rate of absorption, it should have taken at least two or three months to completely consolidate the second level. Yet during these ten days of cultivation, why did the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gather nearly ten times faster than before? In just ten days, I completely consolidated the second level." No matter how hard Li Yang tried, he could not understand why, after entering the secret chamber and undergoing a Body Transformation, the gathering speed of spiritual energy had suddenly increased tenfold.

Li Yang stood at the entrance to the secret chamber, looking somewhat puzzled, when someone suddenly approached from afar.

"Haha, Li Yang, you brat, I finally get to see your real face! I haven't seen hide nor hair of you these days. If the captain hadn't told me you were in the secret chamber, I'd have thought you'd eloped with some beauty and fled the Security Bureau!" Tian Lin immediately spotted Li Yang as he emerged from the chamber.

The moment Li Yang saw Tian Lin, he set aside his earlier doubts. Smiling faintly, he stepped forward and said, "Eloped? Eloped for a beauty? Although Security Bureau Group 9 doesn't allow marriage, Group 11 does. With my strength, entering Group 11 is just around the corner. Why would I need to elope? Haha, but you, Tian Lin—I hear you have quite a few sweethearts outside. If you can't enter Group 11, what will happen to those sweethearts? Captain Meng Tian seems to have criticized you over that before!" Li Yang seized the chance to strike back.

The moment Tian Lin heard that, his face fell. "Don't rub salt in my wounds. Security Bureau Group 11—I don't know when I'll ever get in. If I keep being this lax in cultivation, I'll probably have to wait until I'm over thirty. Sigh, it's just a pity for all my beauties!" Tian Lin wore an agonized expression.

Tian Lin's expression suddenly changed, becoming wildly excited. He immediately said to Li Yang, "Li Yang, I've got good news for you! That big blockhead Hei Yan actually broke through the third level of the 'Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique' and entered the fourth level, becoming an Innate Stage expert! Haha, in this assessment, among all the Security Bureau Group 9 squads stationed in the major cities, our squad is definitely going to pass with Hei Yan here. And with your Flying Dagger Mastery, Li Yang, you're guaranteed to make it too! Haha, two people from our squad entering at once will definitely make all the other squads sit up and take notice. In the future, whenever I run into colleagues, I can proudly say, 'Hey, brother, let me tell you—Li Yang and Hei Yan from Group 11 are my brothers!'"

Hearing this, Li Yang was delighted as well. "Hei Yan really made it? Truly, heaven never disappoints those who persevere. He trained like mad under four times gravity and finally broke through. That really is something worth celebrating! Oh, right, Tian Lin, I'm going to the testing area to check my energy and see the results of my cultivation. I'll be going now. You go handle your own business!"

Tian Lin immediately grinned. "Li Yang, come on, I'll go with you to the testing area. It's already the nineteenth today, and the test is tomorrow. Training today won't have much effect anyway! Let's go!"

Li Yang and Tian Lin then entered the testing area.

At this moment, Hei Yan was the only person in the testing area. Sitting in a chair to one side, he stared at the 1,350 crystals displayed on the screen before him, his face beaming as he chuckled foolishly.

After more than ten years of bitter cultivation, he had finally broken through the third level of the "Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique," entered the fourth level, and become an Innate Stage expert. Looking at the energy number displayed by the tester, then feeling the bead-like Innate True Qi within his body, Hei Yan grinned even more foolishly...

"Hey! Hei Yan!" Tian Lin suddenly shouted.

The grinning Hei Yan jumped to his feet in fright. Only after seeing Tian Lin did he smile. "Tian Lin, you actually scared me. You really gave me a fright."

Tian Lin said with a mischievous grin, "Hehe, that's because you were sitting there grinning like an idiot. You were grinning when I left the testing area, and you're still grinning now that I'm back. Uh... haha, right, Li Yang, I'll go turn on the tester for you." Seeing Hei Yan crack his bones with a series of pops, Tian Lin hurried over to activate the tester.

Li Yang, meanwhile, walked toward Hei Yan with a smile.

Hei Yan looked at Li Yang and smiled as well. "Li Yang, I can go to Security Bureau Group 11 with you too now!"

"From now on, we brothers will join hands and never let any enemy violate our motherland by even an inch." Li Yang firmly extended his hand toward Hei Yan!

"Mm!" Hei Yan grasped Li Yang's hand, and the two clasped hands tightly!

This was a man's oath!

"Hehe, what's with you two grown men? So gay!" Tian Lin walked over with an affected voice.

"Li Yang, the tester's already on. Go test yourself!" Seeing the terrifying looks in Li Yang and Hei Yan's eyes, then remembering just how formidable they were, Tian Lin hastily changed the subject.

Li Yang smiled faintly and walked into the center of the tester.

The testing light instantly enveloped Li Yang completely. With a crisp beep, the testing light went out.

"150 crystals!" The electronic voice sounded.

Hei Yan and Tian Lin were instantly dumbfounded. Ten days ago, Li Yang had only possessed around eighty crystals, but now the energy in his body had nearly doubled! Such speed was simply terrifying. And Li Yang's flying daggers were Little Li Flying Daggers—they knew full well just how monstrous those flying daggers were. With Li Yang's strength greatly increased, just what level would the power of his flying daggers reach now?