The ninth floor of the Wind and Cloud Ranking tower was for comprehending martial techniques and cultivation arts.
Almost everyone knew that the longer one comprehended within the Wind and Cloud Ranking, the greater the gains.
Except for Wan Baoyang.
On the other side outside the Wind and Cloud Tower, Qian Hu was also standing there. Looking at the Wind and Cloud Ranking tower, his face was filled with astonishment as he muttered softly, "Could this Chen Feng be a disciple taken in by Sword Cultivator Yun Xi?"
"Before coming to our academy, was he already a high-level martial artist? Otherwise, how could he have reached this point in such a short time?"
Qian Hu's eyes held a trace of shock and anticipation. No matter what, as long as a new genius could awaken, it was a good thing for him!
Chen Feng knew nothing of the situation outside.
At present, he was steadily completing the transformations of the Vajra Subduing Demon Fist bit by bit.
As time passed, around several dozen minutes later.
At last, delight appeared in Chen Feng's eyes. "It worked!"
New information refreshed on the panel.
You completed one session of Vajra Subduing Demon Fist cultivation. Your Vajra Subduing Demon Fist has entered the beginner stage, and proficiency has increased. Martial Technique: Vajra Subduing Demon Fist (Beginner Progress: 1%.)
"Not bad." Delight filled Chen Feng's eyes.
After sensing the time, it should have been less than twenty minutes.
However, he glanced at the stone platform. The Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit that had appeared earlier did not show up again.
This gave Chen Feng something to ponder.
Perhaps it was not enough yet.
He then continued cultivating the Vajra Subduing Demon Fist once more.
As he practiced it over and over again.
Information on the panel continued refreshing.
You completed one session of Vajra Subduing Demon Fist cultivation. Your Vajra Subduing Demon Fist proficiency +2. Your Vajra Subduing Demon Fist proficiency is increasing.
Especially after Chen Feng had brought the Vajra Subduing Demon Fist to the beginner stage, his subsequent cultivation proficiency increased dramatically.
The speed of his punches also grew faster and faster.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Gradually, as Chen Feng opened and closed with sweeping movements.
A howling gust even rose within the ninth floor.
Martial Technique: Vajra Subduing Demon Fist (Beginner Progress: 30%.)
During this process, Chen Feng's Vajra Subduing Demon Fist proficiency continued rising, directly reaching thirty percent.
Moreover, amid the howling wind, another gust actually arose within the ninth-floor hall.
Even the spiritual energy continued coiling around him as Chen Feng threw his punches.
"You succeeded in cultivating it?"
Just as Chen Feng completed another round of the Vajra Subduing Demon Fist.
A shocked voice rang out.
Chen Feng turned and looked, only to discover that the Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit, which had already left, was now floating above the stone platform. Looking at Chen Feng's movements, its eyes were filled with shock.
Chen Feng cupped his hands and smiled. "I should have reached the beginner stage. Many thanks for your gift, Senior Tower Spirit."
The Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit looked at Chen Feng, its eyes full of amazement.
It then said directly, "For the second technique, which martial technique will you choose?"
The remaining two martial techniques were the Golden Bell Shield and the Sky Roc's Vertical and Horizontal Technique.
Both of these were martial techniques involving true qi.
In truth, the Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit was already considering whether to lower the difficulty for Chen Feng somewhat.
Although its expression remained calm as it looked at Chen Feng, waves had already risen in its heart.
From the time it left until now, less than an hour had passed!
This was not even half of the two hours it had given him.
Moreover, it felt that Chen Feng had likely entered the beginner stage much earlier than when it had returned.
This was an Earth-grade martial technique!
Even the top geniuses of Central Province would find it difficult to cultivate at such a speed!
He truly was a genius.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Feng smiled. "Then I'll choose the Golden Bell Shield."
Chen Feng had held immense interest in this cultivation art from his previous life until now.
It was a top-tier defensive cultivation art.
As long as one's true qi did not run dry, an enemy could not break the Golden Bell Shield.
For Chen Feng, it was simply the perfect defensive martial technique!
Furthermore, he had already condensed Crimson Flame Saber Qi within his body.
Although there were only a few strands, they should be enough for him to begin cultivating the Golden Bell Shield.
The Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit nodded. "Alright."
Naturally, it could see the true qi within Chen Feng's body.
Being able to awaken true qi at such an age naturally made him a genius.
This time, it did not leave. Instead, it sat cross-legged while floating above the stone platform.
It watched Chen Feng sit cross-legged and begin cultivating the Golden Bell Shield.
It wanted to see just what was going on with Chen Feng. How could such comprehension and talent allow him to bring an Earth-grade martial technique to the beginner stage in less than an hour?
In its eyes, Chen Feng simply sat there cross-legged, comprehending the Golden Bell Shield normally.
A strand of true qi circulated within his body, clumsily moving according to its perception.
Its speed was extremely slow, and the true qi was extremely weak.
It slowly traveled along the meridian route of the Golden Bell Shield.
It was as though he was not cultivating a technique at all, but merely trying to circulate that strand of true qi completely.
With the slightest lapse, that strand of true qi would likely vanish without a trace.
Compared with the many other martial artists it had seen, the chance of successfully cultivating the Golden Bell Shield within one hour this way was exceedingly small.
"How could he possibly cultivate the Golden Bell Shield successfully like this?"
However, before long, just as the true qi circulating through Chen Feng's body was about to disappear according to its perception, a fluctuation suddenly emerged.
Bzz!
Accompanied by that fluctuation.
In that instant, a faint phantom of a golden bell appeared around Chen Feng's body.
It enveloped his entire body within it.
"What?"
The Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit, which had been sitting cross-legged, filled its eyes with shock in that instant and abruptly stood up.
The next moment, it appeared beside Chen Feng.
Looking at the faint golden bell phantom that had emerged around Chen Feng's body, it even reached out and touched it with a finger.
Bzz!
A hum rang out.
The golden bell phantom slowly dissipated.
Yet not only did the Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit show no doubt on its face, it was instead filled with shock.
"He really cultivated it to the beginner stage?" the Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit muttered in shock.
This was truly too inconceivable!
It had not even been ten minutes.
What Golden Bell Shield cultivation tested most was a martial artist's spiritual control and their control over the true qi within their body.
If it had seen correctly, Chen Feng had only barely condensed a few strands of true qi through cultivating a martial technique.
Such true qi could not possibly have much use at all, much less be controlled to cultivate the Golden Bell Shield.
This was completely beyond its expectations.
When the golden bell phantom shattered, Chen Feng also opened his eyes. Looking at the Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit before him, he smiled and said, "Senior Tower Spirit, I should have reached the beginner stage, right?"
At this moment, Chen Feng looked at the information on the panel, feeling somewhat delighted as well.
You completed one session of Golden Bell Shield cultivation and awakened the new martial technique Golden Bell Shield. Martial Technique: Golden Bell Shield (Beginner Cultivation Progress: 15%.)
Sensing the phantom of the Golden Bell Shield that had appeared over his body, Chen Feng's eyes also filled with delight.
He had noticed when the Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit appeared earlier. He had merely wanted to see what the Golden Bell Shield could do.
He had only used a single strand of true qi. If he used all of his true qi to condense the Golden Bell Shield, Chen Feng felt that even the previous third-rank demon wolf probably would not be able to break through his Golden Bell Shield defense.
It was simply incredible!
The Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit suppressed the shock in its heart and nodded. "Yes, you have reached the beginner stage."
"I will naturally honor what I promised you."
"This is the first half of the third Earth-grade martial technique, the Sky Roc's Vertical and Horizontal Technique. Under normal circumstances, only the first half is bestowed. If you can cultivate it to the beginner stage, I will give you the complete Sky Roc's Vertical and Horizontal Technique. It is a movement martial technique that can reach the Heaven-grade level."
"Even across the entirety of Great Qian, it ranks among the finest movement martial techniques. It can allow you to unleash speed not inferior to a fifth-rank martial artist while still below the fourth rank."
"Moreover, the denser your true qi, the faster you can become. Once you reach the fourth-rank realm, no one beneath the Grandmaster realm will be able to catch you."
"It is one of the most elite life-preserving movement secret arts within the Great Gan Dynasty."
The Wind and Cloud Tower Spirit looked at Chen Feng, with a trace of anticipation in its eyes.
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