Houtian Fourth Stage!

Time ticked by, second by second. Ye Xiwen gave up on the idea of finding a way out, and a wave of discouragement washed over him. Could it be that he had only just transmigrated here, only to be trapped in this place for the rest of his life?

Though Ye Xiwen had never imagined that he would arrive and immediately dominate the world, becoming peerless and invincible—that was nothing more than the fantasy of wish-fulfillment novels—his first thought had been to protect himself, then return every humiliation he had suffered. But he had no desire to remain trapped here forever either.

After a long while, Ye Xiwen was bored out of his mind and could only begin cultivating his Inner Energy Skill. Martial arts in this world were divided into two parts: Martial Skills and Inner Energy Skills. He was currently only at the Houtian Third Stage and had yet to reach the fourth. According to sect rules, disciples were forbidden from cultivating Martial Skills before the Houtian Fourth Stage. The reason was simple: in martial cultivation, Inner Energy Skills were the foundation. If one failed to achieve anything in Inner Energy Skills, then there would be no accomplishments in this lifetime. The first three stages of martial cultivation were the stage for laying one's foundation.

He discovered that aside from being trapped here, everything else was exactly the same as it had been outside.

No matter what, he could only meet ten thousand changes with one constant: cultivate his Inner Energy Skill and increase his strength, so that this time would not be wasted for nothing.

The cultivation method he practiced was called the "Ming Yu Gong." It had ten levels in total and was one of the few Inner Energy Skills in the sect that could be cultivated all the way to the Xiantian realm. It was only thanks to Elder Ye Kongming's status that Ye Xiwen had been able to cultivate this method.

This cultivation method was extremely gentle—gentler than could possibly be.

Then, he suddenly discovered that insights into the "Ming Yu Gong" were continuously flooding into his mind. If his former rate of comprehension had been like a small stream, then Ye Xiwen's current rate of comprehension was like the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, surging onward without cease.

Endless insights filled Ye Xiwen, immersing him so deeply that he circulated his true qi again and again, cultivating the "Ming Yu Gong."

He had no idea how much time had passed.

Boom!

Ye Xiwen abruptly jolted awake. Opening his eyes, he found that he was back in his own room rather than that chaotic space. Outside, dawn was just beginning to break.

A cold sweat broke out on Ye Xiwen's back. Had that space just been a dream?

Yet the insights he had gained within that chaotic space were incomparably clear. They did not seem false in the slightest.

Suddenly, Ye Xiwen noticed that his thin body was drenched in sweat and covered with black impurities. These were impurities hidden inside the body. Throughout the Houtian Ninth Stage, every breakthrough expelled some impurities. Only after they had all been expelled and the body became clear and pure could one attempt to open the Ren and Du Meridians, returning from Houtian to Xiantian.

This was the sign of breaking through a stage! How could this be? Ye Xiwen was utterly stunned. By his own estimate, with his circumstances, he would need at least another half year or so to break through to the Houtian Fourth Stage. After all, his aptitude was what it was.

Yet after spending only one night in that chaotic space, he had actually cultivated to the fourth stage.

No wonder. According to the memories of the former owner of this body, even cultivating the "Ming Yu Gong" once would usually yield barely a trace of insight. Yet when he had practiced the "Ming Yu Gong" in that space just now, massive amounts of insights and information had poured into his mind. The speed of deduction was more than a hundred times faster than in reality.

If that was the case, then with the help of this special space, no martial art would remain a secret in Ye Xiwen's eyes. By practicing within this special space, Ye Xiwen could swiftly grasp the essence of any martial art!

Ye Xiwen threw a punch, and the air immediately burst apart with a violent tremor. A force roamed through his body. The strength throughout his body was no longer scattered as it had been before, but twisted into a single cord of force. Compared to before, it was like night and day.

Among the nine Houtian stages, a first-stage martial artist could strike with fifty jin in a single punch. The second stage had one hundred jin, the third had two hundred jin, and upon breaking through to the fourth stage, one's strength would leap straight to five hundred jin.

The Houtian Fourth Stage was the first watershed. Upon reaching it, one's strength would reach five hundred jin—the strength of a fierce tiger, mighty beyond measure.

Yi Yuan Sect did not restrict its disciples to cultivating any particular cultivation method, because the sect itself possessed a vast number of methods. Every disciple could find one suited to them.

Even cultivation methods obtained outside the sect were not forbidden. On the contrary, they were simply regarded as part of a disciple's opportunity and fortune.

More importantly, after his physical body had been transformed by that five-colored radiance, his meridians had expanded countless times over. If Ye Xiwen's meridians had once been small streams, then after the transformation, they were the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, with true qi rushing endlessly through them.

As a result, one day of Ye Xiwen's cultivation was comparable to the results others achieved over many days. Moreover, the power of a cultivation method was directly related to the amount of true qi one could unleash in an instant. Ye Xiwen's meridians were far broader than those of ordinary people, so the same move was vastly more powerful in his hands than in anyone else's.

Ye Xiwen's strength had directly broken through to five hundred and seventy jin.

Ye Xiwen was immediately overjoyed. With the help of this special space, he finally had a chance to rise above the crowd and make a name for himself.

With that thought, Ye Xiwen wasted no more time. He immediately sat cross-legged on a bluestone slab where he was, focusing his mind. Sure enough, that Mysterious Space appeared once again. But this time, no matter how completely Ye Xiwen concentrated, he could no longer enter it.

Ye Xiwen found it strange. Why was this happening? He could enter just now, yet he could not enter now.

Then Ye Xiwen suddenly discovered that all the true qi in his body had been completely depleted—gone. He was instantly alarmed. His true qi had been full just moments ago. How could it suddenly vanish?

"I understand!" Ye Xiwen suddenly said. A thought struck him. Could it be that practicing cultivation methods in that space required consuming true qi—or energy? Only that could explain why he could not enter the space now. And why he had suddenly been forced out of that space earlier was likely because his true qi had been completely exhausted.

In the courtyard, Ye Xiwen took out all his possessions: ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones. This was everything he owned. The crystals of this world were called Spirit Stones, and every Spirit Stone contained a considerable amount of spiritual qi. They were divided into Low-Grade Spirit Stones, Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, High-Grade Spirit Stones, and Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

Martial artists could absorb the spiritual qi within Spirit Stones for cultivation, and they could also use them to replenish their true qi in a short time.

If this space truly consumed energy in order to deduce cultivation methods, then Spirit Stones could be used as well.

Ye Xiwen absorbed the spiritual qi within the Spirit Stones and transformed it into true qi. Then he calmed his mind and focused his spirit. That special space appeared once more. Ye Xiwen continued concentrating, and just as he had expected, he entered the space in a single stroke.

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