Still Mind, Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound

The moon shone bright, the stars sparse!

The Night Wind gusted on and off. Above, the moonlight was like a fresh wash.

Suddenly, a wisp of pure moonlight condensed at a terrifying speed into a fist-sized beam, descending from the vast galaxy.

As the moonlight gathered, the stars across the sky bloomed with specks of starlight, merging into that beam of moonlight along an unfathomable trajectory.

It slashed across the dark heavens and plunged straight toward Green Mountain Village.

Inside a courtyard.

Lin Changqing sat cross-legged beneath the Osmanthus Tree, his mind and spirit united as he visualized the boundless cosmic galaxy within his Sea of Consciousness.

Cosmic Galaxy Visualization Method!

This was the supreme visualization method Lin Changqing had perfected through countless deductions.

Visualize the cosmic galaxy, draw upon the power of the stars in the heavens, and condense Spiritual Power.

Buzz...

Suddenly, accompanied by a Profound and Mysterious Divine Echo, a beam of moonlight pierced through the Night Sky and descended from above, directly enveloping Lin Changqing.

At once.

An air of Mysteries emanated from Lin Changqing's body.

At that moment, Lin Changqing could clearly feel his Spiritual Power rapidly transforming, as though it were shifting from an illusory state toward materialization.

After a stick of incense.

The phenomenon vanished.

"Whoosh..."

Lin Changqing slowly exhaled a breath of Turbid Air, which lingered for a long while like a coiling dragon.

As his eyes opened, two rays of divine light burst from them.

Empty Room Shines, illuminating the darkness.

"The Still Mind realm—my Spiritual Power has advanced another step.

"If Deep Sleep was previously only a crude use of Spiritual Power to Influence Reality over a person's mind and will, or to look inward and spot certain problems within myself.

"Now, I have shattered my limit and stepped into the Still Mind realm.

"Spiritual Power can Influence Reality.

"Through inward observation, I can examine the microscopic world of the Flesh Body Realm, even use Spiritual Power to clearly identify the sources of illness within it.

"At every moment, I can monitor the tempering effects of the Five Elements Technique on my body.

"Further perfecting the Five Elements Technique.

"With this, my Martial Cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds..."

Lin Changqing murmured to himself, the divine light in his eyes growing even brighter.

Three days earlier, after returning from Fengle County Town, he had given Chen San's three thousand taels in Silver notes to Lin Hu and entered seclusion to cultivate.

He practiced the Five Elements Technique during the day, and the visualization method in the mornings and evenings.

His strength had progressed with astonishing speed.

Today, he had shattered the limits of his mind in one stroke.

Successfully entering Still Mind.

"If Spiritual Power is the helmsman, then the martial Flesh Body Realm is the ship. This vast red dust is the sea of suffering.

"The more skilled the helmsman, the greater the hope of crossing the sea of suffering and reaching the Other Shore..."

Lin Changqing drew a deep breath and rose from the ground.

With a shake of his fists, he began his Martial Arts Practice.

"Likewise, if the ship is not sturdy enough, then no matter how skilled the helmsman, it will be destroyed by the wind and waves of the sea of suffering, unable to reach the Other Shore."

"Therefore, to seek longevity through Cultivation and Dao Seeking, one must Cultivate Both Life and Nature."

"Cultivate Life, Not Nature, and all comes to nothing in the end. Cultivate Nature, Not Life, and the Red Dust Sea of Suffering is hard to cross..."

Lin Changqing murmured under his breath, his fist forms growing ever more mysterious.

Now that his Spiritual Power had greatly increased, he could observe the microscopic world of his Flesh Body Realm. He knew perfectly well what effects every punch, every kick, every stance, and every move would have on his body.

He could even make adjustments at any time according to the changes in his body.

Bringing the tempering effects of the Five Elements Technique upon his body to their optimum.

His fists followed his heart, his force moved with his intent.

Descending Mountain Tiger, Star Plucking Monkey, Mountain Embracing Bear, Forest Piercing Deer, Heaven Soaring Crane...

Lin Changqing seemed to enter a realm where self and world were both forgotten, practicing the Five Elements Technique over and over.

The power of his Qi and Blood coursed through his entire body, tempering every inch of flesh and blood.

Then it surged into every sinew and bone throughout his body.

Rumble... Crackle...

Suddenly, who knew how long had passed, but at the moment the morning light shone into the courtyard, Lin Changqing's Qi and Blood abruptly swelled, permeating every inch of sinew and bone within him in an instant.

At once, a heaven-shaking roar erupted.

Like the furious howl of tigers and leopards, like thunder exploding.

Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound!

This was the Eighth Rank limit. Lin Changqing's eyes lit up, and a trace of excitement appeared on his face.

The Eighth Rank tempered the sinews and bones, using the power of Qi and Blood to refine the sinews and bones throughout the body.

Once one's sinews and bones had been cultivated until they were like gold and iron, it was considered complete.

Yet few people knew that beyond completion, there was actually another realm: Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound.

It was an art that had only a sliver of a chance of being cultivated after the sinews and bones had been tempered to the absolute limit.

In the Internal Family Fist of Lin Changqing's previous life, there had been a saying.

A thousand gold could not buy a single sound.

This so-called single sound was in fact Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound—a supreme art, a kind of force. Those capable of cultivating it were one in ten thousand.

Talent, opportunity, and will—none could be lacking.

If outsiders learned that Lin Changqing had actually cultivated Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound so easily, their jaws would probably drop to the ground.

Of course, Lin Changqing knew nothing of this.

In truth, he knew very little about the martial path of this world.

As for the Five Elements Technique, he had derived it from the Five Elements Health Cultivation Fist, integrating the theories of all kinds of Internal Family Fist from his previous life, as well as fictional martial arts from novels, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, the Daoist Canon, Nine Palaces, and more.

That was only possible because he possessed Heaven-Defying Comprehension.

On top of that, he cultivated a Visualization Method and had developed Spiritual Power, allowing him to look within himself and observe the state of his body at any time.

If it were anyone else who dared to mess around like this, they would suffer depleted Qi and Blood within minutes.

A hundred lives would not be enough to die.

"Phew..."

Lin Changqing exhaled a long breath of Turbid Air, feeling utterly refreshed.

After glancing up at the sky, Lin Changqing did not continue his Martial Arts Practice. Instead, he leaped into the Medicinal bath that had long been prepared in the room.

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Returning Origin Powder was quite effective.

The Dark Red Medicinal bath contained boundless medicinal power, which seeped rapidly into Lin Changqing's body through the pores all over him.

It restored his energy and enhanced the power of his Qi and Blood.

"Mmm... Comfortable..."

Lin Changqing stretched lazily, submerging his entire body in the Medicinal bath.

He felt warm all over, the exhaustion throughout his body swept away, while the power of Qi and Blood within him steadily increased.

"Returning Origin Powder is good and all, but it's just too expensive. Now I use it once in the morning and once at night, plus three meals of Medicinal cuisine. That costs dozens of taels of silver every day..."

Poverty in scholarship, wealth in martial arts.

That saying was absolutely true.

It was only because he had forging skills in hand and could earn money at a decent pace.

If it were anyone else in Green Mountain Village, how could they possibly afford such consumption?

No wonder martial arts flourished in this world, yet the proportion of true Ranked Martial Artists remained so small.

Half an hour later.

The originally Dark Red medicinal liquid in the bath barrel had now turned into clear water.

"Phew..."

Exhaling a long breath of Turbid Air, Lin Changqing leaped out of the bath barrel, not a drop of water clinging to his body.

At the Eighth Rank of the Flesh Body Realm, he had long reached the point where neither leaves nor rain could touch his body.

After putting on a clean set of clothes, Lin Changqing headed straight out of the room and toward the kitchen.

He was preparing to make Medicinal cuisine.

Qihuang Black Ginseng Soup.

If Returning Origin Powder primarily restored energy and tempered the body, then Qihuang Black Ginseng Soup was a fine medicine purely for increasing Qi and Blood.

The reason Lin Changqing had been able to reach the Eighth Rank limit so quickly

was not solely due to his Heaven-Defying Comprehension. Returning Origin Powder and Qihuang Black Ginseng Soup had also played indispensable roles.