Transformation, the Power to Take a General's Head Amid Ten Thousand Troops

To break through from the Xiantian Realm into the Grandmaster Realm required formidable Spiritual Power.

Only sufficiently powerful Spiritual Power could guide enough Heaven and Earth Origin Energy to nourish one's Physique.

If one's spiritual accumulation was insufficient, one had to remain at the Xiantian Eighteenth Level, continuously refining Qi into Spirit, using vital blood to nurture the spirit and tempering it for a long time before completing the breakthrough from Xiantian to Grandmaster.

Over the past several years, Lin Heng had continuously opened Acupoints and accumulated Internal Breath, never ceasing his tempering of his own spirit.

He nurtured sword intent with his spirit, and honed his spirit with sword intent.

In just two and a half years, Lin Heng's Spiritual Power had become extraordinarily formidable.

Thus, when his cultivation reached the Great Perfection of the Xiantian Eighteenth Level, he was able to shatter the shackles in one stroke and enter the Grandmaster Realm.

"Is this the Grandmaster Realm, enough to take an enemy general's head amid ten thousand troops?"

At the edge of the Cliff, Lin Heng stood quietly, feeling out the changes brought by his breakthrough into the Grandmaster Realm.

The Postnatal Realm cultivated the Meridians, while the Xiantian Realm opened Acupoints. Once all the Meridians and Acupoints had been opened, the Human Body's potential would be fully unleashed.

During the Xiantian Realm, because his accumulated power had been insufficient, only a small portion of that potential had been converted into tangible Combat Power.

But now, as Lin Heng broke through into the Grandmaster Realm and continuously guided Heaven and Earth Origin Energy to nourish himself, the Human Body's potential began rapidly transforming into Combat Power.

Lin Heng could clearly sense that his skin, muscles, bones, internal organs, brain, and blood were all undergoing a Transformation at this moment.

They became stronger, more complete, and more brimming with vitality.

Supported by his increasingly powerful Physique, his Meridians and Acupoints also became broader and Tougher.

Powerful vital blood surged through his body, and Lin Heng's five senses became sharp to the Peak.

The whispered conversations of many Sect disciples, wolf howls from the distant Wilderness, and the wind above the Nine Heavens all entered Lin Heng's ears.

Wherever his gaze fell, night was as bright as day.

Looking down from the cliffside, he could clearly see even Ants and Insects and minute Dust thousands of meters away.

"Without experts of the same level to stop me, I could indeed easily pierce through a Military Formation and kill the commander of an army."

After sensing his current condition.

Lin Heng made a brief calculation in his mind of what would happen if he faced an army of ten thousand, or even several tens of thousands, head-on.

He ultimately reached one conclusion: he was very strong now.

His cultivation through all eighteen heavens of the Xiantian Realm had allowed Lin Heng to amass profound inner power. Combined with the powerful perception born from his recent breakthrough into the Grandmaster Realm, it was enough for him to come and go freely amidst a great army.

Without sufficient experts guarding an army's commander, there was no safety to speak of before Lin Heng.

Though such strength did not allow him to run rampant without restraint in today's Jianghu, he was still a first-rate expert.

Even before a colossal force on the level of a Martial Arts Holy Land, Lin Heng now possessed the ability to protect himself.

At that moment, Lin Heng also understood why only Great Grandmasters could become a One Man Army.

The reason lay in the disparity of inner power. With Lin Heng's current reserves of inner power, he could not slaughter an army counted in tens of thousands by himself in frontal Combat.

In intense Combat, the speed at which his inner power recovered could not keep up with its consumption.

There was another reason as well.

The armies of this world were not comparable to those of the ancient feudal dynasties in his previous life. Virtually every ordinary soldier had practiced some rudimentary martial arts and possessed a remarkable Physique. Some soldiers could even cultivate Internal Breath and enter the Postnatal Realm.

Their officers and commanders possessed even stronger martial arts, and the army also had Military Formations to bolster its Combat Power.

To crush an army of such strength in a frontal battle required not only profound reserves of inner power, but also further improvement in Combat Power to overwhelm the many experts within the army. That could only be achieved upon reaching the realm of a Great Grandmaster.

"Congratulations, my disciple, on attaining the Grandmaster Realm."

Seeing Lin Heng return to his senses, Xiao Rang, who had long been waiting nearby, spoke with a smile.

He had already detected the abnormal fluctuations in the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy here and had come to investigate, only to discover that his own disciple had advanced to the Grandmaster Realm.

Last month, Lin Heng had already reached the Great Perfection of the Xiantian Eighteenth Level.

Xiao Rang had thought Lin Heng would need to settle himself for some time before breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm. Yet he had not expected that, while opening his final Acupoint tonight, Lin Heng would smoothly complete an immensely crucial Transformation.

This filled Xiao Rang with immense delight.

Xiao Rang was not the only one present. Many experts throughout the Sect who had sensed the disturbance here had also come.

Transmission Elder Jin Ming spoke, his tone full of amazement. "As expected of the Young Sect Master. Not yet ten years old, yet already a Grandmaster—such talent is truly unprecedented and will never be seen again."

Beside him, Law Enforcement Elder Li Yan said with a smile, "I still remember hearing people spread rumors in secret when I traveled the Jianghu years ago. They said the Young Sect Master might shine in childhood, but not necessarily amount to much as an adult. Looking at it now, those people are no different from Jumping Clowns. A Grandmaster not yet ten years old is truly unmatched under heaven."

The other Elders also voiced their congratulations in turn, and the silent mountain cliff became filled with joyous celebration.

The heartfelt admiration of the crowd put Lin Heng in a pleasant mood.

However, Lin Heng was not arrogant. Smiling, he said modestly, "It is all thanks to the Sect and Master's guidance. Otherwise, Lin Heng would never have achieved what he has today."

That was the truth. His own efforts were certainly key to becoming stronger, but the unlimited Cultivation Resources supplied by the Sect were also indispensable support.

Without the Sect's Cultivation Resources, Lin Heng felt that perhaps even another ten years would not have brought him to his current Realm.

This humble attitude won the favor of the Elders, who took pride in Lin Heng's accomplishments as though they were their own.

At this moment, Finance Elder Wei Xuan also smiled and made a suggestion. "With the Young Sect Master here, our Cloud Sword Palace will lead the Righteous Path of the Jianghu for the next several Sixty Years. Perhaps we should take this opportunity to hold a Grandmaster Ceremony and make the Young Sect Master famous."

He was in charge of the Sect's expenditures.

Lin Heng's cultivation had been very comfortable, but Wei Xuan felt deeply troubled each day as he watched the Sect treasury's funds flow away like water.

It was not that he believed Lin Heng should not use those Cultivation Resources. After all, Lin Heng was the Sect's hope for the future, and every coin spent on him was an investment in that future.

The reason Wei Xuan proposed a Grandmaster Ceremony, aside from making Lin Heng famous, was that he wanted to take the opportunity to collect some gift money and make up for the deficit.

The other Elders found his words reasonable and voiced their agreement one after another.

A Grandmaster not yet ten years old—this was even more shocking than reaching Xiantian at seven. It could entirely draw many neutral factions to side with Cloud Sword Palace, allowing the Sect to grow even stronger.