How Can You Get Strong Without Paying?

The Heart Cleansing Lotus was a snow-white lotus from stem to petal.

Holding it in his hand, Lin Heng could feel powerful vitality spreading through it, along with an effect that accelerated his thoughts.

He did not hesitate and swallowed it directly.

It tasted sweet and melted in his mouth. A refreshing aura flowed through his entire body. Not only was his physique being tempered and his blood and qi growing stronger, Lin Heng also felt his mind working faster.

Next, Lin Heng continued by swallowing the Five Elements Ganoderma.

This was a lingzhi shrouded in Five-Colored Radiance. After Lin Heng swallowed it, he clearly felt the origin energy within his five viscera and six bowels being awakened. His ability to digest and absorb food greatly improved, while the recovery of his Essence, Qi, and Spirit was strengthened.

Finally, Lin Heng swallowed the Blood Pear, crystal-clear and seemingly carved from blood-red glass.

The blood and qi throughout his body received powerful nourishment, sublimating and becoming even stronger. Every drop of blood became brighter red, as vivid as rubies, containing terrifying vitality and life force.

After quietly sensing the nourishing effects brought by the Heaven and Earth Treasures for a while, Lin Heng began practicing with his sword to spur his body's Transformation.

The blood and qi within his body surged forth, ceaselessly nourishing every part of him.

At the same time, a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy gathered toward Lin Heng. Combining with the medicinal power of the three Heaven and Earth Treasures within his body, it transformed into even purer origin energy that washed over his entire body.

He could clearly feel his sinews and bones, flesh and blood, internal organs, and brain all growing. Lin Heng's body rapidly grew taller, shooting up five centimeters in no time and reaching a height of 1.7 meters. A layer of old skin also began peeling from the surface of his body.

While retaining its fair, jade-like appearance, his newly formed skin became even tougher and stronger.

By the time all the Transformations ended and Lin Heng had fully digested the three Heaven and Earth Treasures, he had already reached the third level of the Grandmaster Realm.

At this moment, Lin Heng's bodily functions had undergone a leap in improvement compared to before. His thinking speed, strength, and everything else were no longer comparable to what they had once been.

At this rate of bodily growth, by the time Lin Heng reached the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm, his body would mature ahead of time and attain its most flourishing, perfect state.

Beyond this tangible increase in Combat Power, Lin Heng could also clearly feel that his speed of absorbing and refining Heaven and Earth Origin Energy had increased.

Though it was not much—only around three percent, with each Heaven and Earth Treasure bringing roughly one percent of growth—it had indeed become faster.

Given Lin Heng's innate talent and bone structure, even such minute bonuses were already exceedingly rare.

This meant that Lin Heng's future cultivation speed, his recovery speed during Combat, and the power of his Sword Art would all receive a three-percent boost from Heaven and Earth Origin Energy.

This showed why a single Heaven and Earth Treasure was reasonably worth five hundred thousand taels of silver.

"It is getting late. Master, I shall take my leave."

By the time he had refined the three Heaven and Earth Treasures, the moon was already high overhead. Lin Heng bid Xiao Rang farewell.

Although his bodily Transformation had dispelled the fatigue Lin Heng had accumulated from cultivating all day, his body was still in its growth phase. Much of its potential needed to be realized through sleep, so Lin Heng still felt drowsy.

"Rest early, my disciple."

Xiao Rang watched Lin Heng's cultivation results and nodded in satisfaction.

Three Heaven and Earth Treasures had raised his cultivation by two levels. This efficiency in absorbing and converting resources was already extremely high.

If he maintained this pace, Lin Heng's future would be boundless.

After receiving permission, Lin Heng returned to his room. He washed up and went to sleep.

When he woke after a full night's sleep, Lin Heng felt better than ever before.

With the help of the Maid, he washed up and ate a breakfast of Spirit Cuisine. He then entered the Cold Pool, applied Vajra Fragrant Oil all over his body, and, after his body absorbed the oil, swallowed a Snow Heart Pill before beginning the day's cultivation.

Within the icy blue waters of the Cold Pool, Lin Heng's entire body gleamed golden after being coated with and absorbing the Vajra Fragrant Oil as he practiced his sword.

He could clearly feel the frigid Cold Pool drawing out his body's potential. The Vajra Fragrant Oil had also become a scorching heat that burned from the surface of his skin into the depths of his body, while a cold current formed by the Snow Heart Pill in his stomach continuously nourished his brain and spirit.

In this state, Lin Heng spent some time adapting before entering a state of complete focus, where there was neither self nor anything else.

His body darted through the pool as sword light danced around him, like a Flood Dragon moving through water.

Other than taking a Quarter Hour at noon to eat the lunch delivered by the Maid, Lin Heng practiced swordsmanship in the Cold Pool for the entire day without stopping.

At dusk, Lin Heng examined the results of his cultivation and immediately noticed the changes.

Compared to yesterday, today's cultivation progress had been much faster. His physique, Internal Breath, and spirit had all increased noticeably.

If I keep cultivating at this pace, I'll be able to undergo a physique Transformation every four months. Adding the year of cultivation time saved by the three Heaven and Earth Treasures I swallowed yesterday, I can reach the Great Accomplishment Realm of Grandmaster Twenty-Seventh Level in at most five or six years.

Barring any accidents, I will reach the Great Grandmaster Realm far earlier than expected.

As expected, how can you get strong without paying?

As he calculated in his heart, a smile appeared on Lin Heng's face.

Reaching the Great Grandmaster Realm before the age of twenty-five was already impressive, but reaching it several years earlier would clearly give him a far broader future.

Because his cultivation had advanced so rapidly, Lin Heng erupted with even greater motivation to cultivate.

From then on, he entered a state of extreme concentration.

He paid no heed to anything beyond his window. Apart from the small amount of time he spent resting each day, he devoted all his remaining time to diligent cultivation.

While Lin Heng focused on cultivating, news that he had become a Grandmaster before the age of ten spread throughout the Jianghu of Lan Continent along with invitations to his Grandmaster Ceremony.

Everyone who heard the news was shocked. They had only just digested the astonishing news that Lin Heng had reached the innate realm at seven years old, yet merely two and a half years later, he had already become a Grandmaster!

Such a heaven-defying genius was truly unprecedented. If nothing unexpected happened, he would surely become a legendary Jianghu expert of the Heaven-Human Realm in the future.

Many Jianghu people flocked toward the Cloud Sword Palace Mountain Gate, hoping to catch a glimpse of Lin Heng, this peerless supreme prodigy. Some Jianghu Rogue Cultivators and Neutral Forces were also secretly tempted.

If they pledged themselves to Cloud Sword Palace, this promising prospect, at this time, then once Lin Heng achieved Divine Skill Great Accomplishment in the future, they could bask in his glory as well.

Of course, beyond that, many also wanted Lin Heng dead.

The news of Lin Heng becoming a Grandmaster at such a young age made many hidden in the darkness feel threatened. Once Lin Heng grew up, there would be no place left for them.

Beneath the Jianghu's seemingly tranquil surface, an undercurrent began to stir.

While Cloud Sword Palace prepared Lin Heng's Grandmaster Ceremony, Li Hen Pavilion, a major Heretic Sect, took the lead in organizing a secret gathering involving many powerful forces, all with the aim of killing Lin Heng.