Consecutive Breakthroughs!

Chapter 16: Consecutive Breakthroughs!

"Soul Power Limit +1. Current Soul Power Limit: 6. Current Soul Power: 2/6."

With Soul Power as his support, Gu Qingshan broke through a level by cultivating just like the people of this world.

Players didn't level up by relying on experience points. This had never happened before in the history of gaming.

Afraid something might be wrong, Gu Qingshan carefully investigated and was surprised to find that his Spiritual Power was actually full to the brim!

After leveling up with experience points, one needed to spend a long time nourishing the dantian, slowly filling the increased power capacity.

Who would have thought that after using Soul Power to break through a cultivation realm, his Spiritual Power would be full right away!

It seemed Soul Power really was a high-quality energy. He had won this gamble.

At this rate, with his foundation, he could keep breaking through.

"Time to hurry. Let's go again!"

Gu Qingshan stopped thinking about it, simply directing his Spiritual Power to circulate through his body. Drawing on his earlier insights, he soon found the fifth barrier.

This barrier was the Shuzhong Acupoint.

Gu Qingshan tried several times in a row. Each time, he nearly broke through the barrier, only to fail at the very last moment.

He stood up and paced around the room a few times to settle his mind. Then he took a deep breath and sat cross-legged again.

"Spend 2 Soul Power to comprehend the Cultivation Method for the fifth layer: Shuzhong."

"Expenditure complete. Current Soul Power: 0/6."

This time, it didn't disappoint him. Following the method he had comprehended in his Sea of Consciousness, he broke through the fifth barrier in one go.

As the "Shuzhong" Acupoint opened, the Spiritual Power in Gu Qingshan's dantian rapidly expanded, growing and growing. By the time it finally slowed, its total amount was twice what he'd had at Qi Refining Stage - 2nd Layer!

When he'd killed Fierce Tiger earlier, Gu Qingshan had needed to devise a whole plan. If he faced Fierce Tiger now, he could probably blow it apart with a single arrow.

He was now a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator, barely catching up with the cultivators his age in this world.

That was already quite an achievement. Even in this Cultivation World, it was no easy feat for a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old to reach Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

"Soul Power Limit +1. Current Soul Power Limit: 7. Current Soul Power: 0/7."

His Soul Power Limit had risen from 6 to 7.

Gu Qingshan looked at his "Soul Power Value" and thought about the two remaining skills for the Military Bow.

Since his Soul Power Limit had increased, there was no need to rush into comprehending "Precision."

If he stored up 6 points of Soul Power, he could comprehend the skill "Swallows Fly in Pairs"!

Though his cultivation from his previous life hadn't come back with him, Gu Qingshan still had his knowledge and discernment.

"Precision" could improve his hit rate and accuracy. It was also a skill he had to learn, but "Swallows Fly in Pairs" was clearly a powerful archery technique.

For players, no matter how high their level was, they couldn't unleash the full might of their vast Spiritual Power without powerful techniques.

So "Swallows Fly in Pairs" was crucial.

Gu Qingshan thought it over silently, then stood up. He felt as if he had strength to spare, as if he could punch straight through the earth.

This was an illusion caused by breaking through too quickly. Feeling this way meant his foundation had become somewhat unstable.

That made sense. Breaking through two realms in a row was rare even in the cultivation world.

Gu Qingshan ran through a set of military boxing forms in the room, but still didn't feel much effect. So he took the Military Bow, slung the quiver over his back, and left the room.

As he passed Zhao Liu's room, he heard loud snores from inside. Zhao Liu had finally gotten a good night's sleep.

Gu Qingshan didn't linger. He soon left the Military Camp and disappeared into the vast night.

He needed to hunt stronger Demon Beasts, temper his cultivation in life-or-death situations, and gain Soul Power.

The forest.

A brownish-gray python demon dropped from a tree. Its body, as thick as a millstone, slammed into the ground with a thunderous crash.

It was the apex predator of this stretch of forest, and it had never once failed to make a kill.

Even Demon Beasts stronger than it had fallen to its venomous fangs after long, brutal struggles, soon becoming food in its belly.

When hunting, the python demon never lacked patience.

But today, it had met a hunter who was all impatience.

The fight had only lasted a few minutes, yet both its eyes had been shot blind and its weak spot was bristling with sharp arrows. It had fought with all its might, but still hadn't managed to seriously injure its foe.

The python demon swallowed its last breath, unwilling to accept its fate.

"Soul Power +5. Current Soul Power: 7/7."

Gu Qingshan stepped out of the shadows behind a tree branch and looked at the python demon before him.

When he'd been at Qi Refining Stage - 2nd Layer, he had come here before. The python demon chased him for dozens of miles, and he'd barely escaped after using every trick he had.

This time, after advancing to Qi Refining Fifth Layer and more than doubling his strength, he had finally returned to kill the python demon.

Among ordinary Demon Beasts, serpents and pythons were relatively rare. There probably wasn't another one like this anywhere in the entire forest.

It wasn't a wild animal from the real world, but an exceptionally unusual creature from the Cultivation World.

A python transformed into a flood dragon, and a flood dragon transformed into a dragon.

Serpent and python Demon Beasts spent their entire lives absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon.

Every part of one was a treasure. Its gall could neutralize all kinds of poison and heal severe wounds; its blood could heighten the senses; eating its meat over time strengthened the body; and its fangs made excellent materials for daggers and arrows.

This python demon had lived a long time. The materials on its body were bound to be good.

Gu Qingshan took out a dagger, thrust it into the python's body, and sliced hard.

Two snake galls, each the size of a baby's fist, rolled out. Gu Qingshan caught them.

The snake galls were crystal clear, glowing with a hazy, milky-white light.

They were truly valuable. Given their rarity and effects, even in the Cultivation World they were treasures one might never encounter.

Gu Qingshan carefully stowed one snake gall, then picked up the other and gobbled it down in a few bites.

Before long, the wounds all over his body began to itch and tingle.

Gu Qingshan was delighted.

He hadn't expected it to work so quickly. Python demon snake gall could purge poison from the body and promote wound healing.

At this rate, his wounds would be completely healed in another hour.

Gu Qingshan carefully put away the other snake gall, drew his dagger, and removed all the fangs.

This place was too far from the Military Camp. And it was nighttime, when Demon Beasts came out to hunt. Bringing the whole python demon back alone was a pipe dream.

Gu Qingshan could only hurry and take the most useful parts.

After putting away the snake gall and fangs, Gu Qingshan took out his military canteen, poured out all the water, and filled it with snake blood.

He tried a sip. It tasted horribly rank.

Grimacing, Gu Qingshan took another sip, then filled the canteen again and sealed it.

He couldn't drink too much of this stuff. A Qi Refining cultivator couldn't withstand it.

After gathering the python demon's materials, it was time for the main event.

This python demon was the hardest beast to kill tonight, and it had given him 5 Soul Power in one go. Add in the few Demon Beasts he'd killed earlier, and at last, the moment to reap his reward had arrived.

Gu Qingshan took a deep breath, looked at the God of War Interface, and said, "Spend 6 Soul Power to comprehend Swallows Fly in Pairs."

"Comprehension of Swallows Fly in Pairs complete. Current Soul Power: 1/7."

A surge of warmth flowed from the Military Bow into Gu Qingshan's arm, then spread through his limbs and bones.

Techniques for applying force, methods of circulating Spiritual Power, hand movements, and ways to judge the wind and distance kept appearing in Gu Qingshan's mind.

After circling through Gu Qingshan's body, the warm current finally surged into his Sea of Consciousness and slowly faded away.

At long last, he had learned this powerful skill.