Bronze Gourd Usage, Breakthrough!

That's right!

The incomplete martial skill Lu Xuan threw into the Bronze Gourd was instantly restored to its complete form, even with cultivation insights added!

He hurriedly took the martial skill out of the gourd.

The name of the martial skill hadn't changed; it was still called I Have One Slash.

But unlike before, the sheepskin scroll, which previously had only a few sparse characters, was now covered in text, exuding an undeniable, strange aura.

This was the aura unique to an Earth-level cultivation technique.

"I didn't expect the Bronze Gourd would complete the cultivation technique!"

While Lu Xuan was delighted, he didn't rush to cultivate the martial skill.

He didn't plan to return to Jiangnan Martial University either. Instead, he headed to the Martial Artist Association, intending to exchange everything he had for resources.

His sister would die because of this city-wide martial arts tournament in the future.

He absolutely could not sit idly by.

He had to seize any opportunity the moment it appeared and increase his strength as quickly as possible, until he became a Qi and Blood Martial Master.

First, he had to make good use of the other functions of the Bronze Gourd.

To increase his strength.

"The intelligence mentioned in the future email is still a few days away. During this time, I must rely on the Bronze Gourd to cultivate to a higher realm as quickly as possible, aiming to break through to Qi and Blood Martial Master before the tournament begins!"

Lu Xuan's expression was solemn.

The email explicitly stated that the martial artists targeting his sister were all Ninth-order martial artists.

Without breaking through to Martial Master, he wouldn't feel secure.

Who knew if the Monster Potion Company behind it had a Martial Master watching?

After exchanging some resources at the Martial Artist Association, he sent messages to his sister and Shen Liyue.

He would not go home until he broke through to Martial Master before the martial arts tournament began.

Jiangnan Martial University.

Shen Liyue received Lu Xuan's message, her eyebrows furrowed. "What is this guy doing? Going out after only one day at Jiangnan Martial University, isn't that drawing attention?"

Xuan Xiaoxiao, standing beside her, giggled, "Mom, is Dad shy around you?"

"Impossible, there's no one like that among us Holy Cult followers," Shen Liyue shook her head. Just as she was about to get up, a prompt sounded in the room.

[You have a guest waiting outside the door!]

The two women exchanged a look and turned to the monitor.

On the screen, an elderly man stood at their doorstep. Seeing him, Shen Liyue and Xuan Xiaoxiao's pupils contracted. They didn't dare to delay and quickly ran to open the door to welcome him.

"Greetings, Principal Long!"

Shen Liyue and Xuan Xiaoxiao said respectfully.

The old man before them was slightly hunched, his eyes listless, and several corpse spots dotted his face. Yet, even just standing there, he exuded immense pressure.

"Not bad..."

He looked up and chuckled.

In the instant the two women reacted, his figure had already appeared inside the house.

Shen Liyue and Xuan Xiaoxiao quickly turned around.

"Where is the other person?"

Principal Long asked.

A bead of sweat trickled down Shen Liyue's forehead as she clasped her sweaty hands. "He has gone to the wilderness."

Principal Long raised an eyebrow. "He's quite dedicated to cultivation... Oh well, it doesn't matter if he's not here. I've come today only to tell you one thing."

"Please, tell us."

Shen Liyue and Xuan Xiaoxiao stood respectfully to the side.

Principal Long first took out a storage ring and placed it on the table. "This is for Xuan Xiaoxiao to increase her strength. Improve to a Tier 3 Martial Artist within half a month."

"This, won't it be too fast?"

Shen Liyue hesitated.

Principal Long sneered, "This speed won't damage her foundation. In half a month, Jinling City will hold a city-wide martial arts tournament. All martial artists below Tier 3 will participate... I've already arranged for someone to assassinate the geniuses of this session. When they are crippled, it will naturally be your turn to act."

"Isn't that too fast?"

Shen Liyue subconsciously spoke.

It wasn't her fault for being so cautious; if the Federation were to investigate, she'd likely be in trouble.

She'd become a disposable pawn then!

"Hmph, whether it's the Federation, the Holy Cult, or any major global power, it's long been predicted that a Purple Star would be born in China's territory. This concerns the survival of any faction... We must recruit such a person during their nascent stage."

Principal Long snorted coldly.

The Purple Star was a legendary saying.

It had an ancient name: the Ziwei Emperor Star.

Xuan Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and murmured, "Is it possible that such a person is difficult to be defeated by setbacks, let alone by being crippled like this?"

"No, no, no!"

Principal Long strode forward, his figure instantly flashing to the doorway.

With his hands behind his back, he looked up at the sky and said, "The Purple Star has never been a symbol of great fortune, but rather a harbinger of disaster. Wherever a Purple Star descends, great chaos will follow, and the balance between humans and monsters will not last long."

"Such a person's fate will not be very good."

Satellite City No. 2, wilderness.

Under the black clouds, it drizzled incessantly.

Boom—!

A blade light, like a thunderclap, struck a unicorn horse, cleaving it in two.

Lu Xuan landed on the ruins, the rain beating down on him.

Yet, it couldn't wash away the bloodstains on his body.

He had been honing his Earth-level martial skills in the wilderness for a whole day.

"Finally, I've gotten the hang of it."

Lu Xuan swung the long saber in his hand, the blade cutting through the air with resonant hums.

"Earth-level martial skills are indeed extraordinary. If not for my powerful psychic power, I might not have even gotten the hang of it after half a year of practice."

Psychic power's most core strength was its ability to analyze things.

It provided a natural advantage in creating martial skills, learning cultivation techniques, and so on.

"Now that I have an Earth-level martial skill, I can even contend with advanced Martial Artists." Lu Xuan jumped off the ground and stored the unicorn horse's corpse into the Bronze Gourd.

"Next, I'll try to break through."

He used his mental power to scan the surroundings.

Soon, Lu Xuan discovered an abandoned building and took shelter inside.

The gray-white walls, covered in moss and stained with blood, were illuminated by a dim yellow firelight.

Lu Xuan plucked a piece of roasted meat and tossed it into his mouth.

Future emails had explicitly mentioned that a Qi and Blood Golden Elixir would appear in Satellite City No. 2, and specifically advised that it would be best to give it to the Bronze Gourd.

Therefore, Lu Xuan decided to cultivate in this wilderness for a period.

For now, his cultivation could only rely on the Bronze Gourd.

He first threw some monster meat and blood into the Bronze Gourd, which secreted a few drops of spiritual liquid.

Only then did he begin to absorb and cultivate.

"My mental power feels like a vast ocean; I have no clue how to break through yet..." Lu Xuan swallowed the spiritual liquid, secretly circulated his cultivation technique, his thoughts overlapping:

"Then I can only improve my vitality."

The spiritual energy contained within the spiritual liquid was extremely dense.

The most crucial aspect during the Martial Artist stage was the foundation, and abundant vitality and dense spiritual energy were the cornerstones of everything. As long as your body could withstand it, you could continuously pour vitality and spiritual energy into your body until you broke through to become a Ninth-order Martial Artist.

But this had a prerequisite: mental power must be sufficiently strong.

In other words, Talent must be sufficient.

Mental power can be strong, but talent might not be equally high;

If talent is high, innate mental power is definitely strong!

Although Lu Xuan didn't possess exceptionally high talent, he excelled in his acquired, immense psychic power.

Therefore, There was no bottleneck in the Martial Artist stage for him.

As long as he had enough vitality and Spiritual Energy, he could continuously break through.

The spiritual liquid produced by the Bronze Gourd was converted from the flesh and blood of countless Monsters, providing enough energy to help ordinary people break through to the first tier.

Lu Xuan, due to body tempering.

Consumed a massive amount of energy, and a single drop of spiritual liquid was completely insufficient.

This was why he hunted Monsters, and even spent a fortune to buy resources to feed the Bronze Gourd.

Hum!

The spiritual liquid entered his mouth.

A surge of Spiritual Energy coursed through his entire body's meridians, his heart blood surged, and terrifying energy ignited his cells like a torch.

A burning sensation spread through his limbs.

Lu Xuan felt his body constantly expanding, as if it were about to explode.

He circulated his cultivation technique and mobilized his Mental Power to suppress it.

One breath, Two breaths, Three breaths...

Bang!

Finally, A wave of energy erupted from within him, spreading outwards.

The flames instantly extinguished, and the ruins collapsed in an instant.

The entire building swayed and collapsed with a rumble.

Boom!

Almost simultaneously, Lu Xuan clenched his fists, unleashing a vast sea of vitality, shattering the ruins and soaring out.

Standing in the rain, An invisible barrier of vitality blocked the rain half an inch away from him.

His vitality left his body, under his complete control.

Seventh-tier Martial Artist, he had become one!