Magic and Martial Arts as One

A colossal amount of earth element surged into Lin Qi's body, continuously merging with his flesh. Every muscle, bone, blood vessel, meridian, acupoint, even every strand of hair on Lin Qi's body greedily devoured the earth element transformed by the Osmanthus Tree, earth element brimming with immense life force.

With ordinary methods of cultivating battle qi, battle qi was produced entirely by refining the essence of one's own blood and vitality. In ancient legends, this was the principle behind refining essence into qi. The only difference lay in the cultivation methods, which produced battle qi in endlessly varying forms.

Being able to absorb the elemental power of the outside world to assist in battle qi cultivation was already an effect found only in secret inherited techniques possessed by many great powers. For instance, the various cultivation methods secretly passed down by clans such as the Black Tiger Clan and the Cloud Dragon Clan could incorporate a portion of external elemental energy while cultivating battle qi. Not only could this greatly accelerate the cultivation of battle qi, it could also temper the body more effectively and make the flesh more powerful. That was why these secret techniques were so precious, so formidable.

But throughout history, perhaps other than the gods, no one had ever cultivated like Lin Qi.

He was like a vortex, swallowing the inexhaustible earth element within the Heart of the Mountain. If word of this got out, it would absolutely shake everyone—if an ordinary person devoured earth element as Lin Qi did, the only outcome would be for the elemental balance within their body to be destroyed. Their body would be assimilated by the earth element, and before long, they would turn into a stone statue.

If Lin Qi had cultivated the Profound Tiger Force Fundamental Wheel Seal