Second Limit Break!

Guiyuan Sect, Scripture Pavilion.

This was not Zhang Su's first time at the Scripture Pavilion. He was already very familiar with it.

At the entrance stood the same elder.

His eyes half-closed, he reclined in a lounge chair, seemingly humming something under his breath.

When Zhang Su arrived at the Scripture Pavilion, the elder did not even open his eyes.

Still, Zhang Su respectfully bowed to the elder before entering the Scripture Pavilion.

There were many people inside the Scripture Pavilion.

When Zhang Su had entered the Scripture Pavilion in the past, he had been unknown and attracted little attention.

But this time was different.

The moment Zhang Su entered the Scripture Pavilion, countless gazes fell upon him.

Some even began whispering among themselves.

"Is this Senior Brother Zhang Su, the current number one of the Outer Sect?"

"I heard he has only been in the sect for a little over a year... What a pity, he is already over the age limit."

"For overage disciples, entering the Inner Sect is even harder. Not only must they cultivate Internal Force, they must also pass the Combat Assessment. I heard that Combat Assessment is incredibly difficult..."

"Senior Brother Zhang Su has already risen to become number one in the Outer Sect. What martial art has he come to the Scripture Pavilion to choose now?"

There was a trace of curiosity in all their eyes.

Zhang Su headed straight for the row of bookshelves containing peerless divine arts.

Many people widened their eyes.

Clearly, they had already guessed Zhang Su's purpose.

"Senior Brother Zhang Su is planning to choose a second peerless divine art? Does he want to attempt a Second Limit Break and cultivate a thousand strands of Blood Qi?"

"To cultivate a thousand strands of Blood Qi, his second peerless divine art must also reach the Perfected Realm. Even Senior Brother Lu Tianqing, powerful as he was, failed to succeed..."

Everyone fell silent.

Second Limit Break!

The vast majority of disciples did not even dare to dream of it.

Yet they all knew just how difficult it was.

The Guiyuan Sect had a long history.

But throughout its history, martial artists capable of achieving a Second Limit Break had been as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

Zhang Su turned a deaf ear to the discussions of the other disciples.

His gaze rested upon one peerless divine art after another on the shelves.

He wanted to select the peerless divine art with the highest Compatibility Rate.

In truth, when Zhang Su had come to choose a martial art last time, he had already screened them.

At the time, only one peerless divine art had a Compatibility Rate above 25%—the Heaven-Swallowing Blood-Nurturing Technique.

Among the other peerless divine arts, even those reaching a 20% Compatibility Rate were few and far between.

Fortunately, Zhang Su now had ample Compatibility Points.

Even if the Compatibility Rate was a little lower, it did not matter much.

In the end, Zhang Su chose a peerless divine art.

"Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique, Compatibility Rate 20%."

This technique was supremely hard and supremely yang. Its Compatibility Rate had barely reached 20%, but since Zhang Su would raise its Compatibility Rate anyway, whether it was 20% or 29% made no real difference.

What Zhang Su mainly valued was the technique's supremely hard, supremely yang nature.

Once he mastered this technique, his Blood Qi would transform to possess supremely hard and supremely yang attributes.

After he later generated Internal Force, it would also carry those supremely hard and supremely yang traits, equivalent to his Internal Force coming with its own attack.

This peerless technique offered countless benefits, yet few people cultivated it.

The reason was simple: it was difficult!

Even Initiation Realm was hard to attain, let alone the Major Accomplishment Realm or Perfected Realm.

Moreover, this technique was supremely hard and supremely yang.

Not the slightest error could be made during cultivation.

This technique was extremely dangerous. With the slightest mistake, the cultivator could have their Blood Qi boil and die.

But to Zhang Su, none of these flaws were problems at all.

Thus, Zhang Su came to the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion and respectfully said to the Scripture Pavilion elder, "Elder, this disciple wishes to exchange for this martial art."

"Hand it over."

Zhang Su respectfully handed the technique to the elder.

The elder opened his eyes and looked closely.

"Hm? The Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique?"

The elder glanced at Zhang Su, then said, "This old man remembers that you cultivate the Heaven-Swallowing Blood-Nurturing Technique. Now you are preparing to exchange for the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique as well. They are both peerless techniques. Do you wish to achieve a Second Limit Break and cultivate a thousand strands of Blood Qi?"

"Yes."

Zhang Su knew he could not hide it from the Scripture Pavilion elder, so he admitted it openly.

"Second Limit Break... Back then, that boy Lu Tianqing was as high-spirited and full of ambition as you are. And what was the result? He squandered several years and still failed to achieve a Second Limit Break."

"It is not as though high talent guarantees a Second Limit Break. How many dazzling, peerless geniuses has our Guiyuan Sect had throughout its history who tried to achieve a Second Limit Break? Yet how many actually succeeded?"

"You are already over the age limit. If you delay for a few more years, no amount of talent will be of any use."

The elder's words were rather intimate for such a shallow acquaintance.

After all, he was not familiar with Zhang Su, and they usually had no dealings with each other.

But Zhang Su understood that the elder was kindly warning him.

"Thank you for the reminder, Elder. This disciple has already made his decision."

Zhang Su was completely unmoved.

The elder sighed. "So you still wish to exchange for this Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique?"

"Yes."

"Very well, take it. A peerless technique costs one thousand contribution points."

Zhang Su lost one thousand contribution points, but gained a peerless divine art in his hands.

"Thank you, Elder."

Thus, Zhang Su took the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique and turned to enter a Cultivation Room within the Scripture Pavilion.

The elder watched Zhang Su's departing back and shook his head.

He had seen too many proud and arrogant genius disciples who wanted to achieve a Second Limit Break and condense a thousand strands of Blood Qi.

Yet in the end, they had all battered their heads bloody against the wall.

Lu Tianqing had been the same.

Zhang Su would most likely be the same.

Wasting years for nothing—it simply was not worth the loss.

The conversation between Zhang Su and the Scripture Pavilion elder was no secret.

Many disciples in the Scripture Pavilion heard it.

As they watched Zhang Su's retreating figure, they were not particularly surprised.

Because they had already guessed it.

"Sure enough, Zhang Su is just like Lu Tianqing. Even like all the other top geniuses, he cannot escape the temptation of a Second Limit Break."

"Which dazzling, peerless genius would not want to achieve a Second Limit Break?"

"Throughout history, every genius who achieved a Second Limit Break, so long as they grew smoothly, possessed limitless potential and could crush countless heavenly prodigies beneath them!"

Many people secretly shook their heads.

Even Lu Tianqing, powerful as he was, had failed to achieve a Second Limit Break.

For Zhang Su to achieve a Second Limit Break would be difficult!

Inside a Cultivation Room of the Scripture Pavilion.

Zhang Su opened the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique and began examining this peerless divine art.

"Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique: Compatibility Rate 20% (Not Initiated)"

Without hesitation, Zhang Su immediately spent eight Compatibility Points to raise the Compatibility Rate to 100%.

"Hum."

Once the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique's Compatibility Rate reached 100%, it began circulating on its own within his body.

After circulating just once, the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique had reached the Initiation Realm.

But Initiation Realm was only the beginning.

Zhang Su felt no discomfort at all, nor any sense of separation.

Instead, as he circulated the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique, he felt incomparably comfortable.

Once, twice, three times...

Zhang Su circulated the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique over and over. The Blood Qi within his body gradually began to boil, while also starting to transform into Blood Qi bearing supremely hard and supremely yang attributes.

Ten percent, twenty percent, thirty percent, forty percent, fifty percent...

When seventy percent of his Blood Qi had transformed into Blood Qi with supremely hard and supremely yang attributes, Zhang Su's Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique reached the Major Accomplishment Realm.

Time spent... two hours!

But it was not over yet.

Zhang Su had no intention of stopping whatsoever.

This was different from when he had cultivated the Heaven-Swallowing Blood-Nurturing Technique.

Now, circulating the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique was actually transforming all of his Blood Qi.

Naturally, this consumed a great deal of Blood Qi.

But that did not matter. Zhang Su directly swallowed Blood Replenishing Pills.

He did not lack Blood Replenishing Pills now.

Three hours, four hours, five hours...

The Blood Qi within Zhang Su's body gradually boiled.

The rate at which his Blood Qi transformed also accelerated further.

And Zhang Su faintly sensed that there seemed to be a barrier, firmly blocking him.

That was the limit of the human body!

When Zhang Su had once cultivated a hundred strands of Blood Qi, he had felt this before.

But now, that feeling was even stronger.

In the blink of an eye, an entire night passed.

The sky brightened slightly.

In the early morning, there was still a hint of chill in the air.

Yet Zhang Su's Cultivation Room was incomparably scorching.

The Blood Qi within his body was like a furnace at that moment, already boiling completely.

No, it was more than mere boiling.

It was as though it were burning.

He circulated the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique again and again.

The more he circulated it, the more fiercely his Blood Qi seemed to burn.

Yet Zhang Su had no intention of stopping.

He could vaguely sense it.

The Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique was about to reach the Perfected Realm.

It was just a tiny bit short.

Zhang Su did not know how many times he had circulated the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique.

The Blood Qi within his body seemed to have reached a critical point.

It seemed as though it could explode at any moment.

Suddenly, Zhang Su's entire body trembled.

He sensed it.

"Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique, Perfected Realm!"

One day!

It had taken only one day!

The Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique had reached the Perfected Realm!

This was Zhang Su's second peerless divine art!

At the moment the Yangji Blood Nourishing Technique reached the Perfected Realm, Zhang Su felt inspiration strike.

"Boom."

Zhang Su felt the Blood Qi within his body explode in an instant.

Yet he did not feel fear.

Nor was his body blasted full of holes by the exploding Blood Qi.

Instead, after the Blood Qi exploded, there was faintly one additional strand of Blood Qi.

That single strand of Blood Qi was crucial!

Because it was the thousandth strand of Blood Qi.

"Whoosh."

Zhang Su instantly opened his eyes.

Divine light gleamed brilliantly in them!

"A thousand strands of Blood Qi—success!"

Zhang Su smiled.

A thousand strands of Blood Qi had stopped Lu Tianqing and countless top geniuses.

But it could not stop him!