After testing his current strength, Teng Qingshan was very satisfied. He was so exhilarated that he felt not the slightest bit sleepy.
So he decided not to rest.
This mountain was far from the city, making it an ideal place to cultivate.
For the next while, Teng Qingshan focused on familiarizing himself with his telekinesis. He constantly practiced controlling flying daggers for ranged attacks, as well as defensive spear techniques.
A true powerhouse
had no weaknesses.
Although his telekinetic power far surpassed the strength his body could unleash,
Teng Qingshan also knew very well that close combat and defense were equally important in this world.
When ranged attacks failed to deal with an opponent, close-quarters combat was inevitable.
At times like that, fist and spear techniques could play a crucial role.
In his previous life,
Teng Qingshan had developed Primordial Unity, a spear technique focused on defense, from the Earth Element's Horizontal Fist.
Although the Swallowed Star World had no "power of the Earth Element in heaven and earth," and he could only use spear techniques based purely on martial arts,
this world did have the Origin Laws.
Teng Qingshan also planned to follow the approach he had used in his previous life, continuously practicing the Five Elements Fist, Primordial Unity, Crimson Tiger Roar Spear Art, and other Five Elements spear techniques in an attempt to cross the threshold of the Origin Laws.
Although the fundamental rules of the two worlds were different, the paths and methods for growing stronger were much the same.
Ultimately, they all led to comprehending heaven and earth.
With his experience becoming a Supreme Powerhouse, along with the help of the mysterious Little Cauldron,
Teng Qingshan could easily map out the growth path best suited to him.
Beneath the moonlight,
atop the mountain,
Teng Qingshan swung his Samsara Spear, while several sharp flying daggers circled and whistled around him.
He trained like this without stopping.
Only after he had used up most of the telekinetic power in his mind and the Origin Force lying dormant within his body did he sit cross-legged and use the Samsara Guidance Technique to absorb Cosmic Energy and recover.
Within his Consciousness Sea,
as streams of Cosmic Energy flowed into it, they transformed into telekinetic power, replenishing the sea of telekinetic mist.
Meanwhile, the Psychic Power Sphere deep within his Consciousness Sea kept spinning, releasing clouds of telekinetic mist.
The rest of the Cosmic Energy was naturally converted by his cells into Genetic Origin Energy, constantly strengthening his body.
Two hours later,
Teng Qingshan opened his eyes and ended his cultivation.
"Using the Samsara Guidance Technique, it takes about two hours to replenish my telekinetic power and Genetic Origin Energy. That's not too long."
Teng Qingshan stood up and stretched. Then he once again practiced the Tiger Form Divine Technique, putting the Genetic Origin Energy dormant deep within his body to use.
Half an hour later,
with his physical strength increased by more than seven hundred kilograms, Teng Qingshan stepped onto the Samsara Spear and headed for the city.
It was still a little past five in the morning, and the night remained dark.
Since Teng Qingshan had deliberately avoided the surveillance cameras, he returned home with ease.
From then on,
Teng Qingshan began cultivating around the clock. In the mornings, he went to Nanshan Park to practice spear and fist techniques, constantly adapting the martial arts skills from his previous life to this world.
At night,
after having dinner with his grandfather, Teng Qingshan stepped onto the Samsara Spear and flew to the steep mountain dozens of kilometers away to practice his telekinetic attack techniques.
At the same time, he cultivated the Samsara Guidance Technique and the Tiger Form Divine Technique, steadily increasing his physical strength and telekinetic power.
As for the Ruins recorded on the mysterious map, Teng Qingshan temporarily put them out of his mind.
After all, Teng Qingshan was the only one with the complete map to the Ruins, so he could go whenever he wanted.
Besides, no one knew how long exploring the Ruins would take.
Rather than spend his time and energy on something uncertain,
Teng Qingshan would rather focus on improving his strength in a tangible way.
And so,
time passed slowly.
Teng Qingshan's strength continued to improve.
In the blink of an eye,
three months had passed. With his intense cultivation, Teng Qingshan's strength and realm had steadily advanced.
During that time, Teng Qingshan and Hong were also in frequent contact.
Originally, after turning the Map Fragment over to the Dark Hand organization, Hong would have been able to regain some of his freedom and take six months off each year.
But it seemed the Dark Hand had run into trouble and urgently needed a powerhouse like Hong to handle it.
Left with no choice, Hong had to postpone his leave and wait until he was finished before visiting Yangzhou.
As the only Xingyi Sect successor in this world, Teng Qingshan cared a great deal about Hong.
He often answered Hong's cultivation questions remotely over the internet.
Under Teng Qingshan's guidance,
Hong steadily advanced toward the Grandmaster realm.
Halfway up South Mountain,
Teng Qingshan swung the long spear in his hand.
At the tip of the Samsara Spear,
wisps of pale yellow energy now lingered. As he swung the spear, they formed an impenetrable curtain of light that enveloped him completely.
With a turn of the spear tip,
the pale yellow energy instantly became fiery red. The once-calm earthen-yellow curtain of light abruptly transformed into countless fiery red spear shadows, carrying a heart-stirring force.
A long while later,
Teng Qingshan lowered his spear and stood still, a faint smile on his face. "After three months of hard practice, I've finally fully adapted Primordial Unity and Crimson Tiger Roar to this world. The same goes for my fist techniques: the Primordial Fist Technique and Crimson Tiger Roar Fist Technique have reached the same level as my spear techniques. Now I can attack or defend in close combat, while my telekinetic power takes care of ranged attacks. My combat system has finally taken shape."
Over these three months,
Teng Qingshan had immersed himself completely in cultivation.
The feeling of growing stronger every day had left him deeply enthralled.
Now,
Teng Qingshan's pure physical strength had reached 100,000 kilograms! That made him a Beginner War God!
His body's force output had also increased to eight times through practicing fist and spear techniques!
His telekinetic power had progressed impressively as well. His Mental Power Amplitude had reached 12!
He could perfectly control twelve flying daggers at once. When he unleashed his full strength, he could bring the power of a High-level War God at his limit to bear!
After all, with his physical fitness at the Beginner War God level, a single flying dagger could unleash an impact force of 400,000 kilograms!
All twelve flying daggers together could produce a terrifying impact force of 4.8 million kilograms!
By now,
it was fair to say that Teng Qingshan had no equal on Earth.
Even against missiles, his reflexes and speed now allowed him to dodge them with ease.
As for ordinary bullets and artillery shells, even if they hit Teng Qingshan, they could not even break his skin!
The way Genetic Origin Energy strengthened his body had surpassed Teng Qingshan's expectations.
The combat power his telekinetic power could unleash delighted him just as much.
And these
were only the improvements Teng Qingshan had made on the surface.
What truly mattered was that, over these three months, Teng Qingshan had finally broken through the limits of spear technique and learned to use it to draw on the energy in heaven and earth!
Teng Qingshan knew that reaching this step meant he had crossed a crucial threshold.
According to the terminology of the future,
Teng Qingshan had now stepped halfway into the threshold of a "Domain."
And he had entered both the Flame Domain and the Earth Domain at the same time!
Once he reached the Planetary Level, the Genetic Origin Energy in his body would transform into Origin Force, and his telekinetic power would undergo a transformation as well.
Then Teng Qingshan would be able to easily draw on the Cosmic Energy of the fire and earth elements in heaven and earth, forming complete domains.
At present, Teng Qingshan was limited because his Source Energy could not leave his body and his telekinetic power had not yet transformed. He still could not draw extensively on the energy of heaven and earth.
But with his powerful soul and profound mastery, Teng Qingshan could still manipulate imperceptible amounts of energy from heaven and earth.
That was why streams of earthen-yellow and fiery red energy lingered around the tip of the Samsara Spear.
However, this small amount of Cosmic Energy offered little help in actual combat. It could only counter air resistance, allowing the Samsara Spear's attacks to reach their maximum speed.
At present, Teng Qingshan's strongest means of attack was undoubtedly his telekinetic power!
Twelve perfectly controlled flying daggers.
They could attack twelve enemies at once, or combine their strength against a single opponent.
The power they unleashed made even Teng Qingshan look on in amazement.
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