The days spent practicing martial arts were always dull, yet they flew by.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
With the support of top-grade Blood-Activating Powder, Lu Cheng's Stance Training advanced at an astonishing pace.
In just seven days, he had nearly reached perfection.
By now, the strength throughout Lu Cheng's body, inside and out, had reached its peak.
Whether in his limbs and bones or his internal organs, he could summon his strength with a single thought, and it surged wherever he willed.
Only the final step remained: bringing his inner and outer strength together.
And this was the most crucial step of all.
For anyone else, it might have taken months of work.
But Lu Cheng was different.
In Zhao Cheng's small courtyard.
As another dose of Blood-Activating Powder went down his throat, warmth immediately spread through him.
Like a firework rising high into the sky before bursting, countless waves of heat surged in an instant into his organs, limbs, and bones.
Without hesitation, Lu Cheng closed his eyes and began practicing his stance.
Strength rose from his feet, traveled through his hips and legs, passed through his waist and back, then flowed down his arms and into his fingers.
Lu Cheng gave his arms a shake and opened his fists into palms.
The moment his fingers spread, a muffled "puff" sounded around his hands.
As the strength in his limbs and bones unfurled,
the Breathing Stance stirred his heart, lungs, spleen, and stomach. A slow, steady current of strength welled up in his chest and sank gradually into his dantian.
With every breath Lu Cheng took, a muffled "huff" sounded in his throat.
Listen closely, and it was like distant thunder rumbling in the highest heavens.
It all happened in an instant.
Outer strength