Mid-term

The night passed without incident, and the next morning arrived.

Jiang Chen woke up early, ate breakfast at the cafeteria, and headed to the Practice Field.

The situation was exactly as he had anticipated.

The Blood Ginseng Powder he had consumed yesterday at noon still possessed a potent medicinal force even now.

Stimulated by the medicinal power of the Blood Ginseng Powder, the Primordial Energy hidden within his body continuously seeped out, allowing his martial Qi and Blood to be rapidly refined and strengthened.

"With Junior Brother Jiang's comprehension, as long as he doesn't slack off, even with ordinary aptitude, his future achievements will not be low."

When the sky brightened and Sun Wu arrived at the Practice Field, he looked at Jiang Chen immediately.

He was quite interested in Jiang Chen.

After all, he had been at the Martial Arts Hall for several years, and this was the first time he had seen someone who could grasp the True Meaning of White Ape Stance and thus maintain a permanent Stance Sense.

Since Jiang Chen could grasp the True Meaning of White Ape Stance, there was a high probability that he could also grasp the White Ape Fist, or even fully comprehend the White Ape Breathing Method.

In other words, once Jiang Chen reached the Second Qi and Blood Gate or the Third Qi and Blood Gate, he would be able to rapidly improve his cultivation through his extraordinary comprehension.

Although a martial artist's cultivation speed is largely determined by their aptitude, comprehension is also crucial.

Those with strong comprehension can master techniques much faster.

And the higher the proficiency in a technique, the faster the cultivation speed will be.

At the beginning of the Si Hour.

"Qingzhu, Jiang Chen really seems to have changed."

At the edge of the Practice Field, Zhao Xiaoyue followed Wang Qingzhu and couldn't help but glance several times at Jiang Chen, who was standing quietly in his stance.

After the incident in the cafeteria yesterday, she had assumed Jiang Chen would come chasing after them to apologize.

As it turned out, until they left the Martial Arts Hall, Jiang Chen hadn't even shown his face.

Looking at him now, it seemed Jiang Chen had truly given up on pursuing Wang Qingzhu.

"Who cares if he's changed or not? Don't mention him in front of me again!"

Wang Qingzhu turned and left with a cold face.

He had embarrassed her so much yesterday that even if Jiang Chen were to kneel and beg her in the future, she would never give him a pleasant look.

In a blink of an eye, it was nearly noon.

"Hoo!"

Standing in his stance under the scorching sun, Jiang Chen, drenched in sweat, retracted his fists and straightened his posture before walking to the water vat in the shade to gulp down some Well Water.

[Cultivation: First Qi and Blood Gate · Early Stage 81%]

On the Myriad Dao Chart, the progress of his martial Qi and Blood was gratifying; he was less than 20% away from the mid-stage of the First Qi and Blood Gate.

If he stood in his stance for a few more hours this afternoon, he would be able to break through smoothly.

Is there still medicinal power remaining?

Jiang Chen turned his focus inward to carefully examine the medicinal power of the Blood Ginseng Powder.

From yesterday noon until now, a full day and night had passed, yet the power of the Blood Ginseng Powder had not been exhausted.

This medicinal power was truly fierce.

It was no wonder they said people with weak constitutions shouldn't drink Blood Ginseng Powder.

I'll go reserve more Blood Ginseng Powder first, but I won't drink it until the power currently in my body is fully absorbed.

Senior Brother Sun had said that if the medicinal power was not fully absorbed, it would form Medicine Toxin in the body.

Therefore, he had to completely absorb the current power before he could drink more Blood Ginseng Powder.

Others would naturally be unable to accurately judge the remaining amount of medicinal power.

But he was different.

With the help of the Myriad Dao Chart, he could enter a state of internal vision, where every detail within his body could be clearly captured.

"Junior Brother Jiang..."

As soon as Jiang Chen put down the water ladle, Zheng Hao and the others crowded around him.

Judging by their shifty-eyed expressions, they were clearly looking to make him their patsy again.

This time, Jiang Chen couldn't even be bothered to greet them; he simply ignored them and walked away.

"Damn it!"

The faces of Zheng Hao and his companions, who had been all smiles, turned uglier than one another.

Although they had sensed a change in Jiang Chen's attitude during their interaction yesterday, they hadn't expected him to show such blatant disrespect today by ignoring them entirely.

"Brother Zheng, he couldn't have figured out our intentions, could he?"

A disciple frowned.

They had originally intended to drag Jiang Chen to a tavern, ply him with a few drinks, and then make him lose all his money to cover their own debts.

Now, however, Jiang Chen wasn't giving them that chance at all.

"Impossible. No one else in the Martial Arts Hall knows about our gambling debts, so how could he possibly know?"

Watching Jiang Chen's retreating figure as he headed toward the cafeteria, Zheng Hao's gaze turned gloomy.

"What do we do now? In ten days, the gambling den will be coming to collect."

The others were anxious.

"Find a way to scrape the money together and pay off the interest first."

Zheng Hao's expression grew increasingly cold.

Since he refused to be reasonable, he shouldn't blame him for playing dirty.

Arriving at the cafeteria, Jiang Chen piled his tray high with food and began to wolf it down.

After finishing his meal, he ordered a bowl of Blood Ginseng Powder.

Judging by the medicinal strength within his body, it would likely only last for two or three hours.

Once the medicinal effect wore off, he would be able to drink another bowl of Blood Ginseng Powder.

After eating, he went to the Stone Lock area as usual to practice the Stone Moving Method.

After his martial arts Qi and Blood reached 81%, his strength surged, making even the two-hundred-plus-pound Stone Lock feel light as a feather in his hands.

He practiced for half an hour, stopping only when he began to feel exhausted.

Once he recovered his strength, he braved the scorching sun to stand in a meditative stance.

"The medicinal effect has worn off."

After standing in the stance for over two hours, nearing You Hour, Jiang Chen snapped out of his meditative state.

Cultivation: First Qi and Blood Gate · Early Stage 89%

In those two hours of stance training, his cultivation had increased by 4%, and the residual medicinal power of the Blood Ginseng Powder in his body had finally been completely absorbed.

Jiang Chen hurried to the cafeteria to drink the Blood Ginseng Powder he had reserved.

Immediately, the potent medicinal energy boiled within him, his entire body turning red and hot, even faintly emitting steam.

He had to admit, those five taels of silver were well spent; they could accelerate his progress several times over.

Once the effects of the Blood Ginseng Powder kicked in, he didn't waste any time and entered his grueling training mode again.

In the blink of an eye, it was nearly dusk.

The sun tilted westward, and the air turned cool.

BOOM!

As Jiang Chen stood quietly in his stance, the martial arts Qi and Blood within his body suddenly surged, transforming into an incredibly powerful torrent of heat that permeated his limbs and bones.

Wherever the heat flowed, strength was born.

I've broken through!

Jiang Chen returned his focus to his body, his eyes shining like stars.

Cultivation: First Qi and Blood Gate · Mid Stage 0%

Sure enough, the cultivation column on the Myriad Dao Chart had changed.

His cultivation had reached the mid-stage of the First Qi and Blood Gate.

Although stepping from the early stage to the mid-stage was only a minor breakthrough, it brought about a significant transformation in his combat power.

First, his strength had reached two hundred pounds; second, his speed, reflexes, and defense would all see corresponding enhancements.

He could now easily take down several grown men.

This was the power of martial arts Qi and Blood.

Even a small breakthrough brought about a massive transformation.

"At this rate, I'll be at the perfection of the First Qi and Blood Gate in two or three days!"

Feeling the surging martial arts Qi and Blood, Jiang Chen was in high spirits.

He had only condensed his Qi and Blood the day before yesterday, and in three days, he would reach the perfection of the First Qi and Blood Gate.

This speed of cultivation could absolutely be called that of a martial arts genius.

And the greatest contributor to this was the enlightenment bonus from the Myriad Dao Chart.

Eternal Realm!

This ability was simply too practical.

If not for the constant Stance Sense, no matter how hard he worked or how many cultivation resources he had, he could never have progressed this quickly.

"Hoo!"

After a long moment, Jiang Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his surging excitement to refocus on his cultivation.

The sentiment remained the same.

The Blood Qi Realm was far from enough to satisfy him.

Let alone the First Qi and Blood Gate, even the Three Qi and Blood Gates were merely the entry-level stages of the martial path, whereas what he truly desired was the pinnacle of martial arts, akin to a terrestrial immortal.

The sun set in the west, and night descended.

[Cultivation: First Qi and Blood Gate · Mid-stage 4%]

Jiang Chen concluded his practice.

Although his realm had broken through, his cultivation speed had not diminished.

This was because the practice of the First Qi and Blood Gate held no real difficulty; one simply needed to continuously stimulate the Primordial Energy within the body.

Once the Primordial Energy was fully stimulated, the First Qi and Blood Gate would be perfected.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Following this, Jiang Chen approached the wooden stake and unleashed a familiar set of rapid punches.

Before long, rows of fist marks appeared upon the stake.

Compared to yesterday, these marks were significantly deeper.

"Blood Qi..."

Looking at his hands, which were only slightly reddened, Jiang Chen marveled inwardly.

This martial Blood Qi was truly miraculous.

It possessed both astonishing explosive power and formidable defensive capabilities.

He wondered what kind of transformation would occur once he crossed the Three Qi and Blood Gates and stepped into the True Martial Realm.

That evening, he practiced the Stone Moving Method as usual before settling into a standing meditation.

It was not until the Zi Hour of midnight that he finally ended his day of arduous training.

[Cultivation: First Qi and Blood Gate · Mid-stage 20%]