At this moment, Jiang Che's mind was completely immersed in the scripture.
His understanding of the Azure Fiend Body Refining Scripture was also rapidly rising.
The inscriptions upon the Sacrifice Heavenly Stele flickered without cease. When they reached a critical point, a strand of red light darted straight into his chest with lightning speed, too swift to cover one's ears.
His skin gradually began to redden until it spread across his entire body.
Just as when he had broken through to Inner Breath before, he now seemed to have been placed in a steamer. Correspondingly, the surging inner breath within him was also steadily climbing.
When inner breath was at minor accomplishment, it was like a little snake freshly hatched from its shell—nimble yet fragile. At major accomplishment, the little snake grew into a great python, surging and roaring.
But now, the python was beginning to transform into a flood dragon.
Growth!
Growth!
Growth!
The steam spilling from Jiang Che's body had already filled the entire cramped cave. Especially in winter, even a slight bit of heat seemed immense—let alone this.
A great amount of steam even began to spread out of the cave. From afar, it looked as though the place had caught fire.
One could well imagine Jiang Che's current state.
The inner breath filling his body had nowhere to vent itself, and could only continuously drive his qi and blood. In turn, his qi and blood was expelled from his body through his pores.
At last—
About a hundred breaths later, the inner breath within Jiang Che's body reached its true peak.
The next instant—
Thunder erupted from a soundless place.
The scripture filled his ears, while inner breath gathered in the tendons and bones throughout Jiang Che's body. Strands of inner breath began to seep into