Inside the room, as the pressure dissipated, Li Chengfeng let out a long breath, then lay on the bed with Liu Yuniang and Lin Ying in his arms, slowly drifting into a daze.
I'm mentally processing my recent experiences and current situation.
First of all, the release of the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking will surely spread his fame throughout the entire Great Qing Dynasty. Now, even the emperor probably knows his name. What kind of changes this will bring in the future is still unknown.
However, when summer arrives, he will inevitably face the problem of being summoned by the Third Prince.
Of course, the official purpose was not to recruit such a coercive term, but to cultivate retainers and nurture geniuses for the Great Qing Dynasty.
What will happen after they are taken in and trained is still unknown.
But under the current circumstances, he can neither escape nor refuse, because the situation has become so dire that it is no longer something he can simply refuse on his own.
All he can do right now is to improve his strength and leverage as quickly as possible.
Now, he, Zhao Lie, and Zheng Pandao have all mastered the Mountain Visualization Diagram, and each of them is enhancing their soul power. Even Sun Qing has increased his foundation by obtaining this Soul Visualization Diagram.
It can be said that the power he now wields, whether directly or indirectly, is already considerable. Developing his base further and recruiting samurai and sentries would then be a natural progression.
For him personally, cultivation is naturally the top priority. His spiritual power is currently in its initial stage of condensation and is growing rapidly. As long as he seizes the opportunity and continues to increase his soul power, he might be able to condense a sword intent like Jian Wuchen's when the Third Prince's people arrive.
At that time, if he were to combine his extremely refined strength and sword intent with it, his combat power would probably be able to crush Jian Wuchen in his current state.
Furthermore, one can even use the powerful spiritual force brought by sword intent to actively absorb the energy of heaven and earth to increase one's cultivation speed, digest the pills more quickly, and break through to the Acupoint Condensation Perfection.
Of course, sword intent is just a reference based on Jian Wuchen. In reality, he may condense fist intent, spear intent, knife intent, etc., depending entirely on his talent and aptitude in a certain aspect, as well as the techniques he comprehends.
The Mountain Visualization Diagram is a relatively comprehensive type of Visualization Diagram. When used on a sword, it may represent the meaning of a heavy sword made of mountains; when used on a fist, it may represent the meaning of a heavy fist made of mountains; when used on a spear, it may also represent the meaning of a spear made of mountains; and when used on a fist, it can also represent the meaning of a fist peak.
Thus, regardless of the specific mood or Conception it is applied to, it can be easily achieved due to the nature of the Visualization Diagram.
While its artistic Conception may not surpass Conception of Jian Wuchen, its combat power, once it reaches its peak, will definitely exceed that of Jian Wuchen.
Once the power of Conception is condensed, it greatly increases one's soul power. One can then use the power of Conception to actively absorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth through acupoints to replenish one's body, assisting in cultivation and accelerating the speed of breaking through and refining acupoints.
Thus, coupled with the cultivation resources that the Green River Gang could provide him, and most importantly, the resources provided by Martial Marquis Jiang Wudi (who was also the Hall Master of the Martial Palace ) in Spirit Mountain Provincial Capital, his cultivation was able to advance so rapidly.
Before summer, reaching the Acupoint Condensation Perfection is merely the foundation; even reaching the half-step Innate Realm is still uncertain!
At the same time, he could also gradually advance the two Qi Aperture-Condensing Realm techniques to the perfect level, and learn Zhao Lie's two techniques to increase his own foundation;
He then fully comprehended the half-step Innate Realm sword technique, " Brocade Sword Art," given to him by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, thereby increasing his strength.
The inheritance at the Innate Realm level is extremely precious. Even though he is currently a fourth-rank military officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he is only entitled to obtain a half-step Innate Realm sword technique.
Even so, it is already extremely precious, a method that ordinary people can hardly access.
However, the sword given to him by the Embroidered Uniform Guard was extraordinary, far surpassing all his previous weapons.
With this sword in hand, there will be no need to expend extra effort to prevent the weapon from breaking during combat.
Thinking of this, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but smile.
He then thought of the cultivation resources that Jiang Wudi Wuhou had given him: Soul-Gathering Incense, Aperture-Nourishing Elixir, and most importantly, the three Yuan-Replenishing Pills.
Needless to say, Soul-Gathering Incense and Aperture-Nourishing Elixir are naturally resources used for cultivating the soul.
Lighting this incense in a secluded room and inhaling its fragrance while concentrating on Visualization Diagram can replenish one's soul power and better refine one's spirit.
The Aperture-Nourishing Elixir) is naturally used for developing acupoints and acupoints.
With these two things, he can lay a solid foundation for his soul and steadily cultivate his cultivation to the peak of the Aperture-Condensing Realm.
But the most important thing is those three Qi-replenishing pills!
It is a pill that replenishes one's innate essence!
With these two Qi-replenishing pills in his body, the Xiantian Qi that would have dissipated after he reached adulthood would be condensed.
After using three of them, his Xiantian Qi will be able to condense into one and manifest itself to solidify his foundation.
By then, he will be able to sense the existence of his two apertures of heaven and earth by relying on the manifestation of this Xiantian Qi.
If he could obtain the method and cultivation technique to connect the two apertures of heaven and earth, he would be able to break through to the Innate Realm in one fell swoop.
However, even Jiang Wudi Wuhou couldn't give him this technique directly, because the inheritance of the Innate Realm is too precious.
Even Jiang Wudi Wuhou himself was merely Innate Realm martial artist, and did not have the ability to directly inherit his Innate Realm techniques or the method to break through the shackles of the two apertures of heaven and earth.
This leaves him with no choice but to seek opportunities later.
Even so, the supply of these three resources has already provided him with unimaginable help, greatly accelerating his progress in cultivation.
Li Chengfeng had a feeling that by consuming these resources, his accumulation in the Aperture-Condensing Realm would be incredibly profound by the time summer arrived, and his cultivation would steadily rise to the half-step Innate Realm, reaching the level of Sun Qing at this moment.
Of course, Sun Qing also gained some benefits from his decisive sworn brotherhood with Li Chengfeng, and seemed to have glimpsed an opportunity to break through to the Innate Realm.
Right now, I'll accompany him back to Green Mountain City. Once we get back, we'll try to break through to the Heavenly Aperture.
At that time, one will truly be only half a step away from the Innate Realm, just one acupoint—the Earth Acupoint.
The method to break through the Heavenly Aperture was naturally a reward for discovering Li Chengfeng's genius.
As for the underlying logic of the reward, it is naturally because he is now Li Chengfeng's most direct helper and backer in the Third Prince incident.
The stronger he became, the better Li Chengfeng would perform in the Third Prince's next actions. Naturally, someone would be willing to sponsor him, which would be equivalent to indirectly sponsoring Li Chengfeng. This is why Sun Qing was able to take this opportunity.
As for what changes his strength would undergo after breaking through to the Heavenly Aperture, Li Chengfeng had no idea.
However, considering that each step of higher cultivation can bring about tremendous transformations, the opening of half an acupoint in the Innate Realm will certainly bring immeasurable benefits to cultivators in the Aperture-Condensing Realm, and their great improvement in strength will not be in vain.
By then, his bargaining chips will naturally be much stronger.