9
"Remember, do not force your internal force to circulate now," Boren Lee warned sternly. "Let your body recover naturally. Use this time to fully integrate the power of the Fireheart Wine with your organs and bones. Only after two months, when your inner and outer body become one, can you circulate your true qi again."
"Another two months!" Xun Uchiha's eyes widened as he stared incredulously at the taciturn man. Last time, he had reached the fourth level in just one month. Was this breakthrough really going to take half a year?
Time slipped by once more as he waited.
Another two months passed. Xun Uchiha felt the obstructions within his body gradually dissolve, the scorching heat transforming into substantial strength. He tried moving his fingers. His joints moved freely, and his internal energy flowed without hindrance.
He drew a deep breath and tried to summon the energy in his dantian. Yet the sea of energy he sensed remained at the bottleneck of the fourth level, without the slightest progress.
"Half a year has already passed. Why hasn't the God King Vajra Technique broken through to the fifth level?" Xun Uchiha asked, his brows knitted in confusion.
Boren Lee looked at him, a knowing smile flickering in his eyes. "Absorption is only the first step. Harnessing that power is the key. Only when you unleash all the strength stored within you, holding nothing back, will it undergo a fundamental transformation, carrying you across the threshold to new heights."
"Completely release the power I've absorbed..." Xun Uchiha murmured, his gaze growing deep and sharp.
"The essence of strength lies in shattering and rebuilding your limits." Boren Lee's voice echoed through the ocean depths, each word clear and cold. "You must wring the last shred of strength from your body and