Skill-Transforming Force! Martial Dao Space Unlocked

Ever since returning from the martial hall that day, Cheng Heng had devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivating his stance art.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

[Destiny: Heaven Rewards Diligence]

[Persevere without fail, and success will surely come.]

[Vajra Art, Third Layer: (235/2000)]

[Tiger-Subduing Stance Art, Greater Mastery (6998/7000): Ten practices a day, mastery in three years]

[Tiger-Subduing Fist Technique, Greater Mastery (5998/7000): Ten practices a day, mastery in three years]

[Mountain-Cleaving Saber Technique (Mastered)]

[Martial Dao Space: Locked (Charge 99/100)]

Looking at the martial arts progress displayed in his mind, Cheng Heng's heart was as still as an ancient well, calm and unruffled.

With the aid of that twenty-year-old mountain ginseng, after more than a month, he had finally reached the threshold of breaking through to Skill-Transforming Force.

At the same time, the Martial Dao Space needed only one final step to finish charging!

The night was deep, and cicadas chirped in waves all around him. Cheng Heng slowly wiped the sweat from his brow.

Then, sensing the qi and blood within him, ready to surge forth at any moment, he thought to himself:

"Tonight, I break through to Skill-Transforming Force!"

Cheng Heng shut his eyes tightly and focused all his mind on the final round of the Tiger-Subduing Stance Art. After more than a year of cultivation, every movement of the Tiger-Subduing Stance Art had long since been etched into his memory.

Then, sensing the surging qi and blood within him, as he continuously performed the stance art's movements, it suddenly began to circulate through the meridians across his entire body!

[Tiger-Subduing Stance Art, Mastered (1/8000): Ten practices a day, mastery in three years]

At that moment, the stance art had finally reached mastery, and the barrier separating him from Skill-Transforming Force finally vanished!

Immediately afterward, Cheng Heng snapped open his eyes. A sharp gleam burst forth from them as he withdrew from his stance and began demonstrating his fist technique with broad, sweeping movements!

[Tiger-Subduing Fist Technique, Mastered (1/8000): Ten practices a day, mastery in three years]

At this moment, every move and every stance Cheng Heng made seemed to have completely fused with the fist technique, utterly different from when he had been at Bright Force or Hidden Force.

Every sinew, bone, and meridian in his body had completely merged with the qi and blood within him. Bright Force and Hidden Force melded together, utterly transforming into an invisible, formless power that combined hardness and softness!

"Pfft!"

Cheng Heng threw a punch. A tree dozens of steps away seemed to suffer a violent impact, its entire trunk instantly pierced through!

Hurting objects from afar!

Skill-Transforming Force—achieved!

At the same time, an unprecedented feeling of exhilaration swept through Cheng Heng's entire body, and enlightenment rose within his heart: his lifespan had increased by twenty years!

Without deliberately sensing it, the realization naturally surfaced in his heart. This was a transmission that came directly from the level of life itself.

"Skill-Transforming Force? It truly is different!"

A layer of grime covered Cheng Heng's body, yet he did not feel the slightest discomfort. Instead, his five senses were crystalline and clear, while abundant force circulated throughout his body!

Compared to Hidden Force, his sight, hearing, and sense of smell had each grown several times stronger.

He could even effortlessly perceive every rustle of grass and whisper of wind beyond the courtyard!

Just as Cheng Heng was about to properly experience the mysteries of the Skill-Transforming Force realm, a flash of golden light suddenly streaked through his mind:

[Martial Dao Space: Locked (Charge 100/100)]

His entire body was immediately swept into a realm of chaos!

When he opened his eyes again, he saw that this wondrous space held neither sun, moon, nor stars above, nor vegetation or soil below. He could not distinguish east, south, west, or north. Everything was chaos!

Cheng Heng's heart trembled faintly. This space must be the Martial Dao Space, but what exactly was so wondrous about it?

Cheng Heng sank his consciousness into it, and a flash of golden light appeared:

[Name: Cheng Heng]

[Realm: Skill-Transforming Force]

[Lifespan: 19/100]

[Destiny: Heaven Rewards Diligence]

[Persevere without fail, and success will surely come.]

[Vajra Art, Third Layer: (235/2000)]

[Tiger-Subduing Stance Art, Mastered (1/8000): Ten practices a day, mastery in three years]

[Tiger-Subduing Fist Technique, Mastered (1/8000): Ten practices a day, mastery in three years]

[Mountain-Cleaving Saber Technique (Mastered)]

[Martial Dao Space: One day in the outside world, ten days in the Dharma Realm]

What?

Thunder exploded in Cheng Heng's heart. The flow of time in this space was actually one to ten compared to the outside world!

That meant that cultivating in this realm would give him ten times everyone else's cultivation speed?!

This Martial Dao Space actually possessed such a heaven-defying effect!

After a long while, once Cheng Heng had steadied his mind, he immediately withdrew his consciousness. Sure enough, he returned smoothly to the outside world, where everything remained exactly as before!

After repeating the experiment several times, Cheng Heng finally confirmed that the flow of time in the Martial Dao Space truly differed from that of the outside world.

Cultivating within the space gave him ten times the efficiency of the outside world!

First, he possessed the destiny of [Heaven Rewards Diligence], allowing every cultivation method and martial skill to flow as naturally as water reaching a channel, confirmed once and forever!

Second, he now possessed the [Martial Dao Space] with its tenfold time flow, granting him ten times the efficiency of others!

For a moment, Cheng Heng's mind was somewhat unsettled, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

After letting out a long breath, Cheng Heng went to the well. Only after carefully washing himself from head to toe three times did he return to his room and fall asleep.

Over the next few days, Cheng Heng remained behind closed doors, diligently familiarizing himself with the mysteries of the Skill-Transforming Force realm at home, then carefully experiencing the uses of the Martial Dao Space.

After several days of familiarization, Cheng Heng finally thoroughly understood the Martial Dao Space!

The Martial Dao Space had two major functions.

The first was its flow of time, which was one to ten compared to the outside world.

The second was that what entered the Martial Dao Space was not the physical body, but one's projected mind-form. Yet cultivating within the space still increased proficiency; the physical body could not enter it!

Moreover, even if he killed himself within the Martial Dao Space, he would immediately return to normal—undying and indestructible!

And Cheng Heng also vaguely sensed that this space had other uses, but he had made no progress in investigating them for now!

Cheng Heng simply stopped dwelling on it. Possessing a space with tenfold time flow was already a rare opportunity; he could study its other functions later!

After thoroughly familiarizing himself with the Skill-Transforming Force realm, Cheng Heng turned his attention to the Marrow-Cleansing Pill he had hidden earlier.

In Gaoyang County now, Cheng Heng was already one of the foremost martial arts experts. It was time to retrieve that Marrow-Cleansing Pill!

That Marrow-Cleansing Pill was the highest-grade medicinal pill Cheng Heng had ever encountered.

After taking it, just how far would it elevate his innate aptitude?

Cheng Heng's heart brimmed with anticipation!

With the [Heaven Rewards Diligence] destiny, the Martial Dao Space's tenfold time flow, and his improved innate aptitude, even if he went to the prefectural city, his cultivation progress would advance a thousand miles in a single day!

There was no time to lose. Once Cheng Heng made up his mind, he immediately dashed toward the place outside the city where he had hidden the pill.

A journey that had once taken three quarters of an hour now took Cheng Heng only half that time.

After carefully observing the surroundings and confirming that there was nothing suspicious, Cheng Heng moved toward the dead tree where he had hidden the medicine.

After a brief search, a jade vial appeared in Cheng Heng's hand. He gently opened it, and when he saw that the Marrow-Cleansing Pill was safe and sound, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He then tucked the jade vial into his robes and vanished from the spot in an instant.

For the sake of caution, Cheng Heng did not immediately return home. Instead, he made several more rounds through the Outer City. Only after confirming that nothing could possibly go wrong did he return to the Inner City!