Rapid Improvement

"I broke through!"

Qi Yuan grinned, a faint sense of exhilaration rising in his heart.

The original owner had been constrained by secret techniques and resources, stuck at Star Traveller Tier 3 for who knew how long.

Now that he had broken through, he naturally felt incomparably refreshed and delighted!

"I didn't expect to break through on my very first cultivation session. This 'Nine Radiance Body Tempering' really is far superior to the incomplete method I cultivated before!"

As Qi Yuan sensed the changes in his body after the breakthrough, he quietly marveled to himself.

Of course, he also understood why he had broken through so smoothly.

First, he had already accumulated strength at Star Traveller Tier 2 for a long time and had come quite a long way toward Star Traveller Tier 3.

Second, the original owner had always lived on Lei Yuan Star, where cultivation resources were scarce. He had always relied on absorbing cosmic energy himself to cultivate.

It could be said that his body's cells had always been in a state of 'hunger.'

Now, using a precious treasure like a Wood Sap Crystal for the first time—a treasure exceptionally suited for Star Traveller cultivation—naturally maximized its effects.

But this would only happen once.

After all, every time the cells were 'full,' they needed time to digest. It was impossible for them to gorge themselves like they had the first time.

When he absorbed Wood Sap Crystals for cultivation later on, the speed definitely would not be this fast.

"My body's cells need time to digest, so I can't continue absorbing Wood Sap Crystals for now. I'll study the accompanying 'Nine Radiance Sky Blade' first."

Qi Yuan found the contents of the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade" on the Auxiliary Brain's screen and began studying it carefully.

Although the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade" was called a Blade Technique, its essence was actually a method for amplifying one's force.

And force amplification could be used with Blade Techniques, Sword Techniques, Movement Techniques, and even bodily defense.

The complete "Nine Radiance Sky Blade" had thirty-three levels. Every level mastered could increase one's force amplification by threefold.

However, the Lord of Lei Bao Star had only redeemed the first twelve levels of the cultivation method for his Guards.

According to the manual, Apprentice Level cultivators could generally master the first three levels, Planetary level cultivators could master levels four through six, Star Traveller cultivators could master levels seven through nine, and Universe Level cultivators could master levels ten through twelve.

Qi Yuan's original body had never encountered a complete secret technique inheritance. His Movement Technique and force application had mainly been developed through his own exploration.

Now, his force amplification barely reached ninefold, only slightly stronger than the Thunder God had been at the Planetary level.

Yet according to the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade," with his Star Traveller Tier 3 realm, mastering the seventh level should raise his force amplification to at least twenty-onefold!

A full twelvefold gap!

That was the difference between having a secret technique and not having one!

"I wonder what level I can master now. Time to test it!"

Qi Yuan shut down the Auxiliary Brain, then took the Tier 2 Force Battle Blade from his Space Ring.

The entire battle blade was jet-black, roughly 1.2 meters long, with a thick spine and straight edge. It somewhat resembled the ring-pommel saber from Earth's cold-weapon era in his previous life.

"Begin!"

Qi Yuan stood in the center of the cave dwelling, and the Force Battle Blade in his hand turned into afterimages as he slashed again and again.

The Nine Radiance Sky Blade relied on an exquisite method of exerting force similar to resonance to unleash its tremendous power.

When an ordinary person swung with all their strength, that could be considered onefold force.

When practitioners of the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade" slashed, they used perfect control over their muscles, bones, and other body parts to create tiny hidden forces through vibrations.

Countless tiny hidden forces layered together in the arm, forming an exquisite 'resonance' that could Explode Instantly with several or even dozens of times greater power!

The more hidden forces one triggered and the more exquisite the resulting 'resonance,' the greater the power one could unleash!

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Qi Yuan swung his blade continuously. At the same time, following the descriptions in the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade," he used perfect control over his muscles and bones to try to unleash tiny hidden forces from within his body.

Star Traveller Tier 3 gave him extremely strong control over his body, and with his previous cultivation foundation, he grasped the basics very quickly.

After only several dozen swings, it was as if inspiration suddenly struck him. Countless trickles seemed to converge within his blade-wielding arm, driving it to accelerate in an instant!

"Whoosh!"

A streak of blade light flashed past like a brilliant bolt of lightning!

A moment later, Qi Yuan sheathed his blade and stood still, but sighed somewhat unhappily.

"I'm already at Star Traveller Tier 3, yet I can only barely perform the fourth level of the 'Nine Radiance Sky Blade.' I'm afraid I can't even meet the average standard for cultivating this secret technique."

According to the manual, Planetary level warriors could cultivate the fourth through seventh levels of the Nine Radiance Sky Blade.

Qi Yuan was now Star Traveller Tier 3, yet he could only achieve the fourth level of force application. It truly was not much to look at.

There was nothing he could do about it.

After all, he had never received complete guidance before. He had only fumbled his way forward using a fragmentary method, so his foundation was far inferior to that of cultivators in the universe.

"Still, I don't need to be discouraged."

Just a moment later, Qi Yuan regained his spirits.

The original owner had cultivated to the Star Traveller level under such harsh conditions, without resources or complete secret techniques. This showed that his talent and comprehension were outstanding even among ordinary cultivators.

And now, with complete secret techniques and abundant resources, all his shortcomings had been remedied. On top of that, he possessed the heaven-defying Return System—

As long as he was given time, he believed he would soon catch up!

Over the next period of time, Qi Yuan's life became extremely regular.

Aside from occasionally inspecting the various mines, he almost never left his residence and devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

Most of his energy went into practicing the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade."

Inside the cave dwelling in the mountain wall, Qi Yuan swung and slashed his blade again and again.

With every swing, he followed the force application method of the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade," squeezing subtle hidden forces from every part of his body and guiding them to gather in his blade-wielding arm to form 'resonance.'

Swing after swing, attempt after attempt—each one required a perfect combination of strength and technique!

During this process, the constant eruption of hidden force placed an enormous burden on his bones, muscle cells, and the rest of his body, quickly driving him into exhaustion.

Yet when his exhaustion reached its limit, he could not rest immediately. Instead, he used the "Nine Radiance Body Tempering" to squeeze every cell of his body even further, then immediately absorbed Wood Sap Crystals to cultivate.

It was like how people ate more after exercising heavily.

When his body's cells consumed more energy, their 'appetite' would also greatly increase!

This way, the effects of Qi Yuan's absorption of Wood Sap Crystals to strengthen his body would improve considerably.

After the Wood Sap Crystal energy, rich with life force, surged into his body, every starving cell throughout him began devouring it madly, rapidly replenishing its previous expenditure.

At the same time, the life energy contained within the Wood Sap Crystals gradually strengthened his body, making his physical qualities increasingly powerful.

And so, Qi Yuan began pushing himself close to his limits every day.

After his body recovered, he continued cultivating the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade."

He swung at full strength again and again, squeezing his body repeatedly to unleash hidden force, searching through constant attempts for the optimal state that could unleash even stronger force.

Whenever his "Nine Radiance Sky Blade" cultivation left him utterly exhausted, he would once again use the "Nine Radiance Body Tempering" together with Wood Sap Crystals to recover his strength and reinforce his body.

Blade practice, body tempering, absorbing energy, recovery—he repeated this cycle over and over.

Under this endless cycle of being 'squeezed dry' and 'stuffed full,' Qi Yuan not only made rapid progress in cultivating the "Nine Radiance Sky Blade," but his physical qualities also improved at an astonishing rate.

How embarrassing. It seemed yesterday's scheduled post hadn't been set properly, so it wasn't published. I only noticed it when I woke up this morning...

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