Rapid Improvement

"I've broken through!"

Qi Yuan grinned, a faint sense of exhilaration rising within him.

The original owner had been constrained by secret techniques and resources, trapped 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 directly on my first cultivation session. This Nine Radiance Body Tempering really is far stronger than the incomplete method I cultivated before!"

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

Of course, he also understood why this breakthrough had gone so smoothly.

First, he had already accumulated strength at Star Traveller Tier 2 for a long time and had advanced quite a ways 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," never getting enough to eat.

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

But this would only happen once.

After all, every time the cells "ate their fill," they needed time to digest. It was impossible for them to gorge themselves endlessly as they had the first time.

When he used Wood Sap Crystals to cultivate later, the speed definitely would not be this fast.

"My 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 examining them carefully.

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

This amplified force could be used for Blade Techniques, Sword Techniques, Movement Techniques, and even bodily defense.

The complete Nine Radiance Sky Blade had thirty-three levels in total. Each level mastered could increase one's force amplification by three times.

However, the Lord of Lei Bao Star had only exchanged the cultivation method for the first twelve levels 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 fumbling.

Now, his force amplification had barely reached nine times, only slightly stronger than Thunder God had been at the Planetary Level.

Yet according to the Nine Radiance Sky Blade, with his Star Traveller Tier 3 realm, if he mastered the seventh level, his force amplification should rise to at least twenty-one times!

A full twelvefold gap!

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

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

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

The entire battle blade was pitch-black, about 1.2 meters long, with a thick spine and straight edge. It somewhat resembled the ring-pommel saber from the age of cold weapons on Earth in his previous life.

"Begin!"

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

The Nine Radiance Sky Blade relied on a marvelous force technique similar to resonance to unleash its tremendous power.

When an ordinary person swung a blade with all their strength, it counted as one unit of force.

When practitioners of the Nine Radiance Sky Blade swung their blades, however, they would use perfect control over muscles, bones, and other parts of their body to produce tiny concealed bursts of force, much like vibrations.

Countless tiny bursts of concealed force layered together in the arm, creating a wondrous "resonance" that could Explode Instantly with several—or even dozens of—times greater power!

The more concealed force was drawn forth, and the more exquisite the "resonance" formed, the greater the power that could be unleashed!

"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 erupt tiny concealed bursts of force from within his body.

Star Traveller Tier 3 granted extremely strong control over one's body. Coupled with the foundation from his previous cultivation, he picked it up very quickly.

After merely several dozen swings, it was as if enlightenment had struck him. Countless trickles seemed to gather in the arm holding the blade, propelling it into instantaneous acceleration!

"Whoosh!"

A streak of blade light flashed past, dazzling like lightning!

A moment later, Qi Yuan sheathed his blade and stood still, but he sighed in slight dissatisfaction.

"I'm already at Star Traveller Tier 3, yet I can only barely execute the fourth level of the Nine Radiance Sky Blade. I'm afraid I don'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.

Yet Qi Yuan, at Star Traveller Tier 3, could only achieve the fourth level of force. It really was not much to look at.

There was nothing to be done about it.

After all, he had never received complete guidance before. He had only explored on his own with a fragmentary method, so his foundation was far inferior to that of cultivators in the universe.

"Still, there's no need for me to be discouraged."

Only an instant later, Qi Yuan had rallied again.

The original owner had cultivated all the way to the Star Traveller Level under harsh conditions, without resources or complete secret techniques. This showed that his talent and comprehension were already outstanding among ordinary Cultivators.

Now that he had 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 following period, Qi Yuan's life became exceptionally regular.

Aside from occasionally inspecting the various mines, he almost never left home, devoting himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

Most of his energy was focused on practicing the Nine Radiance Sky Blade.

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

With every swing, he followed the force method of the Nine Radiance Sky Blade, squeezing out subtle bursts of concealed force from every part of his body and guiding them to gather in the arm holding the blade, forming "resonance."

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

During this process, the constant eruption of concealed force placed immense strain on his bones, muscle cells, and the rest of his body. He would soon enter a state of exhaustion.

But when he reached the very limit of fatigue, he could not rest immediately. Instead, after using the Nine Radiance Body Tempering to squeeze every cell in his body even further, he would immediately absorb Wood Sap Crystals to cultivate.

It was like how people ate more after exercising heavily.

When the body's cells consumed more energy, their "appetite" would increase as well!

This way, the effects of Qi Yuan absorbing Wood Sap Crystals to strengthen his body would also improve greatly.

After the Wood Sap Crystal energy, rich in vitality, surged into his body, every starving cell throughout his body began devouring it frantically, rapidly replenishing its previous expenditure.

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

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

Once his body recovered, he would continue cultivating the Nine Radiance Sky Blade.

He swung his blade with all his strength time and again, squeezed his body time and again to erupt concealed force, and searched through constant experimentation for the optimal state that could unleash even greater force.

Whenever his Nine Radiance Sky Blade training left him utterly exhausted, he would once more use Nine Radiance Body Tempering together with Wood Sap Crystals to restore his stamina and strengthen his body.

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

Through this unending cycle of being "drained dry" and "stuffed full," Qi Yuan not only progressed rapidly in his cultivation of the Nine Radiance Sky Blade, but his physical qualities also improved at an astonishing rate.

How embarrassing. It seemed I hadn't set yesterday's scheduled release properly, so it never went out. I only noticed it when I woke up this morning...

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