Two hours later, in Jiang Jie's room.
The little maid stood to the side, staring wide-eyed at the table piled high with plates and Jiang Jie wolfing down his food!
How long have they been starving?! Didn't they just eat last night?
You should know, she practically emptied the kitchen!
The bread that Jiang Jie ate could pile up to the roof!
Tirisfal roasted whole deer—even though it was a small deer, it must have weighed several tens of kilograms, right? And they ate it all?
The maid looked at Jiang Jie's belly and thought, "Your belly isn't that big. Where did all the food go? Did you do magic?"
Jiang Jie stuffed the last piece of bread into his mouth, drank a glass of water, and let out a burp.
I'm finally full!
His digestive ability is now extremely strong. After various foods enter his stomach, they are quickly digested and transformed into nutrients and energy under the automatic operation of his Internal Energy to replenish the body's deficiencies.
Soon, he realized something was wrong with him:
I think I've grown a little taller?
He used to be just over 1.7 meters tall, now he must be 1.75 meters! Did the gaming pod solve his height problem?
Although not tall, it wasn't bad. And he soon noticed that his appearance had matured slightly; he didn't look 15, but more like... 18?
Okay, not much difference.
"Let's go shopping!"
An hour later, Jiang Jie returned from the mage district with a large bag on his back and a maid. The bag was full of herbs.
The herbs I bought this time are of better quality and more precious. One bag of herbs is worth over a thousand gold coins!
Unfortunately, although Jiang Jie's meridians have been opened, his physical condition has actually deteriorated. He needs to recover as soon as possible and make further progress.
Medicated baths are the best method.
Sitting cross-legged in the wooden tub, Jiang Jie was enveloped in steaming steam as the medicinal power was absorbed into his body, strengthening his constitution.
As some impurities were expelled, Jiang Jie's physical condition improved, and his skin became more tender. Although he couldn't look as good as a baby, he wasn't much different.
Two hours later, Jiang Jie stood up, dried himself off, and put on his clothes.
He felt refreshed and more comfortable than ever before!
Not only did my Internal Energy increase, but my hearing and eyesight also seemed to improve, resulting in significant gains.
Now, he has truly entered the Houtian Seventh Layer, and at its peak.
Upon entering the game pod again, Jiang Jie immediately went to the entrance of Shaolin Temple, intending to teach the Luzhang and the Luchi. However, he discovered that the two young monks had actually moved aside, and the gate had opened.
"Amitabha." The Luzhang clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name. "Benefactor, your cultivation has greatly increased. These two humble monks are no match for you. Please enter the temple!"
Jiang Jie was stunned; his fiery enthusiasm was instantly extinguished by the cold water.
What? They're not playing anymore?
Do you know how many times you've abused me? And now you won't let me abuse you?
This feeling of having so much anger bottled up with nowhere to vent it is really awful, isn't it?
Okay, I won't torture you guys anymore, how about torturing the others instead?
As Jiang Jie entered the gate, he saw that the Shaolin Temple was filled with rows of temples and Buddhist halls, solemn and magnificent.
Dharma Hall, Arhat Hall, Mahavira Hall, Sutra Repository...
He could even hear shouts, the sounds of Shaolin Monk practicing martial arts, and chanting, the sounds of Buddhist hymns creating a profound and serene atmosphere.
At a glance, there were many monks; some sat cross-legged, some chanted scriptures silently, and some were even sweeping the floor!
Most importantly, none of these monks seemed easy to bully. Their eyes were like lightning, and their blood flowed like a rainbow. It felt less like a temple and more like a den of demons!
A young monk, probably around twenty years old, who was sweeping the floor, walked up to him, put his hands together in prayer, and chanted the Buddhist mantra. "Amitabha, with Xueting as my teacher."
"I lead you back to the path of Xuan. This humble monk Xuanwu, at the Houtian Seventh Layer Shaolin Golden Bell Shield, the fourth level of the Shaolin Long Fist Bell Cover, the tenth level of the Shaolin Long Fist, the tenth level of the Shaolin Arhat Fist Shaolin Mighty Vajra Finger. I am a Shaolin Sweeper Monk." "Please!"
Without a doubt, Jiang Jie was defeated.
Although he was also at the Houtian Seventh Layer, and his internal Internal Energy was almost twice that of Xuanwu, his martial arts were completely inferior. Xuanwu, on the other hand, had already reached the tenth level of Shaolin Long Fist and Arhat Fist, which meant they were at their peak!
As a result, Xuanwu stood still, activated the fourth level of the Golden Bell Shield, and a golden bell-shaped shield formed around his body, forcefully blocking Jiang Jie's three palms!
Then, Xuanwu pointed and his Mighty Vajra Finger broke through Jiang Jie's Black Tortoise Armor. Jiang Jie died!
Of course, Jiang Jie didn't use any thief or Warrior skills; otherwise, combined with other martial arts, the outcome would have been completely different.
It's not that the Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms are inferior to the Golden Bell Shield, nor that the Xuanwu Black Tortoise Longevity Art is inferior to the Mighty Vajra Finger. The key is that Jiang Jie's training time is too short, and in many aspects, he is far inferior to Xuanwu!
After all, Xuanwu had been cultivating for over a decade, while Jiang Jie had only been at most a little over a month!
"Host, your twelve meridians are now fully open, and your internal energy cultivation is quite good. You can now learn advanced lightness skills."
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Feng conjured up the names of tens of thousands of light-foot techniques before Jiang Jie:
Chasing Stars and Pursuing the Moon, Midair Transposition, Treading Snow Without a Trace, Eight Steps to Catch a Cicada, Cloud-Cutting Step through Leaping through Nebulae, Splitting Light and Cutting Shadows Light-Chasing Step, Lightning and Rushing Thunder Step, the Nine Provinces Yu Walking Step...
Above each name of a light-foot technique, different lights emanated, in all colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, white, and black!
Below the names of these light-footed skills, there are a few brief descriptions:
Chasing Stars and Pursuing the Moon: A supreme light-body skill for pursuing stars and the moon in the cosmos, created by the first generation of Martial Arts Myth, " Chen Xingyue," when humanity ventured beyond the solar system. It is divided into three levels: the first level surpasses the first cosmic velocity, the second level surpasses the second cosmic velocity, and the third level surpasses the third cosmic velocity. Learning requirement: Martial Arts Grandmaster!
Lightning and Rushing Thunder Step: as fast as Lightning and as powerful as Rushing Thunder! Created three hundred years ago by Xu Shenxing, the Martial Arts Master of Pegasus, it consists of two light-body techniques: Lightning and Rushing Thunder. Learning requirements: Houtian Seventh Layer!
The Nine Provinces Yu Walking Step is a legendary light-body skill that the ancient emperor "Yu" mastered while controlling the floods of the Nine Provinces. Following the nine palaces and nine Nine Provinces, its movements are unpredictable! Seven hundred years ago, the Martial Arts Grandmaster " Zhang Jiuhe " discovered and perfected it while organizing ancient texts, bringing it to its full glory! Learning requirement: Houtian Seventh Layer!
Each and every lightness skill made Jiang Jie incredibly envious, yet also incredibly regretful. Because each skill had learning requirements, often reaching the sixth or seventh level of the Houtian, and some even required the cultivation of Martial Arts Grandmaster!
Who knows what level of Martial Arts Grandmaster possesses! But just from the name, they're a hundred times more terrifying than a " Xiantian expert"!
With a casual wave of his hand, Xiao Feng caused all the light-body techniques that were impossible to cultivate to disappear, as well as those that were unsuitable or not top-tier, leaving only more than thirty types.
After reading through them one by one and thinking carefully, Jiang Jie finally made a decision:
"That's it! The Nine Provinces Yu Walking Step!"
"And this too, Lightning and Rushing Thunder Step!"