"And before you start with this challenge, I would like to give you martial techniques which will help you in both defense and offense when fighting."
After saying that, Lucas took two martial techniques from his sleeves and handed it to Armstrong and left.
When Armstrong took a look at the two techniques, he was somehow disappointed because the technique didn't teach anything about how to use elemental powers.
But he had no choice but to learn these techniques to protect himself when he steps out there.
Back To The Wyvern Palace
"So can't you just breakthrough to Late Mist Refinement Realm with all the pills I have given you?" Collins asked his son
"I'm trying dad but it seems I wouldn't be able to make any breakthrough without consolidating my realm and I think it will take 6 to 7 months for me to finish consolidating my realm." Martin said to his father
"All that I want you to do is to make sure you are in Qi Condensation Realm before the Ancestral Tomb opens. Do you get me?"
"Yes father." Martin answered fearfully
"If I win this election between me and that devilish grandfather of yours, and if you are to become one of the four young cultivators who will enter the Ancestral Tomb, it will not be far from being able to win the people of this kingdom with this achievements." He said
When Martin heard what is father said, the only thing he wished was for his Uncle king Lucas to and his son to come out of seclusion soon.
In The Cultivation Chamber
"So in order for me to use the Iron Defense Technique, I would have to channel my refined Qi into both my morsels and skin to make it tough like an iron and with that, I wouldn't be injured when I'm having a fight with a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator." Armstrong thought to himself.
After about 3 to 4 hours later, Armstrong had comprehended and mastered the Iron Defense Technique.
"So the next is the offensive technique. It seems like this one is gonna be harder than that of the defensive one."
The moment he opened the offensive technique called the Tiger Fury Technique, he frowned .
"So how I'm I going to learn all these three forms of the technique without any tutor? He asked himself.
Why is dad trying to put me to a challenge?
Does he want me to prove to him that my strength is on par with a Late Mist Refinement Realm cultivator? Or does he want me to train hard by giving me such a complicated technique?" He asked himself several questions in a row
Hmmm. Armstrong sighed as he started to read the pages of technique one by one.
After he memorized all the things in the technique, he closed his eyes as he entered into the meditative trance again where he saw a clone of himself displaying the Tiger Fury Technique that he memorized.
After about 2 hours later, Armstrong was able to comprehend all the three forms of the technique after his clown executed it several times.
And after he opened his eyes and woke up from the meditative trance, he jumped up happily for being to learn the technique easily.
"Let me continue to cultivate to see if I can make any progress again." He thought
The moment he sat down and opened the three dantians he had already unlocked, the Qi in the cultivation chamber gashed into him like tornado.
Within a few minutes, his 3 dantians were full with refined Qi and with that he was able to unlock the fourth dantian.
When Lucas saw the abnormality of the Qi in the cultivation chamber, he rushed to check up on Armstrong and to his surprise, he saw that all the qi in the chamber was being sucked by his son.
He knew that it was a taboo to interrupt someone's cultivation so he left in order not to disturb his son.
The next morning, Lucas came to check up on Armstrong. He saw that his son was still immersed in cultivation and was not even moving a inch.
He couldn't understand how a kid like Armstrong could immerse himself into cultivation like that.
After observing his son for a while, he left because he knew Armstrong wasn't going to wake anytime soon
After cultivating for a two days, Armstrong was able to open 2 more of his dantians making it 6 in total.
He promised himself that I was not going to pause or wake up until he was able to open all the 9 dantians with the abundant Qi he was receiving.
Another two days later, Armstrong was able to open all the 9 dantians within him.
"Now it's time for some breakthroughs of realms." Armstrong said confidently.
He opened all the 9 dantians to suck in more Qi to put pressure on dantians for it to enlarge and accommodate more Qi to help him make a breakthrough.
After cultivating for about an hour later, his dantians couldn't accommodate any more Qi so he pushed his realm from the Initiate Mist Refinement Realm to Mid Mist Refinement Realm with his refined Qi.
And he didn't stop there, he continued to cultivate for another day in order to push his realm to Late Mist Refinement Realm.
"I think I can't make another breakthrough for another 6 months because I need to consolidate my realm in order not to suffer a backlash in cultivation." Armstrong contemplated
But in order for him not to wait for 6 months until his realm consolidate for him to make another breakthrough, he had to engage in series of fighting or sparring.
He generated refined Qi into his hands as he started to execute the three forms of the Tiger Fury Technique which were the tiger palm, tiger claws and tiger fist.
After practicing with the technique for several hours, he saw that just by practicing like this will not help him consolidate his realm.
The only way for him to stabilize in his realm was to engage in a fight or exchange blows with someone.
"So who I'm I going to have a spar with?" He asked himself.
"There's no one in the same realm as me in this cultivation chamber and the only person with me here is my father who's a whole fucking realms higher than me." He said with a frown
Just as he was contemplating, his father came to his room.
"How were you able to cultivate for the past 4 days without even moving an inch?
I even thought that you have entered in an eternal slumber and you not gonna wake up anytime soon." Lucas said with a frown
"My conscience enter into a place when I was cultivating so I stayed there for a while before waking up." Armstrong answered
"What do you mean you entered a place when you were cultivating?" He asked
"The thing is like whenever I try to cultivate or comprehend a technique in a meditative state, I enter a place or let me say a realm that's filled with darkness.
And whenever I enter that dark place, my cultivation speed and my comprehension of techniques becomes easy for me." Armstrong explained
Lucas looked at his son with an opened mouth. He didn't understand why he had such a monstrous son like Armstrong.
"So you mean to tell me that you can enter that place whenever you like or stay there as long as you want?" Lucas asked.
"Exactly." Armstrong answered him
"Okay let's put that one aside.
Why and how were you able to suck so much Qi the past 4 days into your dantian without bursting?" Lucas couldn't help but ask.
"It's about that same secret that I said I can't review it to you until I've truly understood it." Armstrong replied.
"Okay I understand you son but I have another question for you. Why can't I see your cultivation level?"
"You can only see it if I allow you to see it and also I want to tell you that I've finished mastering both the Iron Defense Technique and the Tiger Fury Technique." Said Armstrong to his father.
When Lucas heard what his son saying that he has mastered the techniques without assistance from anyone, he couldn't help but to be surprised again.
"Father." Armstrong called out
"Yes son." Lucas answered him
"I want to consolidate my realm and I have trained with the techniques several times but it's not really helping so I was wondering if you could have a spar with me or to help me to consolidate my realm."
"Okay son but first I need to know your cultivation level so that I can reduce my realm to be same as yours." Lucas said to Armstrong
Armstrong was somehow surprised that his father didn't refuse him but in all he was happy that he agreed.
Armstrong opened his dantians and released his realm to prepare for a fight.
When Lucas sensed his son's cultivation realm, he shook his head and laughed.
"So how did you push your realm from Initiate Mist Refinement Realm to Late Mist Refinement Realm within 4 days?" He asked
"It's also part of my secrets dad." Armstrong answered
"Okay never mind son." Let's start with the sparring.
After saying that, Lucas reduced his realm to the Late Mist Refinement Realm.
"Can you please push your realm to Late Qi Condensation Realm for me?" Armstrong asked
"Okay my boy." Lucas did as Armstrong said without asking any question.
"And one more thing, don't go easy on my because of me being your son." Armstrong added.
After saying that, Armstrong clenched his fists as the punched towards Lucas with full speed
"Tiger Fists!!!"
He thought that his punch was going to land on Lucas belly but Lucas moved from his position before Armstrong's attack reached him.
He didn't stop there, he continued to execute all the three forms of the Tiger Fury Technique on Lucas but not even a single attack landed on him.
"Although your attacks are fierce and powerful and it can even knock someone who is in Mid Qi Condensation Realm unconscious. But you should know that it's not only your cultivation level that counts but you need to be focus in order for you to see through your opponent's attack or predict their move." Said Lucas
After Armstrong heard what his father was saying, he begun to process his father's words.
He clenched his fists as he channeled all the Qi in his dantians into his fists as he threw a punch at Lucas.
Lucas tried to dodge the sudden attack from Armstrong but he saw that the attack was locked on him so there was no way he could dodge but to counter the attack.
"Bump!!!"
Lucas was pushed three steps back
After he regained his stance, he dashed forward to Armstrong as he aimed at the chest of Armstrong.
"Smashing Palm!!"
"Tiger Palm!!"
Both of the them clashed with the palm techniques as they both were sent frying by the force produced by their fierce attack.
They exchanged blows as if they weren't family but rather mortal enemies. Both of them showed no sign of weakling as they exchanged blows for about an hour.
"To be able to defeat me, you have to go all out or use your tramp card because this is not enough to defeat me with my Late Qi Condensation Realm." Lucas said.
"I'm going to defeat you!!!" Armstrong said with vigor.
All the reserved Qi in Armstrong's dantians gashed into his fists as he attacked Lucas with all the three forms of the Tiger Fury Technique.
Lucas was able to counter Armstrong's tiger fists and tiger claws technique but failed to defend himself against the tiger palm and was sent flying the palm attack. When Lucas stood up, he felt pain all over his body especially his chest.
"Although you've been able to sent me flying but to…"
Lucas didn't finish his with his question as he received another tiger palm from his son.
Lucas was sent flying again after the palm attack
"I told you that I'm going to defeat you and I'm not going to stop until I'm satisfied." Armstrong said.
Lucas had no choice but to secretly push his realm to Peak Qi Condensation Realm because he knew that he was no match for his son when he was in the Late Qi Condensation Realm.
Both of them engaged in another intensive fight again bringing out everything they had under their sleeves.
When Armstrong saw that his reserved Qi in his dantians were depleting, he fused all the Qi in his dantians together which formed an unknown force that made his attack tyrannical.
"Tiger Fists!!!"
He punched towards Lucas's head.
"Bang!!!"
Lucas was knocked down by the attack as his vision became blur.