"Why is my true Qi changing? Could it be that my previous belief that the primary cultivation technique is just a method to gain experience was wrong?"
Suddenly, Jiang Heng realized that when he upgraded his physical cultivation technique, the "Vajra Technique," his physical body also slightly strengthened.
"In this case, does the primary cultivation technique only become stronger when it advances in levels?"
After thinking for a while, until the system prompted Jiang Heng to name the new technique.
He temporarily put this doubt aside and, coming back to his senses, based on the characteristics of the technique, he named the new technique "Swallowing Heaven and Earth Technique."
"Ding! Learned the technique 'Swallowing Heaven and Earth Technique (God-Level Beginner).'"
Jiang Heng picked up the remaining Qi Blood Pills and poured half of them into his mouth.
According to his comprehension of the new technique, he knew that compared to his current absorption efficiency, a single Qi Blood Pill contained pitifully little energy. There was no need to swallow them one by one anymore.
Moreover, at this moment, his stomach seemed to be like a bottomless black hole, capable of accommodating an unlimited amount of food.
In his mind:
"Ding! During cultivation, potential points increased by 100 points."
"Ding! During cultivation, potential points increased by 100 points."
"Ding! During cultivation, potential points increased by 100 points."
The notification sounds continued one after another, and Jiang Heng indeed didn't feel a sense of fullness.
So, he picked up the remaining Qi Blood Pills once again and directly poured them all into his mouth.
"As expected, sharpening the knife is not as good as cutting wood. Upgrading the 'Swallowing Heaven and Earth Technique' is the most cost-effective choice."
"Next, if I continue to upgrade it to a certain level, I'm afraid that relying on absorbing Qi from the void will be faster than obtaining potential points by swallowing Qi Blood Pills."
"At that time, resources will no longer be a constraint to my cultivation. As long as I cultivate in seclusion, I can continue to level up without limits."
After a slight smile, Jiang Heng walked out of the courtyard and headed to the Dalu Sect's Scripture Repository.
With a large number of Qi Blood Pills in his stomach now, his "Swallowing Heaven and Earth Technique" was essentially operating at full capacity whether he was lying down or sitting, making no difference.
Even when traveling and hunting outside, his potential points continued to skyrocket without a pause.
Therefore, he decided to take advantage of this time to read books in the Scripture Repository.
Unlike the previous random selection, this time, he would read them one by one.
From the basic martial arts of the Yellow Grade, such as fists, palms, and swords, to the few heavenly-level techniques, he would read them all.
With his powerful physical body, reaction speed, and memory, he had long surpassed the understanding of an ordinary person. He could read a book in just one minute.
Especially for low-level martial arts, with his mastery of many heavenly-level martial arts, he could understand them with ease and easily integrate their principles.
"Although Jiang Heng didn't include these low-level martial arts in his personal panel, he could still perform them smoothly if he wanted to.
Starting from the first floor, he read through each book one by one until he reached the fifth floor.
It took Jiang Heng three days to go through all the books.
Apart from various miscellaneous studies and martial arts, what pleasantly surprised Jiang Heng was that he found a special secret technique tucked away in a corner—Starpluck Hand.
Starpluck Hand: Profound-level secret technique. After mastery, both palms become like meteoric iron from the heavens, capable of resisting treasures and easily crushing ordinary weapons.
As for the various demanding training conditions mentioned later, Jiang Heng didn't even glance at them. After finishing reading, he immediately chose to learn it.
"Ding! Consuming 10,000 potential points, learned 'Starpluck Hand (First Stage).'"
Jiang Heng's two hands felt a slight tingling sensation, but there wasn't much noticeable change.
This was normal, given his current physical strength. Learning a mere entry-level Profound-level secret technique wouldn't bring any substantial improvement.
...
After returning to his small courtyard, Jiang Heng checked his personal panel and began allocating points continuously.
First, he upgraded the long-neglected technique, "Golden Body Art," advancing it by two levels, reaching the state of Heavenly Perfection.
Next, he focused on the other two Heavenly-level martial arts, "Skybreaker Fist" and "Swift Light Flash," elevating them to Heavenly Perfection and Heavenly Attainment, respectively.
Finally, with the remaining 1 million potential points, Jiang Heng contemplated for a moment before investing them in his true Qi cultivation.
"Ding! Consuming 1 million potential points, true Qi cultivation advances to the First Stage of Innate Realm."
In an instant,
The true Qi within Jiang Heng's body surged wildly, continuously compressing and refining itself, transforming into a higher-level, nearly substantial pure energy.
With a total of 29 million potential points converted from Qi Blood Pills, plus the passive growth brought by the "Swallowing Heaven and Earth Technique" absorbing the world's spiritual energy, the grand total reached 30.25 million potential points, which were now almost entirely depleted.
Jiang Heng lightly flicked his finger.
A sharp red sword aura shot out from his fingertip, directly slicing through a man-made hill more than ten meters away.
The hill, seven to eight meters tall and made of heavy gray iron rock, was harder than ordinary iron. However, under Jiang Heng's casual sword aura, it was severed cleanly in half.
"Boom!"
A colossal gray iron rock, weighing thousands of kilograms and nearly a person's height, crashed to the ground, smashing the green stone on the ground into pieces and raising a cloud of dust into the air.
"True Qi cultivation indeed has its merits."
"In the Innate Realm, there are long-range attack methods, and they appear so effortlessly, making it seem a hundred times more elegant than the path of physical cultivation."
"No wonder the path of physical cultivation is being phased out."
Thinking this, Jiang Heng couldn't help but chuckle.
He thought about his previous battles and compared them to the scene of sword energy breaking through the air at the snap of a finger. It seemed as if he had truly transformed from a beast.
"Someone come!"
He shouted loudly.
Outside the courtyard, two disciples who were waiting at the entrance immediately bowed and hurried into the courtyard.
"Senior Brother Jiang!"
"Dispose of this rockery."
One of the disciples glanced at the rockery now split in two, and the broken traces on the ground. He clicked his tongue in amazement but didn't show any expression on his face as he nodded.
"Yes, Senior Brother Jiang!"
"Thank you!"
Jiang Heng smiled gently, and the disciples waved their hands in gratitude.
After giving instructions, Jiang Heng left the courtyard and headed to the Dalu Sect's main training hall.
As expected, Bai Haocang was quietly cultivating in the hall as usual. After announcing himself, Jiang Heng entered the hall.
"Mentor! I've broken through to the Innate Realm."
Bai Haocang opened his eyes, examined Jiang Heng from head to toe, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Well done! Your true Qi is pure, and it seems your realm has stabilized."
Saying that, he cast a meaningful glance at Jiang Heng.
"It seems you're prepared for the task I mentioned?"
Jiang Heng nodded, "I'm ready! May I ask what the task is, Mentor?"
Bai Haocang hesitated for a moment, then looked deeply into Jiang Heng's eyes and said:
"Murder."
"Whose murder?"
"Yuh Gaohan, the Domain Lord of the River Domain."
Jiang Heng frowned.
The sect had always maintained a peaceful relationship with the imperial court, even cooperating with them. Furthermore, behind the imperial court stood the Sacred Sect. Killing a high-ranking official of the court would be seen as provocation, likely drawing the attention of the Sacred Sect.
"Why do we need to kill someone from the imperial court?"
Jiang Heng asked.
Bai Haocang looked at Jiang Heng with an enigmatic expression and didn't answer. Instead, he shook his head and said:
"I can't tell you the reason for now. What you need to decide is whether you accept or decline this task."