Looking at the flashing system panel in his sea of consciousness, Lam Minh could hardly contain his joy.
Two hundred thousand points. The moment of his breakthrough had arrived.
For the past month, Lam Minh had maintained his routine: dojo in the morning, school in the afternoon, and home at night. Regularly.
Lam Minh's appearance in class 11A01 hadn't attracted too much attention.
For the prodigies in this class, the replacement of classmates was as normal as it could get.
Students were changed every week; they were already used to it.
One special thing was that due to Lam Minh's outstanding performance in the previous challenge, the school had never asked him to defend a platform.
"Two hundred thousand points... how should I divide them?" Lam Minh muttered.
His face contorted. Figuring out how to allocate the points reasonably was quite complicated.
After a moment of deliberation, Lam Minh finally made a decision.
First, he would fill up the 100 drops of Golden Dragon Blood Essence. The rest, he would pour into his martial arts.
With strength, you have everything.
For the past few days, Lam Minh had been having a headache with his master.
Every few days, his master would ask him when he planned to break through to the Body Tempering realm.
For the sake of his future grand ambitions, he could only give a perfunctory answer: "I need to accumulate more."
In response, Lam Minh would receive his master's sigh.
Lam Minh was also troubled.
Today, he decided to fill up the points and break through to the Body Tempering realm in one fell swoop.
[Ding! The host has consumed 95,497 accumulated points on cultivation.]
[Cultivation]: Mortal (100/100 Golden Dragon Blood Essence) [+Breakthrough], [+Compress Blood Essence]
Lam Minh: "@@"
It was "Compress Blood Essence" again.
A thousand horses were running through Lam Minh's mind right now.
An ordinary person only needed 1000 points to enter the Body Tempering realm.
He had used a total of 101,000 points and still hadn't reached the limit.
The truth was, Lam Minh had underestimated the so-called limit of cultivation.
In all the novels he had read, which protagonist had ever reached the limit of their potential?
"Damn it!" Lam Minh's face was ugly.
Just a few seconds ago, Lam Minh was still pondering how to use his points.
Now, he had to ponder whether to continue compressing his blood essence.
Each compression was a difficult step.
At this rate, when would he ever be able to enter the Body Tempering realm?
After cursing in his heart for a while, Lam Minh regained his composure.
He was only 16; the road ahead was still very long.
If he limited his future potential for the sake of the present, it really wasn't worth it.
I may not be entering the Body Tempering realm now, but let me ask...
How many Body Tempering realm cultivators can withstand a single punch from me?
With this thought, Lam Minh decided to compress his blood essence.
[Ding! The host has chosen to compress blood essence. The Golden Dragon Blood Essence is transforming into Ancient Divine Dragon Blood!]
"Whoo!!!"
Lam Minh had no words left to say.
He only felt a surge of power spreading throughout his body.
Refreshing! Comfortable!
Each drop of Golden Dragon Blood Essence began to circulate throughout his body and then gather at his dantian.
They began to vibrate and resonate with each other.
The golden color of the blood essence began to accumulate once more.
After a while.
A single drop of blood essence was now circulating through Lam Minh's meridians and bones.
The special thing about this drop of blood essence was that it was platinum-colored.
Lam Minh could faintly feel this drop of blood essence glowing.
He gently clenched his fist.
If Lam Minh's strength was 1 before compressing his blood essence, his strength now had increased by an unknown number of times.
Lam Minh tilted his head back and shouted, "Who can stop me now!"
Lam Minh's shout caught the attention of the senior brothers and sisters cultivating in the dojo.
"Kid, shut up! I haven't disciplined you for a few days, and you're already getting arrogant," Quynh Nhu glanced at Lam Minh.
She didn't know why she felt this kid had changed.
Changed!
It was unclear where or what had changed.
In short, she felt a change. He was more handsome, and his temperament was different.
Quynh Nhu was now staring at Lam Minh.
Her face was faintly flushed.
Lam Minh didn't pay any attention to her words.
If he had noticed, he might have shouted, "Young lady, have you fallen for me?"
But what attracted Lam Minh's attention at this moment was:
[Name]: Lam Minh
[Age]: 16
[Cultivation]: Mortal (1/10 Ancient Divine Dragon Blood)
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[Accumulated Attribute Points]: 112,066
More than a hundred thousand points.
If he pushed it, he could still pour enough points into his cultivation to break through.
But, would "Compress Blood Essence" appear again?
Or was this the limit?
Should he add points to his martial arts, or break through to a higher level?
Another dilemma.
After a while, "In any case, cultivation is the most important thing," Lam Minh thought to himself.
It's important to have many points, but it's more important to have the life to use them.
Only with strong strength can one decide everything. Powerhouses speak with their fists.
Lam Minh had secretly made another decision.
For others, cultivation was a painstaking accumulation.
For Lam Minh, it was a headache of allocating points.
[Ding! The host has consumed 90,000 points on cultivation.]
[Cultivation]: Mortal (10/10 Ancient Divine Dragon Blood) [+Breakthrough], [+Compress Blood Essence]
Ah! So that's it! F*ck the system! Compression again!
Lam Minh had nothing left to say.
He could only angrily tap on "Compress Blood Essence."
[Ding! The host has chosen to compress blood essence. The Ancient Divine Dragon Blood is transforming into Hong Hoang Dragon Seed Blood!]
"Whoo!!!!!!!!" This time, Lam Minh's shout was even longer than before.
The platinum-colored drops of blood essence began to circulate again and then gather at his dantian.
The explosion of power this time was even more terrifying than the last.
Lam Minh felt that every cell in his body was filled with what was called strength.
"Could it be that I'm walking the path of a body cultivator, not a celestial cultivator?" Lam Minh thought to himself as he felt the explosive force in his body.
Damn it!
His mind wavered for a moment, and a mental demon almost appeared.
Right! I'm just building a more solid foundation than others.
After a while.
The 10 drops of platinum-colored blood essence had finished compressing into a single, bewitching purple drop of blood essence, which was now circulating in Lam Minh's meridians.
[Ding! Seeing that the host has reached the limit of his body, the system will automatically break through to the first layer of the Body Tempering Realm!]
The corners of his lips curled up slightly.
Maximum reward for minimum effort.
When an ordinary person breaks through to the Body Tempering realm, they use 1000 refined blood essence points, circulating them through their limbs, bones, and organs to temper them according to their technique.
As for Lam Minh, this drop of blood essence was automatically circulating and tempering everything it passed through.
Lam Minh could faintly feel his strength increasing with every second.
He looked at the system panel.
[Name]: Lam Minh
[Age]: 16
[Cultivation]: Body Tempering Layer One (2/10000 points), the host can use points to quickly temper the body.
[Physique]: Hong Hoang Dragon God Body. (Supreme)
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[Accumulated Attribute Points]: 22,066
"Ha, hahaha!" Lam Minh laughed loudly.
His face was filled with delight.
Finally, he didn't have to compress his blood essence anymore.
Body Tempering Layer One. He had finally stepped onto the path of cultivation.
More importantly.
His cultivation was automatically increasing.
On average, it increased by 1 point every 5 minutes.
That meant 12 cultivation points per hour, 288 points per day.
So, even without using attribute points, he could enter the second layer of Body Tempering in about a month.
But Lam Minh knew that a person must have ambition.
Who was he? He was Lam Minh.
Instead of letting it level up automatically, he found more pleasure in grinding for points to level up.
[Ding! The host has spent 2400 points to upgrade Star Manifestation Sword Art to Completion!]
[Ding! The host has spent 5000 points to upgrade Star Manifestation Sword Art, successfully transforming it into Primordial Chaos Sword Art!]
[Ding! The host has spent 10,000 points to upgrade Primordial Chaos Sword Art to Great Achievement!]
[Ding! The host has spent 3600 points to upgrade Wind Walking to Completion!]
[Martial Arts]:
Wind Walking (Completion) 0/7200
Primordial Chaos Sword Art (Great Achievement) 0/20000
[Accumulated Attribute Points]: 1,066
A stream of knowledge about the two martial arts immediately flooded Lam Minh's mind.
Primordial Chaos, the origin, the source of the universe. It was a bit profound.
His muscles bulged as if he had just completed a long training course in swordsmanship and footwork.
Lam Minh felt that if he had a sword in his hand right now, he could slash the heavens and earth, and annihilate all things.
"Ah, an illusion. I can't be that strong," Lam Minh muttered.
After a while, he opened his eyes, his mouth slightly agape.
A sword intent shot out from his throat and embedded itself in the ground in front of him.
Once again, Lam Minh attracted everyone's attention.
"Aiz! Out of points again. The grinding journey begins anew," Lam Minh sighed softly.
He looked at the eyes staring at him.
His face showed a bit of resignation as he said, "Senior brothers and sisters, what are you looking at? It's just a small breakthrough."
Eldest Senior Brother's mouth was still agape. He looked at Lam Minh and said, "Was that thing you just spat out... sword intent?"
Not just Eldest Senior Brother, but everyone was surprised.
Sword intent.
Only geniuses who had practiced the sword for decades, or even hundreds of years, could produce sword intent.
Yet this junior brother, who hadn't even entered the Qi Refining realm, could already cultivate sword intent.
Was he a monster?
And of course, no one knew yet that Lam Minh had entered the Body Tempering realm.
Lam Minh stood up, picked up his wooden sword, and looked at the silent Quynh Nhu with raised eyebrows. "If you want to know if it's sword intent, won't a match make it clear?"
Lam Minh's words made Quynh Nhu laugh. "Hahaha, kid, you get arrogant after a small breakthrough? Have you forgotten the beating from last time?"
Quynh Nhu was not to be outdone. She picked up her wooden sword and looked at Lam Minh with a challenging expression.
The other senior brothers and sisters immediately became interested.
Everyone thought Lam Minh had eaten a bear's gall today.
Had he forgotten so quickly after being beaten to the point of begging for mercy by Quynh Nhu last time?
Fourth Senior Brother took out a piece of paper and a pen from his pocket, looked at everyone, and said, "Bets! Anyone who bets on Lam Minh winning, the odds are 3:1. Anyone who bets on Quynh Nhu winning, the odds are 1:1. The betting is now open!"
Fourth Senior Brother's words made the other senior brothers and sisters also silently reach for their pockets.
"Ahem! This is a dojo," Eldest Senior Brother coughed lightly upon seeing this scene, but his hand was reaching into his storage bag, pulling out a green sword. The body of the sword was exquisitely carved with coiling flood dragons. "This is a precious sword I found in a cave mansion in the Cultivation World. It's definitely a supreme treasure, just that it hasn't been appraised yet. I'm betting this sword on Junior Sister Quynh Nhu. If Quynh Nhu wins, I don't need Fourth Junior Brother to give me three swords, just serving me for three months is enough."
As soon as the sword appeared, everyone marveled at its beauty.
Not to mention anything else, this exquisite sword craftsmanship had never been seen before.
With Eldest Senior Brother's participation, everyone's participation became even more enthusiastic.
The situation became a chaotic mess.
Just then, another sound rang out, "I want to bet too, I'm betting on myself to win!"
As soon as the voice fell, everyone turned to look. It was Lam Minh.
"Tenth Junior Brother, what do you want to bet?" Fourth Senior Brother asked Lam Minh.
Lam Minh held his wooden sword and replied, "I don't need much. I really like Eldest Senior Brother's sword. If I win, just give it to me. And if I lose, I'll serve Eldest Senior Brother for three months in your place. How about it?"
"Good, Junior Brother! Alright, I agree!" Fourth Senior Brother replied.
Such a good deal, why would he be stupid enough not to take it?
If Quynh Nhu wins, he loses nothing to Eldest Senior Brother.
If Lam Minh wins? Don't be ridiculous.
What realm was Quynh Nhu in? What realm was Lam Minh in?
Even if Lam Minh had a breakthrough, at most he would be at the Body Tempering realm.
If a Body Tempering could defeat a Foundation Establishment, then he would give the sword to Lam Minh. It wouldn't be a loss to form a good connection.