Chapter 6 Breakthrough, Qi Condensation
With a loud roar, Wei Hu leaped out of the battle.
"Kid, you really have some skill. It seems I can't deal with you without getting serious."
As he spoke, streaks of crimson flames climbed onto his saber. These flames were incredibly terrifying, clinging to the saber without dispersing, scorching the surrounding air until it subtly distorted.
"Now let's see how you dodge! Taste the power of a Spirit Rank Martial Skill!"
Watching Wei Hu's approaching figure, a scorching Aura assaulted Wei Zong. The surrounding vegetation was faintly curling from the heat.
"Why such a big temper? Coincidentally, I have a Martial Skill that can cool you down."
Wei Zong's Divine Soul stirred, absorbing all the surrounding Spiritual Qi. Terrifying Spiritual Qi roared in, rapidly converting into spiritual power and pouring into the sword in Wei Zong's hand.
"Thousand Waves Converge!"
A Zhan blue Sword Qi appeared.
Wei Hu was grinning menacingly as he rushed towards Wei Zong. Closer, even closer, just a little closer, and he could cleave this kid into a charred corpse.
Suddenly, he heard a gurgling sound.
Hmm? This is the sound of tides. No, where would tides come from in the mountains?
Not just tides, he even smelled the salty scent of seawater.
Did I come to the seaside? Wei Hu was slightly dazed.
Suddenly, a jolt, as if a fatal threat, woke him from his daze.
Looking closely, a Zhan blue Sword Qi flew towards him. From this Sword Qi, he smelled the Aura of death. Never before had he felt himself so close to death.
Wei Hu was scared out of his wits. He desperately pulled back the saber he had swung out. The forced retraction of power made him want to vomit blood, but in the face of the threat of death, he ignored everything, pouring all his spiritual power into the saber, holding it in front of him, fighting for his life.
Boom!!
A huge sound erupted as two Martial Skills, one hot and one cold, collided, causing a violent explosion. Uncontrolled spiritual power raged everywhere, and a thick layer of turf at the center of the explosion was plowed away, terrifying beyond compare.
Bang!
A charred figure flew backward. He crashed through several Great Trees before stopping, it was Wei Hu.
At this moment, Wei Hu was utterly miserable, no longer possessing his previous terrifying Aura. His entire body was charred, his saber was only half-broken, a large hole had been torn open in his chest, and there was not a single piece of good flesh on his body. He was clearly dead.
Wei Zong walked towards him, beheading him with a single sword. This mission was now complete.
The Henchmen not far away were stunned by the series of events. They never expected the Big Boss to be a Qi Condensation Realm Late Stage Martial Artist, and even less did they expect the incredibly powerful Big Boss to die at the hands of this young man right before their eyes.
"Everyone, attack him! Kill him! He has no spiritual power left!" Someone shouted.
But on the contrary, no one went forward; instead, they scattered in all directions.
After all, they weren't fools. Even if they could kill this young man, they didn't know how many of them would die. Life is precious; who would joke with their own life?
Seeing this, Wei Zong showed no expression, merely charged forward, slaughtering these Henchmen. Wei Zong's figure was like a ghost, rapidly harvesting lives.
Some Henchmen at the front looked back and saw the number of bandits rapidly decreasing, scaring them out of their wits. They hadn't expected Wei Zong's movement technique to be so fast.
About a stick of incense later, Wei Zong finally stopped. He had slaughtered all the bandits like cutting melons and vegetables. Casually tearing a piece of cloth from a dead bandit, Wei Zong wiped his sword, then inserted it into its sheath.
Next, it was time to collect the spoils of war.
He had searched Wei Hu's body, finding nothing but a Martial Skill called Blazing Flame Strength. This Martial Skill should be the one Wei Hu used, but it was useless to him. He could hand it over to the Sect for some contribution points.
Entering the mountain stronghold, Wei Zong found the largest house, which should be Wei Hu's room.
With a casual sword strike, he split open the door, Wei Zong walked in and began searching.
He turned Wei Hu's room upside down and finally found all the valuable items: several Human Rank Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, a bottle of Hemostasis Pills, and several hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
He ignored the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills; they were of no use to him.
The Medicinal Pill was decent. Although it was only the lowest-grade Hemostasis Pill for treating injuries, it was still somewhat useful, as even he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't get injured.
What surprised him the most were these Spirit Stones. He hadn't expected there to be several hundred. He figured Wei Hu had prepared them for his Breakthrough to the Tiangang Realm. But now, they were all for him.
"These Spirit Stones are enough for me to Breakthrough to the Qi Condensation Realm, with plenty left over."
Wei Zong was somewhat satisfied. Killing and arson for wealth was indeed an eternal truth.
It was time to Breakthrough. He slowly sat down, his Divine Soul sweeping over the Spirit Stones, frantically absorbing the Spiritual Qi within them. A large amount of pure Spiritual Qi poured into his body.
The Spiritual Qi entering his body continuously transformed into spiritual power, circulating ceaselessly within Wei Zong's Meridians according to the Indestructible Sword Body's Mind-Cultivation Technique, constantly refining the Meridians. With each cycle of spiritual power, the Meridians became a bit tougher. As the spiritual power circulated continuously, Wei Zong felt his Meridians becoming wider and tougher.
Feeling the subtle changes in his Meridians, Wei Zong couldn't help but marvel, sighing that the Indestructible Sword Body truly deserved to be a top-tier auxiliary Cultivation Technique, laying an incredibly solid foundation.
As the spiritual power circulated faster and faster, one Spirit Stone after another was drained. An invisible barrier seemed to be broken, and a large amount of spiritual power surged into his Dantian, forming a small vortex of Qi.
Qi Condensation Realm, achieved!
Everything happened so naturally. Under his powerful Cultivate experience, there would be no accidents during the Breakthrough.
Wei Zong slowly opened his eyes, letting out a long, ten-foot-long stream of white Qi that struck the wall, creating countless tiny, dense holes.
Clenching his fist, feeling the power that had expanded several times compared to the Body Tempering Realm, Wei Zong was slightly satisfied.
"I've reached Qi Condensation, it's time to change my Cultivation Technique."
Previously, he had always used the Indestructible Sword Body, but this Cultivation Technique was only suitable for auxiliary Cultivate, not as a primary one. However, he had long since chosen his primary Cultivation Technique.
In his previous life, after Cultivating to the Peak, he had created a Cultivation Technique called the Taichu Sword Scripture, based on his original Cultivation Technique and referencing a large number of other Sword Dao Cultivation Techniques, using his understanding of the Sword Dao as a Sword Master.
Since this Cultivation Technique was originally created by him, there was no difficulty in Cultivating it.
After circulating the Taichu Sword Scripture a few times to consolidate his Cultivate, Wei Zong stood up, preparing to leave.
Breaking through to the Qi Condensation Realm didn't consume many Spirit Stones. Roughly counting, he still had over two hundred Spirit Stones left, which would be enough for him for a while.
The deadline for submitting the mission was still far off, so Wei Zong didn't plan to return to the Sect. He intended to stay outside for some time. At least he had to use up these Spirit Stones; carrying so many Spirit Stones was inconvenient.