Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

After completing the sword technique, he sheathed his sword and stood, clicking his tongue in his mind.

"Exaggerated!"

After the swordsmanship breakthrough, the efficiency in gaining Experience Value not only didn't decrease; it actually improved.

With his current efficiency, each pulsation brings over a hundred Experience Value growth. He knows that for this swordsmanship, it won't take long for him to accumulate enough Experience Value for another breakthrough.

And regarding the Source Energy Points he has accumulated now.

For cultivation techniques like superior swordsmanship martial arts, the requirements for early-stage breakthroughs do not stir any waves in his heart.

.....

A long time passed.

As the moon climbed to the treetops.

He once again retracted the sword momentum.

The airflow gathered around him lost the sword momentum's restraint and instantly dispersed in all directions.

[Skill]: Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword+ (Second Limit Breaking 3000/3000) (Traits: Harmonious Balance (Light Green), Defense (Dark Green))

He looked at his panel once more.

The familiar plus sign on the panel appeared again.

Then, with a thought.

[Source Energy]: 63211 (63711→63211)

The Source Energy Points on the panel suddenly decreased by five hundred points.

He is quite adept at the breakthrough for Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword.

In an instant.

The breakthrough was completed.

[Skill]: Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword (Three times limit-breaking 35/4000) (Traits: Harmonious Balance (Light Green), Defense (Dark Green), Graceful Like a Frightened Swan (Light Green))

[Graceful Like a Frightened Swan (Light Green)]: Exceptional talent in movement technique.

After viewing his own panel, he promptly closed it.

A derived trait increasing his movement technique, yet he still hasn't obtained the trait related to swordsmanship talent, leaving him somewhat disappointed.

"I can only hope for a breakthrough in the future, fortunately, the current efficiency of gaining Experience Value for Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword is still high!"

He consoled himself internally.

And resumed practicing his sword.

As the sword momentum rose, it attracted the energy flow, which rotated around him within a zhang, seemingly trapped by an invisible force within this zhang's distance, continuously rotating and accumulating.

In an instant, the rotating energy flow became clearly visible.

[Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword Experience Value +73]

[Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword Experience Value +75]

[Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword Experience Value +73]

[...]

After briefly glancing at the prompts flashing by, he wholeheartedly immersed himself in practicing his sword.

...

Early next morning.

Boom!!!

Another sound akin to a mountain flood erupted.

Deep in the forest, the great trees bent over, vigorously resisting the brief explosive gale.

Deep within the forest.

Sigh——

Jiang Ning gently exhaled a breath of impure energy.

His eyes appeared somewhat weary.

He did not rest the entire night, practicing the sword for a full day and night.

Immersed wholly in the practice, he expended significant Heart Spirit, even he felt somewhat fatigued.

[Skill]: Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword+ (Three times limit-breaking 4000/4000) (Traits: Harmonious Balance (Light Green), Defense (Dark Green), Graceful Like a Frightened Swan (Light Green))

However, when he saw the changes on the panel now, his spirit was instantly lifted, his eyes bright.

Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword once again accumulated enough Experience Value, meeting the requirement for limit breaking.

[Source Energy]: 113789

He glanced across the Source Energy Points column, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Though yesterday's Blood Exchange nearly depleted his reserves, it brought him a dramatic increase in Source Energy Points.

Pushing his accumulated Source Energy Points to a six-digit figure, exceeding the one hundred thousand threshold.

This moment instantly made his mood become joyous.

Afterward, he glanced at the Skill column.

[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill+ (Three times limit-breaking 4000/40000) (Traits: Longevity Species (Deep Purple), Pure Yang Body (Deep Purple))

After successfully surpassing the hundred thousand threshold of Source Energy Points, the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill column also displayed an attribute plus sign.

"Seems I can achieve a significant improvement today!" Noticing the panel's changes, Jiang Ning's thoughts flashed.

He then clenched his fist.

After today, I should be able to get closer to strong opponents like Prince Huaian.

After a long while.

Sigh——

He gently exhaled and swept his gaze away from the panel, his thoughts fluctuating.

[Source Energy]: 112789 (113789→112789)

The Source Energy Points suddenly decreased by one thousand.

...

A moment later.

The Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword had completed its breakthrough.

[Skill]: Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword (Four times limit-breaking 13/5000) (Trait: Harmonious Hardness and Softness (Light Green) Guard (Light Blue↑) Graceful Like a Surprised Swan (Light Green))

"Not bad at all!"

Seeing the changes on the panel, he nodded slightly.

From last night's changes, he knew that the trait Guard greatly improved the efficiency of gaining experience value for the Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword.

[Guard (Light Blue)]: Proficient in the path of defense, possesses astonishing talent in relevant areas.

Finishing reading the description changes of the Guard trait, he closed the panel.

Then, the sword momentum in his hand gathered again.

[Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword Experience Value +88]

[Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword Experience Value +81]

[...]

After one pass of swordsmanship, he sheathed the sword and stood, allowing the swirling waves around him to freely disperse, sweeping around like a mountain flood.

"No problem!" He nodded approvingly.

The realm of the Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword had made a breakthrough, so the efficiency of gaining experience value should have decreased, yet now it had increased instead.

This undoubtedly showed that the upgrade in the Guard trait was of significant help to him.

Especially for the Yin Yang Soft and Hard Sword, the enhancement brought by Guard was even more evident.

The next moment.

He inserted his long sword into the ground and sat cross-legged.

"And now, it's time for the main event!"

He looked intently at the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill on the panel.

[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill+ (Three times limit-breaking 4000/40000) (Trait: Longevity Species (Deep Purple) Pure Yang Body (Deep Purple))

After he digested the miraculous treasures brought from Shangyang Cave Heaven yesterday, especially the heart of the Divine Tree.

The progress of Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill had already accumulated fully, only lacking the Source Energy Points.

Now, the Source Energy Points had exceeded more than one hundred thousand points, meeting the threshold required for Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill's limit-breaking.

Thinking of this, he felt somewhat excited.

From Prince Huaian, he learned what it means to reach the Martial Arts Peak.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit merging into one represented the Martial Arts Peak.

It is also the true top powerhouse in the world.

Like Prince Huaian, who could single-handedly hold his own against two old monsters from the Grotto Heaven, two monsters who have lived for over a thousand years.

Whether it was Prince Huaian's Great Luo Heaven Hand or Mountain Embrace Seal, both exhibited extraordinary power.

The former's Great Luo Heaven Hand injured Pang Yunhai with a single move.

The latter's Mountain Embrace Seal countered the stunning sword of Qingyuan Taoist.

And when Prince Huaian used the Great Luo Heaven Hand, Pang Yunhai instantly saw that Prince Huaian had entered the Martial Arts Peak.

Apparently, the activation of Great Luo Heaven Hand was no longer by True Yuan, but the product of the fusion of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Now, by relying on the supernatural breakthrough after multiple limits with Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill, he had preemptively grasped part of this power.

This made Jiang Ning instantly understand the extraordinariness of Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill.

This is his confidence to defeat stronger opponents, to fight across realms.

In an instant.

Countless thoughts flickered through his mind.

Then the Demon Suppression Sword Intent erupted, instantly cutting away distracting thoughts, his gaze returned to clarity, once again falling on the panel.

[Source Energy]: 112789

Scanning the Source Energy Points category again, he shook his head.

"There's nothing to hesitate about!"

With this thought flashing by, his heart moved abruptly.

In an instant.

The Source Energy Points plummeted like a waterfall.

[Source Energy]: 12789 (112789→12789)

In just a moment, the Source Energy Points dropped from six digits to five digits, a reduction of exactly one hundred thousand points.

Through this stimulation, a golden sun slowly rose within his heart.

His pores emitted ten thousand golden rays.

At this moment.

As dawn light appeared, a golden sun slowly ascended in the mountain forest.

Golden light radiated, covering the mountain forest.

At this time, Jiang Ning immediately felt as if encased in the warmth of the winter sun, his entire body, inside and out, filled with warmth, indescribably comfortable.

Then.

Snap—

He suddenly heard the sound of new buds breaking through the soil within his body.

"This is!!!"

When his gaze fell within his Dantian, his heart suddenly paused.

He saw inside his Dantian.

A piece of new bud breaking the earth, sprouting.

Above the Dantian, the inner core at this moment was like a golden sun, hanging high continually radiating brilliance.

The new bud newly emerged below was now striving to grow upward, towards the golden sun.