Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

In the Dantian.

The tender sprout reveals its bud, striving upward with growth, specks of green light suddenly scatter around.

"Is this... an Immortal Root?"

Seeing the change in his Dantian, Jiang Ning felt a sudden sense of astonishment.

Then.

He quietly observed the changes in the Dantian.

The inner core hanging above became increasingly bright, increasingly dazzling.

Endless golden light bloomed, like a great sun hanging high.

As time passed, he saw the sprout slowly rising.

First half an inch, then two tender sprouts stretched, reaching a height of one inch.

Then one and a half inches, two inches.

Farther along, the growth speed increasingly slowed down.

Ultimately, the sprout stopped growing at a height of two inches and three.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Was that an Immortal Root just now?" Jiang Ning murmured, showing a look of confusion.

Although he knew a lot about the Immortal Dao, it was all just superficial.

How to cultivate on this path, he had never touched upon the fundamental method, just a simple understanding.

Especially regarding the Immortal Root, he only knew it was a necessary condition to step into the Immortal Dao.

"If there's a chance, maybe I can ask my senior sister!" A thought flashed through his mind, recalling Shen Yueru whom he met in the Upper Yang Inner View.

Then, he looked at the panel.

[Source Energy]: 12789

Source Energy Points had sharply decreased from six digits to five digits, with just over ten thousand points remaining.

His gaze continued to move down.

[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (Four times Break Limit 985/50000) (Trait: Longevity Species (Deep Purple) Pure Yang Body (Deep Purple) Great Sun Furnace (Deep Purple))

[Great Sun Furnace (Deep Purple)]: Body like a furnace, nurtured by the Great Sun, capable of refining all things.

"Great Sun Furnace?" Looking at his panel, Jiang Ning murmured to himself, showing a thoughtful expression.

...

Moments later.

He grasped a piece of earth ginseng aged thirty to fifty years.

This was the harvest he retrieved after deploying Divine Sense to scour the mountain.

Afterward, he wiped the soil off the root of the earth ginseng and tossed it into his mouth.

With a simple few chews, he swallowed it into his abdomen.

Instantly, he felt the earth ginseng being immediately refined within his body, instantly turning into pure energy integrated into his body.

With a slight attempt, he nodded knowingly.

This test also confirmed his earlier speculation.

The effect of the Great Sun Furnace was that the energy absorbed and digested by his body was greatly enhanced, and the utilization rate of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures was significantly increased.

Like a normal person eating a plant of earth ginseng, due to the limitations of body absorption, much of the medicinal power would be expelled with the digested dregs.

But now he was different.

The earth ginseng he found earlier entered his body, as if falling into a furnace, and it was instantly refined by his body, transforming into an extremely pure energy.

This phenomenon indicated that his body's absorption rate of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had been greatly enhanced, with the utilization rate of herbs almost reaching one hundred percent.

This is a miracle that ordinary people cannot achieve.

Understanding the Great Sun Furnace, he thereafter felt great joy in his heart.

Although the Great Sun Furnace's derived trait cannot instantly increase his battle power or provide immediate enhancement,

from a long-term perspective, the Great Sun Furnace will be of tremendous help to him.

It will greatly influence his utilization rate of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Spirit Plants, and rare treasures.

He even harbored a speculation in his heart.

This trait of the Great Sun Furnace might even enhance the efficiency of acquiring Source Energy Points.

He explored further and instantly discovered due to the breakthrough of Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill, the recovery speed of the alien energy within the Dantian had significantly accelerated.

At the same time, the concentration of golden mist in the Dantian was also higher.

"It increased persistently, and the recovery speed also increased!"

He immediately nodded with great satisfaction.

...

Moments later.

Riding the cool mountain breeze, he returned home.

Then lying on the bed, he fell into deep sleep.

Yesterday, he practiced swordsmanship all day and all night.

Wholeheartedly immersing himself, even for him, consumed a vast amount of Heart Spirit, feeling mentally weary.

When tired, one must sleep; this is a natural law he always follows.

This sleep lasts as though the heavens and earth dimmed.

When he opened his eyes awake,

outside the window was pitch black, and the bright moonlight streamed through the lattice, spilling into the room.

"Nighttime? How long have I slept?" Jiang Ning rose from the bed, rubbing his brow.

Then he walked off the bed, pushing open the tightly closed door.

A cool mountain breeze promptly blew toward him.

Entering September, the temperature wasn't as high as before.

Especially in the morning and night, with the Dongling Mountain Range behind him, the temperature difference between day and night was even more noticeable.

Jiang Ning squinted his eyes slightly and saw Linglong sitting by the lake, her feet playing with the water.

"Master!"

Hearing the movement behind her, Linglong turned around and saw Jiang Ning's appearance.

"How long have I slept?" Jiang Ning walked toward the lakeside, rubbing his brow.

Linglong immediately stood up, barefoot on the stone bricks, looking at Jiang Ning coming over, she slightly tiptoed.

"Master, you slept an entire day!" Linglong replied.

"So, today's still September 15th, right?" Jiang Ning asked.

Hearing this, Linglong shook her head, with a face full of 'of course'.

"I don't know the date!"

Jiang Ning: "..."

He glanced at Linglong, looking speechless.

"What are you doing?" Watching Linglong occasionally tiptoe and lean her body forward, he asked.

"Master, I'm so short!" Linglong's heels fell, resting on the stone bricks, showing a defeated demeanor.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but laugh, patting her head: "You're still young, you'll grow!"