Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 22: Chapter 22 The Third Breakthrough of the Eight Pieces of Brocade (Seeking follow-up reading, seeking investment!)

Qingshan Village had an utterly disadvantageous geographical location for development, but it somehow became one of the few still peaceful places during the last years of the dynasty.

Wang Sheng, too, could cultivate his skills without worries in such an environment.

Had he been in one of those important big cities, his greatest concern every day would probably be whether an army would attack.

He guessed that, in the end, the result would still be to run away, to a village similar to Qingshan Village, to barely scrape by.

Now, to reach this place in one step was quite good.

When there are no reservations in oneʼs mind, the efficiency in doing things is very high.

The same goes for the progress bar; Wang Sheng devoted most of his energy to enhancing the progress in both the Ba Duan Jin and his Inner Core Skill.

Both were advancing swiftly.

The Inner Core Skill had already reached ”Breakthrough+2 (99%)” before, and on the day after learning about the Martial Artist Plague, he successfully achieved the third breakthrough.

Wang Sheng had thought that the Inner Core Skill would acquire new features after the third breakthrough, similar to Medicinal Plant Cultivation, but the ultimate fact turned out to be somewhat disappointing.

After the breakthrough of the Inner Core Skill, the speed at which the Qi Blood Power flowed had indeed increased by a lot, quickening the Qi Rushing to the Disease process, but there were no new features.

He had his own speculations.

”Is the concept of the Inner Core Skill too lofty?”

The essence of the Inner Core Skill is the Immortal Law; its ambition is boundless. Perhaps the three breakthroughs are still not enough to induce a new change like the first breakthrough did.

”Forget it, letʼs not worry about it for now. Today, Ba Duan Jin should be breaking through as well, letʼs see if any new features will appear in Ba Duan Jin!”

The progress of Ba Duan Jin followed closely behind that of the Inner Core Skill, trailing by just a bit.

After dispelling the disappointment brought by the Inner Core Skillʼs lack of new features, Wang Sheng wholeheartedly threw himself into advancing the progress of the Ba Duan Jin.

The day after the breakthrough of the Inner Core Skill, Ba Duan Jin also completed its third breakthrough.

At the moment of the breakthrough, Wang Sheng had some revelations in his mind.

Ba Duan Jin had developed a new ability.

”Indeed, the Inner Core Skillʼs concept is too lofty, hence the higher the requirements for acquiring new features, a mere third breakthrough is utterly insufficient.”

The information he acquired after the Ba Duan Jin breakthrough seemed to substantiate this.

However, Wang Sheng did not linger on this for too long.

Now, understanding the effects after Ba Duan Jinʼs three breakthroughts was the most important thing.

The method was naturally to experience it personally.

He didnʼt hesitate, placed a Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill in his mouth, and began performing the Ba Duan Jin that had achieved three breakthroughs.

Just after completing the first movement, he felt his body voraciously devouring the energy supplied by the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill, a greediness so intense that almost the instant the pillʼs essence was swallowed, its energy vanished, replenishing his body.

”Is the Ba Duan Jin, after the third breakthrough, really this terrifyingly consumptive?”

Wang Sheng dared not mess up the breathing rhythm of Ba Duan Jin and could only ponder silently in his heart.

To know, when Ba Duan Jin was at two breakthroughs, the energy supplied by the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill was more than what the body could use up, but after one more breakthrough, it became that the pill could not supply quickly enough.

Just by this alone, he knew the change in Ba Duan Jin was definitely not minor.

As for where the change lay?

Naturally, it was about seeing where all that consumed energy went, and as long as he knew this, he would understand the effects of the new features after Ba Duan Jinʼs breakthrough.

More than ten minutes later, Wang Sheng completed a full round of the post-breakthrough Ba Duan Jin, and the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill in his mouth was also entirely consumed.

Previously, one round of Ba Duan Jin only needed half a pill.

”I have to see where all this energy has gone!”