Chapter 284

The speed at which Zhang Xiaohua absorbed the yuan qi from the primeval stones did not slow down because of his inattentiveness. Instead, it became even more frightening. Zhang Xiaohua did not move as he stared at the red sun. No, it should be said that the flames in his eyes reflected the red sun, rising slowly.

When the red sun was halfway out, the zhenqi in Zhang Xiaohua's meridians had already reached saturation. He did not change his mental cultivation method, and according to the Carefree Heart Sutra, he used all his strength to attack a certain hidden acupoint in his meridians. It was the same as the first time he tried to level up in the Guozhuang House. The previous few times he failed, he was unable to break through the thin and tough membrane. However, every time he failed, more zhenqi would gather. The zhenqi absorbed from the primeval stones was also continuously refined and supplied. He did not know how many times he tried to break through, but in the end, the membrane could not hold on any longer. Some fine cracks appeared on it, and the abundant zhenqi immediately rushed into the new meridians like mercury. Zhang Xiaohua's mental cultivation method changed, and he began to circulate the third level of the Carefree Heart Sutra. At this time, at the horizon, a red sun broke free from the shackles of the sea and leapt into the sky. The rising sun was so warm, like the yolk of a duck's egg, making people sigh in admiration. The flames in Zhang Xiaohua's eyes immediately hid in the depths of his eyes, and could not be seen.

Only then did Zhang Xiaohua close his eyes. When he opened them again, he had human emotions. At this time, the zhenqi in his body also calmed down, smoothly refining in the new meridians. The speed at which he absorbed yuan qi from his hands also gradually stabilized, but it was already several times faster than before.

Zhang Xiaohua did not immediately get up. Instead, he silently circulated the third level of the mental cultivation method several times, warming his meridians for a while. Only then did he smile bitterly and stand up. He broke through from the first level to the second level on the southern slope of the Guozhuang House. During his closed-door cultivation for several days, he was in a half-awake state, so he could be considered to have some consciousness. Today, he broke through to the third level, but he was still in a half-awake state. However, the feeling of breaking through the bottleneck was real, and it was all achieved by him mobilizing his zhenqi.

Picking up the two yuan stones in his hand, Zhang Xiaohua scanned them with his divine sense. To his surprise, he discovered that he had absorbed more than ten percent of the yuan qi in the two yuan stones. It was only then that he understood. From the second level to the third level of the Aura Refining realm, it had only taken him several dozen days, which could be considered inconceivable. Thinking about what he had experienced in the past several dozen days — going up Xi Cui Mountain to kill the bandits, going down Xi Cui Mountain to escape from Qin Shiyue, suffering torture at Qin Shiyue's hands, and helping her out in Jingyue City, he could be considered to have gone through a lot of hardships. His mental state had already reached a certain level long ago, but it was only because his zhenqi was insufficient that he couldn't break through. Last night, when he sensed the heaven and earth, he gained something. He actually absorbed ten percent of the yuan qi in the two yuan stones. In other words, it was a genuine yuan stone. This yuan stone could not be compared to the broken stones in the Auspicious Three Treasures.

It would be strange if he couldn't break through!

There was one more thing that Zhang Xiaohua didn't know. Everything below the sixth level of the Aura Refining realm was the primary level of the Aura Refining realm, and it was the most difficult to get started. In fact, as long as he got started, he would be able to cultivate the first level of the cultivation technique, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to cultivate the next few levels. What was really difficult to cultivate were the sixth level of the middle level and the sixth level of the high level.

Those levels couldn't be cultivated simply by absorbing yuan qi.

However, in this era where the path of immortals had been annihilated and martial arts were prevalent, who could tell him?

The records in the Carefree Heart Sutra were only theoretical things. How could they be as detailed as what his master taught him?

Outside the window, the blue sky stretched for thousands of miles. Seagulls soared in the sky, and the endless waves rippled. It was truly a beautiful scene. Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help but release his divine sense. He was delighted to find that the range of his divine sense had been further expanded. It was actually several times larger than before. The entire ship and a large part of the sea were covered by his divine sense. Even the sea that he couldn't penetrate yesterday was now much deeper than before. This kind of divine ability that only middle level Aura Refining cultivators possessed was actually possessed by Zhang Xiaohua early on. It was indeed a difficult mystery to solve.

The people on the deck watched the sunrise above the sea, but they still hadn't woken up from the beautiful scenery. They didn't know that the inconspicuous youngster on the second floor had already stepped into a whole new realm.

Zhang Xiaohua didn't have the intention to go downstairs to the deck. He was originally a prisoner of Qin Shiyue. Even if she saved his life, he wouldn't put himself on the same level as the Gang Leader of the Three Seas and Seven Waters. He didn't want to blindly get involved with others. Moreover, what he needed to do most now was to improve his strength and quickly appreciate the magnificence of the sea. Then he would find a chance to escape.

As a result, Zhang Xiaohua didn't leave his room for the whole morning. Except for the breakfast delivered by the sailor, he had been practicing martial arts. He didn't stop until he had tempered his bones nine times. The nameless sword in his left hand didn't need to be practiced anymore. He knew it like the back of his hand. Then he concentrated on practicing the incantation of the Earth Escape Technique.

The incantation was very difficult. After he comprehended the first incantation, he didn't make any progress on the second incantation. The key was that after Zhang Xiaohua tried, he didn't think that he should comprehend the incantations one by one and then combine them. The first incantation was to extract Qi, the second incantation was to guide Qi. If there was no Qi being extracted, the second incantation couldn't be performed no matter what. Therefore, after several attempts and Zhang Xiaohua's own reflection, he completely overthrew his previous idea of comprehending the incantations one by one.

Fortunately, he had now entered the third layer of Qi Refining. The amount of Qi in his body was several times larger than before. When he performed the first incantation, it was more than easy to extract Qi.

Zhang Xiaohua extracted Qi. There was a ball between his fingers that was hard to see with the naked eye. Then he formed the second incantation with his fingers, trying to guide the ball of Qi. However, he was careless and made a mistake. The Qi immediately scattered. Zhang Xiaohua already had countless previous experiences. He released his divine sense and completely covered the ball of Qi. It was then absorbed back into his meridians.

This repeated several times, but he still couldn't succeed. Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help but feel a bit impetuous. He knew he should've comprehended the incantation to this point in the morning. He didn't know what kind of taboos there were in cultivating the path of immortality, but when he was studying, Young Master Li Jinfeng once said that the path of learning should be balanced between tension and relaxation. If he blindly pushed himself into a dead end, not only would he fail, but it would also be harmful to himself. Presumably, this was how learning should be.

Zhang Xiaohua stood up and walked to the window sill. Without using his divine sense, he could see Qin Shiyue and Xu Jiaotong standing at the bow of the boat. Xu Jiaotong spread her arms and looked like she was flying with her eyes slightly closed. Qin Shiyue was standing behind her with her arms around her waist. Facing the wind, they were talking about something.

Zhang Xiaohua snickered inwardly. What an affectionate couple!

It's only been a few days, but they're already so passionate.

However, after the covetousness, there was a trace of jealousy. Ever since those eyes flashed in his heart that day, Zhang Xiaohua knew that he hadn't forgotten her. However, the world was so big, who knew where she was?

Using his divine sense, he scanned the entire boat. The Three Seas Flood Dragon King and the Seven Water Gang Leader were hiding in the cabin, smiling as they watched the infatuated couple perform under the sunlight. Ying Fei was so bored that he tossed the sword in his hand back and forth. He always had a thousand complaints, but he didn't dare to disturb Lord Qin's flirting.

Seeing Ying Fei playing with the sword, Zhang Xiaohua thought of something. Other than the Fist of the North Star and the Nameless Sword, he didn't have any other attacking methods. It would be great if he could practice some sword techniques. Thinking of the Dharma Sword in the Dalin Temple, Zhang Xiaohua suddenly lost interest. Those were all martial arts sword techniques, which might not be suitable for him. Even if he learned them, they might not be useful.

Zhang Xiaohua took out the small sword from his chest. Now he no longer doubted the origin of this small sword. There was no doubt that it was an item from the Immortal Dao.

The Immortal Dao was once glorious in this world. Even if it was destroyed, many items must have been scattered. It was just that the people in the world didn't know.

Zhang Xiaohua scanned with his divine sense and was attracted by the small sword's faint fluctuation of Primordial Qi. He had already sensed this fluctuation before, but he didn't have time to study it. Now he had the time.

Zhang Xiaohua scanned with his divine sense and didn't see the words that appeared in the jade slip. He also didn't see the pair of jade bracelets. There was a restriction that bounced back. It was just that it easily penetrated.

There seemed to be a space in the small sword, but it was different from the space in the money bag. The space in the money bag was used to store things, but the space in the small sword obviously didn't exist. Zhang Xiaohua didn't understand. What was this space for? So he used his left hand to play with the small sword while using his divine sense to scan the space in the small sword. Coincidentally, at this moment, a huge wave hit and the giant boat swayed slightly. Ying Fei, who was downstairs, lost his balance and the sword in his hand fell out. Zhang Xiaohua, who was upstairs, also lost his balance. However, Zhang Xiaohua's reaction was extremely fast. His left hand immediately grabbed the hilt of the small sword. But at this moment, his divine sense was still in the small sword's space. Like a conditioned reflex, he instinctively used his divine sense to control the small sword. He wanted to stop the small sword in the air and prevent it from falling. In the end, a miracle happened. The heavy small sword actually stopped in the air for a moment before it fell down. His left hand just happened to grab the hilt of the small sword.

Zhang Xiaohua stared blankly for a moment, then his face immediately showed ecstasy. Could this be the secret of the small sword?

He placed the small sword flat on the table and immersed his divine sense into it. He wanted to use his divine sense to move the small sword, but when his divine sense entered the small sword, it felt as if he was carrying a ten thousand jin heavy armor. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move it at all. If he hadn't really stopped the small sword for a moment just now, Zhang Xiaohua really wouldn't have dared to be so whimsical.

Zhang Xiaohua had always used his divine sense to scan. How would he know how to use his divine sense?

He could only think about "moving" in his heart, but the small sword didn't move at all.

Just as Zhang Xiaohua was racking his brains to move the small sword, he suddenly slapped his head. Ai, didn't he have the textbook in his hand? Why did he have to fumble around?

He immediately withdrew his divine sense from the small sword and carefully recalled the records of the Carefree Heart Sutra. Sure enough, at the tenth layer of Qi Refining, he found a record of "moving objects".

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