I Cheated While Cultivating

‘Finally, a second style for Solo Nine Swords!’

Zhou Heng was surprised.

At the same time, he looked forward to it eagerly. He wondered when he would be able to learn the full set of nine styles.

He had not even expected the Eighth-Class Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique.

He thought it was just for the ninth-class.

After all, regardless of the All True Seven Sons from the novel or the television drama, they had only appeared average.

However, if one thought through it carefully, it was understandable.

A point of reference was needed to assess the level of strength. If All True Seven Sons were to be compared with the Five Ultimate Level experts, the difference was too far apart. However, they were still considered highly-skilled experts.

Their Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique should not be weak.

Not forgetting, there was still a one-point increase for the foundational attribute of agility.

The movement of internal qi within Zhou Heng’s body for Eight Flying Grass Steps lightweight martial arts enabled him to move thirty feet with a single step!

That was very fast!

An unranked martial artist who had just advanced to a ninth-class martial artist certainly did not have such speed!

Zhou Heng was surprised.

After that, he broke another branch and tried to perform Thirteen Autumn Rain Swords and Solo Nine Swords, he found that the speed of drawing the sword was five or six times faster than his previous speed!

This was definitely not the only advantage gained from the breakthrough of the martial arts realm!

‘With my current martial arts, I should be able to truly defeat Master Lin. When I practice my internal qi, I may also stand a fighting chance against the ordinary eighth-class.’ Zhou Heng felt an increase in his own strength and indulged in the excitement of his recent promotion.

Currently, there was still a Gold Lucky Bag left.

Nonetheless, he was not in a hurry to open it. Instead, he wanted to focus on the Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique first.

The level of cultivation at the ninth-class was called refining and foundation building, also known as qi storage. Through the cultivation of internal energy, the original strength could be cultivated into internal qi that directly courses through the body, thus enhancing martial arts.

When the strength was completely transformed, the internal qi would fill the meridians throughout the body. When the refining of qi and blood circulation within the body occurs, one would begin to step into the eighth-class, with adaptable tendons and sinews, and cleansed marrows.

During this process, internal energy was particularly crucial.

Without internal energy, it would be impossible for one to transform his strength into internal qi automatically. Even after a few decades, he would end up inferior to one who had just cultivated one year of conventional internal energy.

Internal qi was also the minimum standard for the execution of Daoism techniques. Without internal qi, Daoism techniques could not be released.

“You are working hard to gain insights from Eighth-Class Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique, you found that the content was obscure and difficult to understand, and you have difficulty comprehending it. However, owing to the previous martial arts experience, you have more or less gained some insights from it. The level of proficiency increased by 0.001.”

“You have continued gaining insights from Eighth-Class Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique and triggered Heavenly Rewards, gaining a significant amount of insight. The level of proficiency increased by 0.015.”

Zhou Heng had been gaining insights for about two hours, but his level of proficiency had not even reached 0.02, which was very different from the previous situation when he was gaining insight into the Broken Sword Style.

‘I’m gaining proficiency too slowly.

‘Could it either be due to slow progress in the cultivation of internal energy or due to the difficulty in the comprehension of Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique?’

He was lost in thought.

Soon, he discovered one small detail pertaining to the increase in one point for insights.

From the message prompted out from the system, there was a description pertaining to the “difficulties in fixing one’s mind”.

Moreover, he was now in the emotional excitement of having just broken through the realm.

Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique was also another Daoism Technique. It was also known as the All Truth Big Daoism Song which focused on tranquilizing the mind and calming the heart. His current active emotional state was indeed not suitable for the cultivation.

If this were someone else, one might have to wait slowly for his emotions to calm down.

But, Zhou Heng was different.

“A state of clear mind and few desires, open!”

At that instant, he felt chills all over his body and shivered as if everything else was tasteless.

Then, he continued to gain insights.

“You are working hard to gain insights into the Eighth-Level Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique. You are in an ethereal frame of mind with a light awareness of yourself and your surroundings, which is very much in line with the traditions of cultivation technique. Therefore, your insights have increased significantly. The level of proficiency increased by 0.5.”

“Congratulations! The level of proficiency for Eighth-Class Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique has reached 1. You have officially acquired this martial art.”

“Congratulations! The current state of mind fits very well with the Eighth-Class Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique, the level of proficiency increased by 10.”

Zhou Heng listened to the series of notifications expressionlessly. He was under the state of clear mind with little desire, as such, he did not feel such changes, his inner feelings remaining undisturbed.

This persisted until a quarter of an hour had passed.

‘Darn it! How could I miss it just like that?!’

Zhou Heng was very remorseful. He had never thought that the cultivation of Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique in a state of clear mind with little desires would actually result in such massive bonus points!

Although he had only maintained in that state for only a quarter of an hour in a day, that quarter of an hour alone had enabled his level of proficiency for that martial art to increase by several points!

It was comparable to half a day of hard work!

Of course, what was even more unexpected was that despite being under the state of a clear mind with little desire, he could still gain insights based on his previously established ideas, but did not have the desire to follow up on them during then.

Once he grasped it, he stopped.

Eighth-Class Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique. Novice Level: 1/1000

Nevertheless, finally, Zhou Heng had truly learned eighth-class internal energy and managed to practice a faint trace of internal qi.

With that, not only could he utilize his internal qi to cure Yu He, he had also met the basic requirements in order to gain insights from the Five Thunder Technique Golden Book.

After two hours.

“You have been trying hard to gain insights from Master-Fifth Class Five Thunder Technique Golden Book, only to find it obscure, difficult to comprehend, and profound. Even if you concentrated on comprehending it, you still found it difficult to understand. However, thanks to the foundation of martial arts with the principles of five elements, you have finally gained something. The level of proficiency increased by 0.0001.”

The corners of Zhou Heng’s mouth twitched.

Based on this speed, he would only be able to truly acquire the Daoism technique after more than twenty years, without eating, drinking, sleeping or resting.

That was pathetic!

Therefore, he could only choose to give up on it temporarily and turned his attention to that Gold Lucky Bag.

‘I wonder what can I draw from this Gold Lucky Bag?” Zhou Heng thought to himself expectantly.

‘Could it be a treasure like ancient plate hata, Tai Chi diagram, and chaotic bell?

‘Even Four Immortal Execution Swords will do too!

‘I can also accept a map of mountains, rivers and tribes!’

“The Gold Lucky Bag is a bag equipped with literally everything. Once you open it, you’ll gain a reward you will not expect.”

“Open!”

“Congratulations! You’ve received a special skill card: Three disassembly cards.”

Zhou Heng was stunned. ‘What’s this?

‘Is it true that the lack of a notification telling me I’ve great luck is never something good?’

He looked at the introduction of the disassembly card.

“You can disassemble low-level things from high-level things without damaging the high-level things themselves.”

‘What’s the use of this thing?

‘Is this the only thing that comes out of the Gold Lucky Bag?’

Zhou Heng was slightly disappointed at first. But a bright idea quickly followed.

‘Wait!’

His eyes glowed and he immediately used one of the disassembly cards for the Five Thunder Technique Golden Book.

A golden light flashed.

“Congratulations! You have disassembled the Daoism technique for Eighth-Class Thunder Palm from the Master-Fifth Class Five Thunder Technique Golden Book!”

‘It’s done!’

The corner of Zhou Heng’s mouth slightly curled upward, and he was very satisfied.

This was exactly the result that he wanted.

He disassembled one of the lower class Daoism from Five Thunder Technique Golden Books and then cultivated it.

The eighth-class Daoism was just right for him to learn now.

Thunder Palm was also a type of thunder technique. The cultivation of this Daoism technique served as a foundation for the Five Thunder Technique Golden Book.

‘This disassembly card is indeed useful!’

At this point, Zhou Heng had finally digested the gains provided by the Tiger Bone Refining Pill.

However, when he reached home, he did not start to gain insights into the Thunder Palm.

Instead, he chose to cultivate the Complete Reality Internal Energy Cultivation Technique.

He tried to transform as much internal qi as possible so that he would not make any mistakes in treating Yu He the next day.

The morning sun rose, casting warmth.

Liao Quancheng went out for a walk as usual. He was already in his sixties. The habit had persisted for fifty years.

Most of the time, he was in his best moods when he took a walk.

However, he was not particularly happy on this day. Even though the sunshine was warm, he felt tightness in his heart.

He was upset about yesterday’s incident.

That feeling of being helpless. The feeling of being forced to leave with his face covered had been a rare sight throughout his decades of experience in the medical profession.

A doctor’s healing power was limited, and he could not help it.

As he was walking, he found himself somehow arriving at the Incoming Joy Restaurant.

Liao Quancheng felt like his leg had been filled with lead. As he looked at this gorgeous restaurant, he could not help but thought to himself in melancholy, “The night has passed without a ninth-class martial artist who can perform acupuncture. I’m afraid that mister could have…”

Before he had even finished lamenting, a figure came out of the tavern very reluctantly, with the help of a servant.

It was Yu He.

The old doctor’s gaze froze.

Zhou Heng went to Yu He’s house early in the morning.

The results of the acupuncture had been perfect.

The qi and blood circulation within Yu He’s body was completely unblocked, and he did not even need to take medicine. He just needed more sunlight and would recover in a few days.

At that time, Yu Fulai and Yu Yingying were so excited that they almost knelt down before Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng was frightened by this scene and hurriedly bade farewell to them before running to the martial arts school to practice martial arts.

He intended to wait for Yu He to recover before making the next trip to Yu Family’s house.

Otherwise, no one could withstand their over-enthusiasm.

However, after reaching martial arts school and barely managing a few strokes, Liu Changsheng came looking for him.

“Young Master Liu?” Zhou Heng was a bit puzzled and asked, “What is it that requires you to come to the martial arts school personally?”

“Zhao Yuan dropped dead yesterday night.” Liu Changsheng went straight to the point and blurted out to him, “He wrote a sentence with his own blood before he died.”

“The murderer is Zhou Heng.”