I Grind to Martial Saint

Ten days passed just like that.

The late autumn air was gradually turning cold.

Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before winter arrived.

Late at night.

Han Yuan sat cross-legged in the courtyard.

He preferred meditating in the courtyard rather than indoors, as it seemed easier to enter a meditative state.

Over the past few days, he had committed the breathing method of the Black Whale Oversea Skill to memory.

Tonight was his first time truly attempting to cultivate the Black Whale Oversea Skill.

The most difficult part of breaking through from Body Tempering to the Inner Breath Realm was generating a wisp of Qi Sensitivity.

This required the Inner Breath Breathing Method to be coordinated with the resonance of one’s own muscles to be formed.

It sounded simple, but was actually extremely difficult.

Many Martial Artists at Body Tempering Great Perfection were unable to generate Qi Sensitivity in their entire lives. This led to the decay of their qi and blood, a rapid decline in bodily functions, and the eruption of latent hidden injuries, causing them to be tormented by illness in their later years.

But Han Yuan didn’t have this problem.

For him, as long as he successfully practiced the Black Whale Oversea Skill once, he could then rely on relentless grinding to surely generate Qi Sensitivity and step into the Inner Breath Realm.

After calming his mind and spirit,

Han Yuan imagined himself transforming into a black whale, swimming slowly through a deep, dark-blue sea.

His breathing grew deep and slow, yet his chest began to rise and fall, steadily swelling.

After more than ten breaths, Han Yuan finally exhaled.

WHOOSH~~~

In an instant,

The entire courtyard felt as if it had been swept by a powerful gust of wind.

At that moment,

Han Yuan also controlled the rippling of his muscles, gradually bringing them into resonance with the frequency of his breathing.

In a trance,

Han Yuan truly felt as if he had transformed into a black whale, roaming the deep sea, gradually becoming immersed in the experience.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Finally, Han Yuan stopped cultivating the breathing method.

”I should have succeeded this time, right?”

He wasn’t sure himself, so he could only call up the Skill Proficiency Panel.

Host: Han Yuan

Black Whale Oversea Skill: Uninitiated (0/300)

Seven Stars Step: Skilled (28/800)

Arhat Iron Cloth Shirt: Perfection (Copper Skin and Iron Bones)

Thousand Falcons Blade Technique: Perfection (Breaking the Sky)

Mountain-Breaking Fist: Perfection (Divine Power)

’It takes 300 proficiency points just to get past Uninitiated?’

Han Yuan was startled.

However, this Inner Breath Technique was different from other Martial Arts.

Once one reached the initiate level in Inner Breath, meditation could completely replace sleep.

Moreover, Han Yuan had also heard that the Spirit Pill Pavilion had many Elixir Pills that could increase cultivation speed, which would naturally improve the efficiency of his grinding.

But all of these things required Contribution Points.

’First, I’ll get this Black Whale breathing method to the initiated level and break through to the Inner Breath Realm. Everything else can wait.’

Han Yuan calmed his turbulent heart, closed his eyes, and once again began cultivating the Black Whale Oversea Skill.

「In the following days.」

Han Yuan discovered that cultivating the Black Whale Oversea Skill was far from as simple as he had imagined.

Every time he practiced the breathing method through visualization, it consumed a great deal of his Heart Spirit.

Even with his vigorous Essence, Qi, and Spirit, he could only manage to cultivate about thirty times a day.

Any more than that, and his Heart Spirit would be exhausted, making it impossible to concentrate on controlling his breathing rhythm, which would lead to his qi and blood falling into disarray.

Han Yuan had originally planned to use the time his Heart Spirit was recovering to study the Eight Extremes Demon-slaying Saber, but he found that it also consumed a lot of Heart Spirit, so he had to give up on the idea.

In the end, he could only cultivate the Seven Stars Step in the morning, and the Black Whale Oversea Skill in the afternoon and evening.

「Another eight days passed.」

Han Yuan was finally on the verge of a breakthrough.

He sat cross-legged in the courtyard, his aura long and majestic.

Every breath could stir up a gale.

This time,

Han Yuan suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled sharply.

His chest swelled up like a balloon, looking as if it were about to explode.

But Han Yuan had no intention of exhaling yet. As if a whale swallowing the sea, he continued to draw in the air.

As if reaching some kind of limit,

he finally exhaled the stream of air.

WHOOSH!!!

A violent current of air reverberated through the courtyard, even uprooting some of the flowers and plants, leaving a mess in its wake.

But Han Yuan also felt a wisp of energy flowing within his body.

Black Whale Oversea Skill: First Layer (0/500)

When he saw that the panel now showed the Black Whale Oversea Skill at the First Layer realm,

a look of ecstasy finally appeared on Han Yuan’s face.

This meant he had finally broken through to the Inner Breath Realm.

As that wisp of Qi Sensitivity flowed through his body, his muscles, bones, and flesh began to tingle numbly.

This was a further tempering of his physical body!

Inner Breath was a mystical energy formed from the body’s qi and blood. Not only did it possess immense destructive power, but it could also be used to nourish and temper the physique.

Han Yuan stood up and channeled that wisp of Black Whale Sea-Covering Qi into his right arm.

In an instant,

he felt a ferocious power flood his right arm, and his muscles couldn’t help but bulge.

’What terrifying power...’

’I wonder who could withstand a punch from me now?’

A tyrannical impulse rose in Han Yuan’s heart.

He wanted to obliterate the wall in front of him.

He managed to suppress this desire and retracted the wisp of Black Whale Sea-Covering Qi.

Now... was not the time.

After cultivating the Black Whale Sea-Covering Qi, besides consolidating his realm, Han Yuan also began to practice the Eight Extremes Demon-slaying Saber.

Mastering the basics of this Blade Technique was far simpler than cultivating the Black Whale Sea-Covering Qi, and it didn’t take Han Yuan much time.

.....

「Half a month later.」

Host: Han Yuan

Black Whale Oversea Skill: Second Layer (45/800)

Seven Stars Step: Mastery (128/1200)

Eight Extremes Demon-slaying Saber: Skilled (30/800)

Arhat Iron Cloth Shirt: Perfection (Copper Skin and Iron Bones)

....

Perhaps because Han Yuan was now cultivating too many Martial Arts, the system had hidden some of the techniques that had reached Perfection.

Han Yuan paid it no mind. He looked at the data on the panel and considered his next steps.

’I’ve now completely familiarized myself with using the Black Whale Sea-Covering Qi.’

’My entire frame, my muscles and bones, have also grown stronger and tougher after being tempered for the past half-month.’

’Even my Eight Extremes Demon-slaying Saber has reached the Skilled stage.’

’Next, I need to earn some Contribution Points.’

To increase the grinding efficiency for the Black Whale Oversea Scripture, his only option was to take Elixir Pills.

Besides that, Han Yuan also wanted to exchange for another Fist Technique.

All of this required Contribution Points to achieve.

So, after nearly a month, Han Yuan finally stepped out of his small courtyard and headed to a place called Dust Hall.

This was one of the Eight Halls, responsible for issuing missions to Demon Exterminators and tracking Contribution Points.

On the way, he happened to meet a woman in a yellow dress with thin lips.

”Han Yuan?”

Huang Xian’Er hadn’t expected to run into Han Yuan here.

”Ah, it’s Miss Huang.”

Han Yuan nodded lightly.

He still remembered who Huang Xian’Er was.

”I heard that Bai Hao was not only disfigured by your kick but was also left with lasting side effects. His head still throbs with intense pain from time to time.”

”The Bai Family has sought out many famous doctors to treat him, but it’s been no use.”

Huang Xian’Er said with a light chuckle.

”He shouldn’t have survived in the first place.”

”At least now he gets to cling to life a little longer.”

Han Yuan smiled.

”That’s true... It’s a good thing I wasn’t the one who ran into you back then.”

Huang Xian’Er chuckled lightly.

Her reputation in Cangshui County was terrible; she was arrogant and hot-tempered, known to draw her sword and kill at the slightest displeasure.

But in front of Han Yuan, she was like an ordinary girl.

Because Huang Xian’Er knew.

The man before her was not only stronger than her... his temper was even worse.