Shi Tian held the spear in his hand and swung it a few times. To his surprise, it didn't feel like the first time he was using a spear.
It felt as if he were a spear master.
In just a minute, Shi Tian was able to move his spear swiftly. His body had already adapted to the weapon, and the previous Shi Tian's spear mastery was integrated into his mind.
"Let's practice then!" Shi Tian waved his spear and said before charging toward Duan Mei.
"Mm!" Duan Mei nodded. She held her wooden sword and parried against his metal spear.
The wooden sword in her hand seemed to become stronger than metal. It collided with his metal spear and made a clanging sound as she easily repelled it. Shi Tian was forced to move a step back, but he moved forward again, only to be repelled by Duan Mei's sword once more. This process repeated again and again, but it brought benefits to Shi Tian, who was becoming used to his new strength.
Shi Tian didn't pause and attacked repeatedly. His movements were clumsy at the start, but they soon began to improve. Ten minutes later, a swiftness appeared in his spear art.
Shi Tian remembered the basic spear art in his mind while moving the spear. Even though all of his moves were easily blocked by Duan Mei's wooden sword, he didn't show any sign of depression.
Duan Mei's cultivation was two major realms higher than his. Even if she stood still and let him attack her, he wouldn't be able to injure her. After reaching the Spirit Gathering Stage, a cultivator could use Spirit Qi to attack and defend by manipulating it.
The Body Forging Realm did not have this capability.
Both of them started speeding up. Shi Tian couldn't help but marvel at his new strength. Adrenaline raced through his entire body, which was filled with power. He had never felt like this before.
This time he finally understood the euphoria of having great strength, which was why all the cultivators of this world worked hard to improve their cultivation.
Three hours passed, and Shi Tian was beaten by Duan Mei. He was depressed by the defeat, yet his mind was occupied by the thrill of having supernatural powers.
Three days passed!
[Congratulations to the host for the weekly sign-in, rewarding a special item, Qi Cloaking Secret Art]
Shi Tian was a little surprised by the system notification. It seemed there were some hidden perks as well. The weekly sign-in rewards were better than the daily ones.
The Qi Cloaking Secret Art could mask the Qi inside a person and hide their cultivation. It could work as a disguising tool to hide one's cultivation. However, it had some limits; it couldn't work on a person with a much higher cultivation than the user.
In the last three days, he got three more sign-in rewards from the system.
[Qi Replenishing Pill: Spirit Refinement Realm pill. It can recover one's spirit Qi for a short period of time and is suitable for use in battle.]
[Nine Transformations Life Pill: Below the Spirit Lord Stage, as long as a breath remains, one can consume this pill to swiftly recover their injuries and vitality. It is extremely difficult to refine.]
[Mountain Shattering Palm: Profound-Tier combat skill.]
Shi Tian focused on cultivation.
[Name: Shi Tian]
[Life: 17/80]
[Cultivation: Eighth-Layer Body Forging Realm] ...
Right now, his cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Body Forging Realm. The next stage was the Spirit Gathering Stage, where a cultivator needed to open their dantian first, then absorb the energy of heaven and earth and store it inside after refining it into their internal Spirit Qi.
Shi Tian didn't have to worry about the dantian, as it was already opened by the previous Shi Tian. He could skip the dantian-opening process and break through to the Spirit Gathering Stage directly.
In the last three days, Shi Tian had practiced martial arts with the two girls, and even his aunt came to teach him martial skills.
"Young Master, are you ready?" Duan Mei said with a smile as she looked at Shi Tian.
Shi Tian nodded and took a spear that was a second-ranked spiritual weapon. After that, he channeled his Spirit Qi into the spear. The spear vibrated slightly as a spirit pattern on its shaft glowed with a soft light.
"Heaven Piercing Spear!"
Shi Tian called out as he thrust his spear forward swiftly. His spear seemed to extend by a few meters, forming an illusionary spear that stabbed at Duan Mei. But just as it was about to reach her, she suddenly vanished from her spot. The illusionary spear passed through the air and poked into the stone wall behind Duan Mei.
"Boom!"
A hole the size of two feet appeared in the stone wall.
Shi Tian sighed lightly in his heart. Duan Mei was a wind-attribute cultivator; she had the advantage of speed. In terms of speed, a wind-attribute cultivator was the best, as they could use wind Qi to increase their speed.
"Young Master is truly outstanding; your combat strength is far superior to your cultivation level," Duan Mei appeared again in the same spot and said cheerfully while she glanced at the hole in the stone wall.
"Well, it's still not enough!" Shi Tian said softly.
"Don't worry, Young Master. With your cultivation speed, you will soon be able to catch up with us. At that time, your strength would be unmatched," Xiu Ying said from the side, trying to comfort Shi Tian.
Shi Tian nodded lightly. The predecessor had learned many powerful martial skills in the past, but they were all too strong and needed a huge amount of Spirit Qi to perform. Shi Tian didn't have that much Spirit Qi right now to perform high-ranked martial skills.
"Young Master, it's my turn to attack." Duan Mei giggled as a faint, mischievous glint flashed in her eyes. Before Shi Tian could reply, her body became a blur. In the next second, she appeared in front of him.