In the Martial Arts Hall, a young man sat upright.
"Puffing Technique initiation (can accelerate)."
Wang Xuan chose to accelerate to the Small Success Realm. The moment the accelerator started, a warm current flowed through his mind, instantly circulating throughout his body.
Similar to the process of tempering with the Bone Shrinking Technique, his joints became increasingly flexible, and muscle control also improved. By expanding the gaps between bones, making the entire skeleton more spacious, while causing muscles to swell, a person could increase their body size, appearing more gigantic.
The eight units of the Source Point were completely consumed. Wang Xuan only felt that his body's flexibility and control had enhanced a bit, the expected qi and blood consumption did not exist.
On the contrary, his qi and blood increased significantly. Evidently, directly enhancing the realm by accelerating consumed more Source Points, but the extra Source Points were transformed into the needs of the body during cultivation.
"So, this is the correct way to use the accelerator," Wang Xuan realized, "Then, what is the difference between this and consuming the Violent Dragon Potion and then gradually accelerating?"
He pondered, there must be differences. Gradual acceleration could save some Source Points and allow the experience of each minor level of realm improvement.
And is the direct step-up in realm due to the extra consumed Source Points, and the difference from the nutritional supplement in terms of drug supplementation?
Clearly, excessive medication always has some harm to the body, with toxin accumulation, whereas the energy converted from Source Points might not have this danger.
"Then let's try, the Horizontal Training Technique, which is quite damaging to the body, like the Golden Bell Shield. I spent a fortune on medicine, bathing for years, finally reaching late Small Success.
What would happen if I directly enhance to Great Success?" Wang Xuan thought.
"Golden Bell Shield Small Success (can accelerate), acceleration to Great Success requires: forty Source Points."
He had practiced the Golden Bell Shield for a long time. Initially, going from Small Success to Great Success required a hundred Source Power points; last time it needed fifty, and this time, it only required forty.
Clearly, as his cultivation level improved, and with the growth of his physique and bones, the time needed to practice martial arts also shortened.
"Accelerate!" Wang Xuan clicked.
The accelerator launched instantly, the mysterious force flowing in his mind accelerated the operation of the Golden Bell Shield by thousands, even millions of times, accomplishing the operation of eight or nine months in just a breath.
Visibly, Wang Xuan's skin turned crimson, hot steam emitted, qi and blood consumed rapidly, his skin constantly tempered, tougher than cowhide through thousands of hammerings.
Yet he didn't feel any deficiency in his body, the Source Power continuously replenished the consumption, transformed into various spiritual essences needed for Golden Bell Shield cultivation, allowing the cultivation to proceed perfectly.
Soon, the enhancement of the Golden Bell Shield was complete.
No slightest fatigue, Wang Xuan detected no pain, contrasting the previous method of gradual Source Power value acceleration, only feeling a great bodily change.
"The Golden Bell Shield reached Great Success!"
At this point, his skin really resembled tight leather, and even had elasticity; a light punch would rebound, greatly enhancing buffering ability.
Walking to the wall, Wang Xuan delivered a fierce punch, with a bang, punching a hole in the wall, demonstrating his formidable power.
And on his fist, apart from being slightly red, there was no injury, the defense was astonishing.
Before enhancing the Golden Bell Shield, he could also punch through a wall, but not like this without a scratch. When mighty power is transmitted, and the skin and flesh can't withstand the immense pressure, it will tear apart.
Taking out a fruit knife, he moved the blade on his arm, no blood flowed out but made a sizzling friction sound.
Looking at the faint white mark on his arm, Wang Xuan roughly knew how strong his defense was, even if an ordinary person slashed him with full force, he could ignore it.
He didn't expect that directly enhancing the realm and using Source Points to compensate for the consumption would perfectly enhance the accelerated cultivation and martial skills, reaching the theoretically best state.
This kind of enhancement is twenty to thirty percent stronger than consuming the Violent Dragon Potion and gradually accelerating, but consuming a third more Source Power value than that method.
Immediately, Wang Xuan began standing in a posture, his mind tranquil, then sensing bodily changes, he needed to know if the enhancement to the Golden Bell Shield caused any bodily harm.
It's known that Horizontal Training Techniques are harmful to the body, minor mistakes could cause qi and blood stagnation, accumulating into hidden injuries.
However, upon inspection, Wang Xuan was surprised to find that his body did not increase any hidden injuries, on the contrary, quite a few were recovered.
Qi and blood increased, blood circulation in the skin and flesh smoother, nerves sharper, achieving such an effect is impossible through self-cultivation, it's even superior to his best cultivation state.
"Good! So that's it, truly marvelous effects."
Wang Xuan chose the Life Generating Technique, directly accelerating to the fourth layer, in an instant two hundred Source Power values were consumed, and his Life Generating Technique realm reached the fourth layer.
Life force, exuberant life force!
At this moment, Wang Xuan only felt his life force limitless, evidently the vigor stimulated during the Life Generating Technique cultivation accumulated in an instant.
His flesh activity was like a youth during puberty, vibrant and energetic, giving him boundless energy, seemingly never fatigued.
However, this state dropped over half after half an hour, only when inner strength was stimulated could it recover to that state.
By now, Wang Xuan found that his damaged foundation had once more restored significantly, this effect equaling twelve years of effort!
Unimaginable! Twelve years of effort, not as valuable as the current few breaths of achievement.
"When one day my foundation is completely restored, so will my cultivation talent return. If it were twelve years ago, practicing a Fierce Bull Fist, it wouldn't take two or three years to reach Perfection, three months would be too long."
Only when losing, Wang Xuan cherished what he had all the more.
Then, Wang Xuan enhanced the Puffing Technique to the Perfect Realm, spending a total of sixty points, not the previous sixty-three, indicating his cultivation improvement and foundation recovery.
After a whole day of cultivation, he gained a lot, at least the elevation in Life Generating Technique and Golden Bell Shield greatly increased his defense and strength, his current strength probably reached six thousand catties in magnitude.
By dinner time, Chen Qingniu brought him good news that the disputes regarding Meiling had mostly been resolved.
"Am I considered safe now?" Wang Xuan said, the Assassin Alliance wouldn't act, Celestial Sword Mountain people would still make a move.
Chen Qingniu replied: "It's uncertain, but the Martial Arts Hall's higher-ups want to protect your life, having negotiations with Celestial Sword Mountain, most Earth Immortals won't act, but it doesn't completely rule out that possibility."
"Isn't that saying for nothing, even a ten percent possibility, that's still my little life, how can I be careless," Wang Xuan said seriously.
"Naturally." Chen Qingniu nodded, "So at this time, you should go out for a walk, exposing yourself in front of those with murderous intent towards you."
Wang Xuan raised an eyebrow, asked, "Fishing?"
"Indeed, fishing, rest assured, you don't need to worry about your safety, someone will act, that person can suppress all enemies in Yuzhang City."
"Really? I do want to go out for a walk, hope the big shot protecting my life is attentive, don't let me get killed," Wang Xuan knew this was an opportunity, after all, such a high person couldn't devote much time to him, constantly looking after him.
Only by setting an example can they deter the Earth and Celestial Immortals of Celestial Sword Mountain wanting his life, otherwise it's endless future troubles.
Hmm, where should he go? Maybe go back to the community?
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It's been about seven or eight hours since Shi Tie encountered Su Xiaowei and her sister, he didn't act at noon but instead followed them to their residence.
Acting couldn't be done when the prey is alert, not acting at noon was only to find a better timing and lull the prey.
When he sneaked into the opposite of Su Xiaowei's residence, also where Wang Xuan had been renting, Shi Tie found that no one had lived here for several days.
This was good news, so he lay low, waiting for the night to fall, then it would be the right time for him to act.
In the living room, he took out a bottle filled with bright red liquid, opening it emitted a bloody scent, yet Shi Tie was exceptionally intoxicated.
This was what he harvested during his hideout days after finding prey in the suburbs, the beautiful woman got it by cutting wrist and letting blood amidst pain and struggle.
Such pure yet malice-bearing blood most suited his requirements.
Immediately, he dipped fingers in blood, painting on the floor continually, soon an intricate rune-filled pattern appeared.
He muttered ceaselessly, sometimes shouting, sometimes summoning, occasionally twitching frenziedly, as if performing a special offering.