Chapter 3: Cultivation Begins!

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  Boom!

  Zhou Heng's whole body relaxed and he immediately fainted.

  He didn't know how long it took, but he slowly woke up, only to feel that every muscle in his body was aching and groaning, yet there was an inexplicable comfort, just like taking a cold shower in winter, after getting through the initial chill, the rest of the body felt warm and comfortable.

  Gurgling sounds came from his stomach in protest.

  Zhou Heng looked up at the sky, and saw that it was already midnight, probably around 9 or 10 o'clock. He had only eaten lunch, so he was naturally very hungry by now.

  He was too lazy to start a fire and cook, so he just took some dry rations and made do with them.

  "It seems like something's different now!"

  Zhou Heng felt that his body had undergone some changes, but when he tried to say what exactly had changed, he couldn't quite put it into words, a very strange feeling.

  "Right, let's cultivate!"

  This was his only hope, and thinking of this, he sat down on the ground, unfolded the Lièyáng Què, and the food in his stomach was immediately continuously refined by the Gongfa, transformed into countless free energies, and then converted into true yuan force, flowing through his body.

  When the true yuan force flowed near the dantian, Zhou Heng involuntarily revealed a tense expression.

  It's now or never!

  The true yuan force surged forth, but the black broken sword didn't react in the slightest!

  It's done!

  Zhou Heng suddenly felt a surge of wild joy! Although this was what he had always hoped for, when it really happened, he had an unbelievable feeling, afraid that it was just a beautiful dream and would wake up soon.

  "This is not a dream!" he emphasized to himself, his eyes becoming sharp.

  The Blazing Sun Technique continued to revolve, and his skin cells greedily absorbed the True Essence, storing it away one by one, enhancing his cultivation.

  This feeling is so great!

  Zhou Heng was so excited he almost cried! He could finally cultivate!

  What may seem ordinary to others is a dream that Zhou Heng has been longing for nearly ten years, leaving him excited, thrilled and overwhelmed with mixed emotions that are hard to put into words.

  He tirelessly repeated the fierce sun mantra, continuously enhancing his cultivation base. Although this progress was extremely subtle, even a slight improvement made him ecstatic.

  Less than two hours later, Zhou Heng stopped.

  It's not that he can't bear the dullness and doesn't want to cultivate anymore, but rather that the food he ate has already been completely refined.

  This dry ration can't be compared with meat-based food after all, and the energy it contains is extremely limited.

  Zhou Heng felt no sleepiness and immediately had another meal, continuing his first true cultivation journey.

  Time slipped away quietly, and soon it was midnight.

  Hum, the black broken sword that had been still for a long time suddenly quivered!

  Zhou Heng was startled, this old man wouldn't go back on his word again and try to snatch the True Yuan Force from him, would he?

  At this moment, a vast and unbridled energy burst forth from the Black Severing Sword, filling Zhou Heng's entire body!

  What!

  Zhou Heng was shocked, this super strong robber unexpectedly had a kind heart, not only did he not rob him of his true yuan force, but also fed back a large amount of free energy for him to absorb?

  The sun rises in the west?

  Doubts return to doubts, Zhou Heng didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately activated the fierce Yang technique, and swallowed these stray energies like a whale drinking from the sea - this thief had stolen ten years of his life, so it was only right that he returned some of it.

  What pure and free energy!

  Zhou Heng's face revealed a hint of astonishment, almost causing him to stop circulating the Lièyáng Què.

  What is the most difficult thing on the path of cultivation?

  That is naturally converting the food eaten into free energy, which takes up more than 90% of the time. Like practicing Liuyang Jue, it's so painful but still someone chooses to do it, the reason lies in that they can use sunlight to shorten the time of converting free energy.

  This black broken sword released free energy that could be directly absorbed, saving Zhou Heng a lot of time.

  And this stray energy is extremely pure and unparalleled, with each strand of energy comparable to ten strands transformed by Zhou Heng before!

  Zhou Heng was overjoyed, and as if afraid that Hei Jian would regret it, he hastily and frantically absorbed these energies, transforming them into his own true yuan force one after another, storing them in his skin cells.

  Half an hour later, the free energy released from the broken black sword was absorbed by him cleanly.

  "It's just half an hour and it's equivalent to the effect of my hard work for a month!" Zhou Heng was in absolute shock, almost unable to believe!

  His current cultivation had already surpassed the initial stage of Refining the Body!

  Although it is said that the lower the boundary, the easier it is to cultivate, generally speaking, from the initial stage of Lian Ti to the peak, it takes about half a year. Zhou Heng achieved in just half an hour what ordinary people would take months to achieve through hard work, this is a miracle!

  If it continues like this, he will be able to directly break through to the peak of the Refining Body First Layer after six more times!

  "Haha, haha!" Zhou Heng couldn't help but burst out laughing. As the saying goes, "After extreme adversity comes great fortune." He had been robbed of his ten years of arduous cultivation by the Black Severing Sword, and now he finally saw a glimmer of hope!

  He continued to operate the fierce Yang technique, trying to lure the black broken sword to release its free energy again. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, the black broken sword was unresponsive.

  Zhou Heng couldn't help but feel disappointed, but in his mind, the nine-style sword diagram floated up.

  "Although I was deceived by that black sword for ten years, it's undeniable that this is a treasure! Otherwise, it wouldn't have existed in my dantian for ten years, and the Nine Sword Techniques must be extraordinary!"

  He took out a wooden sword from the house, stood in the courtyard, closed his eyes slightly, and calmed his mind.

  The first style of swordsmanship immediately jumped out in his mind, his eyes turned into a starry sky, and only a black long sword was dancing, rolling up the star river, with an overwhelming momentum.

  That black sword should be the black broken sword in his body, only it hasn't been broken yet, but I don't know how many years ago that was.

  Zhou Heng kept thinking about this sword technique, and he didn't know how much time had passed before he slowly got up, the wooden sword in his hand drawing out a mysterious and indescribable trajectory.

  Too heavy!

  Zhou Heng only felt that the wooden sword seemed to be carrying a weight of ten thousand catties, so heavy that he couldn't even hold onto the hilt, and after swinging out a few sword shadows, he was unable to continue.

  "It seems like the whole world is against me, every move I make pushes the sky forward by a fraction and turns the earth by an inch, difficulties are piling up!"

  "Is it because I haven't grasped the subtleties of this sword technique that heaven and earth reject me?"

  "On the other hand, if I can successfully master these nine sword styles, wouldn't that be in harmony with heaven and earth?"

  "What in the world is this sword technique?!"

  His character is firm and resolute. The more he encounters difficulties, the less he wants to back down. Otherwise, after being tormented by Hei Jian for ten years, he would have given up long ago!

  This incredible swordsmanship thoroughly sparked his interest, making him spirited and ambitious, arousing a strong desire to conquer.

  He will definitely master these nine sword styles!

  Time and again, Zhou Heng tirelessly practiced the first form of swordsmanship, completely forgetting about time. He felt that this form of swordsmanship was filled with profound principles, allowing him to gain a deeper understanding each time he practiced. It seemed as if he could see the workings of the entire universe, the rising and setting of the sun and moon, everything within his grasp.

  Whether it is swordsmanship or knife methods, these are all called martial skills, which are distinct from qigong.

  However, martial skills are not just about the form, they must be accompanied by corresponding techniques to maximize their power. Otherwise, it would be greatly inferior. But this Nine-Style Sword Technique is strange, the nine diagrams that appeared in his mind earlier seemed to have merged with his body!

  No mantra is needed, as it's already in his body, he just needs to constantly enlighten himself!

  The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on his body, and Zhou Heng stopped.

  He didn't sleep all night, although his spirit was still high, but after all, he was a mortal, and the pain he had endured before made Zhou Heng feel extremely tired. He went back to the house, took a cold shower, ate something randomly, and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

  When he woke up again, it was already afternoon. Zhou Heng had made himself a meal and after gobbling it down, he began to cultivate the Blazing Sun Technique.

  Although that mysterious sword technique may have a power far beyond his imagination, it also requires enough strength to operate. He is now only at the first level of body refinement, and honestly improving his realm is the right thing to do.

  Under the scorching sun, Zhou Heng couldn't help but let out a sigh as he felt the slow and laborious speed of his true yuan force refining.

  It's like having never eaten meat all one's life is nothing, but after eating it once and then only eating vegetables for every meal, anyone would find it unbearable!

  Compared with the free energy released by the Black Severing Sword, this cultivation speed is simply too slow to be infuriating!

  Although he felt a little down, thinking about the true yuan power he had cultivated before being completely consumed by the black sword, it was a difference between heaven and hell. Zhou Heng didn't take it to heart and continued to cultivate patiently.

  Day passed, night fell, Zhou Heng continued to cultivate until late at night without stopping, from a "waste" to finally being able to cultivate, he wished he could cultivate non-stop for 24 hours a day.

  Buzz!

  At that time when the moon was in the middle of the sky, the black broken sword suddenly trembled, and a vast amount of unbound energy was released, filling Zhou Heng's entire body.

  Here it comes again!

  Zhou Heng couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise, and for a moment, he couldn't think about anything else, constantly absorbing these stray energies and converting them into his own true yuan force storage.

  Half an hour later, these stray energies were completely absorbed again, and after that, the Black Breaker Sword had no reaction at all.

  Just a little bit more and I'll reach the middle of the Refining Body stage!

  Zhou Heng clenched his fist, and in the blink of an eye, true yuan energy burst out from his skin cells, gathering in his fist. With a whoosh, he swung his fist, tearing through the air with a whistling sound.

  The black broken sword released free energy twice, both at midnight. Is this a rule?

  If that's the case, he can spend all his other time studying the Nine Swords Style and only use this half hour at night to cultivate, optimizing the allocation of his time.

  It will be clear tomorrow night whether it is or isn't!