Chapter Five: Tempering
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One sword comes out, as if heaven and earth are turning together, bringing infinite momentum!
The black bear's movements suddenly slowed down, as if time had come to a sudden stop!
Zhou Heng's movements didn't slow down at all, and he slashed his sword horizontally towards the black bear's head and neck. The blade quivered lightly, as if humming a kind of wonderful melody, like the chanting of the Great Tao, shaking one's ears and stunning their senses.
How wonderful!
This is completely different from practicing by myself!
A sword flashed by, and a huge bear head suddenly rose into the air, drawing a high arc in mid-air before slapping to the ground, rolling seven or eight meters away before coming to a stop.
One sword to end life!
This black bear, although not a magical beast, has an adult bear with unimaginable power, and even the fierce tigers in the mountains dare not match it. But in front of Zhou Heng, there is no resistance at all, weak like a baby.
This Ling Tian Nine Forms is truly too powerful!
Zhou Heng felt that he had imitated the first move of Ling Tian to about 80%, but this was just a form, and it was unknown how much time it would take to grasp its rhythm! However, with only 80% of the form, he was able to kill the black bear with one sword.
This sword alone... consumed more than 30% of his true yuan force!
As expected, Hei Jian loves to devour True Yuan Force, and this sword technique is no exception! However, its power is also incredibly formidable!
Zhou Heng suppressed the excitement in his heart, drew his sword and cut open the black bear's body, dug out the bear's gallbladder, then chopped off the bear's paw. After finding a small stream to wash it clean, he made a fire and roasted the bear's paw.
Before long, the fragrant bear paws were done, and Zhou Heng devoured them in a few swift bites, revealing a satisfied smile.
Although the Zhou family is the ruler of Yuanshi Town, Yuanshi Town is not rich, so this wealthy family is not very name-worthy. The living conditions are naturally better than ordinary people, but they are not strong enough to go anywhere.
Of course, as one of the six major elders of the family, Zhou Dinghai was naturally treated with great favor, and his monthly allowance was as much as 500 taels of silver. However, because he had to "treat Zhou Heng's illness", most of this money was spent on buying medicine.
Although Zhou Heng was known as a young master, he had always lived a very simple life. He had only eaten good things like bear paws when he was a child, and since his "illness", he hadn't tasted them again.
His appetite was not small, but the portion of bear's paw was even more overwhelming. Just one alone filled his belly to the brim, although he still had an aftertaste, he couldn't afford to overeat and get bloated!
It was still a while before midnight, Zhou Heng lay down on a clean large stone, recalling the scene of killing the black bear with one sword earlier, and compared it with the first style of Ling Tian in his mind, using his fingers as a substitute for the sword, lightly dancing and improving his understanding.
Every time he reviews and recalls, he will have a new epiphany, especially that moment when blood splatters, it gives him an inexplicable palpitation, as if his mind suddenly expands, as if it can cover the whole world!
"A sword is a violent instrument, it must see blood!"
"So, although I had practiced for a month before, the realization I gained from it was no match for what I gained from this one sword move today!"
"After all, actual combat is indeed the most effective way to improve oneself!"
Time and time again, Zhou Heng continually refined his understanding of the Ling Tian First Style. Every time he gained a new insight, his mind would be greatly shaken, as if heaven and earth were resonating in harmony, and the Great Way was responding in kind, feeling indescribably comfortable.
It wasn't until midnight that he finally stopped, humming, the black broken sword quivering lightly, releasing a massive amount of free energy.
"Huh?"
Zhou Heng was taken aback for a moment, and he suddenly realized that the energy released by the black broken sword this time was actually much more than before!
What's going on?
Could it be... because I've entered the Meat Refining Realm!
Zhou Heng was guessing in his heart, but he didn't forget to operate the Liuyang Jue, continuously absorbing and refining the free energy, turning it into his own true yuan force, storing it one by one in his muscle cells.
Twelfth layer of body refinement, it's a process from outside to inside, storing the true yuan force separately in skin, muscles, bones and blood, ultimately illuminating the entire body. With one punch, billions of cells simultaneously burst out with true yuan force, shattering stones and splitting gold, its power boundless!
More than half an hour later, Zhou Heng absorbed all the free energy in his body.
"Compared to before, the energy released by Black Sword this time has increased by half!" He showed an excited expression, "If it weren't for this gentleman going crazy, it can be determined that as my cultivation increases, the energy released by Black Sword will also increase accordingly!"
"If so, I can reach the peak of Refining Body Fourth Layer within ten days!"
Zhou Heng burst out laughing, his heart filled with indescribable joy, yet no one could share it.
"The Dark Sword is a serious matter, telling anyone would be inappropriate, it's better to keep it as my own secret! When Father returns, I will teach him the Ling Tian Jiu Shi!"
"But I still haven't fully grasped the sword technique and can barely even link forms together, how could I possibly teach it to Father?"
He put down the doubts in his heart, found a wide stone crevice, drilled in and hid, his excited nerves gradually calmed down, and soon fell asleep.
One evening passed, after washing his feet in the stream and roasting a bear's paw for dinner, he continued to venture deeper into the mountain forest, seeking ferocious beasts to hone his skills.
One day, two days, three days, time flies quickly, and before you know it, the last day of October has also passed.
Zhou Heng sat cross-legged in a mountain cave, his eyes tightly closed, and a resolute aura flashed across his handsome face. The bloody battles of the past ten or so days had made him lose some of the shyness of youth and gain more stability.
He reached the peak of Refining Body Fourth Layer and is currently attacking Refining Body Fifth Layer!
Boom!
After a surge of true yuan force within his body, Zhou Heng let out a loud whoop and suddenly sprang up from the ground.
Refine the body into five layers!
He burst out laughing. In just over a month, he had jumped from the initial stage of Refining the Body to the fifth layer. Who would believe this if it were told? Who would dare to believe it?
"In any case, no one in that household is delighted to see me. Father will probably return during the New Year, so I might as well wait until then to go back and make a stunning appearance at the celebration!"
"Although Father didn't say it, I know he has great expectations of me! This time, I won't disappoint Father again!"
Zhou Heng walked out of the cave, looking down at the dense and lush forest, the mountain wind blowing by, the trees swaying, he suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of grandeur in his heart, his long sword flashed out of its scabbard, and with a fierce cry, he swung out a series of mysterious and profound sword shadows.
"I've basically mastered the first move of Lingtian, now it's just a matter of grasping the underlying meaning!"
"Keep fighting!"
"Until now, I haven't encountered a single yao beast, indeed such an exotic creature is extremely rare!"
Zhou Heng's foot tapped lightly on the ground, and his entire body immediately sprang into action.
As his boundary was enhanced, whether it was strength or speed, he gained a huge boost. Every step he took was close to ten meters, like a sharp arrow cutting through the air, incredibly fast.
As dusk approached, Zhou Heng entered a forest and suddenly came across an open space in front of him. Although it was only about ten meters in diameter, it was extremely abrupt, causing Zhou Heng to involuntarily stop in his tracks.
Hum, the black broken sword in Dantian slightly trembled, and its tip pointed towards a place in mid-air.
Zhou Heng was taken aback. This old man would only quiver at midnight, releasing energy, and normally no matter how he tried to contact him with his consciousness, there was no response. How did it suddenly move now?
He shifted his gaze to the empty land, the black and yellow soil, a few scattered leaves, all of which were completely ordinary. In the center of the empty land stood a half-person-high stone, but nothing unusual was found.
Zhou Heng's body was not lacking in adventurous spirit, and he involuntarily took a few steps forward, walking towards the stone.
A sense of indescribable danger suddenly enveloped his body, and Zhou Heng immediately stopped in his tracks, the long sword that had already been drawn from its scabbard held horizontally across his chest.
"Hiss!"
A low growl sounded, and suddenly a head emerged from behind the stone, its entire body golden yellow, with two huge eyes that took up almost half of it, while the mouth that followed was ferocious.
Sen Bai's teeth were sharp and pointed, with two fangs as long as an inch, a long tongue that darted in and out, and fresh blood like a crimson ribbon!
With a loud noise, the beast jumped onto the rock, revealing its slender and beautiful body like a cheetah, covered with white and yellow fur all over, but on its buttocks grew three tails that kept wagging.
Three-tailed Wolf Carving!
A name suddenly burst out in Zhou Heng's mind - Yao Shou!
This demon beast is not to be trifled with! After growing up, it's a existence of the Refining Flesh Realm, and with its own brute strength far surpassing that of humans, it can increase combat power by one or two small realms!
Why is it said that the demon beast is terrifying, and the warriors of the same realm cannot be defeated? It's precisely because the demon beast has not only cultivated its true yuan force but also possesses extremely formidable brute strength!
"Growl..." The three-tailed wolf eagle let out a low growl again, its eyes fixed tightly on Zhou Heng, emitting a fierce and menacing glare. It didn't immediately launch an attack because it was still unsure of Zhou Heng's true strength.
Monsters have a certain degree of wisdom!
Zhou Heng knew that if he took a step back at this time, the three-tailed wolf eagle would inevitably launch a thunderstorm-like attack.
Refined Meat Realm's demonic beast!
A surge of frenzied battle intent rose up in Zhou Heng's heart, previously the beasts he had hunted were ordinary wild animals, ferocious but weak, not one was an opponent that could withstand his sword.
No pressure, no motivation. He still hasn't fully mastered the first form of Lingtian, precisely because he lacks true bloodshed and the tremble that comes with hovering between life and death!
War!
The long sword was drawn out, and Zhou Heng took on an offensive posture.
The three-tailed wolf eagle, which was originally observing Zhou Heng, was immediately enraged by his provocative action, and let out a furious roar. With its four legs exerting force, its robust body shot forward like an electric shock, pouncing towards Zhou Heng.
Zhou Heng's foot swept aside, dodging to the left, barely avoiding the three-tailed wolf eagle's attack.
At this moment, the three tails behind the Three-tailed Wolf Eagle's buttocks suddenly danced together. The beast's body, which was pouncing on empty air, made an eerie curve in mid-air and pounced towards Zhou Heng again!
Ding!
Zhou Heng swung his sword and chopped at the three-tailed wolf eagle's claws, splashing a bloody flower!
He retreated seven steps in a row, lowered his head to take a look, and suddenly found that there was an extra wound on his abdomen! Although he had drawn his sword in time to block the attack earlier, he was still injured by the three-tailed wolf eagle!
The power of the demon beast is indeed formidable!
