Chapter 17: Breakthrough

  Four hot streams flowed out from the four War Soul Pearls on top of the Blood Tooth Pig King's War Soul, following a specific route, constantly circulating within Jiang Cheng's body.

  Every time he moved, a part of the heat flow gathered in his body, enhancing the effect of his cultivation. Jiang Cheng was clear that it was the effect of the Tempering Body Pill he had just taken.

  Even though it was already the third time he had cultivated after evolving into the Upper Yellow Grade Blood Tooth Pig King War Soul, the effect of his cultivation made Jiang Cheng feel the power of the Blood Tooth Pig King War Soul deeply.

  Four times!

  Jiang Cheng's cultivation speed was now four times faster than before.

  In other words, the previous Jiang Cheng, from the second refinement of Cheng En Realm to the third refinement of Cheng En Realm, would need at least four months. However, now, in just one month, even without the assistance of spiritual grass and medicine, with only normal cultivation, Jiang Cheng can break through to the third refinement of Cheng En Realm in just one month.

  Before getting injured, Jiang Cheng was able to drive the War Soul Bead to twenty-nine circles. After being injured and cultivating for two days, Jiang Cheng was able to drive the War Soul Bead to thirty circles successfully.

  The power of Xue Ya Zhu Wang's battle soul can be seen from this.

  However, for Jiang Cheng, who had received modern education, his perception of the world's war spirit had undergone a new transformation.

  This battle soul is somewhat similar to the cultivation method Jiang Cheng knew before.

  The stronger the cultivation method, the faster the cultivation speed.

  And here, the higher the rank of the war soul, the faster the cultivation speed of the soul warrior. This mysterious war soul has a more intuitive understanding in Jiang Cheng's eyes - it is a special form of cultivation technique.

  Of course, Jiang Cheng didn't think that the War Soul was just a simple cultivation technique. The mystery of the War Soul still needed to be dug out by Jiang Cheng bit by bit.

  Cultivation was proceeding in silence, as the hot flow surging out of the War Soul Pearl with each rotation, the medicinal power of the Tempering Body Pill that Jiang Cheng had just taken was being refined and strengthened his tendons, bones and skeleton, allowing it to hold even greater power.

  It wasn't long before Jiang Cheng's eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and his meridians transmitted an unbearable stinging pain. As soon as he had the thought, four streams of heat rapidly withdrew back into the War Soul.

  Jiang Cheng opened his eyes, and a subtle taste arose.

  "Two and a half circles? The effect of one Tempering Body Dan can raise my cultivation by two and a half circles, while one Sword Leaf Grass can only raise my cultivation by one circle. And the effect of one bag of Fierce Beast Essence Blood in raising cultivation is less than a third of that of Sword Leaf Grass."

  "This Tempering Body Pill is indeed a good thing, unfortunately, there are only five pills!"

  After Jiang Cheng tried taking Tempering Body Pill, Sword Leaf Grass and Ferocious Beast Essence Blood to assist in his cultivation for three consecutive days, his cultivation broke through to the 34th circle. He also gained a certain understanding of the efficacy of these three treasures.

  Just then, Jiang Cheng's expression suddenly stiffened, no way.

  In terms of efficacy, Shen Ti Dan is indeed two and a half times more effective than Jian Ye Cao, but the value is worlds apart.

  One cart of grain can only be exchanged for one Tempering Body Pill, but one cart of grain can be exchanged for twenty stalks of Sword Leaf Grass. In other words, one Tempering Body Pill is equivalent to twenty stalks of Sword Leaf Grass.

  However, with the help of Jiang Cheng's mysterious black tower pillar, twenty stalks of sword-leaf grass can have an effect equivalent to seven or eight Tempering Body Pills.

  If Jiang Cheng had twenty to thirty stalks of Sword Leaf Grass, even if his cultivation breakthrough to the third level of Cheng En Realm increased the difficulty by a factor of two, having twenty to thirty stalks of Sword Leaf Grass would still allow Jiang Cheng to raise his cultivation to the fourth level of Cheng En Realm in an extremely short period of time.

  Jiang Cheng looked at the beast skin pouch given by his grandfather, there were still four Tempering Body Pills inside.

  After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Cheng carefully collected the remaining four Tempering Body Pills and made up his mind.

  During this period of time, he must think of every possible way to become stronger and stronger again!

  Not just for the tribe, but also for myself!

  Three days later, in the dead of night, Jiang Cheng, who was meditating with his legs crossed, suddenly stiffened all over, his throat seemed to be blocked, and his face turned bright red in an instant.

  Suddenly, Jiang Cheng's eyes widened in anger, and with a burst of strength, the four hot streams of blood that had gathered around his body instantly dispersed to his limbs, filling him with boundless power.

  Ah!

  As soon as the breath was unblocked, a visible stream of air suddenly shot out from Jiang Cheng's mouth, accompanied by a long, mournful bellow that tore through the night sky and lingered on for a long time.

  At the same moment, Jiang Cheng suddenly stood up, his right fist clenched lightly, and the blood in his body surged towards his right hand like visible pearls, filling his right fist with explosive power.

  Blood and energy like pearl waves, embracing the threefold grace!

  In the quiet Ge Shan tribe, upon hearing this long whistle, Ah Gong, who was meditating in his wooden loft, suddenly revealed a look of astonishment: "So soon? More than ten days earlier than I expected?"

  Ku Xiong, who was meditating with his legs crossed, also opened his eyes in surprise, "Good kid, it's only been such a short time, and you've already broken through to the third level of Cheng En Realm again!"

  I'm also a top-notch warrior soul of the Yellow Rank, how come I didn't progress as fast as him when I was training?

  In another wooden building, Du Jing, who had just finished his cultivation and fallen asleep, suddenly sat up with a start after hearing the long whistle, and his eyes showed a complex and abnormal expression.

  "Threefold, I just broke through to the second fold of Cheng En realm, and he actually reached the third fold of Cheng En realm!"

  "No way, I must cultivate!" Du Jing got up and continued to cultivate with great effort. After a few breaths, his face turned deathly pale and he fell down again.

  "Is this the triple power of Cheng En Realm?" Jiang Cheng fiercely swung his fists, pounding the air with a series of loud booms.

  "My cultivation has reached the third level of Cheng En Realm, and tomorrow I can enter the Ancestral Spirit Hall to choose a suitable combat soul technique for myself." Although Jiang Cheng from the Ge Shan Department can enter and exit the Ancestral Spirit Hall at any time, only those who have reached the third level of Cheng En Realm can learn powerful combat soul techniques without harming themselves.

  The next day, Jiang Cheng went to Zuling Temple after visiting Song Lan and was urged by Song Lan.

  What made Jiang Cheng feel relieved was that after these few days of rest, Song Lan's complexion had clearly improved, putting Jiang Cheng at ease.

  The ancestral temple of the Keshan tribe is located in a stone house within the Keshan tribal camp, where two elite hunters from the tribe are always on guard, and next door is the residence of the tribal chief, Ge Xiong.

  But it is said that this is one of the most heavily guarded places in Kozanbu. This couldn't help but remind Jiang Cheng of the precious treasure his grandfather had mentioned earlier, a treasure that Baihutang, a second-rate tribe, had been eyeing for decades.

  "Hello Brother Jiang Cheng!"

  "Ah Cheng Shuai!"

  All the way, the sound of asking for good is continuous. Especially those lively and active eleven or twelve-year-old boys and girls in the clan, after enthusiastically asking for good, they avoided Jiang Cheng far away, making Jiang Cheng's eyes hot with tears.

  In the past, these young boys and girls would gather around Jiang Cheng whenever they saw him, asking him to tell them strange stories and tales of Journey to the West.

  Even if Jiang Cheng casually learns a few of Sun Wukong's moves and says a couple of lines, it can make them happy for half a day.

  But since Jiang Cheng returned injured, these young men and women have kept a safe distance from him. Although their eyes are filled with expectation when they glance at Jiang Cheng, they all hastily retreat without hesitation.

  Jiang Cheng knew this wasn't them being afraid of him, nor were they avoiding him.

  But they either knew or had been reminded by adults, and didn't want to disturb Jiang Cheng's cultivation. The children who had experienced hardships were exceptionally sensible.

  This is Jiang Cheng's tribe!

  These are Jiang Cheng's clansmen!

  "Ge Shu, I'm going to the Ancestral Spirit Temple to choose two combat soul techniques!" Jiang Cheng greeted the hunter guarding the temple. In the Ge Mountain region, people with the surname Shi and Ge were in the majority.

  The hunter known as Ge Shu said with a start: "The War Soul Technique requires one to have cultivated the Threefold Realm of Benevolence before it can be practiced; otherwise, it will damage one's tendons and bones."

  "Ge Shu, I broke through last night!"

  "What, a breakthrough? Good, good! Indeed worthy of being the best hunter in the Kusanagi Unit!"

  In the midst of Ge Shu's praise, Jiang Cheng stepped into the ancestral temple of the Ge Mountain Sect.

  The Ancestral Spirit Hall is a place where every tribe collects the souls of warriors, tribal history, and the ashes of fallen heroes. It is a place that, apart from the ancestral totem pole, cannot be desecrated by any tribe.

  The ancestral temple of the Gesangbu is not large, about three rooms in size.

  Right in the center were placed large and small earthenware jars, which were the ashes of brave warriors who had died in battle for generations of the Keshan tribe.

  On the left side, there were four or five sheepskin books, which were the tribal history of the Ge Shan department. The records included the death of tribesmen, the birth of soul warriors, and major events within the tribe.

  On the right side, there are three layers of bookshelves from top to bottom.

  The top shelf had a large number of sheepskin books, roughly counting, there were fifty or sixty volumes, which were the lower-grade battle soul techniques of Huang Jie.

  The number of sheepskin notebooks on the second layer bookshelf was less than half, only about twenty volumes, which were Huang Jie Zhong Pin's Battle Soul Technique, compared to Huang Jie Xia Pin's Battle Soul Technique, its power was even stronger.

  And on the third shelf, there is only one book!

  That book, Jiang Cheng knew, was called Ling She Shan, and it was also the only top-grade yellow war soul technique of the Ge Shan tribe. It was also one of the tribe's treasures, but currently, no one in the Ge Shan tribe could fully cultivate it successfully.

  The Keshan tribe is a small tribe, unlike those large tribes with extremely strict rules. For survival, these warrior souls have no control over who can cultivate and who cannot, except that they cannot be taken away or imitated, there are no other restrictions.

  So theoretically, as long as Jiang Cheng is willing, he can choose whatever Soul Formation technique he wants.

  However, when Jiang Cheng had completely flipped through all the Soul Techniques on the first and second shelves, he suddenly became dumbfounded.

  P.S: A picture is worth a thousand words

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