Chapter 61: Consecutive Breakthroughs

  Time flies, years go by in haste.

  It's already early August. The scorching sun is burning the earth, making the whole world seem like a big steamer, even the beautiful blooming flowers are hanging their heads listlessly, waiting for the heat wave to pass soon.

  In the lush forest, Zhang Yi carried a heavy load of 200 kilograms and, without using any energizing liquid, his upper body glistened with oil as he sprinted around the small grove at full speed, sweating profusely.

  Behind him, Yao Tianxiao held a long whip in his hand and took a light step forward, which was four or five meters away. He followed Zhang Yi's back at a steady pace, with a sinister smile on his old face. Every time Zhang Yi's speed slowed down slightly, the long whip in his hand would lash out at Zhang Yi's back.

  At this time, Zhang Yi's back already had more than a dozen days of bright red bloodstains, which was the result of being whipped by Yao Tianxiao with a long whip.

  "Bang..."

  A loud whip cracked, and Zhang Yi's back added another bright red blood mark as he slowed down slightly.

  "Kid, you can slow down as much as you want, as long as you're not afraid of getting hurt, I'm very interested in exercising my arms." Yao Tianxiao said with a strange smile.

  Due to the intense pain in his lower back, Zhang Yi's mouth twitched uncontrollably for a few moments, gritted his teeth tightly, and released a frantic glint in his eyes, suddenly increasing his speed by a lot.

  Time is spent in running and being flogged.

  Yi Zhang, who was running wildly, had eyes full of bloodshot, his muscles were all trembling, his handsome face turned ferocious, and his legs felt like being stabbed with needles, making him extremely painful.

  However!

  His speed didn't slow down, even though his legs had become mechanical in their running, but in his mind, there was only one thought:

  Hold on!

  Even if I run to death, I will still insist.

  "Ah..."

  A beast-like roar came out of Zhang Yi's mouth, and he felt as if his heart had stopped beating, with all the blood in his body flowing backwards, every muscle trembling, and sweat pouring out of every pore.

  That kind of brain swelling, feeling that one's soul is about to escape, suddenly a warm current emerges in the limbs, as if the entire body has been washed away by a warm water flow, and a sense of strength arises.

  "Hahaha... you little brat, indeed has infinite potential! If I don't squeeze you hard enough, your hidden qualities won't be fully unleashed. Isn't the taste of pushing yourself to the extreme wonderful? Run for me... if you dare slow down, I'll whip you to death!"

  Yao Tianxiao's speed was a little faster than before, the long whip in his hand swung and did not lash Zhang Yi's back again, but swept past his ear.

  Comfortable!

  Even though it was still painful, compared to just now, Zhang Yi felt that he was in heaven at this moment, his body much more comfortable than before.

  "Run... run for your life."

  He bore a weight of over two hundred kilograms, yet he still paused for a moment in his sprint, reached out to grab a massive boulder weighing over a hundred kilograms by the side of the path, and with the flowing muscles on his arms bulging, he accelerated again.

  Night falls.

  Zhang Yi ran with a speed that was already slower than an ordinary person's normal walking pace. His stiff legs moved mechanically, leaving one wet footprint after another as he moved forward.

  Hang in there!

  Don't give up!

  Break through one limit, break through two limits, and you can also break through the third limit.

  He is moving forward, and what he is tempering is not just physical strength, but also breaking through the limits of his body. His willpower is also constantly strengthening, and that bitter persistence is like a large hammer, constantly pounding his will, making it as tough as possible.

  Yao Tianxiao, who was closely following Zhang Yi, had a complex expression in his eyes. Many times, he moved his lips, wanting to make Zhang Yi stop, but seeing that Zhang Yi persisted, he swallowed the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.

  He had never heard of anyone being able to break through their physical limits three times in one day, and what Zhang Yi was doing now was clearly a sprint towards a realm he had never stopped at.

  "His potential is strong, perhaps before he fell unconscious, he really could break through the third body's limit." He thought to himself, and quietly put the long whip into his waist.

  Suddenly.

  Zhang Yi's body stiffened on the spot, and his bulging eyes almost popped out.

  "Bang......"

  The giant stone in his arms suddenly fell to the ground with a loud crash.

  Zhang Yi's stiff body began to shake violently, and with each tremor, a beast-like roar would erupt from his throat. His tightly clenched fists had already pierced the skin of his palms, and fresh blood dripped down through the gaps between his fingers.

  Half a minute.

  Zhang Yi's body went limp, and he sat down on the ground with a thud. His pale face, as white as paper, turned to Yao Tianxiao with great difficulty, and a slightly hoarse voice came from his mouth:

  "Senior Yao, I... have broken through the limits once again."

  Yao Tianxiao nodded in satisfaction, his figure flashing as he appeared beside Zhang Yi and lifted him up, dashing towards the Old Wang Tavern.

  He avoided everyone's sight and soon returned inside the tavern.

  He reached out and threw Zhang Yi into the quiet room, saying in a deep voice: "I know you're very tired, your spirit is almost collapsing, but you must hold on for me, immediately cultivate the 'Yin Yang Great Method', at least four hours, after four hours, you can come out."

  As he spoke, he closed the door from the outside.

  Zhang Yi exerted himself to the utmost, laboriously climbing onto the couch, sitting cross-legged, and striving to maintain his composure. At the moment he closed his eyes, his consciousness manipulated the vital energy, wildly circulating it through his meridians.

  A room filled with dense spiritual energy.

  As Zhang Yi cultivated, layer upon layer of spiritual energy like the tide, as if summoned, poured towards his body, being absorbed and refined by him, transformed into vital fluid.

  He was frantically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but the amount of vital fluid in his meridians was constantly decreasing. The light green vital fluid in his meridians, in its frantic circulation, seeped out of the meridians and merged into other parts of his body.

  His body, every cell was filled with several grains, constantly devouring the surging vital fluid. His five organs and six viscera, blood and bones were all tempered in the vital fluid, constantly growing stronger.

  Time flies.

  Zhang Yi's body suddenly shook, and a mysterious flavor floated up in his mind.

  "Breakthrough? I've finally broken through to the Post-Heaven Advanced Realm?"

  With an overwhelming sense of excitement, Zhang Yi felt that his absorption of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was several times faster than before, and he immediately became even more diligent, crazily cultivating.

  In the outer courtyard.

  Yao Tianxiao looked at Hao Chengxiu with a bitter smile and said, "I never thought that one's willpower could be so strong, to the point where it's almost unbelievable to me. Three times he pushed his body to its limits, and each time he broke through without any rest!"

  Hao Cheng Xiao was secretly shocked in his heart, he almost didn't dare believe that what Yao Tian Xiao said was true.

  Three times?

  This number doesn't seem that big, but for a human body to be able to withstand it three times, that's absolutely terrifying.

  Hao Cheng took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Originally, we thought he could break through to the Post-Heaven High-Level Realm in a very short period of time. By the end of August, he would definitely be able to break through to the Pre-Heaven Realm. But who would have thought that breaking through to the Post-Heaven Mid-Level Realm was so easy for him, yet breaking through to the Post-Heaven High-Level Realm is so difficult? I'm afraid that by the end of August, he won't be able to break through to the Pre-Heaven Realm after all."

  Yao Tianxiao nodded slowly: "Indeed, although his current cultivation speed is already considered very fast, even surpassing those geniuses in the ancient martial world, it's still far from our expectations. It seems we set our goals too high!"

  Hao Cheng sighed: "It was his previous achievement that gave us too much hope."

  Yao Tianxiao said, "However, I think it's not that simple. The height of one's cultivation realm can't accurately determine their strength. Zhang Yi's power is terrifying and his speed is extremely fast. When he was in the later stages of the acquired middle realm, his strength could already rival that of a strong acquired high-level cultivator. Once he breaks through to the acquired high-level realm, I'm afraid even fighting against a congenital early-stage strong cultivator won't be a disadvantage."

  Hao Cheng Xiao's face finally revealed a hint of a smile as he opened his mouth and said: "Talent is indeed different!"

  Yao Tianxiao suddenly changed his expression and asked: "He learned medical skills from you, how's his progress?"

  Hao Cheng sighed and said: "I don't know."

  I don't know?

  Yao Tianxiao was stunned for a moment, and his eyes showed an unbelievable expression.

  "You personally taught him medicine, and you don't even know how he's progressing? What a joke!"

  Hao Cheng sighed, "I really don't know. Logically speaking, his progress is indeed fast to the point of being unbelievable. Many things I taught him, he was able to quickly understand and absorb, and sometimes even think of other treatment methods by analogy. This aspect, even I have to admire. But the problem is, his treatment effects are too good."

  Yao Tianxiao furrowed his brow and said: "I don't understand what you mean."

  Hao Cheng said, "Let me give you an example. A few days ago, a patient with liver cirrhosis came to the clinic for treatment, and Zhang Yi diagnosed and treated him. Before Zhang Yi's treatment, I examined the patient's condition, which was very serious. However, after Zhang Yi performed acupuncture on him three times over the course of three days, the patient's liver cirrhosis was completely cured!"

  "You mean..."

  "What I mean is, I wouldn't have dared to say that I could cure a liver cirrhosis patient in just three days! Let alone three days, even if it were ten days or half a month, I wouldn't be able to treat them so thoroughly. But Zhang Yi did it, and the result was so bizarre that it left me speechless and at a loss for words."

  Yao Tianxiao asked in a low voice with deep shock: "Is it a coincidence? The treatment method he used has a miraculous effect on this disease?"

  Hao Cheng sighed and said, "Now that this treatment has shown a miraculous effect just once, I'll take it as such. But... there are dozens of cases where the treatment was successful!"