A stream of true qi is refined.

    The flesh body is also growing stronger.

    Chen Yun can intuitively feel that the power is constantly increasing.

    The cultivation ends after an hour.

    He opened his eyes, "Let's use the Qi Observation Technique to see how much progress we've made."

    Thinking about it, Chen Yun activated the Qi Observation Technique and checked the level of refinement.

    It was as if a fierce furnace, it was obviously in the realm of late seven-grade mage!

    "In just a few days, I've actually jumped from the middle period of a seven-grade mage to the late period!"

    Chen Yun couldn't help but feel excited in his heart, this increase was simply too big.

    Don't look at it just from the fact that he has advanced from the mid-stage of the seventh-grade mage to the late stage, which seems like no breakthrough of a realm at all. In reality, the amount of true qi gained by advancing from the mid-stage of the seventh-grade mage to the late stage is almost equal to that gained from starting from scratch to the mid-stage of the seventh-grade mage!

    To put it simply, the true qi has doubled!

    This is not what Chen Yun is most delighted about.

    He is most delighted about the enhancement of his physical body.

    The greatest efficacy of the Ling Qi is to enhance the physical body.

    During these few days, Chen Yun not only spent one hour each day to actively refine the drug force to enhance his physical body, but also for the remaining ten hours, Ling Qi would quietly strengthen his tendons, muscles, skin and bones.

    Although he could not intuitively deduce how much stronger his physical body had become in these three or four days, there was one thing he could feel, that is, he felt that every inch of his body had become exceptionally strong.

    It seemed as if with a mere lift of his hand or a step of his foot, he could split mountains and crack stones with the power of his flesh alone.

    "Let's see just how strong my physical body is."

    Chen Yun, as usual, practiced the Dragon Slaying Technique after finishing his cultivation.

    He started by practicing the "God Tiger Technique" fists.

    Chen Yun did not infuse his body with true qi; he simply practiced using his physical strength.

    At first, he practiced the kung fu slowly. Except for using the power of his physical body to stir up a series of small whirlwinds by moving the air around him, there was nothing extraordinary.

    However, when he reached the "Five Elements" section, a terrifying scene emerged!

    Chen Yun murmured in his heart, "The metal element represents the power of indomitable courage and might!"

    His entire muscle force coiled into one, and a straight punch was sent forward.

    In an instant, the punch wind condensed together and compressed the air, making it seem like a "punch mark" in the air could be seen pounding forward.

    BOOM!

    This punch hit the ground outside about seven or eight meters away, and it actually caused the mud and water to splash, revealing a pit about a meter in diameter and half a meter deep in the ground!

    Chen Yun suddenly widened his eyes, "Damn, I was just using the power of my physical body to strike from a distance, and I was actually able to explode with such terrifying force? If I directly hit an object with this, how terrifying would it be?"

    The punch wind from a distance of about seven or eight meters and the direct force explosion are not comparable on any day.

    Chen Yun estimated that the punch he had just thrown, if hit against steel, could probably split it into four or five pieces!

    That's without even using true qi.

    If it were paired with true qi, the power that would explode with one punch, would probably be more terrifying than when Lin Feiyun used the Zi Wei Hui at full power!

    "Awesome! The Ling Qi is truly awesome!"

    Chen Yun couldn't help but be excited in secret, "In just a few days, I've become so powerful. The Ling Qi is truly a true divine medicine."

    However, he also discovered two problems while throwing the punch.

    Firstly, he couldn't concentrate his strength as completely as his mentor could into a single point.

    At first, his mentor's one punch had turned the rock into powder inside, but the surface remained intact. It was evident that his control over power had already reached a masterful level.

    His own skills were still far behind.

    Secondly, perhaps because of the sudden increase in power, Chen Yun unconsciously felt that he couldn't control the powerful force that suddenly burst out. Although Ling Qi could temporarily greatly enhance his own power, it didn't have the same ability as Liquor for him to "converge".

    However, this wasn't something to worry about. He just needed to practice more.

    After understanding this, Chen Yun didn't worry too much and continued with his usual practice.

    Perhaps it was because of the lack of pressure in the Xu Ling cave, or perhaps Chen Yun's mind was solely focused on "getting stronger" at this moment, making his mind incredibly pure. Regardless, his cultivation results were exceptionally good.

    ...

    Time passed day by day.

    Another three or four days passed.

    This day, Chen Yun was fully focusing on pushing past the sixth-grade mage.

    True qi cascaded down to the Dan Tian like waterfalls.

    At the same time, he felt that his physical body was becoming increasingly solid.

    The cultivation was proceeding slowly and quickly at the same time. He felt a fierce heat inside, which was clearly caused by the excessive flow of true qi from the Dan Tian.

    "My true qi volume is obviously at a certain level of accumulation, and the lower Dan Tian has a subtle feeling of saturation."

    Chen Yun could roughly judge, "It may not be saturation, but rather because the 'water tank' has a lot more water than before. Now, I am continuously adding 'water' at the original speed, causing the Dan Tian to be unable to accept the true qi, resulting in its overflow."

    The space of the lower Dan Tian is limited like that. If one wants to accommodate enough true qi, they must further condense the true qi.

    However, at this point, he clearly felt that the growth rate of true qi was faster than the Dan Tian's "absorption" rate. But he couldn't condense it as he wanted to. It seemed as if something was missing.

    "It must be because the true qi hasn't filled the Dan Tian completely yet. If it were truly full, the true qi would automatically condense and transform, just like during a breakthrough to a lower-grade mage."

    Chen Yun had no choice but to slow down his cultivation speed, allowing the true qi to flow into the Dan Tian slowly.

    Just as he had guessed, the moment he slowed down the speed, the true qi stopped overflowing.

    A pot of tea.

    A stick of incense.

    Soon, an hour had passed.

    At this time, Chen Yun would have finished nine small circuits of his cultivation practice.

    However, today, he only completed half of the practice, and the five small circles of his practice were not yet fully completed.

    Chen Yun continued to cultivate in a calm and composed manner.

    After another hour, he gradually completed his practice and exhaled.

    "Hu, perhaps the increase in true qi volume too quickly, making it difficult to digest so quickly. The decrease in cultivation speed is quite significant."

    Chen Yun was not worried about this. As long as he figured out a way to condense the true qi, his cultivation speed would recover.

    He activated the Qi Observation Technique to check, and was surprised to find that the brightness had reached the standard of a sixth-grade mage that could illuminate an entire room!

    "In just over a week, I've actually broken through to the sixth-grade!"

    Chen Yun felt very excited in his heart, "And I feel that the Ling Qi drug power in my stomach has been refined less than a third, and it seems possible to refine all of it completely, and then breakthrough to the middle-grade mage realm."

    It's just a pity that the refining speed has slowed down now, and he seems to need to adjust his strategy; he can't keep hiding here and practicing.

    "Should I go out now?"

    The thought flashed through his mind, and was immediately rejected.

    "Although the speed of true qi refinement has slowed down, the strengthening of the physical body hasn't slowed. I'll first elevate the accumulation of essence and physical cultivation to a middle-level achievement before deciding."

    Chen Yun then stood up and practiced the Dragon Slaying Technique for a while.

    ...

    The next day, the accumulation of essence and physical cultivation still had not reached the intermediate level.

    On the third day, it was still the same.

    Fourth day...

    Fifth day, finally, there was a difference.

    During these four or five days, as the speed of refining true qi slowed down, Chen Yun still remained at the early stage of a sixth-grade mage, but the distance to the mid-level was not too far away.

    As for the physical body, after so many days of quenching by the Ling Qi medicinal force, it had become incredibly solid and strong.

    Chen Yun always felt as if something was still slightly missing.

    He didn't know what was missing, so he had to continue refining his physical body.

    Today.

    As usual, he continuously used the essence refined from the medicinal power to temper his physical body.

    Suddenly, Chen Yun felt a kind of "power" that was different from true qi and consciousness, emanating from every muscle, skin, membrane, bone and marrow in his body.

    It couldn't really be called "power."

    It's more like a kind of "qi."

    This kind of "qi" was born and immediately spread to the surrounding area, intertwining and merging with the "qi" born in other parts of the body.

    "Hmm?" Chen Yun felt it right away, "Could this kind of 'qi' be the secret to reaching the intermediate level of Accumulation of Essence and Physical Cultivation, possessing iron skin and bone and invulnerability to knives and guns?"

    He wasn't sure if it was.

    However, since a new kind of "energy" has been born, he will definitely continue to produce more.

    With the refinement of Ling Qi medicinal power, the "qi" born was becoming more and more.

    Gradually, these "qi" first filled all his muscles and the spaces between them, and even more so, Chen Yun could feel that these "qi" were enveloping his "cells."

    This process lasted about half an hour.

    Once the muscles were filled with this mysterious "qi", the "qi" began to slowly spread towards the skin membrane and bones.

    The next moment, Chen Yun felt an itchy sensation coming from the skin membrane and bones.

    Particularly the itchiness on the skin made him want to stop refining Ling Qi medicinal power several times and scratch it, and there was a feeling as if millions of ants were crawling inside the bones.

    He couldn't help but use divination with his consciousness to observe himself.

    He then saw a surprising scene.

    Chen Yun discovered that the "qi" born earlier was fusing with his cells, giving him a feeling of "blazing fire" when he looked at his physical body.

    Of course, this was what he saw with his divine consciousness. In reality, the normal eyes could not see it.

    That incredibly itchy feeling lasted about a half an hour.

    Once the itchiness ceased, Chen Yun discovered that these "qi" were spreading towards his internal organs.

    Gradually, the internal organs were also enveloped by this qi.

    If one must compare it, it's like a plastic film wrapping around something.

    But plastic film can only wrap the outside, while this kind of "qi" wrapped every inch and drop of Chen Yun's muscles, skin, bones, and even internal organs.

    Finally, when the internal organs were also filled with this qi, a magical scene suddenly emerged!

    Chen Yun's "soul" clearly saw that the "qi" that filled his entire body shone with light like the night sky full of stars. These lights interwove with each other, forming a "net," layer upon layer.

    When all the qi interwove, shining upon each other, they became increasingly bright, eventually forming an integrated "light" that enveloped his entire body.

    At this moment, Chen Yun felt a strong force within his body, and he had a sense of invincibility all over his body, like having endless strength and no weapon could harm him.

    The intermediate level of Accumulation of Essence and Physical Cultivation has been reached!

    (Chapter ends)