Chapter 351: Chapter 56: Breakthrough, Qi-Blood like the Sea!_2

At that moment, he was walking on water, feeling the surging Qi Blood Power within his body, and his heart was unusually excited.

From the afternoon until the moon peaked, he had been digesting Hundred Spirit Blood.

Although the digestion speed slowed as time went on, by now, he had digested more than forty drops of Hundred Spirit Blood.

Now he could feel that although the Qi Blood Power in his body was still at the level of “Qi-blood like a river,” it had already grown more than twice as strong.

…

That day.

Winter days dawned later than usual.

While it was still dark, Jiang Ning had already awakened.

The moment he awoke, he immediately opened his own panel.

[Source Energy]: 613.17

“Is that all?” Staring at the panel with numbers starting with six, Jiang Ning’s eyes narrowed.

According to his estimation, nearly half of the Hundred Spirit Blood was digested yesterday with such a powerful effect.

Logically, when he woke up today, the Source Energy Points should have at least broken a thousand.

But now it seems that although there is decent growth, it is just that–decent.

From a little over two hundred to over six hundred, an increase of less than four hundred points, this greatly disappointed him.

The next moment.

Jiang Ning looked at his panel, seemingly enlightened.

Then he muttered to himself, “From today’s view, the increase in Source Energy Points might be related to their source! The efficiency of increase on my body seemed to maximize previously with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, as well as so-called Ancient Immortal Treasures.”

“As for artificially created items, their impact on Source Energy Points isn’t as great as the innate items.”

“If we observe from this point, Hundred Spirit Blood, not being a called Heavenly Material or Earthly Treasure, is not an innate item, but an artificial product.”

“The true innate items, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, are represented by the products I previously refined such as Blood Lotus.”

While talking to himself, he recalled his past.

Regarding this judgement, Jiang Ning increasingly felt that his current perception wasn’t mistaken.

“Perhaps that’s really the case!” he thought secretly.

Then he looked at his panel again.

[Source Energy]: 613.17

The Source Energy Points remained over six hundred, nowhere near the thousand he had speculated earlier.

Immediately afterward, he closed the panel.

He walked outside the house.

After washing up.

He grabbed a few meat buns from the kitchen and left the house, leaving behind a note in the kitchen informing Jiang Li that he had left.

…

On the surface of the lake.

The sky was dimly lit, fine blood flowers floating in the air.

Jiang Ning walked on water, breaking through the thick fog, heading towards the desolate island.

Today, his task was simple, to continue digesting the Qi Blood Power and to increase the experience value of the Water and Fire True Strength martial art.

As for using the Source Energy Points, he wasn’t in a hurry.

Now with over six hundred Source Energy Points, he already had choices.

Source Energy Points beyond five hundred allowed both Chopping Wood Blade Skill and Swimming to reach the sixth Break Limit, but he hadn’t yet decided.

[Source Energy]: 613.17

[Skill]:

Chopping Wood Blade Skill+ (five times breaking limit 6000/6000) (trait: touch and understand, blade like a rapid wind, handling the blade like a god, man and blade as one, born with blade bone)

Swimming+ (five times breaking limit 6000/6000) (trait: Underwater Breathing, water controlling technique, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Formation and Rainfall, Water Spirit Body)

…

Moments later.

He had arrived at the desolate island.

Opening the Golden Box, Jiang Ning continued the unfinished task from yesterday, devouring Hundred Spirit Blood, increasing the Qi Blood Power.

…

Time flew by.

The next morning.

The world was already completely white.

Since yesterday, the snow had grown heavier and heavier, and after a day and a night, white had already covered everything.

Ice could even form on the surface of the lake.

At that moment, Jiang Ning stood by the lake, mobilizing the Qi Blood inside his body.

In an instant.

The Qi Blood Power within him suddenly surged like a tsunami erupting from a tranquil sea.

Boom–

The tsunami rose, a thunderous sound.

As the Qi Blood Power erupted, it instantly possessed the power of a mountain and sea tsunami.

Feeling the activity within his body, Jiang Ning’s face immediately showed great joy.

At this moment, his Qi Blood had reached the level of “Qi-blood like a sea.”

For Sixth Rank Martial Artists desiring to reach the Jade Bone layer, achieving “Qi-blood like a sea” was the hardest step.

According to the experience of predecessors, “Qi-blood like a river” was twice as much as “Qi-blood like a river”.

But to progress from Qi-Blood like a river to Qi-Blood like a sea required a multiple-fold increase in Qi-Blood Power.

Increasing multiple times from the foundation of a river was exponentially more difficult.

For a martial artist at this level, even several years might not be sufficient to complete this step.

Yet, at this moment, Jiang Ning had done it in just two days.

“Hundred Spirit Blood, truly a resource used by a Grandmaster!” Feeling the Qi-Blood Power in his body reach that of a sea, Jiang Ning emitted a deep sigh.

Just then, his understanding of “rich in martial arts and poor in literature” deepened.

The path of martial arts, from start to finish, is simply a money-burning journey.

Small money burns in the early phase, and big money burns later on.

Even with his unique traits, using dozens of drops of Hundred Spirit Blood in two days saved him several months of hard work.

Such was the nature of burning money.

Without Hundred Spirit Blood, even with his uniqueness, it might still take two to three months to achieve this step of Qi-Blood like a sea.

And it seemed reasonable that Hundred Spirit Blood had such an effect.

After all, it was the reason Lin Qingyi had approached him to buy ten drops.

Lin Qingyi, whose official position was the deputy head of Wanhua Building in Luoshui County.

However, Jiang Ning felt her identity was certainly very mysterious.

Because judging from her strength that day, she was on the cusp of Fourth Grade peak, just a step away from becoming a Third Grade Grandmaster.

How could her public identity be so simple?

And with such strength and identity, she still found Hundred Spirit Blood elusive.

Having to approach him the moment she saw his possession of the Hundred Spirit Blood showed just how rare this item was.

Then, Jiang Ning quietly sensed the changes within his body.

These two days, as his Qi-Blood Power surged exponentially from river to sea, he had overcome a major class boundary.

The explosive growth of Qi-Blood Power was now nourishing every part of his body.

It had significantly enhanced his physical body in just two days.

The strengthening of Qi-Blood Power nourishes the physical body.

While old martial artists with waning bodily functions see their Qi-Blood Power stagnate or decline, leading them back down step by step.

Their physical body also weakens progressively.

This was one of the main reasons for the decline in the strength of elderly martial artists.

After a while,

Having felt the changes in his physique, Jiang Ning opened the Golden Box again.

Now, only a shallow layer of Hundred Spirit Blood was left at the bottom, about ten drops by his estimation.

As for the illusion emanating from the God statue,

Jiang Ning had long become accustomed to it and dared not touch the statue.

He could only separate a drop of Hundred Spirit Blood using his spiritual power each time he needed one.

The next moment,

Another drop of Hundred Spirit Blood floated out of the box, and as he opened his mouth,

The drop flew into his mouth and instantly merged into his body.

One drop after another.

Soon, all the Hundred Spirit Blood in the box had integrated into his body.

“Burp–”

Having swallowed all the Hundred Spirit Blood, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but belch.

Though the Hundred Spirit Blood didn’t give his stomach a sense of fullness,

Consuming thirteen drops at once made him feel as if every part of his body was bursting.

A single drop of Hundred Spirit Blood contained enormous energy.

Thirteen altogether carried unimaginable energy, easily satiating his physical body.

“After digesting all this Hundred Spirit Blood, my Qi-Blood Power could increase by another half stage!” Jiang Ning rubbed his stomach and smiled.

Then, he looked at his panel.

[Source Energy]: 838.49

The Source Energy Points had started with an eight.

Though it hadn’t reached a thousand yet, Jiang Ning believed that by tomorrow, his points would be sufficient to break a thousand.

Then, he looked at the Skill section.

[Skill]:

Five Animals Fist (One-time Break Limit 813/2000) (Traits: Five Internal Organs Store Essence)

Chopping Wood Blade Skill+ (Five times Breaking Limit 6000/6000) (Traits: Touch and Understand, Blade like a Gale, Handling Blade like a God, Man and Blade as One, Innate Blade Bone)

Swimming+ (Five times Breaking Limit 6000/6000) (Traits: Underwater Breathing, Water Manipulation Technique, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Formation and Rainfall, Water Spirit Body)

Water and Fire True Strength (Great Success 378/1000)

The biggest change on the panel was in Water and Fire True Strength.

In two days, this cultivation technique had successfully progressed from small success to great success.

Such speed, although not as fast as the previous advancements of Canglang Blade Skill and Sweeping Fire Spear Skill, was still extremely fast.

Especially considering it within superior martial arts, this speed was frighteningly fast.

“All my achievements today are the result of hard work!” Jiang Ning said this with a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

No one knew better than him what he primarily relied on to achieve his current success!