Chapter 41

Since returning to the medicinal garden, Ding Qi has completely settled down, dedicating all his energy to cultivating the Innate Skill.

Ding Qi originally thought that with such continuous cultivation, he would soon reach the eighth level. However, in reality, it was not the case.

He has been unable to reach the eighth level for a long time.

These days, he meditates and cultivates every day, thinking that he can reach the eighth level on that day.

However, every time he thinks he is about to reach the eighth level, he always finds that he is still a small distance away.

This situation leaves Ding Qi speechless.

If it weren't for the fact that he can feel his true qi increasing with each day of cultivation, Ding Qi might have already suspected that there was something wrong with his cultivation.

Although Ding Qi is quite depressed, after careful consideration, he understands the reason.

His current Innate Skill has already reached the rather profound seventh level. The amount of true qi required for each level is far beyond what was needed for the first and second levels.

Even if the distance to the next level is just a thin line, the amount of true qi required is still considerable.

This is why he has not reached the eighth level for such a long time. This situation makes Ding Qi feel as if he is chasing a mountain on horseback.

While feeling helpless, Ding Qi also understands that what he can do now is to calm down and persist in daily cultivation, waiting for the day when the seventh level is fully cultivated.

On this day, Ding Qi sat on the bed, performing the routine cultivation of the Innate Skill.

It was daytime, but the room was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

In fact, not long ago, the room was quite bright. However, from some point on, the originally cloudless sky suddenly became overcast, and the clouds gradually thickened.

The thick rain clouds covered the entire sky, making both inside the room and outside the house pitch black, as if it were night.

It seems that a heavy rain will soon come.

Ding Qi does not pay much attention to the changes in the weather outside.

He focuses all his energy on cultivating the Innate Skill, as if he has not heard anything.

Feeling the true force of the Innate Skill flowing continuously in his body, with threads of true qi being generated and merging into the original stream of true force in his body, Ding Qi is trying to advance the skill to the eighth level.

It has been over twenty days since he resolved the military service issue. During this time, Ding Qi has been making similar attempts.

Time slowly passed, and with the 'rumbling' thunder from outside, a heavy rain soon fell from the sky.

Just as Ding Qi was deeply cultivating, a rare, thick lightning bolt stretched across the sky, illuminating the originally dim room.

Following this, a thunderous roar rolled down from the sky.

With this thunder, Ding Qi's body seemed to have some kind of感应, and he involuntarily trembled slightly.

The seventh level, which he had been unable to cultivate fully for over twenty days, was finally successfully cultivated.

Ding Qi's Innate Skill finally entered the eighth level.

A moment later, Ding Qi slowly opened his eyes, a joyful expression on his face: "Finally, I have cultivated the skill to the eighth level. I thought it would be another false hope today."

When cultivating today, Ding Qi had a vague feeling that the chance of reaching the eighth level this time was much stronger than usual.

However, he did not dare to take it too seriously.

This kind of premonition had already appeared several times over the past few days, but each time it ended in disappointment.

Just when he thought today would be the same, he finally succeeded.

"Now it's finally time to test those three techniques..." Ding Qi thought.

He was so eager to cultivate the eighth level of the Innate Skill to verify those three techniques. Now that the time has come, he can hardly contain his excitement.

A strong urge to try them out lingered in Ding Qi's heart, unable to dissipate. However, he then thought of something and temporarily suppressed this urge.

In the following days, Ding Qi did not rush to test the three techniques.

He spent his time stabilizing his eighth-level cultivation.

Entering a new realm of the Innate Skill requires a period of stabilization; otherwise, there is a risk of falling back to a lower level.

After truly stabilizing his cultivation, Ding Qi began to focus on the three techniques.

Ding Qi recalled the cultivation methods of the three techniques, confirming that he had memorized them completely, but he was also somewhat anxious.

He did not know if these three methods could achieve the desired effect.

Fortunately, after experiencing the trials of the heart demon, his mental fortitude was far beyond that of an ordinary person. Ding Qi took a deep breath and suppressed his anxiety.

He quickly adjusted his state of mind.

"First, let's start with the Great Strength Technique," Ding Qi decided.

The three techniques recorded on the silk were all quite simple to cultivate, and the Great Strength Technique was no exception.

At the time, he only needed a short time to memorize the three techniques. After so many days of familiarization, he had them down to perfection.

Ding Qi just needed to follow the steps to quickly master the so-called Great Strength Technique.

He followed the cultivation method of the Great Strength Technique, circulating the true force of the Innate Skill in his body, and soon entered a state of complete absorption.

In just a quarter of an hour, Ding Qi had mastered the Great Strength Technique.

"This Great Strength Technique is even simpler than I imagined. I guess the other two techniques will be similar, but I wonder about their effects," Ding Qi thought as he finished cultivating the Great Strength Technique.

Fortunately, he can soon verify it and get the results.

Subsequently, Ding Qi activated the Great Strength Technique.

At the same time, as the Great Strength Technique circulated in his body, an indescribable and unusual sensation spread throughout his body.

With this unusual sensation, he was startled.

"Ah, that feeling just now!" Ding Qi opened his eyes, stopped the circulation of the Great Strength Technique, and thought in shock.

After a moment of silence, Ding Qi frowned, as if deep in thought. Then he made a decision, closed his eyes again, and entered the circulation of the Great Strength Technique.

Time passed bit by bit.

For some reason, this time, Ding Qi spent much longer circulating the Great Strength Technique than when he was cultivating it.

During this period, Ding Qi's face showed a strange expression several times, and he also stopped the circulation of the technique several times. Soon, he would enter the cultivation again, as if confirming something.

After half an hour, Ding Qi opened his eyes again, looking strangely at his hands and around the room.

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