Chapter 56 of 100

Chapter 56

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This chapter is considered the update for the 13th.

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Although the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber has some flaws, Li Wenjun still cherishes it greatly. This is not only because it is the first complete magical weapon he obtained, but also because the flaws of the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber are not significant in most situations.

If he were to face an opponent like Wang Yonggui, who is extremely vicious, he would certainly want to resolve the battle as quickly as possible, wishing the blade's power were even greater, and he would not hesitate to input more magical power into the blade. In such a situation, it would be meaningless to consider whether the magical power input into the blade could be recovered.

Moreover, there is a way to solve this flaw. It is quite simple: more practice, more training with the blade, and understanding the relationship between the amount of magical power input and the damage caused. This would allow him to flexibly and accurately choose the amount of magical power to input during combat, without needing to consider whether to recover the magical power.

Of course, this does not mean that he can waste magical power recklessly, especially since Li Wenjun's magical power is still very weak, and every bit of it is precious. He should still try to conserve it as much as possible.

Gradually understanding the characteristics of the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber made Li Wenjun very happy. What made him even happier was that after more than a month of intense cultivation, his cultivation realm showed signs of further refinement.

Especially in the past few days, Li Wenjun always felt his meridians swelling, and during cultivation, he could hear the sound of rushing energy within his meridians. According to the *Changchun Gong*, these phenomena only appear when one is about to advance to a higher level.

Li Wenjun had been trying to break through for several days, but each time he felt just a little short. Today, he planned to make one last attempt, and he was willing to use the last piece of wild mountain essence. To be on the safe side, Li Wenjun chose to use three doses of medicinal soup to create a bath.

In the past half month, Li Wenjun had been using three doses of medicinal soup each day, but he did not use them all at once. Instead, he used one dose at a time, three times a day. Today, using three doses at once was the first time.

This approach would inevitably involve some risk, but no matter how great the risk, it was worth it compared to advancing to the second level of the Qi Cultivation stage. Besides, Li Wenjun was confident that the green light would protect him, and even if he suffered internal injuries, he could heal himself.

For Qi Cultivation stage cultivators, the main focus of cultivation is the meridians. They need to incorporate more meridians into the circulation of the body, and they also need to make the meridians thicker, stronger, and more robust. Only then can cultivators absorb more spiritual energy into their meridians during cultivation, condense more magical power, and make the circulation of the body more powerful, thereby generating more magical power.

To put it simply, the tasks of Qi Cultivation stage cultivators are threefold, all related to the meridians: increasing the surface area of the meridians, enlarging their cross-section, and thickening their walls. These all require the nourishment and assistance of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The *Changchun Gong* is quite brief in its explanation of these aspects, and even lacks some details. Therefore, Li Wenjun had no clear idea of how to advance or what methods to use. He could only proceed by trial and error. The fact that he had been able to cultivate for so long and still be alive and well could only be attributed to his good luck.

Li Wenjun skillfully boiled the three doses of medicine, then poured the medicinal soup into the pool. He stirred it evenly with a wooden stick, removed his clothes, and jumped into the pool, sitting cross-legged to begin his attempt to break through to the second level of the Qi Cultivation stage.

The power of the three doses of medicine was not to be taken lightly. A surge of spiritual energy and impurities mixed together, rushing into Li Wenjun's meridians.

As before, Li Wenjun gritted his teeth and endured the pain, guiding the spiritual energy to help him break through his meridians. When he felt the spiritual energy was insufficient, he absorbed more and continued to break through. The pain Li Wenjun endured during this process was indescribable. If not for his strong will, he might have died from the pain long ago.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Wenjun felt intense pain in several major meridians. Under his persistent efforts, the meridians could no longer withstand the pressure and burst, creating many intersecting cracks on the walls of the meridians, causing them to expand significantly.

The spiritual energy rushed to the cracks, repairing them.

After some time, the spiritual energy finished repairing the cracks, and Li Wenjun's meridians became much wider, capable of holding more spiritual energy. He successfully advanced to the second level of the Qi Cultivation stage.

Li Wenjun let out a long sigh of relief. He continued to cultivate in the pool for a while to consolidate his new realm, then climbed out of the pool, drenched in sweat. He wiped his body haphazardly and lay down on the bed to sleep.

The next morning, Li Wenjun woke up. He dressed and walked briskly outside to test the changes brought by the second level of the Qi Cultivation stage.

The first thing to test, of course, was the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber. This was a powerful weapon that needed to be mastered at all times.

Li Wenjun stood on a rock, his posture steady and dignified, exuding the aura of a master. He held the sabre in his right hand, the tip slightly downward. He activated the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber, inputting magical power into it, and the sabre quickly lit up, with a terrifying blade glow flickering on the blade.

Li Wenjun soon felt a difference. His control over the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber was significantly enhanced compared to before. Previously, when he input this much magical power, he almost lost control of the sabre, but this time, he not only held the sabre steadily but also felt he had more to spare.

Li Wenjun input even more magical power into the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber, then shouted, tapped the rock with his toe, and activated the light body technique, leaping into the air.

This leap was like a great goose taking flight, soaring several yards high, a height he had never reached before.

Li Wenjun let out an excited cry, swung his hand, and a nearly six-foot-long blade glow shot out from the sabre, slicing through the air and striking the hillside.

With a loud boom, it seemed as if the hillside trembled, and countless rocks flew out.

Li Wenjun landed on the hillside and carefully examined the blade mark left by the blade glow. The result was very satisfying. He had not used his full strength, but the blade mark was still larger, deeper, and wider than any of his previous tests.

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