Chapter 15: Advancement! Advancement!

Xu Feng's body continued to be refined, the pain from the lightning strikes making his physical strength even more formidable. Of course, Xu Feng, immersed in the cultivation of the Daoxuan Scripture, did not see that his body was already enveloped in lightning, with electric sparks flickering in his muscles. However, whenever these flickering lightning bolts entered Xu Feng's flesh, they immediately disappeared.

If someone had seen this scene, they would know that the lightning was helping Xu Feng refine his body, and in the process, it was being consumed. However, this consumption did not reduce the amount of lightning surrounding Xu Feng. The purple mark on his forehead would emit lightning every time it flickered. However, each time the lightning was emitted, the purple mark would become slightly dimmer.

Under this refinement, Xu Feng soon found himself advancing to the Third Rank. After reaching the Third Rank, the speed of refinement did not slow down but became even more intense. The force of the lightning strikes on his body made Xu Feng's body tremble. But this pain was fleeting, and after it disappeared, it brought immense comfort.

Following the cultivation method of the Daoxuan Scripture, Xu Feng persisted for an hour. After an hour, the continuous refinement finally made Xu Feng unable to bear it, and his mind withdrew from his body.

After withdrawing, Xu Feng felt that his strength had greatly increased to a new level. His eyes were filled with excitement, but more so with shock.

He could not imagine such an inconceivable cultivation speed. The first time, it took him several hours to advance from Unranked to the peak of the Second Rank. And this time, in just over an hour, he advanced from the peak of the Second Rank to the peak of the Third Rank.

This could no longer be described simply as fast; it should be called monstrous. He had never heard of anyone advancing from Unranked to the Third Rank in a single day.

"Is the Daoxuan Scripture and that strange purple lightning really so effective? What is that purple lightning?" Xu Feng was extremely puzzled. With his knowledge, he could not explain this monstrous event.

"Whatever. At least it's all benefits and no harm. If it can greatly increase my strength, then it's a good thing." Xu Feng, unable to figure it out, put aside his doubts. After all, whether it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches the mouse, it's a good cat. Moreover, Xu Feng felt that his good character might also be a factor, leading to such a monstrous cultivation speed.

Thinking this way, Xu Feng deeply believed that this must be the reason. He had great confidence in his character. As for his terminal illness, that was not due to his character; could he be blamed for genetics?

Having cultivated to the peak of the Third Rank, Xu Feng couldn't help but think of the only mystic technique in the first volume of the Daoxuan Scripture.

"Jingxuan Technique!"

Xu Feng thoroughly studied this mystic technique but immediately frowned. This mystic technique was indeed a good thing. It could invigorate the mind and treat wounds. However, it required the use of qi.

Qi! This was something only a Xuan practitioner who had reached the Fifth Rank possessed!

A person who could become a Xuan practitioner, even if they were extremely dull, could still reach the peak of the Fourth Rank. This was because before the Fifth Rank, all that was needed was to refine the body. Gradually refining it, one could eventually reach the peak of the Fourth Rank.

However, not every Xuan practitioner could reach the Fifth Rank. Because the Fifth Rank was not just about refining the body; it required drawing out the qi within the body. After reaching the peak of the Fourth Rank, a martial artist's physical strength would reach its peak. This peak was a major bottleneck. If this bottleneck could not be overcome, no matter how much refinement was done, it would only damage the body.

The only way to overcome this bottleneck was to draw out the qi within the body. Humans, consuming various grains, produce energy, and this energy, apart from maintaining the body, is stored as qi throughout the body.

After a Xuan practitioner's body refinement reaches a bottleneck, they must control the qi stored throughout their body. A Xuan practitioner who can control qi undergoes a qualitative change in strength. Of course, the status of a Xuan practitioner who can control qi also changes qualitatively.

For example, the originally bullied Third Steward, precisely because he reached the Fifth Rank and controlled qi, was promoted from a servant who could be bullied by anyone to the Third Steward by Lord Xiao. Before this, even when he reached the peak of the Fourth Rank, Lord Xiao did not even look at him.

This was the terror of reaching the qi stage. In this small town, there were not many martial artists who had reached the qi stage. The Xiao family probably had no more than ten.

Seeing that the Jingxuan Technique in the Daoxuan Scripture required qi, Xu Feng could only give up on cultivating it.

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