Chapter 5

"Huh?"

A flash of insight suddenly crossed Yun Wuheng's mind! He sensed that there seemed to be some mysterious substance around him, which had formed an inseparable connection with his essence, energy, spirit, and even his soul!

His eyes opened slightly.

Yun Wuheng noticed that around his body, more than ten red spots of light, like fireflies, were twinkling and moving in graceful trajectories, circling endlessly!

Magnificent! Mysterious!

And it wasn't just the visual impact that left Yun Wuheng in awe. What left him even more astonished was that these more than ten red spots of light seemed to be an extension of his life! They were part of his body!

Yun Wuheng slowly extended his young right hand, palm open, and with a thought, those ten spots of light, as if they were living things, surged over and adhered to Yun Wuheng's palm!

"Whoa!"

Yun Wuheng drew a sharp breath!

"Heaven! I... I have actually reached the introductory level of the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art! These ten spots of light are the 'Heaven Earth Dantian' mentioned in the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art... Each spot of light is like a dantian! They will absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, refine it into mystic energy, and make it available for my use!"

"Countless geniuses on the Mystic Venerable Continent could not reach the introductory level of the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art, but I, I have somehow achieved it!"

"I... Am I a super genius? No... Absolutely not!"

"Then..."

"Whoa! I understand!"

"Ha ha ha! I understand!"

"Dantian? What dantian do I have! My dantian has been completely sealed, cut off from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth! And the essence of the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art is to abandon one's own dantian and use heaven and earth as the dantian! Ha ha! That's how it is!"

In the humble thatched hut, Yun Wuheng burst out with an extremely excited, almost unrestrained, mad laughter... "Waste? A cripple who can never condense a single thread of mystic energy? No! From now on, I am not! I am not!"

The long-suppressed frustration in his heart was finally released!

And in fact, this was also Yun Wuheng's fortune!

If Yun Wuheng had been a genius from a young age, even if his dantian had been sealed, he would not have been able to achieve the introductory level of the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art!

After all, before his dantian was sealed, Yun Wuheng had not even reached the First Rank of the Postnatal Mystic Energy realm, and his body could be said to have almost no mystic energy at all! Once his dantian was sealed, he was no different from an ordinary person! Or even less than an ordinary person! Because, while ordinary people may not understand the way of cultivation, they can still absorb a tiny bit of spiritual energy from the heavens at all times, strengthening their physical constitution.

The key to the introductory level of the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art is... the cultivator must be cut off from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, unable to absorb it! And the dantian, flesh, and cells of the body cannot store too much mystic energy!

In simple terms, if Yun Wuheng had reached the First Rank of the Postnatal Mystic Energy realm before his dantian was sealed, and had already stored some mystic energy in his body, he would ultimately have achieved nothing today! No progress at all!

Everything is a matter of fate!

After being excited for a while, Yun Wuheng gradually calmed down. He lightly waved his hand, and the ten... well, a total of 13 tiny 'Heaven Earth Dantians' flew away from his palm, still circling within a meter of his body.

"I have now only completed the introductory level of the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art, obtaining 13 tiny Heaven Earth Dantians. As my cultivation deepens, the number of Heaven Earth Dantians will increase, and their size will grow larger. Also, these 13 tiny Heaven Earth Dantians can only absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a meter of my body. Only by deepening my cultivation can I expand the absorption range of these Heaven Earth Dantians!"

"Ultimately, I will reach the realm where heaven and earth are me, and I am heaven and earth!"

"From now on... work hard!"

Yun Wuheng focused his mind and began to cultivate according to the method of the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art.

Suddenly, the 13 Heaven Earth Dantians began to pulsate and swell!

Each Heaven Earth Dantian was like a living heart! Sometimes it swelled, sometimes it contracted! To put it simply, it was like... a person breathing!

This is the phenomenon of the Heaven Earth Dantian absorbing and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

That night, Yun Wuheng cultivated for several hours, and finally, due to mental exhaustion, he ended his cultivation, lying on the bed, very tired, but a satisfied smile appeared at the corners of his mouth... "Phew, with my current soul resilience, I can cultivate for 3 to 5 hours every day."

The next day, Yun Wuheng got up early as usual.

He smiled, and with a thought, the 13 Heaven Earth Dantians appeared in the air, and then, like moths drawn to a flame or fledglings returning to the nest, they were all absorbed into Yun Wuheng's body!

A warm current representing energy instantly flowed through Yun Wuheng's limbs and body!

"Mystic Energy!"

"I finally have mystic energy!"

At this moment, Yun Wuheng's demeanor was very different from usual!

His dark eyes were filled with confidence and enthusiasm!

He tightly clenched his fists, and the mystic energy flowing through his cells, blood vessels, and muscles instantly gathered in his fists!

Strength!

Yun Wuheng felt the presence of strength!

"I wonder if my current mystic energy cultivation has already reached the First Rank of the Postnatal Mystic Energy realm?" Yun Wuheng smiled calmly, "For now, I won't worry about these things. What I need to do now is to work harder than others! Cultivate! Cultivate!"

With a thought, the 13 Heaven Earth Dantians that had been integrated into his body suddenly flew away, dispersed in the air, and then vanished.

Yun Wuheng once again returned to his usual state, a state where no mystic energy fluctuations could be detected.

"This Heaven Earth Tyrant Art has another great advantage... concealment! Even if my cultivation is high, to others, I am still just a waste! A waste with a sealed dantian! As long as I do not condense my power, no one can detect even a trace of mystic energy from me! My mystic energy cultivation is hidden in heaven and earth! Ha ha!"

Yun Wuheng ate a few wild fruits and left the thatched hut.

As usual, he first went to the seaside rocks to be washed and battered by the waves, tempering his physical body.

Although Yun Wuheng can now cultivate mystic energy, he cannot neglect the tempering of his physical body.

The strength of the physical body is very important for a martial artist. The physical body is like a container, and mystic energy is like water. If the container is too fragile and easily broken, how can it contain the powerful and tyrannical mystic energy?

Therefore, whenever Yun Wuheng stands on the rocks, he does not use mystic energy to resist the force of the waves. He purely relies on his physical body to resist the surging waves!

He is knocked down by the waves time and time again, but he gets up again and again!

In the afternoon, he practices the sword intent of the Nine Swords of Dugu, holding a branch and performing thrusts, slashes, and other movements on the beach with a carefree and unrestrained manner.

In the evening, he releases the 13 Heaven Earth Dantians to let them absorb and refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Time flies.

Autumn passed, winter came, and spring arrived.

Yun Wuheng stayed by the sea for another 7 months.

During these 7 months, Yun Wuheng did not stop his hard cultivation for a single day! Whether it was windy, rainy, frosty, or snowy, he never stopped!

Old Uncle Fu still delivered coarse meals to Yun Wuheng at noon every day, coldly observing Yun Wuheng for a while, and then silently leaving.

As for Yun Xue, after bringing Yun Wuheng a few sets of cotton clothes during the winter and accompanying him through his 11th birthday, she had not come to see Yun Wuheng for 2 months.

Now, it was the season of spring and blooming flowers. At 11 years old, Yun Wuheng had grown to 1.6 meters tall. The daily sea water washing and tempering of his physical body made him stand tall and straight like a spear, with his muscles firm and solid.

What comforted Yun Wuheng was that he could now use his physical body to withstand the surging waves!

Standing on the rocks, hands behind his back, when the waves hit, they fiercely collided with Yun Wuheng's body. He only swayed a few times, seemingly about to fall, but ultimately, he could stabilize himself and no longer be directly swept away as before.

As for the Nine Swords of Dugu, Yun Wuheng had practiced them more and more proficiently. Now, he only lacked practical combat experience.

The biggest secret and the greatest reliance was the cultivation of the Heaven Earth Tyrant Art.

After 7 months of effort, the 13 Heaven Earth Dantians had once split into 26. However, after the quantitative change, there was no qualitative change. Each Heaven Earth Dantian was only the size of a grain of rice.

Since there was no mystic energy testing tool like a mystic energy stone, Yun Wuheng still did not know what level his mystic energy cultivation had reached.

Was it the First Rank of the Postnatal Mystic Energy realm, or the Second Rank, the Third Rank, or even... higher?

One day, Yun Wuheng sat at the door of the thatched hut, threw away the food Old Uncle Fu had brought, and ate the wild fruit in his hand. His eyes were fixed on the road ahead, worried, "Sister Xue hasn't come to see me for 2 months... Is she... Is she..."

Yun Wuheng dared not think the worst.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a beautiful figure appeared at the road ahead. She wore a light yellow robe, a sword hung at her waist, and she carried a bamboo basket in her right hand, gracefully approaching. Her delicate and refined features were interspersed with a heroic and spirited air, extremely captivating!

Who else could it be but Yun Xue?

"Sister Xue!" Yun Wuheng felt a great relief, threw the wild fruit in his hand, and walked forward to meet her.

"I'm sorry, Wuheng. Sister Xue hasn't come to see you for a long time and hasn't brought you any good food. Are you angry?" Yun Xue smiled, like a hundred flowers blooming!

"Sister Xue, you haven't come to see me for 2 months, and I was very worried! I almost wanted to go directly to the main family's residence to find you!" Yun Wuheng said frankly, his eyes filled with genuine concern.

Yun Xue chuckled, "It seems I haven't been good to Wuheng in vain. Wuheng does care about Sister Xue! Come, Wuheng, try the smoked meat Sister Xue made for you!"

Yun Xue, as usual, squatted down and took out a few exquisite dishes from the bamboo basket.

Yun Wuheng noticed that Yun Xue's demeanor was very different from two months ago. Yun Wuheng's heart stirred, "Sister Xue, you... you have broken through?"

Yun Xue looked up and smiled, "Ha, Wuheng, I have good news for you. Your Sister Xue has finally broken through the Fifth Rank of the Postnatal Mystic Energy realm and advanced to the Sixth Rank!"

The Fifth Rank of the Postnatal Mystic Energy realm, though only one rank below the Sixth Rank, is a significant difference that any martial artist is well aware of.

Once one reaches the Sixth Rank of the Postnatal Mystic Energy realm, they can incorporate mystic energy into their sword, palm, and fist attacks, greatly increasing their power!

One could say that only by reaching the Sixth Rank of the Postnatal Mystic Energy realm does one truly become a strong person!

"Congratulations, Sister Xue! You are indeed the first genius among the young generation of the Yun family!" Yun Wuheng sincerely praised.

Yun Xue smiled, "Wuheng, don't flatter me so much. In fact, the main reason I was able to break through the Fifth Rank barrier was because I received a Qi-Enhancing Pill."

Qi-Enhancing Pill.

A high-level pill on the Mystic Venerable Continent, its function is to help martial artists break through barriers. The value of the Qi-Enhancing Pill is considerable, and with Yun Xue's personal financial means, she could not afford it. It is clear that the Qi-Enhancing Pill Yun Xue took was granted by the family. However, if Yun Xue did not have outstanding talent, would the family be willing to spend a huge amount of resources to grant her such a precious pill?

"Wuheng, the reason I haven't come to see you for the past two months is mainly because I have been busy cultivating and preparing for the upcoming selection competition for the Proud Cold Sect next month." Yun Xue smiled as she watched Yun Wuheng wolf down the food.

Next month is the once-every-five-years selection competition for the Proud Cold Sect!

"Uh?" Yun Wuheng paused, put down the food in his hand, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, and then he asked, "Sister Xue, can you tell me in detail about the selection competition for the Proud Cold Sect?"

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