Chapter 37: Finally a Martial Artist

Suppressing his overwhelming joy, Du Fei took a deep breath and quickly regained his composure. This sudden breakthrough was completely unexpected. If he allowed this miraculous breakthrough to affect his state of mind, it would bring no benefit to his future cultivation.

"I must continue!"

With a slight sigh in his heart, Du Fei quickly controlled the flow of true qi within his body. After a slight tremor, he once again smoothly executed the Soft Fist.

Over the next three months, Du Fei immersed himself in extremely monotonous cultivation, practicing the Body Forging Fist until he could perform it flawlessly. However, this seemingly endless cultivation was not without its benefits. With each execution of the Body Forging Fist, Du Fei felt his true qi growing stronger, and it seemed that his advancement to the ninth level of Body Forging was not far off... "Peng..."

A powerful punch landed in the air, creating a resonating sound that was as stirring as a strong wind.

This feeling made Du Fei's heart skip a beat... After three months, he finally felt the opportunity for a breakthrough, and he could not afford to miss this chance.

Slowly exhaling the stale air from his chest, Du Fei quickly completed a set of Soft Fist. Then, he lightly tapped his left hand with his right, and a pill emitting a faint milky white glow appeared in his palm.

Looking at the Concentration Pill, Du Fei smiled faintly. The medicinal aroma that hit his face invigorated his spirit.

Tossing the pill in his hand, Du Fei did not hesitate and swallowed it.

The pill dissolved instantly in his mouth, turning into a warm medicinal liquid that flowed into his body with his breath.

A gentle warmth slowly spread from his throat to his abdomen. After a moment, this warmth, centered in his dantian, rapidly spread throughout his body.

"Buzz..."

Du Fei's entire body seemed to tremble, and his skin turned bright red. A faint white mist began to emanate from his body.

"What powerful medicinal force! However, it is indeed a finished pill. The medicinal force is strong but not overly violent, several times stronger than the medicinal liquid I refined myself!"

This thought flashed through Du Fei's mind and was quickly dismissed. He took a deep breath and, as the true qi flowed within him, slowly executed the Soft Fist.

As he performed the Soft Fist, the trembling in his bones seemed to lessen, and his complexion improved. His rapid breathing gradually slowed down.

The white mist that had enveloped his body was reabsorbed with his movements. Under Du Fei's mental control, the true qi within him began to flow slowly, seeking out the medicinal force that had spread throughout his body and gradually refining it.

In the secluded valley, the originally calm air began to swirl, with Du Fei at the center. Soon, a mysterious energy seemed to emerge, swirling around Du Fei for a moment before entering his body with his breath.

"Um..."

The pure energy entering his body made Du Fei, who was fully focused on refining the medicinal force, tremble uncontrollably. He felt a sweetness in his throat, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

However, Du Fei's willpower was extraordinary. After a moment of hesitation, he once again unleashed the Soft Fist.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

This time, Du Fei's movements were faster and more agile than before.

With his movements, the true qi within his body accelerated the refinement of the medicinal force, creating more space in his meridians to accommodate the energy entering his body.

When this energy entered Du Fei's meridians, it remained distinct from the pure medicinal force, coexisting without merging. Despite this, under the circulation of Du Fei's true qi, both were gradually refined... However, no matter how fast Du Fei refined them, the pure medicinal force and energy seemed endless, threatening to burst his body at any moment.

"Pu..."

"Boom..."

As Du Fei spat out a mouthful of blood, his body trembled, and fine beads of blood flowed from his entire body. However, his complexion improved.

"Finally, the ninth level of Body Forging!" This change brought a slight joy to Du Fei's heart, and he couldn't help but murmur to himself.

However, before his joy could fully settle, a sharp pain shot through his dantian, spreading through his entire body... Then, an even stronger medicinal force surged from his dantian.

"It's not over yet!"

Du Fei's lips twitched, and he immediately understood. The reason for this feeling was that he had not yet fully refined the medicinal force of the Concentration Pill. Although his true qi had grown stronger, the medicinal force of the Concentration Pill was even more powerful.

With this realization, Du Fei had no time to be happy and quickly executed the Body Forging Fist again.

"It's not working!"

At this moment, although Du Fei executed the Body Forging Fist, the true qi and medicinal force within his body, along with the energy from the heavens and earth, had become chaotic. Even using the Body Forging Fist, he could not control the violent true qi.

Du Fei was well aware of the outcome if this continued: his meridians would rupture, and if he was lucky, he would survive like Du Qing, barely clinging to life. If he was unlucky, he would be reduced to a pile of dust in the mountains!

"What should I do! What should I do! What should I do next!" Du Fei's mind was in chaos, but he quickly calmed down.

Although he did not have a master, he had an unreliable system.

"Xiao Bai! What should I do now!"

A loud shout echoed in Du Fei's mind.

"Beep..."

"Detected host's true qi going berserk, system cannot stop it, but there is a solution. Do you want to read it..."

"Of course!"

"Command not accepted, please input again!"

"Read it!" Du Fei, infuriated by the unreliable system, almost spat out a mouthful of blood and shouted fiercely.

"Command accepted, loading data..."

As the cold electronic voice ended, a complex stream of information instantly appeared in Du Fei's mind.

"Mind as clear as ice, unmoved by the collapse of the sky... This is the Ice Heart Technique!"

"Condense true qi, forge true energy, form a true energy vortex, and advance to the Ninth Rank Martial Artist!"

Du Fei instantly understood.

After quickly reviewing the Ice Heart Technique in his mind, Du Fei did not hesitate. He stomped his foot, and his body shot up. In mid-air, he quickly crossed his legs and formed a complex hand seal with his hands.

"Peng..."

As he landed, Du Fei's hand seal changed again. With his movements, the originally violent true qi within his body became slightly calmer. Under his mental control, it hesitated for a moment before flowing along a path completely different from the Body Forging Fist.

Strangely, although the flow of true qi was unusual, the medicinal force and energy became more docile, coincidentally flowing with the true qi. During this process, the medicinal force and energy were gradually refined... Although the refinement process was slow, it seemed to be effective... As time passed, the true qi almost completely absorbed the medicinal force and energy within Du Fei's body, and the color of the true qi itself changed from a void-like hue to a faint white glow.

Above Du Fei's head, a faint white aura slowly condensed, and if one looked closely, it was filled with pure energy from the heavens and earth.

"Phew..."

Exhaling a long breath, Du Fei's hand seals changed rapidly, and he pressed them down toward his lower abdomen. With his movements, the true qi in his meridians quickly flowed toward his dantian, and the amount of dense true qi was so much that it almost burst his dantian.

"This feeling is..."

His lips twitched, and Du Fei did not hesitate. His hand seals scattered, and a new seal appeared, pressing down toward his dantian.

As Du Fei's hand seal changed, the originally dense true qi was instantly compressed, all converging at the center of his dantian, forming a small ball of qi.

"Condense qi into the sky, transform the vortex into energy, change!"

A loud shout echoed, and Du Fei's hands changed again. With his movements, the condensed true qi trembled slightly and began to rotate slowly with a strange rhythm... Under this rotation, the dense true qi gradually transformed. As time passed, it decreased, and in the end, the true qi disappeared, replaced by a slightly transparent white aura... This was true energy!

The true energy that appeared in Du Fei's dantian had completely replaced the true qi.

"The time has come! Condense!"

The loud shout echoed in his mind again, and Du Fei's hands changed once more. The originally slowly rotating true energy suddenly sped up... "This is the true energy vortex!"

With the formation of the vortex, Du Fei's body relaxed, and the extreme fatigue he felt instantly disappeared, replaced by a sense of ease that spread throughout his body... Taking a deep breath, Du Fei suddenly raised his head, and a wild laugh erupted!

After years of cultivation, he had finally become a Martial Artist!

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End of Chapter 37