Chapter 3

This massive change immediately caught Lu Xuan's attention.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Xuan immediately associated it with the mysterious sword crystal in his dantian. Such a miraculous change could only be attributed to it; he couldn't think of any other reason.

Although he had been tormented by intense pain before, Lu Xuan still vaguely knew what the sword crystal had done inside his body. He knew that the sword qi emitted by the sword crystal continuously impacted his meridians, but he never expected that all his meridians would be completely unblocked!

It wasn't that Lu Xuan was dull; it was simply too unbelievable. The smoothness of one's meridians determines one's talent, and how easy is it to change one's talent?

Lu Xuan's talent wasn't bad before, but it certainly wasn't good either. Now, all the meridians in his body were almost completely unblocked. One could say that in just this short period, Lu Xuan's talent had soared from average to the pinnacle!

Such a tremendous stroke of good fortune almost made Lu Xuan faint from happiness. Only now did he truly understand the immense benefits the mysterious sword crystal had brought him.

Compared to this benefit, the fact that the sword crystal had healed all his injuries was insignificant.

Suppressing his overwhelming joy, Lu Xuan calmed his mind and continued to practice his cultivation technique, guiding the yuan force to continuously circulate through his meridians. During this process, the yuan force also continuously seeped into his body, refining his physique. This was the process of body refinement.

Before long, a complete cycle was smoothly completed. Normally, due to blocked meridians, it would take a long time to complete a cycle, but now Lu Xuan could easily complete it in a short time. This efficiency had at least increased tenfold, demonstrating the importance of talent!

Suddenly, cultivation became so smooth that after one cycle, Lu Xuan felt somewhat unsatisfied, as if it were a dream. Before obtaining the sword crystal, he never would have thought that he would one day have top-notch talent.

Lu Xuan was already very diligent in cultivation, and with his talent suddenly greatly improved, he naturally wouldn't waste any time. A new round of cultivation began.

After his meridians were unblocked, the improvement wasn't just in the speed of absorbing yuan force; it also affected the efficiency of his body absorbing yuan force. During the cultivation process, when absorbing the same amount of yuan force, Lu Xuan used to have to spend more than half of it to unblock his meridians. Now, he didn't need to do that at all, and all the yuan force he absorbed could be used to refine his body.

Continuously breathing in and out, one cycle after another was completed. Lu Xuan was completely immersed in cultivation, and he rarely entered a state of emptiness!

The state of emptiness, also known as the state of no mind, is a rare cultivation state. In this state, one is fully immersed in cultivation, completely forgetting oneself. The cultivation technique operates entirely on the body's own inertia, and under this inertia, the cultivation speed is several times faster than when controlled by the practitioner!

More importantly, the state of emptiness is very helpful for breaking through cultivation realms. If one enters this state during a breakthrough, it almost becomes a natural process.

However, this state is also very dangerous because one's perception of the surroundings is completely lost. If any danger arises, it could be a matter of life and death.

Fortunately, there seemed to be no wild beasts around, and Lu Xuan in the state of emptiness was not disturbed at all.

Lu Xuan's state of emptiness lasted for several hours, and he cultivated from night until the next morning.

When he emerged from the state of emptiness, Lu Xuan felt that his entire body's energy and spirit had reached an unprecedented level of fullness. He stood up and stretched, and his bones immediately made a crisp "cracking" sound.

Feeling the abundant strength in his body, Lu Xuan couldn't resist delivering a powerful punch to a tree behind him.

The punch landed solidly on the tree, and a dull sound echoed. The tree shook violently, and when Lu Xuan withdrew his fist, a clear fist imprint about half an inch deep was left on the tree trunk.

Seeing this fist imprint, Lu Xuan's face lit up with surprise. Before yesterday, he could only leave a fist imprint about one-third of an inch deep on the tree. Today, it had reached half an inch!

It seemed that he had broken through to the third level of body refinement in just one night!

Body refinement is divided into ten levels, but there isn't a significant difference between each level. The usual method to measure the body refinement stage is to look at the practitioner's strength.

The standard for the first level of body refinement is to have a punch strength of 200 pounds, the second level requires 500 pounds, and the third level requires 900 pounds, with each level requiring a higher increase in strength.

Although he didn't use a strength testing stone to measure the exact force, Lu Xuan could feel that his current strength had definitely exceeded 900 pounds!

Before this, his strength was only around 700 pounds, and in the second level of body refinement, he could only be considered average. Now, after advancing one level in just one night, this speed was simply astonishing!

This was naturally due to Lu Xuan's top-notch talent and his accidental entry into the state of emptiness.

Suddenly advancing to the third level of body refinement, combined with the improvement in his talent, Lu Xuan was greatly excited. If he had any doubts about becoming an outer disciple of the Wind Sword Sect before, those doubts were now completely gone.

Although the third level of body refinement might not necessarily impress the Wind Sword Sect, it's important to remember that Lu Xuan still had fourteen days left!

He had advanced from the second level to the third level of body refinement in just one night. Even if his advancement speed in the next few days wasn't as miraculous, he was confident he could reach the fourth level of body refinement.

A sixteen-year-old at the fourth level of body refinement would definitely catch the attention of the Wind Sword Sect.

After performing a set of basic long fist techniques, Lu Xuan felt very refreshed. In the cultivation process, besides absorbing yuan force, physical training is also very important.

Just now, Lu Xuan had also decided that he wouldn't return to Lincheng for now. Long Tai and Long Yang were also participating in the Wind Sword Sect's assessment and were likely still in Lincheng. If he returned, there was a high chance they would discover him.

Although he had advanced to the third level of body refinement, he still wasn't a match for the fourth-level body refinement servants at Long Yang's side. If he were caught by Long Yang again, Lu Xuan couldn't guarantee he would have such good luck.

Although the wilderness was desolate, fortunately, there were no large beasts that could threaten him. Cultivating here was also a good choice. As for food, he could gather fruits and hunt small animals.

When he advanced to the fourth level of body refinement and had some self-preservation ability, he wouldn't need to worry about Long Yang and could return openly.

Having thought this through, Lu Xuan sat down again, determined to seize every moment to improve his strength.

But at that moment, a faint human voice suddenly reached Lu Xuan's ears.

How could there be people passing by in this desolate wilderness? A sense of caution flashed through Lu Xuan's mind. He dared not continue cultivating and quickly stood up, hiding behind a large tree that two people could barely encircle.

As Lu Xuan hid, the people seemed to be getting closer. The sounds of their conversation reached Lu Xuan's ears clearly in the quiet morning wilderness.

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