Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

East Courtyard.

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The rising sun climbed high.

The ice and snow melted, and the melted snow flowed.

Jiang Ning felt warmth throughout his entire body, and his hair scorched by the sun.

He sat cross-legged on the cushion, practicing the Big Sun Breathing Technique towards the great sun overhead.

With each inhale through his nostrils, a wisp of pale red Great Sun Essence Qi materialized from the void, plummeting from above the ninth heaven directly into his nostrils, then cascading into his five internal organs.

In an instant,

he felt the five elements spiritual essence accumulated within his organs ignited.

It blazed fervently within him.

If before the essence of the five elements was nurturing the organs, slowly strengthening them,

now it was burning, wildly augmenting his organs.

Meanwhile,

what used to be a single wisp of inner breath condensed over a long time integrating into the dantian, now flowed like spring rain, a continuous stream of inner breath emerging, blending into the tumultuous river of inner breath within his dantian.

Each wisp of inner breath that merged made Jiang Ning feel the inner breath within his dantian grow more powerful.

"Having accumulated such a quantity of the Five Elements Spirit for so long, ignited by the Great Sun Essence Qi, the enhancement is indeed significant!" After the wisp of Great Sun Essence Qi within him dissipated, Jiang Ning opened his eyes with a smile.

Afterwards,

he inhaled towards the great sun above once more.

Another wisp of pale red Great Sun Essence Qi fell from above the ninth heaven, like a fiery serpent sucked into his body.

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]

[...]

With every infusion of Great Sun Essence Qi into his body, the progress of the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill kept increasing.

Time slipped by slowly.

The sun gradually rose high, and the angle with the ground became more direct.

Suddenly.

Whoosh whoosh—

Jiang Ning suddenly heard the sound of waves surging from within the dantian in his body.

His mind divided between two tasks, his consciousness sunk into his body.

He soon saw that the inner breath within his dantian was as vast as a sea of clouds.

Occasionally, titanic waves rose to the heavens, sweeping all directions.

Occasionally, two waves collided, making thunderous noises while the spray reached for the sky.

Inner breath like the sea!!

Jiang Ning's expression instantly brightened.

The changes in the spectacle within the dantian represented that the level of accumulation of his Inner Breath Energy had reached the level of the sea.

Inner breath like the sea signifies a strength of thirty years.

Normally speaking, a Fifth Grade Martial Artist would need to condense inner breath day after day, year after year, persisting for thirty years to reach the overall volume of inner breath like the sea.

Previously, Hong Minghu's inner breath was at this level.

Now, he had also successfully advanced from the ten-year strength level of inner breath like a river to the thirty-year strength level of inner breath like the sea.

"One more step and it will be sixty years' worth of strength, inner breath like the abyss!"

"With my current efficiency, I believe that day won't be far off!"

Jiang Ning's mind raced with thoughts, then he centered his mind and spirit, continuing to practice the Big Sun Breathing Technique, refining his organs and increasing the total volume of inner breath.

[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (small success 2447/5000)

"The progress is more than half complete!"

Closing the panel, Jiang Ning got to his feet.

The next moment.

A sudden gust of wind burst within the courtyard, sending waves of air gusting in all directions, stones rolling, and withered branches flying.

This phenomena lasted for less than one breath before it suddenly vanished.

Because continuing further, once the inner breath lost control, it would not be the surging of the sea but the eruption of a tsunami, instantly destroying the entire courtyard, turning this place into ruins.

"Thirty years of power, inner breath like the sea, this saying is indeed correct!"

Jiang Ning nodded with satisfaction.

Once he erupted with inner breath, the pressure was completely different than before.

Previously, it was like a great river rushing, waves rolling.

But now it was like the surge of the sea, continuous and endless.

If he were to fully erupt, it would be like a tsunami, sweeping everything away.

Afterwards, he looked up at the sky again.

All he saw was a sky blue as a mirror, not a cloud in sight.

"I hope this good weather will last a few more days, with my current accumulation, the inner breath is bound to surge rapidly in a short time!"

...

Early the next morning.

He opened the door.

The sky was beginning to lighten.

The waning moon hung low on the eastern sky.

Because the sky was faintly bright, it made the moon appear much dimmer.

But merely glancing at the sky, Jiang Ning knew it was yet another good day.

Afterwards,

after washing up, he began practicing boxing in the courtyard.

[Skill]: Five Animals Fist (fourth Break Limit 1603/5000) (traits: Five Internal Organs Store Essence, Five Elements Spirit, Master of Fist Skill, Bear and Tiger's Body)

After a whole day of practicing boxing yesterday, his boxing skill had also reached more than sixteen hundred experience points, nearing a third of the progress accumulated.

Once 7 a.m. passed, and it was 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. again.

Jiang Ning continued to sit cross-legged, assuming the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture.

Then, he began cultivating the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill, practicing the Breathing and Exhaling Method against the rising great sun overhead.

The Sun Essence Qi entered his organs and it was like a fiery blaze dropped into an oil pan.

Red, black, white, orange, and blue spiritual essence burned swiftly, and the strength of the organs grew rapidly.

Inner breath also instantly poured like continuous spring rain, filling the sea of clouds within his dantian.

Each wisp of inner breath that integrated would make the sea of clouds within his dantian grow slightly stronger.

The strengthening of inner breath, like water accumulating into a river, like sand piling into a tower.

With every bit and piece boosting the sea of clouds within his dantian, one day, an anomaly will occur in the sea of clouds again.

...

Several days later.

He opened the door.

The moment Jiang Ning did, he squinted against the cold wind that carried snowflakes smacking into his face, pouring into his room from the gap in the door.

The falling snow landed on the floor and quickly melted into puddles, making the floor seem somewhat damp and dark.