My martial arts have no bottlenecks.

Chapter 45 Acquired

In less than half an hour, Liang Cheng's internal injuries were completely healed. At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the quiet room, and it was Li Mu who came.

At that moment, his face was filled with extreme admiration, and he couldn't even speak. Then there was another knock on the door, and Li Mu hurriedly went to open it, seeing the person standing outside: "Senior Brother Yun?"

Yun Jinghong was still dressed in white, her left arm slinged across her chest. Her face was slightly pale, but her eyes were sharp and she was not dejected.

He nodded slightly, his gaze passing over Li Mu and looking at Liang Cheng.

"Junior Brother Liang, would it be convenient for us to have a chat?"

Liang Cheng smiled and said, "Senior Brother Yun, please come in."

Li Mu awkwardly made way for Yun Jinghong, who stepped into the quiet room. Her gaze swept over the bloodstains on the corner of the wall that had not been wiped clean, and she raised an eyebrow slightly.

"It seems you're badly injured."

"A few internal injuries, but nothing serious." Liang Cheng poured tea. "How is Senior Brother Yun's injury?"

"Your meridians are damaged, so you need to rest for half a month." Yun Jinghong sat down and took the tea that Liang Cheng handed over. Liang Cheng then handed a cup to Li Mu, who accepted it with a look of surprise and delight.

"Liu Meng actually held back three-tenths of his strength when he used that Wave-Severing Slash yesterday, otherwise my arm would have been completely ruined."

He paused, then looked directly at Liang Cheng: "But he didn't hold back when he dealt with those three punches to you."

Liang Cheng calmly said, "In a fight to the death in the arena, showing mercy is tantamount to courting death."

"Well said." Yun Jinghong even revealed a smile. "I originally thought that I was the only one who could enter the Martial Academy this spring hunt, but now it seems that I underestimated you."

"But I won't give up so easily. After all, I was the top seed in the spring hunt, and I won't fall too far behind you."

"I'll wait and see."

The two exchanged a smile, and Yun Jinghong turned and left.

Li Mu watched this scene, seemingly understanding but not quite, but his eyes were full of admiration.

……

For the next two days, Liang Cheng stayed indoors.

[Minor Mastery of Gale Blade Technique (85/800)]

Taking advantage of the break from recovering from his injuries, he advanced the Gale Blade Technique to a new level. Now that all three techniques are perfected, he can use his Transformation Realm cultivation to push the Gale Blade Technique forward, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

Early on the third day, Liang Cheng finished his practice, got up, washed up, changed into a clean gray-white robe, and went out.

It's time to go get the Breakthrough Pill.

I wonder if Elder Huang succeeded in refining the elixir?

At the entrance of the alchemy room.

Wang Li and Sun Yan had been waiting for a while. When they saw Liang Cheng approaching, Wang Li smiled and said, "Junior Brother Liang, congratulations on your victory over Liu Meng in the arena."

Sun Yan stood to the side with his head down, not daring to look directly at him. Liang Cheng nodded lightly: "It was just luck. Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Wang."

At this moment, Old Huang pushed open the door and came out, holding a jade plate in his hand, on which three crimson pills emitted a rich medicinal fragrance.

"Three Breakthrough Pills," Old Huang said calmly. "According to the rules, the Ganoderma lucidum picked by Liang Cheng is of the best quality, so he will choose first."

Wang Li's expression changed slightly: "Elder Huang, this..."

"You're not convinced?" Old Huang narrowed his eyes. "How about you two have a fight? Whoever wins takes it."

Wang Li gritted his teeth and looked at Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng stepped forward and took a Breakthrough Pill directly. The pill was warm to the touch and contained medicinal power, which was indeed of superior quality.

Wang Li stared at the remaining two coins, glanced at Liang Cheng with reluctance, and then gave one to Sun Yan, not daring to offend Elder Huang.

After distributing the pills, Master Huang turned and went back to his room, closing the door behind him.

Wang Li said to Liang Cheng with a forced smile, "Junior Brother Liang, I hope you'll take good care of me when I'm at the Martial Academy in the future."

Liang Cheng remained noncommittal and turned to leave.

They hadn't gone far when Sun Yan's hushed voice came from behind: "Senior Brother Wang, Liang Cheng already has such strength before even practicing the internal cultivation method. Once we exchange for the cultivation technique, we..."

"Shut up!" Wang Li shouted. "I have my own plans."

Liang Cheng did not stop walking, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

We must strengthen our capabilities as soon as possible!

……

Upon returning to the human quarters area, Liang Cheng examined the Barrier-Breaking Pill closely.

The pills were blood-red, with faint cloud patterns on their surface, and their medicinal fragrance lingered. They were truly the finest of the finest.

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Liang Cheng opened it and saw a man and a woman standing outside the quiet room. They were both wearing dark gray martial robes from the Earthly Abode, but the hems of their robes were embroidered with silver trim. This was the mark of the top ten members of the Earthly Abode.

The man was handsome and had a deep, composed air, while the woman had a cool and aloof look and wore a sword at her waist.

"Junior Brother Liang Cheng?" the man said with a smile. "I am Chen Yuan, the seventh in the Earthly Hall, and this is Liu Qing, the tenth in the Earthly Hall."

Liang Cheng immediately clasped his hands in greeting: "Senior Brother Chen, Senior Sister Liu."

Chen Yuan glanced at him, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Junior Brother Liang defeated Liu Meng with three punches. Seeing you today, you are indeed a young hero."

Liu Qing, however, didn't want to be polite and went straight to the point: "Junior Brother Liang, to be honest, we've come here to make a deal with you."

"Speaking."

Chen Yuan took out a jade token: "We heard that you have a Breakthrough Pill, which is worth about 800 contribution points. We'd like to offer 1,000 points to buy it. Junior Brother, could you let us have it?"

Liang Cheng's gaze narrowed slightly. He had only received the pills a quarter of an hour ago, and the news had already reached the ears of the top ten in the Dishe. It seemed that Wang Li's actions were faster than expected.

However, he remained outwardly calm, saying, "How did you know I had the Breakthrough Pill? Besides, the Breakthrough Pill is helpful for breakthroughs in the early to mid-stages of the Transformation Realm, but it's probably useless to you two."

"It's not for us," Chen Yuan said frankly. "My younger sister has been stuck in the early stage of the Transformation Realm for a year and needs this pill to break through. If you're willing to exchange, I'll give you this 1,000 points immediately."

One thousand points...

Liang Cheng's mind raced.

I currently have 900 points on my jade token. Adding this 1000 points will give me 1900 points, enough to exchange for the complete Stone Armor Technique manual, with 400 points remaining.

Given his ephemeral destiny, he has never encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation and is bound to achieve something. For him, this Breakthrough Pill is merely icing on the cake.

"Okay." Liang Cheng readily agreed and took out the pill bottle.

A hint of joy flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes. After taking the pill bottle and checking it, he decisively transferred 1,000 points, and the number on the jade tablet jumped to 1900.

"Junior Brother Liang is indeed straightforward." Chen Yuan put away the pill bottle. "If you encounter any trouble at the Martial Academy in the future, you can mention my name, Chen Yuan."

Liu Qing added, "But if you deliberately invite trouble, we won't get involved."

"Understood, junior brother thanks you both for your kindness."

Chen Yuan and his companion wasted no time and turned to leave.

At that moment, Li Mu poked his head out from the next room and exclaimed in astonishment, "A thousand points! Senior Brother Liang, you've struck it rich!"

Liang Cheng ignored Li Mu and gripped the jade pendant tightly.

The complete Stone Armor Technique manual is enough.

……

At the front desk of the Hidden Martial Arts Pavilion, the dozing old man looked up at Liang Cheng, yawned, and asked, "What is it?"

"This disciple wishes to exchange for the complete manual of the Stone Armor Technique."

The old man raised an eyebrow: "This technique becomes increasingly difficult and expensive as you progress, making it a case of doing twice the work for half the results. Otherwise, a hard skill comparable to internal cultivation would only require 1,500 points. Have you thought this through?"

"This disciple is certain."

The old man said no more after hearing this. After examining the jade tablet, he got up and went to the secret room at the back. A moment later, he took out an ancient book with a dark brown cover, as thick as a brick.

Liang Cheng accepted it with both hands; it felt heavy in his hands. Turning to the title page, a line of text came into view:

"The Stone Armor Technique is divided into six realms: Stone Skin, Stone Muscle, Stone Bone, Iron Armor, Bronze Armor, and Gold Armor. Further on, there are densely packed cultivation diagrams, prescriptions, and insights."

Compared to the fragments, the complete text is several times more detailed, especially the last three realms, each of which requires a large amount of precious medicinal materials for refining, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

But Liang Cheng only had burning passion in his eyes.

If there's a road to take, that's enough.

After copying down the cultivation technique, he rushed to the Foreign Affairs Hall. This time, Zhao Ming was not there, so no one made things difficult for him. He spent 300 points to exchange for a batch of auxiliary medicinal materials before leaving.

Jade token balance: 100 points.

Practice!