Chapter 83 Breaking Through to Saint Level

Chapter 1: The Breakthrough

After his injuries had fully healed, Lin Xing did not immediately descend the mountain. Instead, he chose to stay on the mountain—to train!

The continuous battles had taught him a great deal of hands-on combat experience. Indeed, combat was the best way to improve one’s strength, especially life-or-death duels! At the same time, through so many fights, Lin Xing had also discovered his own shortcomings: his experience facing enemies was still too limited, and he was not adept at using the situation to his advantage during battle. Therefore, Lin Xing decided to use the following period to focus on contemplation and cultivation.

In particular, his strength had already reached the brink of a breakthrough! To ensure smoother progress in the matters ahead and to confront the Divine Wind Sect with greater confidence, Lin Xing resolved that he must advance his power to the next stage at the very least—the early stage of the Saint Level.

Because Lin Xing knew well that with his current strength as a Great Sword Master, he wouldn’t get him very far. If he reached the Saint Level, his power would rise to another level, naturally becoming even more formidable.

However, cultivation was not something that could be achieved or broken through overnight. If that were the case, experts in the world wouldn’t be worth much. Just imagine, if the world were filled with Saint Level and God Level figures, would experts still be considered rare?

Although he had a vague feeling that he was about to break through, Lin Xing had not yet achieved it.

Three months later.

Lin Xing opened his tightly shut eyes, a gleam of sharp light flickering within before returning to their ordinary, unremarkable state.

He still hadn’t broken through, Lin Xing sighed inwardly. Although three months ago he had felt that he was on the verge of breaking through in the near future, three months later it was still that vague sensation, with no breakthrough in sight.

Nevertheless, Lin Xing remained patient and unhurried. He understood the principle that haste makes waste. Moreover, cultivation emphasized steady, gradual progress; there was no shortcut to quickly becoming a master.

Closing his eyes again, Lin Xing once more immersed himself in cultivation.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and in the blink of an eye, another three months had gone by.

"Hooo…" Outside the thatched cottage where Lin Xing resided, a sudden gust of wind rose from the ground. Starting as a gentle breeze, it gradually intensified, swirling from all directions and encircling the cottage where Lin Xing was staying!

Wang Lao, who was in the midst of cultivation, suddenly awoke with a start. Thinking something had happened, he leaped outside, only to see that the cottage where Lin Xing sat was completely enveloped and surrounded by continuously swirling, fierce winds.

Yes, fierce winds. "What is this kid doing?" Wang Lao stared dumbfounded at the raging winds, but aside from the howling gale, he could see nothing else.

"Could it be that this kid has broken through?" Wang Lao thought with astonishment, to create such a huge commotion! He still found it hard to believe.

In the midst of his cultivation, Lin Xing suddenly discovered that the amount of his Zhen Qi had decreased by nearly half! Startled, Lin Xing probed with his spiritual sense and found that the Zhen Qi originally stored in his dantian and meridians had been purified, its density greatly increased—it had been compressed from its previous volume!

At the same time, Lin Xing noticed that the Zhen Qi in his dantian, which had previously been entirely in gaseous form, now seemed to have taken on a mist-like appearance.

Lin Xing was elated. The transformation from gas to mist meant that his Zhen Qi had been compressed, with its density significantly increased. The benefit of this was that the volume of Zhen Qi became smaller, thereby further expanding the capacity of his dantian and meridians. As a result, the amount of Zhen Qi that could be stored was much greater than before! Moreover, the compressed Zhen Qi was more refined and potent, making it even more powerful.

Lin Xing was filled with delight, knowing that he had finally broken through and reached the Saint Level! Overjoyed, he couldn’t help but want to test his current strength and the power of his Zhen Qi.

Thus, Lin Xing fully circulated the Zhen Qi within his body. Instantly, the Zhen Qi flowed rapidly through his body, its speed more than double what it had been before!

At the same time, something strange occurred to Lin Xing. The Zhen Qi in his dantian, which had previously only flowed in and out, mostly stored within the dantian, now—

The mist-like Zhen Qi in his dantian had spontaneously formed a vortex! It rotated as Lin Xing circulated his Zhen Qi, and the faster Lin Xing circulated it, the faster the vortex-shaped Zhen Qi spun!

Moreover, as the circular Zhen Qi rotated, it emitted faint traces of gravitational force, attracting the Zhen Qi around the vortex to spin along with it! Gradually, the gravitational force grew stronger and stronger. Eventually, it was no longer just the Zhen Qi in the dantian; even the Zhen Qi near the dantian was drawn into the vortex’s gravitational pull, spinning continuously until it formed a large vortex!

The Zhen Qi at the outer edges of the vortex, spinning too rapidly and not held firmly enough by the vortex’s gravitational force, was flung outward! It then entered the meridians at high speed, flowing swiftly through them! Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhen Qi that had just begun to approach the mist-like vortex was instantly pulled in, joining the rotating formation.

Yet on the other side, some Zhen Qi was again flung outward! In this way, a continuous cycle was formed. The consequence of this was that it drove Lin Xing’s entire body’s Zhen Qi to flow rapidly and unceasingly.

Feeling the Zhen Qi circulating at high speed within his body, Lin Xing noticed that with each complete cycle, the Zhen Qi increased by a tiny amount. Although that minuscule increase was almost negligible, accumulated over time, it would become a significant gain. Witnessing this phenomenon, Lin Xing felt both surprise and joy.

He was delighted by such substantial progress, but also alarmed by the appearance of this vortex-like Zhen Qi mass within his body. He had no idea if this was a good or bad thing, but regardless, his strength had now improved. As for the vortex Zhen Qi mass, Lin Xing couldn’t comprehend it at the moment, so he decided to set it aside for now.

Lin Xing abruptly opened his eyes and was taken aback by the sight before him! What in the world was this? Howling winds surrounded him, like a tornado. The surrounding cottage had vanished, and he stood at the very center of the violent winds!

Lin Xing didn’t understand what was happening, while Wang Lao stood outside, dumbstruck. Lin Xing took a step forward and was suddenly beside Wang Lao, startling the old man in turn.

Lin Xing was quite satisfied with his current speed, which was about twice as fast as before.

"Wang Lao, what’s going on?" Lin Xing asked in confusion.

"I should be asking you the same thing—what is this?" Wang Lao said, exasperated.

This tornado… Lin Xing thought of the vortex Zhen Qi mass within his body. Could this be his own doing?