Sword Emperor

0Although he had successfully mastered the preliminary stage of the book, Sun Bing didn't feel satisfied at all. After all, he was still very weak at the moment. At most, he could barely protect himself in Tianwu City. The most important thing was his cultivation base.    

    

Speaking of this, Sun Bing actually had some regrets in his heart. If he knew this would happen, he would have entered the stone door a little later in the Qi-Gathering Mountain. This way, he would be able to absorb a little more Spiritual Pond, and even break through to the fourth level of the Qi Refining.    

    

Unlike now, half of the third level of Qi Refining Stage warriors were only a step away from the fourth level of the Qi Refining. It was truly regrettable that there was still a certain distance between them and the fourth level of the Qi Refining. However, the number of Spiritual Pond they drank and pecked would be fixed. If they had gone there a little later, there might have been some other unforeseen event. Therefore, this was only Sun Bing's wishful thinking.    

    

Since he had already familiarized himself with the Qi Gathering Astral Formation, Sun Bing knew that what he needed to do next was to grasp the timing of the battle. All in all, it was all an actual combat operation. In the cave, there wouldn't be any other improvements.    

    

Immediately, Sun Bing put this cultivation technique aside for the time being. After all, cultivation was the most important core. Therefore, he immediately sat cross-legged in the valley and started cultivating.    

    

Although there weren't as many spiritual energy in the valley as in the Qi-Gathering Mountain, don't forget that Sun Bing also had the Qi Storage Pill and Spiritual Stone that he brought from the Tianwu City. With the help of these two, his cultivation speed wasn't any slower than in the Qi-Gathering Mountain.    

    

Furthermore, because his meridians had been strengthened, and with the help of the Qi Gathering Pills, Sun Bing could absorb three Spiritual Stone a day without any extra burden. If it wasn't for the fact that he was worried about some hidden injuries, Sun Bing was confident that he could absorb four Spiritual Stone a day.    

    

However, what made Sun Bing regretful was that after reaching the third level of Qi Refining Stage, each Spiritual Stone was equivalent to ten days of hard work. However, this was also very impressive because this meant that Sun Bing could withstand a month of normal cultivation. Such a terrifying speed was truly shocking.    

    

If those ordinary cultivators knew about this, they would only feel sad because even if they entered the Qi-Gathering Mountain, they would still be unable to catch up with Sun Bing's speed.    

    

Unknowingly, a whole ten days had passed. Every day, Sun Bing's time was rather monotonous. It was nothing more than consuming the Qi Gathering Pill and the Spiritual Stone to cultivate. What was worth mentioning was that the jade bead in Sun Bing's chest did not completely lose its effect just because he had reached the Qi Refining Stage. Because of this, the speed at which he absorbed the spiritual energy became even faster.    

    

Another day passed. Sun Bing started cultivating as usual. His mind was completely relaxed. After that, he slowly immersed himself into his body. He could feel that the Genuine Qi was slowly circulating along the big minor circulation. His final destination was naturally the Dantian.    

    

Moreover, Sun Bing could clearly sense every movement within the Dantian through his inner sight. Originally, his Dantian could be said to be quite empty. Only half of it had been condensed into a Genuine Essence. Compared to the huge Dantian, it was somewhat inferior.    

    

However, at this moment, the entire Dantian was filled with majestic Genuine Essence. Just like that, it looked extremely spectacular. This clearly indicated that Sun Bing had reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining Stage. He even started circulating the minor circulation slowly. The Genuine Qi that he brought along could no longer be fused into the Dantian.    

    

"After such a long time, I have finally reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining Stage. This feeling is really nostalgic." On this day, Sun Bing, who was sitting cross-legged in the cave, suddenly opened his eyes and said with a slight sigh, "Next, we will proceed to the Fourth Level of Qi Refining."    

    

One should know that although the fourth level of the Qi Refining was only a small step away from the Qi Refining Stage, it could greatly increase his strength. This was because Sun Bing's Genuine Essence could be condensed once again, and it would become even more indestructible.    

    

For ordinary rogue cultivators, the Fourth Level Qi Refining was merely the Fourth Transformation of the Genuine Qi. If it was a slightly stronger cultivator, he would be able to gradually approach the level of liquefying. It might be possible to pass through the Genuine Essence Fruit, the Heart Cleansing Pill, and the like. Even the number one genius in the Tianwu City, Lin Dong, could only reach the Eighth Transformation of fifth level of Qi Refining Stage Genuine Essence with five or even six revolutions of Genuine Essence. And this consumed countless resources.    

    

But for Sun Bing, once he broke through to the Fourth Level of the Qi Refining, this meant that the Genuine Essence had already been condensed four times, and it wasn't something an ordinary cultivator could imagine. In addition, the Dantian could expand once more, and it contained even more Genuine Essence. It was enough to support him in any battle, even if the consumption of the Strong Qi was shocking. The consumption of the Shadow-bearing Sword was also enormous, but it could also reduce a large portion of the consumption.    

    

Because of these reasons, Sun Bing had high hopes for his next breakthrough. Without much delay, he sat cross-legged in the cave.    

    

Because his goal this time was to break the shackles between the third level of Qi Refining Stage and the Fourth Level Qi Refining, the moment his mind sunk into his body, he immediately started to activate the spiritual energy in his meridians.    

    

Under Sun Bing's control, the speed of the Great minor circulation that was circulating slowly increased by several times. At the same time, the dense spiritual energy of the heaven and earth was being channeled towards Sun Bing. Finally, with the help of the sword case, it turned into a Genuine Essence.    

    

However, just like before, it was impossible to enter the Dantian because this invisible barrier was extremely tough.    

    

When he broke through to the third level of Qi Refining Stage, Sun Bing had borrowed the pressure that Lin Dong had given him. Therefore, he was like a tiger in one go. He didn't stop at all, and directly broke through the barrier, allowing him to break through smoothly.    

    

At the same time, even though Cheng Jun's Genuine Qi was full, he was unable to break through it. In the end, he could only fall into Sun Bing's hands. It was imaginable how many people had stopped him from breaking through the bottleneck of the level 1.    

    

And now, it was finally time to stop Sun Bing. Actually, this was the first time Sun Bing had faced a bottleneck after cultivating for more than a year. If this news was found out by those rogue cultivators, who knew what kind of expression they would have?    

    

"With your puny bottleneck, how dare you stop me from pursuing the Sword Dao?" At this moment, although Sun Bing's eyes were tightly shut, his brows were slightly furrowed as he shouted.    

    

Within his body, all the Genuine Essence in his Dantian couldn't help but surge. Finally, it slowly condensed into the shape of a sharp sword. From the looks of it, it was somewhat similar to the Cheng Ying.    

    

"Now, break it for me." Immediately... The sword condensed from the Genuine Essence directly smashed towards the invisible bottleneck. A majestic force surged out. It felt as if the mountains and the seas were about to collapse. It was as if nothing could stop it. Unfortunately, when faced with such an attack, the invisible bottleneck did not change at all.    

    

However, Sun Bing wasn't depressed at all. If he could break through the bottleneck so easily, then everyone could be considered a genius. In an instant, the Genuine Essence that had already dissipated condensed once again.    

    

If one time wasn't enough, then it would be two times. If it still wasn't enough, then three or four times. Sun Bing had enough time to face this bottleneck.    

    

Every time he attacked, he would feel a sharp pain that penetrated deep into his bone marrow, making him feel unbearable. However, Sun Bing still had a calm expression on his face, and he didn't stop at all.    

    

This stalemate lasted for two hours, and Sun Bing didn't even know how many times he had tried to break through the bottleneck. He felt numb all over. However, with the persistence in his heart, he didn't slack off at all.    

    

"Crack!"    

    

Suddenly, the sound of glass shattering was slowly heard. Suddenly, Sun Bing's momentum underwent a huge change. The original Dantian suddenly doubled in size, and he had successfully broken through to the fourth level of the Qi Refining.