The Strongest Urban Son-in-law

Chapter 385: Chapter 384: Breakthroughs Again and Again

The energy contained within such a small bottle of medium-grade Spiritual Liquid, even for peak Grandmasters, is incredibly vast, and even more so for someone like Gao Zhixiang, who has achieved Inner Strength Great Perfection.

Gao Zhixiang felt as if the force would make his body burst, and a pained expression appeared in his eyes. He clearly sensed a powerful force surging through his meridians and Qi Sea, feeling as if his meridians and Dan Tian were about to split apart. For a moment, Gao Zhixiang was wholly incapable of assimilating this power.

At that moment, Ye Feng came to Gao Zhixiang’s side and placed his hand on Gao Zhixiang’s body.

Following that, Ye Feng’s True Essence entered Gao Zhixiang’s body, and Gao Zhixiang distinctly felt Ye Feng’s True Essence locking down that endless power, stabilizing the immense force.

Ye Feng spoke indifferently, ”The Cultivation Method you’re practicing is too rudimentary. I will now teach you a new method. Use this new method to refine the power of the medium-grade Spiritual Liquid.”

After speaking, Ye Feng conveyed the Cultivation Method for Gao Zhixiang to follow in practice.

Star Cloud Skills was the Cultivation Method Ye Feng imparted to Gao Zhixiang, a method far more advanced than any Gao Zhixiang had practiced before, obtained by Ye Feng in the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm.

Ye Feng knew that Cultivation Methods were divided into four tiers: Ordinary, Spiritual Level, Earth Level, and Heavenly Level.

Each level was subdivided into lower, medium, and upper grades. Generally, ordinary Grandmasters from Martial Arts Families practiced common methods, and even the top-ranking families only had low-grade Spiritual Level techniques at their disposal.

Even the best technique Ye Feng had seen in the Dragon Country treasury was only an upper Earth Level technique. However, Ye Feng’s Star Cloud Skills was a lower Heavenly Level method, exceedingly rare even amongst the hidden Martial Arts Families of Dragon Country.

If Gao Zhixiang were to practice Star Cloud Skills, his strength would undergo a radical transformation.

Following the method imparted by Ye Feng, Gao Zhixiang could clearly feel his body changing; he was rapidly refining the power of the medium-grade Spiritual Liquid, and his Inner Strength was growing stronger, beginning a metamorphosis.

Already showing signs of transitioning from Inner Strength to True Essence, Gao Zhixiang was immensely shocked and overjoyed.

He realized then how right it was to follow Ye Feng.

The Cultivation Method taught by Ye Feng was vastly more advanced than the one passed down by his family—a difference of levels entirely.

In less than an hour, Gao Zhixiang already felt the beginnings of True Essence forming within him.

Though this nascent True Essence was too sparse to utilize, it was a clear sign of progress.

At that time, Gao Zhixiang felt his whole body saturated with power, his Inner Strength had grown much stronger. With True Essence mingling within, Gao Zhixiang’s cultivation had successfully entered the second stage of Inner Strength Great Perfection.

Gao Zhixiang was astounded; he had never imagined his cultivation could break through so effortlessly.

And that wasn’t all; a significant amount of energy from the medium-grade Spiritual Liquid was still left unabsorbed.

Gao Zhixiang felt the power, with the help of Ye Feng and the Star Cloud Skills he had taught, being rapidly absorbed and converted into his own strength.

Before he knew it, three hours had passed, and at that moment, Gao Zhixiang opened his eyes, revealing an excited gaze. A forceful current erupted from his body, striking out in all directions.

Gao Zhixiang felt his full body’s strength leap qualitatively, reaching the third level of Inner Strength Great Perfection. With a small amount of True Essence in his body and intertwined with Inner Strength, his power naturally surged, reaching a new plateau.

Gao Zhixiang knew that his combat prowess had improved at least twofold compared to before.

Still, Gao Zhixiang even felt that if he could absorb all of the medium-grade Spiritual Liquid’s power, his cultivation could surely rise to the realm of Grandmaster, causing his heartbeat to accelerate.

At twenty-eight years old, reaching the Grandmaster realm was an unheard-of feat. That’s why young Grandmaster warriors were almost unheard of in Dragon Country.

Because reaching Grandmaster status wasn’t something one could achieve simply through medications. Even though consuming Spiritual Liquid could rapidly enhance one’s realm, if someone with Inner Strength wasn’t strong enough constitutionally, they couldn’t withstand that mighty force.

Even with Spiritual Liquid available, one could only consume it gradually; rapid consumption like what had just occurred would leave any warrior of Inner Strength in danger of dying from bodily rupture.

Another reason lay in low-level Cultivation Methods, making it impossible to rapidly ascend to Grandmaster status through medication alone.

Zheng Yonggang was able to breakthrough to the Grandmaster realm overnight because he had already been at the threshold of Half-step Master for many years, his constitution far surpassing an average Inner Strength warrior.

He already had True Essence in his body and had only consumed low-grade Spiritual Liquid, making the breakthrough possible.

The two main issues facing Gao Zhixiang were insufficient physical constitution and low-level Cultivation Method.

Ye Feng had already solved the problem with the Cultivation Method, and as for Gao Zhixiang’s physical constitution not being robust enough, Ye Feng used True Essence to stabilize his power, preventing his body from bursting due to the intense energy of the Spiritual Liquid. Both critical issues were resolved.

The breakthrough for Gao Zhixiang was naturally an effortless affair.

In the blink of an eye, it was six o’clock the next morning, with a tinge of dawn breaking in the sky.

By now, the Inner Strength within Gao Zhixiang’s body was nearly transformed into True Essence. He felt he was only a paper’s thickness away from the Grandmaster realm, ready to breach that last barrier and elevate his cultivation to the realm of Grandmaster with just a light touch.

Gao Zhixiang prepared to make the sprint, aiming to raise his cultivation to the Grandmaster level.

However, at this moment, Ye Feng stopped assisting Gao Zhixiang in his breakthrough.

Gao Zhixiang emerged from his meditative state.