Although he didn't want to sleep, Zhou Heng still forced himself to rest. He was now in a critical period of physical growth.
After sleeping until dawn, Zhou Heng got up, ate breakfast in a hurry, and began to deduce and ponder the nine sword techniques in his mind.
He didn't aim too high, he just spent his energy on the first sword technique.
This is a step-by-step process. To practice the second form of swordsmanship, you must first master the first form. You cannot jump to it. This is the conclusion he came to after observing the nine forms of swordsmanship in his mind countless times.
From the morning until late at night, Zhou Heng was trying to figure out the first sword technique, constantly perfecting the secrets of it. Every time he used it, he gained a new understanding, becoming more and more integrated with the heaven and earth, and with nature.
Despite this, he still couldn't use the first sword technique completely.
At the zenith of the moon, Zhou Heng stopped studying swordsmanship, sat cross-legged, and practiced the Fierce Sun Art.
Buzz!
At midnight, the black broken sword trembled on time, releasing a large amount of free energy. Zhou Heng was naturally not polite, and he sucked it up. After the same half an hour, he absorbed all the energy, and his cultivation level improved again.
Not a small improvement.
"At this rate, it will only take five to six days for me to reach the peak of the first level of body refining!" Zhou Heng couldn't hide the joy on his face.
Although he didn't know anything about the Black Broken Sword, it did not prevent him from making speculations. The Black Broken Sword had been absorbing the true energy he had cultivated in the past ten years, as if it was forging a key.
When enough true energy is accumulated, the key is created, unlocking the black broken sword's superpowers, imparting to him nine mysterious and inexplicable sword techniques, and providing him with a large amount of free energy every day.
The previous ten years were an extremely long period of testing. If he got discouraged and gave up during the period, he would never be able to wait for the current result!
Fortunately he persevered, otherwise he would have been inactive all his life and become a veritable waste.
The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. After ten years of suffering and endurance, Zhou Heng developed incomparable patience and tempered his will to be extremely firm.
He did start ten years later than others, but as long as the Black Broken Sword can continue to exert its magical effect, it will only take him four months to make up for it! After that, his path of cultivation will be countless times wider than others!
"The year-end celebration will be in three months. I don't know how many people are waiting to see my joke and be kicked out of the family tree!"
"After so many years, my image as a waste has become deeply rooted in people's hearts. Who has ever looked at me?"
"I have thought countless times that one day I will stand proudly in front of everyone and slap them hard with the facts. Now, the opportunity has finally come!"
"The year-end celebration is the time for me to become a blockbuster!"
"Continue to study that mysterious sword technique!"
Suddenly, another three days passed. The black broken sword did not disappoint Zhou Heng. It would release a large amount of free energy at midnight every day, allowing Zhou Heng to successfully advance his cultivation to the peak of the first level of body refining.
The next step is to break through the small realm. If he does not cross this threshold, his cultivation will not be able to make any further progress.
Relatively speaking, such a breakthrough is very easy. They are all in the Skin Refining Realm. As long as you have enough strength, you can break through it in one fell swoop. It is not too difficult. However, breakthroughs in larger realms are very difficult. Just the Flesh Refining Realm alone
The threshold is enough to make 90% of warriors feel dejected.
In just an hour's time, Zhou Heng felt light all over his body, but he had already advanced to the second level of body refining.
"So easy?"
"Although it is easy to break through the small realm, isn't it a bit exaggerated for me to be so relaxed?"
After the breakthrough, Zhou Heng did not feel an increase in strength. This was normal. The breakthrough in realm only gave him room to continue to improve. This benefit was slowly reflected through the accumulation of cultivation, rather than being immediate.
He named the Nine-Stage Mysterious Sword Technique, Lingtian Nine-Style. However, although he spent most of his time practicing the first sword technique every day, he still can't even draw the sword technique.
It can’t be done even if the gourd comes out!
The Nine Lingtian Styles could not be seen by outsiders, so Zhou Heng did not go to the square anymore. He just stayed in his yard every day, jumping up and waving the wooden sword from time to time like a madman.
Regarding his absence, the younger members of the Zhou family all believed that he knew he would not be able to reach the meat-refining realm before the end of the year and finally gave up his desperate struggle. There was inevitably another round of cynicism.
Zhou Heng naturally didn't care about other people's opinions, he just lay there quietly, waiting for the day when he would break out of his cocoon and become a butterfly.
Ten days later, he advanced his cultivation to the late stage of the second level of body refining. In just two or three days, he would reach the peak and hit the third level of body refining! What made him even more delighted was that he was able to perform the first Lingtian style in
I finally made a breakthrough in my study and could barely perform half a move.
Zhou Heng had no partner to practice with, so he had no way of knowing how powerful this half-style sword technique was, and he couldn't just find anyone in the Zhou family to challenge him with, so he could only practice it alone.
"It will take at least half a month before I can fully display this sword technique!" Zhou Heng couldn't help but shook his head. It would take a month for just one sword technique to be initially used. This is because he is too stupid.
Or are these Ling Tian Nine Styles too mysterious?
"If you can't compete with members of the family, then go to Pingtian Mountain to practice with wild beasts! Only true life-and-death combat can improve your use of swordsmanship! This is something that no one can teach you through experience!"
"But you have to wait until I reach the meat-refining stage, otherwise it will be too dangerous!"
"Calm down!"
Zhou Heng did not think about those things and just practiced swordsmanship hard. On the contrary, the improvement of his cultivation became very simple. He only needed to spend half an hour every day to refine the free energy released by the black broken sword.
If others knew that half an hour of practice every day could equal a month of hard work for an ordinary person, it would definitely make anyone's eyes red with envy!
After ten years of being looked down upon, Zhou Heng finally reaped a heavy harvest.
Another two days passed and he reached the peak of the second level of body refining. In just over an hour, he broke through again and entered the third level of body refining.
Calculating the time, it only lasts nineteen days from beginning to end!
This speed is staggering!
Zhou Heng is not complacent. Although his cultivation is now progressing fiercely, the starting point is too low after all. After reaching the third level of body refining, there is nothing to be proud of.
Looking at the Zhou family rules, those who have not reached the meat refining stage at the age of eighteen must be removed from the family tree. It can be seen that Zhou Heng's cultivation level is still pitifully low, far from reaching the minimum requirements.
In the blink of an eye, September, which was still scorching hot, has passed, and October, which is crisp and clear in autumn, is halfway through. Zhou Heng's cultivation is still improving rapidly. He has reached the peak of the third level of body training and is facing the first time since his cultivation.
A difficult problem.
Break through the big realm!
Zhou Heng originally thought that this would trap him for at least ten days, or even longer, because his extremely talented father also spent nine full days, but what he didn't expect was that he crossed this threshold after only half a day!
He was in a daze for a while before accepting this fact. Then when he looked back and thought about it, Zhou Heng discovered that there was no reason for this.
That's because in the past month, he has been studying Lingtian's Nine Styles continuously. Even if he only got a little inspiration, it felt like he had mastered the most mysterious principles in the world. There was no mystery in anything in front of him.
The black sword is definitely a treasure level!
The first difficulty in martial arts climbing lies in the accumulation of true energy. However, this is not so much a difficulty as it is a long time. In theory, as long as you are willing to spend time, you can always reach the peak of a certain realm - except for Zhou Heng
The previous special situation where the true energy would be eaten away.
The second difficulty is naturally to break through the big realm. In fact, this is what is really fatal!
The accumulation of true energy only requires the accumulation of time, but a breakthrough in a major realm requires understanding. If you don't understand it, you won't understand it, and you will be stuck in place for the rest of your life!
From this point of view, understanding is actually more important than diligence!
Therefore, on the road to martial arts, those who reach the top are basically geniuses. Occasionally, there are diligent people who reach the top, but they must have received great opportunities, otherwise no matter how diligent they are, it will be useless.
Black Sword solved both problems at once!
The hardships I have suffered in the past ten years and the grievances I have suffered are not unjust!
It’s time to go to the Pingtian Mountains!
A warrior who has not experienced actual combat can only remain at the level of talking about war on paper. Once encountering a life and death fight, it is very likely that he will die under the enemy's sword without even using 10% of his strength.
Strong men are not made by training, but by fighting!
Zhou Heng packed up and saluted, picked up an iron sword, and quietly left the Zhou family, walked out of Yuanshi Town, and entered the dense forest of the vast Pingtian Mountains.
When was the last time you left Raw Stone Town?
Zhou Heng recalled that when he was very young, his father once took him into the Pingtian Mountains to hunt monsters. Since the "problem" that prevented him from cultivating occurred, Zhou Dinghai began to search for elixirs for him all over the world.
, naturally I don’t have time to accompany him anymore.
I wonder where his father is now? Zhou Heng couldn't help but feel a strong feeling of admiration.
The Pingtian Mountains are huge, and Zhou Heng doesn't know how big they are. He only knows that there are not only countless beasts in the mountains, but also monsters!
Demonic beasts are naturally capable of cultivating. They strengthen themselves by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, or by hunting each other. The energy in their meat is far greater than that of ordinary beasts, which is a great tonic for warriors.
thing.
But monsters are also extremely dangerous existences. Just like humans are far from the opponent of tigers, warriors at the same level are no match for monsters. The reason why Zhou Heng had to reach the meat refining stage before entering the Pingtian Mountains was because he was afraid of encountering monsters.
The beast is an existence that he cannot fight against.
Half a day later, he was already deep in the forest, where tigers and monkeys roared everywhere, full of primitive atmosphere.
"Ang——" With a roar, a huge black bear suddenly jumped out of the bushes and pounced on Zhou Heng with its claws.
Zhou Heng couldn't help showing an excited expression, and with a clang, the long sword was unsheathed, and the first form of Lingtian's Nine Swords was already flowing.