The Lord of Void and Real

98  Chapter 97: Rapid Progress

The entrance of the underground space was damaged, and the rich heavenly and earthly spiritual qi suddenly accelerated and overflowed into the cave passageway, soon spreading to the cave entrance.

A small mound made of fragments of stone and earth near the cave entrance suddenly trembled a few times, causing grit and small pebbles to roll down from it.

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Completely absorbed in his training, Shen Luo became oblivious to the passage of time. It was only when hunger became unbearable that he stopped to consume a Grain Avoidance Pill, which instantly alleviated his hunger.

After nearly a whole day of hard cultivation, his success in striking the acupoints was impressive. About thirty percent of the acupoints in his Ren meridian had been opened up.

At this rate, he would be able to completely cultivate the second level of the Nameless Cultivation Technique in another ten or so days.

Shen Luo suddenly opened his eyes, involuntarily letting out a loud howl.

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Even though this speed couldn't compare to the astonishing speed of breaking through the first level in one night, it was already a world apart compared to the speed of cultivation in reality.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Shen Luo once again closed his eyes.

In this manner, Shen Luo spent the following days immersed in his cultivation, tirelessly absorbing the heavenly and earthly spiritual qi from the water in the pond while operating his mana to strike the acupoints in his body. He could clearly sense the increase in internal mana.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed.

Shen Luo suddenly opened his eyes, involuntarily letting out a loud howl.

The howl was strong and continuous, making the whole underground space reverberate.

It took him half an incense stick's time to completely release the breath he had been holding.

Just as he had estimated before, after practicing for this period, he had opened up all the acupoints in his Ren and Du meridians, successfully cultivating the second level of the Nameless Cultivation Technique to perfection, with the mana in his body increasing several times.

The second level of the Nameless Cultivation Technique corresponds to the fourth, fifth, and sixth levels of the Qi Refining stage. He leaped past these levels in just over ten days, which is considered astonishingly fast.

Feeling the surging mana in his dantian, Shen Luo couldn't help but reveal a small smile. He casually picked up a crimson short blade beside the pond and activated the magic spell.

With a buzzing sound, the crimson short blade jumped up from his palm as if it were alive.

The talisman at the end of the blade shone a grey light, much brighter than before. A layer of grey light also appeared on the blade, making a hissing sound as it cut through the air.

"Go!"

With a flick of Shen Luo's finger, the crimson short blade shot out instantly. With a flash of grey light, it bridged a distance of dozens of feet in an instant, skimming over a large white stalagmite.

The white stalagmite, several tens of feet high, made a cracking sound as its upper half slowly slid off, crashing onto the ground and raising a cloud of dust.

The cut surface of the stalagmite was extraordinarily smooth, somewhat like a mirror.

Shen Luo nodded in satisfaction and recalled the crimson short blade. Just as he was about to put it back, he suddenly paused and stared straight at the edge of the pond.

There was a half-foot of pond wall exposed above the surface of the water.

"Why has the water level decreased?" Shen Luo clearly remembered that when he had submerged himself in the pool earlier, the water in the pond had been almost at the brim.

Over the past ten or more days, he had been fully absorbed in his cultivation. He had only hastily consumed Grain Avoidance Pills when he was hungry, and had not noticed any changes in the water level of the pond.

"Could it be because of my cultivation?" Shen Luo touched his chin, somewhat puzzled.

At the moment, he was not willing to dwell on such matters. He quickly closed his eyes and began to recall the magic spell for the third level of the Nameless Cultivation Technique in his mind.

The first level of the Nameless Cultivation Technique fills the four limbs with qi, the second level requires a full connection to the Ren and Du meridians, while the third level requires opening up all the remaining meridians and acupoints in the body, achieving the realm of qi flowing through all meridians to perfection, which lays the foundation for advancing to the Grain Avoidance Stage.

The cultivation of the third level involves a vast number of meridians and acupoints. The meridians and acupoints that need to be opened up are very scattered. The difficulty of cultivation is much greater than the sum of the first two levels.

However, with his current cultivation that seemed to have divine assistance, Shen Luo had no fear at all. He carefully recalled the spell for the third level twice. After confirming there were no mistakes, he began to cultivate directly.

In the blink of an eye, more than two months passed.

Shen Luo was still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed in the pond, while the water in the pond had significantly reduced, leaving only a thin layer, almost dried up.

His face was illuminated by flowing blue light, glowing brightly.

Suddenly, his body trembled, and a series of muffled sounds like popping beans rang inside his body. Then, blue light spots bloomed all over his body, densely covering every inch of his skin.

Among these blue light spots, there were thick and thin blue lines connecting them, also spread all over his body.

The lines also bloomed with bright blue light, shining clearly through his clothes.

However, the phenomenon was fleeting.

In just two or three breaths, the blue light on his face disappeared, and the abnormal phenomenon of his body's meridian acupoints glowing also vanished.

He slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of vigor, far surpassing his previous state.

After more than two months of dedicated hard work, he finally perfected the third level of the Nameless Cultivation Technique, making his qi flow through a hundred meridians and reaching the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

The remaining thin layer of water in the pond was suspended in the air with a flash of blue light from his palm. Its shape did not change at all, and there were not even any water stains on the stone walls at the bottom of the pond.

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In Shen Luo's body, the mana flowed like mercury through the many meridians, emitting a strong fluctuation, and had increased by three times!

With a flicker in his eyes, Shen Luo waved his hand.

The remaining thin layer of water in the pond was suspended in the air with a flash of blue light from his palm. Its shape did not change at all, and there were not even any water stains on the stone walls at the bottom of the pond.

If any High People proficient in Water Manipulation Technique were here, they would be greatly shocked.

Lifting water with control is a common technique, but to keep a pool of water intact, without leaving a trace of water on the ground, requires extremely exquisite control, which even those in the late Grain Avoidance stage or even Nascent Soul Stage, may not be able to accomplish.

At this moment, the golden skeleton hanging above the pond emitted a large amount of golden light, generating a repelling force.

The pool of water suspended in mid-air was shattered by the repelling force of the golden light, instantly breaking down into thousands of droplets, spraying in all directions, about to splash on the surrounding ground.

With an unhurried wave of his hands, a blue light flashed from his palms.

The splattering water droplets stopped immediately, each droplet, each water trail, and the mist formed by completely shattered droplets, all suspended in mid-air, creating a unique scene. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

He then raised his hand and made another move. The water droplets and trails quickly converged, forming several long streams of water that flew past the golden skeleton and slowly circulated around his body.

Shen Luo pointed a spell, and one of the water streams shot out instantly. Its edges thinned, faintly forming the shape of a blade, and rapidly swept across a stalagmite.

With a sharp sound, a deep scratch appeared on the stalagmite, almost cut in half, as if it had been scraped by a sharp blade.

Seeing this, Shen Luo felt joy in his heart once more.