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#422 - Arrive at Yanshan Village

Dong Xiong's voice was filled with shock and disbelief, his expression as if he had witnessed something incredible.

For him, all of this was truly beyond imagination.

He remembered when he first met Lei Zhen, Dong Xiong was already at the peak of the Fifth Rank, while Lei Zhen was only in the middle stage of the Fifth Rank.

Who could have expected that since then, Lei Zhen's cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds like a wild horse released from its reins.

Not only did he quickly catch up with Dong Xiong, but today he directly crossed the chasm that many martial artists struggle to overcome, surpassing Dong Xiong and stepping into the Fourth Rank!

You must know that once a martial artist enters the Fifth Rank, cultivation becomes increasingly difficult and time-consuming.

Although there is only one rank difference between the Fifth Rank and the Fourth Rank, it blocks tens of thousands of martial artists.

Dong Xiong had been trapped in this bottleneck for a full five years.

During these five years, he cultivated diligently day and night, trying countless methods, but he never saw a glimmer of hope for a breakthrough.

But now, Lei Zhen had broken through so smoothly?

How could this not make Dong Xiong both envious and jealous.

"How did this guy break through? Could it be that he has some secret technique?"

"No, I have to find him and ask him about it after this battle is over."

Just as Dong Xiong was distracted, suddenly, a flash of snow-bright saber light struck like lightning.

The saber light exuded a bone-chilling coldness, so sharp that it seemed to be able to cut through space.

Dong Xiong secretly cried out in his heart, subconsciously dodging, trying to avoid the sharp edge from hitting his vital parts.

The severed arm fell to the ground and instantly turned into a wisp of blue smoke, dissipating into nothingness.

This sudden sharp pain made Dong Xiong both painful and angry, and he no longer dared to be distracted in the slightest, hurriedly concentrating his energy and working with other helper martial artists to fight Miao Yuanzheng with all his strength.

On the other side.

Lei Zhen had already crossed the fiercely fought battlefield.

He walked in a hurry, passed the wooden puppet tooth-man, and finally came to the square in front of the black palace.

In the square, a figure was already holding a long spear, waiting quietly.

"Senior!"

When Lei Zhen saw the figure, he hurriedly clasped his fist and saluted, his expression respectful.

The figure slowly turned around, and on that blurred and indistinguishable face, there seemed to be a pair of deep eyes, staring at Lei Zhen.

The figure nodded slightly and said:

"Not bad, the guidance I gave you during this period has not been in vain, you have finally broken through and stepped into the Fourth Rank."

This figure was Liang Jin.

During this period, Liang Jin keenly realized that Lei Zhen, Miao Yuanzheng, and Xiaoyu were all facing opportunities for breakthroughs.

Therefore, in this Nine Skies Boundless Realm, after each battle ended, Liang Jin would specifically give them three individual lessons, and even take out some resources from the system to help them improve.

For martial artists, if they want to improve their cultivation, actual combat and time are the two most critical elements.

And in this wonderful Nine Skies Boundless Realm, these two points are not difficult.

As long as the degree is well controlled, and the three people's spirits are not subjected to excessive fatigue and damage, everything can be smoothly advanced.

In this way, the most hardworking person is Liang Jin.

But in order to improve the strength of his subordinates, he can be said to have broken his heart.

Fortunately, after some effort, all three successfully broke through.

"Looking at your posture, are you planning to challenge me with the strength of the Fourth Rank?"

Liang Jin looked at Lei Zhen and had already guessed his thoughts.

After all, for every martial artist who has just broken through, they are eager to test their new power.

When Lei Zhen heard this, he saluted again and said earnestly:

"Please give me your guidance, Senior!"

Liang Jin smiled slightly, and the long spear in his hand disappeared instantly.

He decided to meet the challenge with fists, fist against fist!

During this period, Liang Jin had been fighting with that group of Fifth Rank martial artists for a long time, and he inevitably felt a little bored. He was eager to have a good contest with a stronger master.

Moreover, he firmly believed that only by constantly sparring with martial artists of higher realms could he gain continuous improvement.

"Come on, let me see how much you have comprehended of the boxing techniques I taught you."

Liang Jin stretched out his hand and beckoned to Lei Zhen.

Lei Zhen did not hesitate, shouted loudly, and swung his iron fist, attacking Liang Jin like a fierce tiger descending the mountain.

Liang Jin also gathered his fists and stepped forward to meet Lei Zhen's offensive.

In an instant, the two fought into a团.

Liang Jin deliberately suppressed his own strength to the early stage of the Fourth Rank, at the same level as Lei Zhen.

Both sides used fierce and unmatched boxing techniques, and as soon as they exchanged blows, it was a head-on confrontation. Each punch carried the power of a thousand pounds, punch after punch hitting the flesh, bursting out muffled sounds.

The terrifying fist force roared wantonly in the square, as if to shake the space to the point of distortion.

At this moment, Liang Jin and Lei Zhen were in the midst of a fierce battle, and on the other side, the battle between the Taiping Dao and the group of martial artists was also in full swing.

The battle of hundreds of people continued fiercely in this Nine Skies Boundless Realm.

Streams of intense fighting intent, like surging waves, burst out from the martial artists, and then were absorbed one by one by this mysterious Nine Skies Boundless Realm.

In the process of this battle, Liang Jin clearly felt that his Dawn Fist Intent was like dry land welcoming timely rain, constantly being nourished, and gradually taking root firmly in the Gu瀾境.

This wonderful experience gradually made Liang Jin realize that perhaps the improvement of martial intent cannot only rely on his own day-to-day hard training, but also borrowing the power of others seems to be a feasible way.

Even a shortcut!

In the final analysis, it is just like capitalists harvesting results, so that they can improve their strength more quickly.

If only one person buries himself in hard training alone, the results that can be harvested are ultimately limited.

Having figured this out, Liang Jin's fighting intent became even more intense, which also brought great pressure to Lei Zhen.

Finally, in Lei Zhen's helpless eyes, Liang Jin seized the opportunity and slammed a punch, hitting Lei Zhen's head directly.

Only a "bang!" was heard, and Lei Zhen's head was instantly shattered, turning into a wisp of blue smoke and dissipating.

This battle came to an end.

The remaining martial artists who tried to kill Liang Jin were also quickly dealt with by him.

In the blink of an eye, only Liang Jin was left in the entire Nine Void Unbounded Realm.

"Too few. The martial spirit gained through this battle is still too little."

Liang Jin frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied:

"I need to find a way to bring more people into the Nine Void Unbounded Realm to obtain more martial spirit."

If it weren't for the nearly two hundred members of the Taiping Dao who joined together a few days ago, Liang Jin would have only managed to gather a little over a hundred people into the Nine Void Unbounded Realm by now.

This number of people is far from enough to meet his needs.

Liang Jin has grand goals in his heart. He plans to raise his fist intent to the Nether Realm as soon as possible, and even wants to upgrade Earth-level martial arts to Heaven-level martial arts.

Not only that, but he also longs to break through to the second level of the Nine Void Unbounded Realm as soon as possible to explore the magical mysteries of that unknown world.

To achieve these goals, relying on these mere hundreds of people is clearly far from enough.

"We'll be arriving at Yanshan Stronghold soon. I hope Yanshan Stronghold won't disappoint me."

Liang Jin pondered for a while.

Then, he lowered his head to look at his hands, quietly feeling the surging power within his body, and couldn't help but feel a trace of doubt in his heart:

"Lei Zhen, Miao Yuanzheng, and Xiaoyu have all successfully broken through. Why am I still unable to take it a step further?"

"Is breaking through from the fourth rank to the third rank really that difficult?"

Since merging with the Divine Beast's blood essence, Liang Jin has reached the peak of the fourth rank.

During this time, he has cultivated diligently day and night, but he has always found it difficult to cross this threshold and enter the third rank.

You should know that Liang Jin is cultivating with five bodies simultaneously, and this cultivation speed is equivalent to more than five times that of ordinary martial artists!

Even so, until now, he has still not been able to successfully step into the third rank.

To be precise…

It's not that he can't enter at all!

During this time, Liang Jin has accumulated a large amount of [Qi-Boosting Paste], as well as some rewards given by the system that can improve cultivation.

As long as he is willing to use all these resources, he can immediately break through and enter the third rank!

"Perhaps… I don't need to be so eager to enter the third rank."

Liang Jin's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to a Snow Mountain Sect martial artist killed by the Western Desert clone.

That martial artist already possessed the strength to break through to the third rank, but in order to deal with an unknown crisis, she used a secret method to forcibly suppress her strength and realm at the fourth rank.

She only lifted the restriction when she truly encountered a strong enemy, allowing her power to explode completely.

This experience brought great inspiration to Liang Jin.

With Liang Jin's current strength, as long as he doesn't encounter a second-rank martial artist, self-preservation is basically not a problem.

And in this world, the number of second-rank martial artists is scarce, and most of them have already retreated into seclusion.

The probability of Liang Jin encountering them is actually not high.

Therefore, he can completely follow the established order, rely on his own cultivation to slowly enter the third rank, without relying on drugs to quickly break through.

If he really encounters a second-rank martial artist, it will not be too late to use drugs to instantly increase his strength.

"Okay, let's just let nature take its course."

Liang Jin had already made a decision in his heart. He was no longer in a hurry to enter the third rank with the help of drugs, but chose to cultivate slowly in an orderly manner.

After making up his mind, Liang Jin left the [Nine Void Unbounded Realm].

As the scene in front of him changed for a while, he had already returned to reality.

And the road ahead was no longer a flat land, but a continuous mountain range.

That is Yanshan.

Beside him, Lei Zhen and Yan Sanniang also recovered from the state of the Nine Void Unbounded Realm, and were enthusiastically exchanging experiences in it.

Not far away, Xiao Liu was still carefully taking care of everyone's horses, while preparing to cook for everyone.

In the distance, Divine Eagle was playing and laughing with Xiaoyu. The two of them had already joined Liang Jin a few days ago.

The journey for the group has been fairly smooth.

After all, the Six Doors and the Peace County Prince are now in a heated conflict. Before resolving their own contradictions, they will temporarily be unable to take care of Liang Jin and his party.

And they are finally about to reach their destination.

"Let's hurry on our way and try to reach Yanshan Stronghold as soon as possible."

Liang Jin said to everyone.

Upon hearing this, the group no longer indulged in chatting, and decisively prepared to set off immediately.

Yan Sanniang seemed to have thought of something and frowned slightly, and couldn't help but lower her voice and said:

"I heard that Meng Wei has returned to Yanshan Stronghold two days earlier than us…"

There was a hint of imperceptible worry in her words.

Yan Sanniang naturally understood in her heart that Meng Wei and Liang Jin had a long-standing grudge and deep-seated grievances.

Moreover, Meng Wei has extensive connections and many acquaintances in Yanshan Stronghold, which undoubtedly adds some uncertainty to the upcoming journey.

After this period of rushing on the road, Yan Sanniang and Liang Jin had become more and more familiar, and naturally did not want to see Liang Jin and others being bullied.

Liang Jin looked calm and the corners of his mouth raised slightly:

"Don't worry, he can't make any waves."

After speaking, he shook the reins, and the horse neighed and strode forward, steadily riding at the forefront of the team.

Seeing this, Yan Sanniang shrugged slightly, and the worry on her face faded slightly.

She knew in her heart that Liang Jin was highly skilled in martial arts and unfathomable. And Lei Zhen had broken through and entered the fourth rank, and those who could reach this realm in this world were rare, and he was definitely a rare master.

With these two great Buddhas here, if Meng Wei really tried to cause trouble, it would be like hitting a stone with an egg, and he would only be humiliating himself.

Thinking like this, the worries in Yan Sanniang's heart suddenly dissipated, her expression relaxed, she lightly clamped her horse's belly, urged her mount, and slowly followed.

The dust raised by the hooves slowly fell behind them.

And Yanshan Stronghold has finally arrived!