Chapter 155 - 153: Can Cultivate the Innate Technique?

Chapter 155: Chapter 153: Can Cultivate the Innate Technique?

At the same time, a warm and majestic power quietly surged from the deepest part of Chen Yue’s body.

This power wasn’t violent. Instead, it possessed a gentle, nourishing penetrative force that began to transform and strengthen his body from the inside out.

His bones grew denser, faintly glowing with a jade-like luster.

His meridians became wider and more supple. When his Qi and Blood coursed through them, he felt almost no resistance.

Beneath his skin, a dense and restrained golden sheen, like dormant amber, slowly emerged and then faded away.

Chen Yue involuntarily closed his eyes, immersing himself in this profound metamorphosis.

He saw his Qi and Blood, like a sky full of stars, circulating along an entirely new trajectory.

He heard a crisp sound from deep within his bones, like the clear ring of metal striking stone.

He felt as if every inch of his skin had established an intimate connection with some kind of invisible energy between heaven and earth.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Perhaps it was an instant, perhaps an eternity.

Only when the transformative power finally subsided, integrating into every corner of his body, did the frozen world begin to flow again.

The sound of the wind returned, and the chirping of insects could be heard once more.

The flame of the oil lamp flickered gently, then returned to normal.

Chen Yue slowly opened his eyes. A faint golden light seemed to flash in the depths of his pupils before disappearing.

He looked down at his hands, but he couldn’t see any change.

But Chen Yue could clearly feel that the power contained beneath his skin was completely different from a moment ago.

With a flicker of thought, he turned his gaze to the panel.

The line of text, which had previously blurred, was now clear again.

But its contents had undergone a world-shaking change.

[Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell (Limit Break 36,933/473,685)]

"Limit Break?"

Chen Yue’s gaze lingered on the two words "Limit Break" for a long time.

Not Perfection, but Limit Break.

This was the first time he had ever seen this status on the panel in all his years of cultivation.

Before this, whether it was the Vast Firm Essence Technique, the Vertical Cloud Thousand Layer Step, or later, the Heart-Burning Record, all his Cultivation Techniques stopped at the Perfection Realm once they reached their highest state.

Perfection meant reaching the peak state that the original creator had achieved when the Cultivation Technique was first established.

It was a path walked by predecessors. For successors, following that path to its end was Perfection.

It was like walking down a well-paved road to its very end.

’Is it because I used a Source Point to increase its proficiency that the Limit Break state appeared?’ A thought slowly surfaced in Chen Yue’s mind.

When the Source Point had merged with the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell, the vast wave of insight that flooded his Sea of Consciousness was not merely a simple combination of the essences of the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield and All Things Return to the Source.

In that insight, he witnessed countless possibilities for Qi and Blood Circulation and Gang Qi condensation. Guided by the Source Point, these possibilities were continuously deduced, tested, and sublimated.

The so-called Limit Break probably meant breaking through the limits, surpassing the shackles that had existed since the Cultivation Technique’s creation.

For the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell, this Limit Break signified a qualitative leap.

Originally, although the previous Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield was powerful, its essence was still that of a Body Refining Technique at the Refining Organ Realm level.

No matter how strong it was, it couldn’t escape the confines of the Refining Organ Realm.

The circulation of Qi and Blood, the condensation of Gang Qi, and the strengthening of the Physique were all restricted by this realm.

And All Things Return to the Source, despite being hailed as the Panshi Sect’s strongest Body Refining Technique Below Innate, also had its upper limit at the peak of the Refining Organ Realm.

It laid the foundation for breaking through to the Innate Acupoint Refining Realm, but it was still a Cultivation Technique from Below the Innate Realm.

The Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell, formed by the fusion of the two Cultivation Techniques, still followed this rule and had failed to break through these shackles.

But the intervention of the Source Point shattered this rule.

It had forcefully elevated this Cultivation Technique from the shackles of the Refining Organ Realm to another level.

The Innate Acupoint Refining Realm!

At this moment, the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell was no longer a Refining Organ Realm Body Refining Technique.

It had transformed into a true Innate Level Cultivation Technique!

The more Chen Yue thought about the implications, the more startled he became.

Under normal circumstances, a Martial Artist Below the Innate Realm couldn’t cultivate an Innate Realm Cultivation Technique even if they obtained one.

The reason was simple: they didn’t meet the basic requirements.

The most obvious one was the Power of Heart and Spirit.

Operating an Innate Realm Cultivation Technique required the Power of Heart and Spirit to first undergo a transformation. It required the ability to use one’s Heart Spirit to guide the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and open the body’s Acupoints.

However, the Power of Heart and Spirit of a Martial Artist Below the Innate Realm couldn’t perceive Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi at all. Forcing themselves to cultivate would, at best, result in no progress. At worst, their Heart Spirit would be damaged, leading to cultivation deviation.

Another point was that for Martial Artists Below the Innate Realm, their internal Qi and Blood Strength all came from their own vital blood and the refined essence of Elixirs and herbs.

They didn’t have Acupoints in their bodies that could directly absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to temper themselves.

These two thresholds were like a natural chasm, firmly blocking Martial Artists Below the Innate Realm from another world.

Yet now, Chen Yue discovered that he seemed to have crossed this chasm.

In some incomprehensible way, the Source Point had transformed his entire body into one giant Acupoint.

This Acupoint didn’t require him to deliberately open it, nor did it need him to guide it with his Heart Spirit.

It existed in every inch of his flesh and blood, every bone, and every meridian.

When Chen Yue circulated the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell, this body-wide Acupoint would naturally open, beginning to absorb the free-floating Primordial Qi between heaven and earth.

In other words, from this moment on, as long as he circulated the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell, he could directly draw upon Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, merge it into his flesh and blood, and use it to strengthen his body.

This was a method only Innate Realm Martial Artists could possess!

And he, Chen Yue, was currently only in the Marrow Refining Realm, yet he already possessed it ahead of time!

Chen Yue took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

’If this is really the case, then in the future when I obtain Source Points, should I wait for a Cultivation Technique to reach the Perfection Realm before using a Source Point to empower it, causing it to Limit Break and thus transcend my own realm to reach a higher level?’

This thought instantly illuminated an unprecedented path.

If this hypothesis was correct, then the function of a Source Point far exceeded the simple scope of increasing proficiency.

It had already reached a level close to a natural law, a profound power capable of shattering the common logic of the Martial Dao and reshaping the upper limits of a Cultivation Technique!

Chen Yue then thought of the two Source Points he had used before.

He didn’t feel much regret. If he hadn’t used those two Source Points back then, he wouldn’t even have made it here, and his Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield wouldn’t have advanced so quickly.

Furthermore, he would never have known that Source Points could allow a Cultivation Technique to Limit Break.

But he still felt, more or less, that those two Source Points hadn’t displayed their full value.

Chen Yue slowly rose to his feet.

He didn’t immediately test how much his strength had increased. Instead, inside the Quiet Chamber, he slowly began to practice the boxing forms of the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell.

The opening stance was somewhat similar to the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield, but it had an added touch of the vastness and inclusiveness of All Things Return to the Source.

As he went through the forms, Chen Yue’s movements weren’t fast—one might even call them slow—but every single move carried a rhythm as profound and steady as a mountain.

As the Cultivation Technique circulated, Chen Yue’s Heart Spirit entered an unprecedented state of sharpness.

He could feel that the air around him seemed a little different than before.

It was as if he were in a boundless ocean, an ocean containing something he couldn’t see.

These things were formless and substanceless, invisible to the naked eye. Even when he tried to perceive them with his Power of Heart and Spirit, he found nothing.

But when he circulated the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell and immersed his Heart Spirit in that profound state, Chen Yue could feel wisps of cool energy slowly touching his skin.

It wasn’t the sensation of wind blowing past, but a much deeper contact.

Then, this cool energy began to seep into his flesh and blood, strand by strand.

There was no pain, no discomfort, only a sense of relief and satisfaction like parched earth receiving a welcome rain.

This energy didn’t conflict with the Qi and Blood already in his body. On the contrary, it blended with it as naturally as milk with water, becoming a part of him.

As this energy merged with him, Chen Yue felt his flesh and blood becoming denser, tougher, and stronger at an extremely subtle rate.

"This is Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!"

An epiphany washed over Chen Yue.

At this moment, his Heart Spirit was still unable to capture this energy, or even perceive it.

He could only allow it to merge with his body through the guidance of the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell.

But that didn’t stop Chen Yue from enjoying the gift this power brought.

He closed his eyes, immersing himself in the wondrous sensation of becoming one with heaven and earth, practicing the boxing forms of the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell over and over again.

Inside the Quiet Chamber, there was no sound of wind, no strange phenomena, only a figure in green, slowly punching into the void again and again under the dim lamplight.

And in the void, that invisible energy was quietly surging into his body like countless rivers flowing into the sea.

After completing a full set of the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell’s forms, Chen Yue slowly concluded his practice and stood still in the Quiet Chamber.

He closed his eyes, savoring the subtle changes within his body.

A moment later, Chen Yue once again slowly began to practice the boxing forms of the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell.

This time, he focused even more on experiencing the subtle sensation of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi merging with his body.

This new sensation was captivating. Chen Yue felt almost no fatigue and didn’t even feel like he was cultivating; he was simply performing the boxing forms of the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell naturally.

After an unknown amount of time, he finished another set of forms and concluded his practice. He felt refreshed and clear-headed, and the trace of fatigue accumulated from days of cultivation had unknowingly dissipated by more than half.

Chen Yue sat down cross-legged, circulated the Vast Heart Rock Skill, and looked inward at his own body.

The human body is an integrated whole. The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi absorbed by the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell was currently acting mainly on the tangible parts of his body—his flesh, bones, and skin—which Chen Yue could neither see nor touch.

However, the Vast Heart Rock Skill, his fundamental Cultivation Technique for circulating Qi and Blood, refining Inner Strength, and nourishing his Heart Spirit, was also continuously and slowly circulating within his body.

During this process, it was inevitable that wisps of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi would escape from his flesh and blood, be carried along by the Vast Heart Rock Skill’s Qi and Blood, and merge into his Inner Strength and Heart Spirit.