Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 353 Catacombs
The powerful technique absorbs the spiritual energy and life force from the outside world, captures and absorbs it, and transforms it into one's own true energy.

The new true energy surged like a dragon, slowly flowing and connecting 720 starlight points along a peculiar path.

Before the innate stage, the speed at which the true energy of the stars circulates is very slow.

The true energy travels through 720 starlight, completing one cycle, which takes three to four hours.

After the innate ability is restored, all aspects are improved, and it only takes one hour to complete one cycle.

Currently, due to limitations imposed by the cultivation level, even with a continuous supply of life force, the operating speed will not change.

However, the efficiency of cultivation increased dramatically.

The capacity of the dantian and the total amount of true qi are increasing rapidly.

External martial arts can be practiced thousands of times a day, but the cultivation time for internal martial arts is limited, generally two to three cycles is the limit.

Even if you add more, there will still be some improvement, but the effect will be extremely weak, so it's better to use it to cultivate other techniques.

The true energy of the stars slowly circulated.

Gradually, drops of dew appeared on Zhou Leng's body, glistening and translucent.

True Qi condenses into dew.

This phenomenon is caused by the body absorbing too much spiritual energy from the surrounding environment too quickly.

Legend has it that this dew is naturally condensed, and ordinary people who drink it will feel light and healthy, and be immune to all diseases.

The ancient cultivators' practice of "eating wind and drinking dew" refers not to ordinary grass and dew, but to this condensed dew of innate true energy.

After completing the Star-Gazing Technique, he began to compress his true energy.

The bell rang, signaling the end of the first training session. The treant and the three others left.

Zhou Leng went inside, sat under the Tree of Life, and began cultivating the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

After coming out, he continued to cultivate by the railing.

After finishing his internal energy cultivation and body training, Zhou Leng went to the martial arts arena and began practicing the Breaking Void Finger.

This is the first finger technique in cultivation. Without a foundation, the cultivation speed is far slower than that of the Heavenly Tide Palm.

I'm still at the beginner level.

However, the Broken Void Finger Technique is the most unique. It is a finger technique that also contains sword techniques. If one can master this finger technique, one will surely achieve twice the result with half the effort when practicing sword techniques in the future.

We're about to fight the giant insect. Whether it has a hard shell or a soft body, punches and palms aren't ineffective, but they consume too much energy.

The best approach is to first use finger techniques to break through and destroy its protective structure, and then use fists or palms, which is more effective.

The finger technique, with its highly concentrated internal energy, can slay all things and break all laws.

On the training ground, Zhou Leng kept running around, his legs moving like a blur, his index and middle fingers of both hands coming together to form a double sword finger.

The true energy was faintly white, extending three inches from the fingertip, and shimmered slightly in the sunlight.

It cut through the air with a soft hissing sound.

Not far away, many innate martial artists were also cultivating on their own, concentrating intently.

Humans possess a vast number of martial arts techniques, most of which are publicly available. However, each individual's knowledge and skills are limited, and they tend to overlook martial arts techniques they have never encountered before.

Ordinary people have limited space for training, so they are used to training in public martial arts arenas from a young age.

Having finally encountered the Tree of Life, a huge fat sheep, Zhou Leng put all his effort into fleecing it.

Aside from eating, he spent all his time cultivating with the power of life.

Once again, I practiced meditation from morning until evening.

Only the broken-empty finger technique is practiced.

Even practicing thousands of times a day, I still couldn't master the "Broken Void Finger" technique from beginner to expert.

However, the sword energy is more condensed, and its length has increased from three inches to three and a half inches, showing significant progress.

Feeling the difference between the Void-Severing Finger and the Heavenly Tide Palm in terms of cultivation, Zhou Leng decided that when the Void-Severing Finger reached a bottleneck and became too slow, he would go back to cultivating the basic finger techniques.

Fundamentals determine not only the lower limit, but also the upper limit.

Zhou Leng finished his practice, exhaled slowly, and looked down at his fingers.

My four fingers on both hands were slightly red, like two small red radishes, but it felt good.

The skin on these four fingers is tougher, and the blood vessels inside are stronger.

With continued practice, these four fingers will soon be able to easily pierce through stone and iron.

"If you continue training like this, your index and middle fingers will likely become harder than ordinary weapons in the future..."

Zhou Leng slowly walked out and saw Maoshengzhigen and several tree people walking quickly to greet him, their green leaves swaying gently, looking very happy.

Humans cannot directly perceive the tree-man's joy, but Zhou Leng, after receiving the Enlightened Monastic Sound, could sense it and asked with a smile, "What's making you so happy?"

"The Elder's blockhead has finally come to his senses."

"Hmm?" Zhou Leng didn't know whether to interpret this sentence using the terms of tree people or human culture.

"I applied for a spot as a Friend of the Tree People and a permanent cultivation spot under the tree for you. After inquiring in detail, the Grand Elder believed that you were a promising talent and a Friend of the Tree People. Therefore, he specially approved a room in the Tree Root Cave for you and upgraded your permanent cultivation spot under the tree to a fellow Tree People cultivator. From now on, you can cultivate with us in the first class."

"Huh? Why?" Zhou Leng was puzzled by the sudden gift.

"We have a few guesses. First, it's because you saved us. Without you, all of us from the Maosheng tribe would have died on the battlefield. Second, your treant language is highly proficient, and no more than three other races have ever been able to do so. Finally, we guess you realized the giant insects were powerful and wanted to establish an ally as a role model to motivate other allies to help us as much as you have."

"It was mainly the last one that I was lucky enough to make it."

“Very likely. Besides, even Zhao He can cultivate both tree and human, so why can't you? You are much more useful than him. He devoured so many martial arts resources, but he only dared to target weak giant insects and even had a grandmaster protect him. That scene was truly appalling.” “You can’t just say things like that.”

"It's okay, I won't say anything carelessly outside."

"Was the scene really that awkward?" Zhou Leng asked curiously.

“I saw it with my own eyes. Now Zhao He has become a laughing stock in our Treeman tribe. A dignified Great Innate, the peak of the Innate realm above the muscle level, only dares to fight against the Bone Forging Innate giant worm.”

“Truly, a son of a wealthy family would not sit under a dangerous roof,” Zhou Leng said.

"In the war of the ten realms, there are no sons of noble birth, only warriors; there is no sitting, only fighting. Even we tree people, who are not warlike, can see this clearly. Some of you humans are too weak and cowardly."

"Ignore them, just focus on yourself."

"Come on, I'll take you to get your qualification certificate. The Grand Elder has finally done something good."

The tree-man was about the same height as the giant, with its lush roots reaching over six meters in height. It chatted with Zhou Leng as they headed to the place where they could apply for their qualification certificates.

First, obtain the status of "Friend of Tree People" and the qualification of "Fellow Cultivator of Tree People". From then on, there will be no restrictions on cultivation under the Tree of Life.

Afterwards, obtain the "Tree Root Cave Residence Permit".

Holding his residence permit, Maoshengzhigen led Zhou Leng toward a tall palace.

The greyish-white marble exudes a solemn and dignified atmosphere.

At the palace gate, two ancient war trees and two teams of tree people stood guard.

After carefully checking Zhou Leng's residence permit, they let him in.

The palace looks magnificent on the outside, but it is empty inside. In the huge palace, there is only a staircase leading downwards.

After descending the wide underground passage, the group walked along the dimly lit underground corridor toward the room.

The ground here is covered with fluorescent moss.

The thick walls are covered with the roots of the Tree of Life, some of which even protrude.

Zhou took a deep breath; the spiritual energy and life force were so strong they made his nose tingle.

"Not bad, right?" The lush roots were exceptionally proud.

"It's definitely different; the spiritual energy is about 200 times the standard level, right?"

Zhou Leng thought to himself that it was almost as tall as the Frost Giant Tree.

The Tree Elder is clearly much stronger than the Tree of Life. By this calculation, the Tree Elder is too stingy.

"From now on, after you finish your first shift each day, you can go directly down to your room to practice. The effects will be significant. Practicing here will not only improve your skills, but will also gradually and comprehensively enhance your physical constitution."

"Really?" Zhou Leng was hearing this for the first time.

“Every Tree of Life is nurtured from the roots of the original tree, and is essentially a part of the tree spirit, so it is naturally exceptionally powerful. You will understand when you go to the Mother Tree of Life; its power is even greater.”

"I do know about the Mother Tree of Life. It is extremely large, and many tree-people live in its trunk, branches, and exposed roots."

The Flourishing Roots snorted and said, "The Giant Insect Clan has always wanted to devour the Mother Tree of Life. Dream on. However, we Tree People, like you humans, have already sent some Tree People to reside permanently in the human, magic master, and dwarf worlds to avoid putting all our eggs in one basket. You should know that."

"I've heard of it. A friendly base for the four races has been established in Shennongjia on Blue Star. In addition to your Tree People base, there is also a Dwarf base and a Magic Spirit Master base."

The Flourishing Roots sighed, "The fall of the Elven Empire was a huge blow to us Treants. Such a powerful race, gone just like that. I hope we Treants can survive this War of the Ten Realms."

"Victory belongs to the Humanoid Alliance!"

"Victory belongs to the Humanoid Alliance!" the treants roared in unison.

Just as Zhou Leng and the others left, the door to a room next door opened.

Zhao He walked out of the room and glanced at the tree-men and Zhou Leng's back.

After taking a few steps, he said, "Do you still remember that True Liquid Innate cultivator who surpassed us a few days ago?"

"I think I vaguely remember it."

"He actually went into the tree root cave, that's interesting."

"Hmm?" The two attendants then looked at Zhou Leng and the tree man, puzzled.

"Could they just be here on business?"

Zhao He said, "It doesn't seem like it. They were chatting and laughing with the tree people. As you know, tree people are more conservative than magic spirit masters and dwarves. They ignored me. Ordinary people would never come here. They must be residents of the Tree Root Cave."

"Who is that? We've all seen the scions of the Wu Clan who come to Xiongjing. The powerful families aren't qualified to move in. We know all the great geniuses, but ordinary geniuses aren't qualified to come either. Besides, people with connections who come here will definitely greet you directly or indirectly."

"I'm not sure. We were far away that night, and this time I only saw their backs. Their voices are also unfamiliar, so they're definitely not from a powerful military family."

“I’ll find an opportunity to inquire about it,” said one of the attendants.

"It would be great to have the opportunity to make friends; this person has a very unique temperament."

When they met by chance in the Demon City before, Zhao He felt that the person's temperament was somewhat attractive to him. Today, being so close, the feeling is even clearer.

He glanced back at the group that had disappeared around the corner, and walked away.

Zhou Leng and the other tree people, including the Root of Flourishing Roots, entered their house.

The single room, over 200 square meters, was as empty as a warehouse.

Because tree people are usually seven or eight meters tall, this room is extremely tall, a full ten meters.

There is also a separate bathroom inside, complete with a toilet and shower, and it even has electricity.

(End of this chapter)