Becoming a Saint Starting with the Chasing Wind Leg Technique

Chapter 120 The Efficacy of the Elixir, Rapid Progress

Inside the quiet room, the lamplight was dim.

Song Jing sat cross-legged on the futon, his mind clear, yet subtly filled with anticipation for the unknown outcome.

He held in his palm the crimson pill he had obtained from Li Ling Shuang—the Qi and Blood Pill.

The pill was no bigger than a longan, but its surface had a faint, flowing blood-red light. It was slightly warm to the touch, as if a concentrated, vibrant flame of life was sealed inside.

A rich yet non-pungent medicinal fragrance wafted through the air; just smelling it invigorated one's spirits, and one's blood and energy seemed to become more active.

"Is this the cultivation resources that only the core disciples of the inner city's martial arts school can reliably obtain?" Song Jing wondered to himself, and without further hesitation, put the pill into his mouth.

The pill melted upon entering the mouth, not immediately unleashing the imagined torrent of heat, but instead transforming into a warm, mellow current that flowed down the throat.

However, this gentle warmth was merely the calm before the storm. The moment the warm current entered the dantian (lower abdomen), it was like a spark falling into a sea of ​​oil!

"boom--!"

In an instant, Song Jing felt as if a dormant volcano in his dantian had suddenly erupted!

An indescribable, powerful medicinal force, mixed with the purest life essence, transformed into a scalding torrent. Centered on the dantian, it surged and rushed wildly towards the limbs, the eight extraordinary meridians, and even the smallest pores and acupoints of the entire body!

His skin instantly turned bright red, like a boiled shrimp, and wisps of light red steam even rose from the top of his head.

My heart pounded like a drum, each beat pumping the scalding medicinal power to every corner of my body.

Blood surged and roared through the veins, making a faint sound like a rushing river.

The bones emitted a soft crackling sound, a sign that the blood and qi were nourishing and tempering them. Beneath the skin, the pale golden bell-shaped shield shone uncontrollably, flowing endlessly and greedily absorbing the surging power of the blood and qi, becoming increasingly solid and heavy, as if the phantom of an ancient golden bell was about to emerge from the body.

"Wow—such potent medicinal power! Such pure and refined qi and blood essence!" Song Jing was deeply shocked. This was completely different from the premium Skin Tempering Pill he had taken before. The Skin Tempering Pill focused on tempering the skin membrane and solidifying the foundation of the Copper Skin Realm, with its medicinal power leaning towards "forging" and "defense".

This Qi and Blood Pill is the most direct and powerful way to replenish and stimulate "life energy"!

It was as if it wasn't an external medicine, but rather it stimulated his own latent life essence a hundredfold or a thousandfold, making it boil, grow stronger, and be purified!

He dared not be distracted in the slightest, immediately abandoning all other thoughts and focusing all his energy on circulating the Golden Bell Shield technique. Guided by the technique, the surging torrent of qi and blood, like the most loyal craftsman, washed and hammered his already mastered body again and again.

He could clearly feel that the strength and resilience of his skin, muscles, and fascia were slowly but steadily improving under the baptism of the scorching blood and qi, taking a small step towards the peak of the "Golden Bell Cover" technique, and even the unattainable realm of "Perfection".

Once the surging blood and qi within his body had calmed down slightly, Song Jing stood up and went to the open space in the center of the quiet room. With a slight thought, he naturally unleashed the Wind Chasing Leg Technique.

"Whoosh!"

His figure flashed, swift as the wind! This time, he felt exceptionally different. His legs seemed to be infused with boundless vitality, incredibly light. With each step, his blood and energy naturally flowed into the corresponding meridians and muscle groups, unleashing power three times stronger than usual, and his speed a fraction faster!

Even more remarkably, the various insights I had about the Chasing Wind Leg Technique—"riding the wind" and "unpredictable"—became exceptionally clear in my mind at this moment, when my blood and energy were at their peak and my mind was highly focused.

Some transitions that were previously somewhat awkward now flowed smoothly and effortlessly.

He even vaguely touched upon the threshold of "perfection," that mysterious and profound "artistic conception," though he only glimpsed it briefly.

Immediately afterwards, he switched techniques and unleashed the Wind and Thunder Leg Technique.

"Boom! Crack!"

The leg shadows were like whips, tearing through the air and producing a muffled thunderous roar and a sharp whistling wind!

The immense power brought by the Qi and Blood Pill made the "Thunderclap Leg" even more fierce and violent, as if it could truly summon wind and thunder. The tendons and bones in the legs resonated, and the Qi and blood surged like a tide, supporting the continuous execution of this leg technique that consumed a great deal of energy.

He gained a deeper understanding of the swiftness of "wind" and the violence of "thunder," and the two artistic conceptions seemed to show signs of merging.

However, the real transformation occurred in the practice of the Nine Shadow Steps and the Wildfire Spear Technique.

Song Jing took an ordinary white ash wood pole and used it as a spear. He held his breath and recalled every detail of Nie Zhu's demonstration of the Wildfire Spear Technique, the tragic momentum of "a single spark can start a prairie fire, burning the sky and boiling the sea".

"The prairie fire spear technique, the first spark ignites!"

With a low shout, the wooden pole thrust out! It was an ordinary straight thrust, but driven by the surging blood and qi, it also brought out a piercing shriek, and faint heat rose from the tip of the wooden pole!

Song Jing felt as if his own blood and qi had formed a subtle connection with the "spear" in his hand, surging and surging as the spear's power unfolded.

"Fire spreads with the wind!" "Inferno engulfs the land!" "Sparks fill the sky!" ————

One move after another, Song Jing practiced the Thirty-Six Forms of the Wildfire Spear Technique from beginning to end.

At first, he was a little rusty, and his movements were somewhat stiff. But with the seemingly inexhaustible energy and blood from the Qi and Blood Pill, he practiced more and more smoothly and faster!

Guns flew and whistled through the air; even the simple wooden pole in his hands exuded a scorching and brutal aura.

The techniques for generating power, the flow of qi and blood, and the coordination of footwork required for each spear move have been deeply imprinted into his physical instincts through repeated practice.

His understanding of the word "wildfire" is no longer limited to the appearance of the moves, but has begun to touch the true meaning of the spear technique of "going forward without hesitation and burning everything"!

The cultivation efficiency is several times faster than when I was figuring it out on my own!

What surprised Song Jing even more was his mastery of the Nine Shadow Steps.

The top-tier movement technique of the Mad Wind Martial Arts School demands an abnormally high level of skill from its practitioners, including the strength of their Qi and blood, explosive power, subtle control over their bodies, and mental strain.

In the past, he would practice for half an hour and then feel his blood surging, his legs feeling weak as if filled with lead, and his mind and spirit exhausted, forcing him to stop and adjust his breathing, which slowed down his progress.

But at this moment, under the nourishment of the Qi and Blood Pill's continuous, pure and potent medicinal power, all of this seems to be easily resolved!

He felt his legs were filled with explosive power, his blood and qi surging, supporting him to perform all sorts of difficult and illogical footwork changes.

His mind was exceptionally clear and focused, and his grasp of the timing of his steps, body angles, and afterimages reached an unprecedented level of precision.

He moved nimbly in the quiet room, his body shifting left and right, forward and backward, leaving behind afterimages. Although they were not yet solid and their duration was short, their frequency and controllability far exceeded what he had seen before.

He even tried to incorporate his insights into linear acceleration and agile direction changes from the Chasing Wind Leg Technique into the ghostly short-range bursts and phantom creation of the Nine Shadow Step.

Although the two emphasize different aspects, they share the core concepts of "speed" and "change." Supported by his vigorous blood and energy, this attempt at fusion became feasible. Each successful connection and change deepened his understanding of movement techniques, and his progress in cultivating the Nine Shadow Steps was phenomenal!

"So that's how it is! So that's where the difference lies!" During a break from cultivation, Song Jing was drenched in sweat, but his eyes were burning with determination. His mind suddenly cleared. "This Qi and Blood Pill provides more than just fuel; it's a catalyst and an amplifier!"

It allows me to maintain the best state of cultivation for a long time, greatly improves cultivation efficiency, and can even help me better understand the essence of the cultivation technique!

Those prodigies of the inner city, able to achieve mastery of their skills and reach profound realms at such a young age, are not only blessed with innate talent, but also, and perhaps most importantly, guaranteed by the top-grade elixirs they consistently consume day after day, year after year. This is the greatest guarantee of their rapid progress and the realization of their talents!

He recalled the names Lu Beichen had mentioned: Zhao Yuanqing, Qian Rushan, Li Qingmei, Bai Yunfei, Lei Zhen,

Nie Feng — Behind these people are the resources of a huge family or martial arts school. For them, Qi and Blood Pills may just be a "standard" for daily training.

However, he himself would owe a favor for the two pills and worry about the source of future pills.

"Resources—that's the invisible yet solid wall that stands between geniuses and top geniuses!" Song Jing clenched his fists, his desire for power and his determination to acquire more resources stronger than ever before.

He knew that if he wanted to truly stand on the same starting line as those inner city prodigies, or even surpass them, obtaining a stable and sufficient supply of pills was the first hurdle he had to overcome.