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Lu Chen had his eyes closed and could feel the blurry light in front of him slowly disappearing.

At his dantian, a faint golden light was slowly circling, guided by Lu Chen's will.

Lu Chen suppressed his excitement and tried to repeat the operation he had just performed, but found that the energy density around his body had begun to decrease.

He opened his eyes.

"Oh, the sun has set!"

Lu Chen's lips curled up.

Become!

It worked!

He closed his eyes again and looked inward. The faint golden light, guided by his thoughts, entered his back.

The injury from the palm print slowly healed under the flow of this golden light, and the original cold true energy also quickly disappeared upon contact with the golden light.

However, the amount of golden light was too small, and it was consumed in a short while, while the cold true energy left behind by the Azure Lord was still considerable.

Lu Chen was not discouraged at all.

We've seen the light at the end of the tunnel; creating your own breathing technique is no longer a pipe dream!

The path to innate talent is within reach!

"If high-density energy is only available when the sun is out, then let's try again at night. Stars are also constellations, so the moon should work too."

Lu Chen jumped off the table, finished his meal, and then returned to the table.

He sat cross-legged, recalling the moment he absorbed the first ray of solar energy, and began to replicate it.

After about half an incense stick's time, a silver light flashed across Lu Chen's body once again.

He calmed himself down and continued performing the same operation.

Within his dantian, a cool, clear energy gradually grew stronger, wisps of it like mist, which he controlled to circulate through his meridians.

Time passed slowly.

Midday on the moon.

He felt that the energy in the air seemed to be more abundant, whether it was drawn to him or whether energy also has tides.

He didn't delve into the question, but instead absorbed the energy with great eagerness, like a desert that had been parched for countless years greedily drawing in rainwater.

His body also felt a longing.

Wisps of silver mist seeped into every inch of his skin, nourishing his body.

More energy was channeled into his back.

At this moment, the dark red palm print had faded considerably.

The surrounding redness and swelling have also subsided.

The cold, dark energy was dissipated by the silver mist he absorbed, and gradually, he felt the pain in his back disappear.

With the last bit of cold true energy disappearing, Lu Chen felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and his breathing became much smoother.

In his dantian, the silver mist increased, which he tried to compress with his mental power, slowly turning into a thin layer.

"The dantian has a limited area. To absorb more energy, it needs to be compressed to the extreme. Right now, it's become a flat surface, like a sheet of paper. We should compress it further into a line!"

As soon as the thought crossed Lu Chen's mind, he continued to manipulate the energy, slowly rotating and twisting it, turning the loose energy into a thread of energy.

He called this single thread of energy a "thread".

However, Lu Chen stopped after reaching this point.

The energy in my dantian is insufficient.

"I can absorb at least a little energy overnight. I'll try again during the day. Also, I need to test whether it's necessary to see the sun, and what happens on cloudy days."

Lu Chen slowly got up and stood on the table.

It was already daylight.

He jumped off the table, stretched his body, and felt that his injuries had almost healed.

"I reckon another energy repair should be enough. If it weren't for the internal energy in that palm strike constantly causing damage, it would have recovered long ago!"

Lu Chen now has an understanding of the strength and destructive power of the Innate Realm.

The biggest difference between the five realms of body tempering and the innate realm is true qi.

True Qi can unleash power far exceeding normal levels. The original physical strength of 5,000 jin can be doubled or even several times more under the enhancement of True Qi.

"Beyond the Innate Realm, there's the Primordial Qi Realm, and above that, there's the Martial Saint. In this world, martial prowess reigns supreme; no wonder everyone guards their cultivation techniques and breathing methods so closely. Moreover, their martial arts system requires more than just blood and qi for cultivation; various rare and precious materials are indispensable. Resources are limited in total; the more Innate Realm cultivators there are, the more people will be vying for them!"

Lu Chen thought to himself.

The large-scale dissemination of cultivation techniques is prohibited, and the vast majority of those that are circulated outside are incomplete. This ensures from the outset that not too many people will break out and become uncontrollable.

The most crucial hurdle is the breathing technique.

This thing is taught verbally, so it's difficult to steal it, which further blocks the path to advancement.

However, Lu Chen is different.

He has begun to embark on a different path.

He doesn't need to compete with so many people for resources, because the energy between heaven and earth is inexhaustible to him.

After a quick breakfast, Lu Chen returned to his room, closed the window, and tried to see if he could absorb energy without being exposed to the sun.

After spending an hour comparing the results, he found that basking in the sunlight was still faster.

However, the speed doesn't change much when the sun is obscured by clouds compared to when the sun is shining directly.

He continued cultivating until the afternoon, at which point he had already condensed a second energy thread.

"Two strands of cultivation!"

Lu Chen grinned.

His injuries have completely healed, and there is no sign of anything unusual.

"We should go wait at the city gate; Hu Bufan should be arriving soon!"

He went out for a while, and when he returned, he put on the repaired leather armor and the breastplate he had made, changed his clothes, took all the weapons he had bought before, carried a knife, changed his face to look like Daniel Wu, put on a straw hat, and came to the city gate.

This city gate was where they had agreed to meet.

Lu Chen found a quiet spot to sit down and began to cultivate.

Before long, he discovered that he could cultivate even without sitting in meditation, although the speed was slightly slower.

He simply stood up.

Before long, he was not only standing, but also pacing back and forth, and eventually even jumping around.

As long as his breathing rhythm remains steady and his mind remains focused, his cultivation will not stop. Occasionally, his cultivation may be interrupted due to multitasking, but he can resume it by simply refocusing his mind.

"I'm freaking awesome! I can cultivate while walking, sitting, or lying down. If only I could cultivate even while AFK!"

Lu Chen decided to give it a try that night.

Even after the sun had set, he did not stop his cultivation.

The sun has set, but there is still light in the sky, only the energy is slightly less.

However, after more than a day of cultivation, Lu Chen had become very familiar with the power of the sun and would no longer interrupt his cultivation progress, continuing until the moon and stars appeared.

"The sun's energy is golden and fiery, belonging to the power of the sun according to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. The energy of the stars and the moon is silver, belonging to the power of Yin. I've also mixed in the power of Yin and Yang, hehe!"

He grinned and saw several people riding horses in the distance.

Hu Bufan has arrived.