Chapter 17: Practicing Qi Level 5

Returning to his room, Chu Tiange took out the Blue Spirit Grass and Thunder Fruit, feeling excited. The Blue Spirit Grass could grant him access to the Yellow-level martial arts skills, while the Thunder Fruit could help him master the laws of thunder, making his attack power unparalleled. Just thinking about it made Chu Tiange salivate, wishing he could devour the Thunder Fruit right away.

"Master, I want to submit the Blue Spirit Grass for the Yellow-level task," Chu Tiange said. He felt that he couldn't currently practice the Earth-level martial arts technique, but the Yellow-level martial arts should be within his grasp.

"Ding! Task completed. Reward: Yellow-level cultivation method 'Qi Refining Decision' and Yellow-level martial arts skill 'Qi Control Palm,'" the system responded.

Instantly, Chu Tiange received the cultivation method and began to carefully study the Qi Refining Decision. After completing a circulation of his Qi, he keenly felt the tremendous benefits brought by this Earth-level cultivation method. The speed of cultivation with this Earth-level method was at least ten times faster than that of the Yellow-level method.

"Let's take a look at this Qi Control Palm," Chu Tiange thought to himself. He began to familiarize himself with the technique, which was an entry-level palm technique that mainly depended on the amount of the practitioner's Qi. If one's cultivation was profound, the palm strength would be more formidable. This technique seemed to be just right for him at the moment.

With this in mind, Chu Tiange started practicing the technique and quickly grasped its essentials. His palms were enveloped in a hazy aura, the condensation of the natural Qi, enhancing his attack and defense. Curious about the power it held, he decided to test it out.

After making up his mind, he went outside to the courtyard and found a tree with a trunk the size of a bowl. "This seems like a good target for me to test my skills."

Chu Tiange mobilized his Qi, assumed a horse stance, and with a forceful twist of his waist, he directed his palms, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, towards the tree trunk. "Crack!" The entire tree collapsed under the powerful impact.

"Ouch, my hand!" Chu Tiange cried out in pain, holding his injured hand. It was the first time he had used a martial arts skill and ended up hurting himself. He felt quite frustrated. Wasn't this akin to harming oneself while trying to harm the enemy in actual combat?

"This darn martial arts skill!" Chu Tiange cursed.

"You ungrateful brat! I've given you good things, and yet you dare to call it 'darn'?" the master appeared before Chu Tiange like a ghost, wearing a displeased expression.

"Master, the martial arts skill is indeed powerful, but its effect is reciprocal. Just take a look at my hand," Chu Tiange extended his swollen hand towards the master, looking like a bun.

"That's because your body's strength is insufficient," the master glanced at Chu Tiange's hand and immediately discerned the reason.

"What should I do then? I can't just stop practicing," Chu Tiange said with a mournful face.

"First, elevate your cultivation to the Foundation Establishment stage. There will be a solution when the time comes," the master felt that this kid was quite cunning and must be up to something, so he proposed a solution that left Chu Tiange speechless.

Upon hearing this, Chu Tiange's eyes lit up. He had the Dao Scripture, and reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was just a matter of time.

"Can I use the Thunder Fruit now?" Chu Tiange suddenly asked.

"Kid, if you're not afraid of bursting your body and dying, then go ahead and use it now!" the master rolled his eyes. What was the Thunder Law? It was one of the most powerful attack methods in the world. If it were so easy to comprehend and cultivate, wouldn't everyone be a master?

Chu Tiange felt as if he had been struck by frost.

"You brat, you don't know how to appreciate what you have. What you possess is something that others can only dream of. Your primary task now is to elevate your cultivation. That's what you should be doing," the master felt that he needed to knock some sense into Chu Tiange.

Chu Tiange realized that thinking about anything else at the moment was futile. The only thing he could do was to elevate his cultivation. Returning to his room, he sat cross-legged and began to cultivate. The master system, seeing this, nodded approvingly.

"I'll give you a hand," the master took out the Blue Spirit Grass and suddenly purple flames appeared in his hands. The Blue Spirit Grass instantly turned into purple Qi. When the Qi became dense, the master waved his hand, driving it towards Chu Tiange's lower abdomen. After doing all this, the master disappeared. At this moment, Chu Tiange felt that the natural Qi had suddenly become much denser, and the compression speed of the Qi from the Dao Scripture had increased by more than twice.

Was this the master's doing? Chu Tiange thought that only the master had such abilities. With this in mind, Chu Tiange focused his mind and began to cultivate diligently.

After circulating his Qi for two cycles, a rooster crowed outside the window, and the sun slowly rose from the east.

Chu Tiange opened his eyes, and the Qi in his eyes circulated before disappearing. He jumped out of bed and went outside, taking a deep breath. Activating his Qi, his hands were instantly covered with white Qi, which flowed slowly.

"Qi Refinement, Fifth Stage," Chu Tiange nodded slowly, seemingly satisfied with his achievements from the previous night.

Having advanced two stages in one night, a significant part of this achievement was due to the dense purple Qi refined from the Blue Spirit Grass.

"It's going to be a good day today." Since his body was so fragile, he should start tempering it. Although he didn't have a body tempering technique, he could still make his body stronger. Chu Tiange went to the courtyard and found a boulder weighing a hundred catties. He struggled to lift it with his physical strength but didn't back down. Instead, he began to jog while holding the boulder.

Carrying a huge rock, Chu Tiange jogged out of the house. The passing servants looked at him with strange eyes, thinking that this young master had nothing better to do. However, Chu Nantian understood that Chu Tiange was refining his body. He nodded slowly, knowing that although talent could make one cultivate faster than others, it was both an advantage and a disadvantage.

"This child has talent and perseverance. Not bad, not bad," Chu Nantian watched Chu Tiange's figure running farther and farther, nodding slowly.

Beside him, Chu Qingyu, the young lady of the Chu family, disdainfully said, "I think he's just killing time." Chu Tiange had left a very bad impression on her, and she muttered quietly upon hearing Chu Nantian's praise for him.

Chu Nantian didn't say anything, just looked up at the distant sunrise, where a young man even more dazzling and passionate than the sun was standing.

"Younger brother, there is hope for you to avenge your grievances!" With this thought, Chu Nantian looked towards the west, the direction of Zhongzhou.