No one truly knew the depths of Yang Kai's cultivation.
Only
Xia Ning Chang
did.
For the past few days, she had secretly followed Yang Kai, watching from the shadows as he challenged opponents one after another. Each time, she used her profound spiritual perception to observe his true strength.
And what she saw terrified her.
When he had defeated
Li Yun Tian
, he was only at the
Tempered Body Fifth Stage
.
Yet, in just four days, he had risen to the
Tempered Body Sixth Stage
.
How was he cultivating so fast? Even
she
, a prodigy with a
special physique
, had required countless precious medicinal pellets to advance through these stages. Compared to him, her progress seemed… ordinary.
Xia Ning Chang couldn't ignore this mystery.
Driven by curiosity, she had followed him, trying to uncover his secret. But no matter how closely she observed him, she found nothing unusual.
He only
punched
,
kicked
, and
trained relentlessly
, wearing himself out to the point of exhaustion. His movements weren't particularly profound. In fact, they were
basic High Heaven techniques
, nothing extraordinary.
And yet, his strength soared.
At the end of her investigation,
she was left clueless
.
Her instincts told her that Yang Kai was hiding something, but she was too reserved to continue peeking.
Not to mention—
Every time she watched him train, he would take off his shirt.
The first time, she had been startled by his
thin, bony frame
. But as the days passed, she
noticed a change
. His once frail body was
gaining muscle
, subtly but surely becoming more defined.
Without realizing it, she found herself
comparing
his current self to when she first saw him.
And once she caught herself doing so—
Her
face turned beet red
.
"What am I thinking?!"
From that day forward,
she tried to avoid looking at him for too long
—but it was easier said than done.
.........
Meanwhile, Yang Kai was fully aware that someone had been watching him these past few days.
But since
whoever it was didn't seem hostile
, he chose to ignore it. He had more important matters to focus on.
His herb supply was
running out
.
The
Dead Jedi Tree Grass
was completely depleted. The
Three-Leaved Chaos Spirit Flower
, despite being used sparingly, was almost finished as well.
Without these herbs, his unique
training method
would be stalled.
With no alternative, he headed to the
Contribution Hall
, using up
all
of his remaining contribution points to purchase more herbs.
The days blurred together in a cycle of
fighting, training, and recovery
.
Slowly, his
Tempered Body Sixth Stage
cultivation began to
stabilize
.
And then—
He took
another step forward
.
Yang Kai reached the
Tempered Body Seventh Stage
.
The moment it happened, his heart pounded with excitement. Without hesitation, he
rushed back to his wooden hut
, eager to confirm something.
Inside his hut, Yang Kai
sat cross-legged
and pulled out the
black book
.
This mysterious book had been with him since the beginning. He had long since discovered that each time he broke through, a
new page would unlock
.
So far, he had successfully activated
three pages
.
But for days now, the
fourth page
had remained sealed.
Until now.
As soon as he
reached the Seventh Stage
, the page began to
glow
.
Yang Kai's breath hitched.
His guess was correct!
The page
shimmered
, golden light swirling across the surface. The glowing letters
morphed and rearranged
as if they had a life of their own.
Then—
A burst of
golden beams
shot out from the page and
entered his mind
.
Yang Kai's body trembled.
A flood of
new knowledge
surged into his consciousness.
Techniques. Concepts. Insights.
And above all—
A name burned itself into his mind.
"True Yang Tactics."
This was the reward that the black book had bestowed upon Yang Kai for breaking through. Going over the information, his expression became distorted.
This True Yang Tactics was slightly different from common martial skills. Normal martials skills had set paths of sequences, and although they could change, they were only superficial changes; they didn't change the base of the skill. They didn't stray from their base, if they did, then it would a completely different skill altogether.
But this True Yang Tactics didn't. It didn't have set activation sequences and changed constantly. It could be described as arbitrary or you could say that it actually didn't have any singular form.
This was the first difference.
The cultivation method for the True Yang Tactics was also quite simple, but there were conditions to cultivate it.
You must cultivate in an environment with plenty of yang energy to cultivate the True Yang Tactics.
But through this secret method, once the cultivated yang vitality reached a certain point, it could be condendensed into a liquid form and stored within the dantian.
This was something no martial skill or secret art could achieve. Because there will always be a moment when one's body would be filled. Once a martial practitioner was filled with vitality, there was no way to increase the amount, unless you broke your limit.
But the True Yang Tactics were different. When you cultivated your Yang World Qi to the limit, your World Qi would condense into a liquid form and merge with your dantian. This would cause your meridians to empty, thereby allowing you to continue to cultivate World Qi. In other words, if you practised this secret art, there would be no limit to the amount you could cultivate, however you needed Yang qi to be able to practise it without any limit.
This was the second difference. With these differences and the origin of the True Yang Tactics, it clearly displayed how this skill was far from ordinary.
When he started to cultivate his Yang qi, he would be able to use his liquified Yang qi to attack.
Contemplating for a while, Yang Kai decided to cultivate the True Yang Tactics.
As for the training environment, it wasn't anything to be concerned about. The sun also had a Yang attribute, so as long as there was sunlight, he would be able to cultivate the True Yang Tactics. It was just that the efficiency would be quite low.
"Even if it's slow, progress is progress."
With that thought,
he stepped outside
his wooden hut, finding a patch of direct sunlight.
He
sat down
, closed his eyes, and focused.
The
thin strand of World Qi
within his
dantian
stirred as he guided it along the prescribed path of the
True Yang Tactics
.
☀
But the first step was always the hardest.
The Qi responded to his command, but
forcing it to flow through his meridians
was like trying to push a massive boulder up a mountain.
Agonizingly slow.
He trained
from sunrise to sunset
, and by the end of the day, his reward was
pitiful
—the World Qi within him had increased only a fraction, and its flow remained
as sluggish as a crawling turtle
.
Yet, despite the difficulty—
🔥
Yang Kai was pleased.
🔥
"This path is slow, but it's steady. As long as I persist, I will succeed."
For
three days
, he repeated this process without rest.
And finally—
⚡
Breakthrough!
⚡
The World Qi
flowed into his chest meridian for the first time
.
Yang Kai
exhaled sharply
, feeling a weak but distinct
pulse of energy
radiating from his chest. With a single thought, the strand of Qi surged forth, moving
more smoothly
than before.
Now, it was time for the
next step
🔴
Establishing the Origin of Yang!
🔴
According to the
black book
, forming the
Origin of Yang
was the
first and most crucial
step in mastering the
True Yang Tactics
.
☀
Its Purpose?
It had no direct combat function. Instead, it would allow him to
sense Yang Qi
in the environment—an ability he desperately needed since he
lacked divine sense
at his current level.
"With this, I'll be able to locate areas rich in Yang energy."
But forming it required
absolute precision
.
If he
messed up
, all his effort would
go to waste
.
🔥
Yang Kai refused to fail.
🔥
For
hours
, he sat beneath the blazing sun.
His body was drenched in sweat,
dehydrated and exhausted
, but his
mind remained firm
.
His lips had turned pale.
His limbs felt like lead.
Yet—
His will did not waver.
He continued to
circulate his World Qi
, directing it around his
chestal acupoint
with painstaking care.
Minutes turned to
hours
.
His mind blurred.
Then—
⚡
A sudden, excruciating pain!
⚡
"Argh!"
It felt as though a
red-hot iron
had been seared onto his chest, the pain so intense that
his vision nearly blacked out
.
Yang Kai's
eyes snapped open
, his teeth clenched tight to stop himself from crying out.
Then, just as quickly as it came—
💨
The pain vanished.
His chest felt
oddly refreshed
, yet his
mind still reeled
from the shock.
Something was… different.
He placed a trembling hand over his chest, but there was
nothing physical
there.
❓
Was it done?
❓
Was the
Origin of Yang successfully formed?
Yang Kai frowned.
"If my Origin of Yang has truly formed, I should be able to sense Yang Qi around me…"
But as he sat in place, he felt
nothing
.
His heart sank.
"Did I fail…?"
No—there was
another possibility
.
Maybe the problem wasn't his Origin. Maybe…
☀
There simply wasn't enough Yang Qi in this area!
🔥
Then, I'll just have to find a place where the Yang Qi is denser!
🔥
Determined,
Yang Kai stood up
and
began walking toward the center of High Heaven
.
After walking for a short while, an enormous; it literally stretched across the heavens and earth, mountain stream appeared. A powerful gale blew towards him as if it was greeting him, nearly knocking him over in the process.
Turning around and lifting up his head Yang Kai stared blankly ahead.
How could it be here? The channel in front of him was a thousand foot wide and appeared almost bottomless it was one of the most mysterious and dangerous places in High Heaven -🐉
Coiling Dragon Stream.
🐉