I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 69: Advancement, Qi Refining Fifth Layer!

Although looking forward to the scenery of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

However, on that day, Zhong Cang, who was cultivating, did not immediately take the Five-Colored Lotus Seed.

In order to better digest the medicinal effects, Zhong Cang spent three days conserving his energy until his physical and mental state reached its peak. Only then did he open his mouth and swallow the Five-Colored Lotus Seed into his abdomen.

"Buzz..."

As soon as the lotus seed entered his stomach, within a few breaths, Zhong Cang felt the emergence of five special forces surging within his body.

After these five forces appeared, they did not disperse to strengthen his body, but instead converged into one, forming a special spiritual power.

All things in the world are within the five elements, or rather, composed of the five elements.

Therefore, the spiritual power formed by the convergence of the five elements can almost create everything.

The spiritual power cultivated by Zhong Cang also cannot escape the five elements.

Therefore, he could clearly feel that the spiritual energy converged by the Five-Colored Lotus Seed initially had no attributes. As it came into contact with Zhong Cang's spiritual energy, this spiritual energy gradually absorbed the characteristics of Zhong Cang's spiritual energy, giving him a sense of kinship.

This sense of kinship allowed Zhong Cang to almost not consume it and instead assimilate it as his own.

And this, in turn, caused Zhong Cang's cultivation to rapidly rise.

"It can create everything and has a sense of kinship. No wonder the Five-Colored Lotus Seed can enhance the cultivation of anyone, regardless of their cultivation method or attributes."

"Unfortunately, it can only enhance one layer."

...

After five days of cultivation, the Five-Colored Lotus Seed continuously emitted spiritual energy, and Zhong Cang continuously converted the "kinship" spiritual energy for his own use.

After these five days, the spiritual energy in Zhong Cang's body filled his Qi Sea in the dantian. He could now break through.

This breakthrough was not a small bottleneck like the one from the third layer of Qi Refining to the fourth layer, so Zhong Cang did not need his Sword Heart to resonate and gather the spiritual energy into a sword.

Just like water flowing into a canal and melons ripening on the vine, Zhong Cang's cultivation naturally reached the fifth layer of Qi Refining.

The only thing that surprised Zhong Cang during this breakthrough process was that the Five-Colored Lotus Seed seemed to have the function of nurturing the body.

Under the nourishment of the Five-Colored Lotus Seed, Zhong Cang's physical body, just like his spiritual cultivation, advanced from the fourth layer of Qi Refining to the fifth layer.

And unlike the breakthrough in spiritual energy, this advancement only made the spiritual energy more abundant.

The existence of the Five Beasts Infusion Technique allowed Zhong Cang's physical body to awaken a Spirit Beast's aura every time he broke through, and there was a chance to obtain a talent spell.

Without any surprises, this time, Zhong Cang chose to awaken the aura of the Silver Dragonfish.

As a dragon species, its talent spell was to summon wind and rain. Zhong Cang had long coveted this ability.

What's more, with the combination of summoning wind and rain and the Five Thunder Palm, the summoned storm would turn into a storm of wind, rain, and thunder.

"Roar..."

With a resounding roar, the shadow of the silver dragonfish, resembling a dragon, appeared in Zhong Cang's body.

This silver dragonfish shadow first circled around Zhong Cang's body surface, then plunged into his chest and abdomen, entering his kidneys.

Among the five elements, the kidneys represent water and store essence, the source of life and Qi absorption.

The activation of the Silver Dragonfish aura caused Zhong Cang's kidneys to undergo a transformation.

The first transformation was in terms of spells.

After the activation and integration of the Silver Dragonfish into the kidneys, Zhong Cang naturally understood how to gather wind and rain with his own thoughts.

The second transformation was related to the five qi in the chest.

The kidneys are also one of the five organs and can store water-type spiritual energy. This transformation allowed Zhong Cang to store water-type spiritual energy, increasing it from 30% of the Qi Sea in the dantian to 50%.

"Although the talent spells consume less spiritual energy, there is still some consumption. The growth of water element spiritual energy has reduced the pressure on me to control the weather."

"The first transformation and the second transformation complement each other, which makes Zhong Cang very satisfied."

"But Zhong Cang's transformation does not stop there."

"The Five Beasts Infusion Technique nourishes Zhong Cang's entire body, not just the five organs."

"Therefore, the awakening of the Spirit Beast's spiritual resonance will also have a certain strengthening effect on Zhong Cang's body."

"For example, when the spirit deer awakens, not only the liver (wood) benefits, but all of Zhong Cang's five organs are slightly strengthened, except that the other internal organs do not benefit as much as the liver. (The reason for the increase from 2 to 3 in the chest's five qi)"

"In addition to the spirit deer, the tiger corresponds to the lungs and also controls the bones of the whole body."

"The ape corresponds to the heart and is closely related to Zhong Cang's blood and muscles."

"The silver dragon fish corresponds to the kidneys, and the skin is the only other part affected."

"Buzz..."

"As a surge of life essence spreads from the kidneys to the whole body, Zhong Cang discovered something in silence over the next few days... he has shed his skin."

"Just like a snake, the old skin is shed and new skin is born."

"And this newly born skin is incredibly smooth."

"Sometimes when Zhong Cang throws a punch, if he's not careful, the force of the punch will slip away."

"The friction coefficient of my skin has decreased."

"This is most evident in water."

"When Zhong Cang enters the water naked, he will find that the resistance of the water to his body has decreased several times, allowing him to swim freely like a fish."

"This talent is definitely a divine technique in the martial arts world. With just this ability, I could earn the title of 'Little White Dragon in the Waves.' Unfortunately, this is the world of immortals."

"The smoothness of the skin also made Zhong Cang understand why the Five Beasts Infusion Technique can obtain multiple abilities but only be considered above average in terms of ranking. It's not about having more abilities, but the quality is more important. One Sword Heart is worth thousands of other skills."

After sighing, Zhong Cang looked at his fourth and final transformation.

"Well... strictly speaking, this transformation can only be considered half, as it is an accompanying change after the transformation of the internal organs."

"Just like the awakening of the spirit deer's spiritual resonance, which greatly enhances Zhong Cang's detoxification ability after the transformation of the liver."

"The kidneys store water and are the main source of essence. Their transformation greatly enhances Zhong Cang's endurance in a certain aspect."

"And because the silver dragon fish belongs to the dragon species, and the dragon species is yin in nature, Zhong Cang's endurance has not just increased a little, but doubled."

"Huh?!"

"Wait a minute, there are many water element Spirit Beasts, but the predecessor who created the Five Beasts Infusion Technique chose the silver dragon fish with dragon bloodline. Could it be because of this ability?"

"Zhong Cang didn't want to think in that direction, but the whitening of the skin and the enhanced endurance always made Zhong Cang feel that the predecessor wasn't very serious."

"Although having smooth skin doesn't really suit Zhong Cang's taste, just the ability to control the weather has already made him recoup his investment."

"So, overall, he is satisfied with this advancement."

"After this advancement, there is not much time left until the outer court competition."

"Although Zhong Cang has been practicing diligently during this time, the time is too short, so he has only consolidated his cultivation and has not made any major breakthroughs."

"Time passes, and soon it is the third day before the competition."

"As the competition approaches, the atmosphere in the outer court becomes restless."

(End of this chapter)