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The moon hung high in the sky, the stars twinkling non-stop.

On a flat, light blue lake surface, Lingyun Fan was leaning against a tall, ordinary tree. He held a leaf in one hand and placed it in his mouth, lightly blowing out a song filled with bitterness.

After an unknown period of time, Lingyun stopped playing. Looking at the big tree he was leaning against falling down, he could not help but sigh.

"Ahh, it's been seven years. From the peerless genius of that year, he turned into trash. How ironic." Lying beside the tree, Lingyun recalled the results of the martial cultivating talent test at noon. He placed his hands behind his head as pillows, and at the same time, a lot of absent-mindedness appeared in his eyes as he muttered to himself with a face full of self-mockery.

Following that, Ling Yunfan, who had his eyes closed, remembered that ever since he had become sensible, his father, Ling Tianba, had told him many things about the continent they were on called the Heavenly Roar Continent. Although he had mentioned it before, he had never mentioned that Ling Yunfan was not his own son.

In the entire Sky Whistle Continent, everyone had only one goal, and that was to become a warrior. And the so-called warrior was someone who cleverly used the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and the unique cultivation methods produced in the Howling Firmament Continent to become a person who possessed a special power.

Because of the hard work of countless predecessors, the path of martial arts had been thoroughly studied and studied. Because of this, almost everyone in the Heavenly Roar Continent must do one thing when they became a martial artist and diligently trained.

All of them would start from the lowest leveled Body Tempering stage until they reached the Body Refinement Realm. Once they broke through to the ninth level, they would be able to enter the next level, the Essence Gathering, Profound Practitioners, Spirit Martial, and Martial Kings. Each of these major realms was divided into nine levels and small realms.

In order to achieve a breakthrough in cultivation, a martial artist could absorb the spirit energy of heaven and earth into their body through the help of a cultivation technique. This would help the dantian in their body become the Qi Sea, allowing them to step into the true first realm of the Martial Dao, the Essence Gathering realm.

Within the Yuan Dan Stage, every time one broke through the Qi Sea, a glowing star like Qi Vortex would appear in the Qi Sea, symbolizing the few levels of this realm for a martial artist. In other words, if there were nine Qi Circles in the Qi Sea, it meant that the cultivator had already reached the ninth level of the Yuan Gathering Stage.

No matter what kind of injuries there were, they would instantly recover because of the breakthrough. Similarly, the lifespan and strength of a martial artist would also increase, just like how a Body Tempering realm martial artist would have a lifespan of two hundred years. Then, when they advanced to the Origin Gathering stage, they would have five hundred years of lifespan, and in the future, every small breakthrough would increase their lifespan by fifty years.

When a martial artist broke through, their strength would increase by about the same amount as their longevity. However, when a martial artist's strength increased from the Body Tempering stage to the next layer, each small breakthrough would increase their strength by 500 pounds.

Aside from the help of the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, the cultivation methods of warriors were also divided into different levels. The Human, Profound, Earth, Sky, and Fourth Ranks represented the difference between the different levels of cultivation, and each level represented the difference between the strong and the weak.

Although countless generations of people had created an incalculable amount of cultivation methods, most martial arts families at most only had Xuan Qi Methods, and what was spread outside were only Mortal Realm cultivation techniques. If one wanted to obtain higher level cultivation techniques, they could only choose to enter a sect or had the opportunity to enter the tomb of their predecessors to obtain them.

It wasn't enough for a martial artist to rely on cultivation methods and martial skills. But at this time, there was a need for martial skills that were nearly the same as cultivation methods.

Martial skills were also separated according to the same rank as cultivation techniques. The only difference was that martial skills tended to fight, and cultivation laws leaned more towards cultivation breakthroughs.

Of course, if possible, he could try to choose a martial skill that had the same attributes as his own, because this would allow him to increase the power through fusing the same attribute.

Although the methods were similar, demon beasts also had their own cultivation methods and techniques exclusive to demon beasts. Martial skills could only be comprehended by themselves, but could not be learned by other demon beasts, but even so, it was still possible to practice martial skills created by humans. Not only could demon beasts have a higher level of strength compared to human warriors of the same level.

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This was because the higher the cultivation, the more changes one's body would be from a mortal body. The most common body refining fifth level or higher martial artists could not eat any food for seven days, and climbing upwards would allow them to be able to live in high spirits without eating or drinking for a longer period of time. When a martial practitioner had the ability to condense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their body and transform it into spiritual energy, their body would be greatly strengthened, be it in terms of vitality or other aspects.

Of course, just relying on spiritual energy wasn't enough to extend one's lifespan. This was because only when one broke through to a higher level would they be able to extend their lifespan with the rapid change in their cultivation. Or, they could also consume some special pills and elixirs to extend their lifespan.

After muttering to himself for a while, Ling Yunfan turned around and left in search of something to eat.

"Are you back, Fan'er?" Returning to a large hall that seemed to have some exquisite decorations, Ling Yunfan sat down. A middle-aged man dressed in luxurious brown robes walked in from outside the main hall. He had a slight smile on his face as he looked at Ling Yun Fan.

Even though his face looked somewhat old, his thick eyebrows and serious eyes gave him quite a bit of dignity. And this middle-aged man, was the patriarch of the Ling Family, Ling Yun Fan's foster father, Ling Tianba, who possessed the cultivation of the fifth level of the Profound Realm.

"Yeah, I'm hungry. I plan to eat something first before going back to cultivate." Looking at the other party's affectionate expression, Ling Yunfan replied with a smile.

In the Ling Family, only his father, Ling Tianba, and his cousin Ling Hong, who had always doted on him, would have the chance to talk to each other. When talking to others, Ling Yun would give off the feeling that he was a person sealed in ice, so how could he not touch his heart?

"Really? There's also the food I left for you in the kitchen. Those are all cooked with spiritual medicine and are quite helpful for your cultivation. Continue to cultivate!" Looking at Ling Yunfan, who was more hardworking and persistent than anyone else, Ling Tianba felt both joy and heartache. Even though he wanted to advise Ling Yunfan not to work too hard, in the end, he still chose to encourage him.

After he finished speaking, he placed two Green Yuan Grass onto the table. Ling Tianba then headed outside. His figure seemed to be worrying about something.

"Father, thank you for your encouragement. I will definitely do my best to live up to your expectations. I believe that there will be a day when I can return to my original peak and surpass it!" Looking in the direction of Ling Tianba, who had just left, a different color appeared in Ling Yunfan's eyes. He clenched his hands into fists and muttered to himself in his heart. Then, he returned to the house behind him.

With Ling Tianba's encouragement, Lingyun quickly finished the food and headed outside.

"The two Human Stage Green Yuan Grass that father gave me should be of great help to me. If I take it and start cultivating soon, the effect should be even better." After he finished speaking, Ling Yun Fan took out two stalks of grass that were completely green and tender, and were only the length of his middle finger.

And these two stalks of Azure Essence Grass were medicines that could greatly increase the speed of a martial artist's cultivation.