85: Chapter 85 I accidentally broke through.

"My name is Zhou Ziyang, and I am a Martial Saint. You might not know what a Martial Saint is, so let me put it this way: there are five Realms in the martial arts world: Ming Realm, Dark Realm, Transcendent, Innate, and Martial Saint."

"In the martial arts world, one can be called a Grandmaster upon reaching the Innate Realm."

"Furthermore, there is a saying that everyone below the level of Grandmaster is nothing but an ant."

"And I am at the Early Stage of the Martial Saint Realm. Even a Grandmaster is nothing more than an ant in my eyes!"

"But now I find that I cannot move—literally, I cannot move. There isn't a single part of my body that I can budge, and even the Spiritual Qi inside me is being suppressed by a terrifying force!"

"Even our Zhou Family Clan Chief, a super powerhouse at the Peak of the Martial Saint Realm, I guarantee, could not pull off such a feat."

"That leaves only one possibility."

""So you're the brat who made Mu Xue cry!" Your voice rang out in Zhou Ziyang's ears."

"He shuddered, but because his whole body was frozen by you, he couldn't move, stuck in a strange, catatonic state. His facial muscles began to contort in fear, but the contortion was frozen halfway through by you."

"Thus, Zhou Ziyang's face took on the appearance of a crumpled plastic bag—it was utterly ridiculous!"

""Crack, crack." Two crisp sounds rang out from Zhou Ziyang's knees."

"Zhou Ziyang could feel the bones in that area shattering instantly."

"Actually, Martial Artists are also very afraid of pain, but a Martial Artist above the Transcendent Realm sometimes won't even groan if their arm is broken. This isn't because they have high endurance, but because the moment they are injured, their Internal Energy or Spiritual Qi quickly surges to that location to dull the pain."

"But now that Zhou Ziyang's Spiritual Qi has been completely sealed by you, the bone-deep pain in his knees pierced straight to his brain. He wanted to scream, but he was frozen and couldn't make a sound."

"Normally, with his knees shattered, he should have knelt directly, but he couldn't even kneel now. His body weight pressed down entirely onto the shattered bones, and the friction of the bone shards against his skin and flesh felt like ants crawling all over his body, the pain drilling straight into his heart."

"Zhou Ziyang didn't have time to think. The next moment, he felt the blood vessels inside his body burst. Red blood seeped through his skin, staining his subcutaneous tissue, and blood kept flowing out of his pores. He felt as if bugs were crawling out of every single pore."

"In no time, Zhou Ziyang turned into a 'little red man'."

"If it were an ordinary person, they would have died long ago, but Zhou Ziyang is a Martial Saint. Although his Spiritual Qi is sealed, his Physical Body strength remains."

""Lin Heng?" Mu Xue was startled. After all, in her eyes, this Martial Saint from the Zhou Family just made a cracking sound twice, then his whole body started turning red, blood kept flowing out, and he turned into a little red man."

"She was still wondering if this was some special attack method of a Martial Saint."

"It wasn't until she saw you on the side that she understood you were the one who did all this."

"You didn't speak, just looked at Mu Xue calmly, walked over slowly, and reached up to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes."

"Mu Xue didn't speak either, just looked at you like that, her eyes reflecting only you."

"The girl in front of you had eyes filled only with you."

"You bent down, picked up the lollipop Mu Xue had just dropped on the ground, held the white stick, and handed it to her."

"Mu Xue looked at the pink candy, suddenly smiled, though tears still hung at the corners of her eyes."

""This fell, and you still want me to eat it!" She took the candy and casually tossed it into the trash can."

"It's just a piece of candy, right?"

"Mu Xue stood on her tiptoes, opened her mouth, and bit your neck, leaving a deep tooth mark on your neck."

"You didn't use Spiritual Qi to block the pain. Your neck hurt a lot; the little kitten was biting very hard, and she even wiped her tears on your clothes in the process."

"You stared at Mu Xue's face. Her complexion was slightly flushed, her breathing was a bit short, and you heard the sound of her heart pounding."

""Boom!""

""Boom!""

""Boom, boom, boom!!!""

""Boom——""

"You turned your head to look; this was the sound of the little red man's heart beating!"

"Zhou Ziyang's blood was flowing out frantically through his pores. At this moment, his heart was beating frantically to ensure his vital signs."

"This Martial Saint heart was exhibiting crazy vitality, making sounds like a motorcycle."

"You flicked your fingers in the air."

"Zhou Ziyang felt he could move again. Spiritual Qi surged into his limbs and bones, and his Martial Saint-level vitality operated frantically, pulling him back from the edge of death."

"The burst capillaries were repaired layer by layer by Spiritual Qi, and the blood in his pores congealed into dark red scabs, making him look like a broken statue just fished out of a pool of blood."

"Then he suddenly knelt on the ground, gasping for breath, looking at you with a face full of terror."

""Martial... Martial Arts Myth." Zhou Ziyang's voice was dry, as if he had used all his strength to squeeze these words out of his throat."

"He couldn't believe it. You looked so young, at most thirty. But a thirty-year-old Martial Arts Myth—how could that be possible!"

"You looked at the red sculpture in front of you and said lightly: "Go back and tell your Zhou Family, three days from now, the Young Martial God Lin Heng will visit in person!""

"He frantically circulated his Spiritual Qi to stand up, bowed to you, glanced at you and Mu Xue, and left the room."

"You turned your head to look at Mu Xue. The little kitten was sitting on the bed, crossing her legs, patting the spot beside her, her chin slightly raised, her eyes carrying a hint of a flush that hadn't completely faded, as well as an expression that said 'Come here'."

"You walked over and sat down."

"Mu Xue took out a lollipop and handed it to you. You peeled the candy wrapper with ease and handed it to her."

"Mu Xue didn't take it, but pushed the candy stick back, letting you take a bite first, only then did she take it satisfactorily and put it in her mouth. The candy stick moved from the left side to the right, flipped a few times, and then the candy was "crunch" bitten into pieces by her and swallowed into her stomach."

"The white candy stick was casually tossed by her, drawing an arc and landing accurately in the trash can in the corner."

"The next second, she lunged at you without warning, cupped your cheeks with both hands, and bit your face hard, leaving a tooth mark just like the one on your neck."

"Mu Xue rubbed your cheeks and spoke softly. You saw there was still crushed candy in her mouth."

""Mr. Lin Heng, what does Martial Arts Myth mean? Can you explain it to me properly!" Mu Xue said, looking at you with a smile."

""Mmph, mmph, you first let go of my mouth, Miss Mu Xue!" Your mouth was being pinched by her, making your speech a bit slurred."

"Finally, Mu Xue looked at you and kissed your mouth. You felt some of the crushed candy she hadn't swallowed get into your mouth."

"You didn't know if she did it on purpose or accidentally."

"You swallowed the crushed candy and said: "The martial path is divided into three steps. The first step is called Innate, and it can also...""

"As you said this, Mu Xue reached out a finger and flicked your forehead."

""I am really telling you what a Martial Arts Myth is!" You said, looking at Mu Xue with a serious face."

"Then Mu Xue flicked your forehead again."

"Only then did you explain to her why you had the cultivation of a Martial Arts Myth."

""Because I am a Genius, and I accidentally broke through to the Martial God Realm." You looked into her eyes and said seriously."

"Mu Xue reached out her hand again and raised it to your forehead."

"This time, you grabbed her wrist: "Miss Zhou Mu Xue! I am serious this time!""

"Mu Xue looked at you. Indeed, this wasn't what you looked like when you were lying. However, having Innate talent and accidentally cultivating to the Martial God Realm—she still felt you were joking with her."

"Could it be a secret that even she couldn't be told?"

"If it were, she wouldn't ask more, but seeing your cheeky look, she felt it wasn't."

""Then please, Mr. Lin Heng, break through accidentally for me to see!" Mu Xue broke free from your hand and flicked your forehead again!"

"You held your forehead, which had been flicked red, and looked at her: "Miss Zhou Mu Xue! I must prove it to you today.""

"Saying this, you asked her to move a little further away, and you sat cross-legged on the bed."

"Mu Xue watched you from the side with her arms crossed."

"Martial arts cultivation becomes harder to break through the further you go. Mu Xue herself is a Prodigy; she broke through easily when she was in the Ming Realm and Dark Realm—as long as she wanted to, she could break through easily with a little effort. It wasn't until she cultivated to the Transcendent Realm that she felt the difficulty, let alone the current Innate Realm."

"So she still thought your 'accidental Breakthrough' was just teasing her."

"Mu Xue even thought about where to bite later in advance. She had already bitten your neck, so she couldn't repeat that; your arm would be nice, the biceps area had the best texture."

"Just as Mu Xue was thinking this, she felt the aura around her change."

"Cultivation in the Ming Realm only requires simple tempering of the Physical Body. Only when reaching the Dark Realm does one learn the method of breathing Qi. Of course, this is for ordinary people; it's similar to letting you temper your Physical Body first to get a feel for it. In the Dark Realm, it is easier to sense the surrounding aura."

"It's like letting you learn differentiation first to get a feel for it, then learning integration. Of course, if you are talented, you can learn integration directly, which is not impossible."

"Mu Xue learned the method of breathing Qi directly. The surrounding energy aura has many names, but the most well-known is called Spiritual Qi."

"Spiritual Qi is constant; it will not decrease or increase because of someone's absorption. This was what Mu Xue had always believed. Even if a Prodigy could absorb a lot at once, it would be like a whale opening its mouth—to small fish, it might be water they couldn't drink in a hundred lifetimes, but to the ocean, it was still too insignificant."

"But at this moment, Mu Xue felt the flow of this Spiritual Qi change. This whole ocean suddenly tilted."

"Around you, like a huge vortex, it constantly absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Qi. The Spiritual Qi of the entire Earth was, at this moment, rapidly tilting towards your side because of you."

"Martial Artists all over the world couldn't help but look up at the sky. They vaguely saw a huge Spiritual Qi vortex slowly forming somewhere in the East."

"Even the Saint Realm changed at this moment. A Martial Saint Middle Stage general was leading a squad of over a dozen Grandmasters to fight the enemy. They were surrounded, with at least six Martial Saint-level Extra-territorial Heavenly Demons and several times that number of Grandmasters around them."

"This Martial Saint general suddenly felt the Spiritual Qi of the Saint Realm being drawn away, but he had no time to think about this now; solving the enemy in front of him was the priority. However, suddenly he saw the Martial Saint-level Extra-territorial Heavenly Demon in front of him lose its aura like a deflating balloon, its Realm falling straight down."

""Ant, native!" The Extra-territorial Heavenly Demon's eyes became chaotic, repeating these two words."

"Although this Martial Saint general found it strange, he didn't think too much and immediately directed his squad to break through the encirclement. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"At this moment, Marshal Ye also stood up suddenly. He was also greatly shocked, feeling the Spiritual Qi around him constantly flowing away."

""Young Martial God Lin Heng, is this your masterpiece again? What kind of Prodigy has our Dragon country produced!" He couldn't help but shake his head, not knowing if this was a good thing or a bad thing."

"And at this moment, you couldn't help but frown. About a few months ago, you had already broken through to the Peak of the Martial God Realm, so this time you were breaking through to the fourth step of the martial path. However, you found that even though you had increased the absorption of Spiritual Qi to the limit, the Spiritual Qi was still not enough."

"It wasn't that you couldn't absorb more, but the total amount of Spiritual Qi was not enough even after you absorbed it all."

"Breaking through to the fourth step cost more Spiritual Qi than you imagined. The Spiritual Qi you were absorbing at this moment was enough for hundreds of ordinary people to reach the Peak of the Martial God Realm, but it was still not enough for you to break through."

"It feels like it's going to fail! You couldn't help but think so."

"But suddenly, you felt a tiny bit of Spiritual Qi coming from somewhere. That place seemed to have a lot of Spiritual Qi, but it hadn't been absorbed by you. Thinking of this, you increased the efficiency of Spiritual Qi absorption."

"And at this moment, in an Immortal Cave somewhere on the Tianheng Continent."

"An old man wearing a gray robe suddenly opened his eyes."

"He looked at the small Secret Realm behind him. Generally speaking, Secret Realms attached to the Tianheng Continent would be constantly drained of Spiritual Qi by the Tianheng Continent, but at this moment, this small Secret Realm actually started to drain Spiritual Qi from the Tianheng Continent in return."

"The old man's eyes suddenly lit up: "A supreme treasure, it must be a supreme treasure that has appeared." Saying this, he hurriedly set up a formation to prevent information about this from leaking out. Fortunately, the Spiritual Qi being drained here was very thin, so he could still cover it up."

"The old man waved his hand, and in an instant, dozens of ragged Mortals appeared."

""Qi Refining, no, the supreme treasure must be obtained!" The old man muttered to himself, finally making up his mind. He squeezed a drop of blood from his fingertip: "Foundation Establishment is required, and we need some Golden Cores!""

"He looked at these hollow-eyed Mortals and thought for a moment: "This time you don't need to have intelligence, just turn them all into Golden Cores!""

"He waved his hand, and that drop of blood floated above the heads of these Mortals. In an instant, these dozens of Mortals all raised their cultivation to the Golden Core Realm, but their eyes were hollow, clearly lacking intelligence."

"The old man took out another Medicinal Pill, looked at the Secret Realm, gritted his teeth, and swallowed the pill."

"The old man's aura suddenly rose, and in an instant, he broke through a Realm. He checked himself."

""Sure enough, I broke through to the Soul Transformation Realm, and there was no Lightning Tribulation. It's a pity that my cultivation cannot go any further in the future!""

"However, he looked at the Secret Realm: "As long as I get the supreme treasure and sell it to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, I can ask a great power to take action. This is worth it...""

""A supreme treasure, a supreme treasure that can actually drain Spiritual Qi from the Tianheng Continent. Don't let me down!" The old man laughed."

"At this moment, you also suddenly opened your eyes."

"With a loud rumble, a huge dark cloud appeared in the sky."

"You could feel that this dark cloud wanted to strike you!"

"However, you felt that this dark cloud was a bit weak. It had been brewing lightning for a long time and still hadn't struck."

"You tried to condense Spiritual Qi and shoot it into the dark cloud."

"You originally wanted to see if it would have any effect, and then the dark cloud dispersed?"

"That's it?"

"You thought there would be a Lightning Tribulation!"

"You felt the power in your body; it had already undergone a qualitative leap from the Martial God you were just a moment ago. That Golden Core had disappeared, and the Spiritual Qi was no longer just in your Dantian, but was constantly flowing throughout your entire body. You felt that even your blood and saliva contained Spiritual Qi. Without a doubt, you had reached the fourth Realm of the martial path!"

"You walked to Mu Xue's side, kissed her face, and woke her up from her shock."

""Miss Zhou Mu Xue! Look, I've accidentally broken through again!" You said with a proud look."