132: Seclusion to attempt to become a Martial King

The next day, Qin Feng brought the treasure-seeking squirrel, which had spent the whole night tossing and turning, trying to escape and shivering in fear, to Xiaochun.

"Ah! What a cute little guy!" Xiaochun's heart overflowed with affection the moment she saw the furry squirrel with its darting eyes, and she let out a cry of surprise. She reached out a fair finger and gently tapped the squirrel's small head.

Strangely enough, the squirrel, which had been panicking in Qin Feng's hands, miraculously calmed down upon sensing the life-filled and friendly aura naturally radiating from Xiaochun's Myriad Medicine Body. It sniffed Xiaochun's finger with its little nose, then let out two cheerful "squeaks" and proactively jumped onto Xiaochun's open palm, affectionately rubbing its head against her fingertip in a fawning manner.

"Hahaha, it seems to really like you, Xiaochun." Seeing this, Qin Feng couldn't help but laugh, "This little guy seems to have some talent for treasure-seeking. Let it stay with you from now on; it might bring you some surprises."

"Really? Thank you, Big Brother Qin!" Xiaochun happily cradled the squirrel in her arms, gently stroking its smooth fur. The little squirrel squinted its eyes comfortably and made a purring sound.

Looking at Xiaochun's pure smile, Qin Feng felt a sense of peace in his heart. He restrained his smile and said seriously, "Xiaochun, I'm going into seclusion next to break through to the Martial King Realm. I feel... the time is about right. Go tell Lord Su that I don't know how long this seclusion will last, so she doesn't need to worry."

Upon hearing this, Xiaochun immediately looked up, her small face full of seriousness and encouragement: "Good luck, Big Brother Qin! You can definitely do it!" She put down the squirrel, stepped forward, gave Qin Feng a gentle hug, and whispered, "Sister Su, everyone, and I will be waiting for you to come out."

Feeling the young girl's warm encouragement and the faint scent of medicine in his arms, a warm current and a firm conviction welled up in Qin Feng's heart. He gently patted Xiaochun's back: "Mhm, wait for me to come out."

Returning to the quiet room in the Green Bamboo Courtyard, Qin Feng activated all the protective Formations, completely isolating the interior from the outside.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the quiet room, his mind calm, and first pulled up his System panel:

[Name: Qin Feng]

[Age: 18 years old]

[Rank: Grand Martial Master (Peak Perfection)]

[Talent: Sword Heart (Advanced), Sword Bone (Advanced)]

[Cultivation Technique: Primordial Unity Qi Art (Third Layer Great Perfection), "Daoist Primordial Chaos Art" Volume One (Beginner)]

[Martial Skill: Finger Sword Among Flowers (Earth Rank Advanced · Proficient), Hundred Flowers Sword Technique (Earth Rank Advanced · Proficient), Wind Spirit Illusion Steps (Earth Rank Advanced · Minor Achievement)...]

[Weapon: ink plum sword (Earth Rank Medium Grade)]

[Armor: black tortoise armor (Profound Rank Advanced · Slightly Damaged)]

[Status: Peak Perfection, Primordial Unity Restrained, Sword Intent Dormant]

His state had already been adjusted to its best, and his cultivation had reached the limit of a Grand Martial Master, with no further room for progress.

He no longer hesitated. With a flip of his palm, the amber-colored king breaking pill with flowing cloud patterns, gifted by Su Yuetang, appeared in his hand. The Medicinal Pill emitted an alluring luster and surging energy fluctuations.

"Martial King Realm... today, I shall step into it!"

With a determined gaze, Qin Feng tilted his head back and swallowed the king breaking pill!

The Medicinal Pill melted upon entering his mouth, instantly transforming into a torrent as vast as the sea, yet carrying a peculiar barrier-breaking power, crashing into his limbs and bones, and his extraordinary Meridians!

"Boom—!"

It was as if a massive ten-thousand-jin stone had been thrown into a calm lake! The originally harmonious Internal Energy was instantly ignited and stirred by this external force! A tearing, bloated pain came from his Meridians, and his Dantian Qi Sea was like a place where monstrous waves had been whipped up!

Breaking through to the Martial King Realm is essentially a process of life-level transition—continuously compressing, refining, and sublimating the gaseous Internal Energy within the Dantian, eventually transforming it into a higher-tier energy closer to the heaven and earth's Origin—True Yuan!

This process is extremely dangerous, requiring immense control over Internal Energy and even stronger willpower to guide and endure the impact and pain brought by the qualitative change of energy.

The medicinal power of the king breaking pill is like a key and a booster; it not only provides a massive amount of pure energy but also contains a trace of the "barrier-breaking" rule power, greatly lowering the threshold and risk of transforming Internal Energy into True Yuan.

Qin Feng kept his mind clear. His Advanced Sword Heart played a crucial role at this moment, allowing him to guide the violent energy within his body with calmness and precision far exceeding ordinary people. Following the dual routes of the "Primordial Unity Qi Art" and the "Daoist Primordial Chaos Art," he performed celestial cycles, continuously impacting and compressing the Internal Energy within his Dantian.

Time quietly passed amidst the painful ordeal and the transformation of energy.

Within the quiet room, the energy fluctuations were sometimes as violent as thunder and sometimes as silent as an abyss. On the surface of Qin Feng's body, the Primordial Unity Qi and sharp Sword Intent emerged alternately.

[Detected Host entering a long-term deep seclusion state, impacting a critical Realm...]

[The daily intelligence system will temporarily enter hibernation mode and will no longer perform daily intelligence refreshes.]

[On the day the Host successfully exits seclusion, the System will automatically activate and provide exit rewards and guaranteed intelligence.]

[Wishing the Host a successful Realm breakthrough!]

The System's prompt sounded deep in his mind, then completely returned to silence.

All external disturbances, the potential threat of the Bai Family, Su Yuetang's complex emotions, Xiaochun's pure expectations, and even the profound "Four Symbols Battle Array"... were all cast out of Qin Feng's mind at this moment.

His entire focus was immersed in this dialogue with himself and the world.

Success or death.

Martial King Realm, here I come!