Chapter 2 The Peak of the Third Level

　　"The strength of one arm reaches four hundred and fifty pounds." 　　Putting down the heavy iron lock that tested his strength, Chen Zong analyzed. 　　"The five energy pills have increased my strength by twenty pounds, and the three Foundation Building Sword Technique introductions have strengthened my blood qi, causing me to increase my strength by thirty pounds, with a better effect than the Tiger Power Fist Technique at the same realm." 　　"In this way, by cultivating all three sword techniques to a small degree of success, my cultivation will reach the peak of the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm." 　　Drawing his sword, he cultivated the True Sword Eight Styles. 　　Chen Zong did not know why, the Mysterious Sword Tip did not have a helpful effect on the cultivation of the True Sword Eight Styles compared to the other Foundation Establishment Martial Arts, and the True Sword Eight Styles itself was far more difficult to cultivate than the Tiger Force Fist Technique or even the Eagle Strike Sword Technique, etc., and the progress was slow, and now it had not reached the peak of the Minor Completion yet, much less the Major Completion. 　　But there is no doubt about the power of the True Sword Eight Style, only a small success, it is completely better than the Tiger Power Fist Technique of the perfect realm. 　　After practicing the True Sword Eight Styles, Chen Zong started practicing the Remnant Shadow Sword Technique, followed by the Whisking Willow Sword Technique, and finally the Eagle Strike Sword Technique. 　　Different sword techniques had different styles, yet Chen Zong also found some commonalities in them, corroborating each other and progressing more significantly. 　　On the fourth night after practicing the three sword techniques, there were fewer people in the martial arts practice arena, and Chen Zong was practicing his sword in the corner. 　　The Remnant Shadow Sword Technique was executed, and a sword stabbed out, bringing up a trail of residual shadows. 　　The introductory mark of the Remnant Shadow Sword Technique was the manifestation of a remnant shadow, practicing and practicing, the sword that stabbed out gently trembled, as the first clear remnant shadow went down, the second remnant shadow blurred and appeared. 　　After ten times, the second residual shadow became clear. 　　Chen Zong only felt his body tingling, his blood qi shaking slightly, as if his potential was being stimulated, growing his blood qi, which then fed back into his body to strengthen his physique. 　　"Two residual shadows, a small achievement mark." Chen Zong smiled faintly, but did not feel excited as this was taken for granted in his own eyes. 　　After practicing the Remnant Shadow Sword Technique a few more times to consolidate, he set up the Whisking Willow Sword Technique Starting Stance. 　　His body swayed, and his iron sword swayed in the moonlight like a willow branch blown by the wind. 　　As he practiced, Chen Zong once again felt his body tingle and his blood qi vibrated, growing once again. 　　The Windswept Willow Sword Technique was a minor accomplishment! 　　Lastly, was the Eagle Strike Sword Technique. 　　The sword swept through the night sky like the wings of an eagle, bringing up a hidden light, and then quickly stabbed out, and under the turn of the wrist, the body of the sword shifted with it, like the claws of an eagle. 　　The figure leaps up, like an eagle flying, and then the sword strikes down, like an eagle's beak pecking hard at its prey, sounding a sharp whistle. 　　When the moon is in the middle of the sky, the figure swept into the air, the iron sword struck down, like an eagle's voice, the blood qi shook again. 　　The Eagle Strike Sword Technique was accomplished! 　　Three consecutive Sword Technique Minor Achievements, the blood qi vibrated and grew three times, Chen Zong felt his body heat up slightly, as if the whole person was soaking in hot water, it was very comfortable, and his physique strengthened a little bit. 　　"It's so late, it's time to sleep." Looking at the bright moon in the sky and putting away his sword, Chen Zong walked towards the living area. 　　The treatment of the Clan Hall's children was quite good, one person lived in a room that was almost five meters long and four meters wide, and it was fully furnished. 　　Two more days passed, Chen Zong walked to the testing area, grasping the five hundred pound heavy iron lock with one arm, generating strength, lifting, and holding the heavy iron lock above his head, maintaining it for three breaths before putting it down. 　　"Five hundred pounds of strength, peak of the third level of the Qi Blood Realm, finally reached." 　　Some people were born with greater strength, such as Chen Zhigang, but Chen Zong was not, before obtaining the Mysterious Sword Tip, he was mediocre in all aspects, after obtaining the Mysterious Sword Tip, the speed of practicing martial arts had been multiplied, but his body had not changed much. 　　On the martial arts practice field, most of the children were practicing. 　　There were punches, palms, legs, knives, and swords. 　　Chen Zong, as usual, found a corner with fewer people to prepare for sword practice. 　　"Chen Zong, I heard that you are practicing three sword techniques at the same time, it just so happens that I have practiced the Eagle Strike Sword Technique to the peak of its greatness, do you want me to give you some pointers." Chen ZuoYi and Chen Shuiqing walked side by side, Chen ZuoYi's mouth held, like a smile, his eyes contained a trace of contempt, that was the contempt of a clan's descendant for a branch clan's descendant. 　　"No need." Chen Zong's gaze was sharp, catching the hint of contempt in Chen ZuoYi's eyes, he knew that Chen ZuoYi was not genuinely wanting to instruct himself in swordplay, he was afraid that he had ulterior motives. 　　"Chen Zong, it is your honor that Brother Zuo Yi is willing to instruct you in swordsmanship, you are too insensitive." Chen Shuiqing bristled and chided. 　　"Shuiqing, it's just a branch clan turd, even if he agrees, I may not be willing to instruct." Chen Zuo Yi however laughed, not hiding his mockery. 　　A small episode made Chen Zong more aware of the situation of branch clan children within the clan hall. 　　However, as long as one was strong enough, branch clan clan, what difference did it make. 　　After practicing each of the three sword techniques for thirty times and finishing his lunch, Chen Zong returned to the living area. 　　"It's time to start practicing the Tiger's Whistle Technique." 　　It was best not to be disturbed during the cultivation of the Tiger's Whistle Technique. 　　This was a foundation building technique created by the Chen Family's forefathers after more than ten years, belonging to the Chen Family's unique secrets, suitable for cultivation of children who had reached the peak of the third level of the Qi Blood Realm to further quench their blood qi and lay a good foundation in preparation for breaking through to the fourth level of the Qi Blood Realm. 　　After the blood qi is quenched once, and actively carried, it can enhance itself in a short period of time in all aspects, especially the strength, the most significant improvement. 　　The Tiger's Whistle Technique is divided into two parts, the dynamic work is seven movements, mimicking the tiger's every move, as a way to mobilize all the blood qi, and the static is the mnemonic, reciting the mnemonic silently in a position that one feels comfortable with, and sensing the blood qi with one's mind, as a way to achieve the quenching purpose. 　　According to the swordsmanship instructor Chen Chuyun, the clan hall was founded so far, those who could initially practice the Tiger's Whistle technique to start quenching the blood qi within a month were picked out of a hundred, and the most outstanding one, used half a month's time. 　　"I wonder if I can start quenching my blood qi within a month?" Chen Zong, who had yet to start cultivating the Tiger's Whistle Technique, said to himself. 　　The cultivation of the Tiger's Whistle Technique could be divided into three steps. 　　First: sensing blood qi. 　　Second: Carrying the blood qi. 　　Third: Quenching the blood qi. 　　It was said that the genius who took half a month to start quenching his blood qi took three days for the first step of sensing blood qi. 　　After his body finished moving, taking a deep breath, eliminating distracting thoughts, and focusing his mind, Chen Zong's back shivered, like waves undulating, and his arms and legs swung with it, like a tiger awakening to stretch its muscles and bones. 　　Perhaps it was the relationship between the Tiger Power Fist Technique cultivated to the realm of perfection, the Tiger Whistling Technique Dynamic Feats Seven Styles did not have the slightest difficulty for Chen Zong, and then there was the place of the mysterious Sword Tip, which was easily performed the first time as if it had been practiced hundreds of times. 　　Under the first time, Chen Zong felt that his body was slightly warm, two or three times, the heat increased little by little, on the tenth time, Chen Zong vaguely felt the flow of blood qi, vaguely, as if he "saw" a red river that was trickling. 　　"I've reached the first step?" Chen Zong was surprised. 　　Didn't he say that the fastest person in the clan hall took three days to reach the first step, and he had only practiced ten times, adding up to only about a quarter of an hour, an illusion? 　　Practicing the eleventh time, sure enough, one could sense blood qi. 　　"Looks like my cultivation talent is going to be better." With a secret cry, striking the iron while it was hot, Chen Zong continued to cultivate. 　　As it was repeated over and over again, Chen Zong's body temperature continued to rise, his skin gradually reddened, and his sense of a blood qi became clearer and clearer. 　　After the thirtieth time, Chen Zong subconsciously assumed the Tiger Entrenchment Stance, which was the starting stance of the Tiger Power Fist Technique, reaching the state of perfection, making Chen Zong feel very comfortable. 　　The blood qi accelerated and flowed like a stream trickling, Chen Zong silently recited the Tiger's Trouble Recipe mantra, focusing all his spirit on sensing the blood qi, synchronizing with the blood qi, attempting to control it with the cooperation of the mantra, and carrying it on his own accord. 　　Sensing the blood qi was the first difficult hurdle, and carrying the blood qi was the second difficult hurdle, and it was more difficult than sensing the blood qi. 　　Chen Zong temporarily put down the cultivation of the sword, single-mindedly focusing on the Tiger Whistle Technique, one day, two days, three days, four days. 　　After ten times of Tiger Whistling Technique, Chen Zong's sensing of the blood qi reached a very clear point, his mind cooperated with the mantra, and he controlled it with all his might, and the speed of the blood qi flowing in his body increased little by little. 　　Chen Zong's ears seemed to hear a burst of low roar from the body, like a tiger roaring in the distance, that is the blood qi in the body to carry speed to a certain degree, through the fast and slow changes in the vibration impact and the sound, but also is the essence of the tiger whistling skill, through the vibration impact to achieve the purpose of quenching the blood qi. 　　After half a quarter of an hour, Chen Zong had to stop the blood qi quenching, his stomach was starving. 　　Blood Qi Quenching was to remove the impurities and concentrate the essence, exchanging quantitative reduction for qualitative enhancement, it needed to be replenished in order to continue, otherwise it would damage itself. 　　How do you replenish your blood qi after consuming it? 　　Absorbing the body's own power to replenish, of course the stomach would be hungry. 　　Energy pills were a good supplement, unfortunately, one could only get three pills per month, and within a few days, one would run out, and in most cases, one could only replenish the depletion by eating. 　　Feeling like he could eat a cow, quickly packing up, Chen Zong left the premises to head to the dining hall. 　　The dining hall not only provided regular meals, but also snacks, Chen Zong took a large sea bowl of beef bone soup and ten palm-sized beef buns, each with thin skin and filling, full and moist, very delicious, while eating, he listened to the conversation of the three people around him. 　　"In another twenty days or so, it will be the once a month battle for the group chief, I guess I don't stand a chance." 　　"I don't stand a chance either." 　　"Who do you guys think will get the chief of each group?" 　　"Over in the boxing group, I think it's Chen Baiqi, his Raging Python Fist has reached the pinnacle of great accomplishment, and his Swimming Snake Hand has also reached the realm of great accomplishment, and it's said that before entering the clan hall, he had already begun to cultivate the Tiger's Whistle Technique, and now he's already quenched his entire body of blood qi." 　　"I really envy these clan children, not only can they cultivate better foundation building martial arts than us, they can also enjoy better cultivation resources than us, I heard that every year it's basically the clan children who win the chief and break through to the fourth level of the qi blood realm earlier." 　　"This time it may not be the case, as far as I know, our boxing group's Chen Gu Zhan, but he was born with great strength, it is said that he has eight hundred pounds in one arm, and his heavy fist is also cultivated to the peak of the Great Completion, so Chen Baiqi may not be his opponent." 　　"Eight hundred pounds!" The other two sons had sucked in cold air, Chen Zong was also shocked, eight hundred pounds of strength, that was equal to the strength that he had erupted after quenching his blood qi three times ah. 　　"Palm group I think it's Chen Yong ......" 　　"Leg Technique group I think it's Chen Ying ......" 　　"Knife Technique group I think it's Chen Fenghua ......" 　　"In the Sword Technique group, I think it's Chen Zuo Yi ......" 　　These few people they were talking about were all clan descendants, and they had all practiced the Tiger's Whistle Technique in advance and had already finished quenching their blood qi once. 　　"I've heard that someone in the Sword Technique group cultivates three sword techniques at the same time, so maybe he's a sword technique genius." 　　"That's a joke." 　　The three branch children all laughed, and Chen Zong could not help but be speechless.