Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

This process lasted for two hours.

Noon.

He had stopped breathing and releasing the Essence of the Great Sun.

[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (small success 3463/5000)

"Just half a month of good weather left, and my Inner Breath will transform and be condensed into Gang!"

He closed the panel and continued to search for treasures in the lake.

...

The next morning.

Looking at the Taiyin Stone in his hand that had grown bigger once again, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

Yesterday, his biggest finding was another piece of Taiyin Stone; other findings could only be considered minor.

They didn't bring him any fundamental improvement.

Yesterday, after finding the piece of Taiyin Stone, he placed the newly found piece together with the original Taiyin Stone.

After a whole night of integration, the two had completely merged.

This also made the original Taiyin Stone grow bigger.

At this moment, he nodded in satisfaction, placed the Taiyin Stone back into the liquor jug, and let it soak in the alcohol, releasing strands of Silver Slurry.

After finishing this task, he put away the jug and opened the panel.

[Source Energy]: 2313.81

[Skill]: Swimming + (seven times limit-breaking 8000/8000) (trait: Underwater Breathing, Water Manipulation Technique +, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Formation and Rainfall, Water Spirit Body, Great Five Elements Water Escape)

There weren't any unexpected findings yesterday, so the increase in Source Energy Points wasn't much, just over five hundred.

The increase was still achieved by quantity.

His improved searching efficiency also helped him find more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures than the last two days.

Moreover, as he ventured deeper into the heart of Luoshui Lake, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures buried at the lakebed started to have older ages.

Yesterday, he found three over a century old Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Because of this, compared to the first day when he gained just over two hundred Source Energy Points, yesterday's gain had more than doubled.

"I can break the limit now!"

The thought arose.

Source Energy Points were instantly reduced.

In a moment, it was set.

[Source Energy]: 313.81

On the panel, two thousand Source Energy Points had vanished instantaneously.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

His mind suddenly echoed with the sounds of surging waves and roaring tide.

He saw the rivers flowing from the snow-capped mountains converge into rivers, into streams.

Then from high to low they rushed, waves tumbling, the surf crashing against the banks like thunder.

He felt as if he had become that unknown great river, felt the surging of the river water, felt its irresistible momentum sweeping grandly forward.

After passing mountains, through valleys, and across wild forests, the river water flowed into the lake.

At this moment, he suddenly returned to his senses.

[Skill]: Swimming (eight times limit-breaking 6967/9000) (traits: Underwater Breathing, Water Manipulation Technique +, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Formation and Rainfall, Water Spirit Body, Great Five Elements Water Escape, Lord of Rivers)

He glanced at the panel, the experience for the ninth level of limit-breaking in Swimming wasn't enough, but he didn't worry about it.

The ninth limit-breaking of Swimming.

According to his estimation, that would need a total of five thousand Source Energy Points.

Five thousand Source Energy Points, for him now, was an astronomical figure.

Even with yesterday's efficiency, it would require at least ten days of scavenging in Luoshui Lake to gather that amount.

And there was a precondition, that the naturally grown Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the lake were sufficient for continuous scavenging.

In reality, in the lake, he couldn't find his direction or establish his position.

Over the past few days, he didn't even know which directions he had scavenged.

Yesterday, he found traces of his own presence in several areas of the water he had passed through, leaving him helpless.

In the water,

the scenery was very similar everywhere.

He relied on his unforgettable ability to keep completing the map in his mind.

Now he could only ensure that he wouldn't search the same area twice.

Because coming to the same area twice would complete the map of the lake bottom in his mind.

Affected by this, the efficiency of searching for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures would also decrease.

So, five thousand Source Energy Points, with yesterday's efficiency, unless there was a chance encounter, would take at least a dozen days to gather.

Even if he really gathered them, spending on advancing the Swimming skill wasn't cost-effective right now.

Thus, for the ninth limit-breaking of Swimming, he had no plans for the time being.

Then,

his eyes moved down on the panel and instantly locked on the newly added trait due to the limit-breaking of Swimming.

[Lord of Rivers]: In the rivers, can borrow the River Power for oneself.

"Lord of Rivers?"

"River Power?"

He murmured to himself,

then looked outside the house.

Might as well try!

After making up his mind,

he opened the door and stepped into the courtyard.

He looked up at the eastern sky.

The sky still held a dim moon.

"It's still good weather!" he said with a smile.

As long as the weather doesn't suddenly change, being able to see the moon clearly in the early morning means the whole day will stay clear and cloudless.

...

Beiqiu Mountain.

Located ten miles north of Luoshui County.

This mountain stretches for dozens of miles, with mountain ranges crisscrossed, and a large river running through the valley, gathering water sources from many mountain ranges in Beiqiu Mountain.

One end of the river in Beiqiu Mountain leads directly to Luoshui Lake.

Boom, boom, boom—

Jiang Ning arrived at the river's entry into the lake.

It was a waterfall about thirty-five to forty-five feet high.

Even in the dry winter season, the river falling from such a height still made a thundering noise.

Particularly since the sky had cleared for a full day yesterday, the snow in the mountains began to melt, making the river originating from the Beiqiu Mountain range even more plentiful.