The night was deep, and the bright moon hung high.
The Qing Wang Manor was shrouded in darkness, falling into slumber.
Suddenly, a long roar soared into the sky, instantly waking everyone in the manor, who hurriedly put on their clothes and looked around in astonishment.
The roar continued to rise, becoming louder and louder.
Some pushed open their windows, while others ran out into the courtyard, creating a lively scene.
"It's a breakthrough to the Innate Realm!"
"It must be the Young Master breaking through to the Innate Realm!"
The guards of the manor immediately realized what was happening and were overjoyed.
The news quickly spread.
With the three barriers broken, the aura within the Governing and Conception Vessels, the bridge between heaven and earth, which had been like a trickling spring, instantly transformed into a roaring flood.
The energy rushed to his throat, and he naturally opened his mouth and let out a long roar, unable to suppress it.
The roar filled the entire bedroom and then spread throughout the entire Qing Wang Manor.
He had finally stepped into the Innate Realm.
His face was full of smiles.
He carefully felt the difference in the circulation of energy within his meridians: smooth and fluid, like an extension of his arm.
At this point, it was no longer called Inner Energy, but True Energy—true essence.
It had undergone a fundamental change.
His mind willed it, and the energy followed, flowing as he wished.
From now on, True Energy would circulate endlessly within the Governing and Conception Vessels, constantly transforming essence into True Energy.
From now on, True Energy would be as inexhaustible as a spring.
More importantly, it could break free from the shackles of the body, either being released through the pores or shot out through the acupoints.
In the Acquired Realm, Inner Energy could only circulate within one's own body, stimulating muscles to enhance strength and speed. In the Innate Realm, True Energy could be sent into the opponent's body, attacking their meridians and internal organs.
Inner Energy against True Energy was like snow meeting boiling water. Similarly, True Energy against a Grandmaster's Astral Energy was equally powerless.
This was the suppression of realms.
His figure flashed and disappeared, and the next moment he appeared under a plum tree in the courtyard. Then, with another flash, he disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, his shadow filled the entire courtyard, as if he had multiple bodies.
More than a dozen figures suddenly disappeared, and he sat back on the bed, his smile even brighter.
As expected of True Energy, the power of martial arts was doubled under its stimulation. The Horizon Within Reach Step was even faster and covered more distance.
He pressed his hand on the sword hilt, drew the sword from its sheath, and then his figure suddenly disappeared.
He appeared in the center of the courtyard the next moment, holding the sword horizontally in front of him, the blade like a pool of autumn water.
He carefully examined it.
True Energy entered the sword, and his Ultra-Sense followed, finally allowing him to see the situation inside the sword clearly.
There were two strange patterns inside the longsword, which at first glance looked like two roses.
The patterns spread outward, forming a web-like pattern that covered the inside of the sword, giving him the illusion that he was looking at a person's meridians.
There were two small characters hidden in the hilt, which he did not recognize.
He looked up at the bright moon, secretly pondering, to find out what the characters were, perhaps he could figure out the true origin of the sword.
A dark cloud floated over, quickly passing over the bright moon.
He closed his eyes and continued to sense carefully.
When True Energy entered the longsword, it underwent a strange change after passing through the patterns, becoming a new kind of True Energy.
The effect of this True Energy could make the sword as light as a feather.
When the sword became lighter, the speed naturally increased.
The core of the Great Avalanche Sword Art was speed. Originally, with True Energy, it would be faster, and with the sword's strangeness, it would be even faster.
In addition to Inner Energy turning into True Energy, he also discovered that the range of his Ultra-Sense had increased by ten zhang, from twenty zhang to thirty zhang.
However, he didn't care much about it.
For him, there was no difference between twenty zhang and thirty zhang. Ultra-Sense was only an auxiliary, not the root of power.
The root was still cultivation and realm.
The twelve-story tower of the Innate Realm was much more difficult to cultivate than the nine levels of the Acquired Realm.
In the Ren Vessel, located at the throat, there was a faint building formed by condensed white energy, with a hollow space inside like a patio, through which True Energy flowed.
There were a total of twelve stories.
These twelve stories were the key points of True Energy. Each time one was broken, the True Energy would become one point more vigorous and one point more pure.
Guiding the True Energy from the dantian to flow reversely in the Ren Vessel, constantly soaking and impacting, and finally breaking the twelve stories, that would be the Innate Perfection.
It required the effort of water dripping on stone.
This was actually similar to the method of breaking through the three barriers, and the Jade Lock Golden Gate Art could show its skills here.
He simply started practicing the Jade Lock Golden Gate Art directly, trying to see if he could break through the first story, but he didn't expect it to be easier than he imagined.
After a quarter of an hour, the first story had already been shattered, and the True Energy suddenly became one-third thicker and one-third more solid.
He frowned and pondered.
Was the difference between one story really that big?
Searching through the martial arts notes in his mind, he quickly understood that the size of the difference between one story depended on the individual's aptitude.
The higher the aptitude, the greater the difference between one story.
While he was thinking about cultivation, Zou Fang stood outside the Listening Wave Pavilion, blocking those who came to visit, including Bai Ningshuang and Chu Yi.
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In the morning, after he got up, he noticed the abnormality.
His four maids, Mo Yi and the others, all had smiles on their faces.
Zou Fang, who was usually calm, also showed joy.
Leaving the gate of the manor and looking back at the bright and new gate and the brand-new lanterns, he felt that the entire manor's aura was completely different.
Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs was slippery, they did their work efficiently and beautifully, and in one day, they transformed the entire manor.
Not only the appearance, but the guards of the manor were also energetic and no longer as lazy as before.
His victory in the small competition, coupled with his astonishing performance in the winter hunt, completely reversed the decline of the manor after he stepped into the Innate Realm.
The entire manor's spirit changed suddenly, and morale was greatly boosted.
Although the young masters and princes could almost all step into the Innate Realm, the early and late entry into the Innate Realm had completely different results.
The earlier one stepped into the Innate Realm, the higher the talent, and the more promising the future.
Among the young masters younger than Chu Zhiyuan, the Fifth Young Master died in Little Crimson Haze Mountain, the Sixth Young Master was a genius and was already in the army, the Seventh Young Master and the Eighth Young Master were both transparent figures in the Mingwu Hall, not as good as the Ninth Young Master and the Tenth Young Master, and the Eleventh Young Master to the Sixteenth Young Master were all in the Mingwu Hall, far from the Innate Realm.
Among those older than Chu Zhiyuan, the First Young Master died with the First Prince in his childhood, the Second Young Master was crippled, and the Third Young Master was also in the army.
Counting down, Chu Zhiyuan was the third Innate Realm expert of this generation of young masters.
The Great Jing royal family valued martial arts cultivation the most. The higher the realm and the stronger the cultivation, the more promising the future and the more favored and valued by the Emperor.
In the Great Jing Dynasty, where power was concentrated in the imperial power, being valued by the Emperor meant having power.
After entering the Innate Realm, one could perform errands and make contributions, and obtain cultivation resources to accelerate cultivation, thereby rapidly enhancing the strength of the manor.
From then on, the Qing Wang Manor would become stronger and stronger, sweeping away the previous haze and full of hope.
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Mingwu Hall Training Ground.
In the morning light, three people were standing in the Ziyang Stance.
Chu Mingxuan glanced triumphantly at Chu Zhitong and Chu Zhichuan: "Ninth and Tenth, how is your progress? Last night, I struck while the iron was hot and broke through the first barrier."
He was so excited after drinking last night that he couldn't sleep after lying on the bed, so he simply sat up and practiced, unexpectedly breaking through the first barrier, Tail Vertebra, in one go.
He felt that it was both the magic of the medicinal wine and his own accumulation, which came naturally, and it was really wonderful.
Among the three barriers, Tail Vertebra was difficult, Spinal Column was even more difficult, and the most difficult was Jade Pillow, which required caution, and one could easily go into a Qi Deviation.
The first two barriers were okay, but the third barrier, Jade Pillow, was the easiest to go into a Qi Deviation.
Chu Qingfeng's most important role in the Mingwu Hall was to protect the Dharma.
When breaking through, with him, a Grandmaster, protecting the Dharma, he could break through boldly without fear of Qi Deviation.
"Eighteenth Uncle, I also broke through the first barrier. That medicinal wine is indeed good." Chu Zhitong looked at Chu Zhichuan with a smile.
Chu Zhichuan said indifferently: "I also broke through the first barrier."
Chu Zhitong's smile froze: "Also broke through?"
"You can break through, why can't I?" Chu Zhichuan sneered.
Chu Zhitong curled his lips and looked at Chu Mingxuan: "Eighteenth Uncle, that medicinal wine is indeed good, it would be even better to have another jar."
Chu Mingxuan scratched his head, thought for a while, and finally shook his head helplessly: "I'm afraid I can't get it. I got this when Fifth Brother was happy."
Chu Zhitong repeatedly said it was a pity.
Chu Zhichuan said: "I wonder if Fourth Brother has broken through."
"...I'm afraid he can also break through one barrier." Chu Mingxuan thought, judging that Chu Zhiyuan's cultivation was not inferior to the three of them, and his aptitude was even better.
So he was likely to break through one barrier as well.
"I estimate that I can enter the Innate Realm in another month." Chu Mingxuan's mouth was grinning wide, unable to suppress his excitement.
He couldn't help but be excited when he thought of being conferred a title of Prince.
"Well, a month is about right." Chu Zhichuan nodded.
Chu Zhitong sighed: "That's different..."
He was also full of longing, and suddenly waved: "Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother!"
