At this moment, Wan Yunting, accompanied by Zhou Ruoxi and Chen Qiuyun, descended to the valley floor after spending a night in the mountains.
The cave dwelling left by the last sect leader of the Carefree Sect had now become Wan Yunting's place for secluded cultivation.
They had visited several times before, so most of the daily necessities were already in the dwelling. Now, Wan Yunting and the women only needed to bring food.
Even if they finished the food they brought, there were still many wild rabbits living at the bottom of the valley. If they only ate these wild rabbits, they could survive for three months.
Moreover, Wan Yunting and the others didn't need to eat three meals a day. After all, they were martial artists, and Daoism had a practice of abstaining from grains.
Therefore, they could meditate and cultivate for three days and three nights without eating.
"Sister Qiuyun, you tidy up outside first. Ruoxi and I will go into the dark chamber to cultivate."
With that, Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi entered the dark chamber within the cave dwelling, using the ice bed to cultivate together…
Chen Qiuyun tidied up the belongings outside, then habitually sat on a rock, watching the wild rabbits darting around in the distant grass. She saw a very small and cute one, so she went to catch it and cradle it, a smile appearing on her face…
Wan Yunting's current secluded cultivation had brought him to the threshold of the Inner Gang realm, so he needed to quiet his mind and cultivate in seclusion for a period of time.
During this period, he and Zhou Ruoxi cultivated tirelessly. Together, they practiced the Peerless Sword Skill, and at the same time, Wan Yunting utilized the essence of the Grand Dao Sword Skill to create an entirely new sword skill!
Bang!
Sword energy projected outwards, like a dragon of Qi, striking a distant rock and causing it to explode into countless flying fragments…
"Did it succeed?"
Zhou Ruoxi, dressed in a flowing white dress with her black hair cascading down to her waist, held a lady's sword. Seeing the power of Wan Yunting's sword move, she couldn't help but be astonished.
"En, it's a minor success."
Wan Yunting held the Gentleman's Sword, finished his move, and turned to smile at Zhou Ruoxi.
"Amazing…"
Looking into the man's eyes, Zhou Ruoxi openly revealed her admiration and asked, "Have you named this sword skill yet?"
"Not yet."
Wan Yunting walked over and smiled at her, "I only figured out this sword move these past few days, and I really haven't named it."
Zhou Ruoxi smiled and said, "You based it on the foundation of the Grand Dao Sword Skill and merged it with other sword skills to forge a new one. And the sword energy is like a dragon. How about calling it the Soaring Dragon Sword Skill?"
"Soaring Dragon Sword Skill. The name is a bit common, but since you came up with it, let's call it that." Wan Yunting affectionately stroked her hair and couldn't help but laugh.
Zhou Ruoxi cast a glance at him with her autumn-like eyes and said, "Quickly teach me the incantations and Qi circulation methods for this sword skill…"
So, Wan Yunting taught Zhou Ruoxi the incantations and Qi circulation methods of his self-created Soaring Dragon Sword Skill, and personally guided her in practicing it. The two of them sparred back and forth, like a pair of immortal lovers descending from television…
Chen Qiuyun, sitting by the hot spring, watched this scene and seemed to be touched…
"Alright, you practice on your own first. I'm going in to meditate."
Wan Yunting let Zhou Ruoxi practice by herself, then turned and entered the cave dwelling, preparing to go into the dark chamber and continue cultivating on the ice bed. He planned to use this period of secluded cultivation to break through to the Inner Gang realm of martial arts.
"Sister Qiuyun, are you going to practice?"
Wan Yunting pushed open the stone door and found Chen Qiuyun dressed in a plain, long dress, elegantly seated on a stone stool, holding a book of charm techniques and reading.
As Chen Qiuyun turned her head, with her naturally born charming physique and having practiced charm techniques for so long, every movement, every glance, and every smile naturally exuded a seductive charm. It was likely that no man in the world could resist the allure of her charm technique.
Let alone the current Wan Yunting. With just a glance from Chen Qiuyun, his heart trembled. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Sister Qiuyun, your charm technique is getting more and more powerful."
"Mm…"
Chen Qiuyun stood up and walked towards him. Her pretty face suddenly smiled, and Wan Yunting's heart tightened. He felt her jade hand firmly grasp him, making his breathing quicken. Then, he involuntarily embraced Chen Qiuyun and pushed her towards the ice bed…
After an unknown period of time, Wan Yunting suddenly woke up with a start, his eyes wide with surprise as he looked at Chen Qiuyun in his arms. Seeing that she had also woken up, he asked, "Sister Qiuyun, you…?"
"What, don't you like it?" Chen Qiuyun cast a seductive glance at him and asked with a smile.
"No…"
Wan Yunting shook his head. He was just surprised why Chen Qiuyun had suddenly become so proactive towards him.
When he brought Chen Qiuyun out of the capital and they lived in the Kunlun Mountains, although he occasionally cultivated with her, Chen Qiuyun always gave him a sense of distance, as if he couldn't get into her heart.
However, this time, Wan Yunting truly felt that Chen Qiuyun seemed to have let go of her inner troubles, as if he could finally enter the depths of her heart…
Chen Qiuyun nestled in his arms and said gently, "I only regret not meeting you sooner…!"
Wan Yunting's expression froze. He clearly felt the woman opening her heart to him. He couldn't help but tighten his embrace, then turned and said, "Let me see what level you've reached with your charm technique…"
In the blink of an eye, it was noon the next day…
"Ruoxi, how long has he been up there?"
Chen Qiuyun came out of the cave dwelling and saw Wan Yunting sitting cross-legged on a protruding rock tens of meters ahead, meditating with his eyes closed…
"From this morning until now."
Zhou Ruoxi, who was practicing her swordplay in the open space by the hot spring, replied.
Chen Qiuyun nodded, said nothing, and turned to prepare food for them…
However, Wan Yunting, who was meditating and cultivating on the cliff, seemed isolated from reality, forgetting everything around him, focusing solely on his meditation, immersed in a wondrous state…
Zhou Ruoxi and Chen Qiuyun would occasionally come out to check on him but did not disturb him.
After all, it was forbidden to disturb someone during cultivation. However, watching Wan Yunting meditate from morning until night without eating anything, they were worried.
"Don't worry, Sister Qiuyun. In a meditative state, it's fine to go three days and three nights without eating or drinking." Zhou Ruoxi saw the worry in Chen Qiuyun's beautiful eyes and smiled.
Chen Qiuyun nodded and continued tidying up by the hot spring…
Zhou Ruoxi didn't know when the man would finish, so she went into the cave dwelling's dark chamber and practiced on the ice bed…
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Chen Qiuyun looked up at the high cliff where Wan Yunting was still sitting motionless, meditating, causing the woman's brows to furrow slightly, a hint of worry in her heart.
"Hasn't he come down yet?"
Zhou Ruoxi, who had also been cultivating in the dark chamber last night, came out and saw that the man was still up there. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and say, "Could it be that he's trying to break through to the Inner Gang realm?"
At this moment, Wan Yunting, who had been meditating on the cliff for a day and a night, was still immersed in a state of self-forgetfulness.
This state felt excellent. He could observe every inch of the meridians within his body. With the flow of internal Qi, he clearly felt power gathering on his skin's surface, allowing him to freely absorb the essence of heaven and earth through his pores, circulating throughout his body and converging into his dantian…
His dantian was now like a lake, with internal Qi as water. The essence of heaven and earth absorbed through his skin's pores, after circulating through the microcosmic orbit of the Ren and Du meridians, entered his dantian and merged with the lake of internal Qi, continuously expanding…
This was the continuous change of the body's internal Qi. Wan Yunting's consciousness also entered a very wondrous spiritual world. Although he looked as if he were asleep, his keen senses could pick up any movement within a hundred meters…
It was snowing today. The snowflakes drifted in through the circular canopy formed by the trees growing on the valley's cliff walls. The snow fell sparsely. The surrounding trees were already covered in snow. Looking up from below, it gave people a feeling of being deep in a fairyland.
The sound of falling snow, and the sound of the wind blowing through the trees on the mountain slopes above, Wan Yunting's senses continuously perceived the changes in nature.
Martial Gang Realm!
This was currently the highest realm in martial arts. The evolution from Outer Gang to Inner Gang. These two levels were like a chasm. If one crossed this chasm and entered the Inner Gang realm, the entire person would be elevated to another level!
Outer Gang required the human body to reach its peak before it could be broken through and completed.
Inner Gang required one's consciousness and spirit to break through to achieve the realm!
A person's consciousness and spirit were things that were mysterious and profound, and no one could fully comprehend this realm!
Therefore, it required one's own enlightenment!
If everyone could achieve enlightenment, then the martial arts world would not have so few cultivators in the Inner Gang realm.