I Have Unlimited Dantians

The night air was cool and crisp. A crescent moon hung in the sky, and the gentle breeze carried a biting chill.

’The second Nirvana should occur at the Peak of Armor Realm. Right now, I have to properly consolidate my Cultivation and build a solid foundation. Otherwise, attempting to break through to Nirvana will be certain death!’

Walking through the quiet mountain forest, Nie Yun developed a clear plan for his future Cultivation.

In his past life, he had lacked experience in Cultivation and failed to build a solid foundation. As a result, every attempt at Nirvana with the Nine-Turn Nirvana Skill had been a life-or-death struggle. Now that he was cultivating this technique again, he couldn’t afford to make the same mistake.

The only way to prevent that from happening was to build a solid foundation!

Cultivation was like constructing a building. The more stable the foundation, the higher and sturdier the floors above could be. If you rushed the job and laid a poor foundation, it would be too late by the time you discovered the problem while building the upper levels.

What Nie Yun needed to do wasn’t to frantically absorb the energy from Demon Cores to advance his rank. Instead, he had to compress the energy in his body again and again, making it ever more Pure.

It was like laying a foundation, tamping down each layer of soil with all your might. It didn’t matter if it took more effort. This would make his power more consolidated, and future breakthroughs would be far less difficult.

The creator of the Nine-Turn Nirvana Skill must have intended it for rapid breakthroughs. If it was a life-or-death struggle every time, as it had been for him in his past life, then the Cultivation Technique would be pointless! After all, who would be foolish enough to abandon a safe path of Cultivation for one where any misstep meant death?

Therefore, in Nie Yun’s opinion, as long as he built a firm enough foundation, breaking through to Nirvana would be a natural and exceedingly simple process.

ROAR!

Just as this thought crossed his mind, he heard the wind howl through the trees, and a Demon Beast leaped out!

In the mountains behind Luoshui City, the deeper one ventured, the more numerous and higher-level the Demon Beasts became. Nie Yun had left home three days ago and had now reached the depths of the forest.

’Hm? A Peak Armor Realm Demon Beast, a Copper-Armed Giant Ape? Heh, I was just wondering how to temper my Cultivation. Perfect timing. You can be my whetstone.’

The Copper-Armed Giant Ape was a Peak Armor Realm Demon Beast. It had a hide like copper and bones like iron, giving it incredible Defense. Coupled with its unusual intelligence, even an average Qi Sect Realm expert would face certain death against it.

ROAR! BOOM!

Seeing this youth invade its territory, not only without fleeing but actually planning to use it as a whetstone, the Copper-Armed Giant Ape roared in fury. Its arm, the size of a water vat, smashed down viciously toward Nie Yun.

Before the fist even landed, the piercing shriek of displaced air blasted toward him, and the surrounding trees snapped under the immense pressure of its power.

’Damn, what power! But when it comes to strength, you’re still a bit lacking compared to me!’

Chuckling, Nie Yun didn’t dodge. He raised his own fist and met the attack in a matching arc.

To compress his power and solidify his foundation, Nie Yun had only absorbed the energy from a single Demon Core. Although he was still at the Mid-Stage Armor Realm, not even the Mid-Stage Peak, his overall strength had taken a qualitative leap.

Previously, he had needed to use the Great Rock-Splitting Palm to unleash the power of two elephants. Now, without using any Martial Arts, a single punch carried the roar of a great elephant. Even if it hadn’t yet reached the full power of two elephants, it was far more than this Copper-Armed Giant Ape could handle.

BOOM!

The two fists—one large, one small—collided. The Copper-Armed Giant Ape was forced back several steps. Its grotesque face twisted as it stared at the human, who was a fraction of its size.

From its perspective, even an Early-Stage Qi Sect expert would have been flattened into a meat patty by that punch. Yet this youth had not only blocked it head-on but had even forced it backward. It was simply inconceivable!

"Heh, let’s go!"

Facing a Demon Beast that could match his strength, Nie Yun felt his own blood begin to boil. Using neither weapons nor Martial Arts, he let out a long cry and charged forward.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The powerful attacks of man and beast instantly shattered the silence of the forest. Hearing the sounds of their battle, the countless other Demon Beasts in the area were scared witless, tucking their tails between their legs and fleeing for their lives.

The Copper-Armed Giant Ape had always been the local tyrant in this region. Its arms, in particular, were impervious to weapons and hard as steel; they could smash solid iron into a flat disk. Yet this kid who had popped out of nowhere could clash with it head-on without losing ground... ’Is that even a human?’

’Can humans be this strong?’

’This guy is bad news!’

In an instant, all the surrounding Demon Beasts mentally categorized Nie Yun as being on the same level as the Copper-Armed Giant Ape.

After an unknown amount of time, the thunderous noise finally stopped. Nie Yun patted the enormous cheek of the Copper-Armed Giant Ape, which was now lying on the ground.

"Quick, get up. We’re not finished yet. I’ve still got plenty of energy..."

"ROAR???"

Seeing how full of energy his opponent still was, the Copper-Armed Giant Ape wanted to cry. It leaped to its feet, turned, and fled.

’Dammit, why did I have to pick a fight with this monster? He’s got more stamina than me, a Copper-Armed Giant Ape! Who’s the Demon Beast here, him or me?’

"Huh? Why are you leaving already? We’ve only traded a few punches."

Nie Yun was left speechless as he watched the creature turn and flee.

’Aren’t Demon Beasts supposed to be proud creatures that never admit defeat? Why... why did it run off before I’d even had my fun?’

’A few punches?’ Hearing Nie Yun’s words, the fleeing Copper-Armed Giant Ape stumbled. ’A few fucking punches? I took seven or eight hundred of them to the face alone...’

Growing more indignant by the second, the massive Demon Beast vanished into the depths of the woods in the blink of an eye.

’They say the Copper-Armed Giant Ape excels at Defense and possesses shocking strength, but its speed is only average. Looks like that was all nonsense. I’d say that thing runs just as fast as Xiaohu!’

Shaking his head with a sigh, Nie Yun didn’t give chase. He continued onward, stepping over the fallen leaves and dead branches that littered the ground.

He hadn’t had enough Emperor Flame Spirit, so the second level of his Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining was only about halfway complete, still far from the stage of Great Success. Even so, his raw physical strength was already no weaker than that of the Copper-Armed Giant Ape.

If that hadn’t been the case, his arms would have long gone numb and his internal organs would have been shifted out of place under the bombardment of the Copper-Armed Giant Ape’s tremendous power, no matter how strong his True Qi was.

He continued his journey, seeking out high-level Demon Beasts to fight when he was bored and absorbing energy from Demon Cores to temper his True Qi in his downtime. In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed since Nie Yun had left Luoshui City.

During that half a month, he had completely absorbed the energy from three Demon Cores. But because he had been so ruthless in compressing his power, his Cultivation had only reached the Mid-Stage Peak of the Armor Realm.

The energy contained in a single Peak Armor Realm Demon Core was enough to allow an ordinary person to reach the Peak of Armor Realm. Yet three of them combined hadn’t even been enough to advance him from the mid-stage to the late-stage. The density of the compressed True Qi in Nie Yun’s body was simply staggering.

However, while his rank hadn’t increased by much, his strength had grown considerably. Now, even without using Martial Arts, one of Nie Yun’s punches contained the power of three elephants, making him comparable to a Late-Stage Qi Sect Realm expert!

An Early-Stage Qi Sect expert wielded the power of one elephant, a mid-stage expert had two, a late-stage had three, and only a Late-Stage Peak expert could command the power of four elephants! As for an Ultimate Venerable, even the weakest among them could strike with the power of ten elephants. The difference between the realms was simply night and day.

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