My Martial Dao Has No Bottlenecks

With that, he picked up the broken spear, leaped off the stage, and walked straight away under the crowd’s countless complicated gazes. On the high platform, the Elder from Profound Turtle Island gave Liang Cheng a deep look before following Luo Zhan out.

Just then, Chen Xuanfeng’s voice reached him via Secret Transmission.

"Liang Cheng, come to the Instructor Hall."

Liang Cheng ignored the excited crowd below, leaped off the stage, and headed straight for the Instructor Hall.

...

Instructor Hall, Inner Chamber.

Chen Xuanfeng stood by the window with his hands clasped behind his back. Hearing footsteps, he turned and saw Liang Cheng, a flicker of joy passing through his eyes.

"Master."

Liang Cheng bowed in greeting.

"No need for formalities."

Chen Xuanfeng quickly raised a hand, his gaze sharp and intense, burning with a brilliant light.

"On the stage, the Saber Technique you used certainly had the powerful, heavy intent of Mountain-Breaking. However, its explosive speed and exquisite variations far exceeded the scope of the Mountain-Breaking Saber."

"Tell me, did you create that Saber Technique yourself?"

Liang Cheng knew he couldn’t hide it, so he nodded frankly.

"I had a sudden insight in the Thousand Machines Corridor of the Secret Realm. In a moment of desperation, I merged the speed of the Wind and Thunder Slash with the weight of the Mountain-Breaking Saber. I was fortunate enough to create it, and I’ve named it the ’Nine Heavens Mountain-Breaking Saber.’"

"Excellent! And what a ’fortunate’ creation it was!"

Chen Xuanfeng clapped his hands and laughed heartily, his voice booming through the room. His eyes were filled with gratification and excitement.

"You’ve only just entered the True Gang Realm, yet you were able to comprehend your own Martial Dao through combat, integrate it completely, and forge a new path for yourself. This is the mark of a heaven-sent genius!"

"For me, Chen Xuanfeng, to have taken you as my disciple is truly a blessing!"

After laughing, his expression turned serious.

"Go back for now. Stabilize your Cultivation and polish it carefully. The Immortal Ascension Conference is just around the corner, so you mustn’t slack off. Cultivate well. In a few days, I’ll have a surprise for you."

Although Liang Cheng was curious, he saw his master was being deliberately mysterious and didn’t press for details. He respectfully agreed.

"Yes, Master. I will take my leave."

After Liang Cheng left, Chen Xuanfeng’s figure flickered. He was already in the depths of the Main Courtyard, at the Headmaster’s private cultivation retreat.

...

The Headmaster’s Quiet Chamber.

The Main Courtyard’s Headmaster, Zhong Lishuo, whose hair and beard were completely white, showed a look of astonishment on his usually impassive face after hearing Chen Xuanfeng’s report.

"He joined the sect only two years ago, reached the True Gang Realm at the age of twenty-one, has already brought his Mixed Element Gang Body to Perfection, and even created his own fused Saber Technique in battle to defeat a True Gang Peak expert from Profound Turtle Island?"

Zhong Lishuo’s fingertips tapped lightly on the desk, a sharp light glinting in his eyes.

"Such insight, such a disposition... He can no longer be described as an ordinary prodigy. Elder Chen, you’ve taken a fine disciple!"

"Headmaster, you flatter me."

Chen Xuanfeng cupped his hands, then got straight to the point. "Such a piece of uncut jade must be carved with all our effort."

At this, his expression grew solemn. "I beseech you to open the core area of the Profound Spirit Secret Realm on the back mountain for Liang Cheng’s cultivation, to help him achieve another breakthrough before the Immortal Ascension Conference."

Zhong Lishuo frowned upon hearing this.

Chen Xuanfeng said earnestly, "Headmaster, this boy is sincere and grateful. However, he has not been in the courtyard for long. While the Main Courtyard has taught him techniques, ninety percent of his current success comes from his own bitter cultivation and life-or-death struggles. A spirit this self-reliant and determined is especially valuable."

"For a prodigy like him, if he succeeds in Breaking Mortality and Forming a Core and enters the Penglai Sect’s Inner Sect, he might still feel some loyalty to me, his master, but how much true loyalty will he have for the Main Courtyard?"

"Wouldn’t it be better to provide timely assistance now, making him grateful to the Main Courtyard? With his protection in the future, our Main Courtyard disciples’ chances at the Immortal Ascension Conference will surely rise to another level."

Hearing this, Zhong Lishuo fell silent for a moment, pondering.

The core of the back mountain’s Secret Realm had a Spiritual Qi concentration far exceeding other areas of the Profound Spirit Secret Realm. It had always been open only to the Core Formation Elders, and the resources it consumed were immense.

"Fine."

In the end, Zhong Lishuo nodded his agreement.

A True Inheritor from Black Tortoise Island had even managed to defeat the top-ranked disciple on the Main Courtyard’s Dragon and Phoenix List. If not for Liang Cheng’s sudden emergence, the Main Courtyard would have been deeply embarrassed.

’For the sake of the future, this is a gamble worth taking.’

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures."

"If this boy can soar to the heavens, it will bring great prestige to our Main Courtyard and our Four Islands Alliance. Your proposal is approved."

Just as Chen Xuanfeng was about to voice his thanks, Zhong Lishuo interrupted him.

"Furthermore, I will immediately write a message to the Penglai Sect myself, informing them of Liang Cheng’s self-realized Combat Techniques. Once the Penglai Sect’s envoy arrives and confirms it, he may be recruited early. There would be no need to wait for the results of the Immortal Ascension Conference."

"Thank you, Headmaster!"

Chen Xuanfeng was overjoyed and quickly bowed in thanks.

...

「Three days later.」

The Penglai Sect’s reply arrived. It was brief and to the point.

"We have dispatched a special envoy to verify. If the claims are true, an exception can be made to admit him as an Outer Disciple. He may officially join the sect after the Immortal Ascension Conference."

Even before this, however, Liang Cheng had been notified by Chen Xuanfeng and had re-entered the Profound Spirit Secret Realm.

This time, it wasn’t the outer area from before, but the core, the very eye of the spiritual source.

The moment he stepped inside, a vast Spiritual Qi, so dense it felt liquid, surged toward him. Its concentration was several times greater than before, on par with the Secret Realm in Lin Wu City he had previously visited.

In fact, it might even be superior, as this place had been constructed specifically for the sole purpose of Cultivation.

Liang Cheng took a deep breath. The incredibly pure Spiritual Qi actively drilled into his limbs and bones. Without even circulating his Cultivation Technique, his Cultivation showed a faint, almost imperceptible increase.

Furthermore, the ground beneath his feet was made of warm Spirit Jade, inscribed with a Gathering Spirit Array Pattern. Its light pulsed in and out, resonating with the dense Spiritual Mist.

’One day of Cultivation here is equal to ten days of hard work outside.’

A sense of awe and urgency filled Liang Cheng, and he dared not waste another second.

He found a spot with dense Spiritual Qi and sat down cross-legged. The Fourth Layer of the Broken Wave Technique’s Heart Method began to circulate naturally within him.

In an instant, the surrounding Spiritual Mist was drawn in by an unseen force. It formed nine visible, seven-colored whirlpools that poured into the major acupoints on his head and all over his body!

BOOM—!

The nine Gang Qi Seeds inside him trembled in unison, letting out joyous hums as they madly devoured the vast yet gentle Spiritual Qi.

The Crossing the Sea True Intent Fragment continuously converted it, and the Gang Qi within him condensed and strengthened at a visible rate, like a dry riverbed being flooded by a torrential peak.