Chapter 1845 - 1846: Gathering Storms
Lin Chen sensed the gradually thinning Divine Essence and immediately took out another Divine Crystal, placing it on the Formation. Streams of Divine Essence continued to separate and were once again absorbed by Lin Chen.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen's aura continued to steadily climb after reaching the peak of the second level of the Warrior stage, and his Dantian and major meridians were nearing saturation.
He gritted his teeth, enduring the pain from his meridians, and continued refining the Divine Essence.
Finally, a sound of something shattering came from within Lin Chen's body, and his cultivation broke through the bottleneck of the second level of the Warrior stage, reaching the third level!
Lin Chen did not stop; he continued refining for a while and then slowly ceased. At this moment, his cultivation was stabilized at the early stage of the third level of the Warrior stage.
"Whew, after five days of training, I constantly suppressed myself from breaking through until reaching an extreme before breaking through, and sure enough, I reached the peak of the early stage directly."
Lin Chen was pleased with his results, but when he thought about the Divine Crystals he had used, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
This time, he spent a total of four Divine Crystals, about a third of his entire stock. Fortunately, he succeeded in breaking through to the third level of the Warrior stage; otherwise, he might have coughed up blood.
Lin Chen thought for a while, then took out a secret technique book:
Thunder Roar Step!
It was an intermediate Huang-level movement technique divine skill obtained from Zhang Tianhao's Storage Ring, exactly what Lin Chen lacked. It can be said that Zhang Tianhao was unlucky; he worked hard on tasks, accumulated several months of Contribution Value, and exchanged it for this Thunder Roar Step but hadn't had the chance to practice it, only for it to end up in Lin Chen's possession.
Lin Chen opened the Thunder Roar Step and began reading intently. After just a moment, he closed the book again and muttered thoughtfully:
"So this is how it is..."
Lin Chen's eyes seemed dazed as he continuously deduced the flow of vitality in his mind and the various methods for practicing Thunder Roar Step. Then, his gaze gradually became clear again.
He stood up from the cave, leaping to a nearby mountain. The strong mountain wind billowed his clothes, yet his body remained unaffected.
Lin Chen took a deep breath, and the cultivation method of Thunder Roar Step clearly unfolded in his mind as if a slideshow on Earth, appearing scene after scene.
Suddenly, his entire body surged with vitality, swiftly traversing through his meridians. The Divine Essence began to rapidly circulate along a mysterious route, mostly concentrating on his legs, then exploded. Lin Chen rushed forward rapidly and abruptly halted after moving a distance.
He looked back toward where he came from and couldn't help but frown:
"The speed has only increased slightly, far from what Thunder Roar Step describes."
Thunder Roar Step is divided into three stages: Thunder Roar, Thunder Light, Thunder Movement. Previously, Lin Chen practiced the Thunder Roar stage but did not unleash its full power. According to the description in the book, activating the martial skill should be accompanied by the sound of thunder roaring, but Lin Chen failed to elicit it.
He carefully pondered, recalling any imperfections in his mind, then began practicing again. Meanwhile, the little lotus in his Dantian mimicked Lin Chen's movements, practicing Thunder Roar Step itself.
To Lin Chen's astonishment, the little lotus in the Dantian practiced at more than twice his speed. The mistakes were corrected perfectly after one attempt, and the training experience and insights were shared due to their connection, significantly accelerating Lin Chen's speed as well!
A moment later, Lin Chen returned to the mountain, took a deep breath, and the Divine Essence in his body boiled again. He circulated it along the Thunder Roar Step route, and upon careful observation, there was a slight difference from before, which Lin Chen also noticed. However, he felt that, although different, it was more harmonious than the original meridian route, seemingly better maximizing the power of Thunder Roar Step.
Suddenly, Lin Chen stepped forward, his body bizarrely moving a significant distance forward, and a sound of thunder roared out of nowhere.
"Boom!"
Upon hearing this sound, Lin Chen couldn't help but show joy:
"It succeeded!"
His instantaneous speed was now over twice as fast as before! Of course, the swift cultivation also had contributions from the little lotus.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen couldn't help but wonder, if the little lotus could assist in cultivating divine skills, wouldn't his training speed be far superior to others?
Thinking of this, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel excited.
After practicing the martial skill for a while longer, Lin Chen thoroughly mastered the first stage of Thunder Roar Step, with his cultivation also completely mastered and stabilized at the peak of the early stage of the third level of the Warrior stage.
After some thought, Lin Chen decided to take a stroll to the Task Hall to see if there were suitable tasks, as it's impossible for him to keep training. Only continuous battles can maintain his optimal state.
Soon after, Lin Chen arrived at the Task Hall, but was startled by the crowd in front of him.
The originally not very crowded Task Hall was now completely surrounded, and with Lin Chen's keen eyes, he could see a few people in the center of the crowd, seemingly the reason for so many people gathering here.
Just as Lin Chen was curious about their identities, his Divine Sense suddenly detected two familiar people approaching him.
"Hey, Lin Chen!"
Lin Chen turned to look and saw a man and a woman standing opposite him. The man was handsome and tall, while the woman's appearance was gentle; they were Mo Wan'er and Li Ping, who entered the Sky Sword Sect alongside him.
Li Ping smiled and cupped his hands toward Lin Chen:
"Brother Lin Chen, it's been a few days, but your cultivation seems even more formidable now!"
Lin Chen's cultivation only showed as the second level of the Warrior stage; he smiled slightly:
"Haha, Brother Li, you're not bad either!"
Li Ping's cultivation was indeed at the second level of the Warrior stage, and his talent in refining was decent, though slightly inferior to Lin Chen's true strength.
Mo Wan'er pouted and said:
"Humph, you two are both at the second level of the Warrior stage, but I'm still at the first level!"
Seeing this, Lin Chen and Li Ping chuckled, and Li Ping changed the topic:
"Oh right, Brother Lin Chen, do you know why there are so many disciples in the Task Hall today?"
"Oh? Why exactly?"
