Chapter 9: Rage
Just like this, Zhou Dan began to repeat the process over and over again, absorbing the Blood Essence Stone in his hand. The essence of the Blood Essence Stone began to become smaller as it flowed into Zhou Dan's body, and the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be guided by something. At this moment, Zhou Dan was like a black hole, madly absorbing the spiritual energy around him.
boom!
A few hours later, the spiritual energy within a hundred meters radius suddenly became turbulent, and a strong wind blew up from the ground, raising dust all around.
At this moment, Zhou Dan's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and two soul-stirring rays of light shot out from the depths of his eyes.
"I didn't expect that after I was promoted to the second stage of body tempering, not only did my blood and energy become richer, but even my eyesight became much sharper!"
After opening his eyes, Zhou Dan could clearly see a group of ants crawling on the ground a hundred meters away through the hole. Such eyesight was really shocking.
"Judging from the Qi and blood in your body, the force of each punch is probably about 800 kilograms, right?"
Zhou Dan felt the rich energy and blood, and the endless power throughout his body, which made him feel a little happy.
Generally, the first level of Body Tempering only has a strength of 200 kilograms, but Zhou Dan already possessed a strength of 200 kilograms before he even entered the Body Tempering stage. When he reached the first level of Body Tempering, his strength doubled to a full 400 kilograms.
In other words, Zhou Dan, at the first level of Body Tempering, can be comparable to an ordinary soul master at the second level of Body Tempering.
Soul masters are the name for those below the Tianyuan realm. The path of cultivation is divided very strictly, and only those who reach the Tianyuan realm are worthy of being honored as spirit masters.
There are two major realms below the Tianyuan Realm, namely the Body Tempering Realm and the Yin-Yang Realm. Zhou Yong, who destroyed Zhou Dan's cultivation, is a strong man in the Tianyuan Realm, a spiritual being.
There is no comparison between soul beings and spirit beings, just as the former is a seedling while the latter is already a towering tree.
"I wonder how much strength I can achieve after I advance to the third level of Body Tempering. Could it be that it will double as well?" Zhou Dan secretly guessed in his heart. His current strength is already 800 kilograms, which is enough to rival an ordinary soul master at the third level of Body Tempering.
Speculations are just speculations, and Zhou Dan did not hold out much hope, because the path of cultivation is inherently against the will of heaven, and the further you advance, the more difficult it becomes. If according to Zhou Dan's own speculation, the strength doubles with every advancement to a smaller realm, wouldn't that be too against the will of heaven?
The history of the Jiuzhou Continent is extremely long, and this kind of situation has happened before, but these geniuses either died or became too arrogant, which led to them becoming lost in the crowd.
Therefore, Zhou Dan did not become complacent because of his strength advantage. He knew that if he did not work hard, even if he had good qualifications, he would eventually become a common commodity.
"It's time to impact the Danzhong point!" The joy of advancing to the second level of body tempering did not stop Zhou Dan from practicing. He just slightly felt the feeling that he had not felt for a long time and then closed his eyes. He began to absorb the essence of the blood essence stone while slowly mobilizing the blood in his body.
As Zhou Dan continued to mobilize the Qi and blood in his body, more and more Qi and blood had gathered near the Tanzhong point, and now all he was waiting for was to start impacting the Tanzhong point.
The Danzhong point is located right between the two breasts and is one of the important acupuncture points in the human body. Even though Zhou Dan was not afraid of failure at this moment, sweat began to seep out of his forehead. This was caused by nervousness. If the impact failed, it would mean serious injury or even disability.
"Damn it, this Danzhong acupoint is not as easy to break through as I thought. If I'm not careful, I'm afraid I'll become useless!"
Zhou Dan felt that his energy and blood had almost gathered, but he was not sure at all, because he could sense that it would be difficult to take this step.
"Damn, am I going to be so weak? Let alone the Danzhong point, I'm not afraid even if thousands of acupoints in my body are opened up. Why should I be afraid?" Zhou Dan gritted his teeth and mobilized the qi and blood in his body to attack the Danzhong point.
How many chances does one have to fight in life? Since God has brought him to this strange continent, Zhou Dan will not give up no matter how difficult the way back is.
The qi and blood received Zhou Dan's instructions and seemed to have spirituality. They turned into a sharp blade and rushed towards the Danzhong point with great momentum.
"Break it for me!"
Zhou Dan shouted loudly, and his qi and blood turned into sharp blades, suddenly accelerating and slamming into the blocked Tanzhong point.
boom!
The waves are surging and rough.
The sharp blade transformed from qi and blood slammed heavily into the barrier that separated the Danzhong point from the outside world. The barrier trembled slightly but did not break. The sharp blade transformed from qi and blood dissolved and turned into qi and blood, returning to its original appearance.
"I don't believe that I can't break your broken membrane!" For the first time, Zhou Dan felt the blood and energy surging in his body. He was extremely uncomfortable and almost vomited blood. However, Zhou Dan relied on his firm will that ordinary people did not have, and managed to mobilize the blood and energy that had returned to calm.
Buzz~~
The body was buzzing, and the rich blood and energy seemed to be able to feel Zhou Dan's unyielding belief, and it condensed again. However, this time what condensed was no longer a sharp blade, but a divine dragon with five claws.
roar!
The dragon roared, causing a series of ripples on the barrier. Then it swung its tail, and the dragon, full of domineering and sharp power, suddenly turned into a blood-red beam of light and hit the barrier heavily.
"Puchi..." Zhou Dan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. His face was extremely pale, but in this pale look there was a charming smile.
"Finally succeeded!" An excited voice sounded, and Zhou Dan's whole body suddenly became full of momentum, shaking away the surrounding stones. This was actually the release of gas possessed by the third level of body tempering!
The divine dragon transformed from qi and blood easily broke through the barrier connecting the Danzhong point with the outside world, and directly opened up the main acupoints of the three major acupoints of the Danzhong point. This means that Zhou Dan has successfully entered the third level of body tempering.
"The next step is to open up the Rugen acupoint and the Daju acupoint one by one. In this way, I will be able to reach the Yin-Yang realm. Then it will be time to practice the technique."
In the practice of cultivation, only when one reaches the Yin-Yang realm can one practice the techniques, thus allowing oneself to go further on the path of cultivation.
In other words, below the Yin-Yang realm, one can only practice martial arts and not practice any techniques.
"It's time to return to the Zhou family!" Zhou Dan muttered to himself, and at this moment, a murderous aura was rising around him.
"Those who humiliate me and bully me will pay a heavy price for it!"
Zhou Dan had almost integrated his memories. The reason why he was abandoned was because of someone's plot, not because he offended the gardener's daughter.
Zhou Dan stood up, and then his figure changed into an afterimage and rushed out of the cave, heading straight towards the direction of the Zhou family.
Originally, Zhou Dan planned to stay here to temper his body if he failed in his attempt to reach the third level of Body Tempering. However, it turned out that Zhou Dan's aptitude for cultivation had not been lost, so there was no need to continue tempering his body. Since he had successfully entered the third level of Body Tempering, there were plenty of ways to temper his body in the future.
Soon, Zhou Dan crossed the hills, rushed out of the woods, and arrived at the gate of Zhoucheng.
Zhoucheng, one of the four major cities in Panxi Mountain, is under the jurisdiction of the Zhou family, and the Zhou family is naturally here.
"Master Zhou Dan!"
When Zhou Dan arrived at the gate of Zhou City, the two Zhou family members guarding the gate said respectfully.
These two disciples guarding the city gate both have the strength of the first level of body tempering, but they do not have the blood of the Zhou family. Instead, they are disciples recruited by the Zhou family from outside. They have average qualifications and can only be considered slaves at best.
"Yeah." Zhou Dan nodded slightly, kicked his feet and disappeared on the spot, which surprised the two Zhou family members guarding the city gate.
"Oh, I wonder when we can get rid of this identity and truly obtain the identity of Zhou family members." A Zhou family member sighed slightly. They were just ordinary people in Zhou City. In a recruitment by the Zhou family, they were recruited into the Zhou family because of their strong physique and became the Zhou family's children guarding the city gate.
"As long as we work hard to fulfill our duties and practice diligently, we will definitely have the opportunity to gain the recognition of the Zhou family. By then, we will be as powerful as Young Master Zhou Dan." Another guarding disciple also sighed.
"Why…"
They sighed in succession. The truth was not as simple as they had imagined. It was not easy to truly become a member of the Zhou family. Even if they could reach the third level of body tempering one day, they could only be considered as collateral descendants of the Zhou family at best. They could not receive strong training from the Zhou family because they did not have the Zhou family bloodline.
Zhou Dan rushed all the way and soon returned to Zhou's house. After entering Zhou's house, Zhou Dan restrained his breath. He did not want to let too many people know that he had recovered, because there were some troubles that he still could not solve with his current strength!
However, there was one person Zhou Dan wanted to tell about this, and that was Zhou Lu, because Zhou Lu had always regarded him as his grandson, and he did not want Zhou Lu to worry too much about him.
As soon as Zhou Dan returned to his family, he went to Zhou Lu's residence. Unfortunately, when he arrived at Zhou Lu's residence, he did not find Zhou Lu himself. He learned from the servant that Zhou Lu had gone out to help him find a way to repair his meridians. This touched Zhou Dan's heart.
Ever since Zhou Dan's father Zhou Qin went to fight on behalf of the Luya Empire, he has been gone for more than ten years and has not returned yet. During these ten years, Zhou Lu has been taking care of him. Even in Zhou Dan's subconscious, Zhou Lu's importance is no less than that of Zhou Qin. Even though the latter is his father, there is not much about Zhou Qin in Zhou Dan's memory.
"Brother Zhou Dan?"
Just as Zhou Dan was walking towards his residence in a daze, a voice as beautiful as the sound of a piano suddenly sounded behind him, which made Zhou Dan's body tremble uncontrollably. He knew who this person was without turning around.
Zhou Yanlin, recognized as the most beautiful woman in Zhoucheng, has countless suitors.
However, these suitors were afraid of Zhou Yanlin's identity and did not dare to be too presumptuous, unless they were desperate and angered the Zhou family.
"Haha, Lin'er, what's wrong?" Zhou Dan stopped and smiled at Zhou Yanlin.
"Huh? Brother Zhou Dan, your meridians..." When Zhou Yanlin happily trotted to Zhou Dan, she opened her eyes wide, her face full of surprise.
"Yes." Zhou Dan smiled slightly, "Thanks to Lin'er's meridian pill, my meridians have now been fully restored."
"That's great!" Zhou Yanlin was so excited that she hugged Zhou Dan tightly with both hands, her face full of joy, "I know that Brother Zhou Dan is the best. Nothing can stop you."
"Uh..." Being suddenly hugged by a young girl like this, even others could not help but have wild imaginations, let alone the beautiful Zhou Yanlin. Especially when Zhou Yanlin's full breasts pressed against Zhou Dan's chest, Zhou Dan gasped and his face suddenly turned red.
"Brother Zhou Dan, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Yanlin suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Zhou Dan and asked anxiously.
"No...no." Zhou Dan squeaked. He couldn't say that your breasts feel so comfortable against me.
"Ah." Zhou Yanlin suddenly screamed, then loosened her hands, her face flushed red as fire. The burning sensation on her face made Zhou Yanli extremely shy.
"I didn't mean it." Zhou Yanlin looked at Zhou Dan nervously, and then said cautiously in a low voice.
Zhou Dan was speechless. Facing this little girl, Zhou Dan always felt warm in his heart.
Just as Zhou Dan was about to speak, a strong murderous aura suddenly surged from behind him. Zhou Dan frowned and turned around to see that Zhou Kang was leading Zhou Bing and six others walking towards him.
Zhou Kang originally wanted to meet with the Zhou family prisoners on death row. He believed that it would be very easy for the five Zhou family prisoners to torture Zhou Dan, who had no power to fight back, to death. However, when he was eager to kill them, he suddenly saw the woman he had always wanted to possess hugging a man tightly. This made Zhou Kang feel murderous.
"Zhou Dan?" When Zhou Kang found Zhou Dan standing in front of him safe and sound, his face was filled with astonishment and shock.
"Damn it, you dare to fool me!" When Zhou Kang found Zhou Dan, he already knew that the five death row prisoners he had entrusted to him had escaped and had not entered Panxi Mountain to assassinate Zhou Dan at all.
But he didn't know that the five death row prisoners not only went to hunt down Zhou Dan, but were also already dead.
When Zhou Dan saw Zhou Kang, a violent aura surged from his body, which was the anger that had been pent up for a long time.
Rage
Rage
Chapter 9: Rage
Just like this, Zhou Dan began to repeat the process over and over again, absorbing the Blood Essence Stone in his hand. The essence of the Blood Essence Stone began to become smaller as it flowed into Zhou Dan's body, and the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be guided by something. At this moment, Zhou Dan was like a black hole, madly absorbing the spiritual energy around him.
boom!
A few hours later, the spiritual energy within a hundred meters radius suddenly became turbulent, and a strong wind blew up from the ground, raising dust all around.
At this moment, Zhou Dan's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and two soul-stirring rays of light shot out from the depths of his eyes.
"I didn't expect that after I was promoted to the second stage of body tempering, not only did my blood and energy become richer, but even my eyesight became much sharper!"
After opening his eyes, Zhou Dan could clearly see a group of ants crawling on the ground a hundred meters away through the hole. Such eyesight was really shocking.
"Judging from the Qi and blood in your body, the force of each punch is probably about 800 kilograms, right?"
Zhou Dan felt the rich energy and blood, and the endless power throughout his body, which made him feel a little happy.
Generally, the first level of Body Tempering only has a strength of 200 kilograms, but Zhou Dan already possessed a strength of 200 kilograms before he even entered the Body Tempering stage. When he reached the first level of Body Tempering, his strength doubled to a full 400 kilograms.
In other words, Zhou Dan, at the first level of Body Tempering, can be comparable to an ordinary soul master at the second level of Body Tempering.
Soul masters are the name for those below the Tianyuan realm. The path of cultivation is divided very strictly, and only those who reach the Tianyuan realm are worthy of being honored as spirit masters.
There are two major realms below the Tianyuan Realm, namely the Body Tempering Realm and the Yin-Yang Realm. Zhou Yong, who destroyed Zhou Dan's cultivation, is a strong man in the Tianyuan Realm, a spiritual being.
There is no comparison between soul beings and spirit beings, just as the former is a seedling while the latter is already a towering tree.
"I wonder how much strength I can achieve after I advance to the third level of Body Tempering. Could it be that it will double as well?" Zhou Dan secretly guessed in his heart. His current strength is already 800 kilograms, which is enough to rival an ordinary soul master at the third level of Body Tempering.
Speculations are just speculations, and Zhou Dan did not hold out much hope, because the path of cultivation is inherently against the will of heaven, and the further you advance, the more difficult it becomes. If according to Zhou Dan's own speculation, the strength doubles with every advancement to a smaller realm, wouldn't that be too against the will of heaven?
The history of the Jiuzhou Continent is extremely long, and this kind of situation has happened before, but these geniuses either died or became too arrogant, which led to them becoming lost in the crowd.
Therefore, Zhou Dan did not become complacent because of his strength advantage. He knew that if he did not work hard, even if he had good qualifications, he would eventually become a common commodity.
"It's time to impact the Danzhong point!" The joy of advancing to the second level of body tempering did not stop Zhou Dan from practicing. He just slightly felt the feeling that he had not felt for a long time and then closed his eyes. He began to absorb the essence of the blood essence stone while slowly mobilizing the blood in his body.
As Zhou Dan continued to mobilize the Qi and blood in his body, more and more Qi and blood had gathered near the Tanzhong point, and now all he was waiting for was to start impacting the Tanzhong point.
The Danzhong point is located right between the two breasts and is one of the important acupuncture points in the human body. Even though Zhou Dan was not afraid of failure at this moment, sweat began to seep out of his forehead. This was caused by nervousness. If the impact failed, it would mean serious injury or even disability.
"Damn it, this Danzhong acupoint is not as easy to break through as I thought. If I'm not careful, I'm afraid I'll become useless!"
Zhou Dan felt that his energy and blood had almost gathered, but he was not sure at all, because he could sense that it would be difficult to take this step.
"Damn, am I going to be so weak? Let alone the Danzhong point, I'm not afraid even if thousands of acupoints in my body are opened up. Why should I be afraid?" Zhou Dan gritted his teeth and mobilized the qi and blood in his body to attack the Danzhong point.
How many chances does one have to fight in life? Since God has brought him to this strange continent, Zhou Dan will not give up no matter how difficult the way back is.
The qi and blood received Zhou Dan's instructions and seemed to have spirituality. They turned into a sharp blade and rushed towards the Danzhong point with great momentum.
"Break it for me!"
Zhou Dan shouted loudly, and his qi and blood turned into sharp blades, suddenly accelerating and slamming into the blocked Tanzhong point.
boom!
The waves are surging and rough.
The sharp blade transformed from qi and blood slammed heavily into the barrier that separated the Danzhong point from the outside world. The barrier trembled slightly but did not break. The sharp blade transformed from qi and blood dissolved and turned into qi and blood, returning to its original appearance.
"I don't believe that I can't break your broken membrane!" For the first time, Zhou Dan felt the blood and energy surging in his body. He was extremely uncomfortable and almost vomited blood. However, Zhou Dan relied on his firm will that ordinary people did not have, and managed to mobilize the blood and energy that had returned to calm.
Buzz~~
The body was buzzing, and the rich blood and energy seemed to be able to feel Zhou Dan's unyielding belief, and it condensed again. However, this time what condensed was no longer a sharp blade, but a divine dragon with five claws.
roar!
The dragon roared, causing a series of ripples on the barrier. Then it swung its tail, and the dragon, full of domineering and sharp power, suddenly turned into a blood-red beam of light and hit the barrier heavily.
"Puchi..." Zhou Dan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. His face was extremely pale, but in this pale look there was a charming smile.
"Finally succeeded!" An excited voice sounded, and Zhou Dan's whole body suddenly became full of momentum, shaking away the surrounding stones. This was actually the release of gas possessed by the third level of body tempering!
The divine dragon transformed from qi and blood easily broke through the barrier connecting the Danzhong point with the outside world, and directly opened up the main acupoints of the three major acupoints of the Danzhong point. This means that Zhou Dan has successfully entered the third level of body tempering.
"The next step is to open up the Rugen acupoint and the Daju acupoint one by one. In this way, I will be able to reach the Yin-Yang realm. Then it will be time to practice the technique."
In the practice of cultivation, only when one reaches the Yin-Yang realm can one practice the techniques, thus allowing oneself to go further on the path of cultivation.
In other words, below the Yin-Yang realm, one can only practice martial arts and not practice any techniques.
"It's time to return to the Zhou family!" Zhou Dan muttered to himself, and at this moment, a murderous aura was rising around him.
"Those who humiliate me and bully me will pay a heavy price for it!"
Zhou Dan had almost integrated his memories. The reason why he was abandoned was because of someone's plot, not because he offended the gardener's daughter.
Zhou Dan stood up, and then his figure changed into an afterimage and rushed out of the cave, heading straight towards the direction of the Zhou family.
Originally, Zhou Dan planned to stay here to temper his body if he failed in his attempt to reach the third level of Body Tempering. However, it turned out that Zhou Dan's aptitude for cultivation had not been lost, so there was no need to continue tempering his body. Since he had successfully entered the third level of Body Tempering, there were plenty of ways to temper his body in the future.
Soon, Zhou Dan crossed the hills, rushed out of the woods, and arrived at the gate of Zhoucheng.
Zhoucheng, one of the four major cities in Panxi Mountain, is under the jurisdiction of the Zhou family, and the Zhou family is naturally here.
"Master Zhou Dan!"
When Zhou Dan arrived at the gate of Zhou City, the two Zhou family members guarding the gate said respectfully.
These two disciples guarding the city gate both have the strength of the first level of body tempering, but they do not have the blood of the Zhou family. Instead, they are disciples recruited by the Zhou family from outside. They have average qualifications and can only be considered slaves at best.
"Yeah." Zhou Dan nodded slightly, kicked his feet and disappeared on the spot, which surprised the two Zhou family members guarding the city gate.
"Oh, I wonder when we can get rid of this identity and truly obtain the identity of Zhou family members." A Zhou family member sighed slightly. They were just ordinary people in Zhou City. In a recruitment by the Zhou family, they were recruited into the Zhou family because of their strong physique and became the Zhou family's children guarding the city gate.
"As long as we work hard to fulfill our duties and practice diligently, we will definitely have the opportunity to gain the recognition of the Zhou family. By then, we will be as powerful as Young Master Zhou Dan." Another guarding disciple also sighed.
"Why…"
They sighed in succession. The truth was not as simple as they had imagined. It was not easy to truly become a member of the Zhou family. Even if they could reach the third level of body tempering one day, they could only be considered as collateral descendants of the Zhou family at best. They could not receive strong training from the Zhou family because they did not have the Zhou family bloodline.
Zhou Dan rushed all the way and soon returned to Zhou's house. After entering Zhou's house, Zhou Dan restrained his breath. He did not want to let too many people know that he had recovered, because there were some troubles that he still could not solve with his current strength!
However, there was one person Zhou Dan wanted to tell about this, and that was Zhou Lu, because Zhou Lu had always regarded him as his grandson, and he did not want Zhou Lu to worry too much about him.
As soon as Zhou Dan returned to his family, he went to Zhou Lu's residence. Unfortunately, when he arrived at Zhou Lu's residence, he did not find Zhou Lu himself. He learned from the servant that Zhou Lu had gone out to help him find a way to repair his meridians. This touched Zhou Dan's heart.
Ever since Zhou Dan's father Zhou Qin went to fight on behalf of the Luya Empire, he has been gone for more than ten years and has not returned yet. During these ten years, Zhou Lu has been taking care of him. Even in Zhou Dan's subconscious, Zhou Lu's importance is no less than that of Zhou Qin. Even though the latter is his father, there is not much about Zhou Qin in Zhou Dan's memory.
"Brother Zhou Dan?"
Just as Zhou Dan was walking towards his residence in a daze, a voice as beautiful as the sound of a piano suddenly sounded behind him, which made Zhou Dan's body tremble uncontrollably. He knew who this person was without turning around.
Zhou Yanlin, recognized as the most beautiful woman in Zhoucheng, has countless suitors.
However, these suitors were afraid of Zhou Yanlin's identity and did not dare to be too presumptuous, unless they were desperate and angered the Zhou family.
"Haha, Lin'er, what's wrong?" Zhou Dan stopped and smiled at Zhou Yanlin.
"Huh? Brother Zhou Dan, your meridians..." When Zhou Yanlin happily trotted to Zhou Dan, she opened her eyes wide, her face full of surprise.
"Yes." Zhou Dan smiled slightly, "Thanks to Lin'er's meridian pill, my meridians have now been fully restored."
"That's great!" Zhou Yanlin was so excited that she hugged Zhou Dan tightly with both hands, her face full of joy, "I know that Brother Zhou Dan is the best. Nothing can stop you."
"Uh..." Being suddenly hugged by a young girl like this, even others could not help but have wild imaginations, let alone the beautiful Zhou Yanlin. Especially when Zhou Yanlin's full breasts pressed against Zhou Dan's chest, Zhou Dan gasped and his face suddenly turned red.
"Brother Zhou Dan, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Yanlin suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Zhou Dan and asked anxiously.
"No...no." Zhou Dan squeaked. He couldn't say that your breasts feel so comfortable against me.
"Ah." Zhou Yanlin suddenly screamed, then loosened her hands, her face flushed red as fire. The burning sensation on her face made Zhou Yanli extremely shy.
"I didn't mean it." Zhou Yanlin looked at Zhou Dan nervously, and then said cautiously in a low voice.
Zhou Dan was speechless. Facing this little girl, Zhou Dan always felt warm in his heart.
Just as Zhou Dan was about to speak, a strong murderous aura suddenly surged from behind him. Zhou Dan frowned and turned around to see that Zhou Kang was leading Zhou Bing and six others walking towards him.
Zhou Kang originally wanted to meet with the Zhou family prisoners on death row. He believed that it would be very easy for the five Zhou family prisoners to torture Zhou Dan, who had no power to fight back, to death. However, when he was eager to kill them, he suddenly saw the woman he had always wanted to possess hugging a man tightly. This made Zhou Kang feel murderous.
"Zhou Dan?" When Zhou Kang found Zhou Dan standing in front of him safe and sound, his face was filled with astonishment and shock.
"Damn it, you dare to fool me!" When Zhou Kang found Zhou Dan, he already knew that the five death row prisoners he had entrusted to him had escaped and had not entered Panxi Mountain to assassinate Zhou Dan at all.
But he didn't know that the five death row prisoners not only went to hunt down Zhou Dan, but were also already dead.
When Zhou Dan saw Zhou Kang, a violent aura surged from his body, which was the anger that had been pent up for a long time.
Just like this, Zhou Dan began to repeat the process over and over again, absorbing the Blood Essence Stone in his hand. The essence of the Blood Essence Stone began to become smaller as it flowed into Zhou Dan's body, and the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be guided by something. At this moment, Zhou Dan was like a black hole, madly absorbing the spiritual energy around him.
boom!
A few hours later, the spiritual energy within a hundred meters radius suddenly became turbulent, and a strong wind blew up from the ground, raising dust all around.
At this moment, Zhou Dan's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and two soul-stirring rays of light shot out from the depths of his eyes.
"I didn't expect that after I was promoted to the second stage of body tempering, not only did my blood and energy become richer, but even my eyesight became much sharper!"
After opening his eyes, Zhou Dan could clearly see a group of ants crawling on the ground a hundred meters away through the hole. Such eyesight was really shocking.
"Judging from the Qi and blood in your body, the force of each punch is probably about 800 kilograms, right?"
Zhou Dan felt the rich energy and blood, and the endless power throughout his body, which made him feel a little happy.
Generally, the first level of Body Tempering only has a strength of 200 kilograms, but Zhou Dan already possessed a strength of 200 kilograms before he even entered the Body Tempering stage. When he reached the first level of Body Tempering, his strength doubled to a full 400 kilograms.
In other words, Zhou Dan, at the first level of Body Tempering, can be comparable to an ordinary soul master at the second level of Body Tempering.
Soul masters are the name for those below the Tianyuan realm. The path of cultivation is divided very strictly, and only those who reach the Tianyuan realm are worthy of being honored as spirit masters.
There are two major realms below the Tianyuan Realm, namely the Body Tempering Realm and the Yin-Yang Realm. Zhou Yong, who destroyed Zhou Dan's cultivation, is a strong man in the Tianyuan Realm, a spiritual being.
There is no comparison between soul beings and spirit beings, just as the former is a seedling while the latter is already a towering tree.
"I wonder how much strength I can achieve after I advance to the third level of Body Tempering. Could it be that it will double as well?" Zhou Dan secretly guessed in his heart. His current strength is already 800 kilograms, which is enough to rival an ordinary soul master at the third level of Body Tempering.
Speculations are just speculations, and Zhou Dan did not hold out much hope, because the path of cultivation is inherently against the will of heaven, and the further you advance, the more difficult it becomes. If according to Zhou Dan's own speculation, the strength doubles with every advancement to a smaller realm, wouldn't that be too against the will of heaven?
The history of the Jiuzhou Continent is extremely long, and this kind of situation has happened before, but these geniuses either died or became too arrogant, which led to them becoming lost in the crowd.
Therefore, Zhou Dan did not become complacent because of his strength advantage. He knew that if he did not work hard, even if he had good qualifications, he would eventually become a common commodity.
"It's time to impact the Danzhong point!" The joy of advancing to the second level of body tempering did not stop Zhou Dan from practicing. He just slightly felt the feeling that he had not felt for a long time and then closed his eyes. He began to absorb the essence of the blood essence stone while slowly mobilizing the blood in his body.
As Zhou Dan continued to mobilize the Qi and blood in his body, more and more Qi and blood had gathered near the Tanzhong point, and now all he was waiting for was to start impacting the Tanzhong point.
The Danzhong point is located right between the two breasts and is one of the important acupuncture points in the human body. Even though Zhou Dan was not afraid of failure at this moment, sweat began to seep out of his forehead. This was caused by nervousness. If the impact failed, it would mean serious injury or even disability.
"Damn it, this Danzhong acupoint is not as easy to break through as I thought. If I'm not careful, I'm afraid I'll become useless!"
Zhou Dan felt that his energy and blood had almost gathered, but he was not sure at all, because he could sense that it would be difficult to take this step.
"Damn, am I going to be so weak? Let alone the Danzhong point, I'm not afraid even if thousands of acupoints in my body are opened up. Why should I be afraid?" Zhou Dan gritted his teeth and mobilized the qi and blood in his body to attack the Danzhong point.
How many chances does one have to fight in life? Since God has brought him to this strange continent, Zhou Dan will not give up no matter how difficult the way back is.
The qi and blood received Zhou Dan's instructions and seemed to have spirituality. They turned into a sharp blade and rushed towards the Danzhong point with great momentum.
"Break it for me!"
Zhou Dan shouted loudly, and his qi and blood turned into sharp blades, suddenly accelerating and slamming into the blocked Tanzhong point.
boom!
The waves are surging and rough.
The sharp blade transformed from qi and blood slammed heavily into the barrier that separated the Danzhong point from the outside world. The barrier trembled slightly but did not break. The sharp blade transformed from qi and blood dissolved and turned into qi and blood, returning to its original appearance.
"I don't believe that I can't break your broken membrane!" For the first time, Zhou Dan felt the blood and energy surging in his body. He was extremely uncomfortable and almost vomited blood. However, Zhou Dan relied on his firm will that ordinary people did not have, and managed to mobilize the blood and energy that had returned to calm.
Buzz~~
The body was buzzing, and the rich blood and energy seemed to be able to feel Zhou Dan's unyielding belief, and it condensed again. However, this time what condensed was no longer a sharp blade, but a divine dragon with five claws.
roar!
The dragon roared, causing a series of ripples on the barrier. Then it swung its tail, and the dragon, full of domineering and sharp power, suddenly turned into a blood-red beam of light and hit the barrier heavily.
"Puchi..." Zhou Dan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. His face was extremely pale, but in this pale look there was a charming smile.
"Finally succeeded!" An excited voice sounded, and Zhou Dan's whole body suddenly became full of momentum, shaking away the surrounding stones. This was actually the release of gas possessed by the third level of body tempering!
The divine dragon transformed from qi and blood easily broke through the barrier connecting the Danzhong point with the outside world, and directly opened up the main acupoints of the three major acupoints of the Danzhong point. This means that Zhou Dan has successfully entered the third level of body tempering.
"The next step is to open up the Rugen acupoint and the Daju acupoint one by one. In this way, I will be able to reach the Yin-Yang realm. Then it will be time to practice the technique."
In the practice of cultivation, only when one reaches the Yin-Yang realm can one practice the techniques, thus allowing oneself to go further on the path of cultivation.
In other words, below the Yin-Yang realm, one can only practice martial arts and not practice any techniques.
"It's time to return to the Zhou family!" Zhou Dan muttered to himself, and at this moment, a murderous aura was rising around him.
"Those who humiliate me and bully me will pay a heavy price for it!"
Zhou Dan had almost integrated his memories. The reason why he was abandoned was because of someone's plot, not because he offended the gardener's daughter.
Zhou Dan stood up, and then his figure changed into an afterimage and rushed out of the cave, heading straight towards the direction of the Zhou family.
Originally, Zhou Dan planned to stay here to temper his body if he failed in his attempt to reach the third level of Body Tempering. However, it turned out that Zhou Dan's aptitude for cultivation had not been lost, so there was no need to continue tempering his body. Since he had successfully entered the third level of Body Tempering, there were plenty of ways to temper his body in the future.
Soon, Zhou Dan crossed the hills, rushed out of the woods, and arrived at the gate of Zhoucheng.
Zhoucheng, one of the four major cities in Panxi Mountain, is under the jurisdiction of the Zhou family, and the Zhou family is naturally here.
"Master Zhou Dan!"
When Zhou Dan arrived at the gate of Zhou City, the two Zhou family members guarding the gate said respectfully.
These two disciples guarding the city gate both have the strength of the first level of body tempering, but they do not have the blood of the Zhou family. Instead, they are disciples recruited by the Zhou family from outside. They have average qualifications and can only be considered slaves at best.
"Yeah." Zhou Dan nodded slightly, kicked his feet and disappeared on the spot, which surprised the two Zhou family members guarding the city gate.
"Oh, I wonder when we can get rid of this identity and truly obtain the identity of Zhou family members." A Zhou family member sighed slightly. They were just ordinary people in Zhou City. In a recruitment by the Zhou family, they were recruited into the Zhou family because of their strong physique and became the Zhou family's children guarding the city gate.
"As long as we work hard to fulfill our duties and practice diligently, we will definitely have the opportunity to gain the recognition of the Zhou family. By then, we will be as powerful as Young Master Zhou Dan." Another guarding disciple also sighed.
"Why…"
They sighed in succession. The truth was not as simple as they had imagined. It was not easy to truly become a member of the Zhou family. Even if they could reach the third level of body tempering one day, they could only be considered as collateral descendants of the Zhou family at best. They could not receive strong training from the Zhou family because they did not have the Zhou family bloodline.
Zhou Dan rushed all the way and soon returned to Zhou's house. After entering Zhou's house, Zhou Dan restrained his breath. He did not want to let too many people know that he had recovered, because there were some troubles that he still could not solve with his current strength!
However, there was one person Zhou Dan wanted to tell about this, and that was Zhou Lu, because Zhou Lu had always regarded him as his grandson, and he did not want Zhou Lu to worry too much about him.
As soon as Zhou Dan returned to his family, he went to Zhou Lu's residence. Unfortunately, when he arrived at Zhou Lu's residence, he did not find Zhou Lu himself. He learned from the servant that Zhou Lu had gone out to help him find a way to repair his meridians. This touched Zhou Dan's heart.
Ever since Zhou Dan's father Zhou Qin went to fight on behalf of the Luya Empire, he has been gone for more than ten years and has not returned yet. During these ten years, Zhou Lu has been taking care of him. Even in Zhou Dan's subconscious, Zhou Lu's importance is no less than that of Zhou Qin. Even though the latter is his father, there is not much about Zhou Qin in Zhou Dan's memory.
"Brother Zhou Dan?"
Just as Zhou Dan was walking towards his residence in a daze, a voice as beautiful as the sound of a piano suddenly sounded behind him, which made Zhou Dan's body tremble uncontrollably. He knew who this person was without turning around.
Zhou Yanlin, recognized as the most beautiful woman in Zhoucheng, has countless suitors.
However, these suitors were afraid of Zhou Yanlin's identity and did not dare to be too presumptuous, unless they were desperate and angered the Zhou family.
"Haha, Lin'er, what's wrong?" Zhou Dan stopped and smiled at Zhou Yanlin.
"Huh? Brother Zhou Dan, your meridians..." When Zhou Yanlin happily trotted to Zhou Dan, she opened her eyes wide, her face full of surprise.
"Yes." Zhou Dan smiled slightly, "Thanks to Lin'er's meridian pill, my meridians have now been fully restored."
"That's great!" Zhou Yanlin was so excited that she hugged Zhou Dan tightly with both hands, her face full of joy, "I know that Brother Zhou Dan is the best. Nothing can stop you."
"Uh..." Being suddenly hugged by a young girl like this, even others could not help but have wild imaginations, let alone the beautiful Zhou Yanlin. Especially when Zhou Yanlin's full breasts pressed against Zhou Dan's chest, Zhou Dan gasped and his face suddenly turned red.
"Brother Zhou Dan, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Yanlin suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Zhou Dan and asked anxiously.
"No...no." Zhou Dan squeaked. He couldn't say that your breasts feel so comfortable against me.
"Ah." Zhou Yanlin suddenly screamed, then loosened her hands, her face flushed red as fire. The burning sensation on her face made Zhou Yanli extremely shy.
"I didn't mean it." Zhou Yanlin looked at Zhou Dan nervously, and then said cautiously in a low voice.
Zhou Dan was speechless. Facing this little girl, Zhou Dan always felt warm in his heart.
Just as Zhou Dan was about to speak, a strong murderous aura suddenly surged from behind him. Zhou Dan frowned and turned around to see that Zhou Kang was leading Zhou Bing and six others walking towards him.
Zhou Kang originally wanted to meet with the Zhou family prisoners on death row. He believed that it would be very easy for the five Zhou family prisoners to torture Zhou Dan, who had no power to fight back, to death. However, when he was eager to kill them, he suddenly saw the woman he had always wanted to possess hugging a man tightly. This made Zhou Kang feel murderous.
"Zhou Dan?" When Zhou Kang found Zhou Dan standing in front of him safe and sound, his face was filled with astonishment and shock.
"Damn it, you dare to fool me!" When Zhou Kang found Zhou Dan, he already knew that the five death row prisoners he had entrusted to him had escaped and had not entered Panxi Mountain to assassinate Zhou Dan at all.
But he didn't know that the five death row prisoners not only went to hunt down Zhou Dan, but were also already dead.
When Zhou Dan saw Zhou Kang, a violent aura surged from his body, which was the anger that had been pent up for a long time.