Chapter 224: Breaking Limits, Mental Power Breakthrough!

Chapter 224: Breaking Limits, Mental Power Breakthrough!

After leaving the valley, Jiang Ning quickly arrived at the cliffside, where a surging lake lay before him.

Being close to water, he felt it was the safest place in his eyes.

As night had already fallen, it would take at least ten hours to reach Luoshui County, so there was no need to rush back under the starry sky.

Sitting on a tree by the cliffside, the bright moonlight shone down, as if it were broad daylight, and the shadows of the trees were clearly visible.

The bright moonlight reminded Jiang Ning of the rural areas in his previous life during the 1990s.

The moonlight was just like this, and under its glow, one could read the words on a book without needing to light a lamp.

The next moment, he took out a book.

[Book of Divine Seekers]



This was a miscellaneous book that recorded various rumors and miscellaneous books from ancient times.

[Scholarly Skills Experience +1]



[Scholarly Skills Experience +1]



[Scholarly Skills Experience +1]



[.]



As Jiang Ning focused on reading, his experience in Scholarly Skills continued to increase.

After a long while, the bright moon hung high above his head.

[Name]: Jiang Ning

[Essence Energy]: 337.43

[Skills]:

Scholarly Skills + (Fourth Limit Break 4000/4000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Keen Mind)



Glancing at his panel, Jiang Ning's expression immediately brightened.

The experience in Scholarly Skills had already met the requirements for breaking the limit.

In other words, he could now achieve the fourth limit break in this skill.

The next moment, his mind decisively fell on the plus sign of the Scholarly Skills.

In an instant, the essence energy points on the panel decreased like flowing water, and in a flash, a full hundred points were deducted.

At this moment, Jiang Ning also felt a sense of clarity in his mind, his thoughts were incredibly active, and countless ideas raced through his mind.

His mental power continued to expand, covering a larger and larger area.

A moment later, all changes had ceased, and the expanding mental power had reached its limit.

Over thirty zhang!

A nearly hundred-meter mental power field!

Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, and in that instant, his eyes seemed to flash with light, bright as could be.

His figure flickered, and he appeared a hundred meters away.

He picked up a stone from the ground, examined it carefully, and then nodded slightly.

"Indeed, the shape of this stone is exactly the same as the one that appeared in my mental power field just now!"

After confirming that what he saw during the expansion of his mental power field was not an illusion, a pleased smile appeared on Jiang Ning's face.

The mental power had formed a field, capable of instantly covering a range of about a hundred meters around him.

Undoubtedly, his mental power had reached a new level.

In this situation, if he entered the water and utilized the power of water, the range covered by his mental power would undoubtedly be even greater.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning immediately felt very satisfied.

The breakthrough in mental power, based on the changes from the last time, would undoubtedly bring about an increase in strength.

After enhancing his mental power, the divine abilities and water manipulation techniques he mastered would also become stronger.

At this thought, Jiang Ning's mind stirred.

Rumble—

At the foot of the mountain, a water dragon suddenly soared into the sky, charging straight up into the empty wilderness.

The water dragon, as thick as a man's embrace, twisted and turned in the air.

At this moment, the water dragon moved according to Jiang Ning's thoughts, flowing freely.

Every move of the water dragon was filled with spirituality, possessing both divine and physical forms.

The next moment, as Jiang Ning's thoughts stirred.

The dancing water dragon in mid-air suddenly turned and plummeted, crashing heavily into the side of the mountain cliff.

With the impact of several tons of lake water, the force was immeasurable.

Boom—

As the water dragon crashed, the ground shook.

The earth trembled incessantly.

Then, a large section of rocks suddenly split and disintegrated from the shore, collapsing into the lake below.

Rumble, rumble—

As the rocks tumbled down, the ground shook continuously.

Boom—

When the large section of rocks fell into the lake, the water instantly surged up several zhang high.

"So powerful!" Jiang Ning exclaimed, witnessing the scene he had created, his mouth agape in amazement.

The water manipulation technique had become incredibly terrifying with the growth of his mental power.

This single strike alone was already close to the power of collapsing mountains.

The next moment, he opened his panel and took a look.

【Name】: Jiang Ning

【Essence Energy】: 237.43

【Skills】:

Scholarly Skills (4th Limit Break 3/5000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Keen Mind, Superior Insight)



【Superior Insight】: Exceptional insight, allowing for easy mastery of any cultivation technique with a learning speed far surpassing others.

Insight?

Jiang Ning's expression was one of surprise.

He never expected that the fourth limit break of Scholarly Skills would bring an improvement to his insight.

The next moment, he closed his eyes, and thoughts rapidly raced through his mind.

After a brief moment, he gained a deeper understanding of the cultivation technique he currently mastered.

Opening his eyes, his gaze fell once again on the description of this characteristic.

He stared at it for several breaths before starting to practice the Five Beasts Fist.

After a cup of tea's time...

Jiang Ning slowly concluded his practice.

【Five Beasts Fist Experience +3】

"As expected!!!"

Seeing the prompt before him, Jiang Ning's expression turned to delight, and his eyes shone with excitement.

After reading the description of Superior Insight, he had a vague guess about this.

With this characteristic, his experience gain efficiency in martial arts might be even higher.

So, he immediately started practicing the Five Beasts Fist to test his idea.

Now, with the appearance of the prompt, practicing the Five Beasts Fist once increased his experience by three points, proving that his previous guess was correct.

The Superior Insight characteristic will grant him additional experience points when practicing martial arts skills in the future.

Without delay, he continued practicing with renewed enthusiasm.

Another round of the fist technique concluded.

【Five Beasts Fist Experience +2】

Glancing at the prompt, Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

"This time it's two points, and the growth in Qi and blood is not as significant as the experience gain. It seems this characteristic only allows for faster experience growth."

"However, this effect is already extremely useful for me! It will save me a lot of time."

Next, Jiang Ning took advantage of the remaining daylight and practiced the fist technique several more times before finally falling asleep in the tree.

The next day, early in the morning...

After waking up, Jiang Ning quickly took care of his personal needs and then headed straight for Luoshui County.

Until noon...

Seeing the familiar city walls ahead, a smile finally appeared on Jiang Ning's face.

On his way, he had spent two hours absorbing the essence of the sun.

The Inner Core Nourishing Technique could only be practiced for two hours each day.

He couldn't afford to miss this opportunity.

After the two hours of absorption, he found that the Superior Insight characteristic had no effect on the experience gain of the Inner Core Nourishing Technique.

It remained the same, with one experience point gained after each absorption session.

Meanwhile...

As soon as Jiang Ning appeared, he was spotted by someone standing on the city wall.

After a brief moment, as Jiang Ning approached and his features became clearer, the person on the wall turned and left without hesitation.

Having confirmed Jiang Ning's return and recognized his appearance, they naturally had to report back to the person behind them.

At the city gate...

"Senior Brother Jiang!!!" A young boy with a youthful face saw Jiang Ning and immediately approached him.

"Who are you?" Hearing the title of "Senior Brother," Jiang Ning halted in his tracks.

The boy looked at Jiang Ning and respectfully said, "My name is Tong Yuan, an ordinary disciple of Canglang Martial Academy. Master Wang instructed me to wait here specifically for Senior Brother Jiang's arrival."

"So it was Master!" Jiang Ning suddenly realized, then asked, "Did Master send you to find me for something?"

"Yes!" Tong Yuan nodded repeatedly, "Master Wang specifically told me that if I saw Senior Brother Jiang, I must ask him to return to the Martial Academy."

"I understand!" Jiang Ning nodded and said, "Lead the way!"

"Yes, Senior Brother Jiang!" Tong Yuan replied.

After that, they entered the city together, and Jiang Ning boarded a horse-drawn carriage that had been waiting there for a long time.

Sitting in the carriage, Jiang Ning's stamina gradually recovered.

He had just returned to Luoshui County on foot, and despite his enduring stamina, the long journey left him feeling exhausted.

If it weren't for Wang Jin wanting to see him, he would have wanted nothing more than to take a good bath and soak in the water to restore his condition.

Cloud Arrival Tower.

"Reporting to the Valley Lord, according to the latest intelligence, Jiang Ning has returned to Luoshui County," Gongsun Yu said as he rushed to his Valley Lord's room with the latest news, reporting to the robed man who was scattering fish feed at the railing.

"He came back so soon?" The robed man turned around in surprise.

He placed the fish feed on the table beside him and slowly paced.

"No rush! We're still waiting for news from Cao Rong. If he doesn't show up in Luoshui County before sunset today, then it means he was intercepted and killed on the way!"

"The Valley Lord's words are reasonable!" Gongsun Yu echoed.

At this moment, a faint smile appeared on the Robed Man's face. "Elder Gongsun, do you think Jiang Ning's initiative to attack Cao Rong will be successful?"

Hearing this, Gongsun Yu slowly replied, "Valley Lord, according to the latest news, when Jiang Ning appeared at the city gate, he was merely covered in dust, with no signs of battle on his body!"

"Not only are there no bloodstains, but the most outrageous part is that his clothes aren't even slightly damaged!"

"If he managed to intercept and kill Cao Rong under these circumstances, his methods are quite terrifying!"

The middle-aged man in the robe smiled with a hint of amusement at these words.

"That's interesting!"

"If Jiang Ning can indeed intercept and kill Cao Rong with such composure, and he was able to do so even with Cao Rong being protected by a hundred riders, then I'll have to reconsider my opinion of him. I'll have to the Kindle device, you can extract the necessary information from it.

Gongsun Yu asked, "Valley Lord, what should we do now?"

"Just one word: wait!" The middle-aged man in the robe said calmly.

On the other side, at Canglang Martial Academy, a carriage slowly came to a stop at the entrance.

"Senior Brother Jiang, we've arrived at the Martial Academy!" Tong Yuan pulled back the curtain of the carriage.

Jiang Ning nodded and stepped out of the carriage.

Seeing Canglang Martial Academy again, Jiang Ning glanced at the sign above the main gate.

The four large characters, 'Canglang Martial Academy', hung high above the gate.

This place was where his fate had taken a turn for the better.

After joining Canglang Martial Academy, he had come into contact with martial arts and made rapid progress, reaching his current level without encountering any setbacks.

Recalling the past, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"What are you looking at, Senior Brother?" Tong Yuan asked from behind.

"Nothing!" Jiang Ning shook his head and said, "Let's go!"

Then, he lifted his leg and walked forward, with Tong Yuan quickly following behind.

At this moment, the main gate of the Martial Academy was ajar, neither fully closed nor open, and there was no one guarding it.

Jiang Ning gently pushed open the main gate.

The heavy gate felt weightless in his hands, and with a light push, it opened.

Seeing that the front courtyard was empty, Jiang Ning turned around and asked, "Junior Brother Tong Yuan, why is there no one practicing in the front courtyard? Has something happened in the Martial Academy?"

Tong Yuan immediately replied, "Senior Brother Jiang, you might not know, but since yesterday, Master Wang's mood has been very low. So, he said that he didn't want any disciples to come to the Martial Academy for the next few days!"

"Bad mood?" Jiang Ning's expression was filled with surprise.

He looked towards the backyard of the Martial Academy. Even without deliberately probing, his extraordinary senses told him that Master Wang was currently in the backyard, snoring soundly.

"At this time, it's lunchtime. Why is Master still sleeping in the backyard?" Jiang Ning was puzzled.

The next moment, Jiang Ning said, "Junior Brother Tong Yuan, I'll go to the backyard to check on Master Wang."

"Okay!" Tong Yuan nodded repeatedly.

Then, he watched as Jiang Ning headed towards the backyard.

Creak—

The wooden door to the backyard was gently pushed open.

Jiang Ning saw Master Wang lying under the shade of a tree, snoring loudly.

Even with the sound of the opening door, Master Wang didn't wake up.

"Strange!" Jiang Ning approached Master Wang with a doubtful mind.

Just as he reached within ten feet of Master Wang.

Hoo—

Master Wang suddenly woke up and opened his eyes.

Seeing that it was Jiang Ning, he finally felt relieved.

"You're here!" Master Wang's voice was hoarse as he spoke.

"Master, what happened to you?" Jiang Ning's gaze focused on Master Wang.

In his eyes, Master Wang's condition looked terrible.

His face was filled with exhaustion, and his eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating that he hadn't rested well the previous night.

At this moment, Master Wang heard Jiang Ning's question and replied, "Aunt Sun is dead!"

"Dead?" Jiang Ning was taken aback and quickly asked, "How did she die?"

Master Wang said, "Commander He Jin Yun said she was a member of the Cult of Malevolent Gods, and her body carried the aura of a malevolent deity, so she was executed according to the law!"

Master Wang's eyes grew heavy as he continued, "If I had known yesterday, I wouldn't have let her go out to buy vegetables. If she hadn't gone out, she wouldn't have met such an end."

(End of Chapter)

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