Chapter 224: Limit Break, Psychic Energy Breakthrough!

Chapter 224: Limit Break, Psychic Energy Breakthrough!

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

Being close to water, this was the safest place in his eyes.

With nightfall upon them and the journey back to Luoshui County requiring at least ten hours, there was no need to rush through the starry night.

Sitting on a tree at the cliffside, the bright moonlight shone down, as if it were daytime, 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 back then was just like this, and under its glow, one could read the words on a book without the need for a lamp.

The next moment, he took out a book.

Chronicles of Divine Beings

This was a miscellaneous book, recording various rumors and legends from ancient times.

[Literary Proficiency Experience +1]



[Literary Proficiency Experience +1]



[Literary Proficiency Experience +1]



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As Jiang Ning focused on reading, his experience in literary proficiency continued to grow.

Some time later, the bright moon hung high above.

[Name]: Jiang Ning

[Essence Energy]: 337.43

[Skills]:

Literary Proficiency + (Three Times Limit Break 4000/4000) (Attributes: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Keen Mind)



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

The experience in literary proficiency had met the requirements for a limit break.

In other words, he could now perform a fourth limit break in literary proficiency.

The next moment, his thoughts firmly landed on the '+' sign of literary proficiency.

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

At this moment, Jiang Ning felt his mind become exceptionally clear, his thoughts active and numerous ideas rapidly turning in his mind.

His psychic energy also expanded rapidly.

He immediately closed his eyes, and under the overflow of his psychic energy, everything around him became clear in his mind.

As the psychic energy continued to expand, its coverage area grew larger.

After a moment, the transformation ceased, and the expanded psychic energy reached its limit.

Over thirty zhang!

A nearly hundred-meter psychic energy field!

Jiang Ning's heart raced.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, and as he did, a flash of light seemed to pass through his eyes, making them exceptionally bright.

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

Picking up a stone on the ground, he carefully examined it and then nodded slightly.

"Indeed! The shape of this stone is exactly the same as the one that appeared in my psychic energy field!"

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

The psychic energy had formed a field, allowing him to instantly cover a hundred-meter radius around him.

Undoubtedly, his psychic energy strength had reached a new level.

In this situation, if he entered the water, his psychic energy coverage would undoubtedly expand further with the help of water's power.

Realizing this, Jiang Ning felt extremely satisfied.

The breakthrough in psychic energy would undoubtedly enhance his overall strength, as evidenced by the changes from the previous breakthrough.

With the increase in psychic energy, the divine techniques and water control techniques he mastered would also become more powerful.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning's heart moved.

Huala!

At the foot of the cliff, a water dragon suddenly rose, surging into the sky in the deserted wilderness.

The water dragon, as thick as a man's embrace, danced in the moonlight, twisting and turning in the air.

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

The water dragon's every movement was filled with spirituality, possessing both spirit and form.

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

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

Carrying tons of water, the impact of the water dragon's crash was immense.

Boom!

With the water dragon's impact, the ground shook.

The earth trembled continuously.

Then, a large section of rocks broke apart and collapsed from the shore, falling into the lake below.

Boom!

As the rocks plunged into the lake, the water surged several zhang high.

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

With the increase in Jiang Ning's psychic energy, his water control technique had become exceptionally terrifying.

This single strike alone was almost as powerful as a mountain-collapsing ability.

The next moment, he opened his panel to take a look.

[Name]



Jiang Ning:

Essence Energy: 237.43

Skill:

Literary Proficiency (4th Limit Break 3/5000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Keen Intellect, Exceptional Insight)



Exceptional Insight: His understanding of any cultivation technique is effortless, and his mastery far surpasses that of ordinary people.

Insight?

Jiang Ning was taken aback by this thought.

He never expected that the fourth Limit Break of Literary Proficiency would actually enhance his insight.

The next moment, he closed his eyes, and his mind began to race.

After a short while, he realized that he had gained a deeper understanding of the cultivation techniques he had already mastered.

When he opened his eyes again, his gaze fell once more on the description of this characteristic.

After several breaths, he began to assume the stance and directly practiced the Five Animal Fist.

After a cup of tea's worth of time had passed.

Jiang Ning slowly concluded his practice.

Five Animal Fist Experience +3

"Indeed!"

Seeing the prompt before his eyes, Jiang Ning's expression turned to one of great joy, and his eyes shone with excitement.

After reading the description of Exceptional Insight, he had a hidden guess.

"With this characteristic, the efficiency of experience acquisition in my martial arts skills might be even higher."

So, he immediately started practicing the Five Animal Fist to test his hypothesis.

Now that the prompt had appeared, practicing the Five Animal Fist once increased his experience by three points, which undoubtedly proved that his previous guess was correct.

The Exceptional Insight characteristic would enhance his experience gain when practicing martial arts skills in the future.

Without delay, he continued practicing the fist technique with enthusiasm.

Another round of the fist technique concluded.

Five Animal Fist Experience +2

Glancing at the prompt, Jiang Ning couldn't help but speak to himself.

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

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

Next, Jiang Ning, taking advantage of the fact that the sky had not yet darkened, practiced the fist technique several more times before finally falling asleep on the tree.

The next day, early in the morning.

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

By noon.

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

On the way here, he had also spent two hours practicing Daylight Essence Inhalation.

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

He couldn't afford to miss this cultivation time.

After two hours of Daylight Essence Inhalation, he discovered that the Exceptional Insight characteristic did not enhance the experience gain for the Inner Core Nourishing Technique.

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As before, after each round of Daylight Essence Inhalation, the Inner Core Nourishing Technique's experience value increased by one point.

On the other side.

Just as Jiang Ning's figure appeared, someone standing on the wall spotted him.

After a short while.

As Jiang Ning approached, his features became clearer, and the person on the wall immediately turned and left.

Now that Jiang Ning's return had been confirmed, and his features had been seen, the person naturally had to go back and report to the person behind him.

At the city gate.

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

"Who are you?" Hearing the term 'Brother Jiang,' Jiang Ning stopped in his tracks.

The boy looked at Jiang Ning and respectfully spoke, "My name is Tong Yuan. I'm an ordinary disciple of the Canglang Martial Arts Academy, sent by Master Wang to wait here for Brother Jiang's arrival."

"So, it was Master's order!" Jiang Ning suddenly realized and asked, "Did Master send you to find me?"

"Yes!" Tong Yuan nodded repeatedly, "Master Wang specifically instructed me that if I see Brother Jiang, I must ask Brother Jiang to return to the academy once."

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

"Yes, Brother Jiang!" Tong Yuan replied.

After that, they entered the city, and Jiang Ning boarded a carriage that had been waiting for him for a long time.

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

He had just returned to Luoshui County on foot, and even with his current enduring physical strength, such a long journey made him feel exhausted.

If it weren't for Wang Jin wanting to see him, he would have wanted to go home, take a good bath, and restore his condition in the water.

Yunlai Tower.

"Reporting! According to the latest information, Jiang Ning has returned to Luoshui County." Gongsun Yu brought this news to the room of his Valley Lord, where a cloaked man was feeding fish at the railing.

"He returned so quickly?"

The cloaked man looked back, his expression filled with surprise. He placed the fish feed on the table beside him and slowly strolled away.

"There's no rush! We're still waiting for news from Cao Rong. If he doesn't show up in Luoshui County by sunset, it means he was intercepted on the way!"

"A reasonable assumption, Elder Gongsun!" Gongsun Yu agreed.

At that moment, the cloaked man revealed a faint smile. "Elder Gongsun, do you think Jiang Ning's decision to take the initiative to intercept Cao Rong will lead to success?"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yu opened his mouth to speak. "Elder, according to the latest message, when Jiang Ning appeared at the city gate, he was merely exhausted and dirty, with no signs of combat on his body!"

"Not only were there no bloodstains, but his clothes weren't even slightly damaged. That's the most outrageous part!"

"If he managed to intercept and kill Cao Rong under such circumstances, his methods are indeed terrifying!" The middle-aged man in the cloak spoke, a playful smile appearing on his lips.

"That's quite interesting!"

"If Jiang Ning can indeed intercept Cao Rong so calmly, especially with a hundred riders protecting him, then I'll have to take him more seriously!"

Gongsun Yu asked, "In that case, Elder, what should we do now?"

"One word—wait!" The middle-aged man in the cloak responded calmly.

Meanwhile, at the Canglang Martial Arts Academy.

A carriage slowly came to a stop at the entrance of the academy.

"Jiang Shixiong, we've arrived at the academy!" Tong Yuan lifted the curtain of the carriage.

Jiang Ning nodded and stepped out of the carriage.

Once again, he glanced at the Canglang Martial Arts Academy signboard above the entrance.

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

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

After joining the Canglang Martial Arts Academy, he had gained access to martial arts, his progress had been smooth and rapid, almost without any setbacks, leading him to where he was now.

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

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

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

Then, he strode forward, with Tong Yuan quickly following behind.

At that moment, the academy's main gate was ajar, neither fully closed nor open. There was no one guarding the sides of the gate.

Jiang Ning gently pushed open the main gate.

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

Seeing the front courtyard empty, Jiang Ning turned back and asked, "Tong Yuan Shidi, why aren't there any disciples practicing in the front courtyard? Is something happening inside the academy?"

Tong Yuan responded, "Shixiong, I'm not sure. Since yesterday, Master Wang's mood has been off. So, he said that disciples shouldn't come to the academy for a few days!"

"Bad mood?" Jiang Ning was surprised.

He looked towards the rear courtyard of the academy. Although he didn't intentionally probe, his extraordinary senses allowed him to know that Wang Jin was currently in the rear courtyard, sound asleep.

"It's lunchtime now, why is Master still sleeping in the rear courtyard?" Jiang Ning was astonished.

The next moment, Jiang Ning spoke, "Tong Yuan Shidi, I'll go to the rear courtyard to see Master Wang!"

"Okay!" Tong Yuan nodded repeatedly.

Then, he watched Jiang Ning's back as he headed towards the rear courtyard.

Creak—

The wooden door to the rear courtyard was gently pushed open.

Jiang Ning saw Wang Jin lying under the shade of a tree, still fast asleep.

Even with the noise from opening the door, Wang Jin didn't wake up.

"How strange!" Jiang Ning, filled with doubt, approached Wang Jin.

Just as he entered within a zhang of Wang Jin.

Huff—

Wang Jin suddenly woke up and opened his eyes.

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

"You're here!" Wang Jin spoke, his voice hoarse.

"Master, what's wrong?" Jiang Ning looked at Wang Jin, his gaze sharpening.

In his eyes, Wang Jin's condition seemed poor.

Not only was his face filled with fatigue, but his eyes were bloodshot, clearly a result of not getting enough rest the previous night.

At that moment, Wang Jin heard Jiang Ning's question and replied.

"Sun Danniang is dead!"

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

Wang Jin explained, "He Jin Yun, the leader of the Idolatry Sect, said that she was a member of their sect, and she had been infected with the aura of a demon god. So, she was executed according to the law!"

Wang Jin's expression grew heavy as he continued, "If I had known, I wouldn't have let her go out to buy vegetables yesterday. If she hadn't gone out, she wouldn't have met this fate."

(End of Chapter)

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