This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick! Chapter 78 – Chapter 78: Chapter 78 Breakthrough

Chapter 78: Chapter 78 Breakthrough

“Last night, a brutal murder occurred in Kaiping District,” the newscaster reported. “The victim was a Third Level Main Judge from the Court of Judicial Review, along with over a dozen guards from his household. The killer's methods were extremely savage…”

Li Lei, Zhang Yuqing, Li Tianyu, and the rest of the Li family were eating dinner in the living room while listening to the news on the radio.

It was a daily routine for the Li family.

“Dad, a Third Level Main Judge from the Court of Judicial Review died. Is this case a big deal?” Li Tianyu couldn't help but ask.

Li Lei revealed an expression of headache. “Indeed, it's quite atrocious. The case has been assigned to me, and I have been ordered to solve it as quickly as possible.”

Now, he had formally taken the position of Captain of the first squadron in the Inspection Bureau. Huang Weiguang had retired, and Wu Yihua had taken over as the new Inspector General.

Just two days after Wu Yihua had taken office, this case occurred. He gave the case directly to Li Lei, demanding a swift resolution.

“Doesn't Kaiping District have many patrols from the Inspection Bureau? Didn't your people catch the culprit last night?” Li Tianyu asked.

Li Lei shook his head. “The attacker was too fast. The brothers from the nearby patrols reached the scene immediately, but they still couldn't block him.”

“If the perpetrator managed to kill over a dozen guards so quickly, he must be a formidable martial artist. You need to be careful,” said Zhang Yuqing, her voice filled with concern for Li Lei.

“Rest assured. If it really gets tricky, I'll apply for assistance from the Zhi Ge Court,” Li Lei responded.

Although the Zhi Ge Court was responsible for managing affairs concerning martial artists, they had limited manpower. If a martial artist committed a crime, it was initially the responsibility of the Inspection Bureau, only involving the Zhi Ge Court if the situation turned out to be unmanageable.

Li Fei listened silently to the three others talking without chiming in.

Last night, after he had killed Feng Zhenshan, he did not stay to search the latter's house because Feng had fired a signal flare, which meant that the personnel from the Inspection Bureau would soon arrive and he did not want to have a confrontation with the Bureau's people.

So, he only searched Feng Zhenshan's body before leaving, finding over two thousand yuan in cash and a Silver Bank deposit note worth three thousand yuan.

The deposit note was not bound to an individual's National ID; the money could be withdrawn from the Silver Bank with the note alone, suggesting that it was likely bribery given to Feng Zhenshan by someone else.

Aside from money, Li Fei also took the revolver that Feng Zhenshan had somehow obtained.

Now, he had a total of three guns and over sixty-four thousand yuan!

This amount was more than enough for him to continue his training all the way to the Tao Foundation Stage.

“Although I have been tasked with apprehending the murderer,” Li Lei suddenly reflected, nearing the end of the meal, “if you ask me, that killed Third Level Main Judge from the Court of Judicial Review truly deserved to die. Well done!”

“Talking like this in front of the kids, what are you doing?” Zhang Yuqing lightly scolded him with a slap.

Li Lei looked at Li Fei and Li Tianyu and laughed, “They've grown up; they should have their own sense of right and wrong.”

Just as they were speaking, Li Fei took the bowl from his hands.

“What are you doing?” asked Li Lei, looking at his son.

Li Fei stood up and walked toward the kitchen. “I'm getting you another bowl of rice; eat up.”

“This child,” Li Lei's face showed a smile.

…

The next morning, as usual, Li Fei went to the Martial Arts Hall to train with Hao Yi.

However, today Hao Yi frequently slashed and struck his body with a knife.

“Stop.”

Hao Yi suddenly sheathed his sword, looking at Li Fei with a stern gaze, “Why are you so restless today?”

Li Fei was taken aback, sheathed his sword, and fell silent.

Hao Yi didn't urge him either, quietly waiting for Li Fei to speak up on his own.

“Teacher, I heard that breaking through from the Body Breaking Stage to the Qi Change Stage needs one to repeatedly endure life and death trials, but on what principle is this based? Is it necessary to reach the peak of the Body Breaking Stage before one can do this, or can one start the life and death trials in advance?”

Li Fei asked.

Hao Yi looked at him and slowly said,

“I've told you before that implants in the body can be stimulated to grow faster when emotional fluctuations are intense. Though implants seem to be fused with the body, in reality, they are most affected by the human spirit. Those whose beastly instincts overwhelm their humanity and transform into monsters have had their spirits inversely influenced by the implant.

The key to the Qi Change Stage is to activate the Innate Qi, which is a material formed from a mix of the body's own energy, the spirit, and the energy of the implant. To form it, you must use your own spiritual will to harmonize your body's energy with the energy of the implant.

That's why the stage before Body Breaking is also called the Breakthrough Stage.”

“Breakthrough Stage?”

Li Fei muttered, deep in thought.

Hao Yi: “Within the body, the implant breaks through the obstacles formed by flesh and blood, while the martial artist must break through the Heart Barrier.”

“At the very beginning of Martial Arts practice, a martial artist must achieve a clear Heart Realm, with unfettered thoughts, to break through their Heart Barrier. Only then can they maximally activate the power of the Mind, strengthening their spirit enough to inspire the Innate Qi, thereby stepping into the Qi Change Stage and becoming a martial master.”

“However, as Martial Arts have evolved over time, the technology to cultivate implants has improved and various new elixirs have been developed, decreasing the difficulty for martial artists to enter the Qi Change Stage. It's no longer necessary for martial artists to possess such strong spiritual power to break through with the help of elixirs.”

Li Fei listened and gained a more complete understanding of the Body Breaking Stage and the Qi Change Stage. He then said,

“So there are two ways to break through from the Body Breaking Stage to the Qi Change Stage. One is to reach the peak of the Body Breaking Stage when the implant within is very mature, and at that time using life and death trials to temper one's spiritual will, coupled with elixirs, one can break through. The other is to shatter the Heart Barrier, thus strengthening spiritual power enough to break through?”

Hao Yi nodded, “That's right, the latter is more difficult, but its benefits are a faster Breakthrough and a higher potential thereafter. Nowadays, among martial artists who break through using the second method, it's hard to find even one in a hundred.”

Li Fei looked at the other person, “Teacher, what is the Heart Barrier?”

“Quite simply, it can be summed up in three words: Follow your heart.”

“Follow your heart?”

“A person's life is full of countless desires and various obsessions. If one could satisfy all desires and unfailingly follow their thoughts, naturally there would be no Heart Barriers.”

“But how is that possible?”

Li Fei laughed.

Even the Emperor of the Da Lan Dynasty surely couldn't have everything go his way, right?

“Then find your greatest obsession, overcome it, fulfill it, or let it go. As long as you can do that, you would have broken through a layer of the Heart Barrier, your Mind Power would greatly increase, and this would affect your implant, allowing you to successfully Breakthrough.”

Hao Yi told Li Fei.

Li Fei was silent for a long time before he deeply bowed to Hao Yi,

“Thank you for your guidance, Teacher. I have learned my lesson.”

Hao Yi looked at this student who had always satisfied him and said,

“The barrier lies within yourself; all external forces are of no use, and I can't help you with this. Let's end today's training here, you may leave now.”

“Yes.”

Li Fei bowed again to Hao Yi and then turned and left.

Hao Yi walked to the window of the practice room, watching Li Fei leave the building, continuously watching him as he walked through the gates of the Martial Arts Hall, until his figure completely disappeared from view.

Hao Yi let out a deep sigh and retracted his gaze.

He didn't ask why Li Fei was suddenly restless or why he suddenly asked about life and death trials.

Some paths must ultimately be walked by the individual alone; he just hoped that his student wouldn't deviate from the right path in the end.

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