Free Web NovelChapter 517: Chapter 221: 34 Responding Powers
’I’ve now awakened thirty-four resonances, but my cultivation realm hasn’t changed at all. It seems that if I want to break through my Qi Sea and successfully enter the True Martial Realm, I’ll have to either keep awakening power from these resonances or fuse the power I’ve awakened with my Elixir Field Power. By evolving my Elixir Field Power, I can bring about a change in my realm.’
Chu Lingguang reflected.
After three months at the Academy, he had come to understand that some people might not be able to enter the True Martial Realm even if they awakened all one hundred and twenty-three resonances.
If that happened, their only hope of becoming a True Martial Realm expert was to fuse their powers and achieve a breakthrough via their Dantian.
Of course, others broke through after awakening and fusing just a few powers. In short, everyone’s breaking point was different. For some, it was effortless; for others, next to impossible—a goal they might never reach in their entire lives.
Chu Lingguang didn’t know how many more resonances he needed to achieve a breakthrough. But with the weight off his shoulders, his mindset grew increasingly steady. He stopped paying attention to his ranking and immersed himself in his cultivation every day.
As his power grew, the awakenings became increasingly difficult, and the synergistic links between each resonance grew harder to find.
So, by the fourth assessment, Chu Lingguang still hadn’t found the synergistic links between other resonances, but with the power of his thirty-four resonances, he managed to return to the top five.
Qin Yu remained in first place.
He had awakened fifty-six resonances.
Yan Zhen took second place again, having awakened fifty-two resonances, leaving the gap with Qin Yu at only four.
Pu Shiyi was third, with forty-one awakened resonances.
Chu Lingguang was fourth, with thirty-four awakened resonances.
Meng Xiaochuan was fifth, with thirty-two awakened resonances.
"He’s back in the top five? He awakened twenty-one resonances in a single month?"
"What a shame. He was outside the top five twice."
The two experts from Yuanchu Mountain sighed. Clearly, even though Chu Lingguang had returned to the top five and secured fourth place, he had lost his chance to receive their guidance.
「Time flew by.」
The nearly five months of training time soon ran out.
In those last twenty-odd days, Chu Lingguang constantly heard about others achieving breakthroughs, about how many more resonances they had awakened, and how their power was now just a single step away from the True Martial Realm.
He was filled with envy and, at times, jealousy, but it didn’t affect his cultivation progress. On the day he left the Academy, however, Chu Lingguang finally located the synergistic links between thirty-three resonances within different parts of his body. After leaving the Academy, he would focus all his attention on awakening these thirty-three resonances.
In the end, Qin Yu, Yan Zhen, Meng Xiaochuan, and Pu Shiyi were kept at the Academy for an extra day. As chosen prodigies, they received guidance from the Yuanchu Mountain experts under the envious gazes of all.
Chu Lingguang, Xuanyuan Jinkang, and the others left the Imperial City Academy together. After descending the mountain and arriving at the base of Mountain Rain Peak, they all looked up at the summit again. The two massive Qi Vortexes that had appeared before were gone, and their Mental Realms were no longer affected.
Over these nearly five months of training, everyone—Chu Lingguang, Xuanyuan Jinkang, and the rest—had benefited immensely. All of their strengths had seen a noticeable increase.
Xuanyuan Jinkang’s Mental Realm had also reached the third level. He had awakened eleven resonances and gained two additional Bloodline Divine Abilities. His entire presence, from his aura to his disposition, had changed significantly.
"Lin Guang!"
"Jin Kang!"
Just then, two familiar voices called out.
"Master!"
Both Chu Lingguang and Xuanyuan Jinkang jolted.
After nearly five months of training at the Academy, the Martial Arts Examination for the Imperial Examination was just around the corner. Guo Wei had arrived in the Imperial City two days prior and was received by Eunuch Liu. The two had agreed to meet at the base of Mountain Rain Peak to pick up their respective disciples.
