Chapter 4: Chapter 4
In a single short afternoon, my cultivation advanced an entire level, almost two. This cultivation speed is honestly a little terrifying!
When he glanced up at the sky, it was already dusk.
Adam set about compiling the life of Sword Saint Arthur into a proper biography.
In the official historical records, Arthur’s deeds had been written down in veiled, careful wording and only briefly outlined.
But Adam had witnessed that great final battle with his own eyes, so he praised this pillar of the world, Sword Saint Arthur, with heavy ink and rich, vivid colors.
After finishing the writing, he tidied up the books spread across his desk and walked out of Inkwood Academy, preparing to head back home.
The Vernal Manor wasn’t far from the academy at all, only about an hour’s journey away.
Once he returned home, Adam ate his dinner and then sat back down to continue cultivating without pause.
With the afternoon’s practice already laying down a solid foundation, Adam’s cultivation grew even smoother, and the speed at which heaven and earth spiritual energy ran a full circulation through his body became faster still.
The spiritual energy inside his dantian swelled at a pace almost visible to the naked eye.
Late into the night, the bright moon hung high overhead.
Sensing that the spiritual energy in his dantian had filled to the point where not another drop could fit, Adam finally roused himself from his meditative trance.
Have I really reached Qi Condensation peak this quickly?
Going from the fifth level of Qi Condensation all the way to absolute peak in a single afternoon and night, even the Heaven’s Chosens of the great sects and major factions could never dream of matching such a cultivation speed.
Adam did not let himself grow complacent over it.
Although a single day of bitter cultivation had produced a massive leap in strength compared to before, a mere peak Qi Condensation cultivator, set against the whole of Silver Willow Dynasty, was nothing more than a slightly larger ant.
If the Sixth Heaven and Earth Upheaval truly came, the shackles of heaven and earth would loosen, and powerhouses would surge out without end. At that point, perfect Qi Condensation would be even less worth mentioning.
Steadying his breathing, Adam prepared to push forward in one strong, unbroken effort and break straight through into the Innate Realm.
The cultivation of Silver Willow were divided into six main realms:
Qi Condensation
Innate
Grandmaster
Great Grandmaster
Mortal Supreme
Heaven and Earth Deity
Unofficial histories recorded that during the First Heaven and Earth Upheaval, peerless experts even stronger than Heaven and Earth Deities had once walked the world, but because that era lay so far in the past, the claim could no longer be verified.
In the Silver Willow of the present day, however, Heaven and Earth Deities had not appeared for five hundred years, leaving Mortal Martial Saints as the absolute pinnacle of the human world.
Throughout Silver Willow Dynasty, the Innate Realm was already considered the backbone of society.
If he could break through into the Innate Realm, he could just barely be considered to possess a sliver of self-preservation ability.
In order to break through to the Innate Realm, one had to continuously solidify the spiritual energy held within the dantian until it eventually condensed into a spiritual core. Only then could it be called a true success.
Tuning his essence, qi, and spirit to their peak condition, Adam sat cross-legged and began condensing the spiritual energy gathered inside his dantian.
Time slipped by quietly. As the morning light started to peek through and the roosters began to crow, Adam opened his eyes once more.
The thick look of joy in his gaze was something he could not hide no matter how hard he tried.
I’ve actually reached the Innate Realm just like that! This is the sheer power of God-Tier Comprehension!
In a single day, Adam had jumped from a fifth level Qi Condensation rookie straight into the Innate Realm.
If word of this cultivation speed ever leaked out, there was no telling how much greed and covetousness it would draw down upon him.
No, this secret has to stay buried. I absolutely cannot let my true strength show.
Even after breaking through to the Innate Realm, Adam felt not the slightest hint of arrogance. If anything, his breakthrough only firmed up his resolve to keep his head down quietly inside Inkwood Academy.
"Have you heard? The South-Subduing King is planning to rebel!"
"Don’t go spouting nonsense. There’s no concrete evidence of any of it yet. The South-Subduing King is a pillar of the dynasty, the man who guards the South for life. How could he possibly rebel!"
"No concrete evidence?! His recent actions are no different from a rebellion already. The only thing he hasn’t done is openly tear off the last pretenses."
After breaking through into the Innate Realm, Adam had his breakfast and made his way to Inkwood Academy to report in for duty.
The moment he stepped through the academy gates, he heard people whispering among themselves about the South-Subduing King’s rebellion.
The South-Subduing King rebelling! A flash of gravity passed through Adam’s eyes.
One had to remember, the South-Subduing King held a three hundred thousand strong army firmly in his grasp. The Southern region under his protection was also fairly close to the capital itself.
Once he rebelled, his three hundred thousand strong army could arrive at the capital within ten days.
