Breakthrough

  In the following days, Du Fei did not go out again. After instructing Xiao Ai to be careful, he began his own cultivation journey. Starting from the second day, he entered the back mountain of the Du family and started his arduous practice.

  With only two months left until the clan competition, if he doesn't cultivate any results, it's likely to be over. And under Du Qing's pressure, Du Fei also understood that if he loses in the clan competition, everything he has now will be completely lost!

  And this result, he really can't accept it at all!

  Behind the waterfall, Du Fei's upper body was exposed, his movements unfolding slowly and smoothly. Whether it was a sweep of his leg or a punch, every action looked extremely gentle, yet somehow each strike carried a hint of fierce power within that gentleness.

  Combining both gentle and powerful forces together, at the ninth level of Body Tempering, probably only Du Fei can achieve this.

  After performing a set of cotton fist, Du Fei carefully took out the crystal bottle from his bosom, dropped a drop of medicine from it, and then carefully hid the crystal bottle again. Only then did Du Fei slowly take that one drop of medicine.

  With the experience of the first dose, this time Du Fei was not so impulsive, but instead slowly unfolded his body as the liquid was slowly absorbed, and his fists were immediately thrown out.

  As expected, this time although there was still a chilling coldness surging out from Du Fei's dantian, but because of the foundation laid by the Mian Quan, the feeling of coldness had actually lessened somewhat. Although it was cold, it made Du Fei feel rather comfortable instead.

  With this feeling, the cotton fist flew out quickly in Du Fei's hand, and the cold air contained in the fist wind continuously froze the surrounding mist.

  The frozen mist, under the guidance of Du Fei's cotton fist, rotated slightly for a moment along the strange trajectory before falling to the ground.

  Faintly, Du Fei's cotton fist seemed to have a few points of gentle inner strength, this inner strength although not as obvious as the true breath, but it was indeed there.

  But this strange inner strength, even Du Fei himself did not notice, let alone others in this place.

  "Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo——"

  It wasn't until much later that Du Fei finally finished executing the last of his continuous fist techniques, and at the same time, the cold air emanating from his dantian had completely dissipated.

  Du Fei's skin also became increasingly tender, and as he moved slightly, the sound of crackling and popping echoed through his entire skeletal system.

  This refreshing feeling all over his body was something Du Fei had never felt before despite cultivating for so long.

  For a brief moment, Du Fei seemed to have thought of something, his right hand suddenly clenched into a fist and then punched down onto the stone in front of him.

  With his movement, the stone burst instantly and almost turned into powder.

  "Bone fracture stone, fifth layer of refinement?" Du Fei's face was shocked, and immediately, the shock turned into violent joy, "No... it's the sixth layer of refinement!"

  As for whether he could advance to the sixth stage of Body Tempering so quickly, Du Fei also had some doubts in his heart.

  After hesitating for a moment, Du Fei took a slight breath and once again slowly executed the Mianquan.

  This time, the power contained in each blow of the Mianquan was several times stronger than before. Even at the moment of impact, one could faintly hear the sound of tearing through the air. Only then did Du Fei believe that he had truly reached the sixth level of body refinement.

  "This Mianquan is indeed strange, although it's only the sixth level of physical training, but if I don't mention internal energy, every punch I squeeze out probably has the power of the seventh level of physical training! Even if I stop here, I have the confidence to resist Du Qing, just... "

  At this point, Du Fei's movements slowed down and came to a stop, his brow furrowed slightly.

  The seventh layer of refinement, compared to the previous six layers, is called the first threshold of the path of refining martial arts. The reason for this is that with the emergence of true breath, refining martial arts is no longer just about refining the body, but rather it is about achieving a state where the inner and outer are connected. Furthermore, true breath is the foundation of refining martial arts, and only after attaining true breath can one formally begin to cultivate martial skills.

  Although the martial arts that can be cultivated under the martial master are all ordinary goods, even these ordinary goods can make a person's strength increase by several times.

  In other words, even if I have the strength of the sixth level of Quan Ti due to my relationship with Mian Quan, I can still withstand Du Qing's seventh-level Quan Ti. However, if the opponent uses martial skills, I'm afraid I will lose?

  Not to mention, in these three months, I have made progress myself, can't Du Qing have made any progress?

  To know, being able to reach the seventh level of physical refinement is already a rare commodity!

  "Even if the sixth layer of Quenching Body is achieved, one cannot be complacent! Within half a month, no, within a month, I must definitely advance to the seventh layer of Quenching Body! The remaining time will be used to cultivate martial skills!"

  After a certain kind of confidence, Du Fei gave a slight cold laugh, his gaze falling on the crystal bottle.

  He gritted his teeth and this time managed to pour out two drops of medicine from the bottle, which he immediately threw into his own mouth.

  Time is like flowing water, fleeting in an instant.

  It's just a blink of an eye, and a month has quickly passed.

  Behind Du's house, a figure was still practicing Tai Chi in slow motion.

  At this moment, Du Fei's eyes were slightly closed, his breathing was natural, and with each punch he threw, the water vapor brought out by him became more and more abundant. As Du Fei's tempered body fist moved these water vapors, it seemed to be even more in harmony with nature.

  In these two months, Du Fei's physique had not changed much, but whether it was his skin or bones, there had been a huge transformation. Internally, it couldn't be seen, but his slightly yellowish skin seemed to contain boundless and powerful forces within.

  No matter in the past or present, those who can cultivate to this level within two months are indeed rare.

  Being able to achieve this, although it can be said that the medicinal liquid of the Cultivation Body is one of the reasons, but a bigger reason is that Du Fei has been working hard and trying since he was young. Although his cultivation didn't succeed, he had already laid a solid foundation for himself. Adding to that his daily bitter practice, his terrifying progress can be considered as something within the realm of reason.

  As he finished a set of cotton fist moves, Du Fei let out a long sigh and slowly opened his eyes.

  The moment he opened his eyes, a chill flashed through his dark pupils, and this chill almost froze the air around him.

  Fortunately, it was only for a moment, and Du Fei had already regained his normal composure. He clenched his fist slightly, carefully experiencing the soft and powerful force contained within the peak of his fist.

  After practicing for so long, Du Fei also experienced the strange inner strength that occasionally appeared when he was performing his Mianquan.

  Although this inner strength is rare, in Du Fei's view, if he can understand and grasp it, then the seventh level of body refinement will be a matter of course.

  Within this month, Du Fei had grasped the subtle feeling of internal energy several times, but always couldn't get to the point. However, today, he vaguely felt that he had gained some understanding of internal energy.

  "Power comes from outside the body, so even if it's soft, it's still hard... But what if the power comes from the dantian?!"

  This was something Du Fei had never tried before. Today, he took a slight breath in and slowly closed his eyes.

  As he closed his eyes, for the first time he clearly felt that between breaths, the thin heavenly and earthly primal energy slowly gathered towards the lower abdomen dan Tian through his meridians. However, this time was different from any previous vague feelings. These thin heavenly and earthly primal energies did not disperse but instead became increasingly dense with the accumulation of time.

  At the same time, the remaining medicinal power of the tempered liquid that had been precipitated in Du Fei's meridians seemed to be activated at this moment. After flowing slowly in Du Fei's meridians for a while, they also quickly flowed towards Du Fei's dantian lower abdomen.

  As the cold medicinal power flowed in, the air mass at the lower abdomen of the elixir field seemed to take shape slowly, and when it reached the size of a fist, it suddenly started rotating slowly.

  This rotation was very awkward at first, but as time passed, this awkwardness gradually became smooth, and at a certain moment, the thin vortex seemed to stabilize.

  "This is... True Breath Spiral?"

  A thought flashed through Du Fei's mind, and he quickly exhaled a breath. However, this time the true Qi vortex in his Dan Tian did not dissipate, but instead remained, even as Du Fei slowly withdrew his fist stance. It seemed that at any moment, he could still feel that aura.

  Du Fei slowly opened his eyes and didn't rush to verify anything, instead he once again slowly started driving, a set of soft fists flowing out like clouds and water.

  With his movements, big drops of black sweat burst out from his pores quickly, and even on his head there were a few wisps of white smoke swirling around.

  "Bang bang bang bang bang - boom - "

  As the last movement ended, a crisp and crackling sound of bones echoed continuously, and then Du Fei slapped his palm on the giant stone in front of him. In an instant, a clear palm print appeared on it, but the giant stone did not burst open...

  At this scene, Du Fei's mouth corners couldn't help but hang a faint smile.

  "Finally, I've reached the seventh layer of the Refining Body..."

  He closed his eyes and once again sensed the true breath of the dantian, and suddenly, a strong sense of self-confidence surged up!