C44 Advance to the Level Nine of Martial Warrior

On this particular day, Yun Haoyan set aside his own cultivation to teach Miao Hujin instead.

The two engaged in a lengthy discussion.

In the Yun family's living room, Yun Hai, Yun Tiantian, and their mother were gathered for breakfast.

Yun Hai turned to Yun Tiantian with a look of surprise. "Did Haoyan really not leave Elder Miao's room all night?"

"Absolutely!" Yun Tiantian confirmed with a decisive nod.

"I have no idea what they're up to. I thought my brother would just pop in for a bit. I never imagined he'd still be there this morning. Now there's no one to play with me!"

"Great!" Yun Hai burst into delighted laughter. "It seems Haoyan is apprenticing with Elder Miao. This means our Yun family will finally have its own Alchemist. Haoyan is bound to achieve great things."

"That's wonderful. As long as Haoyan masters alchemy, the Yun family's future is secure—we won't have to depend on anyone else!"

Yun's mother was overjoyed. What parent doesn't wish for their child's success?

"Yun Tiantian, try to give your brother some space from now on. He's in the midst of learning alchemy, and it's a crucial time. Please, don't interrupt him."

Yun's mother gave her daughter a cautionary look.

"I got it." Yun Tiantian replied, a touch of discontent in her voice as she took a couple more bites of her meal. "I'm finished eating. I'm off to train."

With that, she dashed out of the room with determined steps.

"This child," Yun's mother sighed, shaking her head in resignation.

In the training room, spiritual energy swirled and mist rose in the air.

"Cultivating with the Qi Refining Pill is just too slow. I wonder if I can speed up the process by using a Qi Gathering Pill instead."

Yun Haoyan pondered, eyeing the low-grade Qi Gathering Pill in his hand.

Others would be aghast at his audacity—Yun Haoyan had advanced four levels in just two days and still found the pace sluggish. How would ordinary Martial Cultivators, who might take six months to achieve a single level, feel?

Resolved, Yun Haoyan popped the pill into his mouth and summoned all his skill to channel the Cosmic Unification Technique.

"I'm in pain!" Yun Haoyan realized that what he had ingested wasn't a Qi Gathering Pill, but rather felt like poison.

"Absorb it quickly!" he urged himself silently, rallying every muscle and bone in his body to draw in the Spiritual Energy from the pill.

Thankfully, it was merely the lowest of the low-grade Qi Gathering Pills. Had it been a top-grade one, Yun Haoyan would have had no choice but to expel it.

"At last, I've absorbed all the Spiritual Energy. I must be stronger now, right? And my body, more robust."

Yun Haoyan squeezed his fists, reveling in the daily transformation of his body, a joyful laugh escaping him.

"Now I've reached level nine of the Martial Warrior rank. Clearly, the Spiritual Energy in the Qi Gathering Pill is in a league of its own compared to the Qi Refining Pill."

With a three-day cycle, it looked like he'd need just over a month to advance to the Martial Master level.

A month wasn't too long to wait.

If it weren't for the importance of laying a solid foundation, Yun Haoyan could have already made the leap.

But his aim wasn't merely to regain the martial prowess of his past life; he aspired to become a Martial God.

Without a solid foundation, reaching the Martial God Realm would remain out of reach.

"It's time to test my current strength."

With that thought, Yun Haoyan approached the nearby Strength Measuring Stone and hoisted it.

The stone, weighing a thousand kilograms, was effortlessly lifted by Yun Haoyan.

"Too easy!"

With a flick of his wrist, Yun Haoyan tossed the stone to the ground, where it landed with a thud, leaving a small crater in its wake.