The Supreme God of Martial Arts novel Chapter 39

After a whole day's fierce fighting and using so much vital energy, Austin didn't feel tired at all, on the contrary, he felt full of vital energy, felt it coursing through him.

The vital energy vibrated faintly. He felt limp and numb at some blocked acupuncture points. But it wouldn't last. It didn't before his coma, either. He would work through those blocks and only get stronger.

And to his excitement, his energy meridians were going to expand.

This was an exciting, familiar feeling, the omen of vital energy breakthrough.

There was a hidden cave not far from the lake, in which the giant rock lizard concealed itself. Austin took out an emerald jade bottle, and poured an off-white Energy-boosting Elixir.

Before setting off for Beast Mountain, Austin had given Evan four Energy-boosting Elixirs. After using two to break through to the fourth level of the Energy Gathering Realm, he only had four Energy-boosting Elixirs left now.

This kind of elixir was extremely precious for disciples of his level.

But Austin did not hesitate at all, for the chance to break through was even rarer than the elixir itself. Gaining levels was paramount, no matter the cost.

Once the Energy-boosting Elixirs entered his body, the vital energy in the elixirs was released in a flash. It flowed into the energy meridians in his body like rushing gurgling rivers.

Breathing out, feeling full of vital energy, Austin immediately started the movements for Purple Yang Formula, unified mind and focus, guiding the vital energy flowing along the formula's route.

The vital energy formed by the elixirs' power rushed into him and flowed fluently. Some blocked acupuncture points were broken through accordingly. This just made him feel even more powerful.

Already having tendency to expand, some acupuncture points suddenly expanded at an amazing pace with an inaudible whisper, like fire under the wind.

Energy Gathering Realm meant remolding the energy meridians, dredging all the meridians of the Circulations of Vital Energy and 360 crucial acupuncture points, letting vital energy flow smoothly throughout the body.

This was the foundation of vital energy cultivation. The solider a foundation one laid, the higher the level one could reach. It was a basic principle of vital energy cultivation. Without a solid foundation, the disciple was weak.

So cultivators should do two things at Energy Gathering Realm. The first was to breathe in vital energy all around the world and to guide vital energy to dredge the meridians and crucial acupuncture points throughout the body.

The second was to expand the meridians. The broader the meridians were, the more vital energy they could contain and, at the same time, the higher level they could reach.

However, dredging the meridians was just letting vital energy go through the blocked routes, and didn't change the original structure of the meridians. With the blocks gone, he felt better than he ever had. He was free, and free to direct the energy where it needed to go. He was no longer numb in those areas—instead he felt like he was on top of the world.

But expanding the meridians made the meridians broader and larger, which was completely different and meant the remolding of the whole body. It's the changing of essence which was hundreds of times as difficult as the former.

Even in the same realm, some people's vital energy could be strong while other people's was weak. It depended largely on the differences of the meridians.

The broader the meridians were, the more vital energy they could contain and let through. And often, this was due to how much practice they put in, and how strong their will was.

After an hour, the vital energy flowed all along the Circulations of Vital Energy

and back to his Elixir Field like all rivers flowed back into the sea. The Elixir Field was swelled with energy now that the vital energy had flowed in. It was a beautiful process, and made him feel much more like his old self.

Finally, the whole Elixir Field was full of vital energy and spun clockwise quickly.

Boom! The vital energy in the Elixir Field backtracked quickly, and filled all the meridians throughout the body. Then Austin shuddered for a while. It was a transformational moment, and he had to pause just to take it all in. It wasn't easy, and he wondered briefly if something hadn't gone wrong. It was so much power! But then, realization dawned on him, and he brought the power under his control.

He had reached the fifth level of the Energy Gathering Realm!

Feeling the vital energy flowing throughout his body, Austin sprang to his feet and felt happy and comfortable.

'I never expected I'd break through to the fifth level so soon after fighting the giant rock lizard. So actual combat helps a lot when trying to rise in level.

Alright, I'll go and fight it again!