I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 19: Two Years, Finally Becoming a Grandmaster
Time flies, and two years have passed since the spring imperial examination. Before we knew it, it was the spring of the third year of the Qingli period.

There is only one year left before the plot begins, but Li Chengzong is not impatient at all.

Shortly after the Spring Examination in the first year of the Qingli period, he tried many times to break through to the Grandmaster level, but failed every time.

To be precise, after feeling that I had failed, I didn't dare to try further.

However, these failed experiences helped Li Chengzong find a clear direction.

The system's so-called mysterious state of unity between strength and body, body and mind, mind and spirit, in simple terms, is the point where strength, physique, and spirit reach perfect harmony.

My strength has already reached the ninth level limit, so I have been training my physical and mental health for the past two years.

Because the nuclear radiation Qi in this world has the effect of strengthening physical fitness, his physique was the first to reach the ninth grade limit, and it took less than half a year.

As for the cultivation of spiritual power, it was more troublesome. In order to speed up the progress, Li Chengzong even took Xingzhi to the West.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to meet the Pope that Xingzhi mentioned, because the Holy See was destroyed by the local King several years ago.

Fortunately, there were people from the Vatican who survived, and Li Chengzong had a fight with them.

There is not much to say about the process, except that the squishy mage killed the assassin indiscriminately without a tank to protect him.

Before he finished the magic spell, Li Chengzong cut their throats with a sword. After all, when two masters fight, there is no time to prepare.

After that, he spent two months and obtained a meditation method specifically for cultivating mental strength, which was an advanced version of the one that Xingzhi had passed on to him.

Early that morning, Li Chengzong, who was sitting cross-legged in the martial arts arena, slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

A burst of energy burst out from the body uncontrollably, and the powerful energy directly blew away the fallen leaves several feet around.

"Master, have you reached the Grandmaster level?"

Zhao Huai'en, who had just arrived at the martial arts arena to practice, noticed the situation on Li Chengzong's side, and quickly came over and asked in surprise.

It is said that God is fair. When he closes a door for you, he will definitely open a window for you.

Zhao Huai'en is different. God opened the door and window for him.

Not only is he very talented in handling miscellaneous tasks, he manages the affairs inside and outside the palace in an orderly manner, he also has a high talent in martial arts, and is now a master at the peak of the ninth rank.

However, it is worth mentioning that the emotional journey of this versatile man is quite bumpy.

He and Xingzhi are like cats and dogs on a daily basis. They like to argue over everything, but they end up developing feelings for each other.

However, dogs and cats are not destined to become a family.

On Li Chengzong's way to the west, Xingzhi fell in love with Li Junxin, the leader of the Blood-Clothed Guards. They got married as soon as they came back and had a child. They really didn't give him any chance at all.

So much so that Zhao Huai'en liked to practice with Li Junxin whenever he had nothing to do. As he practiced, he accidentally broke through to the upper ninth level. Then, it only took him half a year to break through to the peak of the ninth level as if it was a natural process. He surpassed Li Yi in one fell swoop and became the person with the highest martial arts in the palace except for Li Chengzong.

"It's not that easy." Li Chengzong shook his head, then smiled and said, "It will be soon. I will be in seclusion today. You will stay at the martial arts arena and no one is allowed to disturb you."

Li Chengzong had a hunch that if he didn't truly strive for the Grandmaster realm this time, he would probably stop at the peak of the ninth level in his life. Now that all aspects of his condition had reached the peak, it was the best time to break through.

"Don't worry, Master. With me here, not even a bird can fly into the martial arts arena."

Li Chengzong nodded, walked to a stone in the martial arts field, turned the mechanism and entered the secret room.

Because we don’t know what will happen during the process of breaking through to the Grandmaster level, we must first ensure a safe and quiet environment. In the past two years, a secret room was specially built in the palace’s martial arts training ground.

"Phew~ It all depends on this time!"

Li Chengzong sat cross-legged, took a few deep breaths to relax, and began to strive towards the grandmaster realm.

The four great masters in Joy of Life have different ways of breaking through.

Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City became a saint through his extreme compassion, as he was bullied at home since childhood, which left an indelible shadow on his childhood. He used his resentment to temper his sword intent, and eventually transformed himself into a killing god, breaking through the limitations of being ruthless and sexless, reaching the pinnacle of the sword path, and achieving the realm of a grandmaster.

Ku He of the Northern Qi Dynasty achieved enlightenment through the natural way of Taoism. He practiced the Tianyi Dao mental method, which emphasized the unity of man and nature. This breakthrough method was rather mysterious and difficult for ordinary people to master. Even though Li Chengzong had a system, he did not understand what the unity of man and nature was.

Ye Liuyun relied on his comprehension. In the battle with Wuzhu, he imitated Wuzhu's fighting style and relied on his extraordinary comprehension to comprehend the Liuyun Sanshou, and eventually broke through the grandmaster realm. He was also the only one among the four grandmasters who did not practice the temple secrets to become a grandmaster. Although his comprehension was the highest among the four grandmasters, his combat power should be the weakest among the four grandmasters.

As for the last Emperor Qing, he is quite amazing. He became a Grandmaster by force. His meridians were burst by the powerful true qi. He could not move for several months and suffered great physical and psychological torture. He is the worst among the four Grandmasters, but also the strongest among the four Grandmasters. Judging from the way the four Grandmasters broke through, if they want to become Grandmasters, they need to be far superior to ordinary people in some aspect. According to the system, Si Gu Jian is the spirit, Ku He is the heart, and Emperor Qing is the physique. Of course, the four Grandmasters have one thing in common, that is, they all have absolute faith. This kind of faith cannot be described in words, and only the parties involved can truly understand it.

Li Chengzong has a system, so he doesn't need to break through like the four great masters. He only needs to practice according to the method taught by the system, practice the Heaven and Earth Furnace Sutra, and merge the two forces gathered in his dantian together.

His Dantian is now like a pond with a barrier in the middle dividing the pond into two halves. One side is the internal force from his own body, and the other side is the true energy from the outside world.

As for the barrier in the middle, it is the sword intent of the Void Sword Technique. This sword intent was not cultivated by Li Chengzong himself, but was left in his lower dantian when the system taught him the method of cultivation.

If he wanted to become a grandmaster, he only needed to draw the sword intent to the place where qi was stored, that is, the middle dantian, and then melt the two forces in the lower dantian into one.

But it is easier said than done.

When he withdrew the sword intent, the two different forces instantly lost control and flowed through his body. The different natures of the forces collided and merged with each other, constantly destroying his meridians, as if they were going to burst his body. Every inch of flesh and blood in his body felt as if someone was piercing it with a red-hot needle.

This is somewhat similar to Emperor Qing's method of breaking through with his domineering true qi, both of which involve bursting the meridians and then reshaping them.

But the difference is that Emperor Qing only has one kind of true qi, while Li Chengzong uses the collision of true qi and internal force to burst the meridians throughout his body, and then the new force after the fusion of the two forces reshapes the meridians and transforms himself into an inhuman direction.

It was unknown how long it had been, but gradually, Li Chengzong lost control of his body. He could no longer hear, see, smell, taste, or touch. All five senses were gone, as if he was in endless darkness.

He was very familiar with this feeling, it was exactly the same feeling he had when he was hit by a car and his soul flew out.

However, his powerful mental strength now made him know very clearly that he was still alive.

And he also knew that if he didn't merge the two forces quickly, he would die!
The powerful mental force continued to operate the Heaven and Earth Furnace Sutra, and the two forces continued to merge, gradually regaining control of the body, and severe pain came again.

The pain was only slightly less than the initial one, and it was obvious that his physique had been further strengthened, and he was already beginning to evolve towards a grandmaster.

Repeat this seven or eight times, and you will no longer feel any pain in your body.

However, just when Li Chengzong thought it was over, an external force, namely nuclear radiation qi, began to flow into his body continuously, and was then assimilated by the new force in his body.

As this new power accumulated more and more, when it was about to burst the body, it suddenly rushed into the bones, causing pain in the marrow. The new power was like a hammer, breaking every inch of bones in the body.

If the pain caused by the collision and fusion of the two forces before was only level one, then the pain now was level twelve, so painful that Li Chengzong felt as if his soul was twisted.

The intense pain made him unable to feel the passage of time, and he had no idea what his current condition was. If someone was in the secret room, they would find that he had turned into a bloody man, looking very scary.

The sun rose and the moon set, and seven days passed. Li Chengzong, who was sitting cross-legged in the secret room, had long been motionless, and his breathing was so weak that it was undetectable. He looked no different from a dead person, even more terrifying than an ordinary dead person.

In the evening of that day, an energy storm arose in the secret room. The nuclear radiation and true energy in the air rushed into Li Chengzong's body frantically. Li Chengzong, who had not moved for a long time, also trembled.

This process lasted for two full days, and then Li Chengzong opened his eyes.

At this moment, he could feel that there was a vortex of Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram in his lower Dantian, which was constantly rotating and absorbing nuclear radiation and true Qi from the outside world, and then honing it into a unique power of internal force and true Qi fusion that belonged to him.

"It's finally done."

Li Chengzong's voice was a little hoarse, and his eyes were full of excitement and relief at surviving the disaster.

During these days, he experienced life and death several times, especially after the new power forged his bones. Not only was it unable to return to the lower dantian, but it also madly absorbed the nuclear radiation true energy from the outside world. He almost exploded and died.

Fortunately, between the great fears of life and death, he suddenly thought of Tai Chi, and circulated the smelted power according to the method of Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram, and then he took the power flowing through his body back to his lower Dantian, and finally reached the realm of grandmaster.

It can be said that this breakthrough to the Grandmaster realm was all due to the word "gamble". Of course, the reason why he dared to gamble was because he had the confidence, after all, there was a plot conversion card given by the system, which could allow him to revive again.

But in that case, no one would know when he would be resurrected, and everything would be full of uncertainty. By then, he might not have the courage to break through between life and death like he did this time, and he didn't want to go through that kind of inhuman torture again.

So, Li Chengzong was very glad that he won the bet.

It has been seventeen years since he came into this world, and today he has finally become a grandmaster.

Feeling the unprecedented physical strength, Li Chengzong truly realized the gap between the Grand Master and the Ninth Rank.

There is a huge gap between the two, one in the sky and the other on the ground.

With this kind of power, I only need one punch to defeat my previous self.

The Grand Master said that killing a ninth-grade master is as easy as killing a chicken, and this is not an exaggeration!

(End of this chapter)