Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 226 - 21: Kui Niu Thunder Roar Mastered, Breakthrough to Eighth-Grade, Erecting the Heaven and Earth Spirit Bridge!_2

Chapter 226: Chapter 21: Kui Niu Thunder Roar Mastered, Breakthrough to Eighth-Grade, Erecting the Heaven and Earth Spirit Bridge!_2

"Do you know why his Ninth Explosion of the Dark Ocarina is so powerful?" Tian Shan asked.

"It might be the difference in secret techniques," Zhao Xing replied.

The Ninth Explosion of the Dark Ocarina, also priced at 8000 points, is considered to be on the same level as the Kui Niu Thunder Roar.

You get what you pay for, even though it’s third-rank, its power is comparable to the fifth rank of "Sound Bending and Shaping."

"The reason lies in the gap in secret techniques as well as his attainment of eighth grade," Tian Shan said.

Zhuang Ziqing had reached eighth grade?

Zhao Xing and Han Bing exchanged glances, which wasn’t unexpected.

Because before the subdivision, Zhuang Ziqing was already at the Ninth Grade Perfection (just above Ninth Grade).

After the subdivision ended, with the resources he acquired, it was quite easy for him to make a breakthrough.

"Zhuang Ziqing, if you want to elevate the level of your Ninth Explosion of the Dark Ocarina, you can start from..."

Tian Shan was giving Zhuang Ziqing advice on his cultivation once again.

After three two-hour periods, the three men left Rich Spring Garden.

"We’ve gained a lot," Zhuang Ziqing commented, "Marquis Tian is truly at fifth grade, Zhao Xing, you’re really lucky."

"What, are you envious of me, thinking your teacher isn’t good?"

"Hahaha, my teacher is naturally good too," Zhuang Ziqing laughed, "Han Bing, Zhao Xing, I’ll be going first. See you in seventeen days, we need to put in some effort, don’t want to end up beaten to a pulp."

"Farewell."

"Farewell."

...

Upon returning to Eighteen Locust and Willow Courtyard, Zhao Xing took a brief rest and began practicing the Kui Niu Thunder Roar.

"Having practiced ’Sound Bending and Shaping,’ I also have some foundation in sound wave martial skills," he said.

"Now I can try to practice the Kui Niu Thunder Roar."

Zhao Xing opened the box.

Due to already having the Earth Evil Lung Training Pill and the Hundred Beasts Throat Pill, the box now only contained the supplementary materials: Eighth-Grade Bull Sound Meat and Lung Gold Spirit Liquid.

"Eighth-Grade Bull Sound Meat."

Zhao Xing looked at a box of jars, said to contain meat.

Actually, it was a dense, sticky paste.

It’s not about literally eating a piece of meat to achieve form-supplementation.

A pharmacist must concoct it using a secret recipe.

Only then would the final product be effective for supplementary training.

It’s not something to be eaten; it’s for application.

"Lung Gold Spirit Liquid."

The Lung Gold Spirit Liquid, however, was for drinking, a light gold liquid stored in a clear crystal bottle.

The bottle was not small either; it was half a meter tall.

"Let’s start with the martial skill manual."

Taking a leather-bound classic from the box, Zhao Xing barely touched it when he felt as though faint thunder resounded by his ears.

The leather cover, stamped with the image of a beast with green and gray fur, shaped like a bull but without horns and with a unique hoof.

When Zhao Xing looked at it, his vision blurred as if seeing a beast roaring at the summit of a tall mountain.

The roar shattered the surrounding miles of white clouds around the mountain peak, immediately darkening the sky and land.

Zhao Xing felt as if thunder exploded by his ears and involuntarily let go of the book.

"Such formidable power, merely capturing a trace of the Kui Niu’s essence in this cover makes it feel so extraordinary," he said.

"How strong must one be to produce such a sound?"

"No wonder it requires so many supplementary materials."

Zhao Xing turned a page, and immediately, his mind was filled with the cultivation method of the Kui Niu Thunder Roar after a careful understanding.

After a careful understanding, Zhao Xing closed the leather cover.

He couldn’t begin practicing right away.

He needed to first prepare a strong physical foundation.

Otherwise, he might easily hurt himself.

"First, I’ll take the [Earth Evil Lung Training Pill] to further strengthen my lungs, completely digesting that trace of Earth Evil Qi, then I can move on to the next step, taking the [Hundred Beasts Throat Pill]."

"While taking the [Hundred Beasts Throat Pill], apply the medicinal paste made from the Eighth-Grade Bull Sound Meat on my throat. Depending on the absorption rate, apply it 4-7 times daily."

"Only after absorbing all three components can I begin attempting to practice [Kui Niu Thunder Roar]."

"The Kui Niu Thunder Roar puts tremendous pressure on the lungs, and unable to meet the entry standards at the beginning, each attempt must be followed by [Lung Gold Spirit Liquid] to nourish the lungs and relieve pressure."

"Only this way can one repeatedly practice in a short period."

The process is complicated, but to learn a powerful secret technique quickly, where is there no trouble?

Strictly speaking, this secret technique in ancient times wasn’t for someone at the Nine-grade Gathering Essence Realm to practice but required the realm of eighth-grade Spirit Bridge.

However, as time progressed, with many people’s research and with the help of pharmacists, this cultivation threshold was lowered.

A method was found that even someone at the Nine-grade Gathering Essence Realm could practice.

....

On the seventeenth day before his mandatory training, Zhao Xing took the [Earth Evil Lung Training Pill].

The Seventh Grade Earth Evil Realm refers to the need for seventh grade to absorb Earth Evil and strengthen oneself.

Even though the elixir contained only a trace of Earth Evil, it took Zhao Xing three days to completely absorb it.

After absorption, Zhao Xing examined his lungs internally.

He found that the strength of his lungs was not as perfect as he had imagined, so he took a second pill.

The second one was absorbed a bit quicker, completed in a day and a half.

Then he proceeded to the next step, absorbing the Hundred Beasts Throat Pill.

[Hundred Beasts Throat Pill], each pill was as big as a soccer ball.

Zhao Xing took seven days to completely digest the three [Hundred Beasts Throat Pills].

Meanwhile, he applied the medicinal paste made from the Eighth-Grade Bull Sound Meat every day, reaching a remarkable fourteen times overall.

Seven days later, both the medicinal paste and the Hundred Beasts Throat Pill were fully absorbed.

Now, only seven days remained before mandatory training began.

"Some changes have occurred externally, my Adam’s apple has thickened a bit, and my upper body has become more burly," Zhao Xing observed his reflection in the water mirror.

Originally, his build was quite balanced, even somewhat lean, but now his weight had increased, and his body contours were clearly more robust.

"Not bad, at least it didn’t turn into any weird shapes," he noted.