Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 252 - 243: The Hand that Tears Through Space!

Chapter 252: Chapter 243: The Hand that Tears Through Space!

The next morning, just as dawn broke, Zhang San rose from his bed and began his cultivation practice.

After waking up, Wei glanced at Zhang San practicing the Eight Techniques of Hidden Ground in the courtyard, his face full of confusion.

After getting up and freshening up, changing into a new set of clothes, Wei left his room.

He was about to call Zhang San for breakfast when he didn’t expect Xu to come over.

Xu had originally intended to invite Wei to breakfast, but to his surprise, he found Zhang San there as well.

And Zhang San was actually up early to cultivate.

In the past, Xu had also seen Zhang San rise early for cultivation, but he always found Zhang San at a high place sitting cross-legged as if absorbing the Power of the Sun with the morning sunlight, never knowing exactly what Zhang San was cultivating.

But today, Xu discovered that what Zhang San was cultivating seemed to be a Skill of Concealment.

Hence, Xu sidled up to Wei, and whispered, "What’s going on? Is Zhang San planning to run away again?"

Before, Xu always heard from Wei that Zhang San intended to flee, although he didn’t know why, but seeing Zhang San practicing the Skill of Concealment, his first thought was that Zhang San was planning to escape.

Wei let out a sigh and whispered back, "Previously, I always felt like Zhang San was on the brink of escaping from the Town Martial Office at any moment, I don’t know why, but I just had that feeling. But this time, the feeling Zhang San gives me is different. He doesn’t want to run, he wants to kill!"

Xu frowned, not quite understanding.

"Who does he want to kill?"

Wei shook his head and replied, "I don’t know. He didn’t sleep in his own room last night; he made a special trip to mine. I always feel this kid has encountered some trouble again. But he won’t say what it is when I ask. Maybe you could ask him?"

Xu glanced at Zhang San, nodded, and spoke in a low voice, "After we eat, I’ll talk to him."

At this moment, through the practise of the Eight Techniques of Hidden Ground, Zhang San had already sensed the Power of Yang Earth and the Power of Yin Earth. Though he had not yet perfected these two different Forces of the Five Elements, he had found the path to the beginning and knew that with persistence in his practice, he could quickly reach perfection in these two Forces as well.

The Power of the Five Elements, divided into Yin and Yang, totals ten Forces.

Zhang San had fully cultivated six forces so far, which included the Yin and Yang Fire Movement Force, the Wood Movement Force, and the Earth Movement Force.

With the aid of the Golden Core Technique, Zhang San was already aware of how to cultivate the Yang Metal Force and the Yin Metal Force. He could even rely on the Earth Fire Forging Method and his two Fire Movement Forces to accelerate the cultivation of the Gold Movement Force.

With enough time, he could fully perfect the Gold Movement Force.

It was also something that only required time to be perfected.

However, the Water Movement Force was the only aspect where Zhang San did not yet have any clues.

Just as he finished his cultivation, Zhang San noticed that Senior Xu had arrived.

"Senior Xu, you’ve come. I was just about to come and pay my respects to you after a while."

Xu smiled and said, "Just speak plainly if you have something on your mind, young man."

Zhang San chuckled and replied, "Nothing major, just wanted to ask if you have any good Water Series Techniques. I’ve been stuck at the stage of the Five Emperors’ Proper Position for quite some time. Now, the only thing missing is the cultivation of Water Movement Force, so I wanted to ask you about it."

Xu furrowed his brows slightly and pondered for a moment.

"Techniques for the Water Movement Force are indeed scarce. I don’t know much in this area either. But you’re cultivating the Power of the Five Elements; surely you don’t need a Water Series Technique for that?"

Then, Zhang San recounted to Xu and Wei, who were beside him, the Power of the Five Elements that he had been cultivating.

After listening, both of them were dumbfounded.

Wei shook his head and sighed, no longer wanting to say anything.

While Xu, with a wry smile, gave Zhang San a look that was filled with pity.

"Zhang San, actually, many martial artists at the True Core Realm focus on cultivating the Yang Five Elements first during this stage," Xu said. "The Five Emperors’ Proper Position is essentially about stabilizing the True Core. It’s about using the Power of the Five Elements to help stabilize it, not about completely cultivating all of the Power of the Five Elements to perfection at this stage."

"Usually, everyone at the True Core Realm first stabilizes the Five Emperors’ Proper Position using the Yang Five Elements. By the time they reach the Spiritual Platform Realm and enter the Qi Filling the Majestic Sea phase, the Power of the Five Elements acts as a protective layer for the True Core," Xu continued.

"The second phase of the Spiritual Platform Realm, Square Inch Universe, is where you condense a Spirit Platform Illusion within your True Core. This illusion can take the form of an island, a palace, or even a mountain peak or a large ship; it all depends on what you wish to cultivate it into," he explained.

"When you reach the third phase of the Spiritual Platform Realm, the True Core Blossoming," Xu went on, "it’s about using the internal power of the True Core to shatter the entire True Core, thus forming a real Spiritual Platform within the Seas of Wheels. During this phase, the Power of the Five Elements acts as the shell that is broken open by the internal power during the True Core Blossoming."

Zhang San seemed to understand and asked, "So, is it because many people only cultivate the Yang Five Elements, so that the outer shell of the True Core will be weaker and thus easier to blossom when the time comes?"

Xu and Wei, with bitter smiles, nodded together.

Zhang San finally understood why he had been stuck in the stage of the Five Emperors’ Proper Position for such a long time.

With his own Tyrant Body Three Pills Technique automatically cultivating faster than anyone else, he should not have been without a breakthrough for so long.

It turned out that all along, he had been tying himself up in knots!

"Additionally, since you have cultivated the Yin and Yang Five Elements, you must do so to perfection. So now, you must fully cultivate the Power of Yang Water and the Power of Yin Water before you can break through to the next realm," Xu added.

At that moment, although Zhang San could feel himself growing stronger, for some reason, he felt like crying without tears.

Solidifying the foundation was ultimately a good thing.

But the problem was, while others needed only 500 points to pass a university entrance exam, he had to start with the difficulty set to max and score 749 to qualify; otherwise, he simply wouldn’t accept it!

This...

Zhang San let out a helpless sigh.

Just then, Xu suddenly thought of something and said, "Speaking of which, there is someone in the Taoism sect who is extremely skilled in Water Series Techniques. However, that person is on Thousand Buddha Mountain."

Upon hearing this familiar place name, Zhang San immediately thought of Lv Chunyang.

Indeed, when Lv Chunyang was by his side, Zhang San’s realm advanced rapidly.

Should he make some time to find Lv Chunyang and seek his guidance to expedite his own breakthrough?

Zhang San suddenly felt that, although one can explore the path of cultivation on their own, guidance from others can make a significant difference.

Initially, it was precisely because of Lv Chunyang’s guidance that his own breakthrough speed had been so fast.

But just as they were discussing this, the three of them suddenly noticed something shatter in the air beside them.

Though the air was transparent, they all seemed to see a crack form.

Then, with a whoosh, the space next to them was torn apart, and a hand reached out from within!