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"Could it be that all of this is true?" Zhang Yan secretly thought in his heart.

Once again, Zhang Yan sat cross legged. This time, he was prepared, and once again trained in the Asura Transformation, but this time there were no changes. Zhang Yan followed Asura's transformation technique and quickly absorbed the Heaven and Earth and Spirit Qi s around him. At this time, Zhang Yan finally realized how terrifying Asura had become. If he were to compare the Heaven and Earth and Spirit Qi he had absorbed during his previous cultivation with a stream, then the Heaven and Earth and Spirit Qi Asura absorbed would be like the ocean, not on the same level at all.

Ordinary warriors had a lifespan of 100 years, while Innate Stage warriors had a lifespan of 300 years. The cultivation of the world was all about longevity. The higher the cultivation, the longer the life span.

The physique, as the carrier of life, was a warrior's most essential factor, and the quality of the physique had a huge impact on warriors. Mortal level physiques, due to the clogged meridians of people in the Innate Stage, it was extremely difficult for them to cultivate it, it was almost impossible for these kind of people to cultivate to the Innate Stage, and most people's physiques were in the Mortal Realm, so for them, the Ninth Layer of Body Transformation was the highest realm.

As for Innate Stage level physiques, with wide and clear meridians, it was naturally easier for them to cultivate than it was for their mortal bodies. Zhang Yan was a warrior with a Innate Stage level physique, which was why his growth rate was so fast during the body transformation stage. He reached the ninth level of the body transformation at the age of thirteen.

The higher the level of a martial artist's spirit root, the faster their cultivation methods and martial skills would be. For the same kind of cultivation method, it would take a month for a mortal rank spirit root to enter the realm, and for a Saint rank spirit root, one might be able to enter the realm just by looking at it. He did not know what level Zhang Yan's spirit root was, he only knew that the body transformation technique that his grandfather gave him was exceptionally quick. At that time, it only took him two hours to grasp the key points.

However, what made him depressed was that his spirit root was different from others' spirit roots. Although the growth rate was very slow, Zhang Yan could still feel the change in his spirit root in the past three years. It was just that while his spirit root was growing, it had to absorb the Spirit Energy in his body. On the other hand, Zhang Yan had cultivated fewer Spirit Energy in the first place, so after they were absorbed by his spirit root, there was not a single soul left.

But it was different now, the Spirit Energy that Asura transformed into was several times stronger than before, aside from the ones that he absorbed many more spirit roots, the rest gathered in Zhang Yan's Dantian, and then dissipated in his body again, but this time Zhang Yan controlled them to heal the wounds on his body.

After an hour, Zhang Yan's injuries were fully healed, and immediately after, Zhang Yan began to train with all his might. The Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi surrounding Zhang Yan, through his nose and mouth, wildly rushed into Zhang Yan's body, and Zhang Yan was like a bottomless pit that did not refuse.

The number of Spirit Energy in Zhang Yan's Dantian was also rapidly increasing, and did not increase at all, to the point where it was almost filled with Dantian. Only when the Dantian was about to explode did Zhang Yan use Asura to condense these Spirit Energy together bit by bit, compressing them into a cyclone that quickly rotated within his Dantian.

The birth of the first cyclone also meant that Zhang Yan had finally broken through the Body Transformation realm, reaching the stage of Innate Stage that he had yearned for in his dreams, and become a true Innate Stage warrior.

It was just that after the first cyclone was formed, Zhang Yan did not stop there, but chose to continue cultivating instead. A large number of Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi s poured into Zhang Yan's body in an unending stream, and in the end, were all transformed by Asura into Spirit Energy s within his Dantian. Soon after, the second cyclone also slowly formed within Zhang Yan's Dantian, eventually becoming the same size as before.

The moon was like a silver plate, filling the sky with stars.

Unknowingly, Zhang Yan had already cultivated for four hours. When his cultivation stabilized at the second stage of the Innate Stage, he had also reached a bottleneck, and would not be able to break through even if he continued to cultivate.

"AHH!"

Zhang Yan opened his eyes and a bright light flashed across his eyes. An unending stream of energy rushed out from the Dantian and flowed through Zhang Yan's body, washing his body. Zhang Yan clenched his fists and felt extremely refreshed from the feeling of being brimming with energy.

Zhang Yan felt his body becoming sticky, and he could still smell a terrible stench, only then did he lower his head to find that his body was covered in a black sticky mucus. Zhang Yan knew that Asura had mentioned this before, and the Spirit Energy had replied him.

This was the first time Asura would do something like this when he was cultivating his second transformation. This was until the impurities in his body were expelled and all the impurities in his body were removed, then he would need to find the legendary Fierce Sun Grass s to cultivate his second transformation slowly, otherwise, everything would just be a dream. Asura would have to wait until the impurities in his body were drained away completely and he would be able to attain the most perfect Immortal level physique, but this process was simply too slow.

However, those were still too far away for Zhang Yan, who was only at the second level of the Innate Stage. His top priority right now was to find a river in the vicinity and quickly wash away the filth on his body.

Zhang Yan found a small river nearby and quickly jumped in to wash himself clean. As he did so, he pondered deeply, wondering what he should do next. Although he bore a deep grudge against them, Zhang Yan was smarter this time. He would not act rashly like before.

After carefully analyzing the situation, Zhang Yan decided to put down his hatred for her. Even though he wanted to kill Ma Family very much, with his current strength, he couldn't shake her. For now, he could only find a backer and join a sect. He would cultivate diligently, and only return to seek revenge on Ma Family when he had sufficient strength. As the saying goes, for a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too late.

Zhang Yan, who had already made up his mind, walked out of the river. Only now did he realize that the scars on his body had actually all disappeared. His body that was originally filled with wounds from hunting was now completely covered by his bronze colored skin.

Zhang Yan put on his clothes and walked towards the depths of Azure Essence Mountain, where the Martial Arts Sacred Land "Azure Essence Sect" was located.