In the hall, the senior members of the Luo Family all disagreed with Luo Cheng participating in the Hunting Festival.
Lin Yan, with a mocking look, said, "Luo Cheng, what do you think the Hunting Festival is? Do you think you can join if you want? If the family fails because of you, can you bear that responsibility?"
Luo Mingshan also said, "Cheng'er, this Hunting Festival is no trivial matter..."
"Grandfather, I won't let you down."
Luo Cheng looked directly into Luo Mingshan's eyes.
If it really doesn't work, he can only reveal his cultivation.
Seeing Luo Cheng's persistence, Luo Mingshan stayed silent for a moment, then finally said, "Since you're determined to contribute to the family, Grandpa will give you a chance. In three days, the four of you will compete to decide the final participant."
"Thank you, Grandpa!"
Luo Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
To upgrade from Body Tempering Fourth Layer to Body Tempering Sixth Layer in half a month is already unbelievable for many. If they knew he had already broken through to Body Tempering Eighth Layer, he wouldn't know how to explain it.
"Such a fuss!"
Lin Yan sneered disdainfully and murmured.
In her eyes, Luo Cheng wanting to surpass Luo Fei and others was nothing but daydreaming!
As for the others, none opposed any further.
After all, the final candidate is chosen based on strength.
However, like Lin Yan, no one believed that in three days, Luo Cheng would qualify for the Hunting Festival.
Not to mention Luo Zhixing, Luo Qingwan, and Luo Fei had already advanced to Body Tempering Seventh Layer and are true geniuses! They aren't comparable to spoiled brats like Qi Dong.
Having decided the candidates for the Hunting Festival, Luo Cheng had no say in other matters and took his leave.
Returning to the small courtyard, Luo Cheng went directly to the Practice Field.
"Qi Ting and Lin Yun have already broken through to Body Tempering Eighth Layer, and now might already be at Body Tempering Ninth Layer. I must put in more effort and strive to break through to Body Tempering Ninth Layer as soon as possible!"
This family crisis was caused by him, and Luo Cheng was determined to seize the top spot at the Hunting Festival, as an explanation to his grandfather.
Taking a deep breath, Luo Cheng took out the Body Tempering Pill purchased at Lingyun Pavilion.
The Body Tempering Pill was the size of a soybean, pale yellow, with a faint fresh fragrance.
Swallowing the Body Tempering Pill in one gulp, Luo Cheng immediately felt the medicinal power rise from his abdomen, spreading within his body.
Not daring to slack off, Luo Cheng assumed a stance and began practicing the Heavy Mountain Fist Technique, combining internal and external energies to achieve the best body tempering effect.
Time flowed like water, and a day quickly passed.
By noon the next day.
"Shaking Mountain!"
"Shattering Mountains!"
In the Practice Field, Luo Cheng swung his fists, each strike swift as lightning, yet exuded an aura as steady as a mountain.
"Move Mountains and Rivers!"
Suddenly, Luo Cheng shouted, executing the third form of the Heavy Mountain Fist Technique. His entire body rose like a giant mountain descending from the sky, punching towards the Training Post.
With a loud bang, the Training Post quaked intensely.
Luo Cheng withdrew his fist, standing there, looking at the deep imprint on the Training Post, nodding slightly.
"This punch of mine already surpasses an ordinary Body Tempering Realm Eighth Layer Martial Artist! After a while, the Heavy Mountain Fist Technique might advance to Perfection."
Mastery of martial arts to the Great Achievement Realm has touched upon its true essence, capable of unleashing the vast majority of its power.
If it advances further to the Perfection Realm, the power will elevate to a higher level with every spontaneous move!
However, reaching the Perfection Realm is exceedingly difficult, requiring a high level of comprehension from the martial artist.
Currently, Luo Cheng has only touched a bit of the threshold.
Of course, this is already very commendable!
Among the younger generation of the Luo Family, even throughout all of Qishan City, few have trained their Three-star Martial Arts to the Perfection Realm, with the Great Achievement Realm being rare as well.
Retracting his Martial Soul, Luo Cheng sighed inwardly, "The ordinary Body Tempering Pill's efficacy is indeed weak..."
In just one day, the medicinal power of the Body Tempering Pill was exhausted, not even a tenth of the Jade Body Tempering Pill.
It's no surprise, according to Luo Cheng's knowledge from Lingyun Pavilion, the Jade Body Tempering Pill is a Three-star Body Tempering Spirit Pill, while an ordinary Body Tempering Pill is only a One-star Elixir, fundamentally incomparable.
"I must find a way to obtain more Body Tempering Spirit Medicine."
Luo Cheng murmured to himself.
In the Body Tempering Realm, the Martial Soul's impact is limited. To swiftly break through to Body Tempering Ninth Layer, consuming Body Tempering Spirit Medicine is necessary.
If he had enough Jade Body Tempering Pills, Luo Cheng was confident in breaking through to Body Tempering Ninth Layer within half a month!
However, this is evidently unrealistic.
"Right, the Vermilion Crystal Fruit!"
Luo Cheng's eyes lit up.
The two Vermilion Crystal Fruits obtained from the Black Cloud Mountain Range, he initially intended for his grandfather.
Upon learning Luo Mingshan's injuries required Four-star Spiritual Medicine for recovery, the matter was shelved and now, it could be used for advancing to Body Tempering Ninth Layer!
With this thought, Luo Cheng immediately went indoors to retrieve the Vermilion Crystal Fruits.
Buzz!
Just as Luo Cheng grasped the two Vermilion Crystal Fruits in his left hand, a sudden change occurred.
In his left palm, where it touched the Vermilion Crystal Fruits, a faint warmth emanated.
Soon, rings of Nine-colored Mysterious Light radiated from the tattoo, enveloping the two Vermilion Crystal Fruits.
"What's happening? Could it even devour spiritual medicine!"
The scene before him left Luo Cheng a bit dumbfounded.
The Nine-colored Mysterious Light grew more intense, engulfing the Vermilion Crystal Fruits in an instant.
Subsequently, the Nine-colored Light subtly trembled and dispersed.
Luo Cheng stared, astonished, at the palm of his left hand.
The Vermilion Crystal Fruits had vanished, leaving only four red pills in his palm.
"What is this?"
Luo Cheng fiddled with the pills, feeling a warm touch and seemed to perceive flames flowing inside them. The energy emitted was similar to the Vermilion Crystal Fruits, only much purer!
"This is the essence of the Vermilion Crystal Fruit! Could it be that the Nine-colored Scale refined the Vermilion Crystal Fruits!"
Recalling the earlier incident, Luo Cheng immediately speculated the origin of the four pills, his eyes turning with eager excitement.
It's well-known that spiritual medicines contain impurities, and martial artists need a process to absorb and refine them, wasting a lot of potency in the process!
The Nine-colored Scale, however, can directly extract the essence from spiritual medicine, allowing the effects to reach the extreme, saving much effort in the process.
"In this way, as long as I can get hold of more spiritual medicine, I won't lack cultivation resources! My cultivation speed can further accelerate!"
Luo Cheng felt extremely excited.
The value of elixir pills is tremendously high; a One-star Spiritual Medicine Body Tempering Pill alone is worth a fortune, completely unaffordable for Luo Cheng.
Now it's different; with more spiritual medicine, he can refine them himself!
After a while, Luo Cheng calmed down, looking at the pills in his hand, and couldn't help but smile wryly.
Although the Nine-colored Scale can refine spiritual medicine, spiritual medicine isn't easy to come by. Obtaining the Vermilion Crystal Fruits last time was purely due to sheer luck, running into people like Lin Hong and others.
This kind of luck isn't an everyday occurrence.
"Let's test the effect first!"
Settling his emotions, Luo Cheng went to the Practice Field and took one red pill.
Rumble!
The moment the red pill entered his mouth, immense medicinal power erupted within Luo Cheng, the fierce medicinal power, like a flame, coursed through Luo Cheng's body.
At once, a wisp of white smoke rose from Luo Cheng's body, his skin turned fiery red!